Wednesday TV: Christmas Specials from the UK
For Christmas, American broadcasters give viewers reruns and sports. But the Brits continue to make very special episodes for holiday premieres. The two-hour “‘Call the Midwife’ Holiday Special” (PBS, 8…
Tuesday TV: A Last Christmas Eve Special
Coming in right under the wire is the last Yuletide special this season: “Christmas with Andrea Bocelli and Friends: A Grammy Holiday Special” (CBS, 8 p.m.). Jennifer Hudson, Due Lipa,…
Capital Radio 12-23-24: Festivus & More Holidays
On the day designated for airing of grievances and feats of strength, there was no way we couldn’t celebrate Festivus, for the rest of us. But who knew there were…
Monday TV: ‘Christmas at Graceland’ Again
Reruns abound two days before Christmas. One of note is “Christmas at Graceland” (NBC, 8 p.m.), a special that first aired last year. Hosted by granddaughter Riley Keough in Memphis,…
Sunday TV: The 47th Kennedy Center Honors
The unusual group honored for the 2024 Kennedy Center Honors (CBS, 8 p.m.) include Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval, Francis Ford Coppola, The Grateful Dead and, for the first time, a…
Saturday TV: Martin Short Returns to ‘SNL’
Onetime cast member Martin Short hosts the last “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) of the year; his third time to host. Hozier is musical guest for the second time.…
A Movie Selling a Series: ‘Homestead’
A nuclear bomb hitting Los Angeles at the outset of the film “Homestead” seems its most minor concern. Mostly, it’s a pretext for finally getting to use those go-bags that…
Friday TV: Kerry Washington Goes to War
Kerry Washington stars in a new film about the first Women’s Army Corps unit of color during World War II, “The Six Triple Eight” (Netflix, streaming). Ebony Obsidian, Milan Jackson…
Thursday: Stephanie Hsu, Zosia Mamet in ‘Laid’
Stephanie Hsu of “Everything Everywhere All at Once” plays a woman who finds that many of her exes are dying, so ventures off to warn the other exes in the…
Tuesday TV: ‘iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2024’
Ryan Seacrest and Elvis Duran host the “iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2024” (ABC, 8 p.m.) featuring performances from the season’s arena concerts that include Katy Perry, pictured above, as well as…