What To Watch: Night Court Celebrates Christmas, Extended Family Premiere, The Shop Around The Corner and More
On TV this Saturday: Night Court celebrates the holidays, Extended Family debuts and Andrea Bocelli performs on The Chosen. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar. (Also check out our weekly TVLine-Up of premieres and finales and monthly streaming guide.)
Showtimes for December 23, 2023
What If...?
Episode 2 (of 9) asks, "What If... Peter Quill Attacked Earth's Mightiest Heroes?"
NFL Football
First up, the Cincinnati Bengals face the Pittsburgh Steelers (4:30 pm, NBC). Later, the Buffalo Bills take on the Los Angeles Chargers (8 pm, Peacock) — culminating in a commercial-free fourth quarter.
A Royal Christmas Holiday
TV-movie premiere: A reporter (One Life to Live's Brittany Underwood) arranges an interview with a European prince and (surprise, surprise!) falls in love.
Christmas With The Chosen: Holy Night
A young mother and a shepherd boy experience Jesus' birth; featuring footage from The Chosen Christmas special The Messengers. Andrea Bocelli and his son Matteo perform.
Mom's Christmas Boyfriend
TV-movie premiere: A kid (Departure's Ai Barrett) enters a writing contest where she wishes for her single mom (The Night Shift's Jeananne Goossen) to find love.
Planet Earth III
Docuseries finale: Conservation advocates take risks to save wildlife by catching criminals and leading endangered birds to safety. (The Making of Planet Earth III follows.)
The Shop Around the Corner
Jimmy Stewart and Margaret Sullavan star in this 1940 classic about unwitting pen pals who find love in pre-WWII Budapest during Christmastime.
Extended Family
Series premiere (special night): Exes (played by Two and a Half Men's Jon Cryer and Timeless' Abigail Spencer) take turns raising their kids at their family home after an amicable split; Donald Faison (Scrubs) co-stars. (Read preview; Episode 2 airs Tuesday, Jan. 2 at 8:30/7:30c.)
Night Court
In a standalone Christmas episode, Abby enlists Dan on her quest to track down a little girl’s letter to Santa; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar guest-stars. (Watch sneak peek; Season 2 premieres Tuesday, Jan. 2 at 8 pm.)
Christmas Revisited
TV-movie premiere: Secrets resurface as a group of old college friends gather at a mountain cabin; Tanyell Waivers (Queen Sugar) and Jaime Callica (Ruthless) star.