Today in TV: What to Watch, What to Skip, What to Scream About - Dec 1

Your nightly reminder that sleep is optional and TV is eternal.

Welcome to December, where the cocoa is hot, the storylines are messy, and everyone’s either baking, fighting, sleuthing, or singing. Here’s what’s worth your eyeballs today across streaming and primetime.

🌙 EARLY-MORNING STREAMING BINGES (3:00 AM ET)

Because Netflix assumes we never log off.

All the Empty Rooms — Netflix

A sobering documentary short that follows a journalist and photographer as they memorialize the untouched bedrooms of kids lost to school shootings. Quiet, devastating, and meant to linger.

Americana — Starz (Streaming Premiere)

Sydney Sweeney teams up with Paul Walter Hauser for a gritty treasure-hunt-turned-crime-chase involving a Native American artifact. Eric Dane and Simon Rex bring the danger; Zahn McClarnon and Halsey bring the cool.

Bel-Air — Peacock (Two New Episodes)

Will and Carlton are once again allergic to being on the same page. Meanwhile, Phil and Geoffrey are putting out fires of their own—just business casual Bel-Air chaos.

Guns Up — Paramount+ (Streaming Premiere)

Kevin James as a mob-adjacent ex-cop racing to get his family out of town after a gig goes sideways. Christina Ricci pops in to make everything more stressful, which we fully support.

The Merchants of Joy — Prime Video

A charming doc chronicling families who turn NYC sidewalks into winter wonderlands every holiday season. A feel-good watch with lots of twinkle-light energy.

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman — Netflix

Adam Sandler gives Letterman backstage access and then sits down for a deep chat about stand-up, legendary roles, and that beloved guitar he won’t shut up about.

Playing Gracie Darling — Netflix (Six-Episode Binge Drop!)

New mystery thriller alert: A psychologist confronts creepy memories of a séance gone wrong after another young girl vanishes. Perfect for viewers who like their binge dark, twisty, and lightly haunted.

🏀 PRIMETIME STARTS EARLY (7:30 PM ET)

NBA Monday — Peacock

Bulls vs. Magic at 7:30. Suns vs. Lakers at 10. Your nightly dose of dunks, drama, and questionable referee decisions.

🌟 8:00 PM ET — HOLIDAY CHAOS, DRAMA & A LITTLE BOAT DAMAGE

Below Deck Mediterranean — Bravo

The chef is tasked with cooking something “unusual,” which never bodes well. The guests wreck the boat and the deck crew melts down accordingly.

DMV — CBS (Special Time!)

Colette’s attempt at holiday-plan micromanagement backfires spectacularly when she ends up trapped in a car. Meanwhile, a new friendship stirs jealousy.

Finding Mr. Christmas — Hallmark Channel

It's a silent challenge as contestants dodge noisemakers to deliver Santa’s gifts. Ashley Williams swings by for a twisty picnic date.

Holiday Baking Championship — Food Network

Snow-day-themed desserts take over the kitchen. Bonus round: the winning duo must choose between a delightful gift or the kind that ruins lives (in a baking sense).

Name That Tune — FOX

Debi Mazar vs. Reggie Watts? Yes please. Two civilians also go head-to-head for the money and the bragging rights.

St. Denis Medical — NBC

Matt confronts a patient from his past, Bruce attempts romance revival, and Joyce juggles a nursing shortage. Ariana Madix drops in to stir the pot.

The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular — ABC

Gwen Stefani, Coco Jones, Good Charlotte, Nicole Scherzinger, Bebe Rexha and more deck the Disney halls with big voices and bigger costumes. Derek Hough hosts the merry madness.

🏠 8:30 PM ET — HOME IMPROVEMENTS & PERSONAL CRISES

The Neighborhood — CBS (Special Time!)

Dave’s DIY ambitions crash and burn, leaving Calvin to rescue the project. Malcolm turns to Gemma for writer’s block help while Courtney faces a parenting pickle.

🔥 9:00 PM ET — CRIME, COMPETITION & GINGERBREAD ENGINEERING

Baked With Love: Holiday — Hallmark Channel

A frosty theme, heated rivalry, and at least one team having a meltdown in the baking barn. Classic holiday content.

Celebrity Weakest Link — FOX

Holiday-movie alumni face off for charity. If you’ve ever wanted to see Jonathan Bennett and Vivica A. Fox sweat under Linda’s stare, tonight’s your night.

FBI — CBS

The team tracks down the man behind a deadly explosion, only to discover he’s taking orders from someone already behind bars. Isobel faces a major career decision.

Gingerbread Land: The Biggest Little Holiday Competition — Food Network / Magnolia Network

The remaining teams now have to make gingerbread… MOVE. Engineers could never.

Paul Anka: His Way — HBO

A mix of biography and road-trip documentary exploring the iconic singer’s decades in the spotlight.

The Pitt — TNT (Basic Cable Premiere)

Noah Wyle leads an exhausted ER staff through a brutal 15-hour shift. Three back-to-back episodes for anyone who misses peak medical-drama chaos.

TV We Love — The CW (Season Finale!)

Roma Downey and Martha Williamson look back at the legacy and emotional punch of Touched by an Angel. Expect tears.

The Voice — NBC

Playoffs time. Reba, Snoop, Niall, and Bublé judge the next wave of vocal gladiators.

💥 10:00 PM ET — HIGH-STAKES DRAMA

Brilliant Minds — NBC (Fall Finale!)

Dr. Wolf helps a ballerina recover from a baffling illness as the hospital’s holiday gala exposes secrets that could rearrange everyone’s futures.

Watson — CBS

A desperate father straps on a bomb and takes Watson’s team hostage, demanding a cure for his daughter. Intense, emotional, edge-of-seat stuff.