The new animated film “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” (Disney+, streaming) is based on Jeff Kinney’s popular book.
“The Rescue” (Disney+, streaming), a new documentary from the makers of “Free Solo,” concerns the dramatic rescue of 12 soccer players and their coach from inside a flooded cave in Thailand.
The new set of episodes from “Pen15” (Hulu, streaming) will also wind up the series from Anna Konkle and Maya Erskine who play 13-year-olds trying to adjust. First up, a bat mitzvah.
A second season comes for “Alex Rider” (IMDb TV, streaming).
Ready for more baking with Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith? Here’s season four of “The Great British Baking Show: Holidays” (Netflix, streaming). Not to be outdone, there is a Christmas episode of “Disney’s Magic Bake-Off” (Disney, 9:40 p.m.).
Julie Bowen plays a grandmother (!) raising a teen that finds a cassette tape her parents made and wants to learn more in the new film “Mixtape” (Netflix, streaming).
The final five episodes come for “Money Heist” (Netflix, streaming).
From the makers of Wallace and Gromit comes “Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas” (Netflix, streaming), a half hour holiday special.
All three parts of the documentary series “Chasing Ghislaine” (Investigation Discovery, 8 p.m.) that premiered on Discovery+, makes its cable debut tonight, as the trial continues.
After making hundreds of Christmas movies, Hallmark tries a different tack: “Eight Gifts of Hanukkah” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.) with Inbar Lavi and Jake Epstein. Elsewhere, there’s “A Christmas Dance Reunion” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.) with Monique Coleman and Corbin Bleu, and “Christmas…Again?!” (Disney, 8 p.m.), a “Groundhog Day” variation with Scarlett Estevez.
Not a Christmas movie: A teen joins a game that requires her to be hidden in the forest for 72 hours in the thriller “Missing and Alone” (Lifetime Movie Network, 8 p.m.).
Big time Christmas corporate synchronicity comes in “Disney’s Holiday Magic Quest” (Disney, 7 p.m.) with various characters cavorting through Walt Disney World. Yvette Nicole Brown hosts.
Wine appreciation is the subject on “How to With John Wilson” (HBO, 10 p.m.).
“The New York Times Presents” (FX, 10 p.m.) has a feature length documentary on an Alabama man sentenced to death in a police shooting who was never accused of touching the murder weapon.
Tommy throws a curveball on “Ready to Love” (OWN, 8 p.m.).
“Nancy Drew” (CW, 9 p.m.) tries to trap a killer but ends up unleashing a supernatural spirit that feeds on people’s sorrows/
The murder in the house of Gucci is explored on “Dateline” (NBC, 9 p.m.).
“Magnum P.I.” (CBS, 9 p.m.) starts tailing Higgins, who has been infiltrating a group that wants to take down MI6.
The competition with Maya Rudolph and Andy Samberg that debuted online Thursday is available now on broadcast TV, “Baking It” (NBC, 8 p.m.), produced by Amy Poehler.
Danny partners with Anthony to solve a double homicide on “Blue Bloods” (CBS, 10 p.m.).
“S.W.A.T.” (CBS, 8 p.m.) is pulled into a dangerous case involving the Russian mob.
The search is on for the right horse on “The Last Cowboy” (CMT, 8 p.m.).
“The UnXplained” (History, 9 p.m.) explains immortality.
Deon wants Christmas to be special in advance of Diez’s surgery on “Doubling Down with the Derricos” (OWN, 9 p.m.).
“Caesar’s Doomsday War” (Science, 8 p.m.) looks into evidence of a rebel army that threatened Julius Caesar’s reign.
Payment is coming under siege on “Day of the Dead” (Syfy, 10 p.m.).
Turner Classic Movies presents a slew of archival clips through a trio of films, “AMIA Archival Screening Night Roadshow” (8 p.m.), “Image Makers: The Adventures of America’s Pioneer Cinematographers” (10 p.m.) and “Fragments” (midnight). They are followed by a couple of weird horror films, “She Freak” (2 am.) and “The Mutation” (3:30 a.m.).
During the day are femme fatales, in “Brother Rat” (6:45 a.m.), “Night Parade” (8:30 a.m.), “Journal of a Crime” (9:45 a.m.), “Satan Met a Lady” (11 a.m.), “Madame Satan” (12:30 a.m.), “The Man Who Cheated Himself” (2:30 p.m.), “Madeleine” (4 p.m.) and “The Strange Love of Martha Ivers” (6 p.m.).
NBA action includes Philadelphia at Atlanta (ESPN, 7:45 p.m.) and Clippers at Lakers (ESPN, 10:05 p.m.).
College football has Western Kentucky at Texas San Antonio (CBS Sports, 7 p.m.) in the Conference USA championship and Oregon vs. Utah (ABC, 8 p.m.) in the Pac-12 championship
Men’s college hoops include Rutgers at Illinois (ESPN2, 7 p.m.), Kansas vs. St. John’s (Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.),
College hockey has Ohio State at Notre Dame (NBC Sports, 7:30 p.m.).
Women’s college soccer has Florida State vs. Rutgers (ESPNU, 7 p.m.) and BYU vs. Santa Clara (ESPNU, 9:30 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest: Rachel Zegler, Monica Mangin. The View: Rachael Ray. The Talk: Lauren Alaina. Ellen DeGeneres: Octavia Spencer, Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Blake Vogt. Drew Barrymore: Kal Penn, Michael Urie, Eitan Bernath. Kelly Clarkson: Cheryl Hines, Hannah Brown, Benson Boone. Tamron Hall: Ricki Lake, Mya. Wendy Williams: Holly Robinson Peter, Leah Remini, Michelle Visage. The Real: Chris Diamantopoulos.
Late Talk
Stephen Colbert: Jeff Goldblum, Natalie Hemby. Jimmy Kimmel: Sandra Bullock, Bill Burr, Lizzy McAlpine (rerun). Jimmy Fallon: Tyler Perry, Michael Bublé, CKay. Seth Meyers: Gayle King, David Copperfield, Aurora (rerun). James Corden: Dwayne Johnson, Avril Lavigne (rerun).