What's On Tonight (Monday): Are you ready for some football?

 

Via Giphy.

Tonight's Top Pick is Monday Night Football, with the Detroit Lions facing the San Francisco 49ers. I'm not a sports guy by any stretch, but I do think it would be cool if the Lions finally made it to a Super Bowl.

While I show you all my better side, let's see what else TV has to offer us for Monday, Dec. 30. All times are EST.


STREAMING
Darby and Joan, 3:01 a.m., Acorn TV. Second season premiere. "A year after their lives collided on an outback road, retired Australian detective Jack Darby (Bryan Brown) and English widow Joan Kirkhope (Greta Scacchi) have forged a deep friendship amid shared investigative adventures. But Jack's story has only just begun - he's determined to clear his name of the unexplained cloud hanging over his career. Despite the potential danger - or perhaps because of it - Joan insists on helping Jack with his quest. Can they uncover the truth after all these years? Or will their search for answers only unearth more questions? As they travel through Queensland's picturesque landscapes solving mysteries along the way, Jack and Joan's relationship with be tested. An escapist adventure where a new mystery awaits around every bend in the road, Darby and Joan asks: can you find yourself in the middle of nowhere?" Two episodes available, with one per week after through Monday, Jan. 27.

PRE-PRIMETIME SPORTS (Talkin' 'Bout Talk returns Monday, Jan. 6.)

TransPerfect Music City Bowl, 2:30 p.m., ESPN. Iowa vs. Missouri.

Premier League Soccer, 3 p.m., USA. Manchester United vs. Newcastle United.

College Basketball, 3 p.m., Big10. Western Michigan vs. Michigan State.

College Basketball, 5 p.m., Big10. Columbia vs. Rutgers.

College Basketball, 7 p.m., Big10. New Hampshire vs. Iowa.

College Basketball, 7 p.m., CBS Sports Network. Cincinnati vs. Kansas State.

NHL Hockey, 7 p.m., NHL Network. New York Rangers vs. Florida Panthers.

NBA Basketball, 7 p.m., NBA TV. New York Knicks vs. Washington Wizards.

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PRIMETIME (CBS, The CW, NBC, and FOX have reruns tonight. PBS has reruns for most of it.)

Monday Night Football, 8 p.m., ABC/ESPN. Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers.

College Basketball, 8 p.m., ESPN2. Oakland vs. Arkansas.

College Basketball, 9 p.m., Big10. Southern vs. Nebraska.

College Basketball, 9 p.m., CBS Sports Network. Iowa State vs. Colorado.

College Basketball, 9 p.m., ESPN SEC. Bethune-Cookman vs. Mississippi State.

NBA Basketball, 10 p.m., NBA TV. Dallas Mavericks vs. Sacramento Kings.

POV, 10 p.m., PBS. 90 minutes. "Who I Am Not." "Sharon-Rose Khumalo, a South African beauty queen, faces an identity crisis after discovering she's intersex."

American Dad!, 10 p.m., TBS. "Idiot Rich." "Jeff gets a job after the family calls him out for being a mooch. When he unexpectedly strikes it rich, Hayley must protect Jeff from the family's greed."

Johnny Carson, 10 p.m., Antenna. Charlton Heston, Dorothy Stratten, Bobby Kelton, and Wally Mohrman are the guests on this April 30, 1980, episode.

Movie Night!

Ratatouille, 8 p.m., Disney.

Courtesy YouTube.

LATE NIGHT PICK! (Late Night Talk returns Monday, Jan. 6.)

Ghost, 11 p.m., Pop.

Sources: Futon Critic, zap2it, individual show websites, TV Everyday, IMDB, Google.