The TVLine-Up: What’s Returning, New and Leaving the Week of Dec. 29

Ryan Schwartz

28 December 2024 at 7:00 pm·2-min read

This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch listings and our monthly breakdown of What’s on Streaming.

With over 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the VCR… however it is you roll.

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This week, you’ll find the returns of Animal Control, RuPaul’s Drag Race and The Way Home, the debuts of a Selling Sunset spinoff and a Jason Kelce talk show, and new series headlined by Colin Firth (Lockerbie: A Search for Truth) and Denis Leary (Going Dutch).

SUNDAY, DEC. 29
8 pm The Simpsons winter finale (Fox)
8:30 pm Universal Basic Guys Season 1 finale (Fox)
9 pm Bob’s Burgers winter finale (Fox)
9 pm Earth Abides limited series finale (MGM+)
9 pm What If…? series finale (Disney+)
9:30 pm The Fox Winter Preview special (Fox)

TUESDAY, DEC. 31
3 am Avicii: I’m Tim documentary premiere (Netflix)
3 am Avicii: My Last Show documentary premiere (Netflix)
3 am Michelle Buteau: A Buteau-ful Mind at Radio City Music Hall comedy special (Netflix)
8 pm Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest (ABC)
8 pm New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash (CBS)
9 pm A Toast to 2024! special (NBC)
11:30 pm The Day Drinking With Seth Meyers New Year’s Special (NBC)

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 1
3 am Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever documentary premiere (Netflix)
3 am Missing You limited series premiere (Netflix; all five episodes)
11 am Rose Parade (NBC)
8 pm Luther: Never Too Much documentary premiere (CNN)

THURSDAY, JAN. 2
3 am Cunk on Life special (Netflix)
3 am Lockerbie: A Search for Truth limited series premiere (Peacock; all five episodes)
3 am The Rig Season 2 premiere (Prime Video; all six episodes)
8 pm Extreme Makeover: Home Edition reboot premiere (ABC)
8 pm Hell’s Kitchen returns (Fox)
9 pm Animal Control Season 3 premiere (Fox)
9 pm Only Murders in the Building Season 2 broadcast premiere (ABC)
9 pm Southern Hospitality Season 3 premiere (Bravo)
9:30 pm Going Dutch series premiere (Fox)

FRIDAY, JAN. 3
3 am The Front Room streaming premiere (Max)
3 am Selling the City series premiere (Netflix; all eight episodes)
3 am Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl movie premiere (Netflix)
8 pm The Greatest #AtHome Videos: Cedy Awards special (CBS)
8 pm Happy’s Place returns (NBC)
8 pm RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17 premiere (MTV)
8:30 pm Lopez vs. Lopez returns (NBC)
9 pm The Way Home Season 3 premiere (Hallmark Channel)
1 am They Call It Late Night With Jason Kelce series premiere (ESPN)

SATURDAY, JAN. 4
8 pm Monday Night Football Season 55 finale (ABC & ESPN; special night)

Want scoop on any of the above shows? Email InsideLine@tvline.com and your question may be answered via Matt’s Inside Line.

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