Sunday
“Mickey Saves Christmas” (ABC, Disney, 7 p.m. ET): The cartoon rodent has a holiday adventure in this new special.
“This Is Life with Lisa Ling” (CNN, 7 and 10 p.m.): The TV journalist examines the intersection of sex and technology in the season premiere.
“The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration” (ABC, 8 p.m.): With Becky G, Run-DMC, Katharine McPhee and Black Eyed Peas.
“Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen” (CNN, 8 p.m.): “A Christmas Story” is among the classic flicks spotlighted in this new special.
“A Christmas Spark” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): Former “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman” co-stars Jane Seymour and Joe Lando reunite in this new TV movie.
“The Howard Stern Interview: Bruce Springsteen” (HBO, 10 p.m.): The King of All Media and the Boss have a tete-a-tete in this new special.
Monday
“Whitstable Pearl” (Acorn TV): The restaurateur/sleuth (Kerry Godliman) is back on the case for a second season.
“The Great Christmas Light Fight” (ABC, 8 p.m.): The lights are on but someone’s home as the competition returns.
“Southern Hospitality” (Bravo, 9 p.m.): We do declare, “Southern Charm’s” Leva Bonaparte has spun off into her very own show.
Tuesday
“Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies” (Peacock): The woman acquitted in 2011 for the 2008 death of her infant daughter tells her side of the story in this new docuseries.
“Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields” (Netflix): Investigators probe a series of unsolved murders in the Lone Star State in this new true-crime series.
“Planet Sex With Cara Delevingne” (Hulu): The actress-model gets her freak on in this globetrotting exploration of human sexuality.
“Love Actually: 20 Years Later — A Diane Sawyer/ABC News Special” (ABC, 8 p.m.): The TV journalist chats up the cast of the 2003 holiday rom-com.
“Queen Sugar” (OWN, 8 p.m.): This Louisiana-set family drama from Ava Duvernay ends its run after seven seasons.
“Reindeer in Here” (CBS, 9 p.m.): Adam Devine and Candace Cameron Bure lend their voices to this animated holiday tale.
“My So-Called High School Rank” (HBO, 9 p.m.): Students sing of their frustrations with the college admissions process in this new documentary.
Wednesday
“The Low Tone Club” (Disney+): Colombian singer-songwriter Carlos Vives plays an unconventional music teacher in this new Spanish-language drama.
“Snack vs. Chef” (Netflix): Contestants try to reverse engineer classic snacks in this new competition.
“Take Your Pills: Xanax” (Netflix): Patients and medical professionals weigh in on the controversial anti-anxiety medication in this new documentary.
“Willow” (Disney+): Warwick Davis reprises his role as the titular sorcerer in this new series based on Ron Howard’s 1988 fantasy drama.
“Christmas in Rockefeller Center” (NBC, 8 p.m.): Alicia Keys and Andrea Bocelli are among the performers for the annual tree lighting ceremony in NYC.
“The Masked Singer” (Fox, 8 p.m.): The winning celebrity is unmasked in the season finale.
“Hip Hop Family Christmas Wedding” (VH1, 8 p.m.): It all goes off without a hitch in this new TV movie sequel. Keri Hilson and Ne-Yo star.
“The Doobie Brothers With Michael McDonald: 50th Anniversary at Radio City Music Hall” (PBS, 9 p.m.): The rockers reunite in this new special.
“Love Without Borders” (Bravo, 9 p.m.): Sexy singles rack up frequent flier miles in this new dating show.
“Money Court” (CNBC, 10 p.m.): “Shark Tank’s” Kevin O’Leary welcomes "Real Housewives'" Bethenny Frankel as co-host for Season 2.
Thursday
“Gossip Girl” (HBO Max): The reboot of the teen-themed drama serves up its sophomore season.
“Sesame Street the Nutcracker” (HBO Max): Elmo and his puppy pal Tango have a musical adventure in this new animated special.
“A Wounded Fawn” (Shudder): A museum curator hooks up with a hunky serial killer in Travis Steal’s surreal 2022 terror tale.
“Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas” (NBC, 8 p.m.): The country music legend hosts a new holiday special. With Willie Nelson, Miley Cyrus, et al.
“Luxe for Less” (HGTV, 9 p.m.): If you have to ask, you can afford it in this new home renovation show.
“Branson” (HBO, 10 p.m.): The high-flying British billionaire is profiled in this new documentary.
“The Territory” (National Geographic, 10 p.m.): An Indigenous tribe in the Amazon stands its ground against deforestation in this new documentary.
Friday
“Christmas With the Campbells” (AMC+): A woman hooks up with her ex-BF’s hunky cousin in this 2022 rom-com. With Justin Long and Brittany Snow.
“Darby and the Dead” (Hulu): “Mean Girls” meets “The Sixth Sense” in this 2022 supernatural comedy.
“Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules” (Disney+): The sibling rivalry will continue until morale improves in this animated 2022 sequel.
“Firefly Lane” (Netflix): Small-town BFFs Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke return in Season 2 of this decades-spanning drama.
“The Great American Baking Show Celebrity Holiday Special” (Roku): Celebrities, start your ovens for a special edition of this competition series.
“Lady Chatterley’s Lover” (Netflix): “The Crown’s” Emma Corrin plays D.H. Lawrence’s thirsty heroine in this 2022 adaptation of that scandalous 1929 novel.
“My Unorthodox Life” (Netflix): Fashion mogul Julia Haart is back for a second season of her reality series.
“Pentatonix: Around the World for the Holidays” (Disney+): The a cappella group trolls the ancient Yuletide carol in this new special.
“Scrooge: A Christmas Carol” (Netflix): Dickens’ timeless tale lives again in this 2022 animated musical. With Luke Evans and Jessie Buckley.
“Slow Horses” (Apple TV+): Gary Oldman saddles up for a second season of this oh-so-droll espionage drama. Kristin Scott Thomas also stars.
“Sr.” (Netflix): Indie filmmaker Robert Downey Sr., father of “Iron Man’s” Robert Downey Jr., is remembered in this 2022 documentary.
“Three Pines” (Prime Video): Chief Inspector Gamache (Alfred Molina) is on the case in Quebec in this new mystery drama.
“A Big Fat Family Christmas” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.): A Chinese American photographer hooks up with a hunky reporter in this new TV movie.
“Cloudy With a Chance of Christmas” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): A meteorologist hooks up with a hunky morning-show host in this new TV movie.
“Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas?” (Showtime, 10 p.m.): The comic is joined by “Fire Island” co-star Bowen Yang and others in this new special.
Saturday
“A Fabled Holiday” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.): A woman hooks up with her now-hunky childhood bestie in this new TV movie. With Brooke D’Orsay.
“A New Orleans Noel” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): An architect hooks up with a hunky former classmate in this new TV movie. With Keshia Knight Pulliam.
“The Great Holiday Bake War” (OWN, 9 p.m.): A pastry chef hooks up with a hunky former rival in this new TV movie. With LeToya Luckett.
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:29 p.m.): “Nope’s” Keke Palmer hosts and R&B singer SZA performs.
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(Los Angeles Times listings editor Matt Cooper compiled this column.)
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