WHAT TO WATCH
All times listed are Eastern/Pacific Time, unless noted otherwise. Shows air one hour earlier in Central/Mountain Time.
A Very Merry MeTV
MeTV, beginning at 1 p.m. Unwrap several hours of holidaythemed classic TV. The afternoon features episodes of The Brady Bunch,
Full House and The Waltons, leading into the 1988 TV movie A Very Brady
Christmas in the early evening. Following that in primetime are episodes of
All in the Family, Good Times, Sanford and Son and The Dick Van Dyke Show.
Figure Skating: ISU Grand Prix Final
NBC, 1 p.m. PT/4 p.m. ET NBC airs tape-delayed coverage of the ISU Grand Prix figure skating final. Expect four-time Skate America ice-dancing champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates to lead the U.S. contingent in Beijing.
Christmas at the Amish Bakery
UPtv, 7 p.m. Original Film After leaving her Amish community in her youth, New York book editor Sarah (Alexandra Harris) finds herself in desperate need of a new cookbook to save her job. Sarah heads back to her family farm to reconnect, and there she meets a handsome local. He and Sarah sense a chemistry and work together to save her family’s Amish bakery.
MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays
FOX, 8 p.m. In this two-night event concluding Monday, Gordon Ramsay welcomes nine young culinary contestants to cook up seasonal delights themed to Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Lunar New Year and more.
Yes, Chef! Christmas
Lifetime, 8 p.m. Original Film The Cake Boss, Buddy Valastro, shows up in this original alongside Tia Mowry, who stars as a culinary school instructor who has put both her career and personal life on hold until she is invited to compete in the annual Kringle Cook Off. A family secret could be the big break she needs to become a respected chef.
Round and Round
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. Original Film Rachel (Vic Michaelis) is stuck in a time loop, reliving the night of her parents’ Hanukkah party. Can the “nice boy” her grandma is trying to set her up with help her make it to tomorrow?
Science Fair: The Series
Nat Geo, beginning at 8 p.m. New Series This inspiring, character-driven comingof-age series is based on the 2018 Sundance Film Festival favorite and SXSW Award-winning documentary Science
Fair. It showcases students working to solve the world’s most complex and pressing issues using science while competing for a spot at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).
A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
CBS, 8:30 p.m. The yearlong 50th anniversary celebration of America’s most popular music genre winds down with this starstudded concert special recorded last month. The event showcases hip-hop’s monumental cultural impact and brings together influential artists from the past and present, including an onstage reunion of DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince (Will Smith). Performers include Arrested Development, Common, Cypress Hill, De La Soul, Jermaine Dupri, MC Lyte, LL Cool J, Queen Latifah, Questlove, Spinderella, Three 6 Mafia, T.I., Too $hort, 2 Chainz and more.