News & Notes

Tonight, ABC has the first season Finale of Dancing With the Stars: Juniors, The CW has the fifth fall season finale of The Flash and the first fall season finale of Charmed, and FOX has the 30th fall season finale of The Simpsons, the ninth fall season finale of Bob’s Burgers and the 17th fall season finale of Family Guy, and ION has the TV movie premiere of A Snow White Christmas.

Over on cable, BBC America has the 11th season finale of Doctor Who, Hallmark Channel has the TV movie premiere of Welcome to Christmas, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries has the TV movie premiere of Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas, Lifetime has the TV movie premieres of A Christmas in Tennessee, Starz has the second season premiere of Counterpart, and UP has the TV movie premiere of Christmas With a Prince.

Next Sunday, CBS has the first fall season finale of God Friended Me and the 10th fall season finale of NCIS: Los Angeles.

Prime Picks

Doctor Who (BBC America): Season Finale. “The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos.” Runs 70 minutes. Plays again later.

Counterpart (Starz): Season Premiere. Howard Prime continues to hide out in Howard’s life. Clare and Quayle are finding their new arrangement difficult. Plays again later two times. The complete first season replays earlier in the day.

Madam Secretary (CBS): New. Elizabeth and Jay are trying to keep an agreement between Kosovo and Serbia. Henry has a weird interaction with the Secretary of Defense.

Solid Selections

The Flash (The CW): Fall Finale. “Elseworlds, Part 1.” Part 2 plays tomorrow night on Arrow and Part 3 on Supergirl on Tuesday night.

Charmed (The CW): New. Mel finds out some things about the magical world that has her wondering about all she thought she knew.

Nightflyers (Syfy): New. A permanent solution to their problem is sought. Based on the story by George R.R. Martin. Runs 54 minutes. Plays twice.

Other Options

• Berlin Station (Epix): New. The evidence the Kirsch got on the mission is looked at. Plays twice and again later.
• Escape From Dannemora (Showtime): New. Sweat’s escape plan moves forward on figuring out the escape route. Plays twice and again later.
• God Friended Me (CBS): New. The God account sends Miles the name of someone in his father’s church that recently lost their wife.
• Mike Judge Presents: Tales From the Tour Bus (MoMAX): Repeat. Last night’s episode, “James Brown Pt. 2,” replays. Runs 30 minutes.
• NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS): New. The team investigates after someone tries to steal a safe deposit box owned by Veronica Stephens.
• The Simpsons (FOX): Fall Finale. Marge tries to fix Christmas after a bad Black Friday outing turns things bad. Homer and the kids have a surprise for her. Runs 30 minutes.

Sports Notes

• CBS has NFL action today.
• ESPN+ has eight college basketball games via streaming video over the course of the day.
• ESPN has doubleheader college basketball action with Arizona at Alabama followed by Tennessee at Gonzaga.
• ESPN2 has college basketball action tonight with Purdue at Texas.
• ESPNU has doubleheader college basketball action today with Oregon State at St. Louis followed by Nevada at Grand Canyon.
• FOX has NFL action today.
• FS1 has doubleheader college basketball action with Columbia at Iona followed by Princeton at St. John’s.
• NBA TV has a game tonight with the Milwaukee Bucks at the Toronto Raptors.
• NBC has Sunday Night Football action with the Los Angeles Rams at the Chicago Bears.

Sunday TV Marathons

Charmed (Pop): Six episodes tonight.
Counterpart (Starz): All 10 first season episodes replay.
Futurama (Comedy Central): Has 18 episodes tonight.
Ghost Whisperer (Pop): Five episodes today.
The Golden Girls (TV Land): Has 15 episodes today.
Law & Order (WEtv): Has 16 episodes tonight into late night.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (USA Network): Has 14 episodes.
The Office (Comedy Central): Has 11 episodes today.