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December TV Calendar
The following list provides the dates of the dramas that will debut, return or end on the major and cable networks as well as the streaming services AND the made-for-TV movies and so much more that will air all throughout December:
December 1 – Rolling Into Christmas is the latest holiday movie to debut on BET+
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Two childhood sweethearts who shared a passion for roller skating are reunited 15 years later during the holidays, forcing them to question their love and life choices. The film stars Rhyon Nicole Brown, Donny Carrington, Brandee Evans and Gary Dourdan.
December 1 – The second season of the reboot of Gossip Girl will premiere on HBO Max today
December 1 – The HBO Max movie A Hollywood Christmas will debut online today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Jessica Van (Jessika Van) is a young, up-and-coming filmmaker in Hollywood who has made a name for herself directing Christmas movies. But when handsome network executive Christopher (Josh Swickard) shows up threatening to halt production on her latest movie, Jessica’s assistant, Reena, points out the irony: Jessica isn’t just trying to save her Christmas movie, she’s actually living in one! Jessica must now juggle all the classic tropes—actors falling in and out of love, a wayward elf dog, and her own stirring romantic feelings for her perceived nemesis—in order to get her movie and her life to their happy endings. Is there enough Christmas magic to pull it off? In Hollywood? In July? The cast includes Tom Williamson and Missi Pyle.
December 1 – The 4th season finale of Titans will air online on HBO Max today
December 1 – The NBC original film Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The film is a frenetic backstage story with delightful on-camera results of Dolly’s desire to uplift an exhausted world’s spirits by sharing the unique mountain magic she has always found in and around Dollywood at Christmas. Throughout the movie’s production numbers and rehearsal chaos, Dolly finds herself taking a private journey into her past, guided by the mysterious appearances of her personal Three Wise Mountain Men. When it’s time for her big special to air, a renewed and inspired Dolly goes rogue and shows the world that the real magic of Christmas lies in the hearts of the children we all once were, the realization that Christmas is about the people we share it with, and how her faith remains the common thread between Christmases past, present, and future. Musical guests include Jimmy Fallon, Willie Nelson, Billy Ray Cyrus, Jimmie Allen, Zach Williams and Miley Cyrus while Tom Everett Scott, Angel Parker and Ana Gasteyer also star.
December 1 – The Lifetime movie Serving Up the Holidays will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Scarlett (Britt Irvin) is an incredible chef and co-owner of an upscale restaurant. But every year, her too-sophisticated and unique holiday dishes never sell because they are not considered festive enough. To shake things up this year, her best friend and co-owner buys her a ticket to a holiday cooking getaway in a beautiful villa where Scarlett will re-learn festive cooking from the bottom up, maybe find love with a handsome rival chef from her past (Zach Roerig), and regain the Christmas spirit her food – and her life – truly needs.
December 2 – The Amazon movie Your Christmas or Mine? will debut online today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The movie follows young couple James (Asa Butterfield) and Hayley (Cora Kirk), who end up having to experience each other’s family Christmas without their partners when one big surprise sends Christmas in the wrong direction. Alex Jennings, Harriet Walter, Daniel Mays, David Bradley, Angela Griffin, Natalie Gumede, Lucien Laviscount and Ram John Holder co-star.
December 2 – The Freevee holiday movie Hotel for the Holidays will debut online
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The movie revolves around an ensemble of staff and guests at the charming Hotel Fontaine in New York City during Christmastime. Georgia (Madelaine Petsch) is an ambitious young woman and the manager of the high-end hotel, which attracts guests of all kinds—including heartbroken singles, an infamous pop star, and a European ex-prince who recently abdicated his throne—all looking to escape from their everyday lives and come to the hotel as a sanctuary during the holiday season. Georgia’s work and personal life become entangled when she is caught between the charming hotel chef Luke (Mena Massoud) and the sophisticated ex-prince staying at the hotel. The cast includes Max Lloyd-Jones and Jayne Eastwood.
December 2 – The finale of The Peripheral will air online on Amazon
December 2 – The Netflix movie Scrooge: A Christmas Carol will debut online today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: In this animated film, on a cold Christmas Eve, selfish miser Ebenezer Scrooge has one night left to face his past — and change the future — before time runs out. Voices are provided by Luke Evans, Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley.
December 2 – The Lifetime movie Cloudy with a Chance of Christmas will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Bridget Torres (Valery Ortiz) is a prominent national news weather forecaster who comes to the magical, wintry town of Leavenworth, Washington, where Christmas traditions prevail each holiday season. This year, Bridget has been asked by her network to announce a special “snow-cast” at the annual Christmas Eve festival and has brought her boss Lisa (Nicole Bilderback) along with her. Bridget’s plans to shine are foiled when a talk show host from her network arrives to join her for the broadcast. Drake Kincaid (Brandon Quinn), as it turns out, refused to hire Bridget as his co-host for their morning show a year earlier, making tensions high. The unlikely duo soon finds themselves falling for each other, but when Bridget finally discovers why Drake didn’t hire her, their romance is put to the test.
December 2 – The holiday movie A Big Fat Family Christmas will debut on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Liv is a photojournalist eager to make it on her own. To get a dream assignment – shooting the Chang family’s annual holiday party for a cover story – she doesn’t reveal that they are in fact, her family. When she finds herself growing close to Henry, the coworker covering the story with her, she wants to confide in him but doesn’t want to jeopardize her big break. The film stars Jack Wagner, Shannon Kook, Shannon Chan-Kent and Tia Carrere.
December 2 – The Netflix movie Lady Chatterley’s Lover will debut online today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Based on the novel by D.H. Lawrence, unhappily married aristocrat Lady Chatterley (Emma Corrin) begins a torrid affair — and falls deeply in love — with the gamekeeper (Jack O’Connell) on her husband’s country estate. The movie also stars Matthew Duckett.
December 2 – The second season of the Netflix drama Firefly Lane will premiere online today
December 2 – The new drama series Three Pines will debut online on Amazon
Show Synopsis: Adapted from Louise Penny’s New York Times best-selling Chief Inspector Gamache series, the drama follows Chief Inspector Armand Gamache (Alfred Molina) as he investigates cases that happen beneath the idyllic surface of the Quebec village of Three Pines, finding long-buried secrets, and facing a few of his own ghosts. The cast includes Tantoo Cardinal and Rossif Sutherland.
December 2 – The second season of Slow Horses will debut online on Apple TV+
December 2 – The new Amazon limited series Riches will debut online today
Show Synopsis: The series follows the exploits of the stylish, privileged, super-successful Richards family. When Stephen Richards (Hugh Quarshie) passes suddenly, the family’s world comes crashing down. As his business hangs in the balance, his different sets of children are about to collide as they vie for control. The ensemble cast includes Adeyinka Akinrinade, Brendan Coyle, C.J. Beckford, Deborah Ayorinde, Emmanuel Imani, Hermione Norris, Hugh Quarshie, Nneka Okoye, Ola Orebiyi and Sarah Niles.
December 2 – The Disney+ holiday special Pentatonix: Around the World for the Holidays will debut online today
Special Presentation Synopsis: In this special the superstar a cappella group is struggling to find inspiration for their annual holiday album, and the clock is ticking. To make matters worse, their well-intentioned but misguided manager mistakenly locks them in a magic mailroom. But with the help of some Disney magic, we’re soon on a whirlwind tour around the world, discovering holiday traditions and inspiration from Pentatonix fans all around the globe: from Japan to Grenada, Iceland to Ghana and Mexico. The journey leads the group to realize that wherever we find ourselves, the holidays offer the perfect opportunity to discover how much we have in common and that it really is a small world, after all!
December 3 – The Hallmark Channel movie A Fabled Holiday will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Talia (Brooke D’Orsay) and her childhood best friend Anderson (Ryan Paevey) unexpectedly reunite in a curiously familiar looking town full of Christmas spirit that restores its visitors when they need it most.
December 3 – The Great American Family holiday movie Christmas on Candy Cane Lane will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Ivy (Andrea Barber) struggles with the long shadow cast by her late mother, Muriel, the darling of Icicle Falls; head of the Candy Cane Lane Lights Extravaganza, owner of The Christmas Haus, and a former TV star known adoringly as the “Christmas Maven.” This Christmas, a series of comical and mysterious events bring the town together in a masterstroke of perfection only the “Christmas Maven” herself could appreciate. Dan Payne co-stars.
December 3 – The new holiday movie Christmas on the Slopes will debut on UPtv at 7 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: After a disappointing restaurant opening and an embarrassing break-up, a celebrity chef (Soma Chhaya) takes her first real Christmas vacation. When she wanders into the kitchen at a luxury resort and is mistaken for the sous chef by the handsome, but grouchy, head chef (Olivier Renaud), their chemistry sparks a holiday romance. But will everything blow up when the head chef learns the truth about her?
December 3 – The Lifetime holiday movie A New Orleans Noel will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Grace Hill (Keshia Knight Pulliam) and Anthony Brown (Brad James) could not be more different. Despite having gone to college to study architecture together, their lives took them on completely separate paths. But when they’re both hired to work together on the home of Loretta Brown (Patti LaBelle) – a New Orleans praline icon – the two find themselves stuck working together at Christmas…and butting heads over more than just architecture. The film also stars Tim Reid.
December 3 – The holiday movie Holiday Stocking will debut at 10 PM on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: RJ (B.J. Britt) is a new angel, who is given the chance to address his one regret, that he didn’t help his sisters reconcile while he was still alive. Returning to earth as a stranger, he gets each of them to revive The Holiday Stocking, their parent’s old tradition to encourage charity at Christmas. The film also stars Nadine Ellis, Tamala Jones, Karon Riley and Mykelti Williamson.
December 3 – The OWN holiday movie The Great Holiday Bake War will debut at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When former pastry school rivals Julian (Finesse Mitchell) and Brianna (LeToya Luckett) meet years later in a TV baking competition, the sparks – and the flour – fly! Each has their own plans for the winning prize money, but only one can win…unless they work together. While Brianna struggles to support her daughter Willow (Naomi Sogbein) and Julian longs to escape his mother’s shadow, they learn that collaboration can create a new recipe for success – and love.
December 4 – The drama Mood will air its season finale online on AMC+
December 4 – The limited series George & Tammy will debut on Showtime at 9 PM
Show Synopsis: The limited series chronicles the country music power couple, Tammy Wynette and George Jones (Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon), whose complicated-but-enduring relationship inspired some of the most iconic music of all time. The cast includes Kelly McCormack, Steve Zahn, Walton Goggins and Pat Healy.
NOTE: This limited series will also air its debut episode at the same time on Paramount Network.
December 4 – The ION movie The Search for Secret Santa will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Cub reporter Sophia (Skye Coyne) thinks she’s found a Christmas story that will make her career when she discovers a long-lost, undelivered Secret Santa gift from “Tony to Abigail.” But the mystery gets even juicier when she learns that the item – a priceless nutcracker – was in fact stolen years ago. With the help of a handsome and shady art dealer Jackson (Alex Trumble), she sets off on a dangerous, romantic quest to match the Secret Santas and catch the thieves. Jackee Harry guest stars as Sophia’s boss at the newspaper.
December 4 – A new episode of The Rookie will air at the special time of 9 PM on ABC followed by the fall finale of The Rookie at 10 PM
December 4 – The TV One holiday movie Christmas with My Ex will debut at 7 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Christmas chaos ensues when a woman is forced to spend the holidays with her ex and family. The film stars Daniella Vega, Renelle Nicole and Vanessa Simmons.
December 4 – The Great American Family holiday movie B&B Merry will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Renowned luxury travel blogger, Tracey Moore (Jen Lilley), is invited to a Christmastime getaway in exchange for a review of a smalltown B&B. Despite her initial reservations, she finds herself wanting to help the property…and falling for the owner’s handsome son, Graham (Jesse Hutch), who helps her to learn that every experience can be five-star when shared with kindred spirits.
December 4 – The holiday movie Christmas on the Rocks will debut on UPtv at 7 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: A ski-lodge event manager’s task of hosting a corporate Christmas party goes awry when the resort is cut off by a snowstorm and the hard-to-please CEO turns out to be an old flame. The film stars Jon McLaren and Lyla Porter-Follows.
December 4 – The holiday movie Undercover Holiday will debut at 8 PM on the Hallmark Channel
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When returning home for the holidays, newly minted pop star Jaylen tells her protective family that Matt is her new beau, when in reality, he’s her overzealous security guard. The cast includes Noemi Gonzalez and Stephen Huszar.
December 4 – The CBS holiday movie Fit for Christmas will debut at 8:30 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: This is the holiday tale of Audrey (Amanda Kloots, who also serves as executive producer and co-writer), an enthusiastic Christmas-obsessed fitness instructor teaching classes at her beloved, financially beleaguered community center in quaint Mistletoe, Mont. She begins a holiday romance with a charming, mysterious businessman (Paul Greene), complicating his plans to turn the center into a more financially profitable resort property.
December 4 – The Lifetime movie Merry Textmas will debt at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Gaby Diaz (Ariana Ron Pedrique) is an app developer from Austin, Texas, and the last unmarried sibling in her very close and very traditional family. Every year, the Diaz family gathers at abuela’s house in Oaxaca, Mexico, a town renowned for its “12 Challenges of Christmas,” which playfully ignites the entire town’s Christmas spirit. When Gaby accidentally adds Alex Alvarado (Rodrigo Massa), a handsome graphic designer who’s lost touch with his own Mexican roots, to the family group chat, her well-meaning family decides to secretly invite him to join them in Oaxaca for Christmas. As they begin to play matchmaker for Gaby and Alex, can the Diaz family help Gaby and Alex recognize that each of them is actually the other’s perfect Christmas present?
December 5 – The third and final season of His Dark Materials will premiere on HBO at 9 PM
December 5 – The fall finales of NCIS and NCIS: Hawai’i will air on CBS at 9 and 10 PM respectively
December 6 – The People’s Choice Awards will air on both E! and NBC at 9 PM
December 6 – The Mysterious Benedict Society will air its season finale on Disney at 7 PM
December 6 – The fall finales of The Resident and Monarch will air on FOX at 8 and 9 PM respectively
December 7 – The fall finales of Chicago Med, Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. will air at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively on NBC
December 7 – Big Sky will air its fall finale on ABC at 10 PM
December 7 – The VH1 movie All I Didn’t Want for Christmas will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Emily Harris is not doing great. In a desperate attempt to improve her life and make this Christmas not totally suck, Emily writes a letter to Santa. Fortunately and unfortunately, her wine-soaked wishes start coming true. P.S. She definitely doesn’t remember most of what she wrote in the letter, so she is in for some uncomfortable surprises. Which eventually leads to some Christmas-fueled soul searching about what she actually wants/needs. The cast includes Gabourey Sidibe, Andrew Bushell, Kel Mitchell, Karen Knox and Loretta Devine.
December 7 – The series finale of DC’s Stargirl will air on The CW at 8 PM
December 7 – The finale of The Mysterious Benedict Society will air online on Disney+ today
December 8 – The fourth season of Doom Patrol will premiere online on HBO Max today
December 8 – The fall finales of Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Organized Crime will air on NBC at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively
December 8 – The BET+ holiday movie A Miracle Before Christmas will debut online today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: A relationship therapist must use the magic of Christmas to save her own marriage. The movie stars LeToya Luckett, Keith David, Paula Jai Parker and Porscha Coleman.
December 8 – The Lifetime holiday movie Scentsational Christmas will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Bright-eyed beauty and perfumer Ellie Reddy (Nanzeen Contractor) is tasked by her boss to create a holiday scent that will impress, so she decides to return to her quaint and festive family home for Christmas to find inspiration. There she meets handsome yet bookish writer, Logan Osborne (Mykee Selkin), who is staying with her father at the family’s historic property, which includes her mother’s former candle-making cottage. After finding her father struggling to keep her late mother’s candle business afloat, Ellie and Logan decide to complete the orders and inadvertently bring Christmas cheer back to the town, all while falling in love.
December 8 – The CMA Country Christmas special will air on ABC at 9 PM
Special Presentation Synopsis: The 13th annual holiday special will feature performances by Steven Curtis Chapman, Dan + Shay, Scotty McCreery, Maren Morris, Old Dominion, Carly Pearce, Molly Tuttle, and The War And Treaty.
December 9 – S.W.A.T., Fire Country and Blue Bloods will all air their fall finales on CBS at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively
December 9 – The Amazon movie Something From Tiffany’s will debut online today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Based on the novel by Melissa Hill, the film watches as a woman’s life is upended, when an engagement ring meant for someone else leads her to the person she’s meant to be with. Nothing compares to the magic and excitement of the holidays in New York City, where the streets blaze with lights, windows dazzle, and a special box from Tiffany could change the course of a person’s life. Or several lives. Rachel and Gary (Zoey Deutch and Ray Nicholson) are happy enough, but not quite ready for that big commitment. Ethan and Vanessa (Kendrick Sampson and Shay Mitchell), the perfect picture, are just about to make it official. When a simple mix-up of gifts causes all of their paths to cross, it sets off a series of twists and unexpected discoveries that lead them to where they’re truly meant to be. Because love — like life — is full of surprises.
December 9 – The movie Emancipation will debut online today on Apple TV+
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The movie tells the triumphant story of Peter (Will Smith), a man who escapes from slavery, relying on his wits, unwavering faith and deep love for his family to evade cold-blooded hunters and the unforgiving swamps of Louisiana on his quest for freedom. The film also stars Ben Foster.
December 9 – The Hallmark Channel movie The Most Colorful Time of the Year will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Ryan (Christopher Russell) is an elementary school teacher, who learns that he is colorblind. Michelle (Katrina Bowden), an optometrist and mother of one of his students, helps bring color into his life in time for the holidays.
December 9 – The Great American Family holiday movie The Art of Christmas will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: After her latest gallery exhibition literally goes up in flames, struggling artist Liv James (Brigitte Kingsley) accepts a teaching job at a local elementary school to make ends meet. Through this reluctant career move she discovers her true self, a new sense of purpose and a surprising romance. The film co-stars Joe Towne.
December 9 – The Lifetime movie A Recipe for Joy will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When ambitious food correspondent, Carly Hayes (Erin Agostino), gets a shot at her own TV show, nothing goes as planned. She’s sent to Angel Heights to help Grant Quinn (Dillon Casey), a perfectionist, attention-shy chef, reopen his family’s beloved diner and film it as a holiday special pilot for her television show. Thanks to Carly, Grant will not only re-open his restaurant, but most probably his heart too.
December 10 – The holiday movie Christmas Class Reunion will debut at 8 PM on the Hallmark Channel
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: High school classmates, who once dubbed themselves the “cursed class,” reconnect at Christmas for their 15-year reunion. Over the course of their time reconnecting, the classmates challenge each other to remember who they were, who they are, and who they want to be. The movie stars Aimee Teegarden and Tanner Novlan.
December 10 – The movie Crown Prince of Christmas will debut on Great American Family at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Madison (Cindy Busby), an aspiring musician, jokingly tells her overbearing family that she is dating the prince of a small European nation. The joke goes too far as her friend and co-worker Sebastian is roped into impersonating the prince while visiting her family in New Jersey. Little does Madison know that Sebastian happens to be hiding a royal secret. Jilon VanOver also stars.
December 10 – The holiday movie The Gift of Peace will debut on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries at 10 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Artist Traci (Nikki Deloach) is a once-devout Christian who has stopped believing in God after her husband tragically died despite her prayers. As her second Christmas without him approaches, she tries going to a support group for inspiration and comfort. Brennan Elliott co-stars.
December 10 – The UPtv movie A Royal Christmas Match will debut at 7 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Princess Camille (Jordana Largy) travels to America to create a cross-cultural college exchange program and falls for Professor Rhett (Matthew MacCaull). But when she discovers he was hired by her father to escort her, aka babysit her, she wonders if he cares more about her or his career.
December 10 – The Lifetime movie Kirk Franklin’s The Night Before Christmas will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Caught in a blizzard on Christmas Eve, estranged mother and daughter Journee (Naturi Naughton) and Nia (Lorea Turner) are forced to take refuge inside a church where a handful of also-trapped parishioners are reeling from the cancellation of their annual holiday concert. The spirit of the season takes hold as Journee and Nia weather the wintry storm together with the other churchgoers, including handsome youth pastor Adam (Luke James) and a heavenly music teacher (Kirk Franklin), who motivate the mother and daughter to reconcile their differences through music, faith, and love. With the help from this unlikely yet spirited group of strangers, Journee and Nia band together to help the church salvage not only their holiday traditions, but also their show-stopping Christmas day performance, despite the raging storm outside.
December 10 – The holiday movie A Christmas Fumble will debut on OWN at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The “queen of crisis management,” Nicole Barnes (Eva Marcille) gets the toughest assignment of her career when she’s asked to handle a breaking scandal for former pro footballer turned TV commentator Jordan Davies (Devale Ellis), whose network contract isn’t going to be renewed because of a violation going back to his college days. However, Nicole fails to disclose that she and Jordan were once boyfriend and girlfriend — a conflict of interest that could end her own hopes of being made partner at her firm. To make matters worse, Nicole’s efforts to rehabilitate Jordan’s image are constantly undermined by Jordan’s shallow entertainment reporter fiancée.
December 11 – The FOX Nation holiday movie Christmas in Rockwell will debut online today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: A famous Hollywood actress (Trish Stratus) returns to her hometown where she is enlisted to participate in a Christmas play which threatens her small peaceful village with the chaos of Hollywood. Stephen Huszar and Sheila McCarthy co-star.
December 11 – The CBS movie Must Love Christmas will debut at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: A renowned romance novelist (Liza Lapira) famous for her Christmas-themed books finds herself snowbound in the charming town of Cranberry Falls. There, she unexpectedly becomes involved in a love triangle with her childhood crush (Nathan Witte) and a reporter (Neal Bledsoe) determined to interview her to save his dying magazine.
December 11 – The holiday movie The Holiday Sitter will debut on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Sam is a workaholic bachelor who babysits his niece and nephew before the holidays when his sister and her husband have to go out of town. Completely out of his element, he recruits help from their handsome neighbor Jason and finds himself in an unexpected romance. The cast includes Jonathan Bennett, Chelsea Hobbs and George Krissa.
December 11 – The Great American Family movie A Belgian Chocolate Christmas will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: A photographer takes her best friend’s place at a Belgian culinary school during the holidays and connects with the chocolatier leading the class. As romance begins to bloom, the only problem is a case of mistaken identity. The film stars Zane Stephens and Jaclyn Hales.
December 11 – The UPtv holiday movie Santa’s Got Style will debut at 7 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When department store executive Madison (Kathryn Davis) is charged with coming up with a fresh idea for the holiday season, she decides that instead of a classic Santa, this year they would hire a young Santa with lots of fashionable style. But when she has a difficult time finding the perfect model, her long-time best friend Ethan (Franco Lo Presti) [who has been in love with her for years] throws on a beard and disguises himself as the Santa of her dreams.
December 11 – The season finale of Family Law will air on The CW at 8 PM
December 11 – The season finale of Mood will air on BBC America at 10 PM
December 11 – Let the Right One In will air its season finale on Showtime at 10 PM
December 11 – The season finale of The White Lotus will air on HBO at 9 PM
December 11 – The ION holiday movie A Prince and Pauper Christmas will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When her down-on-his luck confidential informant in a criminal investigation suddenly goes missing, a desperate young federal agent, Sydney (Brittany Underwood), recruits his doppelgänger to play his role. But her job gets even harder when she falls for the criminal’s stand-in, who just happens to be a European prince visiting the states for Christmas. Tom Arnold makes a guest appearance.
December 11 – The Lifetime movie Single and Ready to Jingle will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Emma Warner (Natasha Wilson) feels like she lives Christmas year-round. As the SVP of a successful toy company in Chicago, she spends 12 months a year focusing on Christmas, leaving no time for dating…or much of anything else. By the time the actual holiday rolls around, she has had enough. She asks her assistant and friend Lucy to find a tropical singles resort – somewhere she can find a guy and not think of Christmas. But due to a booking mix-up, Emma ends up in her worst nightmare – a town devoted to everything Christmas. Will Emma be able to find her joy?
December 12 – The Paramount Network holiday movie A Nashville Country Christmas will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Overwhelmed by her high-powered agent, a bombastic Hollywood director, and a totally tricked-out, off-base holiday spectacular, a country music superstar bolts from her outrageous lifestyle, seeking a haven at her grandma’s Tennessee farm. Rather than refuge, she finds romance when she reconnects with her handsome ex, a return to her musical roots, and an unexpected family when she discovers three clever kids who’ve outsmarted the foster system are living at the family homestead at Christmas. The film stars country legend Tanya Tucker, Keith Carradine, Ana Ortiz, Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Olivia Sanabia.
December 12 – The two-hour season finale The Cleaning Lady will air on FOX at 8 PM
December 12 – The fall finale of The Good Doctor will air on ABC at 10 PM
December 13 – The limited series Kindred will debut online today on FX on Hulu
Show Synopsis: The limited series centers on Dana James (Mallori Johnson), a young Black woman and aspiring writer who has uprooted her life of familial obligation and relocated to Los Angeles, ready to claim a future that, for once, feels all her own. But, before she can settle into her new home, she finds herself being violently pulled back and forth in time. She emerges at a 19th-century plantation, a place remarkably and intimately linked with Dana and her family. An interracial romance threads through Dana’s past and present, and the clock is ticking as she struggles to confront secrets she never knew ran through her blood, in this genre-breaking exploration of the ties that bind. The cast includes Ryan Kwanten.
December 13 – The fall finales of FBI, FBI: International and FBI: Most Wanted will air on CBS at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively
December 14 – The season finale of The Santa Clauses will air online on Disney+ today
December 14 – The small screen adaptation of National Treasure: Edge of History will debut its first two episodes online on Disney+ today
Show Synopsis: The series is told from the point of view of a young heroine, Jess (Lisette Olivera) – a brilliant and resourceful DREAMer in search of answers about her family – who embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to uncover the truth about the past and save a lost Pan-American treasure. The series also stars Harvey Keitel and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
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December 14 – The VH1 holiday movie A New Diva’s Christmas Carol will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Aphrodite was made famous back in the day for performing THE timeless love song of the era. The song that everyone plays at their weddings, in every sappy commercial for diamonds or rings or puppies or soldiers coming home. It made her a ton of money, but Aphrodite HATES this song. She’s now the meanest judge on Pop The Question but her life changes when Brianna, becomes the breakthrough contestant, exuding love and purity. When Aphrodite reluctantly becomes her mentor, she does everything possible to steer her away from love and love anthems and so is visited by three spirits who take Aphrodite on a journey through love (and Christmas) past, present and future to try and shake her out of her funk and let love back in. The cast includes Ashanti, Eva Marcille, Mckenzie Small, Mel B, Robin Givens and Vivica A. Fox.
December 14 – The Netflix movie I Believe In Santa will debut online today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: After five happy months dating Tom, Lisa’s horrified to learn he’s obsessed with her least favorite holiday. Is it time to give Christmas another chance? The film stars Christina Moore, John Ducey and Violet McGraw.
December 15 – The fall finales of So Help Me Todd and CSI: Vegas will air on CBS at 9 and 10 PM respectively
December 15 – The BET+ holiday movie A Blackjack Christmas will debut online today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: A story of two sisters – one who migrated to and built a nice life in the US, while the other stayed behind in their native Jamaica. When addiction threatens to tear the family apart, the sisters find their way back to one another and rebuild their bond. The cast includes Dawnn Lewis, Charmin Lee and Adam Lazarre-White.
December 15 – The second season of the reboot of The Game will premiere on Paramount+ online today
December 15 – Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration will air live on ABC at 8 PM
Special Presentation Synopsis: In celebration of the Disney classic, this version will be an animated and live-action special, featuring award-winning singer-songwriter H.E.R. as Belle and Josh Groban as the Beast along with cast members Rita Moreno, Martin Short, David Alan Grier, Shania Twain and Jon Jon Briones.
December 15 – The Lifetime movie Record Breaking Christmas will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Leah Hoffman (Michelle Argyis), an adjudicator for The World Record Bureau, draws the short straw and is forced to travel to a small town just before Christmas to investigate its plans to break multiple holiday world records. As she falls for the town’s doctor, Devan Bancroft (Andrew Bushell), she discovers that the whole town is in cahoots, and she just may be the person who can help them reach their true Christmas goal.
December 16 – The Nickelodeon musical reimaging of the beloved comedy classic Snow Day will debut at 7 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: A musical reimagining of the beloved comedy classic film, Snow Day follows a group of kids who are determined to achieve their dreams when their school closes for a snow day. Siblings Hal and Natalie Brandston discover that anything is possible on a snow day when a surprise winter whiteout offers them the chance to break routines and take giant risks. Inspired to pursue his crush, Claire, Hal enlists the help of his best friend, Lane to help him express his feelings, and Natalie decides she must challenge the town’s cranky snowplow man if she wants to pull off the task of creating a second snow day. Jerry Trainor (iCarly) assumes the iconic role of the Snowplowman.
December 16 – The Hallmark Channel movie Holiday Heritage will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Ella returns to her hometown to mend fences with her fractured family. With the help of Griffin, her ex-boyfriend, she encourages her family to celebrate Christmas and Kwanzaa and to heal their past wounds before it’s too late. The movie stars Holly Robinson Peete, Lyndie Greenwood and Brooks Darnell.
December 16 – The season finale of Shantaram will air online on Apple TV+ today
December 16 – The Lifetime holiday movie A Christmas to Treasure will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The passing of beloved Ms. Marley reunites six estranged friends for one final hometown holiday treasure hunt. As the search unfolds and fond childhood memories are relived, sparks fly between Austin Craig (Taylor Frey) and his former best friend Everett Matthews (Kyle Dean Massey). The gang find the hidden treasure before the city has the chance to turn the Marley house into a holiday resort but the blossoming holiday romance between Austin and Everett may turn out to be the greatest Christmastime treasure of all.
December 16 – The Netflix series The Recruit will debut online today
Show Synopsis: A rookie lawyer (Noah Centineo) at the CIA stumbles headlong into the dangerous world of international espionage when a former asset threatens to expose agency secrets. The cast includes Vondie Curtis Hall, Laura Haddock, Kristian Bruun and Byron Mann (among others).
December 17 – The Lifetime movie The Holiday Dating Guide will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Dating coach and aspiring book author Abigale Slater (Maria Menounos), is close to making her lifelong dream come true. She has completed her first book – a how-to guide for dating in today’s modern world – and is now more than ready to become a published author. However, after reading the book, her publisher Jack won’t proceed with the deal without knowing that her dating advice actually works. Before he has a chance to say no, Abigale proposes that she prove the rules work by using them herself and making a man fall for her by Christmas Eve in 12 days. Although Abigale’s never seen love as a priority for herself, she sets out to find someone who will fall quickly enough to get this book in print. Things change when Abigale meets Michael Ryan (Brent Bailey), and her single-minded mission takes an unexpected turn. While following her own advice, and learning to expect the unexpected in the process, Abigale discovers the romance of her dreams.
December 17 – The holiday movie Sappy Holiday will debut on UPtv at 7 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Stranded in a small town after her car breaks down, Joy meets the charming James, a local trying to save his family’s maple farm. The movie stars Vanessa Sears and Jon McLaren.
December 17 – The Hallmark Channel movie Twas the Night Before Christmas will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: A former actress (Torrey DeVitto) trying to break into directing tests her skills with a town’s annual Christmas Eve courtroom production in which the true authorship of the famous poem “A Visit from St. Nick” is debated. Zane Holtz co-stars.
December 17 – The holiday movie Five More Minutes: Moments Like These will debut at 10 PM on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The second holiday story inspired by Scotty McCreery’s song “Five More Minutes,” a young widow’s (Ashley Williams) Christmas wish for her son is answered in unexpected ways when she returns to their old home for the holidays. Lucas Bryant co-stars.
December 17 – The holiday movie Aisle Be Home for Christmas will debut on Great American Family at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Two exes finally reconnect when a snowstorm leaves them stranded in a superstore, without cell service or Wi-Fi, just before Christmas. The film stars Garrett Watson and Jennifer Freeman.
December 18 – The Great American Family holiday movie A Brush with Christmas will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Over the week leading up to Christmas, Charlotte (Jillian Murphy) tries to capture her own unique style in the local art scene while also helping her mother run the family restaurant. Disheartened and struggling to find time for her art, Charlotte throws out her latest painting, only to discover that it has been anonymously submitted to the Christmas art festival. It turns out that Wyatt (Joseph Cannata), a visiting artist, stumbled upon her discarded work and is now using the festival’s exposure to find its mysterious creator who has stolen his heart with her craft.
December 18 – The winter finale of Yellowstone will air on Paramount Network at 8 PM
December 18 – The CBS movie When Christmas Was Young will debut at 8:30 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: A headstrong music manager (Tyler Hilton) in desperate need of a hit song for his last remaining client finds himself falling for a gifted singer-songwriter (Karen David) with abandoned dreams of making it big, as he attempts to secure the rights to a Christmas song she wrote years ago. Sheryl Crow provides some of the featured music and she serves as executive producer.
December 18 – The Yellowstone prequel series 1923 will debut online on Paramount+ today
Show Synopsis: This is the next origin story in the Yellowstone franchise that introduces a new generation of Duttons led Academy Award nominee Harrison Ford as Jacob Dutton and Academy Award winner Helen Mirren as Cara Dutton. Tthe series will explore the early 20th century when pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition and the Great Depression all plague the mountain west and the Duttons who call it home. The ensemble cast includes James Badge Dale, Jerome Flynn, Marley Shelton, Michelle Randolph, Brian Geraghty, Darren Mann, Julia Schlaepfer, Brandon Sklenar and Aminah Nieves.
NOTE: The show will also have its network debut on December 18 on Paramount Network at 9 PM after a new episode of Yellowstone.
December 18 – The Hallmark Channel movie Hanukkah on Rye will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: A matchmaker connects Molly and Jacob, but their new romance is put to the test when they realize that they are competing deli owners. Will a Hanukkah miracle keep them together? The cast includes Jeremy Jordan, Yael Grobglas and singer-actress Lisa Loeb.
December 18 – The holiday movie An Eclectic Christmas will debut at 7 PM on UPtv
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When a small town vintage store owner leaves instructions in her will for inventory to be distributed as Christmas gifts, her out-of-town niece (Hannah Gallway) seeks help from a handsome local (Jeremy Walmsley) in identifying recipients from the clues provided.
December 18 – The Lifetime movie Wrapped Up in Love will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Ashley Mackenzie (Brittany Bristow) has always been the preeminent “Christmas Queen” in town. From making hand-crafted decorations for the office to hosting the town’s annual Christmas sweater competition, she loves everything about the holiday…that is, until she meets her match in Ben Williams (Olivier Renaud). Ben is the devilishly handsome new guy in town who loves Christmas just as much as she does – and unwittingly begins to steal her thunder. But as Ashley begins to feel like Ben is taking Christmas away from her, she is reminded of the true spirit of the holiday, and she joins forces with him to make this Christmas even more meaningful.
December 18 – The EPIX drama Rogue Heroes will air its season finale at 9 PM
December 18 – The season finale of Step Up: High Water will air on Starz at 9:02 PM
December 21 – The third season of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan will premiere on Amazon online today
December 21 – Emily in Paris will premiere its third season on Netflix today
December 21 – The VH1 movie Fuhgeddabout Christmas will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When an Italian American superstar realizes her family is fed up with her workaholic ways, she gets help from her celebrity friends, Santa, and magical elves to give them the best Christmas ever. The ensemble cast includes Nick Cannon, Perez Hilton, Vincent Pastore, Vinny Guadagnino, Teresa Giudice, Justina Valentine, Conceited, Sway, Fetty Wap, Renee Graziano and DC Young Fly.
December 22 – The new Passionflix series The Secret Life of Amy Benson, based on the book Escaping Reality by author Lisa Renee Jones will debut its first two episodes online today
Show Synopsis: After losing her entire family, Amy has spent several years on the run from unknown danger. When she meets Liam on a flight she has no idea her life is about to change, for his part Liam plans to help her whether she likes it or not.
December 22 – The small screen adaptation of the box office film The Best Man: The Final Chapters will debut on Peacock online today
Show Synopsis: This limited series will catch up with Harper (Tage Diggs), Robyn (Sanaa Lathan), Jordan (Nia Long), Lance (Morris Chestnut), Quentin (Terrence Howard), Shelby (Melissa De Sousa), Candace (Regina Hall) and Murch (Harold Perrineau) as relationships evolve and past grievances resurface in the unpredictable stages of midlife crisis meets midlife renaissance. The cast also includes Brandon Victor Dixon, Nicole Ari Parker and Ron Canada [among others].
December 22 – The holiday movie A Christmas Gift will debut online on BET+ today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: In a failed attempt to cancel Christmas, the McKenzie’s find themselves ultimately navigating through unexpected guests, secrets, and revelations that will have a lasting effect on their families. The film stars Blue Kimble, Noree Victoria, Javon Johnson, Victoria Rowell, Aaron D Spears, Nadia Simms, Tiffany Snow, Marc Jones and Cayen Martin.
December 23 – The new drama Three Pines will air its season finale online on Amazon today
December 23 – The holiday romance Saving Christmas Spirit will debut online on AMC+ today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: An archaeologist (Ashley Newbrough) discovers the importance of letting a little festive wonder back into her life and finds both history and love. James Robinson co-stars.
December 23 – Netflix will air a special presentation of the box office movie Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery online today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) the only holdover. Instead of an old-money New England family, the mystery centers around Elon Musk-esque tech billionaire Miles Bron (Edward Norton), who invites a group of his longtime friends to his private Greek island in the midst of the pand emic. The ensemble cast includes Kate Hudson, Dave Bautista, Janelle Monae, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Dallas Roberts, Natasha Lyonne, Ethan Hawke and Hugh Grant.
December 24 – The holiday movie The Snowball Effect will debut on UPtv at 7 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Rival meteorologists tracking a massive snowstorm in the town of Mistletoe must work together to get home in time for Christmas. Landon Moss and Anjali Khurana star.
December 25 – The Call the Midwife Holiday Special will debut on PBS at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: With Christmas approaching, the midwives move to their maternity clinic and are delighted when their first patient is a familiar face. Life in Poplar returns to normal after the tragic train crash, and everyone unites for a festive talent show.
December 25 – The Netflix movie Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical will air online today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Based on the novel and stage musical, an extraordinary girl with a sharp mind and a vivid imagination takes a daring stand to change her story — with miraculous results. Meet Matilda. The cast includes Alisha Weir, Emma Thompson and Lashana Lynch.
December 25 – The prequel limited series The Witcher: Blood Origin will debut online on Netflix today
Show Synopsis: In an elven world 1,200 years before Geralt of Rivia, the worlds of monsters, men and elves merge to become one — and the very first Witcher arises. The cast includes Michelle Yeoh, Sophia Brown and Laurence O’Fuarain.
December 25 – The UPtv holiday movie Christmas in Wolf Creek will debut at 7 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When a runaway reindeer threatens the annual Christmas play, a struggling couple (Tim Rozon and Nola Martin) must work together to save Christmas for the town and each other.
December 26 – The series finale of His Dark Materials will air on HBO at 10 PM
December 26 – The limited series Treason will debut online today on Netflix
Show Synopsis: The drama follows Adam Lawrence (Charlie Cox), trained and groomed by MI6, whose career seems set. But when the past catches up with him in the form of Kara, a Russian spy with whom he shares a complicated past, he is forced to question everything and everyone in his life. A triangular relationship forms between Kara, Adam and his wife, Maddy; three people who are trying to expose each other’s secrets, navigate political and diplomatic relationships, whilst hanging onto their personal lives, and those they love most. The series also stars Ciaran Hinds, Olga Kurylenko and Oona Chaplin.
December 28 – The 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors will air on CBS at 8 PM
December 29 – The season finale of Gangs of London will air online on AMC+
December 30 – Slow Horses will air its season finale on Apple TV+ online today
Mark your calendars!
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