‘Dune: Prophecy,’ ‘St. Denis Medical,’ ‘Cross,’ ‘Bad Sisters,’ and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week

 

MONDAY

A Christmas Story: Fuck it, it’s Christmas now. Nothing matters anymore. 8:30 p.m., TNT

My Brilliant Friend: Series finale. 8 p.m., HBO

In Cold Water: The Shelter Bay Mystery: The shocking story of the drowning — murder? — of a school teacher in the Canadian Rockies. Premiere. Prime Video

TUESDAY

St. Denis Medical: The Superstore/American Auto team takes on healthcare with this new sitcom starring Wendy McClendon-Covey, David Allen Grier, and Allison Tolman, as hospital employees in a financially-strapped institution. One-hour series premiere.  7 p.m., NBC

Deadpool & Wolverine: Streaming premiere. Disney+

Larger Than Life: Reign of the Boybands: The history of boy bands from The Beatles through K-Pop. Series premiere. Paramount+

Dancing with the Stars: The 500th episode of the dancing competition.  7 p.m., ABC

WEDNESDAY

The Golden Bachelorette: Joan makes her choice and then they talk about it in the “After the Final Rose” special. (Note: I know I am very behind with the recaps — I apologize. I am out of the country at the moment, so it will be a minute before I am able to resume the recaps, as I can’t stream the episodes here.) 7 p.m., ABC

Bad Sisters: Season two premiere. Apple TV+

Call Me Ted: A six-part documentary about the life of Ted Turner. Series premiere. Max

Return of the King: The Rise and Fall of Elvis Presley: The story of Elvis’ remarkable 1968 comeback special. Premiere. Netflix

Restoring Galveston: Season seven premiere. 7 p.m., Magnolia

THURSDAY

Cross: Aldis Hodge stars as Alex Cross in this much-anticipated new crime thriller series based on the James Patterson novels. Series premiere. Prime Video

The Day of the Jackal: Eddie Redmayne stars in this new adaptation of the cat-and-mouse thriller. Series premiere. Peacock

Say Nothing: The grim story of Northern Ireland during the Troubles, this new limited series explores the emotional and psychological costs of radical violence on a nation. Series premiere. FX on Hulu

Frasier: Season two premiere. Paramount+

FRIDAY

Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson: I hate boxing, but right now, I really want Mike Tyson to pummel this punk. Live. 7 p.m., Netflix

Cobra Kai: Fall premiere. Netflix

Silo: Season two premiere. Apple TV+

Twisters: Streaming premiere. Peacock

The Creep Tapes: Mark Duplass is back as the secluded serial killer who lures documentarians into his deadly trap in this new series based on the cult horror movies.  Shudder, AMC+

SATURDAY

Saturday Night Live: Charli xcx (host and musical guest) 10:30 p.m., NBC

Out of Sight: The chemistry that comes off of George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez in this fun little crime caper is electric. But stay for all the wonderful performances from the amazing supporting cast, including Albert Brooks, Steve Vaughn, Don Cheadle, and Ving Rhames, among many others. 6 p.m.., Showtime Extreme West

SUNDAY

Dune: Prophecy of the Hidden Hand: A prequel set 10,000 years before Paul Atreides, this new series follows two Harkonnen sisters who create the Bene Gesserit sect. Series premiere. 8 p.m., HBO

Landman: Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Hamm co-star in this new Taylor Sheridan drama about those who would seek their fortunes in an oil boom. Series premiere. Paramount+

Tulsa King: Season two finale.  Paramount+

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