Your TV Cave Daily Guide: What to Watch on December 2

Welcome back to your daily dose of TV deliciousness — where prestige drama rubs elbows with messy reality TV, holiday sparkle, and a late-night docuseries drop or two. Grab a snack, claim the comfiest spot in your cave, and let’s get into everything worth watching today.

🌅 Early-Morning Binge Drop (3:00 AM ET)

⭐ 5-Star — Paramount+

Football fans and documentary lovers, rise and stream. The first four episodes land bright and early, following four high-profile Big Ten freshmen as they navigate pressure, hype, and their first taste of the spotlight. Consider it your inspirational fuel — or the perfect background noise while you pretend to meal prep. (The next batch arrives Dec. 16.)

⚖️ All’s Fair — Hulu

Workplace tension alert! Dina tries to make peace with a tough farewell, while Carr and Liberty take their office feud to new, chaotic heights. HR is screaming.

🎤 Matt Rife: Unwrapped — A Christmas Crowd Work Special — Netflix

If your holidays already feel chaotic, Matt Rife turns seasonal awkwardness into comedy gold with an unpredictable audience and even less predictable gift stories.

📺 Sean Combs: The Reckoning — Netflix

A four-part deep dive into the rise and fall of one of music’s biggest figures — with Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson behind the camera. Expect revelations, reflection, and uncomfortable truths.

🕗 Prime-Time Avalanche (8:00 PM ET)

🏀 Coast 2 Coast Tuesday — NBC / Peacock

Basketball takes over the night with Knicks vs. Celtics for the Eastern/Central crowd and Thunder vs. Warriors for Pacific/Mountain fans. Peacock streams the action back-to-back so nobody misses the drama (or the trash talk).

💃 Dancing With the Holidays — ABC

The ballroom goes full winter wonderland with festive routines, sparkly costumes, surprise performances, and enough cheer to power the North Pole’s grid for a month.

🛠️ Fixer to Fabulous — HGTV

Season 7 kicks off with Dave and Jenny rescuing a tornado-damaged home — and this time it's personal, because it belongs to their child’s preschool teacher. Extreme makeover: teacher edition.

🕵️ Murder in a Small Town — FOX

Season 2 ends with a mysterious staircase death and Cassandra doing the exact opposite of staying out of the investigation. Bless her curious heart.

⚓ NCIS — CBS

A kidnapping leads the team straight to a Navy SEAL survivor whose past may have turned deadly. Expect twists, tension, and at least one Very Serious Gibbs Stare™ (in spirit).

🇬🇷 The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City — Bravo

The ladies hit Santorini with sun, scenery, and absolutely no serenity. Meredith and Heather can’t even make it past the plane ride before tensions erupt. Classic.

🕘 9:00 PM ET: The Night Gets Spicier

🎶 CMA Country Christmas — ABC

A lineup of country stars turns the holiday playlist into a full concert event. Cozy performances, big voices, and enough atmosphere to make you want to hang a wreath immediately.

🏈 Hard Knocks: In Season — HBO

Season 5 returns, this time following the entire NFC East. Fans get an inside look at the Eagles, Cowboys, Commanders, and Giants as they battle their way through the regular season. Expect yelling, sweat, strategy, and at least one coach speech that will make you want to run laps.

💼 NCIS: Origins — CBS

Personal lives get messy, surprises drop from every direction, and Gibbs and Diane go on a double date you just know will end awkwardly. Delicious.

🤯 TMZ’s Most Outrageous Moments of 2025 — FOX

A countdown of the year’s wildest celebrity highs and lows — weddings, feuds, courtrooms, and chaos. Pop some popcorn; the drama tastes better that way.

🍸 Vanderpump Rules — Bravo

Season 12 brings a brand-new SUR squad ready for their shift… and their inevitable meltdowns. New faces, new fights, same deliciously petty energy.

🕙 10:00 PM ET: Late-Night Gems

👑 Kimora: Back in the Fab Lane — E! (First Two Episodes)

Kimora Lee Simmons returns, balancing motherhood, multiple businesses, and family ambition — with her daughters carving out their own empires. High fashion meets high hustle.

🌏 NCIS: Sydney — CBS

A naval officer, a destroyed treasure map, and international jurisdiction headaches? Just another day for the Sydney team. Action and intrigue guaranteed.

🎄 What Would You Do?: Holiday Edition — ABC

Seasonal dilemmas and hidden cameras collide as strangers react to everyday holiday crises — from stage fright to unkind shoppers to painful judgment. It’s heartwarming, it’s human, it’s your yearly reminder to be less of a Grinch.

🛋️ That’s Your Day in TV — Now Go Watch Something!

Whether you want festive sparkle, investigative grit, unscripted chaos, or a new docuseries to deep-dive into, today’s lineup has range. Bookmark us, refresh tomorrow, and keep your remote warm. The TV Cave has you covered.