The ‘Doctor Who’ special, the ‘Sense8’ special, a bunch of looks back on 2016 and everything else on television this week.

MONDAY

First Lady Michelle Obama Says Farewell to the White House: An Oprah Winfrey Special: DON’T GO, PLEASE. OH GOD, PLEASE. 7 p.m., CBS

America’s Got Talent: Holiday Spectacular: Penn and Teller; Grace VanderWaal; the Clairvoyants; Brian Justin Crum; Olate Dogs; Sal Valentinetti; Jackie Evancho; Mat Franco; the Regurgitator; and Professor Splash perform and Simon Cowell has to be nice to all of them. 7 p.m., NBC

People of Earth: Ozzie has an important breakthrough in the hour-long season finale. 8 p.m., TBS

TUESDAY

Michael Bublé Sings and Swings: Michael Bublé does his Michael Bublé thing. 7 p.m., NBC

The Year 2016: OH YES. LET’S SPEND MORE TIME THINKING ABOUT HOW SHITTY THIS YEAR HAS BEEN. 8 p.m., ABC

Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best is Yet to Come: After the terrible year that 2016 has been so far, we can’t just take for granted someone great like Tony Bennett turning 90. Performances by Tony Bennett, Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bublé, Lady Gaga, Billy Joel, Elton John, Diana Krall, k.d. lang, Rufus Wainwright and Stevie Wonder. Also appearing: Alec Baldwin; Steve Buscemi; Kevin Spacey; and Bruce Willis. 8 p.m., NBC

Scream Queens: The season finale, hopefully the series finale. 8 p.m., Fox

WEDNESDAY

Milestones 2016: A Tribute to the Stars We’ve Lost: YEAH, IT’S KINDA SUCKED. 8 p.m., Reelz

Purple Rain: Speaking of… 6:30 p.m., VH1

Game Changers with Robin Roberts: A look back at the people who tried to make 2016 a little less awful like Lin-Manuel Miranda and Chance the Rapper. 9 p.m., ABC

THURSDAY

Project Runway: A winner is chosen and if I had my druthers it would be Laurence because I want to wear ALL OF HER CLOTHES. But it’ll probably be Erin. Season finale. 7 p.m., Lifetime

The Goonies: For those of you born after the 80s, it’s kinda like Stranger Things but with fewer demogorgons. 9 p.m., AMC

FRIDAY

Sense8: A Christmas Special: A two-hour holiday special featuring your favorite cluster. Netflix

Travelers: Eric McCormack stars in this time-travelling drama about the last surviving humans sending their consciousness back into the past. Netflix

A Home for the Holidays: Miranda Lambert, Alessia Cara and Rachel Platten perform in this special to raise awareness for adoption and foster services. 7 p.m., CBS

SATURDAY

A Christmas Story: The marathon begins! 7 p.m., TBS, TNT

Christmas Eve at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome: Midnight mass with the Pope! 11:30 p.m., NBC

Scrooged: A Christmas Carol with 100% more Bill Murray. 9 p.m., ABCSP

It’s a Wonderful Life: Because it’s Christmas Eve. 7 p.m., NBC

SUNDAY

Doctor Who: The Christmas special! 8 p.m., BBCA

Merry Christmas, my lovelies! 

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