On the slow moving “Your Honor” (Showtime, 10 p.m.), dad creates an alibi for his son.
It may be figgy pudding and human entrails on the first “The Walking Dead Holiday Special” (AMC+, streaming).
Also on the streaming service, a couple of holiday horror films on an edition of “The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs” (AMC+, streaming) titled “Joe Bob Saves Christmas.”
“Could You Survive?” (Weather, 10 p.m.) begins a new season with a man trapped in a freezing Utah river.
Mickey gets a real job on “Shameless” (Showtime, 8 p.m.).
“Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” (CBS, 8 p.m.) gets a replay, alongside “Frosty the Snowman” (CBS, 9 p.m.) and “Frosty Returns” (9:30 p.m.).
The misdeeds of greedy mid-80s figures Leona Helmsley, John Gotti, Ivan Bosky, Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani are the subject of tonight’s “Empires of New York” (CNBC, 8 p.m.) titled “1986-87: Secrets & Lies.”
Called has to deal with a case close to home on “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS, 9 p.m.).
Tamera Mowry-Houseley plays a newscaster who gets a second shot at love on “Christmas Comes Twice” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.).
Also, a Hallmark-style holiday movie is shot in Springfield on “The Simpsons” (Fox, 8 p.m.).
Later comes a holiday mystery on “Unlocking Christmas” (Hallmark, 10 p.m.) with Taylor Cole and Steve Lund.
After presenting the first gay holiday romance Saturday, here’s the first all-Asian version, “A Sugar & Spice Holiday” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.) with Jacky Lai, Tzi Ma and Lilliam Lim.
A rock biography “Tom Petty: Won’t Back Down” (Reelz, 8 p.m.) is followed by the creepier “Autopsy: The Last Hours of Tom Petty” (Reelz, 9 p.m.).
Jenny shows Louise she deserves a raise on “Bless the Harts” (Fox, 8:30 p.m.).
On “Ice Airport Alaska” (Smithsonian, 8 p.m.) depicts the winter problems at the Anchorage airport.
An assassination is attempted on “The Outpost” (CW, 9 p.m.).
“Bob’s Burgers” (Fox, 9 p.m.) caters a boat parade.
Loretta takes to the bottle on “NCIS: New Orleans” (CBS, 10 p.m.).
“This is Life with Lisa Ling” (CNN, 10 p.m.) looks at gun violence.
The season comes to an end on “I Love a Mama’s Boy” (TLC, 10 p.m.) and it’s about time.
On “The Real Housewives of Potomac” (Bravo, 9 p.m.), Candiace and Monique enter one another.
Porsha’s our of prison on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” (Bravo, 8 p.m.).
The Native American legend of the Wendigo is explored on “When Monsters Attack” (Travel, 8 p.m.).
Rebel Wilson and Cedric the Entertainer play “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” (ABC, 9 p.m.).
The 2018 “A Star is Born” (TNT, 8 p.m.) is on cable.
A couple of films about older folks, “The Trip to Bountiful” (8 p.m.) and “Make Way for Tomorrow” (10 p.m.) are on Turner Classic Movies. A Mary Pickford silent, “Fanchon the Cricket” (midnight) is followed by a couple of Czech films, “Diamonds of the Night” (2:15 a.m.) and “Pearls of the Deep” (3:45 a.m.).
Sunday Night Football has Pittsburgh at Buffalo (NBC, 8:20 p.m.). Earlier games include Arizona at Giants (Fox, 1 p.m.), Kansas City at Miami (CBS, 1 p.m.) and Washington vs. San Francisco (Fox, 4:25 p.m.).
Preseason basketball has Washington at Brooklyn (NBA, 6 p.m.) and Clippers at Lakers (ESPN, 8:30 p.m.).
Men’s college basketball includes Rhode Island at Western Kentucky (CBS Sports, noon), Oakland at Michigan State (Fox Sports 1, noon), Richmond at West Virginia (ESPN, 1 p.m.), Northern Illinois at Iowa (Fox Sports 1, 2 p.m.), Texas at Baylor (ESPN, 3 p.m.), SIU Edwardsville at Northwestern (ESPNU, 4 p.m.) and St. John’s at Georgetown (Fox Sports 1, 7:30 p.m.).
Women’s games include Tennessee at Texas (ESPN, 5 p.m.).
This morning, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (ESPN2, 8:05 p.m.) is run.
Golf has both the final round of the U.S. Women’s Open (Golf, 11 a.m.; NBC, 2 p.m.) and the QBE Shootout (NBC, noon; Golf, 2 p.m.).
Men’s college hockey has Ohio State at Notre Dame (NBC Sports, 5 p.m.).
Sunday Talk
ABC: FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn, N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy, Walgreens vice president Rick Gates. CBS: HHS Secretary Alex Azar, Rep. Cedric Richmond, Hackensack Meridian Health CEO Robert Garrett. NBC: NIH director Dr. Francis Collins, Sens. Chris Coons and Lamar Alexander. CNN: Hahn, Stacey Abrams, Bill Gates, Sen. Bill Cassidy, Al Gore. Fox News: Head of U.S. vaccine development Monclef Slaoui, Sen. Joe Minchin, Rep. Steve Scalise.