WHAT TO WATCH
All times listed are Eastern/pacific Time. Shows air one hour earlier in Central/ Mountain Time.
Someone Borrowed
Netflix ● Original Film
Luiz (Caio Castro) is a 30-year-old man who has never been deeply involved with any woman other than his mother and three sisters. To fulfill his controlling mother’s dying wish and avoid being left out of her will, the self-proclaimed eternal bachelor hires a surrogate wife.
The Winchesters
The CW, 8 p.m. ● New Series
This prequel to Supernatural tells the story of how John Winchester (Drake Rodger) met Mary Campbell (Meg Donnelly) in the 1970s after he returned from the Vietnam War. The duo seeks to uncover hidden family truths while fighting supernatural beings.
The Resident
FOX, 8 p.m.
Ian (Andrew Mccarthy) is faced with performing a surgery on an unidentified NICU patient while he continues to struggle with his personal issues.
The Renovator
HGTV, 8 p.m. ● New Series Entrepreneur, designer and television personality Marcus Lemonis improves families’ lives and homes in this new home renovation series. He identifies problems with their living space, and through a series of frank conversations and activities framed by the design process, he provides solutions.
The Voice
NBC, 8 p.m.
The battle rounds begin as the coaches enlist music industry powerhouses Jimmie Allen, Sean Paul, Charlie Puth and Jazmine Sullivan to prepare their artists to go head-to-head.
Tyler Perry’s The Oval
BET & BET Her, 9 p.m. ● Season Premiere Season 4 of this drama that lifts the veil on the personal, everyday lives of a fictional First Family and their White House staff jumps right back into the action with an unexpected standoff.
Professionals
The CW, 9 p.m. ● New Series Smallville’s Tom Welling plays security operative Vincent Corbo in this international action dramedy. Employed by the world’s richest and most powerful individuals to protect their interests by any means necessary – legal or not – he is hired by billionaire futurist Peter Swann (Brendan Fraser) to visit French Guiana and investigate the failed launch of a satellite, which involves rival corporations, corrupt government officials and a shadowy crime syndicate.
Monarch
FOX, 9 p.m.
The Romans move forward with their traditional family Christmas special.
38 at the Garden
HBO, 9 p.m.
This documentary chronicles the extraordinary ascendance of point guard Jeremy Lin during the “Linsanity” craze of his 2012 season with the N.Y. Knicks.
The Rookie: Feds
ABC, 10 p.m.
Garza’s unit gets roped into a complicated kidnapping case involving a forbidden relationship between two rival drug-dealing gangs. Meanwhile, Simone’s love life is heating up; Laura comes face-to-face with her past; and Carter tries to reconnect with his wife.