What To Watch: Blue Bloods Ends, Dexter Prequel Debuts, Five Fall Finales And More
On TV this Friday: Blue Bloods goes off duty, Dexter Morgan confesses his Original Sin and Happy's Place (and four others) heads for hiatus. Here are 14 programs to keep on your radar. (Also check out our weekly TVLine-Up of premieres and finales and monthly streaming guide.)
Showtimes for December 13, 2024
Carry-On
Movie premiere: An airport security officer (Black Bird's Taron Egerton) tries to outsmart a mysterious traveler (Ozark's Jason Bateman) forcing him to let a dangerous item onto a Christmas Eve flight.
Conclave
A Cardinal (Ralph Fiennes) organizes a papal conclave to elect the next pope and finds himself investigating secrets and scandals about each candidate; Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Isabella Rossellini co-star. (How to Stream!)
The Creep Tapes
Season 1 finale: Josef pays an awkward visit to his mother.
Dexter: Original Sin
Prequel series premiere: Dexter Morgan (played by Shadow & Bone's Patrick Gibson) begins an internship at Miami Metro PD while trying to control his urges; Christian Slater, Patrick Dempsey and Sarah Michelle Gellar co-star. (Watch trailer; read preview.)
Die Hart
Season 3 premiere: Kevin Hart works with an Oscar-winning director in hopes of getting some award season accolades; Kathryn Hahn and J.K. Simmons co-star.
Elton John: Never Too Late
The documentary follows Elton John on his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, incorporating classic concert footage, excerpts from his journals and more.
Joker: Folie à Deux
While awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker, Arthur (Joaquin Phoenix) finds true love... and the music that's always been inside him; Lady Gaga co-stars. (View December Streaming Guide!)
Hanukkah on the Rocks
TV-movie premiere: An unemployed corporate lawyer (Virgin River's Stacey Farber) helps her Bubby track down candles before Hanukkah. (View Christmas Movie Guide!)
Happy's Place
Fall finale: Bobbie convinces Isabella to send her long-distance boyfriend a Dear John letter. (Get return date.)
S.W.A.T.
Fall finale: After radioactive material is stolen from a lab, the team must race to stop a nuclear attack. (Get scoop, return date.)
Shark Tank
Fall finale: The Tank is transformed into a winter wonderland as the sharks celebrate the holiday season.
Lopez vs. Lopez
Fall finale: George mounts a true-crime investigation when his controversial appliance shows up dead. (Get return date.)
Fire Country
Fall finale: The team protects the town from a series of underground zombie fires. (Get return date.)
Blue Bloods
Series finale: When the gangs of New York demand amnesty for their imprisoned members, the Reagan family races to stop deadly mayhem. (Watch exclusive preview!)
ON THIS DAY IN DEXTER HISTORY
15 years ago, Julie Benz's Rita died in the Dexter Season 4 finale. Probably slipped in the bathtub, no?