What to Watch this week: “Mufasa: The Lion King” roars into theaters — plus, be a little naughty and see “Babygirl”

The circle of Hollywood life has brought us back around to Disney's The Lion King and the origin story of Simba's dad, Mufasa — plus, find out how his uncle Scar got that name.

There's more animated fun in theaters with Sonic the Hedgehog 3, plus Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson in Babygirl, and Adrien Brody, Guy Pearce, and Felicity Jones in The Brutalist.

On TV, a new winner is named on the season finales of Survivor and The Masked Singer, What We Do in the Shadows wraps up after six seasons, the NCIS and FBI franchises (and more on the CBS and NBC lineup) have their midseason finales, and Virgin River returns for its sixth season.

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Monday, Dec. 16

Streaming
The Chelsea Detective (Christmas special) - Acorn TV
Dalgliesh (season finale) - Acorn TV

Movies
The Program (doc) - Digital

8 p.m.
90 Day: The Last Resort - TLC
Holiday Baking Championship (season finale) - Food Network / Max
Little Big Town's Christmas at the Opry (special) - NBC
Love & Hip Hop: Miami - VH1
Mysteries of the Unknown - Travel
The Neighborhood (midseason finale) - CBS

Related: Your guide to 2024 TV premiere dates

8:30 p.m.
Poppa's House (midseason finale) - CBS

9 p.m.
Blink (doc) - Nat Geo, Disney+, Hulu
Get Millie Black - HBO / Max
NCIS (midseason finale) - CBS
People Magazine Investigates - ID

10 p.m.
American Dad - TBS
Brenda Lee: Rockin’ Around (American Masters doc) - PBS
NCIS: Origins (midseason finale) - CBS
What We Do in the Shadows (series finale) - FX

Tuesday, Dec. 17

Streaming
Aaron Rodgers: Enigma (docuseries debut) - Netflix
Ronny Chieng: Love to Have It (comedy special) - Netflix
Secret Level (season finale) - Prime Video
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful - Disney+

Movies
Chasing Chasing Amy (doc) - VOD
Omni Loop - VOD
Separated (doc) - VOD
Small Things Like These - Digital

8 p.m.
Caught in the Act: Unfaithful - MTV
FBI (midseason finale) - CBS
Lego Masters: Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular (event finale) - Fox
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills - Bravo
St. Denis Medical (midseason finale) - NBC
Windy City Rehab (season finale) - HGTV

Related: What’s new on Netflix in December 2024: Maria, Squid Game, a Sabrina Carpenter special, and Jamie Foxx's return

8:30 p.m.
Night Court (midseason finale) - NBC

9 p.m.
1,000-lb Sisters (season finale) - TLC
Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown (season finale) - Food Network / Max
FBI: International (midseason finale) - CBS
Hard Knocks: In Season With the AFC North - HBO / Max
The Real Housewives of New York City - Bravo
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew - Disney+

10 p.m.
1,000-lb Best Friends (season finale) - TLC
FBI: Most Wanted (midseason finale) - CBS
Operation Undercover (season finale) - ID / Max

11 p.m.
Game Changers (season finale) - Discovery

Wednesday, Dec. 18

Streaming
Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? - Prime Video
Bad Sisters - Apple TV+
Pop Culture Jeopardy! - Prime Video
The Secret Lives of Animals (docuseries debut) - Apple TV+
Shetland - BritBox
Shrinking - Apple TV+
The Ultimatum (season finale) - Netflix

8 p.m.
The Challenge - MTV
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2024 - ABC
The Masked Singer (season finale) - Fox
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City - Bravo
Survivor (season finale) - CBS

Related: The 25 best TV shows to binge-watch at your leisure

9 p.m.
Don’t Hate Your House with the Property Brothers (season finale) - HGTV / Max
The Floor (season finale) - Fox
Lost Tombs of Notre Dame (special) - PBS
A Saturday Night Live Christmas - NBC
Sold on SLC - Bravo
The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot (series debut) - ID

10 p.m.
Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch - Discovery

Thursday, Dec. 19

Streaming
Beast Games (series debut) - Prime Video
Creature Commandos - Max
Fast Friends (series debut) - Max
Laid (series debut) - Peacock
Rose Matafeo: On and On and On (comedy special) - Max
Second Chance Stage (season finale) - Max
Star Trek: Lower Decks (season finale) - Paramount+
Virgin River (season premiere) - Netflix

8 p.m.
Ghosts (midseason finale) - CBS
The Great Christmas Light Fight - ABC
Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking (season finale) - Food Network / Max
Jersey Shore Family Vacation - MTV
Scrabble - The CW

Related: The 32 best movies streaming on Disney+ right now

9 p.m.
Bookie - Max
Christmas Cookie Challenge (season finale) - Food Network
The Great Christmas Light Fight (season finale) - ABC
House of Villains - E!
Nate Bargatze's Nashville Christmas (comedy special) - CBS
The Sex Lives of College Girls - Max
Southern Charm - Bravo
Trivial Pursuit - The CW

10 p.m.
Elsbeth (midseason finale) - CBS
Snoop’s Fatherhood: Cori and Wayne's Story (season finale) - E! / Peacock

Friday, Dec. 20

Streaming
Before (season finale)- Apple TV+
Ilana Glazer: Human Magic (comedy special) - Hulu
Silo - Apple TV+

Movies
Babygirl - In theaters
The Brutalist - In theaters
Juror #2 (streaming debut) - Max
Mufasa: The Lion King - In theaters
The Room Next Door - In select theaters
The Six Triple Eight - Netflix
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - In theaters

Related: Your guide to 2024 movie release dates

8 p.m.
Friday Night Vibes (Get Hard and Pain & Gain) - TBS
Gold Rush - Discovery
The Last Cowboy - CMT
National Christmas Tree Lighting (special) - CBS
On Patrol: First Shift - Reelz
Outlander - Starz

9 p.m.
Dateline - NBC
Josh Groban & Friends Go Home For the Holidays (special) - CBS
The Last Woodsmen - Discovery / Max
On Patrol: Live - Reelz
The Unbelievable With Dan Aykroyd - History

Saturday, Dec. 21

8 p.m.
Happy Howlidays (movie) - Hallmark

11:30 p.m.
Saturday Night Live (host Martin Short, musical guest Hozier)

Related: Every Saturday Night Live season 50 host and musical guest

Sunday, Dec. 22

Streaming
Landman - Paramount+
What If...? (final season premiere) - Disney+

7 p.m.
A Plan to Kill - Oxygen

7:30 p.m.
60 Minutes - CBS

8 p.m.
90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days - TLC / Max
Engaged by Christmas (movie) - Lifetime
Holmes vs. Doyle (season finale) - PBS
The Real Housewives of Potomac - Bravo
The Simpsons - Fox

8:30 p.m.
The 47th Annual Kennedy Center Honors - CBS (8 p.m. PT)

9 p.m.
The Agency - Showtime / Paramount+
Dune: Prophecy (season finale) - HBO / Max
Earth Abides - MGM+
The Great North - Fox
Holiday Wars (season finale) - Food Network / Max
Married to Medicine - Bravo
Very Scary People - ID

10 p.m.
Dexter: Original Sin - Showtime / Paramount+

10:45 p.m.
Dexter: Original Sin - Showtime / Paramount+

*times are ET and subject to change

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