Innholdsfortegnelse for December 20, 2021 i TV Guide Magazine

@TVGMMattRoush Now that NBC has officially passed on the series Getaway that Marg Helgenberger was supposed to be in, is there any chance she will return to either All Rise or CBS’s new CSI: Vegas? —Linda MATT ROUSH: More likely the former. She was contractually obligated to the Getaway pilot, which she booked after CBS canceled All Rise and before OWN rescued it. At press time, we hadn’t seen any updates about casting for the legal drama’s third season, but it was reported at the time of All Rise’s pickup that the door was open for her and other veterans of the show to appear, pending availability. Regarding CSI: Vegas, we’re not even sure there will be a second season. Back in November, I caught the first episode of Dan…

OBI-WAN KENOBI 2022, DISNEY+ HOLY SITH! EWAN McGregor is slipping back into the hooded cloak of the old wizard we first met back in 1977’s Episode IV—A New Hope, and he’s bringing the franchise’s original baddie with him! Set 10 years after McGregor’s exiled Jedi Master delivered a newborn Luke to Owen and Beru Lars (Joel Edgerton and Bonnie Piesse, also returning) on Tatooine at the end of 2005’s Episode III—Revenge of the Sith, this limited-series adventure, which was first announced in 2019, finds life far from hopeful for old Ben Kenobi and his Force-powered pals. Not only is he still on young Skywalker protection duty, but he also needs to be on guard for his own safety. “There are Jedi hunters out there,” showrunner-director Deborah Chow ominously warns. “This is…

General Hospital ABC, check local listings Daytime Pick All I want for Christmas is you: During festivities at the Quartermaine mansion, romantic feelings for each other surprise single pals Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase (Josh Swickard). The Masked Singer Christmas Singalong 8/7c, Fox Get bloopers, peeks behind the scenes, “Santa Baby” by Skunk Faith Evans (left), a wild rendition of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and more in this two-hour special. The Price Is Right at Night 8/7c, CBS We’re not sure what’s going to be cuter: the families competing in this special primetime holiday edition of the game show or the pets hoping to be matched with their own families in an adoption segment. Aw, heck, everybody wins! The 44th Annual Kennedy Center Honors 9/8c, CBS The honorees: Motown…

Carol Burnett and Friends Noon/11am c, Decades Retro Pick LOL comedy through Monday at 6am/5c. We love to rewatch the film parodies, like “A Swiped Life” (late tonight at 4am/3c). Carol spoofing Bette Davis as twins who both want the same clueless man is sheer heaven. TODAY’S SPORTS PICKS NBA BASKETBALL Noon/11am c, ESPN Atlanta Hawks at New York Knicks; 2:30/1:30c, ABC Boston Celtics at Milwaukee Bucks; 5/4c, ABC Golden State Warriors at Phoenix Suns; 8/7c, ABC and ESPN Brooklyn Nets at Los Angeles Lakers; 10:30/9:30c, ESPN Dallas Mavericks at Utah Jazz Big day, bright stars: Trae Young (Hawks), Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks), Stephen Curry (Warriors), Chris Paul (Suns), Kevin Durant (Nets), LeBron James (right, Lakers) and Luka Doncic (Mavs). Writing Around the Christmas Tree MOVIE PREMIERE 8/7c, Lifetime A blocked author…

THE JEFFERSONS You’re already humming the joyous theme song, aren’t you? Thanks to his successful dry-cleaning business, fiery George Jefferson (Sherman Hemsley), spirited wife Weezy (Isabel Sanford) and hip son Lionel (Mike Evans and Damon Evans) moved on up from Queens to New York’s Upper East Side on CBS’s 1975–85 spinoff of All in the Family. Like its predecessor, the sitcom seamlessly blended humor with groundbreaking issues, like interracial romance. Seasons 1–11 available SANFORD AND SON Widower Fred Sanford (Redd Foxx) may have worked as a junk dealer, but this sitcom was comedy gold. Episodes of the 1972–77 series—NBC’s answer to issue-charged All in the Family, also from producer Norman Lear—centered around Fred’s clashes with levelheaded son Lamont (Demond Wilson) and his failed get-rich-quick schemes. An escort service for seniors,…

MOVIES 9:25am/8:25c The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) FXM 10am/9c In the Heights (2021) HBO2 10:30am/9:30c The Fault in Our Stars (2014) Freeform 12:45/11:45am c Back to School (1986) IFC 3/2c Joker (2019) TNT 4:52/3:52c Igby Goes Down (2002) HBO Comedy 5:29/4:29c Whiplash (2014) Indieplex 6:10/5:10c Places in the Heart (1984) HDNet Movies 8/7c Ziegfeld Girl (1941) Movies! 10:30/9:30c U.S. Marshals (1998) AMC 12:30am/11:30c Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) FX Charmed 6am/5c, TNT Retro Pick Sisters unite! Revisit the supernatural drama’s 1998 pilot, where the super-spirited Halliwell sisters (Holly Marie Combs, Alyssa Milano and Shannen Doherty) find out they form the ancient magical Power of Three. Warlocks and demons beware! HERE WE GO AGAIN! Married at First Sight 8/7c, Lifetime Ahead of the January 5 return of this quick-commitment hit, two specials go behind the scenes. Tonight, the Matchmaking Special looks…

MOVIES 9:45am/8:45c Carmen Jones (1954) FXM Noon/11am c Fiddler on the Roof (1971) TCM 4:09/3:09c North to Alaska (1960) Retroplex 6/5c Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) HBO 8/7c Tin Cup (1996) Starz Comedy 10/9c Black Panther (2018) TNT 1am/midnight c Back to the Future (1985) TBS 133rd Rose Parade Presented by Honda 11:30am/10:30c, NBC Daytime Pick This Is Us costars Chrissy Metz and Susan Kelechi Watson host the festivities from Pasadena, California, featuring 20 bands from around the globe and floral floats towering as high as 35 feet. LeVar Burton serves as grand marshal. From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2022 8/7c, PBS (check local listings at pbs.org) Hugh Bonneville makes his fifth appearance as host of this Great Performances concert. This time, the Vienna Philharmonic delights with favorite Strauss family waltzes. Crikey! It’s the Irwins SEASON PREMIERE 9/8c, Animal Planet Meet…

Capricorn (Dec. 22–Jan. 19) You’re about to complete an eight-year cycle of development and welcome a new era of growth. You’ve been dealt a few curveballs in 2021, so get in touch with your values. Figure out what you want so that you’ll get it. Aquarius (Jan. 20–Feb. 18) It’s been a turbulent year for you that, no doubt, has pushed you beyond your comfort zone. Though you’ve had to adapt in ways you would have preferred not to, you might be glad you did, as financial rewards show signs of arriving. The ability to change is key to success. Birthday: Michael C. Hall 2/1/1971 Pisces (Feb. 19–March 20) An old friend, acquaintance or professional connection might come into your sphere with a tempting ffer. If they do, they could…

Tanya Roberts October 15, 1955–January 4, 2021 After a career as a model, Roberts rocketed to TV stardom in 1980 on Charlie’s Angels, replacing Shelley Hack and playing one of the famous trio of scantily clad female private eyes. Nearly 20 years later, she showed a different side on the nostalgic sitcom That ’70s Show as Midwestern housewife Midge Pinciotti for three seasons. Hal Holbrook February 17, 1925–January 23, 2021 A distinguished star of stage and screen who excelled in commanding roles, Holbrook won one of his five Emmys for his turn as Abraham Lincoln in a TV miniseries and was nominated for playing Mark Twain in a screen version of his one-man play. He also famously played Deep Throat in All the President’s Men. In later years, he was…

Lando TBA, DISNEY+ Writer and producer Justin Simien (Dear White People) is in the early stages of developing this series centered on smooth-talking smuggler Lando Calrissian. Casting has yet to be announced for the show, but he was originally played by Billy Dee Williams and most recently by Donald Glover in 2018’s Solo: A Star Wars Story. The Acolyte TBA, DISNEY+ This mystery-thriller from Leslye Headland (Russian Doll) will be set during the final days of the High Republic era, which was the golden age of the Jedi and the height of the Galactic Republic. It also plans to uncover some of the shadowy secrets of the emerging Dark Side of the Force. Rangers of the New Republic TBA, DISNEY+ The democratic New Republic is explored in this drama, and…

Dynasty SEASON PREMIERE 8/7c, The CW The Carringtons make a special appearance on Monday night as they head into Season 5. Back-to-back episodes pick up from October’s shocking finale, when media mogul Fallon (Elizabeth Gillies, right) was gunned down by her evil assistant, Eva (Kara Royster). Now it’s touch and go at the hospital as Carrington patriarch Blake (Grant Show) waits by his daughter’s bedside. “We get some great moments where he talks about how proud he is of her and how he can’t lose her,” says showrunner Josh Reims. “It’s a vulnerable side of Blake that we never really see.” That cliffhanger and the plot by jealous brother-in-law Beto (Geovanni Gopradi) to assassinate Blake will soon be wrapped up “in one way or another,” Reims promises. In the Christmassy…

MOVIES 7:45am/6:45c Bend It Like Beckham (2002) HBO 8:30am/7:30c Quartet (2012) Flix 9:30am/8:30c John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) A&E 10:30am/9:30c Gremlins (1984) AMC 11am/10c Kong: Skull Island (2017) TNT Noon/11am c Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) TCM Noon/11am c No Name on the Bullet (1959) Grit 1:30/12:30c Love Actually (2003) Freeform 2:54/1:54c Backdraft (1991) Starz Encore 3:30/2:30c Captain America: Civil War (2016) Syfy 5/4c Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) FX 6:30/5:30c Doctor Strange (2016) Syfy 8:39/7:39c Tenet (2020) HBO Family 10:05/9:05c Johnny Eager (1941) Movies! 11:31/10:31c Cinderella Man (2005) ActionMax 12:50am/11:50c Working Girl (1988) Starz Comedy 1:30am/12:30c The Miracle Worker (1962) This TV Home Town: Ben’s Holiday Workshop 10/9c, HGTV It’s beginning to look a lot like…corporate synergy. In this entertaining special, Discovery meets HGTV when Deadliest Catch’s father-daughter captains Sig and Mandy Hansen (below right) visit Laurel, Mississippi, for some woodworking with Home Town’s Ben Napier (below left, with wife Erin). See Sig…

WHET YOUR APPETITE! Not sure which show to pick for your year-end binge? Each day through Friday, at 10/9c, HBO2 will air the first two episodes of a series you can continue watching on HBO Max. Here’s the menu. The Flight Attendant Tonight, catch the first two hours of this Emmy-nominated dark comedy starring Kaley Cuoco (above) as a stewardess whose party girl life hits major turbulence after she wakes up next to a dead body (Michiel Huisman). Love Life (December 28) The ups and downs of a single woman’s (Anna Kendrick) search for “the one” are chronicled, hilariously, in Season 1 of this anthology series set in New York City. For those who really commit: A second round, starring The Good Place’s William Jackson Harper, is also streaming. Doom Patrol…

MOVIES 7:50am/6:50c The French Connection (1971) FXM 3:15/2:15c West Side Story (1961) TCM 4:05/3:05c Speed (1994) HBO2 Midnight/Star Trek (2009) Star Trek (2009) Paramount Network Restaurant: Impossible 8/7c, Food Network Robert Irvine tries to help a loving son—perhaps too respectful of his late father’s menu and decor—save his family’s German restaurant in San Diego. This is the time to throw out the old and bring in the new! The Twilight Zone 2am/1c, Syfy Retro Pick The iconic sci-fi anthology is back for its annual marathon, opening with 1963’s “The Parallel”: An astronaut returns to a mirror-universe Earth. Continues through January 2. TODAY’S SPORTS PICKS COLLEGE FOOTBALL 11:30am/10:30c, ESPN Duke’s Mayo Bowl; 3/2c, ESPN TransPerfect Music City Bowl; 7/6, ESPN Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl; 10:30/9:30c, ESPN SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl…

MOVIES 8am/7c Adam’s Rib (1949) TCM 10am/9c Good Boys (2019) FXX 10:45am/9:45c Cleopatra (1963) FXM 11:30am/10:30c Bumblebee (2018) FX 12:30/11:30am c Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) AMC 1/noon c Talladega Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby (2006) TBS 2/1c Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) FX 2:35/1:35c Losing Isaiah (1995) Cinemax Carole King & James Taylor: Just Call Out My Name DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE 9/8c, CNN “You’ve Got a Friend” is more than an anthem for Carole King—who wrote, recorded and won a Song of the Year Grammy for it—and James Taylor, for whom it was a No. 1 hit. The song also defines their longtime mutual admiration and support for each other, manifested in 2010’s Troubadour Reunion world tour, the centerpiece of director Frank Marshall’s captivating concert doc. “You and I probably just have the same musical DNA,” says Taylor, who first urged…

@TVGMMattRoush 1 Ted Lasso When I found myself choking up at an instant-classic Christmas episode—in the middle of August!—that was so overwhelmingly heartwarming it almost caused acid reflux, I realized what a gift Ted Lasso is for all seasons. This year’s Emmy darling, about a Kansas football coach transplanted to England to lead a soccer team, is a feel-good underdog story that expertly blends saltiness and spice with an underlying sweetness. It’s a welcome tonic for our toxic times. In its second season, as folksy-corny Ted (Jason Sudeikis, center, with Brendan Hunt and Nick Mohammed) faces his demons with the help of a warily compassionate sports psychologist (the terrific Sarah Niles), our love only grows for the show’s deep bench of memorable characters. And for Ted’s way with words: “You…

The Book of Boba Fett SERIES PREMIERE Wednesday, Dec. 29, Disney+ IN A STAR WARS Universe that has found great glory in returning favorites (Young Han! Old Luke! Baby Yoda!), there may be no resurrection more welcome than The Book of Boba Fett. As faithful fans of the franchise know, stoic bounty hunter Boba Fett is the space-set canon’s ultimate quiet masked antihero, a character who piqued great interest in the 1980 film Episode V—The Empire Strikes Back, met a ridiculous end in 1983’s Episode VI—Return of the Jedi and had his backstory told in the prequel films that followed. Finally, he’s back. The badass fighter played by Temuera Morrison was technically reintroduced during the second season of The Mandalorian to help the heroic Mando (Pedro Pascal) rescue a kidnapped…

MOVIES 7:30am/ 6:30c The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980) FXM 8am/7c Dumb and Dumber (1994) Paramount Network 9am/8c Bush Christmas (1947) TCM 10am/9c The Rounders (1965) Grit 11:15am/10:15c Scrooged (1988) AMC 11:20am/10:20c The Italian Job (2003) HBO Noon/11am c The Patriot 2000) BBC America Noon/11am c United 93 (2006) The Movie Channel 3:30/2:30c First Blood (1982) BBC America 4:30/3:30c It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) This TV 4:45/3:45c Superbad (2007) TNT 6:15/5:15c The Guard (2011) The Movie Channel 7/6c Rocky (1976) HBO Family 8/7c The Polar Express (2004) AMC 9:55/8:55c 42nd Street (1933) Movies! 10:30/9:30c Schindler’s List 1993) Showtime 2 12:30am/11:30c Zola (2021) Showtime Showcase 2am/1c The Family Man (2000) AMC Fantasy Island 8/7c, Fox If you think Fantasy Island is already a magical place, wait until you see how the tropical location (in reality, Puerto Rico) becomes a winter wonderland on this special episode. “God bless our production design department,” says Roselyn Sánchez, who stars as enigmatic…

MOVIES 7:30am/6:30c Die Hard (1988) Syfy 7:45am/6:45c 3 Godfathers (1948) TCM 8am/7c Stalag 17 (1953) HDNet Movies 9:45am/8:45c Pocketful of Miracles (1961) TCM 11:26am/10:26c Kajillionaire (2020) HBO Comedy 12:45/11:45am c Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) USA 1:30/12:30c Ghostbusters (1984) BBC America 1:42/12:42c Ted (2012) ActionMax 2/1c A League of Their Own (1992) WE tv 3:45/2:45c Live Free or Die Hard (2007) Syfy 4/3c Lethal Weapon (1987) IFC 5:35/4:35c Almost Famous (2000) HDNet Movies 7:50/6:50c A Christmas Carol (1951) FXM 8/7c It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) NBC 9/8c Swingers (1996) MoreMax 10/9c Twins (1988) Showtime Family Zone 11:30/10:30c Damsels in Distress (2012) The Movie Channel 1:45am/12:45c Slap Shot (1977) Flix Movie Picks MARATHONS! Do you see what we see? Some favorite flicks airing blissfully on repeat. Feast your eyes on these classics: ● TBS (starting at 8/7c) and TNT (9/8c) give you 24 hours of 1983’s A CHRISTMAS STORY, with Ralphie (Peter Billingsley, above)…

Don’t Look Up FRIDAY, DEC. 24 ORIGINAL MOVIE Comedy and catastrophe collide in this sly new feature from Adam McKay that has both a killer comet and a to-die-for cast. Oscar winners Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence take the lead as astronomy professor Randall Mindy and grad student Kate Dibiasky, who discover a Mount Everest–size orb headed straight for Earth. With just six months until impact and the end of the world as we know it, the pair try to warn the masses, only to find the self-centered U.S. president (Meryl Streep, Oscar winner No. 3) and her nitwit son/chief of staff (Jonah Hill, left, with DiCaprio, Streep and Lawrence) hilariously unfazed by the news. Ironically, the film came together just as the real world was falling apart. “When the…

The Housewife & the Shah Shocker Last March, while cameras rolled on Season 2 of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, largerthan-life star Jen Shah (left) was arrested and charged with federal crimes stemming from an alleged telemarketing scheme that defrauded hundreds. Did the married mom, who pleaded not guilty, fund the lavish lifestyle she flaunted on TV—designer duds, expensive parties, jewels galore—through illegal doings? This original documentary details Shah’s world while also sharing stories from purported victims of companies named in the case against her. “These people…are really smooth; they know how to manipulate you,” warns Penny Pucket, a Midwestern housewife who went into $29,000 of debt paying a marketing firm that promised to help sell her hand-sewn blankets online. Alas, she never sold one. The case against…

MOVIES 8:15am/7:15c The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) TCM 9:15am/8:15c Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013) Showtime Showcase 10am/9c Singin’ in the Rain (1952) TCM 11:50am/10:50c Gorky Park (1983) HDNet Movies 12:20/11:20am c Star Trek: First Contact (1996) Epix 2:19/1:19c All the President’s Men (1976) ThrillerMax 3/2c 42 (2013) TNT 3:45/2:45c The Cowboys (1972) HDNet Movies 4/3c Moneyball (2011) AMC 5:49/4:49c Emma. (2020) OuterMax 6:30/5:30c Mystic Pizza (1988) This TV 7:40/6:40c A Quiet Place (2018) FXM 8/7c Promising Young Woman (2020) HBO2 8/7c Trolls (2016) NBC 8:30/7:30c Mermaids (1990) This TV 11/10c Coach Carter (2005) TNT Midnight/11c Fruitvale Station (2013) Showtime Showcase Raid the Fridge SERIES PREMIERE 10/9c, Food Network Looks can be deceiving and cooks can be deceived in this new competition that dares contestants to create cuisine from whatever food is stocked inside a refrigerator of their choice. The catch, host Dan Ahdoot (above) says, is the chefs choose…

New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash 8/7c, CBS Bobby Bones and Rachel Smith emcee as Music City’s biggest stars perform. LET THE JUDGMENT BEGIN! Fox New Year’s Eve Toast & Roast 2022 8/7c, Fox Joel McHale and Ken Jeong are live from Times Square. CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live 8/7c, CNN Pals Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen are also in New York, then hand off to Don Lemon and Co. in New Orleans at 12:30am/11:30c. United in Song: Celebrating the American Dream 9/8c, PBS (check local listings at pbs.org) Chita Rivera hosts this concert, filmed in Philadelphia and featuring Lea Salonga, Judy Collins, David Archuleta and more. Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party Hosted by Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson 10:30/9:30c, NBC Live from…Miami, it’s sure to be one wild…

Editors’ Choice Around the World in 80 Days SERIES PREMIERE 8/7c, PBS (check local listings at pbs.org) A dynamic Victorian trio team up to circumnavigate the globe in this colorful reimagining of Jules Verne’s 1872 adventure novel. Although this telling from writer–exec producer Ashley Pharoah, filmed in South Africa and Romania, is injected with a modern sensibility, it keeps the setting and basic story: A posh, middle-aged British gentleman, Phileas Fogg (David Tennant, above), reads a newspaper article about advances in travel and makes a bet with friends that he can circle the earth in record time. “It’s a moment of madness,” Tennant says. “He’s ill-equipped to go on this kind of adventure. But Ashley has given him more of a backstory.” His added motivation: He’s just received a postcard…