What's On Tonight (Thursday): There's a Parade In Town!

 

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Happy Holidays, everybody! Our Top Pick is the Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade, airing at 10 a.m. on ABC. It was going to either be this or King Charles III's address.

While I consider the logistics of the BRF getting to enjoy a week at Disney World, let's see what else TV has to offer us for Thursday, Dec. 25. All times are Eastern.


STREAMING
The King's Christmas Address 2025, 3:01 a.m., Britbox. Special presentation. No description available.

A Soulful Christmas, 3:01 a.m., BET+. Special presentation. "Two R&B legends' feuding kids must remake a holiday song together. As romance blooms, they navigate family drama and a Christmas Eve deadline while seeking harmony in music and life."

Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale, 3:01 a.m., AMC+. Second season premiere. "Determined to reintegrate, witch Sarah Fenn returns to Sanctuary. A horrific magical murder forces her to work with DI Maggie Knight in solving the case. Harper meets an intriguing stranger on her journey and makes an new discovery." New episodes weekly through Thursday, Jan. 29.

The Assassin, 3:01 a.m., AMC+. First season finale. "Edward hears several shocking truths, truths that make him question everything he thought he knew about his life."

Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake, 3:01 a.m., HBO Max. Second season finale. "The Bear and the Rose." "As time runs out for a wounded hero, PB turns to science for solutions, while Huntress fights to make her way back to Ooo to stop her. Later, Fionna seeks to undo a disastrous decision."

The Kardashians, 12:01 a.m., Hulu. Seventh season finale. "So, Breaking News..." "Kim’s long journey reaches its peak as she takes the bar exam and awaits her results. Meanwhile, months of building tension push Kourtney and Khloé’s relationship to its breaking point."

TALKIN' 'BOUT TALK AND BONUS

Good Morning America, 7 a.m., ABC. Opera's Joyce DiDonato (Amahl and the Night Visitors at Lincoln Center) and Time for Three perform, Jason Bateman (Zootopia 2), James Cameron, Sam Worthington and Sigourney Weaver (Avatar: Fire and Ash), and Bruce Springsteen and the cast of Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere. GMA3 is preempted today.

Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade, 10 a.m., ABC. Special presentation, two hours. Alfonso Ribeiro (America's Funniest Home Videos) and Ginnifer Goodwin (Zootopia 2) host, with Maia Kealoha (Lilo & Stitch) as the special correspondent. Performers include Gwen Stefani, Coco Jones, Iam Tongi, Lady A, Nicole Scherzinger, Mariah the Scientist, and Bebe Rexha.

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PRE-PRIMETIME SPORTS

NBA Basketball, 12 p.m., ABC, ESPN and ESPN2. Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks.

NFL Football, 1 p.m., Netflix. Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Commanders.

NBA Basketball, 2:30 p.m., ABC and ESPN. San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder.

NFL Football, 4:30 p.m., Netflix. Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings.

NBA Basketball, 5 p.m., ABC and ESPN. Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors.

PRIMETIME AND AFTER (CBS, NBC, FOX and The CW have reruns tonight.)

Call the Midwife, 8 p.m., PBS. Special presentation, two hours. "Holiday Special 2025." "Fred and Violet travel to Hong Kong while Poplar readies for Christmas. The Nonnatus team aids displaced children and nuns as the Turners embark on a search for a mother missing for more than a year."

NBA Basketball, 8 p.m., ABC and ESPN. Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers.

Stranger Things, 8 p.m., Netflix. "Chapter Five: Shock Jock," "Chapter Six: Escape from Camazotz," and "Chapter Seven: The Bridge." No descriptions available. Three episodes available. Series finale Wednesday evening.

Thursday Night Football, 8:15 p.m., Amazon. Nineteenth season finale. Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs.

Music Box, 9 p.m., HBO. Third season finale, 78 minutes. "Happy and You Know It." "An exploration of the underestimated and wildly popular genre of children's music, delving behind the scenes to tell the origin stories of some of the top names in the field and tracing the evolution of the prolific business." Encore at 12:15 a.m.

NBA Basketball, 10:30 p.m., ABC and ESPN. Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets.

The Graham Norton Show, 11 p.m., BBC America. Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Jessie Buckley, and Michelle de Swarte.

Movie Night!

This Is Spinal Tap, 9:03 p.m., HBO Movies.

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LATE NIGHT PICK!

The Preacher's Wife, 11:30 p.m., TNT.

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