1) “The Voice” finale, 8-11 p.m., NBC. At 8 p.m., we get a quick recap of Monday’s performances. At 9, the hoopla begins. Kelly Clarkson, Michael Buble (shown here in a previous show), Sting, Dan + Shay, Myles Smith, Riley Green and Tears for Fears all perform. So do the show’s two recent winners; then we have a new one. Read more…
1) “The Voice” finals, 8-10 p.m., NBC. The five finalists (shown here, from left) are Sofronio Vasquez, 31; Shye, 17; Danny Joeph, 37; Sydney Sterface, 15; and Jeremy Beloate, 25. Each will sing an uptempo song, a ballad and a duet; then viewers will vote. On Tuesday, the show has its 26th winner. Read more…
1) Chiefs double feature, 6-8 p.m., Hallmark; 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC. The Kansas City Chiefs show up in fiction and fact. Hallmark reruns “Holiday Touchdown,” a romance filmed partly at the Chiefs’ stadium, with players in support. Then the team (shown here) – riding high, with an 11-1 record – faces its closest division rivals, the Los Angeles Chargers, 8-4. Read more…
1) Football conference championships. You can catch two huge ones today, back-to-back. At 4 p.m. ET on ABC, the SEC has Texas (ranked No. 2) and Georgia (No. 5). At 7, CBS has top-ranked Oregon (shown here) and Penn State (No. 3). Read more…
1) “Blue Bloods,” 10 p.m,, CBS. We’re a week from the end of a 14-season run. For now, it’s a typically busy hour: Eddie tries to help a guy whose apartment has been taken over; the squatter, alas, is an informant of her husband, Jamie. Also, Jamie’s brother probes a student’s death, their sister tries to find a dating match (shown here) for Anthony and their dad is suspicious of the governor. Read more…
1) “Elsbeth,” 10 p.m., CBS. With her bright colors and unrelenting cheer, Elsbeth Tascioni easily fits into the holidays. But now we meet people who top that: A couple spends all year making cheery videos and pushing Christmas projects. (The wife is played by Vanessa Bayer, shown here.) Yes, a murder will follow; it’s a clever hour in which even Elsbeth feels a tad grumpy. Read more…
1) “Christmas in Rockefeller Center,” 8-10 p.m., NBC. Here’s a Christmas combination — spectacle (the Rockettes and the lighting of a giant tree) plus lots of music. That includes Kelly Clarkson (the host), plus Jennifer Hudson (shown here at a previous event), Dan + Shay, Megan Hilty, Raye, Coco Jones, Thalia, The Backstreet Boys, and Little Big Town. Read more…
1) “CMA Country Christmas,” 8-9 p.m., ABC. Here’s a seasonal blend. There are contemporary Christian songs from Amy Grant (shown here in a previous performance, CeCe Winans and King + Country. And holiday-pop songs from Trisha Yearwood (who co-hosts with Grant), Cody Johnson, Ashley McBryde, Jon Pardi and Brittney Spencer. Read more…
1) “Brilliant Minds,” 10 p.m., NBC. The subject here is pain – an unbearable excess of it or an unexplained absence of it. There are flaws; a “revelation” from one patient is something the doctors should have known from her medical history. But the story is told with intelligence and emotion, particularly from Zachary Quinto (shown here with Alex MacNicol), as Dr. Wolfe. Add the doctors’ personal dramas and you have a strong hour. Read more…
1) “Holiday Spectacular,” 8-10 p.m., ABC. The next few weeks will have plenty of specials, bubbling with bright colors and Christmas music, That starts from Disneyland and Disney World. Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribiero host and sing. Other performers: Elton John (shown here with the hosts), Carly Pearce, John Legend, Pentatonix, Leslie Odom Jr. and Ava Max. Read more…
