Eddie Murphy tries his hand at a holiday movie in “Candy Cane Lane” (Prime Video, streaming) about a man in a neighborhood Christmas light competition who makes a deal with an elf. Tracy ellis Ross and Jillian bell are also featured.
Todd Haynes’ new movie about an actress who is learning how to play a teacher who was jailed for her relationship with a pre-teen in “May December” (Netflix, streaming), with Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman, makes its streaming premiere.
“Exorcist: The Believer” (Peacock, streaming), with Leslie Odom Jr., Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair, also makes its streaming premiere.
The South Korean horror series “Sweet Home” (Netflix, streaming) has its second season premiere.
“The New World According to Football” (Showtime, 9 p.m.) is new series that’s actually about what’s known hereabouts as soccer, presented by former “Daily Show” host Trevor Noah.
John Travolta and Ben Radcliffe star in a short film about a Royal Air Force pilot in peril over the North Sea while trying to get home on Christmas Eve in 1957 in “The Shepherd” (Disney+, streaming).
“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” (Disney+, streaming) makes its streaming premiere, with Harrison Ford joined by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas and Toby Jones, accompanied by a feature-length documentary “Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford” (Disney+, streaming).
A new series looks into some unusual stories from around the world, hosted by the comic actor in “The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd” (History, 10 p.m.). It follows another celebrity-hosted weirdo show, “The UnXplained with William Shatner” (History, 9 p.m.).
“Power Book III: Raising Kanan” (Starz, 8 p.m.) returns for a third season.
Rhiannon Fish stars as a woman who travels to Norway to research trolls on the Yuletide romance “My Norwegian Holiday” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.). David Eisendoorn also stars.
Homes that need boats to get there are featured on “Sexiest Splash Pads” (HGTV, 9 p.m.).
“Shining Vale” (Starz, 9 p.m.), with Courteney Cox and Greg Kinnear, has its season two finale.
Game shows tonight include “Raid the Cage” (CBS, 9 p.m.), “The Wall” (NBC, 8 p.m.) and, I suppose, “FBoy Island” (CW, 9 p.m.).
“Bering Sea Gold” (Discovery, 9:07 p.m.) is hit by a strong storm.
Riders decide what horses they’ll show on “The Last Cowboy” (CMT, 8 p.m.).
“Gold Rush” (Discovery, 8 p.m.) has a miner open a third claim.
Shareese is torn between two blind dates on “Ready to Love: Make a Move” (OWN, 8 p.m.).
“Earth Mama” (Showtime, 10:45 p.m.), a film about a pregnant mother fighting for her family, makes its premium cable debut.
Cary Grant is not only the star of the month all day on Turner Classic Movies, he’s on all day today with “Arsenic and Old Lace” (2:30 p.m.), “Sylvia Scarlett” (4:30 p.m.), “The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer” (6:15 p.m.), “Monkey Business” (8 p.m.), “I Was a Male War Bride” (10 p.m.), “The Philadelphia Story” (midnight), “Bringing Up Baby” (2 a.m.) and “Mr. Lucky” (4 a.m.).
NBA action includes Philadelphia at Boston (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.) and Denver at Phoenix (ESPN, 10 p.m.).
College football has New Mexico State at Liberty (CBS Sports, 7 p.m.) and Oregon vs. Washington (ABC, 8 p.m.) in the Pac-12 championship game.
Hockey includes Tampa Bay at Dallas (NHL, 2 p.m.) and Boston at Toronto (NHL, 7 p.m.).
Men’s college basketball includes Houston at Xavier (Fox Sports 1, 6:30 p.m.), St. John’s at West Virginia (ESPN2, 7 p.m.), Iowa State at DePaul (Fox Sports 1, 8:30 p.m.), UConn at Kansas (ESPN2, 9 p.m.), and Boise State at Saint Mary’s (Fox Sports 1, 10:30 p.m.).
Women’s college soccer has BYU vs. Stanford (ESPNU, 8:30 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos: Julianne Moore, Patrick Stewart, Chris Byrne. The View: Sen. John Fetterman. The Talk: Chris Redd, Tiffani Thiessen. Drew Barrymore: Anne Hathaway, Ettan Bernath. Kelly Clarkson: Dionne Warwick, Damon Elliott, Mikey Day. Jennifer Hudson: Dove Cameron. Tamron Hall: Jay-Z, Orlandos Taylor, Robert Reeves, Michael Peterson, Bill Lyons, Jessay Martin.
Late Talk
All Reruns: Stephen Colbert: Jonathan Karl, Maria Bamford. Jimmy Kimmel: Adam Sandler, Henry Winkler. Jimmy Fallon: Tom Hiddelston, Brie Larson, Eric Idle, Rick Ross & Meek Mill. Seth Meyers: Rachel Maddow, Jeff Tweedy, Ms. Pat, Justin Faulkner.