Best-bets for Dec. 26: bowls, gospel and more

1) Football, ESPN. After a one-day pause, the bowl binge is back with three games today and eight (really) on Saturday. Today has Northwestern (shown here) and Central Michigan at 1 p.m ET., New Mexico and Minnesota at 4:30 and Florida International and Texas — San Antonio at 8. Read more…

1) Football, ESPN. After a one-day pause, the bowl binge is back with three games today and eight (really) on Saturday. Today has Northwestern (shown here) and Central Michigan at 1 p.m ET., New Mexico and Minnesota at 4:30 and Florida International and Texas — San Antonio at 8

2) “Popstar Best of 2025,” 8 p.m., CW. Networks are busy summing up the year — but mostly just the pop-culture side. That’s what NBC has already done (twice) and CW does now, using a poll of Popstar magazine readers. On Monday, ABC will juggle light and serious, with a two-hour special.

3) “Gospel Live,” 9 p.m., PBS. After his richly crafted documentary series about gospel music, Henry Louis Gates hosted this stirring concert. It includes John Legend, Anthony Hamilton, Shelea, Tauren Wells, Mali Music and Lena Byrd Miles. That’s followed by an OK documentary about a 1990 concert with Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman.

4) “Fire Country,” 8-11 p.m., CBS. The Friday dramas won’t have new episodes until Feb. 27. Meanwhile, here are three reruns from last season, with crises at a hoarder’s house, then a lighthouse and then a gas station. Also, NBC reruns the clumsy “Happy’s Place” season-opener at 8 and a funny “Stumble” (trying to impress on Media Day) at 8:30.

5) “Kramer vs. Kramer” (1979), 8 p.m. ET, Turner Classic Movies. This terrific drama (with humor) won five Oscars, including best picture, actor (Dustin Hoffman) and supporting actress (Meryl Streep). Or catch “Fargo” (1996), 6:15 p.m., Showtime; “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure” (1989), 8 p.m., Syfy.; and the first “Avatar” films, 3 and 6:45, Freeform.

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