MONDAY’S BEST PICKS
8PM 39 All American It’s the holiday G break so Spencer (Daniel Ezra) decides to throw an epic Christmas party with the help of JJ (Hunter Clowdus) and Asher (Cody Christian) as an excuse to bring him and Olivia (Samantha Logan) closer in the Season 5 premiere episode “Ludacrismas.” Jordan (Michael Evans Behling) gets news about his hand, but he isn’t sure what to do. After weeks of research, Olivia and Billy (Taye Diggs) think they may have a breakthrough on their investigation.
8PM ESPN NFL Football A clash of (ESPN) AFC West rivals is on tap tonight at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, where Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs defend home turf from Derek Carr and the Las Vegas Raiders. In winning their first two games of 2022, the Chiefs have been bolstered by the performances of their former MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes and a stingy run defense. The Raiders, meanwhile, have a new head coach in Josh McDaniels, whose system Carr has had trouble adapting to in the season’s early going.
9PM 39 All American: Homecoming G After the holiday break, Simone (Geffri Maya) returns to Bringston ready to focus solely on tennis and learns what it’s really like to be top six. Damon (Peyton Alex Smith) is faced with a decision he’s been putting off. Then, frustrated with how Cam (Mitchell Edwards) is treating her, Keisha (Netta Walker) reverts to her old ways and throws a lastminute New Year’s Eve party in the Season 2 premiere episode “We Need a Resolution.”
9:02 PM 7 The Cleaning Lady Fiona _ (Martha Millan) puts herself in a dangerous situation, forcing Thony (Élodie Yung) to call in Arman (Adan Canto) for help, which continues to drive a wedge between Arman and Nadia (Eva De Dominici). Meanwhile, Garrett (Oliver Hudson) works to get put back on the Cortez case, and Chris (Sean Lew) struggles with the emotional aftermath of recent events in the new episode “Bahala Na.”
10 PM 6 Quantum Leap Ben (Raymond & Lee) has leapt back to 1980s Los Angeles and into the body of Eva Sandoval, a no-nonsense bounty hunter in the midst of securing an elusive target with her boyfriend and business partner Jake (Justin Hartley, “This Is Us”). As Eva navigates her relationship with her boyfriend, Ben has flashes of his own past. Hartley’s real-life wife Sofia Pernas guest stars as the object of the bounty hunt in the new episode “A Decent Proposal.”
11 PM 2 POV The new episode ^ “Accepted” follows four high school students at T.M. Landry, a prep school in Louisiana known for its viral videos of seniors being accepted to the Ivy Leagues, and for sending 100 percent of its graduates to college. But an explosive New York Times article exposes the controversial methods of its dynamic founder — and the general fiction of higher education’s promise.