MONDAY’S BEST PICKS
8PM (FOOD) Holiday Baking Championship Season 9 premieres with the special two-hour episode “First Snow,” as host Jesse Palmer brings together a dozen of the best holiday bakers in America to showcase their superb baking skills through weekly dessert challenges over eight episodes. Judges Nancy Fuller, Duff
Goldman and Carla Hall determine which baker rises above the rest, ultimately earning $25,000, a spot in Food Network Magazine and the title of Holiday Baking Champion.
8PM (ESPN) NFL Football Two teams off to so-so starts in 2022 come to loggerheads tonight in the Big Easy, where Jameis Winston and the New Orleans Saints hope the home turf works to their advantage against Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens. The Saints’ vaunted defense has thus far underperformed in 2022, a big contributor to their 2-4 record in the first six weeks. Mistakes and an overdependence on Jackson have beset the Ravens in the early going and have relegated them to the .500 mark.
9PM G All American: Homecoming
A disturbing call for Amara (Kelly Jenrette) forces her to jump into action, requiring Bringston to shelter in place. Then, Simone (Geffri Maya) struggles with being able to participate in Baby Shay’s first day of daycare only virtually, but when chaos ensues on campus, she finds comfort from someone unexpected. Damon (Peyton Alex Smith) comes to a decision about his birth parents that helps him make a surprising revelation in the new episode “We Shall Not Be Moved.”
9PM (HGTV) Love It or List It Mark works from home as a graphic designer and Heiwete works at a busy downtown hospital. With their two young children and their full-time jobs, they have been too busy to fix up their 100-year-old house which is in desperate need of repair. From the awkward main floor layout, to the crooked floors, to the dangerous tub in their only bathroom, the house is begging for an overhaul. Can David Visentin find Heiwete a house worth leaving for?
9PM (TLC) The Culpo Sisters What happens when you take three attractive sisters from Rhode Island and drop them in the middle of the Los Angeles glitterati? This series premiere follows former Miss Universe, Olivia Culpo, and her sisters, Aurora and Sophia, as they navigate life in the most entertaining and fashionable ways. They’re built-in best friends and share no shortage of laughter, drama and sibling rivalry while their parents can only sit back and hope for the best. 9PM (MAGN) Maine Cabin Masters There’s no better place to be than at a camp on the lake. And the Rooney family loves spending their summers with relatives and friends on Great Pond. But their camp has two major issues: It’s too small, and it’s so dark when they’re inside, they can barely tell they’re on a lake. Chase, Ashley, Ryan and the rest of the Cabin Masters come in to save the day in the new episode “Seize the Daylight Basement.”
10 PM & Quantum Leap Ben (Raymond Lee) leaps into the body of a 16-year-old boy named “Ben” and finds himself amidst a group of outcast teens on the run. With their lives on the line, Ben relies on determination, and Addison (Caitlin Bassett) to try and guide them to safety, all leading to a shocking revelation as a piece of Ben’s memory returns. Magic (Ernie Hudson), Ian (Mason Alexander Park) and Jenn (Nanrisa Lee) encounter more setbacks at HQ at the hands of Janis Calavicci (Georgina Reilly) on the fall finale episode “Stand By Ben.”
10 PM (FOOD) Holiday Baking Championship: Gingerbread Showdown It’s the most wonderful time of the year — if you like gingerbread. And the baking action continues with the Season 2 premiere as host and judge Carla Hall brings audiences inside the festive world of gingerbread in this seven-episode spin-off. Three teams of talented gingerbread artists face off in each standalone one-hour episode, where Carla and judges Kalen Allen and Stephanie Boswell determine whose gingerbread work is the finest.