‘The Golden Bachelor’ finale, ‘The Artful Dodger,’ ‘May December,’ and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week

 

MONDAY

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: WEIRDOS, UNITE. 7 p.m., CBS

Yacht Rock Revue: 70s and 80s Hits, Live From New York: So this is a rock group who sincerely (but also ironically) performs all your soft rock favorites from Chicago, Hall & Oates, Christopher Cross, Kenny Loggins, and more.  8:30 p.m., PBS

Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test: The recruits are subjected to 12 hours of military-style interrogation to pass the course in the season finale. 8 p.m., Fox

TUESDAY

South to Black Power: This film illustrates Charles Blow’s book, The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto, which advocates that Blacks living in Northern states move back to Southern states to assert political power and reclaim land and culture that they left behind during the Great Migration.  9 p.m., HBO

Beverly Hills Cop marathon: The first three Beverly Hills Cop movies before the fourth debuts on … Netflix.  6:15 p.m., Showtime

WEDNESDAY

The 91st Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center: Kelly Clarkson hosts the lighting of the world’s most famous Christmas tree. 7 p.m., Peacock

The Artful Dodger: Thomas Brodie-Sangster stars in this limited series adaptation of the Charles Dickens’ classic. Premiere. Hulu

Slow Horses: Season three.  Apple TV+

Christmas at Graceland: A live musical event filmed at Graceland featuring music’s biggest stars performing Elvis’ biggest hits. Premiere. 9 p.m., NBC

THURSDAY

The Golden Bachelor: Gerry makes his big decision and then we spend an hour talking about it. Season finale. 7 p.m., ABC

Family Switch: Jennifer Garner and Ed Helms star in this twist on a classic: the body switch comedy. Except this time, it’s the entire family body switches! Premiere. Netflix

Bookie: Chuck Lorre is back with this new comedy about a bookie whose business is threatened by the potential of legalized sports betting in California. Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco stars. Series premiere.  Max

FRIDAY

Candy Cane Lane: Eddie Murphy plays a man who makes a pact with an elf to win a Christmas decorating contest, and ends up bringing the 12 days of Christmas to life, creating chaos in his town. Premiere. Prime Video

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny: Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve an artifact that can change the course of history. Streaming premiere. Disney+

The Exorcist: Believer: The Exorcist, but with TWO possessed girls. Streaming premiere. Peacock

May December: Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore star in this Todd Haynes film about an actress who in the course of researching a notorious couple for an upcoming role, might just tear their marriage apart. Netflix

Unbelievable with Dan Aykroyd: Dan Aykroyd hosts this new series that explores the weirdest people, places, and things in history. True Story: Aykroyd comes from a long line of ghosthunters, including his great-grandfather who corresponded with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about Spiritualism, and his father who published a book entitled A History of Ghosts. Series premiere.  9 p.m., History

SATURDAY

Saturday Night Live: Emma Stone and Noah Kahan. 10:30 p.m., NBC

Home Alone: OK, but what does Kevin’s dad do for a living that they live in THAT house and can take like 15 people to Paris? 8 p.m., Starz Encore

Bridget Jones marathon: Did you know that there was a third Bridget Jones movie? And it’s about her being pregnant? I clearly blocked this one. 3:25 p.m., Showcase

SUNDAY

There are one THOUSAND Christmas movies on these days, or you could watch:

Parasite: A brilliant exploration of capitalism and the symbiotic relationship between the wealthy and the impoverished. 9 p.m., HBO Zone

Her: A strangely heartbreaking and prescient love story about our dependence on technology. 5:35 p.m., HBO Zone West

Unbreakable: M. Night Shyamalan’s unexpected superhero story. 8:43 p.m., Cinemax

 

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