What's On Tonight (Tuesday): No, I'm not giving it to CBS!

 

Courtesy The Hollywood Reporter.

Tonight's Top Pick is the finale of Taylor Swift: The End of an Era. Because fuck you, Kennedy Center Honors. Or at least this particular incarnation of them.

While I look forward to when we can finally declare the end of this particular era, let's see what else TV has to offer us for Tuesday, Dec. 23. All times are Eastern.

STREAMING
Taylor Swift: The End of an Era, 3:01 a.m., Disney+. Series finale. No description available. Two episodes available.

Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators, 3:01 a.m., Britbox. "The Endeavour of this Present Breath." "Frank is delighted when the manager of Avon FC hires them to find a saboteur - until events take a deadly turn."

TALKIN' 'BOUT TALK

CBS Mornings, 7 a.m., CBS. Aubrey O'Day (speaking out about Diddy, I assume), Aram Rappaport and Mandy Patinkin (The Artist) and Paralympic medalist Hunter Woodhall.

Live with Kelly and Mark, times and stations vary. Jerry O'Connell (remembering Rob Reiner), last-minute DIY gift ideas, and Chris Young (the "It Must Be Christmas" acoustic tour).

Sherri, times and stations vary. Michael Urie (who just closed in Richard II off-Broadway) and Carla Hall (Next Level Baker).

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PRE-PRIMETIME SPORTS

Boca Raton Bowl, 2 p.m., ESPN. Louisville Cardinals vs. Toledo Rockets.

NHL Hockey, 4 p.m., TNT and TruTV. Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs.

New Orleans Bowl, 5:30 p.m., ESPN. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles.

NHL Hockey, 6:30 p.m., TNT and TruTV. Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings.

NCAA Men's Basketball, 7 p.m., Peacock. Villanova at Seton Hall.

PRIMETIME (CBS has a rerun of Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage at 10:30. ABC, FOX and PBS have reruns all night.)

Coast 2 Coast Tuesday, 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., NBC. Denver Nuggets at Dallas Mavericks and later, Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Clippers.

NHL Hockey, 8 p.m., ESPN+ and Hulu. Nashville Predators vs. Minnesota Wild.

WWE NXT, 8 p.m., The CW. Two hours. No description available.

The 48th Annual Kennedy Center Honors, 8 p.m., CBS. Special presentation, 150 minutes. "Entertainers receive recognition at the annual ceremony. The year's honorees are musician George Strait, rock band KISS, actor Michael Crawford, singer Gloria Gaynor and actor Sylvester Stallone."

Frisco Bowl, 9 p.m., ESPN. UNLV Rebers vs. Ohio Bobcats.

NHL Hockey, 9 p.m., TNT and TruTV. Philadelphia Flyers at Chicago Blackhawks.

The Oval, 9 p.m., BET. Sixth season finale, two hours. "Counterblow" and "Trade of Power." "Constance drops a bomb on Hunter. Victoria and Jason fight for their lives." No description available for the second episode. Two episodes airing.

Kimora: Back in the Fab Lane, 10 p.m., E! "Their Inheritance Is On the Line" and "Birthdays & Birkins & Bali." "Aoki works on a business idea in the hope of impressing her mother. Kimora pushes Ming to go back to school, and Kenzo wants to break into modeling." Later, "The family gathers to celebrate Kimora's 50th birthday and prepares to say goodbye to Aoki." Two episodes airing.

Movie Night!

The Karate Kid Part II, 8:30 p.m., BBC America.

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LATE NIGHT PICK!

The Last Emperor, 11:07 p.m., Cinemax Classics.

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