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What's on your HDTV: 'Mozart in the Jungle', 'Black Mirror', 'Anger Management'

richard lawler
Senior News Editor
Updated ·3 min read
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This week we will enjoy a selection of holiday programming, which pretty much means the regular stuff is taking a break for Christmas movie repeats and bowl games. Amidst all the "you'll shoot your eye out" and unpaid football players, the holiday itself is actually going to be a bonanza if you prefer your TV with a UK flavor. If you've been enjoying the Twilight Zone-ish Black Mirror on Netflix, (if you haven't, go watch it right now) then you may be happy to know this year's holiday special episode featuring Mad Men star Jon Hamm will air in the US, but only on DirecTV's Audience channel (or... other sources).

Otherwise, there's Call the Midwife and Vicious on PBS, while BBC America has Doctor Who. Amazon is launching its new show Mozart in the Jungle this week, while Hulu kicks off the next season of The Wrong Mans. Finally, Charlie Sheen's post-Two and a Half Men comedy Anger Management wraps up its run with the 200th episode on FX -- did anyone really watch them all? Look after the break to check out each day's highlights, including trailers and let us know what you think (or what we missed).


Blu-ray, Streaming movies & Games

  • Continuum (S3)

  • Pride

  • The Good Lie

  • Traffickers

  • Kill la Kill Vol. 3

  • Dominion (S1)

  • Intruders (S1)

Monday

  • Monday Night Football: Broncos/Bengals (season finale), ESPN, 8:15PM

  • The Great Christmas Light Fight (season finale), ABC, 8PM

  • WWE Raw, USA, 8PM

  • Mike & Molly, CBS, 8:30PM

  • Major Crimes, TNT, 9PM

  • Top Gear, BBC America, 9PM

  • Journey to Planet Earth, PBS, 10PM

  • State of Affairs (season finale), NBC, 10PM

  • Anger Management (series finale), FX, 10 & 10:30PM

Tuesday

  • Mozart in the Jungle, Amazon

  • Boca Bowl: Marshall vs. Northern Illinois, ESPN, 6PM

  • One Direction: The TV Special, NBC, 8PM

  • Poinsettia Bowl: Navy vs. San Diego State, ESPN, 8:30PM

  • Michael Buble's Christmas in New York, NBC, 9PM

  • The Year: 2014, ABC, 9PM

  • Bye Felicia!, VH1, 9PM

  • Inside the NFL, Showtime, 9PM

  • Ground Floor, TBS, 10PM

  • The Real World, MTV, 10PM

  • Benched, USA, 10 & 10:30PM

  • The Listener, Ion, 11PM

Wednesday

  • The Wrong Mans, Hulu

  • Top Gear (S21), Hulu

  • Bahamas Bowl: Central Michigan vs. Western Kentucky, ESPN, 12PM

  • Hawaii Bowl: Fresno State vs. Rice, ESPN, 8PM

  • It's A Wonderful Life, NBC, 8PM

  • A Christmas Story, TNT, 8PM

  • NFL Turning Point, NBC Sports Network, 10PM

Thursday

  • Wizards vs. Knicks, ESPN, 12PM

  • Thunder vs. Spurs, ABC, 2:30PM

  • Cavs vs. Heat, ABC, 5PM

  • Call the Midwife: Holiday Special, PBS, 8PM

  • Doctor Who: Last Christmas, BBC America, 9PM

  • Black Mirror: White Christmas, DirecTV, 9:30PM

  • Vicious: Holiday Special, PBS, 9:30PM

Friday

  • Heart of Dallas Bowl: Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech, ESPN, 1PM

  • Quick Lane Bowl: Rutgers vs. North Carolina, ESPN, 4:30PM

  • Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl: NC State vs. UCF, 8PM

  • Now That's Funny! On Set with TV's Hottest Comedies, CBS, 8PM

  • Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon, NBC, 8PM

  • WWE SmackDown, Syfy, 8PM

Saturday

  • Military Bowl: Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech, ESPN, 1PM

  • Sun Bowl: Arizona State vs. Duke, CBS, 2PM

  • Independence Bowl: Miami vs. South Carolina, ABC, 3:30PM

  • Pinstripe Bowl: Boston College vs. Penn State, ESPN, 4:30PM

  • Holiday Bowl: Nebraska vs. USC, ESPN, 8PM

  • WWE Tribute to the Troops, NBC, 8PM

  • A Wife's Nightmare, Lifetime, 8PM

  • Transporter: The Series, TNT, 10PM

Sunday

  • 60 Minutes, CBS, 7:30PM

  • The Librarians, TNT, 8PM

  • Bengals/Steelers football, NBC, 8:20PM

  • The Mentalist, CBS, 9:30PM

  • The Comeback (season finale), HBO, 10PM

  • CSI, CBS, 10:30PM