Rowan Atkinson, whom the world knows as Mr. Bean, returns to his role as Trevor Bingley from the 2022 show “Man vs. Bee” for the new four-episode comedy series “Man vs. Baby” (Netflix, streaming) in which the former house sitter becomes a school caretaker who finds that someone left a baby behind from the seasonal Nativity play.
Another familiar character returns in the animated “Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft” (Netflix, streaming), back for its second and final season.
“Music Box: Wizkid: Long Live Lagos” (HBO, 9 p.m.) is a new documentary about the Afrobeat singer and songwriter from Nigeria, preparing for his first stadium concert.
The Taiwanese drama “Had I Not Seen the Sun” (Netflix, streaming) releases the second half of its season.
“NBC’s 2025 Year in Review Presented by Access Hollywood” (NBC, 9:15 p.m.), the first of what will be many year-end reviews, is farmed out to the crew of “Access Hollywood” instead of relying, say, on NBC News. Mario Lopez and Kit Hoover host.
Jaime Pressly portrays a supermodel seeking revenge on “Elsbeth” (CBS, 10 p.m.).
“Next Level Baker” (Fox, 9 p.m.) creates items using tropical fruits from around the world.
Some discipline gets some criticism on “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage” (CBS, 8 p.m.).
“Hell’s Kitchen” (Fox, 8 p.m.) is rattled by a charity dinner.
Pete tries to find why Alberta changed her name on “Ghosts” (CBS, 8:30 p.m.).
Participants on “The Great Light Fight” (ABC, 9 p.m.) are never asked why they tend toward such excess.
“Matlock” (CBS, 9 p.m.) works on a case involving the city fire department.
A primetime replay comes for “Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors” (CW, 8 p.m.). Also back for holiday seconds are the 1964 “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” (NBC, 8 p.m.) and last year’s “Jimmy Fallon’s Holiday Seasoning Spectacular” (NBC, 10 p.m.).
“The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” (Bravo, 8 p.m.) fight at their Summer Solstice party.
It’s followed by a peek at the first episode of the Peacock drama “All Her Fault” (Bravo, 9:30 p.m.) with Sarah Snook and Dakota Fanning.
A reporter finds shocking family history in the made-for-TV thriller “My Mother the Madam” (Lifetime Movie Network, 8 p.m.).
“Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” (ABC, 8 p.m.) is played by Meghan Trainor, Taye Diggs and Sebastian Maniscalco.
A robot chess player is seen as one of the “Strangest Things” (National Geographic, 9 p.m.).
“Mysteries of the Abandoned” (Science, 9 p.m.) includes an island prison for mob bosses.
Turner Classic Movies’ month-long focus on divine intervention continues with “Heaven Can Wait” (8 p.m.), “The Angel Levine” (10 p.m.), “Oh, God!” (midnight), “Wings of Desire” (1:45 a.m.), “Monty Python’s Life of Brian” (4 a.m.) and “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” (5:45 a.m.).
During the day are a slew of documentaries: “The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh” (6 a.m.), “Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star” (7:45 a.m.), “Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail” (8:45 a.m.), “What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael” (10 a.m.), “The Automat” (11:45 a.m.), “Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession” (1:15 p.m.), “King of Cool” (3:30 p.m.), “Nicholas and May: Take Two” (5:30 p.m.) and “Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words” (6:30 p.m.).
Thursday Night Football has Atlanta at Tampa Bay (Prime Video, 8:15 p.m.).
Hockey has Vegas at Philadelphia (ESPN, 7 p.m.) and Florida at Colorado (ESPN, 9:30 p.m.).
Men’s college basketball includes Iowa at Iowa State (Fox Sports 1, 8 p.m.).
Women’s college volleyball include Minnesota at Pittsburgh (ESPN2, 7 p.m.) and Purdue vs. SMU (ESPN2, 9:30 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos: Rich Eisen, Zooey Deschanel. The View: Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Bacon, Sarah Sherman. Kelly Clarkson: Chloe Fineman, Jordan Firstman, Warren Eiders. Drew Barrymore: Mila Kunis, Ashley Park. Jennifer Hudson: Zooey Deschanel. Tamron Hall: Tami Roman.
Late Talk
Stephen Colbert: Kate Winslet, Ben Cohen & Jerry Greenfield. Jimmy Kimmel: Jamie Lee Curtis, Rachel Sennott, the Pretty Reckless. Jimmy Fallon: Ed Sheeran, Joe Keery, Philip Barantini, Brad Paisley (rerun). Seth Meyers: Ike Barinholtz, Ashley Padilla. Daily Show: Lonnie Thompson.