The end of ‘Stranger Things,’ New Year’s Eve celebrations, ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race,’ ‘Best Medicine,’ and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week

MONDAY

The Year: 2025: Interviews with The Jonas Brothers, A’Ja Wilson, Luke Bryan, Christian Siriano, Robert Irwin, Alix Earle among others.  ABC

Game of Thrones marathon: When there is nothing on but reruns and sportsball, this is something to actually look forward to while rotting on your couch, waiting for New Year’s to arrive. 6:30 a.m., HBO Hits

The Front Room: Brandi stars in this horror film as a pregnant woman who is faced with bringing her husband’s possibly wicked stepmother in to live with them. It doesn’t have great reviews, but the wicked stepmother is played by Kathryn Hunter, and therefore, I am obligated to give it a chance.  7:36 Cinemax Hits West

TUESDAY

Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story: The dark case of the popular influencer, Utah therapist Jodi Hildebrandt, who was revealed to be a child abuser. Premiere.  Netflix

The Godfather marathon: It’s a weird week, so why not put on a comfort mob movie or two? 7 p.m., Showtime Showcase

RoboCop: I’D BUY THAT FOR A DOLLAR! 8:15 p.m., MGM+ West

WEDNESDAY

Stranger Things: The final chapter is upon us. Series finale. 7 p.m., Netflix

Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026: I feel like they could wedge a few more words into this title, tho. 7 p.m.; 9:30 p.m.; 10:30 p.m.; 1:30 p.m., ABC

New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash: Because not everyone wants to celebrate in Mamdani’s socialist hellscape. /s 7:30 p.m., CBS; 9:30 p.m., CBS

CNN’s New Year’s Eve with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen: And then, of course, there is the most unhinged (drunkest) New Year’s Eve broadcast. 7 p.m., CNN

A Toast to 2025!: The only thing anyone is going to be toasting about this year is that it is over. 9:30 p.m., NBC

Fireworks Around the World: FIREWORKS GO BOOM. 11:30 p.m., NBC

Together: Real-life married couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie star in this body horror as a married couple at a crossroads in their relationship. Streaming premiere. Hulu

THURSDAY

137th Rose Bowl Parade: Lie on your couch and watch the pretty flower floats. 10 a.m., NBC & Peacock

The Cult of the Real Housewife: For those of you who are unversed in the world of the Real Housewives, Mary Crosby is a Real Housewife of Salt Lake City, and the head of her own church (cult) that was founded by her grandmother. When her grandmother died, Mary married her grandmother’s husband — her step-grandfather — and took over the church. Some weird shit going on right there. Premiere. 7 p.m., TLC

2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony: Cy7 p.m., ABC

FRIDAY

RuPaul’s Drag Race: Let’s go, queens. Season premiere.  7 p.m., MTV

Rocky marathon: Philly’s best. 1 p.m., AMC

Mission Impossible marathon: DUN DUN DUNDUN DUN DUN DUNDUN.  5 p.m., Paramount Network

SATURDAY

Grease: My favorite movie when I was six, which, honestly, is so inappropriate. 8 p.m., CMT

No Hard Feelings: Jennifer Lawrence stars in this anti-rom rom-com that has one of the most amazing nude scenes I’ve ever seen (which I assume will be edited in some fashion for this cable broadcast). 8:25 p.m., FXM

SUNDAY

America’s Funniest Home Videos: Winter premiere. 6 p.m., ABC

Best Medicine: A crotchety surgeon leaves his Boston practice to become a general practitioner in a small seaside town in this remake of the popular British series, Doc Martin. Series premiere.   7 p.m., Fox

Krapopolis: Krapopolis is invaded in the season finale.  8 p.m., Fox

31st Annual Critics’ Choice Awards: Chelsea Handler returns to host. 6 p.m., E! & USA

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