‘Mr. Robot’ series finale, Eddie Murphy’s return to ‘SNL,’ ‘The Witcher’ and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week

 

MONDAY

Holidays with the Houghs: Julianne and Derek dance and sing and DO NOT DISCUSS THE AMERICA’S GOT TALENT SCANDAL. 9 p.m., NBC

Nick Cannon’s Hit Viral Videos – Holidays 2019: I don’t know what this has to do with the holidays, but OK.  7 p.m., Fox

This Changes Everything: In this documentary, a bunch of famous actresses, including Ellen Pompeo, Zoe Saldana, Natalie Portman, Rosario Dawson, Heather Graham, Gillian Anderson, Geena Davis, Cate Blanchett, Rashida Jones, Reese Witherspoon, Marisa Tomei, Meryl Streep, Mary-Louise Parker, Sandra Oh, Tiffany Haddish, Yara Shahidi, Chloè Grace Moretz, Brit Marling, Jessica Chastain, Amandla Stenberg discuss the gender divide in Hollywood and what BULLSHIT it is. 8 p.m., Starz

Jimmy Kimmel: Life After Darth: Jimmy Kimmel interviews the cast of the new Star Wars movie because SYNERGY! 9 p.m., ABC

A Very Brady Home Renovation: Holiday Edition: The kids reunite to throw a holiday party in the newly renovated house. 9 p.m., HGTV

The Neighborhood: The Johnson’s present for Grover is stolen. Fall finale. 7 p.m., CBS

Bob ♥ Abishola: Dottie needs to make a will. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Fall finale. 7:30 p.m., CBS

All Rise: Lola has to defend herself at the Commission on Judicial Performance while also going to holiday parties. Fall finale. 8 p.m., CBS

Bull: Bull and his team need a holiday miracle. Fall finale. 9 p.m., CBS

TUESDAY

The Voice: The three-hour finale. It really begins at 8, but if you want to relive the season, tune in at 7. Season finale. 7 p.m., NBC

The Dogs of the Year: THEY’RE ALL GOOD DOGS, BRENT.  7 p.m., The CW

Well Groomed: Speaking of dogs, this is a documentary about the crazy world of competitive dog grooming. 8 p.m., HBO

Ronny Chieng: Asian Comedian Destroys America: The Daily Show correspondent’s first Netflix stand-up special. Netflix

The Resident: Devon and Conrad face a moral dilemma. Fall finale. 7 p.m., Fox

Empire: Lucious refuses to take no as an answer. Fall finale. 8 p.m., Fox

NCIS: Ziva has one last thing she needs to do before returning to her family. Fall finale. 7 p.m., CBS

FBI: A kidnapping victim is linked to a series of murders. Fall finale. 8 p.m., CBS

NCIS: New Orleans: The Barrett investigation uncovers a malicious plot. Fall finale. 9 p.m., CBS

WEDNESDAY

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: All in the Family and Good Times: WE’RE DOING IT LIVE! AGAIN! 7 p.m., ABC

Survivor: A very controversial season comes to an end. DO BETTER, SURVIVOR. Season finale. 7 p.m., CBS

The Masked Singer: The three finalists compete for the golden mask trophy. Season finale. 7 p.m., Fox

Mad About You: Season finale. Spectrum

Don’t Fuck with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer: A group of people around the world find a disturbing video online, realize they have a potential murderer on their hands,  and set out to find him. Murderinos: this is right up your alley. Netflix

Masters of Illusion: HOLIDAY MAGIC! 8 p.m., The CW

THURSDAY

Miss America 2020: There she is … an outdated concept of idealized womanhood … 7 p.m., NBC

A Christmas Carol: Oh, hey, this is that BBC Christmas Carol starring Guy Pearce. I would have guessed that it would have aired on BBC America, but here we are. 6:30 p.m., FX

After the Raid: An immigration raid on a small town forces some Christians to question what it means to love thy neighbor in this new documentary. Netflix

FRIDAY

The Witcher: Henry Cavill stars in this new epic drama about a monster hunter, a powerful sorceress and a princess with a secret. Series premiere.  Netflix

The Aeronauts: This film starring Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones is loosely based on the true story of British aeronauts James Glaisher and Henry Coxwell whose coal-fueled hot air balloon broke the world flight altitude records.  Amazon

The Two Popes: Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins star in this fictionalized account of the transfer of power from Pope Benedict to Pope Francis. Netflix

Celebrating Marvel’s Stan Lee: A celebration of Stan Lee’s life and creations. 7 p.m., ABC

Global Citizen Prize: Prizes! For Good-doers! 7 p.m., NBC

Togo: The true story of the Great Race of Mercy, in which sled dog teams raced diphtheria antitoxin serum over 700 miles to save Nome from an epidemic. Also, cute sled dogs. Disney+

For All Mankind: Season finale. Apple TV+

The Morning Show: Season finale. Apple TV+

The Adventures of Paddington: Your favorite Peruvian bear is back. Series premiere. 11:30 a.m., Nickelodeon

SATURDAY

Saturday Night Live: Eddie Murphy returns to SNL for the first time since he left 35 years ago. Also, Lizzo. So, just, you know. Brace yourselves. 10:30 p.m., NBC

Star Wars marathon: I mean, you know what this is. It begins with the three lesser prequels. Rogue One airs at 7, FYI. 9:50 a.m., TNT

Ultimate Hanukkah Challenge: GIMME ALL THE LATKES. 8 p.m., Food Network

SUNDAY

Mr. Robot: Two-part series finale for one of the most groundbreaking shows of the 2000s. 8 p.m., USA

The Price is Right: The cast of SEAL Team join Drew Carey for a “holiday extravaganza.” 7 p.m., CBS

The Year 2019: I mean, it was a year. I’ll say that much for it. 8 p.m., ABC

A Home for the Holidays: Idina Menzel hosts the annual special highlighting foster care and adoption. 8 p.m., CBS

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