Television Premieres and Notables: December 25-31, 2017

Monday, 12/25

Doctor Who Christmas Special; BBC America. 8 pm CST. Special.
After a four year stint, Peter Capaldi's Doctor gets his send-off in this special.
The twelfth Doctor has been holding-off his regeneration for some time, but as the clock is about to run out, he crosses paths with his first incarnation, and the two Doctors join forces to stop the latest threat to time in a story titled "Twice Upon a Time".
The last few Doctor deaths have been emotional, and it'll be interesting if this one will be as well, considering Capaldi's Doctor didn't get the buzz that Smith and Tennant's did (not going to blame the actor, though).
This special also features long-time showrunner Steven Moffat's last crack at the character as he leaves and Chris Chibnall takes over with the new Doctor, Jodie Whittaker's, debut later next year.


Friday, 12/29

Black Mirror; Netflix. Streaming. 4th Season Premiere.

Bill Nye Saves the World; Netflix. Streaming. 2nd Season Premiere.


Sunday, 12/31

Dave Chappelle: Equanimit; Netflix. Streaming. Special.

I see what you did there...

Television Premieres and Notables: December 18-24, 2017

Monday, 12/18

Gunpowder; HBO. 9 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.
Kit Harrington stars as Robert Catesby, the real brains behind the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 ("Remember, remember, the 5th of November.")


Tuesday, 12/19

Major Crimes (TNT, 8 pm CST) celebrates its 100th episode tonight.


Wednesday, 12/20

Survivor (CBS; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.


Thursday, 12/21

Peaky Blinders; Netflix. Streaming. 4th Season Premiere.


Friday, 12/22

The Last Post; Amazon. Streaming. (U.S.) Mini-series Premiere.
A six-part series about the Royal Military Police in Yemen during the 1960's.


Saturday, 12/23

Homicide for the Holidays (Oxygen; 5 pm CST). Season Finale.

Television Premieres and Notables: December 11-17

Tuesday, 12/12

Gwen Stefani's You Make It Feel Like Christmas; NBC. 8 pm CST. Special.

Judd Apatow: The Return; Netflix. Streaming. Special.

Wednesday, 12/13

The Librarians; TNT. 7 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.

Mr. Robot (USA; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Thursday, 12/14

iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2017; CW. 7 pm CST. Special.

Friday, 12/15

Wormwood; Netflix. Streaming. Series Premiere.

Jean-Claude Van Johnson; Amazon. Streaming. Series Premiere.

Trollhunters; Netflix. Streaming. 2nd Season Premiere.

Saturday, 12/16

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (BBC America; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Sunday, 12/17

A Christmas Story: Live; Fox. 7 pm CST. Special.

Search Party (TBS; 9:30 pm CST). Season Finale.

If Hell exists, I think I just bought my ticket... But so funny...

Television Premieres and Notables: December 4-10, 2017

Monday, 12/4

The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradley; HBO. 7 pm CST. Special.
This documentary looks at the 45-year career of the journalist.


Tuesday, 12/5

Will & Grace: A Gay Olde Christmas; NBC. 8 pm CST. Special.
"Special" may be a bit much; could just be a special episode where they go back in time 90 years.


Wednesday, 12/6

Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist; Nat Geo. 8 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.
This e-part documentary series is narrated by Sigourney Weaver.

Knightfall; History. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A semi-fictional look at the Knights Templar (much like Vikings).

Happy! Syfy. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Christopher Meloni plays a hitman at the end of his rope who starts seeing a cartoon unicorn in this demented series based on the Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson comic book.

Shut Eye; Hulu. Streaming. 2nd Season Premiere.


Thursday, 12/7

Psych: The Movie; USA. 7 pm CST. Special.
Eight seasons weren't enough for this show. They had a little more story to tell.

The Great American Baking Show; ABC. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

The Orville (Fox; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.


Friday, 12/8

The Crown; Netflix. Streaming.  2nd Season Premiere.

Television Premieres and Notables: November 27 - December 3, 2017

Wednesday, 11/29

Vikings; History. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel; Amazon. Streaming. Series Premiere.

Rachel Brosnahan stars as the titular character who accidentally finds herself undiscovered talent as a comic.

Saturday, 12/2

Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady; HBO. 8 pm CST. Special.

Sunday, 12/3

The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special; CBS. 7 pm CST. Special.

Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

Television Premieres and Notables: November 20-26, 2017

Tuesday, 11/21

Chicago Med; NBC. 3rd Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 11/22

Godless; Netflix. Streaming. Series Premiere.


Thursday, 11/23

She's Gotta Have It; Netflix. Streaming. Series Premiere.
Spike Lee updates his story about a young woman who's got to have it-- and even directed many (all?) of the episodes.

Television Premieres and Notables: November 13-19, 2017

Monday, 11/13

Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics; AMC. 9 pm CST. Timeslot Premiere.
So the show premieres today (11/12) after The Walking Dead, but I didn't know that until after I did last week's post.


Tuesday, 11/14

American Horror Story: Cult (FX; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

The Mindy Project (Hulu; Streaming). Series Finale.

Future Man; Hulu. Streaming. Series Premiere.
Josh Hutcherson stars as a gamer who a group of time travelers recruit to help them save the world.


Friday, 11/17

The Punisher; Netflix. Streaming. Series Premiere.
Jon Bernthal moves from Daredevil to his own series.

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond; Netflix. Streaming, Special.
This doc looks as the lengths Jim Carrey went to when he played Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon.


Saturday, 11/18

Night of Too Many Stars; HBO. 7 pm CST. Special.
Now with 100% less Louis CK...


Sunday, 11/19

Search Party; TBS. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Television Premieres and Notables: November 6-12, 2017

Monday, 11/6

People Magazine Investigates; Investigation Discovery. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


Tuesday, 11/7

Damnation; USA. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Wednesday, 11/8

Hot Date; Pop TV. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.


Thursday, 11/9

Grey's Anatomy (ABC; 7 pm CST) airs its 300th episode tonight.


Friday, 11/10

Lady Dynamite; Netflix. Streaming. 2nd Season Premiere.


Sunday, 11/12

Vice Principals (HBO; 9:35 pm CST). Series Finale.

Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access; Streaming). Mid-season Finale.