The great underrated dark comedy “Getting On” (HBO, 10 p.m.) ends its run with its hospital workplace threatened with shut-down. Actually it was shuttered at the end of the last episode. So Didi is walking the picket line. Its title: “Reduced to Eating Boiled Magazines and Book Paste.” It’s the only thing new on HBO tonight.
Continuing to celebrate its corporate holdings the way it did with “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and “Toy Story,” “Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” (ABC, 8 p.m.) looks into the making of Walt Disney’s first animated feature. It’s narrated by Ginnifer Goodwin, star of the show it is bumping, “Once Upon a Time.” Unlike the other such specials, it is not followed, unfortunately, by the work itself.
You can however see the entire trilogy of “Toy Story” (ABC Family, 4:30 p.m.), “Toy Story 2” (ABC Family, 6:45 p.m.) and “Toy Story 3” (ABC Family, 9:30 p.m.) with the Christmas special “Toy Story that Time Forgot” (ABC Family, 9 p.m.) thrown in for good measure.
What was great about 1994? It’s not clear, but the Bravo host will examine it in “Then and Now with Andy Cohen” (Bravo, 10 p.m.), a new three part series. Their topics will include O.J., Kurt Cobain and “Friends.” It follows new episodes of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” (Bravo, 8 p.m.) and “Work Out New York” (Bravo, 9 p.m.).
The oddest Christmas special on cable may be “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Green Screen Christmas” (Logo, 8 p.m.), featuring performances from this season’s album “Christmas Queens” which has such tracks as “Christmas-Hannu-Kwanzaa-Ka” by Ginger Min and and “Naughty or Nice” by Phi Phi O’Hara.
Carrie wakes up Peter Quinn from his sarin-induced coma to get information about a Berlin attack and Allison points a gun in a new “Homeland” (Showtime, 9 p.m.).
On the second to last episode of the season on “The Affair” (Showtime, 10 p.m.), Noah begins to distrust Allison, which is rich.
Two new made-for-TV Christmas movies debut tonight, “Family for Christmas” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.) stars Lacey Chabert as a TV journalist who suddenly wakes up with a family in the suburbs.
Other Christmas movies include “Miracle on 34th Street” (Sundance, 7 and 9:15 p.m.), “It’s a Wonderful Life” (USA, 8 p.m.), “Becoming Santa” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.), “Holiday Road Trip” (ION, 8 p.m.), “Christmas Reunion” (ION, 9 p.m.) and “Wish Upon a Christmas” (ION, 9 p.m.).
And finally, someone is looking ahead with “New Year’s Eve” (TBS, 8 and 10:30 p.m.).
On the second to last episode of the season on “The Affair” (Showtime, 10 p.m.), Noah begins to distrust Allison, which is rich irony.
Thanksgiving is just approaching on “Flesh and Bone” (Starz, 8 p.m.).
PBS is gearing up for the final “Downton Abbey” season Jan. 3 so throws out a special about other English mansions on series hosted by the “Downton” writer, “Great Houses with Julian Fellowes” (PBS, 8 p.m.). It’s followed by a couple of “Downton” reruns from last season.
Peace talks are scheduled on “Madam Secretary” (CBS, 8 p.m.).
Bart gets the “Boyhood” treatment on a new episode of “The Simpsons” (Fox, 8 p.m.).
On “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (Fox, 8:30 p.m.), the influence is more “Die Hard” on Christmas Eve.
the season finale of “Blood & Oil” (ABC, 9 p.m.), which also coincides with Christmas, Billy chooses between his marriage and the oil industry.
In the new series “Married by Mom and Dad” (TLC, 9:30 p.m.) have singles ask their parents’ help in finding a life partner. It used to be called arranged marriage.
Alicia and Lucca defend a surgeon on “The Good Wife” (CBS, 9 p.m.).
It’s New England at Houston (NBC, 8:20 p.m.) on Sunday Night Football. Earlier games include Washington at Chicago (Fox, 1 p.m.), Oakland at Denver (CBS, 4 p.m.) and Dallas at Green Bay (Fox, 4:25 p.m.).
Three mysteries set at Christmastime are on Turner Classic Movies, “Lady on a Train” (8 p.m.), “Alias Boston Blackie” (9:45 p.m.) and “Lady in the Lake” (11 p.m.). Later comes more unusual seasonal titles, “Mon Oncle Antoine” (TCM, 2:30 p.m.), said to be the greatest film to ever come from Canada, and the 1964 “A Carol for Another Christmas” (TCM, 4:30 p.m.) with Sterling Hayden, Eva Marie Saint and Ben Gazzara, about three ghosts teaching an industrialist the importance of international peacekeeping.
Time to plan for your holiday bowl season with the two and a half hour “College Football Bowl Mania Spacial” (ESPN, 8:30 p.m.) covering all the announcements.
Men’s college hoops today include Syracuse at St. John’s (Fox Sports 1, noon), St. Peter’s at Seton Hall (Fox Sports 1, 2:30 p.m.), North Carolina State at South Florida (ESPNU, 4 p.m.), La Salle at Villanova (Fox Sports 1, 5 p.m.), LSU at Houston (ESPN2, 5:30 p.m.) and Alabama at Clemson (ESPNU, 6 p.m.).
Women’s games include Stanford at Texas (ESPN, 1 p.m.).
Sunday Talk
ABC: Ben Carson. CBS: Secretary of State John Kerry, John Kasich, Sen. Richard Burr. NBC: Marco Rubio. CNN: Donald Trump. Fox News: Trump, Rep. Adam Schiff.