Daily Best Bets

1) “Saturday Night Live,” 11:29 p.m., NBC. Eddie Murphy was just a talented teen when he helped save “SNL”; now he’s hosting it … for the first time in 35 years. Back in 1980, the show was reeling. The original stars and producer were gone … the new ones were inept … but Murphy (shown here in an old Christmas sketch) was 19 and brilliant. He left in ‘84 (hosting later that year) and became a movie star. Now he’s back, with music from Lizzo. Read more…

1) “I Love Lucy Christmas Special,” 8 p.m., CBS. This fun hour changes only partially from year to year. Each time, it has two old episodes, with color added by computer; the first is a 1956 Christmas show. Only the second one varies: This time (shown here), it’s set in Paris. Both episodes have slow build-ups, leading to a sight gag that’s worth the wait. The opener has three dandy flashbacks, including Lucy’s-having-her-baby, a comic masterpiece; the second has a hilarious jailhouse translation scene. Read more…

1) “iHeartRadio Jingle Ball,” 8-9:30 p.m., CW. Taped last week (on Friday the 13th), this had Taylor Swift (shown here) performing on her 30th birthday. Others included the Jonas Brothers, Camila Cabello, Halsey, Niall Horan, Lizzo, Monsta X, Fletcher, Dan + Shay and Five Seconds of Summer. Read more…

1) “All in the Family” and “Good Times,” 8-9:32 p.m., ABC. Here’s an idea worth repeating (often). Take original scripts from Norman Lear comedies; with Lear, 97, co-hosting, perform them live. That was a big success in May; now it’s back, again with Woody Harrelson and Marisa Tomei (shown here) as the Bunkers, plus Ellie Kemper and Ike Barinholtz. This time, the second show switches from “Jeffersons” to “Good Times”; Andre Braugher and Viola Davis star, with Tiffany Haddish and Corinne Fox. Read more…

1) “The Voice” finale, 9-11 p.m., NBC. It’s time to name the 17th champion. None of the previous 16 have found mega-success – the closest was Cassadee Pope – but the show draws big ratings. A recap is at 8 p.m., including Monday’s performances. Then the finale has music from the judges, others and the final four – Ricky Duran, 29; Jake Hood, 30; Rose Short, 34 (shown here); and Katie Kadan, 38. Read more…

1) “Christmas With the Tabernacle Choir,” 9 p.m., PBS. Each year, this offers music on a massive scale – a 360-voice choir plus more than 200 musicians and bell-ringers, inside a packed, 21,000-seat hall. And this year, that revolves around one tiny soul: Kristin Chenoweth, all 4-foot-11 of her, jokes, dances (shown here), rings a big bell, reads part of “The Gift of the Magi” and, of course, sings beautifully. Read more…

1) “Kennedy Center Honors,” 8:30-10:30 p.m most time zones, but 8-10 p.m. PT., CBS. This is an annual gem, filled with great music and smart little films and tributes. And now it’s more pop than ever. Two great singers, Trisha Yearwood and Carrie Underwood, tackle Linda Ronstadt songs. John Legend, Ne-Yo, Cynthia Erivo and the Jonas Brothers all do the music of Earth, Wind & Fire. There’s classical music (honoring Michael Tilson Thomas), a Sally Field tribute … and even a “Sesame Street” tribute (shown here), with music from Thomas Rhett. Read more…

1) “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Frosty the Snowman,” 8 and 9 p.m., CBS. These two classics (from 1964 and ‘69) have already had separate runs on CBS this season. Now we can catch them together … with the vastly inferior “Frosty Returns” at 9:30. If you need them again, “Rudolph” and “Frosty” (shown here) will be back-to-back on cable’s Freeform on Dec. 20, 21, 24 and 25. Read more…

1) “Gone With the Wind”(1939), 8 p.m. to midnight ET, Turner Classic Movies. We can start the weekend with a true classic (shown here), No. 6 on the American Film Institute’s all-time list. A documentary about the making of the film follows at midnight; the booming “Music Man” (1962) precedes at 5:15. Read more…

1) “The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition” opener, 9 and 10 p.m., ABC. It’s a double-spice show, with Emma “Baby Spice” Bunton (shown here) and Anthony “Spice” Adams hosting. Paul Hollywood (from the British original) and Sherry Yard are the judges. This starts with 10 contestants, including Brother Andrew Corriende, who briefly managed a bakery and worked as a talent-agent assistant, before becoming a friar. They’ll face three challenges each hour, starting today with cakes and bread Read more…