The series finale of ‘What We Do in the Shadows,’ ‘Beast Games,’ ‘Laid,’ a ton of Christmas specials, and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week

MONDAY

What We Do in the Shadows: “A surprising twist leads to a change of plans” in the series finale. Bye, vampires. You were the best.  9 p.m., FX

Little Big Town’s Christmas at the Opry: Grammy Award-winning superstars Little Big Town hosts this special with some of country music’s biggest names. Premiere. 7 p.m., NBC

The Neighborhood: Marty prepares to return to work in the fall finale. 7 p.m., CBS

Poppa’s House: Poppa changes his appearance. Fall finale. 7:30 p.m., CBS

NCIS: A shocking tell-all threatens to ruin Christmas. Fall finale. 8 p.m., CBS

NCIS: Origins: Gibbs remembers the unlikely series of events that led to his first day on the job in the fall finale. 9 p.m., CBS

TUESDAY

St. Denis Medical: Apparently I lied when I said the fall finale for this and Night Court was two weeks ago, I was relying on bad information. ANYWAY, this is the actual fall finale, and Bruce and Matt help a Santa. 7 p.m., NBC

Night Court: Abby’s holiday plans are thrown into disarray in the fall finale, for real this time. 7:30 p.m., NBC

FBI: Three customs officers are killed; was it an inside job? Fall finale. 7 p.m., CBS

FBI: International: Mitchell is forced to confront his grief in the fall finale. 8 p.m., CBS

FBI: Most Wanted: The Fugitive Task Force clashes with local law enforcement. Fall finale. 9 p.m., CBS

Aaron Rogers: Enigma: This limited series follows conspiratorial weirdo Aaron Rogers as he returns to football after an Achilles heel injury. Premiere. Netflix

WEDNESDAY

The Masked Singer: The final two compete for The Golden Mask Trophy. Season finale. 7 p.m., Fox

Survivor: The tribal council names a winner. Finale. 7 p.m., CBS

The Floor: Season finale. 8 p.m., Fox

The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot: A look back at the comically ridiculous cheerleader mother murder for hire plot that took place on the outskirts of Houston in the ’90s (and which my late aunt wrote a whole book about). Shanna, the daughter of Wanda Holloway, speaks out for the first time. Premiere. 8 p.m., ID

A Saturday Night Live Christmas: All of the best Christmas-themed sketches from 50 seasons of SNL8 p.m., NBC

iHeartRadio Jingle Ball: Katy Perry and Meghan Trainor are among this year’s performers. 7 p.m., ABC

THURSDAY

Laid: A woman finds out her former lovers are dying in unusual ways in what is being described as a “fucked-up rom-com.” Series premiere.  Peacock

Beast Games: 1,000 contestants compete for a $5 million prize. Series premiere. Prime Video

Virgin River: Season premiere. Netflix

Star Trek: Lower Decks: Series finale. Paramount+

Fast Friends: Fans of the show Friends compete in this new game show to determine who the Ultimate Friends Fan is. Series premiere. Max

Ghosts: Sam and Jay prepare to host Jay’s hard to please parents for the holidays, things go awry. One-hour fall finale.  7 p.m., CBS

The Great Christmas Light Fight: Two-hour season finale. 7 p.m., ABC

Manhunt: Luigi Mangione and the CEO Murder: Welp, they were quick with this one. How did TMZ allow themselves to be beaten by 20/20? 9 p.m., ABC

Elsbeth: A showrunner of a long-running police procedural is murdered in the fall finale. 9 p.m., CBS

Nate Bargatze’s Nashville Christmas: Nate Bargatze hosts this variety special with appearances by Mikey Day, Noah Kahan, Martina McBride, Ashley Padilla, Jelly Roll, Darius Rucker, Derrick Stroup, the Tennessee Titans, and Carrie Underwood. Premiere. 8 p.m., CBS

FRIDAY

National Tree Lighting: Adam Blackstone, Muni Long, Stephen Sanchez, Trombone Shorty, James Taylor, The War And Treaty and Trisha Yearwood perform. 7 p.m., CBS

Josh Groban and Friends Go Home for the Holidays: Josh Groban joins the annual special that highlights the joys of fostering and adoption. 8 p.m., CBS

Violent Femmes 40th Anniversary With The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra: Oh my God, I’m so old. 8:30 p.m., PBS

Juror #2: A juror in a high-profile case struggles with a moral dilemma. Streaming premiere. Max

SATURDAY

Saturday Night Live: Martin Short & Hozier 10:30 p.m., NBC

Home Alone marathon: How is one kid so unlucky? 6 p.m., FX

SUNDAY

The 47th Annual Kennedy Center Honors: Francis Ford Coppola, Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval, and the Apollo Theater are honored. 7:30 p.m., CBS

What If … ?: Once again, Marvel characters make unexpected choices that change their worlds. Season three premiere. Disney+

Dune: Prophecy: First season finale. 8 p.m., HBO

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