TV TOP PICKS
6 p.m. on HALL
Movie: A Dickens of a Holiday!
In this delightful 2021 yuletide romantic comedy, Cassie (Brooke D’Orsay, Royal Pains), tasked with coordinating the 100th anniversary of her hometown’s justifiably celebrated Victorian Christmas festival, has been racking her brain for something that will guarantee this high-profile event will be a success. In a flash of nostalgic inspiration, she decides to invite her former high school classmate Jake (Kristoffer Polaha, Mystery 101) — who has gone on to a successful career in action movies — to play Ebenezer Scrooge in a production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
6 p.m. on LIFE
Movie: Holiday in Santa Fe
For years, the Ortega family has run a popular Santa Fe holiday shop that specializes in award-winning ornaments and Christmas decor inspired by authentic Mexican traditions. After the unexpected death of the family matriarch, who created all the visionary designs, however, siblings Tony and Magdalena Ortega (Mario Lopez, Aimee Garcia) struggle to find the resolve to keep the business going, especially when a powerful businesswoman (Emeraude Toubia) offers to acquire the company. Don Most, Gia Lopez and Efrain Figueroa also star in this 2021 romance.
7 p.m. on ABC
Shark Tank
The tank is overflowing with comfort and joy in this new holiday-themed episode, in which the resident panel of Sharks entertain some seasonally appropriate pitches and products from tonight’s guest entrepreneurs. Among the panelists are Barbara Corcoran, Kevin O’Leary, Lori Greiner, Daymond John and Mark Cuban, pictured.
7 p.m. on CW
Penn & Teller: Fool Us
God rest ye, merry magicians! Illusionists Penn & Teller are joined by host Alyson Hannigan for a special yuletide edition of this hit reality competition series. Apart from the Christmassy decor, costumes and some other surprise elements, fans of the show will find the familiar format pretty much unchanged, as Penn & Teller watch as aspiring magicians try to impress them with a trick, then try to replicate the illusion based on one viewing.