What To Watch: Call The Midwife, Doctor Who And Ricky Gervais Specials, Disney Christmas Parade And More
On TV this Monday: Call the Midwife faces heavy snowfall, the Fifteenth Doctor meets his companion and Derek and Julianne Hough host the annual Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar. (Also check out our weekly TVLine-Up of premieres and finales and our monthly streaming guide.)
Showtimes for December 25, 2023
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
Gervais uses his latest stand-up set to riff on the end of humanity, political correctness, family weddings, funerals and Artificial Intelligence.
Star Trek: Prodigy
Season 1 of the Paramount+ transplant arrives on Netflix; Season 2 will follow at an as-yet-unspecified date.
What If...?
Episode 4 (of 9) asks, "What if... Iron Man crashed into The Grandmaster?"
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
Ariana DeBose, Chrissy Metz, The Smashing Pumpkins, Iam Tongi, Meg Donnelly, Michael Bolton, the Broadway and North American Tour cast of Disney’s Aladdin, and hosts Derek and Julianne Hough perform.
NFL Football
Three games: The Raiders face the Chiefs (1 pm, CBS), the Giants take on the Eagles (4:30 pm, Fox) and the Ravens play the 49ers (8:15 pm, ABC)
Doctor Who: The Church on Ruby Road
Ncuti Gatwa makes his formal debut as The Fifteenth Doctor, while Millie Gibson is introduced as new companion Ruby Sunday. (Read preview.)
Call the Midwife Holiday Special
With the upcoming Apollo 8 launch and the festivity preparations starting, a heavy snowfall may impact holiday celebrations for everyone.
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The classic cartoon follows the title character (voiced by Boris Karloff) on his mission to steal Christmas customs from the people of Whoville. (The live-action Jim Carrey movie follows at 8:30/7:30c.)
The Waltons' Homecoming
In the 2021 TV-movie, a storm threatens John Sr.’s (Firefly Lane‘s Ben Lawson) return home for Christmas; Bellamy Young (Scandal) co-stars; original Waltons cast member Richard Thomas narrates.
A Christmas Story Christmas
Originally exclusive to Max, the 2022 sequel sees Ralphie (played again by Peter Billingsley) return to his childhood home following the passing of his old man. (Watch Billingsley Q&A.)