On TV This Week 12/24 - 12/30

By Raven Williams, @nevaRWilliams

SUNDAY 12/24

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Hawaii Bowl: Fresno State vs. Houston (ESPN, 8:30pm)
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It's A Wonderful Life (NBC, 8pm)
Beauty And The Beast (ABC, 8pm)
I Love Lucy Christmas Special (CBS, 8pm)
A Christmas Carol (AMC, 8pm)
A Christmas Story (TNT/TBS, 8pm)

The Dick Van Dyke Show -- In Living Color (CBS, 9pm)
The Girlfriend Experience, FINALE (Starz, 9pm)

Scrooged (AMC, 10pm)



MONDAY 12/25

NFL
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Houston Texans (NBC, 4:30pm)
Oakland Raiders @ Philadelphia Eagles (ESPN, 8:15pm)

NBA
Philadelphia 76ers @ New York Knicks (ESPN, 12pm)
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Golden State Warriors (ABC, 3pm)
Washington Wizards @ Boston Celtics (ABC, 5:30pm)
Houston Rockets @ Oklahoma City Thunder (ABC, 8pm)
Minnesota Timberwolves @ Los Angeles Lakers (TNT, 10:30pm)
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Showtime At The Apollo: Christmas (FOX, 8pm)
Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas (NBC, 8pm)
How The Grinch Stole Christmas (NBC, 8:30pm)



TUESDAY 12/26

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Zaxby's Heart Of Dallas Bowl: Utah vs. West Virginia (ESPN, 1:30pm)
Quick Lane Bowl: Duke vs. Northern Illinois (ESPN, 5:15pm)
Cactus Bowl: Kansas State vs. UCLA (ESPN, 9pm)

NBA
Chicago Bulls @ Milwaukee (NBA TV, 8pm)
Sacramento Kings @ LA Clippers (NBA TV, 10:30pm)
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Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (ABC, 8pm)

Rudolph's Shiny New Year (ABC, 9pm)
The 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (CBS, 9pm)
Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations, FINALE (Travel, 9pm & 9:30pm)

Snoop Dogg Presents The Joker's Wild, FINALE (TBS, 10pm)



WEDNESDAY 12/27

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Walk-On's Independence Bowl: Southern Mississippi vs. Florida State (ESPN, 1:30pm)
New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Iowa vs. Boston College (ESPN, 5:15pm)
Foster Farms Bowl: Arizona vs. Purdue (FOX, 8:30pm)
Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl: Texas vs. Missouri (ESPN, 9pm)

NBA
Toronto Raptors @ Oklahoma City Thunder (NBA TV, 8pm)
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Sacramento Kings (FOX Sports Ohio, 10pm)
Utah Jazz @ Golden State Warriors (NBA TV, 10:30pm)

NHL
Columbus Blue Jackets @ Pittsburgh Penguins (FOX Sports Ohio, 7pm)
Washington Capitals @ New York Rangers (NBC Sports, 8pm)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Butler @ Georgetown (FOX Sports 1, 6:30pm)
Eastern Michigan @ Syracuse (ESPN 2, 7pm)
Florida Gulf Coast @ Rhode Island (ESPNU, 7pm)
Xavier @ Marquette (FOX Sports 1, 8:30pm)
UCF @ SMU (ESPN 2, 9pm)
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The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special (CBS, 8pm)
EA Madden NFL 18 Challenge (The CW, 8pm)

Expedition Unknown, PREMIERE (Travel, 9pm)



THURSDAY 12/28

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Military Bowl: Virginia @ Navy (ESPN, 1:30pm)
Camping World Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. Oklahoma State (ESPN, 5:15pm)
Valero Alamo Bowl: Stanford vs. TCU (ESPN, 9pm)
San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl: Washington State vs. Michigan State (FOX Sports 1, 9pm)

NBA
Houston Rockets @ Boston Celtics (TNT, 8pm)
Philadelphia 76ers @ Portland Trail Blazers (TNT, 10:30pm)

NHL
Boston Bruins @ Washington Capitals (NBC Sports, 7:30pm)
Vegas Golden Knights @ Los Angeles Kings (NBC Sports, 10pm)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Creighton @ Seton Hall (FOX Sports 1, 6:30pm)
Tulane @ Temple (ESPN 2, 7pm)
Houston @ South Florida (ESPNews, 7pm)
Pacific @ Gonzaga (ESPN 2, 9pm)
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Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story (FOX, 8pm)

Tamar & Vince, FINALE (WE TV, 9pm)



FRIDAY 12/29

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Belk Bowl: Wake Forest vs. Texas A&M (ESPN, 1pm)
Hyundai Sun Bowl: North Carolina vs. Arizona State (CBS, 3pm)
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: Kentucky vs. Northwestern (ESPN, 4:30pm)
Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl: New Mexico State vs. Utah State (CBS SportsNet, 5:30pm)
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic: USC vs. Ohio State (ESPN, 8:30pm)

NBA
Houston Rockets @ Washington Wizards (NBA TV, 7pm)
Phoenix Suns @ Sacramento Kings (NBA TV, 10pm)

NHL
Columbus Blue Jackets @ Ottawa Senators (FOX Sports Ohio, 7:30pm)
Nashville Predators @ Minnesota Wild (NBC Sports, 8pm)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Louisville @ Kentucky (CBS, 1pm)
Cleveland State @ Michigan State (Big Ten, 6pm)
West Virginia @ Oklahoma State (ESPNU, 7pm)
UT Arlington @ Coastal Carolina (ESPN 2, 7pm)
UMBC @ Maryland (FOX Sports 1, 8pm)
Kansas @ Texas (ESPN 2, 9pm)
Kansas State @ Iowa State (ESPNU, 9pm)
Utah @ Oregon (FOX Sports 1, 10pm)
Colorado @ Oregon State (ESPNU, 11pm)
Washington State @ UCLA (ESPN 2, 11pm)
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All Def Comedy, FINALE (HBO, 10pm & 10:30pm)



SATURDAY 12/30

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Taxslayer Bowl: Louisville vs. Mississippi State (ESPN, 12pm)
Autozone Liberty Bowl: Iowa State @ Memphis (ABC, 12:30pm)
Playstation Fiesta Bowl: Washington vs. Penn State (ESPN, 4pm)
Capital One Orange Bowl: Wisconsin @ Miami (ESPN, 8pm)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wake Forest @ North Carolina (ESPN 2, 12pm)
Wichita State @ Connecticut (CBS, 12pm)
Brown @ Northwestern (FOX Sports 1, 12pm)
Miami (OH) @ Ohio State (ESPNU, 12pm)
Fordham @ VCU (NBC Sports, 12:30pm)

Florida State @ Duke (CBS, 2pm)
DePaul @ Xavier (FOX Sports 1, 2pm)
Massachusetts @ St. Bonaventure (NBC Sports, 2:30pm)
Villanova @ Butler (CBS, 4pm)
Vanderbilt @ Florida (ESPN 2, 4pm)
Georgetown @ Marquette (FOX Sports 1, 4:30pm)
Davidson @ Richmond (NBC Sports, 4:30pm)
Texas A&M @ Alabama (ESPN 2, 6pm)
Jacksonville @ Michigan (Big Ten, 6pm)
Temple @ Houston (ESPNU, 6pm)
California @ Stanford (FOX Sports 1, 10pm)

NBA
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Utah Jazz (FOX Sports Ohio, 8pm)
Philadelphia 76ers @ Denver (NBA TV, 9pm)

SOCCER
Premier League: Manchester United FC vs. Southampton FC (NBC, 12:30pm)

MMA & BOXING
UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm - Prelims (FOX Sports 1, 8pm)
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MOVIE: King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword (HBO, 8pm)

Saturday Night Live; (NBC, 11:30pm)