What's On Tonight (Sunday): A Belcher family Christmas

Bob's Burgers

I'm crazy for feeling so lonely! Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, December 17!

Our Top Pick tonight is Bob's Burgers (Fox, 9 p.m. / Hulu, Monday). It's time for the animated series' annual Christmas episode, which (probably) hit its peak last year with the masterpiece "The Plight Before Christmas." (It's also Emmy-nominated.) With more than 260 episodes already aired, it's nice to know the reliable family show can still wow viewers. The crafting of the family dynamics and character chemistry is some of modern TV's finest.

Elsewhere, Fox is determined to make Krapopolis a thing, Archer has a final mission(?), Willie Nelson turns 90, Bass Reeves has a Sundown showdown, ABC is alive with the Sound of Music, Beacon 23 has rocks, Lucy Worsley finishes her Agatha Christie study, the opera war climaxes, Rick and Morty and the Aqua Teens finish their seasons.

(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 (Morning): One week you're up, the next week you're down.

EARLY STREAMING & EVENING

60 Minutes (CBS, 7 p.m. / Paramount+, Monday): Speaking with a freed Israeli hostage... The theft of thousands of sacred stone, bronze and gold artifacts from religious sites across Cambodia... The musical legacy of Gnawa music.

🎥🎄 Dial S for Santa (UPtv, 7 p.m.): Insurance investigator Lana Lawton returns home for Christmas and learns of a string of robberies targeting local shop owners.

📺 The John Larroquette Show (Rewind TV, 6 p.m.): John runs into his old college roommate (Lane Davies) while at a club.

Lawmen: Bass Reeves (Paramount+, 3 a.m.): SERIES FINALE. "After a waltz with the devil, Bass, Billy Crow, and Sherrill have a dangerous reckoning with Mister Sundown." Mister Sundown sounds like a comic book villain who can stop sunlight. Also, this was said to be a miniseries, but on Paramount, who knows.✔️

WHAT ELSE IS ON

🇰🇷 Maestra: Strings of Truth (Hulu, 8:50 a.m.)

🎥 The Sound of Music (ABC / Disney+, now)

🇰🇷 Welcome to Samdal-ri (Netflix, 8:30 a.m.)

Lawmen: Bass Reeves (via Tenor)

🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL

Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen (PBS): SERIES FINALE. Agatha Christie's later life and how amid the turbulent social and political change of the 1930s and 40s, newfound personal happiness impacted her writing for the better.

🎥🎄 Friends & Family Christmas (Hallmark Channel / Peacock, Monday): Now a couple who have gotten over a rocky start, Jingle Belle and Anne invite friends and family to Anne's mansion for the holidays. A mansion because Anne is the governor of Dreidelstan and Belle only lives their occasionally with her demanding job in espionage. With everyone present, the couple sees quietly ponders their future as they see various life paths taken by their guests. Cindy Lou Who isn't even to her first anniversary with her spouse and is already expecting, Uncle Emmanuel is a lifelong bachelor but made it big in business, Anne's parents stuck to their hometown roots to run a small restaurant, Anne's sister is trying to make it as an artist in the metropolis Easthampton, Aunt Mary Margaret brought her new husband (her 7th), and Drew Lou & Clarnella are excellent co-parents to their son without ever having been a couple. With Dreidelstan on the path to provincehood in Christmasia, Belle begins to wonder if her active life in intelligence is still the best fit, though she feels obligated to continue as long as the War on Christmas continues. Maybe the rebel youth that she was is now ready to settle down.

Krapopolis (Fox / Hulu, Monday): Tyrannis invites a suicidal Hydra to come live with him and his family. Everyone grows to love her, but Tyrannis comes to regret his decision when she accidentally embroils Krapopolis in chaos.✔️

🎥🎄 Merry Magic Christmas (Lifetime): As Christmas nears, a financial advisor starts seeing a recurring number: 624. She's told it's from a Christmas angel to make her wish come true. She calls it a statistical coincidence. But when she discovers the meaning, you wouldn't guess in a billion years what she finds. (That's a lie. It's love. It's always love.)

The Simpsons (Fox, 8:30 p.m / Hulu, Monday): Lisa must solve a closed-boat mystery when Comic Book Guy's million-dollar action figure is "murdered" on a pop culture cruise.

Willie Nelson's 90th Birthday Celebration (CBS, 8:30 p.m.): SPECIAL. Celebrating the Willie's contributions to popular culture and music with scheduled performances by Beck, Gary Clark Jr., Sheryl Crow, Snoop Dogg, Norah Jones, Miranda Lambert, Dave Matthews, and of course, Willie Nelson.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

90 Day Fiancé (TLC / Max, Monday)

🎄 Elf on the Shelf: Sweet Showdown (Food Network / Max, Monday): Season finale

🎄 Home Town (HGTV): Special

Homestead Rescue (Discovery Channel / Max, Monday)

The Real Housewives of Potomac (Bravo / Peacock, Monday)

🏈 Sunday Night Football (NBC & Peacock, 8:15 p.m.): 🐦⬛ at 🐆

Krapopolis (via Giphy)

🕘 9 P.M. EASTERN / 🕗 8 P.M. CENTRAL

Beacon 23 (MGM+): An organization known as "The Column" arrives at Beacon 23, revealing even more about the rocks.

⭐🎄 Bob's Burgers (Fox / Hulu, Monday): When the power goes out two days before Christmas, the Belchers must spend the holiday at Mr. Fischoeder's family's old hunting lodge.

🎄 Family Guy (Fox, 9:30 p.m. / Hulu, Monday): Lois decides to sell the family's TV to help pay for Christmas presents. Kevin James gets upset over losing Peter as a viewer.

The Gilded Age (HBO & Max): SEASON FINALE. The staff questions its future at Rhijn's house, just as Peggy questions her future at The New York Globe. Marian confesses her true feelings to Dashiell, and the opera war reaches its climax.✔️

WHAT ELSE IS ON

📡 Fellow Travelers (Showtime / Paramount+ with Showtime, now): Season finale

Holiday Wars (Food Network / Max, Monday): Season finale

Married to Medicine (Bravo / Peacock, Monday)

The Toys That Built America (History): Season finale

The Gilded Age (via Giphy)

🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL

Archer: Into the Cold (FX & FXX): SERIES FINALE SPECIAL. With the UN voting to outlaw independent spy agencies, Archer and the gang have to work outside the law to save the world from an unlikely duo.✔️

Beacon 23 (MGM+): SEASON FINALE. The QTA Mothership descends on Beacon 23, and Aster must make a life-or-death decision.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

📡 The Curse (Showtime, 10:10 p.m. / Paramount+ with Showtime, now)

Sister Wives (TLC / Max, Monday)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo / Peacock, Monday): Wendy Osefo, Jackie Walters

Archer (via Giphy)

💤😴 LATE NIGHT 😴💤

Aqua Teen Hunger Force (Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.): SEASON FINALE. The return season concludes with "Anubis."

📺 Police Woman (Get TV, 2 a.m.): A young policeman is framed by his girlfriend's father for selling narcotics.

Rick and Morty (Adult Swim, 11 p.m.): SEASON FINALE. The episode is titled "Fear No Mort."✔️

WHAT ELSE IS ON

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO & Max, 11 p.m.): Season finale

Rick and Morty (via Giphy)

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Key Sources: The Futon Critic; IMDb; TV Passport; Zap2it
⭐: Top Pick
💲: Game show
📡: Linear broadcast

🇰🇷: Korean Drama
🎥: Movie
📺: Throwback

🎄: Holiday program

✔️: Video/gif/photo included

Happy watching, everyone!