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EARLY PRIMETIME
60 Minutes (CBS, 7:30 p.m.): Tonight, reports on Maria Butina, a woman arrested for conspiracy to act as a foreign agent of the Russian state, Brexit, and the best saddle bronc rodeo riders in the world.
Christmas with a Prince: Becoming Royal 🎥🎄 (UPtv, 7 p.m.): One year after Dr. Tasha and Prince Alec met and fell in love, Alec surprises her with a royal engagement. She tries to stay grounded while managing the task of planning a royal wedding, but Miranda starts scheming to break the two up.
Doctor Who 📺 (Retro TV, 7 p.m.): Gastropod Mestor (Edwin Richfield) plots to explode the sun of the planet Jaconda to scatter his eggs throughout the universe to conquer it. The (new) Doctor (Colin Baker), now sporting his colorful coat, must stop him.✔️
Star Wars Resistance (Disney XD, 6 p.m.): Kaz and Neeku discover Nena, a Nikto engineer in need of assistance who barely escaped a First Order attack.
FOR THE RECORD: America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC, 7 p.m.); Axios (HBO, 6 p.m.); Dwight in Shining Armor (BYUtv, 7:30 p.m.) Hetty Feather (BYUtv, 7 p.m.); Killer Siblings (Oxygen, 7 p.m.); Snapped (Oxygen, 6 p.m.)
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Always and Forever Christmas 🎥🎄 (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): When marketing executive Lexi Lawson learns that she's inherited her grandfather's year-round Christmas store, she makes a trip back home to support the store during its final Christmas season before she sells it to a hip athletic leisurewear company. But does she find love?!
Batwoman (The CW, 8 p.m.): Alice takes Kate down the sad and winding road of her life in the days after the accident. Mary argues with Catherine, sending her looking for Kate at Wayne Tower, but she becomes unwelcome company for Luke.
Bless the Harts (Fox, 8:30 p.m.): After Betty's arch-nemesis, Crystalynn, insults her and Jenny in public, so the women conspire to get the ultimate revenge. Wayne has to deal with his misbehaving uncle.
Christmas Scavenger Hunt 🎥🎄 (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.): When Kim Shaw heads to her hometown for the holidays, things get complicated when she is forced to team up with her ex-boyfriend Kevin McGarry for the town's annual Christmas scavenger hunt. Tune in to find out who murders who first! Enter the crossover with Mystery 101.
The Durrells in Corfu (PBS, 8 p.m.): SERIES FINALE. In the final episode, Louisa and Spiros appear to have found their happy ending, but everyone's lives are upturned as World War II begins. The Durrells worry about staying in Greece.✔️
God Friended Me (CBS, 8:30 p.m.): The God account sends Miles the name of Elena, a social worker who began training in mixed martial arts to help heal the emotional wounds of a traumatic experience. Meanwhile, Arthur is torn between a professional opportunity and promises he made to Trish.
Law & Order 📺 (WE, 8 p.m.): An award-winning Chinese American high school science student is killed, and the evidence points to the jealous family of one of the student's high school competitors. You will see a younger Sam Rockwell, too.
Power (Starz, 8 p.m.): In the fall finale, Ghost is on top of the world (he made it, ma!) while federal agents work to prove St. Patrick is guilty for the murder of Terry Silver.
The Simpsons (Fox, 8 p.m.): After a trip to Aquatraz Water Park, Lisa becomes determined to set free Springfield's most vicious animals in captivity. Meanwhile, Homer fulfills a lifelong dream of buying a boat, but quickly realizes boat ownership sucks.
Sunday Night Football (NBC, 8:15-ish p.m.): People who bleed red, white, and blue versus intelligent black birds. That's so Corvus Corax.
Viking Warrior Women / Ultimate Viking Sword (National Geographic, 8 p.m.): SPECIALS. We've got back-to-back Viking specials on Nat Geo. In the first, Ella Al-Shamahi leads a scientific quest to find the true face of an elite female Viking leader. Later, experts reconstruct the Ulfberht, a Viking warrior's ultimate weapon.
FOR THE RECORD: 90 Day Fiancé (TLC, premiere); Air Disasters (Smithsonian Channel); Alaska: The Last Frontier (Discovery Channel); Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? 💲 (Nickelodeon); Beachfront Bargain Hunt (HGTV); The Circus (Showtime); The Dead Files (Travel Channel); The Dead Wives Club (HLN); Dr. K's Exotic Animal ER (Nat Geo Wild); Heavy Rescue: 401 (Weather Channel); Kids Say the Darndest Things (ABC); Paul Shaffer Plus One (AXS TV); The Real Housewives of Atlanta (Bravo, premiere); Relative Race (BYUtv); Ridiculousness (MTV); The Top Ten Revealed (AXS TV, 8:30 p.m.)
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2019 MTV Europe Music Awards (Fox, 9 p.m.): SPECIAL. Halsey, Rosalia, Becky G, Ava Max, and Mabel Will perform at the 2019 awards show in Seville, Spain.
⭐ The Affair (Showtime, 9 p.m.): SERIES FINALE. While the show was often praised for its narrative devices, it never got much awards love, yet it ends like many shows do: a wedding. On the day of Whitney's (Julia Goldani Telles) wedding, everything comes full circle. I figure Anna Paquin will discover the truth about her mom, if she hasn't already.✔️
Bob's Burgers (Fox, 9 p.m.): The Belcher family goes to the mall and it is an event. Tina is mistaken for a sleeping boy's girlfriend, Gene and Louise are turned loose on motorized animals, Linda disrupts a book reading, and Bob struggles to shop for acceptable pants.
Family Guy (Fox, 9:30 p.m.): When Quagmire opens a cat café, Brian decides to take a stand to get the café shut down. When Meg and Brian get in trouble at school, Lois becomes nervous and decides they need to go to church camp to find their way.
Godfather of Harlem (Epix, 9 p.m.): To cover his debt, Bumpy is tasked with killing a witness testifying against the Genovese family. Elijah Muhammed tours Malcolm X's mosque where he meets Elise and asks her to spy on Malcolm. Meanwhile, Chin finds out Teddy is alive.
Leavenworth (Starz, 9:45 p.m.): Lorance's current attorney, John Maher, revisits the court martial trial through an emotional meeting with the Lorance family.
The Life of Earth (Smithsonian Channel, 9 p.m.): SPECIAL. This tells the story of how scientists, aerospace engineers, and astronauts are studying Earth's origins by gathering data from hundreds of satellites. The second hour tells the story of how humans have shaped the Earth with cities and agriculture and transformed the ecosystem. (Kinda like PBS' Life from Above. Kind of.)
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS, 9:30 p.m.): The team reluctantly aligns with two former criminals from England, Ernst Blofeld(?) and Auric Goldfinger(?), after a powerful arms dealer kidnaps Ricky's daughter in an attempt to obtain a dangerous weapons system.
Poldark (PBS, 9 p.m.): Geoffrey Charles makes a plan to elope with Cecily. Ross pleads for Dwight's help in an attempt to save his friend.
Spider-Man (Disney XD, 9:30 p.m.): Spider-Man has to take down the slick new villain, Slyde, who is stealing various chemicals from around the city in an effort to create a deadly virus that could wipe out New York.
Supergirl (The CW, 9 p.m.): On the eve of the worldwide launch of Andrea Rojas's virtual reality contact lenses, Kara and William team up on an investigation that exposes a terrorist plot. Kelly and Alex celebrate an anniversary.
The Walking Dead (AMC, 9 p.m.): Supplies go missing from Hilltop. Negan is idolized by an Alexandrian.
Watchmen (HBO, 9 p.m.): Following a late-night visit from the senator who authored Masked Policing Legislation in Oklahoma, agent Laurie Blake heads to Tulsa to take over the recent murder investigation. The Lord of the Manor receives a harshly worded letter.
FOR THE RECORD: American Monster (ID); Brian Johnson's Life on the Road (AXS TV); Building Alaska (DIY); Dr. T, Lone Star Vet (Nat Geo Wild); Ice Pilots (Weather Channel); Keeping Up with the Kardashians (E!); Lone Star Law (Animal Planet); Married to Medicine (Bravo); Off the Grid on the Beach (HGTV); Power Confidential (Starz, 9:20 p.m.); River of No Return (Discovery Channel); Shark Tank (ABC); Something's Killing Me (HLN); Ultimate Thanksgiving Challenge (Food Network, premiere); Uncensored (TV One); Unearthed (Science, premiere)
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2020 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony (National Geographic, 10 p.m.): SPECIAL. The annual Breakthrough Prize honors the world's top scientists and mathematicians.
E! True Hollywood Story (E!, 10 p.m.): Is fame an addiction? Drew Pinsky, Frankie Grande, and Brittany Furlan will explore.
El secreto de Selena (Telemundo, 10 p.m.): The statements of doctors and experts explain what happened through the behavior of Selena and the marks on her body, as if she were the one who gave testimony.
Get Shorty (Epix, 10 p.m.): Miles nearly brings his long term plan to fruition. Rick gives Amara an ultimatum, and Louis surprises Gladys in New York
Inside the Actors Studio (Ovation, 10 p.m.): I think it's Al Pacino. Earlier this week, James Burrows was listed.
Madam Secretary (CBS, 10:30 p.m.): When Daisy is implicated in the leak of hacked information, Elizabeth must decide what to believe. Henry and Elizabeth host former President Dalton at the White House.
Mr. Robot (USA, 10 p.m.): As always, Mr. Robot keeps the descriptions vague. "Dom has no fun on Christmas. Darlene and Elliot give a run-around. Krista plays hooky."
Mrs. Fletcher (HBO, 10:30 p.m.): While Brendan gets settled at BSU, Mrs. Fletcher finds herself torn between the fantasy world of internet porn and the prospect of a real-life date, who isn't Mr. Robot.
Press (PBS, 10 p.m.): Ed's pride in his professional achievements is marred by a surprise new colleague who attempts to discredit him. Amongst a bad personal life, Duncan buries himself in his work. Holly is accused of losing her professional integrity.
The Rookie (ABC, 10 p.m.): An emergency alert of an impending missile attack sends Los Angeles into chaos and uncertainty, while the officers each try to keep the peace and deal with their own disasters. Next week: The Rookie: The Day After.
Silicon Valley (HBO, 10 p.m.): Richard meets a potential investor. Gilfoyle butts heads with HR. Gavin explores Hooli's future as a leaner company.
Why We Hate (Discovery Channel, 10 p.m.): FINALE. In back-to-back episodes, the first examines the participation of extreme hate, including genocide and crimes against humanity. The final hour explores ways to resist succumbing to our worst impulses and be better. This sounds like a companion piece to Thursday's episode of The Good Place. This has been an excellent series.✔️
FOR THE RECORD: Hot Properties: San Diego (HGTV); House Hunters International (HGTV, 10:30 p.m.); On the Case with Paula Zahn (ID, premiere); Talking Dead (AMC); This Is Life with Lisa Ling (CNN); Unexpected (TLC); The Weekly (FX)Silicon Valley (HBO, 10 p.m.): Richard meets a potential investor. Gilfoyle butts heads with HR. Gavin explores Hooli's future as a leaner company.
Why We Hate (Discovery Channel, 10 p.m.): FINALE. In back-to-back episodes, the first examines the participation of extreme hate, including genocide and crimes against humanity. The final hour explores ways to resist succumbing to our worst impulses and be better. This sounds like a companion piece to Thursday's episode of The Good Place. This has been an excellent series.✔️
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The Dick Van Dyke Show 📺 (Decades, 11 p.m.): Rob reports for jury duty and has a hard time believing the attractive defendant is guilty.
Law & Order 📺 (WE, 11 p.m.): Season three kicks off with Logan and Cerreta investigating the death of a fashion model photographer, only to discover the photographer's real business was prostitution. Watch out for Claire Danes, in about her first role.
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Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America (AMC, 12:15 a.m.): The spotlight is on "Elevators" by OutKast. Hip-hop's Southern voice breaks through with an unsuspecting song that redefines rap's cultural and geographic boundaries.✔️
FOR THE RECORD: Cash Cab 💲 (Bravo, 12:30 a.m.)
LATE-NIGHT TALK & SATIRE
Johnny Carson 📺 (Antenna TV, 10 p.m.): Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Gallagher, David Brenner, and Burt Mustin (5 Dec 1975)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO, 11 p.m.)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo, 10 p.m.): Kenya Moore and Joel Kim Booster
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Note: All times are Eastern.
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