1) “Elsbeth,” 10 p.m., CBS. Lots of ballerinas started in the “Nutcracker” story that begins with a kids’ Christmas party. Now an avante-garde director decides to do the show without children. This leads to distress, to murder and (shown here) to Elsbeth donning a tutu.
2) Comedy. Overlapping are the annual “Saturday Night Live” Christmas special (9-11 p.m., NBC) and an expanded bloc on CBS. “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage” sees the business feud getting out of hand (8 p.m.) and Mandy’s mom planning a Christmas vacation (8:30); then a one-hour “Ghosts” finds trouble with Sam’s Christmastime interview.
3) “Next Level Baker” finale, 8-10 p.m., Fox. This quick four-hour series has already ousted half its contestants — including all four professional chefs. Now six people remain. There are three social-media people (Zoha Malik, 30; Chloe Sexton, 31; and Nikki Jackson, 60) and three home chefs: Deirdra Lambright, 26; Jeff Chudakoff, 32 and Stefanie Embree, 39.
4) “The Great Christmas Light Fight,” 9-11 p.m.., ABC. Here’s another show wrapping its brief season. In the first hour, Carter Oosterhouse sees four spectacular home displays and picks a winner; then it’s Taniya Nayak’s turn.
5) Holiday overlap. “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” is at 8 p.m. on ABC and at 9:55 on Freeform (preceded by Rudolph at 8:15 and Frosty at 9:20). And Lacey Chabert has two 8 p.m. movies. On “She’s Making a List” (2025, Hallmark), she’s in charge of Santa’s naughty-or-nice list; on “The Christmas Quest” (2024, Hallmark Mystery), she’s in Iceland.