What to watch SUNDAY
Dec. 19, 2021
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
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Paramount+; series premiere simulcast
at 7 p.m. on Paramount Network New Series
Yellowstone cocreator Taylor Sheridan created this prequel to the Kevin Costner-led hit that presents an origin story for how the Duttons first settled in Montana. The series follows the Dutton family in the 19th century as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America. Sam Elliott stars as Shea Brennan, a tough-as-nails cowboy with immense sadness in his past, who has the herculean task of guiding a group from Texas to Montana and who does not suffer fools. Real-life spouses Faith Hill and Tim McGraw portray James and Margaret Dutton, patriarch and matriarch of the Dutton family. Billy Bob Thornton and Isabel May also star.
Christmas Takes Flight CBS, 7 p.m.
Original Film
Jenny Beckett (Katie Lowes) is a pilot for her
family-owned regional airline. Matt Hansen (Evan Williams) is a number-crunching businessman only concerned about the bottom line. After Matt purchases Jenny’s airline, he cancels the company’s annual
holiday children’s charity benefit in a costcutting move. But Jenny rallies the community to help save the event and unexpectedly finds herself falling for Matt in the process.
The Simpsons FOX, 7 p.m.
Fat Tony (voice of returning guest Joe Mantegna) becomes godfather to Maggie
Simpson in the new episode “A Made Maggie.”
’Tis the Season to Be Merry
Hallmark Channel, 7 p.m. Original Film Looking for a fresh angle to her book on relationships, Merry (Rachael Leigh Cook) heads to snow-covered Vermont. She finds a new perspective and Christmas cheer with charismatic aid worker Chris (Travis Van Winkle).
Under the Christmas Tree
Lifetime, 7 p.m. Original Film
Marketing whiz Alma Beltran (Elise Bauman) and Christmas-tree whisperer Charlie Freemont (Tattiawna Jones) cross paths when Charlie finds the perfect tree for the Maine governor’s holiday celebration — right in Alma’s backyard. While they initially spar, romantic sparks soon begin to fly between the two women as the enchanting tree and some Christmas fairy dust from the town’s patissiere extraordinaire (Ricki Lake) bring out the best in them and inspire them to take leaps of faith and fight for love and Christmas magic.
The Great North FOX, 7:30 p.m.
In “Dip the Halls Adventure,” Tobin patriarch Beef (voice of Nick Offerman) is on the lookout for a missing Bigfoot costume in Alaska.
Bob’s Burgers FOX, 8 p.m.
In “Gene’s Christmas Break,” middle Belcher child Gene (voice of Eugene Mirman) breaks his favorite rare 1970s holiday record and hunts
for a replacement with the help of his sisters.
Family Guy FOX, 8:30 p.m.
In the new episode “Christmas Crime,” Mayor Wild West’s (voice of returning guest star Sam Elliott) Nativity scene is ruined, and Brian (voice
of Seth MacFarlane) is the prime suspect.