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THE WEEK AHEAD: December 23-29, 2019

Here's a look at this week on TV! Merry Christmas!

ABC

MONDAY
8:00 Movie: Same Time, Next Christmas
10:00 The Good Doctor (Repeat)

TUESDAY
8:00 Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (Special)
9:00 CMA Country Christmas (Special)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 NBA Basketball: LA Clippers at LA Lakers
10:30 Black-ish (Repeat)

THURSDAY
8:00 Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (Special)
9:00 The Great American Baking Show

FRIDAY
8:00 American Housewife (Repeat)
8:30 Fresh Off the Boat (Repeat)
9:00 20/20

SATURDAY
8:00 Brad Paisley Thinks He's Special (Special)
9:00 The Rookie (Repeat)
10:00 20/20

SUNDAY
7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos (Repeat)
8:00 Kids Say the Darndest Things (Repeat)
9:00 Shark Tank (Repeat)
10:00 Shark Tank (Repeat)

CBS

MONDAY
8:00 The Price is Right at Night: A Holiday Extravaganza with Seth Rogen (Special)
9:00 All Rise (Repeat)
10:00 Bull (Repeat)

TUESDAY
8:00 NCIS (Repeat)
9:00 FBI (Repeat)
10:00 FBI (Repeat)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 The Neighborhood (Repeat)
8:30 Bob Hearts Abishola (Repeat)
9:00 Mom (Repeat)
9:30 Carol's Second Act (Repeat)
10:00 All Rise (Repeat)

THURSDAY
8:00 Young Sheldon (Repeat)
8:30 The Unicorn (Repeat)
9:00 Mom (Repeat)
9:30 Carol's Second Act (Repeat)
10:00 Evil (Repeat)

FRIDAY
8:00 Hawaii Five-0 (Repeat)
9:00 Magnum P.I. (Repeat)
10:00 Blue Bloods (Repeat)

SATURDAY
8:00 NCIS: Los Angeles (Repeat)
9:00 S.W.A.T. (Repeat)
10:00 The Faces of Family Separation (Special)

SUNDAY
7:00 NFL Overrun
7:30 60 Minutes
8:30 The Unicorn (Repeat)
9:00 The Unicorn (Repeat)
9:30 Carol's Second Act (Repeat)
10:00 Carol's Second Act (Repeat)
10:30 All Rise (Repeat)

NBC

MONDAY
8:00 Holidays with the Houghs (Special)
9:00 SNL Christmas (Special)

TUESDAY
8:00 Movie: It's a Wonderful Life

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Special)
9:00 Movie: How the Grinch Stole Christmas

THURSDAY
8:00 Ellen's Game of Games (Repeat)
9:00 Movie: Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors

FRIDAY
8:00 Movie: Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors
10:00 Dateline NBC

SATURDAY
8:00 Dateline NBC
10:00 Saturday Night Live (Repeat)

SUNDAY
7:00 Football Night in America
8:30 Sunday Night Football: Teams TBD

FOX
MONDAY
8:00 9-1-1 (Repeat)
9:00 Prodigal Son (Repeat)

TUESDAY
8:00 A Christmas Story Live (Special)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 The Moodys (Repeat)
9:00 The Moodys (Repeat)

THURSDAY
8:00 9-1-1 (Repeat)
9:00 The Moodys (Repeat)

FRIDAY
8:00 WWE SmackDown

SATURDAY
8:00 9-1-1 (Repeat)
9:00 The Resident (Repeat)

SUNDAY
7:00 NFL Overrun/The OT
8:00 Flirty Dancing (SERIES PREMIERE)
9:00 Bless the Harts (Repeat)
9:30 Family Guy (Repeat)

CW
MONDAY
8:00 The Christmas Caroler Challenge
9:00 The Christmas Caroler Challenge (Season Finale)

TUESDAY
8:00 Masters of Illusion: Christmas Magic 2019 (Special)
9:00 Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown (Special)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2019 (Special)
9:30 Whose Line is it Anyway? (Repeat)

THURSDAY
8:00 iHeartRadio Music Festival Greatest Moments (Special)
9:00 Legacies (Repeat)

FRIDAY
8:00 America Salutes You Presents Guitar Legends 3 (Special)
9:00 Popstar's Best of 2019 (Special)

SUNDAY
8:00 Batwoman (Repeat)
9:00 Supergirl (Repeat)

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