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What's on TV: 'The Walking Dead: A New Frontier,' 'Sense8'

Also: 'Doctor Who' Christmas special, Bowl games, 'The Magnificent Seven' and 'Travelers.'

The third season of Telltale Games' The Walking Dead series is here, with the first two epsidoes available on PC, Xbox One and PS4. While most TV shows drop off for a holiday break, we'll enjoy bowl games including the mighty Ohio Bobcats vs. Troy in the Dollar General Bowl. If that's not your speed, then just open up Netflix. It's new miniseries The OA is perfect binge material for a long weekend, plus this weekend it's dropping a Sense8 holiday special, and a new time travel series, Travelers. On TV, BBC America airs a Doctor Who Christmas special episode Sunday night. 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 & Games & Streaming

  • The Magnificent Seven (4K)

  • Sully (4K)

  • 31

  • Storks (4K) (3D)

  • F1 2016 Official Review

  • ESPN 30 for 30 Season 2

  • Oasis: Supersonic

  • The Walking Dead: A New Frontier: Episode 1 & 2 (PS4, PC, Xbox One)

  • Lethal VR (PS4)

  • Wild Guns Reloaded (PS4)

Tuesday

  • Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry, Netflix, 3AM

  • Ten Percent (S1), Netflix, 3AM

  • The Break (S1), Netflix, 3AM

  • WWE Smackdown, USA, 8PM

  • Brooklyn Nine-nine, Fox, 8PM

  • WWE Smackdown, USA, 8PM

  • Terry Crews Saves Christmas, CW, 8PM

  • Michael Buble Sings and Swings, NBC, 8PM

  • New Girl, Fox, 8:30PM

  • Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best is Yet to Come, NBC, 9PM

  • Good Behavior, TNT, 9PM

  • Teen Wolf, MTV, 9PM

  • Inside the NFL, Showtime 9PM

  • Scream Queens (season finale), Fox, 9PM

  • Shooter, USA, 10PM

  • Aftermath (season finale), Syfy, 10PM

  • Cyberwar (season finale), Viceland, 10:30PM

  • Too Legit, MTV, 11PM

  • Desus & Mero, Viceland, 11PM

Wednesday

  • The Timeline (season finale), NFL Network, 8PM

  • Lip Sync Battle Holiday Special, Spike TV, 8PM

  • Terry Crews Saves Christmas, CW, 8PM

  • Star, Fox, 9PM

  • Poinsettia Bowl: BYU vs. Wyoming, ESPN, 9PM

  • NFL Turning Point, NBC Sports Network, 9PM

  • Frequency, CW, 9PM

  • Vikings, History, 9PM

  • Blood & Fury: America's Civil War, American History Channel, 10PM

  • Game Changers with Robin Roberts, ABC, 10PM

  • Incorporated, Syfy, 10PM

  • Epic Fails of 2016, MTV, 11PM

  • Happy Holiday's Love, MTV, MTV, 11:30PM

  • Desus & Mero, Viceland, 11PM

Thursday

  • The Grand Tour, Amazon Prime, 7PM

  • Potato Bowl: Idaho vs. Colorado State, ESPN, 7PM

  • Giants/Eagles football, NBC, 8:25PM

  • Nightwatch, A&E, 9PM

  • The Great American Baking Show, ABC, 9PM

  • Alone, History, 9PM

  • Falling Water (season finale), USA, 10PM

  • Pure Genius, CBS, 10PM

  • Desus & Mero, Viceland, 11PM

  • This is Not Happening (season finale), Comedy Central, 12AM

Friday

  • Sense8 Christmas Special, Netflix, 3AM

  • Travelers (S1), Netflix, 3AM

  • Trollhunters (S1), Netflix, 3AM

  • Dollar General Bowl: Ohio vs. Troy, ESPN, 7PM

  • A Home for the Holidays, CBS, 8PM

  • Terry Crews Saves Christmas (season finale), CW, 8PM

Saturday

  • Bengals/Texans football, NFL Network, 8:25PM

  • Hawaii Bowl: Hawaii vs. Middle Tennessee State, ESPN, 8PM

Sunday

  • Broncos/Chiefs Sunday Night Football, NBC, 8:20PM

  • 60 Minutes, CBS, 7PM

  • The Librarians, TNT, 8PM

  • Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio, BBC America, 9PM