While Lifetime and Hallmark try to outdo each other with sheer number of Christmas romances this season, the leading streaming service keeps its hand in with its second holiday movie starring Vanessa Hudgens, following last year’s “The Princess Switch.”
This season, Hudgens stars as a high school science teacher who is visited by a time traveling medieval warrior (Josh Whitehouse) in full armor in the new “The Knight Before Christmas” (Netflix, streaming).
In the new imported French series “Mortel” (Netflix, streaming), three teenagers with supernatural voodoo forces use their powers to survive high school.
In the four-part British import “Cheat” (Sundance Now, streaming), Katherine Kelly and Molly Windsor star as a student and teacher who follow a plagiarism charge into a murder caper.
“Desus & Mero” (Showtime, 11 p.m.) ends its freewheeling first season with guests Chadwick Boseman and Elizabeth Warren.
Bailey and Amelia swap pregnancy updates on “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC, 8 p.m.).
“Superstore” (NBC, 8 p.m.) instills a new curbside pickup effort.
Carol’s friend ends up in the hospital on “Carol’s Second Act” (CBS, 9:30 p.m.).
On “Supernatural” (CW, 8 p.m.), Sam and Dean are visited by an old friend.
Thursday Night Football has Indianapolis at Houston (Fox, 8 p.m.).
The university makes George Sr. a job offer in order to recruit “Young Sheldon” (CBS, 8 p.m.).
“Perfect Harmony” (NBC, 8:30 p.m.) has a progressive Thanksgiving dinner.
It’s Thanksgiving, too, on “The Unicorn” (CBS, 8:30 p.m.) and “Chrisley Knows Best” (USA, 9 p.m.).
But it’s Commonwealth Day on “Legacies” (CW, 9 p.m.).
On “The Good Place” (NBC, 9 p.m.), Chidi considers his past.
Rome helps PJ through a personal crisis on “A Million Little Things” (ABC, 9 p.m.).
On “Mom” (CBS, 9 p.m.), Christy has a hit and run.
A grief panda is running around on “Will & Grace” (NBC, 9:30 p.m.).
“Evil” (CBS, 10 p.m.) does a little art examination.
A possible serial predator is investigated on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (NBC, 10 p.m.).
“Mr. Inbetween” (FX, 10 p.m.) considers death.
It’s almost graduation time on “How to Get Away with Murder” (ABC, 10 p.m.), where the FBI informant is finally revealed.
The story of the Fisk Jubilee Singers is retold on a rerun of “American Experience” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings).
Couples on “Temptation Island” (USA, 10 p.m.) send video messages to one another.
Gus has trouble with long distance relationships from “Floribama Shore” (MTV, 8 p.m.).
John Ford’s work is on Turner Classic Movies all night with “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” (8 p.m.), “The Searchers” (10:15 p.m.), “The Grapes of Wrath” (2:15 a.m.) and “Cheyenne Autumn” (4:30 a.m.) as well as the documentary “John Ford, The Man Who Invented America” (1:15 a.m.).
During the day are fairy tales with “The Thief of Baghdad” (6 a.m.), “More Than a Miracle” (8 a.m.), “The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm” (9:45 a.m.), “The Glass Slipper” (12:15 p.m.), “The Red Shoes” (2 p.m.), “Beauty and the Beast” (4:30 p.m.) and “Bluebeard’s Ten Honeymoons” (6:15 p.m.).
NBA action has Portland at Milwaukee (TNT, 8 p.m.) and New Orleans at Phoenix (TNT, 10:30 p.m.).
In college football, it’s North Carolina State at Georgia Tech (ESPN, 8 p.m.).
Men’s college hoops includes Middle Tennessee State vs. Villanova (ESPN2, 11:30 a.m.), Missouri State vs. Miami (ESPNU, 11:30 a.m.), Florida vs. Saint Joseph’s (ESPN2, 2 p.m.), Tulane vs. Mississippi State (ESPNU, 2 p.m.), Baylor vs. Ohio (ESPN2, 4:30 p.m.), Georgetown vs. Texas (ESPN2, 7 p.m.), Utah vs. Coastal Carolina (ESPNews, 7 p.m.), Towson vs. Xavier (ESPNU, 7 p.m.), Buffalo vs. Connecticut (ESPNU, 9 p.m.) and California vs. Duke (ESPN2, 9:30 p.m.).
And in the FIFA World Cup of beach soccer, it’s Switzerland vs. U.S. (Fox Sports 2, 4 p.m.) and Paraguay vs. Japan (Fox Sports, 7 p.m.).
Daytime Time
Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest: Kit Harington, Niecy Nash, Charles Melton, Passenger (rerun). The View: Jamie Lee Curtis, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Bilott. The Talk: Randall Park. Ellen DeGeneres: Eric Stonestreet, Kat Dennings. Kelly Clarkson: Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton, John Legend, Carson Daly. Wendy Williams: Billy Bush. The Real: Jackée Harry, Tisha Campbell.
Late Talk
Stephen Colbert: Sen. Kamala Harris, Adrienne Warren. Jimmy Kimmel: Billie Ellish, Taylor Kitsch, Jessie Reyez. Jimmy Fallon: Will Ferrell, Alan Cumming, Jessica Kirson. Seth Meyers: Dolly Parton, Tobias Menzies, Rep. Ro Khanna, Jon Theodore. James Corden: Chadwick Bozeman, Sienna Miller, Stephan James. Lilly Singh: Susan Kelechi Watson. Trevor Noah: Lena Waithe. David Spade: Tom Papa, Fortune Feimster, Reggie Watts. Conan O’Brien: Fred Armisen.