The following is a complete list of every new TV and streaming episode, special, movie, and more airing on December 18, 2024. New streaming titles are listed first, followed by an hour-by-hour network TV and cable schedule, and ending with the day’s sports schedule. For sports and most other live programming, make sure to adjust the time to your time zone (times listed are Eastern/Central). Series and season premieres are in bold.
December 18, 2024 Streaming Premieres
- Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? (Amazon)
- Bad Sisters (Apple TV+)
- Days of Our Lives (Peacock)
- The Fiery Priest (Hulu)
- Gordon Ramsay’s Festive Home Cooking (Hulu, Series Premiere)
- Julia’s Stepping Stones (Netflix, Original Documentary Premiere)
- Light Shop (Hulu, Season 1 Finale)
- Love Island: Australia (Hulu, 7/6 PM)
- The Manny (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
- Neighbours (Freevee)
- Pop Culture Jeopardy! (Amazon)
- Return to Las Sabinas (Hulu)
- The Secret Lives of Animals (Apple TV+, Limited Series Premiere)
- Shetland (BritBox)
- Shrinking (Apple TV+)
- Swipe Left or Death (Tubi, Original Movie Premiere)
- The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On (Netflix, Season 3 Finale)
Network TV and Cable Premieres
10/9 AM:
- PAW Patrol (Nickelodeon)
5/4 PM:
- The Patrick Star Show (Nickelodeon)
6/5 PM:
- Road to the NHL Winter Classic (TNT/truTV)
7/6 PM:
- Young Dylan (Nickelodeon)
7:30/6:30 PM:
- NFL Slimetime (Nickelodeon)
8/7 PM:
- AEW: Dynamite (TBS)
- The Challenge (MTV)
- Dateline: Secrets Uncovered (Oxygen)
- The Earthshot Report (PBS, Special)
- iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2024 (ABC, Two-Hour Special)
- The Masked Singer (FOX, Season 12 Finale)
- The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (Bravo)
- Restoring Galveston (Magnolia Network, Season 7 Finale)
- Survivor (CBS, Season 47 Finale)
9/8 PM:
- American Pickers (History Channel)
- Don’t Hate Your House with the Property Brothers (HGTV, Season 1 Finale)
- Expedition Files (Discovery Channel)
- The Floor (FOX, Season 2 Finale)
- Inside the NFL (The CW)
- NOVA: Lost Tombs of Notre Dame (PBS)
- Roadworthy Rescues (MotorTrend)
- Sense Appeal (Fuse)
- Sistas (BET)
- Sold on SLC (Bravo)
- The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot (ID, Two-Hour Special)
10/9 PM:
- Fugitives Caught on Tape (A&E, Back-to-Back New Episodes)
- House Hunters (HGTV)
- Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch (Discovery Channel)
- Sistas (BET)
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo)
10:30/9:30 PM:
- Fugitives Caught on Tape (A&E, Season 1 Finale)
- House Hunters (HGTV)
11/10 PM:
- E! News (E!)
- Mysteries of the Abandoned (Discovery Channel)
December 18, 2024 Christmas TV Schedule
ABC
- 8/7 PM: iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2024 (Two-Hour Special)
AMC
- Midnight/11 PM: Fred Claus
- 5/4 AM: Frosty’s Winter Wonderland
- 5:30/4:30 AM: The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
- 1:30/12:30 PM: Fred Claus
- 4/3 PM: Four Christmases
- 6/5 PM: Christmas with the Kranks
- 8/7 PM: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
- 10:15/9:15 PM: Elf
Freeform
- 7/6 AM: The Search for Santa Paws
- 10:30/9:30 AM: Disney’s A Christmas Carol
- 12:30 PM/11:30 AM: Arthur Christmas
- 2:30/1:30 PM: Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch (2018)
- 4:30/3:30 PM: The Santa Clause
- 6:30/5:30 PM: The Santa Clause 2
- 8:55/7:55 PM: The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
- Midnight/11 PM: Black Nativity
Hallmark Channel
- Midnight/11 PM: Christmas on Call
- 2/1 AM: A Cozy Christmas Inn
- 4/3 AM: Write Before Christmas
- 6/5 AM: Double Holiday
- 8/7 AM: Christmas She Wrote
- 10/9 AM: The Christmas Charade
- Noon/11 AM: The Mistletoe Secret
- 2/1 PM: A Glenbrooke Christmas
- 4/3 PM: Holiday Crashers
- 6/5 PM: Private Princess Christmas
- 8/7 PM: The Santa Class
- 10/9 PM: Christmas Under Wraps
Hallmark Mystery
- Midnight/11 PM: Christmas on My Mind
- 2/1 AM: Sleigh Bells Ring
- 4/3 AM: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
- 6/5 AM: Christmas in Love
- 8/7 AM: Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy
- 10/9 AM: Nostalgic Christmas
- Noon/11 AM: Our Italian Christmas Memories
- 2/1 PM: Northpole: Open for Christmas
- 4/3 PM: Five Star Christmas
- 6/5 PM: Just in Time for Christmas
- 8/7 PM: A Dance in the Snow
- 10/9 PM: A Homecoming for the Holidays
Hallmark Family
- 7/6 PM: Cancel Christmas
- 9/8 PM: The Christmas Heart
Hulu
- Midnight/11 PM: Gordon Ramsay’s Festive Home Cooking (Series Premiere)
Today’s Sports Schedule
NBA
- No Games
NCAA Football Bowl Games
- 5:30/4:30 PM: Boca Raton Bowl: James Madison vs. Western Kentucky (ESPN)
- 9/8 PM: LA Bowl: UNLV vs. Cal (ESPN)
NHL
- 7/6 PM: Philadelphia Flyers at Detroit Red Wings (TNT/truTV/Max)
- 7:30/6:30 PM: Toronto Maple Leafs at Dallas Stars (Victory+)
- 9:30/8:30 PM: Florida Panthers at Minnesota Wild (TNT/Max/FDSNNO)
- 10/9 PM: Vancouver Canucks at Utah Hockey Club (Utah16)
- 10/9 PM: Winnipeg Jets at Anaheim Ducks (Victory+/KCOP-13)