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Duttons Knows Best! Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, December 18!
Our Top Pick tonight is the miniseries George & Tammy (Showtime, 9 p.m.). It chronicles the tumultuous relationship of country music super-duo George Jones (Michael Shannon) and Tammy Wynette (Jessica Chastain) in the late'60s and '70s. To say it was messy and complicated would be an understatement. 2 episodes in (both are free on YouTube), it's a good miniseries, though it's more of an actors' showcase at many points. Steve Zahn, David Wilson Barnes, Walton Goggins, Tim Blake Nelson, and Katy Mixon are also in the cast.
Elsewhere, DuttonVerse expands yet again because no one will stop Taylor Sheridan, a secret identity gets a Step Up, Rogue Heroes encounter tragedy, the hills are alive on ABC, Coroner offers a final season report, Tulsa King is stable, and Lisa Ling sees multicolored love in Life's conclusion.
Cancellation League (3 p.m.-ish): Midseason! Time to add, drop or swap shows on the ballot.
Elsewhere, DuttonVerse expands yet again because no one will stop Taylor Sheridan, a secret identity gets a Step Up, Rogue Heroes encounter tragedy, the hills are alive on ABC, Coroner offers a final season report, Tulsa King is stable, and Lisa Ling sees multicolored love in Life's conclusion.
(All times are Eastern. All listings are new unless otherwise stated. For more listings, visit The Futon Critic or Zap2it.)
ON THIS SITE
Cancellation League (3 p.m.-ish): Midseason! Time to add, drop or swap shows on the ballot.
STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME
1923 (Paramount+, 3 a.m. / Paramount Network, 9:21 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. Everybody loves the Duttons? The Duttons (Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren) face a new set of challenges in the early 20th century, including the rise of Western expansion, Prohibition, and the Great Depression.✔️
60 Minutes (CBS, 7:30 p.m.): More than 1,000 Ukrainian children fight cancer amid Russian attacks on hospitals and the power grid... A multi-billion-dollar industry where investors fund lawsuits in exchange for a slice of the award... The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes.
The Chosen (Angel App, 7 p.m.): The disciples continue to wrestle with Jesus' teachings on the Mount. Jesus gives them their next mission, should they decide to accept it.
🎥🎄 An Eclectic Christmas (UPtv, 7 p.m.): Romance ensues when a small town vintage store owner leaves instructions in her will for inventory to be distributed as Christmas gifts, her out-of-town niece seeks help from a handsome local in identifying recipients from the clues provided.
📺 Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (HBO Max, now): The Saturday morning cartoon that started it all. In the decades that followed, more than a dozen series and many movies for TV, home video, and theaters picked up (or repackaged) stories about Scooby and his Mystery, Inc. friends Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma. The show is certainly an acquired taste, especially after you reach a certain age. I enjoy the recent incarnations, and am hesitantly looking forward to Velma.
Tulsa King (Paramount+, 3 a.m.): "Stable"
WHAT ELSE IS ON
The Lost Kitchen (HBO Max, 3 a.m.)
🎥 The Sound of Music (ABC)
🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL
🎥🎄 A Brush with Christmas Romance (GAC Family): The Koal Federation's imminent painter Maggie Hager hosts this special where she paints and demonstrates the style from the Christmas Romantic era, which ended about 500 years ago due in part to repercussions of the expansion of the newly-ish formed Koal Federation.
Coroner (The CW): "Jenny and Donovan set out to find out where Peggy is and who is responsible for the explosion at Peggy's shop."✔️
Dangerous Liaisons (Starz): A new plan to conquer their past ghosts puts Camille and Valmont in danger.
🎥🎄 Hanukkah on Rye (Hallmark Channel): Hanukkah is a sacred holiday to the yulelads. It, rather than Christmas, is the most celebrated day in the small nation of Ryeland, located on the eastern coast of the Christmasia plains and the one place where yulelads are the majority. This is the story of how rye became a part of the yulelad tradition and eventually led to the creation of Ryeland. It begins thousands of years ago, when elves were only starting to arrive and long before leprechauns and whos appeared. One farmer was tinkering around with this plant, which he believed could be modified to grow more and better grains. He spent the better part of a decade perfecting the plant, arriving at the ideal and most survivable version just as a two-year drought began. In its second year, the calamity devastated society and many left seeking better opportunities. With Hanukkah approaching, the man's rye crop has done incredibly well and he shared his bounty in a small feast for his community to ensure spirits were lifted for Hanukkah.
🎥🎄 When Christmas Was Young (CBS, 8:30 p.m.): In desperate need of a hit song, a headstrong music manager finds himself falling for a gifted singer-songwriter who abandoned her dreams of making it big.
🎥🎄 Wrapped Up in Love (Lifetime): "Christmas Queen" Ashley meets her match in Ben, a handsome new guy in town, who loves Christmas just as much as she does. They join forces to make Christmas even more meaningful.
Yellowstone (Paramount Network): John deals with a problem with his herd. Sen. Perry delivers news to Rainwater. The entire Yellowstone enjoys a rare evening of fun with a family dinner, charades, and Never Have I Ever! Beth discusses a new business plan concerning the ranch.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? (TLC)
Christmas Cookie Challenge (Food Network)
Dirty Jobs (Discovery Channel)
The Real Housewives of Potomac (Bravo)
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| Coroner (via The TV Junkies) |
🕘 9 P.M. EASTERN / 🕗 8 P.M. CENTRAL
Coroner (The CW): SEASON FINALE. Jenny and Peggy are forced to face one another in a crazed scramble for life. A case involving a known gangster makes Donovan reconsider his future.✔️
George & Tammy (Showtime): George and Tammy are on top of the world. When a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity presents itself in Las Vegas, Tammy is forced to question if George can handle the pressure.
Rogue Heroes (Epix): SEASON FINALE. "Personal tragedy for Stirling is crossed with a daring SAS mission."✔️
Step Up (Starz): SEASON FINALE. It's a battle for control over High Water and dreams of power, fame and fortune. Nany secrets are revealed, including the real murderer of East-O and the true identity of Saint Clip.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
Christmas Cookie Challenge (Food Network): Season finale
Family Karma (Bravo)
This Is Life with Lisa Ling (CNN): Alcoholism✔️
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| Rogue Heroes (via Giphy) |
🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL
The L Word: Generation Q (Showtime): Alice and Tess uncover the lies in their relationships. Shane has nowhere to run. Dani's fantasy with a stranger threatens Sophie and Finley's newfound trust. Micah and Maribel struggle with parenthood.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
Sister Wives (TLC)
This Is Life with Lisa Ling (CNN): Interracial love; series finale✔️
Unearthed (Science)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo): Robyn Dixon, Gizelle Bryant
💤😴 LATE NIGHT 😴💤
📺 Mission: Impossible (MeTV, 3 a.m.): A Syndicate cocaine distributor and his chief supplier have created an undetectable series of pickup and payoff locations that have baffled conventional law enforcement agencies. They're planning a huge shipment in 72 hours and it's up to the IMF team to stop them.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
Ziwe (Showtime, 11 p.m.): Drew Barrymore
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| Lisa Ling (via Giphy) |
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Key Sources: The Futon Critic; IMDb; TV Passport; Zap2it
⭐: Top Pick
🎥: Movie
🎄: Holiday programming
📺: Throwback
✔️: Video/gif/photo included
Happy watching, everyone!
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