Sunday
“Christmas Cookie Challenge” and “Holiday Wars” (Food Network, 8 and 9 p.m. ET): The seasonal competitions return.
“All Saints Christmas” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.): An R&B singer (Ledisi) heads home to New Orleans in this new TV movie.
“Well Suited for Christmas” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): A fashion designer hooks up with a hunky bachelor in this new TV movie.
“Dangerous Liaisons” (Starz, 8 p.m.): Seduction is still the name of the game in this prequel to the classic 18th-century novel. With Lesley Manville.
“Family Karma” (Bravo, 9 p.m.): This reality series set in Miami’s Indian American community returns for a third season.
“Spector” (Showtime, 9 p.m.): This four-part docuseries revisits the 2003 murder of actor Lana Clarkson by legendary pop music producer Phil Spector.
Monday
“Judy Justice” (Freevee): The honorable Judge Judith Sheindlin presides over a second season of her latest courtroom show.
“Holiday Baking Championship” and “Holiday Baking Championship: Gingerbread Showdown” (Food Network, 8 and 10 p.m.): These other seasonal competitions also return.
“The Culpo Sisters” (TLC, 9 p.m.): This trio of sibling social media influencers land their own reality series.
“Independent Lens” (PBS, 10 p.m.): A dancer paralyzed from the chest down in an accident shares her story in the documentary “Move Me.”
Tuesday
“Neal Brennan: Blocks” (Netflix): The comic and “Chappelle’s Show” co-creator cracks wise in a new stand-up special.
“Triviaverse” (Netflix): All that useless trivia taking up space in your brain could come in handy in this new interactive challenge.
Midterm elections (various times and channels): News outlets offer live coverage of contests across the nation throughout the day and evening.
“Say Hey, Willie Mays!” (HBO, 9 pm.): The baseball legend whose career took him from the Negro leagues to the majors is saluted in this new sports doc.
Wednesday
“The Crown” (Netflix): “Harry Potter’s” Imelda Staunton takes over the role of Queen Elizabeth as this historical-ish drama returns for its penultimate season.
“FIFA Uncovered” (Netflix): The international governing body for soccer comes under scrutiny in this new investigative series.
“The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu): The dystopian drama based on the Margaret Atwood novel ends its fifth season. Elisabeth Moss stars.
“The Montaners” (Disney+): Get up close and personal with one of the first families of Latin music in this new Spanish-language docuseries.
“Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4” (Prime Video): Models strut their scantily clad stuff in items from Rihanna’s lingerie line in this new special.
“Save Our Squad With David Beckham” (Disney+): The English soccer star does his best Ted Lasso in this new unscripted series.
“The 56th Annual CMA Awards” (ABC, 8 p.m.): Country veteran Alan Jackson is singled out for special honors and Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning co-host.
“Nature” (PBS, 8 p.m.): Look at his little spots! Meet one of the wildest wildcats you ever did see in “American Ocelot."
“Pawn Stars Do America” (History, 8 p.m.): The Las Vegas crew takes its show on the road in this new spinoff.
“Nova” (PBS, 9 p.m.): Baffled by Bitcoin? Nervous about NFTs? The new episode “Crypto Decoded” explains it all for you.
“Secrets of the Dead” (PBS, 10 p.m.): “Hidden in the Amazon” uncovers evidence of pre-Columbian civilizations in the vast South American jungle.
“Hard Knocks in Season” (HBO, 10 p.m.): The NFL’s Arizona Cardinals take the field in Season 2 of this spinoff docuseries.
“Secret Restoration” (10 p.m., History): Professional crafters take old and busted items and make them good as new in this new series.
Thursday
“The Calling” (Peacock): A deeply devout detective (Jeff Wilbusch) tries to make a difference on the mean streets of NYC in this new procedural drama.
“Falling for Christmas” (Netflix): Spoiled heiress Lindsay Lohan gets amnesia, hilarity ensues in this new holiday rom-com.
“The Good Fight” (Paramount+): This “Good Wife” spinoff starring Christine Baranski and Audra McDonald ends its six-season run.
“State of Alabama vs. Brittany Smith” (Netflix): A woman convicted of killing her alleged assailant tells her side of the story in this new documentary.
“Christmas on Mistletoe Lake” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): A holiday traveler hooks up with a hunky single dad in this new TV movie.
“Atlanta” (FX, 10 p.m.): The hip-hop-themed comedy created by and starring Donald Glover wraps its fourth and final season.
Friday
“Ancient Apocalypse” (Netflix): A British journalist shares his controversial theories about prehistoric civilizations in this new docuseries.
“Bar Fight!” (AMC+): The loser will have to find a new drinking spot in this 2022 rom-com. With “Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s” Melissa Fumero.
“Capturing the Killer Nurse” (Netflix): This new documentary tells the story of the health care worker whose crimes were dramatized in the recent film “The Good Nurse.”
“Down to Earth With Zac Efron” (Netflix): The “High School Musical” star is back with a second season of his Emmy-winning travelogue.
“The English” (Prime Video): An aristocratic Brit (Emily Blunt) joins a Native American scout (Chaske Spencer) on an arduous trek across the plains in this new frontier-era drama.
“Is That Black Enough for You?!?” (Netflix): Film critic Elvis Mitchell explores the origins of Black cinema in this new documentary.
“Mammals” (Prime Video): They do it like they do on the Discovery Channel in this darkly comic relationship drama. James Corden and Sally Hawkins star.
“My Father’s Dragon” (Netflix): A youngster has a fantastical adventure in this 2022 animated tale based on the children’s book.
“Mythic Quest” (Apple TV+): This workplace sitcom about a video-game studio ventures forth for a third season.
“Play-Doh Squished” (Freeze): “Modern Family’s” Sarah Hyland hosts this new kid-friendly competition.
“Transformers: Earthspark” (Paramount+): The sci-fi franchise about robots in disguise begets yet another animated series.
“Sergeant York” (TCM, 9 a.m.): A five-film Veterans Day marathon gets underway with Howard Hawks’ 1941 bio-drama starring Gary Cooper.
“Greatest #AtHome Videos” (CBS, 8 p.m.): They’re talking turkey in a special Thanksgiving episode. Cedric the Entertainer hosts.
“In Merry Measure” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.): A pop star hooks up with a hunky former rival in this new holiday romance.
“Variety Salute to Service” (History, 8 p.m.): Seth Meyers hosts the annual Veterans Day special.
“The Dog Days of Christmas” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): A career woman hooks up with a hunky veterinarian in this new holiday romance.
Saturday
“The Royal Nanny” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.): An undercover MI5 agent hooks up with a hunky prince in this new holiday romance.
“Reindeer Games Homecoming” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): A small-town biology teacher hooks up with her high school crush in this new holiday romance.
“Lil Rel Howery: I said it. Y’all thinking it.” (HBO, 10 p.m.): The comic speaks his mind to a hometown crowd in Chicago in his latest stand-up special.
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(Los Angeles Times listings editor Matt Cooper compiled this column.)
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