TV HIGHLIGHTS

Popstar’s Best of 2022, 8 PM on Ch. 26:

Presented by Associated Television International, host Elizabeth Stanton counts down the greatest and most memorable moments and trends of 2022 based on polls from “Popstar Magazine” in this new special. From Justin Bieber’s health scares to Pete Davidson’s dating life, Harry Styles spitting to Will Smith’s Oscar meltdown, 2022 gave us plenty of things to ponder and reexamine.

Movie: The King’s Man, 8 PM on HBO:

The third installment in the “Kingsman” movie franchise and a prequel to the two earlier films, Matthew Vaughn’s 2021 spy action comedy underperformed at the box office, mainly due to pandemic-related issues. It still delivers an entertaining yarn about how the Kingsman organization was born during the turmoil of World War I. Ralph Fiennes heads the stellar cast as Orlando, Duke of Oxford and founder of the spy network, with Tom Hollander (“The Night Manager”) pulling triple duty in multiple roles. Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode and Daniel Bruhl co-star.

Movie: Shrek Forever After, 9 PM on FREE:

Things get even twistier than usual during the fourth entry in the animated fairy-tale franchise, as a frustrated Shrek (voice of Mike Myers) strikes a bargain with Rumpelstiltskin that will allow the big green family guy to enjoy a day as a properly terrifying ogre. Unfortunately, Shrek doesn’t realize the “fine print” in this deal will have devastating repercussions for himself, Fiona (voice of Cameron Diaz) and the entire kingdom of Far Far Away.