Today on TV: What to Watch, What to Skip, and What to Binge Dec 5
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Your daily scroll of what’s new, what’s festive, and what’s dropping all at once at ungodly hours.
🌙3:00 AM ET — Streaming Starts Early
The Creep Tapes — AMC+ / Shudder
Ava sets off to make a spicy documentary and instantly regrets her subject choice. Awkward, eerie, and perfect for night owls.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw — Disney+ Movie Premiere
Greg’s dad has reached his limit and ships him to wilderness camp. Nature vs. wimpy kid: place your bets.
The Family McMullen — HBO Max (New to Streaming)
The McMullens are older but no less romantically tangled as they navigate midlife messiness and family entanglements.
The First Snow of Fraggle Rock — Apple TV
Only one snowflake drops, Gobo can’t write the holiday song, and the Fraggles spiral into seasonal crisis. Festive fun with a Fraggle twist.
Jay Kelly — Netflix Movie Premiere
George Clooney plays a star confronting his past while road-tripping through Europe with Adam Sandler. A behind-the-scenes documentary is also out today.
Jingle Bell Wedding — The Roku Channel Movie Premiere
Jack, Jessica, and Grace return for a cozy holiday sequel in Lakeside full of seasonal sweetness.
The Last Frontier — Apple TV — Season 1 Finale
Sidney and Havlock take a massive risk to secure the archive, while Frank races to save a life.
The New Yorker at 100 — Netflix
A rare inside look at a century of reporting, fiction, and the magazine’s famously “interpretive” cartoons.
Owning Manhattan — Netflix — Season 2 (All Episodes)
Ryan Serhant drops the nice-guy act for full-on power moves, snatching agents and expanding his empire.
Pluribus — Apple TV
Carol makes a disturbing discovery, while Mr. Diabaté is busy living it up in Vegas.
Transformers: EarthSpark — Paramount+ — Series Finale (Two Episodes)
Robby faces accusations, the Autobots scour Cybertron, and the Maltos search for missing allies as the series wraps.
🎄8:00 PM ET — Primetime Turns Festive
Jingle All the Way to Love — Lifetime Movie Premiere
A lawyer wins a radio contest and has to track down the stranger who once gifted her a lucky sleigh bell. Fate, but Christmas-coded.
National Christmas Tree Lighting — Great American Family
Live from The White House with performances from Gabby Barrett, Matthew West, The Beach Boys, and more. Maximum sparkle.
Power Book IV: Force — Starz
Diamond and Jenard unite against a shared enemy while Tommy cleans up one dangerous loose thread.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer — NBC
The holiday classic returns, because Christmas hasn’t started until Rudolph is bullied on screen.
Sheriff Country — CBS
A brutal assault at a high school leads Sheriff Fox into a messy web of secrets and corruption.
Twelve Dates ’Til Christmas — Hallmark Channel — Two Episodes
Mae Whitman stars as a textile designer thrown into a holiday matchmaking program while her parents navigate their own romantic surprises.
🔥9:00 PM ET — Drama Heats Up
Fire Country — CBS
Sharon is blindsided by her estranged mother’s return, while Bode and Jake respond to a dangerous call involving a troubled teen.
Spartacus: House of Ashur — Starz — Series Premiere (Two Episodes)
An alternate-history twist: Ashur survives and gets his own gladiator school. Expect betrayal, bloodshed, and lots of sand. Read our review here.
😂 9:15–9:45 PM ET — NBC’s Comedy Double-Take
Happy’s Place — NBC (9:15 PM)
Bobbie signs up for online classes with Isabella—who takes the whole thing much more seriously than anticipated.
Stumble — NBC (9:45 PM)
Krystal’s still out, so Peaches gets promoted whether she’s ready or not. Spoiler: she may not be.
🍽️10:00 PM ET — Late Night for the Hungry, Heartbroken & Unhinged
A Christmas Cookbook — Lifetime
A newly single woman joins a holiday cooking club and sparks with its charming leader. It’s romance with recipes.
Boston Blue — CBS
Danny gets pushed into an unexpected role while Sean and Jonah uncover more than a routine case bargained for.
Everything on the Menu With Braun Strowman — USA Network — Season 1 Finale
Braun hits Tampa on a mission to conquer the local food scene. The food doesn’t stand a chance.
It’s Florida, Man — HBO
A Pensacola man wakes up nearly naked in a chain pizza joint and battles his own chaotic alter ego. If Florida had a mood ring, this would be it.