What To Watch: Squid Game Returns, CW Game Show Finales And More

On TV this Thursday: Squid Game welcomes a (mostly) new batch of contestants, Trivial Pursuit wraps its freshman run and Thursday Night Football plays its last game of the season. Here are nine programs to keep on your radar. (Also check out our weekly TVLine-Up of premieres and finales and monthly streaming guide.)

Showtimes for December 26, 2024

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Squid Game

Netflix ALL SEVEN EPISODES

Season 2 premiere: Three years after winning, Player 456 is committed to taking the Squid Game down — from the inside. (Watch trailer.)

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What If...?

Disney+

In Episode 5, the Marvel animated series asks, "What if the Emergence destroyed the Earth?"

Zatima

BET+

Season 3B premiere: Zac's behavior catches up to him; Preston is blindsided when he learns a deal may be in jeopardy; Fatima faces a difficult decision.

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Scrabble

The CW

Season 1 finale: Another group of contestants competes for the $10,000 prize.

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Thursday Night Football

Prime Video

Season 18 finale: The Seattle Seahawks take on the Chicago Bears from Illinois' Soldier Field.

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Bookie

Max

Wendy finds herself in the middle of a complicated love triangle; Lorraine pivots away from Hector; Danny and Ray hire a strange banker.  

The Sex Lives of College Girls

Max

Kimberly tries to show off in class; Kacey grapples with her virginity; Bela keeps Taylor busy; Lila pursues a hottie.

Trivial Pursuit

The CW

Season 1 finale: A paralegal, a project manager and a professor are put to the test.

The Year: 2024

ABC

Robin Roberts takes a look back at the year; talking heads include Elton John, Teddy Swims, Shaboozey, Lisa Ann Walter, Ilona Maher, Stephen Nedoroscik, Joan Vassos, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Charlamagne Tha God.

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