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Disney's Hulu's Family Guy's Hallmark Channel's Lifetime's Familiar Holiday Movie

Thanksgiving was yesterday and therefore Friday's thunder has been stolen for the week.  I don't even have new episodes of the Apple shows to tout.  But we're not left with nothing!  Regardless, today's Top Pick is the new holiday special Disney's Hulu's Family Guy's Hallmark Channel's Lifetime's Familiar Holiday Movie, which might be nothing.  I was a big fan of Family Guy for several years but fell off after a while.  I revisit it from time to time and usually enjoy myself.  This looks like it could be enjoyable, though about half the jokes featured in the trailer just made me groan.  Not a great sign.

If Family Guy isn't your thing there is a metric fuck ton of college football and basketball as well as six other Christmas related movies and specials.  There's also a hockey players in love series debut, a wife of El Chapo special and an investigation into who took a famous Vietnam War photo.  A little something for every member of the family!

⭐🎄🔔🎄Disney's Hulu's Family Guy's Hallmark Channel's Lifetime's Familiar Holiday Movie (Hulu, 12:01 AM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 'Lois, who works for “Big Pie” travels to a small town in hopes of stealing Peter’s award-winning family secret pie recipe. Lainey Wilson guest voices as a country singer performing an original song in the episode’s opening scene.'

Elsewhere...  

 PREMIERES

Heated Rivalry

🏒 Heated Rivalry (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'Chronicles the story of rival hockey players Shane and Ilya: two of the biggest stars in Major League Hockey, bound by ambition, rivalry, and a magnetic pull neither of them fully understands. What begins as a secret fling between two fresh-faced rookies evolves into a years-long journey of love, denial, and self-discovery.'

🎥 The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'A former Saigon photo editor reveals a secret he's been plagued with for 52 years, setting off a gripping two-year investigation into the truth behind one of the Vietnam War's most iconic photographs.'

🎥 Left-Handed Girl (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'A single mother and her two daughters return to Taipei after several years of living in the countryside to open a stand at a buzzing night market. When their traditional grandfather forbids his youngest left-handed granddaughter from using her "devil hand," generations of family secrets begin to unravel.'

🎥 Secret Life of a Good Wife (LMN, 8:00 PM) 'Jenna is an influencer with a traumatic past who finds peace, love and internet fame as a traditional housewife. When her mother goes missing, she soon realizes the kind and loving community she's come to rely on harbors dark secrets.'

🔔 Married to El Chapo: Emma Coronel Speaks (Oxygen, 8:00 PM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 'In an exclusive interview, Emma Coronel, wife of drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, reveals the seduction and danger of life with a criminal mastermind, while confronting the ugliest truths of his actions and grappling with her own accountability.'

🎄CHRISTMAS PREMIERES🎄

🎄🎥🎄The Baltimorons (AMC+/SundanceNOW, 3:01 AM) 'On Christmas Eve, Cliff, a down-on-his luck comedian who can't catch a break, chips a tooth, and suddenly finds himself in the late-night care of Didi, a sharp-witted, no-nonsense dentist. What should have been a quick fix unfolds into an unforgettable night of unexpected twists, comic mishaps, and a brewing heartfelt connection.'

🎄🎥🎄The Snow Must Go On (Hallmark, 6:00 PM) 'A former Broadway star agrees to direct his niece's high school Christmas musical in the hopes of impressing an influential Broadway producer.'

🎄🐶🎄A Paw Patrol Christmas (CBS, 8:00 PM) 'Rubble looks forward to Santa bringing him a new laser drill, but things take a turn when Santa comes down with a cold and can't deliver any presents; Mayor Humdinger decides he's going to the North Pole to take all the gifts for himself.'

🎄🎥🎄The Christmas Spark (GAF, 8:00 PM) 'A corporate lawyer joins his small town's fire department, where he competes with a fallen hero's son - and finds unexpected sparks with his widowed mom.'

🎄🎥🎄The More the Merrier (Hallmark, 8:00 PM) 'Sparks fly between an emergency room doctor and a cardiologist as they work together to deliver three babies just in time for Christmas.'

🎄🐶🎄A Totally Funny Animals Holiday (CW, 9:00 PM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION.

 RETURNING SHOWS

🔔 It's Florida, Man (HBO, 11:00 PM) SEASON TWO PREMIERE.

Th Baltimorons

STREAMING

👰‍♀️ Bridezillas (All Reality, 3:01 AM) "Revengezilla and Controlzilla" 

🎵 Karaoke Club (Amazon, 3:01 AM) SEASON FINALE. 

💀 The Creep Tapes (AMC+/Shudder, 3:01 AM) 

🎵 The Beatles Anthology (Disney+, 3:01 AM) "Episodes 7, 8 and 9" SEASON FINALE. 

🔔 Seventeen: Our Chapter (Disney+, 3:01 AM) SEASON FINALE. 

🔔 Gang War: Pusher Street (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) SEASON FINALE. 

🔔 The Seduction (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 Tougen Anki (Netflix, 11:31 AM) 

👮 Cops (Fox Nation, 6:00 PM) 

🏈LIVE COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY/TONIGHT🏈

🏈 Ole Miss Rebels at Mississippi State Bulldogs (ABC, 12:00 PM); Iowa Hawkeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers (CBS, 12:00 PM); 🏈 Kent State Golden Flashes at Northern Illinois Huskies (CBSSPT, 12:00 PM); 🏈 Utah Utes at Kansas Jayhawks (ESPN, 12:00 PM); Ohio Bobcats at Buffalo Bulls (ESPNU, 12:00 PM); 🏈San Diego State Aztecs at New Mexico Lobos (CBSSPT; 3:30 PM); 🏈Temple Owls at North Texas Mean Green (ESPN, 3:30 PM); 🏈Georgia Bulldogs at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (ABC, 3:40 PM); Boise State Broncos at Utah State Aggies (CBS, 4:00 PM); 🏈 Indiana Hoosiers at Purdue Boilermakers (NBC, 7:30 PM); 🏈 Texas A&M Aggies at Texas Longhorns (ABC, 7:37 PM); 🏈 Arizona Wildcats at Arizona State Sun Devils (Fox, 9:00 PM)

🏀LIVE MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TODAY/TONIGHT🏀

🏀Illinois Fighting Illini vs Connecticut Huskies (Fox, 12:30 PM); 🏀2025 Battle 4 Atlantis: Championship Game (ESPN2, 1:00 PM); 🏀Oklahoma Sooners vs Marquette Golden Eagles (NBC/Peacock, 2:00 PM); 🏀2025 Acrisure Series (TruTV, 2:00 PM); 🏀2025 ESPN Events Invitational: Championship (ESPN2, 3:00 PM); 🏀2025 Rady Children's Invitational: Third Place Game (Fox, 3:00 PM); 🏀2025 Battle 4 Atlantis: Fifth Place Game (ESPNU, 4:30 PM); 🏀2025 Acrisure Series (TruTV, 4:30 PM); 🏀2025 Battle in the Bay: Texas A&M Aggies vs Florida State Seminoles (ESPN2, 5:00 PM);🏀2025 Rady Children's Invitational: Championship Game (Fox, 5:30 PM); 🏀2025 Emerald Coast Classic: DePaul Blue Demons vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (CBSSPT, 7:00 PM); 🏀Ohio State Buckeyes at Pittsburgh Panthers (ESPN, 7:00 PM); 🏀2025 ESPN Events Invitational: Third Place Game (ESPN2, 7:00 PM); 🏀 2025 Battle 4 Atlantis: Seventh Place Game (ESPNU, 7:00 PM); 🏀2025 Acrisure Series (TruTV, 7:00 PM); 2025 Emerald Coast Classic: Drake Bulldogs vs LSU Tigers (CBSSPT, 9:00 PM); 🏀2025 ESPN Events Invitational: Championship (ESPN, 9:30 PM); 🏀2025 Acrisure Series (TruTV, 9:30 PM);

LIVE SPORTSBALL TODAY/TONIGHT

🏒 NHL Hockey: New York Rangers at Boston Bruins (TNT, 1:00 PM)

🏀 Women's College Basketball: Women's Ft Myers Tip-Off: Missouri Tigers vs Bradley Braves (Ion, 1:30 PM)

🏈 NFL Football: Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles (Amazon, 3:00 PM)

🏀 Women's College Basketball: Women's Ft Myers Tip-Off: Butler Bulldogs at Dayton Flyers (Ion, 5:00 PM)

⚽ Women's Soccer: Italy at USA (TNT, 7:00 PM)

🏀 NBA Basketball: Milwaukee Bucks at New York Knicks (Amazon, 7:30 PM)

🏀 Women's College Basketball: Women's Ft Myers Tip-Off: Kansas Jayhawks at Georgia Lady Bulldogs (Ion, 7:30 PM)

🏌️ DP World Tour Golf: 2025 BMW Australian PGA Championship - Round 3 (Golf, 9:30 PM)

The Snow Must Go On

EARLY PRIMETIME

🧽 SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon, 5:30 PM) 'Pearl becomes a star player after joining her high school football team.'

🪨📃✂️ Rock Paper Scissors (Nickelodeon, 6:00 PM) 'Rock, Paper, and Scissors' old friend Shoot comes back to town, ready for more of his favorite activity: exhaustingly annoying competitions; Rock starts his job as Franz Roll's assistant and learns just how demanding his role model is.'

🎄🎥🎄The Snow Must Go On (Hallmark, 6:00 PM) 

🕖 8:00 EASTERN / 🕖 7:00 CENTRAL

💰 Gold Rush (Discovery, 8:00 PM) 'Parker pushes Mitch to deliver Sulphur Creek gold and records a big score; Buzz lands on an unlikely claim; Tony's pressure tests a new foreman.'

🔔 Power Book IV: Force (Starz, 8:01 PM) 'Tommy finds a way to protect D-Mac; Jenard mends fences to please Shanti.'

🎄🐶🎄A Paw Patrol Christmas (CBS, 8:00 PM) 

🤠 The Last Cowboy (CMT, 8:00 PM) 
🎄🎥🎄The Christmas Spark (GAF, 8:00 PM) 
🎄🎥🎄The More the Merrier (Hallmark, 8:00 PM) 
🎥 Secret Life of a Good Wife (LMN, 8:00 PM) 
🦁 National Geographic Special: Super Animals (Nat Geo Wild, 8:00 PM) 
💖 Ready to Love (OWN, 8:00 PM) 
🔔 Married to El Chapo: Emma Coronel Speaks (Oxygen, 8:00 PM) 

👮 On Patrol: First Shift (Reelz, 8:00 PM) 

🤼‍♂️ WWE's Friday Night Smackdown (USA, 8:00 PM) 

🕗 9:00 EASTERN / 🕖 8:00 CENTRAL

👽 The Unbelievable with Dan Ackroyd (History, 9:00 PM) 'History is full of people pushing the limits, but some are more astonishing than others; like the man who single-handedly liberated a town during World War II; or an epic robbery in Buenos Aires that was pulled off with zero casualties.'

🪓 The Last Woodsman (Discovery Channel, 9:08 PM) 'Facing the devastation of losing the "Forever Claim", Jared makes a desperate deal with the powerful businessman who outbid him, but new challenges could destroy his logging season before it begins.'

🎄🐶🎄A Totally Funny Animals Holiday (CW, 9:00 PM) 
🦁 Vantara: Sanctuary Stories (Animal Planet, 9:00 PM)
👮 On Patrol: Live (Reelz, 9:00 PM) 

A Paw Patrol Christmas

🕗 10:00 EASTERN / 🕖 9:00 CENTRAL

👽 The Proof is Out There (History, 10:03 PM) 'Is it possible that Apollo 16 astronauts witnessed a UFO during a trip to the Moon?; did an alien craft leave a pattern of burns on a man's body?; are perfectly carved stone spheres discovered in Bosnia proof of extraterrestrials?'

🔔 It's Florida, Man (HBO, 10:00 PM) 
🍽️ Everything on the Menu with Braun Strowman (USA, 10:00 PM)
💀 Murder at the Motel (A&E, 10:01 PM)

LATE NIGHT

🔔 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 11:34 PM) 'Ariana Grande, Josh Hutcherson and musical guest Snocaps.'

🔔 Late Night with Seth Myers (NBC, 12:37 AM) 'Jeff Goldblum on "Wicked: For Good"; Jane Krakowski on "Oh, Mary!"'

🔔 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC, 11:35 PM) 
🔔 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS, 11:35 PM) 
🔔 Nightline (ABC, 12:37 AM)

📺Broadcast/Cable/Satellite - RETRO BINGE📺

Wings (Antenna, 12:00 AM - 11:00 PM); Law & Order (Pop, 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM); Parks and Recreation (Comedy Central, 6:00 AM - 11:30 AM); M*A*S*H* (TVLand, 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM); Friends (TBS, 7:30 AM - 1:00 PM); The Gunsmoke (TVLand, 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM); The Office (Comedy Central, 11:30 AM - 9:00 PM); Malcolm in the Middle (Fuse, 2:00 PM - 6:00 AM); The Andy Griffith Show (TVLand, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM); Bob's Burgers (FXX, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM); The King of Queens (TVLand, 6:00 PM - 2:00 AM); Family Guy (FXX, 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM)

📺 Johnny Carson (Antenna, 11:00 PM) 'Comic Don Rickles; actress Angie Dickinson; music group Oak Ridge Boys.'

The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo

Key Sources: The Futon Critic; Rotten Tomatoes; YouTube; TV Guide; TV Passport

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