By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Sunday, December 6, 2015
Amazon brings back its Emmy-nominated comedy "Transparent" Friday while CBS brings back Victoria's Secret models Tuesday.
NBC's Christmas offering this week features Michael Buble Thursday while ABC doubles up the nostalgia with a 20th anniversary look at "Toy Story" Thursday and a "Snow White" retrospective Sunday.
And on Monday, NBC is offering the pilot of a new show starring Eva Longoria called "Telenovela" where Longoria plays Ana Sofia, the sizzling, yet completely relatable telenovela star, grappling with her lively TV family.
And NBC also brings us a Dolly Parton biopic of sorts on Thursday called "Coat of Many Colors," one of many hit songs by the country legend.
This covers Monday, December 7 through Sunday, December 13, 2015.
MONDAY
"The Great Christmas Light Fight" 8 p.m. ABC (third season debut) — Proof that "Christmas Vacation" is not fiction.
"TV's Funniest Animated Stars " 8 p.m. Fox — From Bugs Bunny to Homer Simpson, iconic characters are honored.
"Supergirl " 8 p.m. CBS — An earthquake strikes National City, leaving Supergirl powerless.
"The Voice " 8 p.m. NBC — Zach Seabaugh of Marietta is in the top 9.
"U2: Innocence + Experience Live in Paris " 9 p.m. HBO — Bono & Co. are still rocking after all these years.
"Major Crimes " 9 p.m. TNT —A young man is pushed off the top of a parking structure.
"Scorpion " 9 p.m. CBS — Team Scorpion goes undercover at a university in order to find a hacker.
"Telenovela " 10 p.m. NBC (series debut) — Ana (Eva Longoria) gets a big surprise when her former husband joins the cast of her telenovela.
"NCIS: Los Angeles " 10 p.m. CBS — Deeks is arrested and interrogated in connection with the murder of his former partner
"Fargo " 10 p.m. FX — Peggy and Ed follow their plan at the Motor Motel.
TUESDAY
"Scream Queens" 8 p.m. Fox — Gerald gets a new job as host at Jimmy's restaurant.
"The Muppets" 8 p.m. ABC — Mindy Kaling is the guest for the annual "Up Late" live Christmas special.
" The Voice" 8 p.m. NBC — The top 4 are named.
"Fresh Off the Boat" 8:30 p.m. ABC — Jessica and Louis convince Evan that Santa is a scientist.
"Kate Plus 8 " 9 p.m. TLC — The end-of-the-school year and a trip to Florida.
" Chicago Med " 9 p.m. NBC — The doctors treat victims of a movie-theater shooting.
" Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. " 9 p.m. ABC — S.H.I.E.L.D. battles Hydra head-to-head.
"Chrisley Knows Best " 10 p.m. USA — The family heads to their South Carolina lake house.
"The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show " 10 p.m. CBS — Ellie Goulding, Selena Gomez and the Weekend perform before scantily clad women.
"Chicago Fire " 10 p.m. NBC — Patterson fills in for Boden.
WEDNESDAY
"Survivor Cambodia" 8 p.m. CBS — Will the all-women alliance hold?
"The Middle " 8 p.m. ABC — The Hecks attempt to stay home on Christmas Eve.
"The Goldbergs " 8:30 p.m. ABC — Beverly creates "Super Hanukkah" to get them into the spirit but it's too similar to Christmas.
"Criminal Minds " 9 p.m. CBS — The BAU searches for a suspect who is obsessed with medical experiments.
"Finding My Father " 9 p.m. Oxygen (new series) — This real-world show chronicles the quests of various people to find their fathers.
"Black-ish " 9:31 p.m. ABC — Dre worries that Christmas has become too commercialized.
"American Horror Story " 10 p.m. FX — The Countess is reunited with her one true love.
"Code Black " 10 p.m. CBS — The doctors own lives are in danger when they arrive at the scene of a massive multi-vehicle accident on a highway blanketed with thick fog.
"Nashville " 10 p.m. ABC— Markus prepares for a concert on "Good Morning America."
"The Illusionists " 10 p.m. NBC — Seven top illusionists perform unique forms of magic.
THURSDAY
"The Big Bang Theory" 8 p.m. CBS — God only knows what song is constantly playing in Sheldon's head, but it reminds him of Amy and leads to a surprising revelation.
"Bones " 8 p.m. Fox — Brennan and Booth go undercover at an Old West-theme shooting competition.
"Michael Buble's Christmas in Hollywood" 8 p.m. NBC — Celine Dion, Kylie Jenner, Jay Leno, Eva Longoria, William Shatner and Blake Shelton are among the stars who join Buble.
"Toy Story at 20 " 8 p.m. ABC — A celebration of the 20th anniversary of 1995's animated adventure "Toy Story," followed by the movie itself at 9.
"Tamar & Vince" 9 p.m. WE (fourth season debut) — Tamar prepares to release her next album while taping the new season of her talk show.
"Coat of Many Colors" 9 p.m. NBC — The life and career of country-music star Dolly Parton is chronicled.
"Mom" 9:01 p.m. CBS — Christy feels threatened by Baxter's girlfriend.
"Elementary" 10 p.m. CBS — Holmes and Watson investigate the murder of an archaeologist.
"Top Chef" 10 p.m. Bravo — he chefs visit Santa Barbara, where they pick up fresh sea urchin for use in a challenge.
"Selling It in the ATL" 10 p.m. WE — Tahlia confronts Sarah about accusations she made at the pool party.
FRIDAY
"Ridiculous Six" 3:01 a.m. Netflix — Adam Sandler's comedy western featuring Taylor Lautner, Luke Wilson, Jorge Garcia Rob Schneider and Terry Crews.
"Transparent" 3:01 a.m. Amazon (full second season) — Jeffrey Tambor returns as Maura, the transgender father of three messed-up children.
"Last Man Standing" 8 p.m. ABC — Christmas stress mounts for Vanessa, so Mike tries to help her by delegating her many holiday tasks to members of the family.
" Masterchef Junior" 8 p.m. Fox — A seven-minute team challenge involves making raspberry-mint lemonade.
" The 84th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade" 8 p.m. the CW — Penn and Teller serve as grand marshals.
"The Amazing Race" 8 p.m. CBS (27th season finale) — The final teams end up on Long Island.
"Dr. Ken" 8:31 p.m. ABC — Allison's amped up for a trip to Hawaii for the holidays but Dr. Ken forgot to ask for time off.
"Hawaii Five-O" 9 p.m. CBS — The brother of a promising local boxer is murdered and the chief suspect is the outspoken reigning champion opponent from the mainland.
"Shark Tank" 9 p.m. ABC — The Sharks hear pitches appropriate for the holiday season.
"The Knick" 10 p.m. Cinemax— Thackery and Capt. Robertson's connection and how the doctor arrived at the Knick, are revealed
"Blue Bloods" 10 p.m. CBS — Danny gets interrogated about his ex-partner, who's been accused of planting evidence in order to close a murder case. Elsewhere, Frank con.
WEEKEND
"Becoming Santa " 8 tonight Lifetime — A woman brings her boyfriend home for Christmas to meet her parents, Santa and Mrs. Claus.
" Ash vs. Evil Dead" 9 tonight Starz — Extreme measures are taken to escape a deadly situation, while more of Ruby's mission is revealed.
" Saturday Night Live" 11:29 tonight NBC — Chirs Helmsworth hosts.
"Flesh and Bone " 8 p.m. Sunday Starz — As Thanksgiving nears, neurotic Paul has the dancers on edge.
"The Librarians " 8 p.m. Sunday TNT — The team is sent to a high-tech research facility.
"Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" 8 p.m. Sunday ABC — The creation of Walt Disney's first full length animated film, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," is spotlighted..
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" 8:30 p.m. Sunday Fox — Jake, Charles and Gina find themselves in a real-life "Die Hard" situation on Christmas Eve
"Agent X" 9 p.m. Sunday TNT — John is imprisoned in a basement by an unexpected captor, and Malcolm desperately sets out to rescue him.
"Homeland" 9 p.m. Sunday Showtime — Carrie follows a lead.
"The Good Wife" 9 p.m. Sunday CBS — Alicia and Lucca defend a well-respected surgeon.
"CSI Cyber" 10 p.m. Sunday CBS — The cyber team investigates the murder of a hacker who was hired to erase an assault victim's comments from a confessional Web site.
"Into the Badlands" 10 p.m. AMC — As Sunny secures his escape from the Fort, Quinn grows suspicious.
"The Affair" 10 p.m. Sunday Showtime — A series of revelations rattle Noah; Alison makes a momentous decision.
"Quantico" 10 p.m. Sunday ABC — The terrorists behind the Grand Central Station bombing reveal themselves.
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