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December 2017 TV Premiere Dates (New Series/Seasons, Movies, and Specials)

The following is a list of all December 2017 TV premiere dates (new series and seasons, original movies and documentaries, specials, and more). This post will be updated throughout the month as more premiere dates are announced. If you notice I am missing a TV premiere on this list, feel free to let me know in the comments section and I will make sure to add it. For day-to-day TV listings (lists of every new episode airing each day), check out our Daily TV Schedules.

Friday, December 1, 2017:

  • 3/2 AM: All Hail King Julien (Netflix, Season 5 Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Ask the Storybots: A Storybots Christmas (Netflix, Special)
  • 3/2 AM: The Dark (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Dreamworks Home: For the Holidays (Netflix, Special)
  • 3/2 AM: Easy (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: My Happy Family (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Voyeur (Netflix, Original Documentary Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC, Two-Hour Season 5 Premiere)
  • 8:30/7:30 PM: Disney Parks Presents A Disney Channel Holiday Celebration (Disney Channel, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Masters of Illusion: Christmas Magic (The CW, One-Hour Special)
  • 10/9 PM: 101 People Who Made the 20th Century (Reelz, One-Hour Special)
  • 10/9 PM: All Def Comedy (HBO, Series Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Married with Secrets (ID, Season 2 Premiere)

Saturday, December 2, 2017:

  • 8/7 PM: Christmas in Evergreen (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Four Christmases and a Wedding (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Christmas in Angel Falls (Hallmark Movie Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady (HBO, Stand-Up Comedy Special)
  • 10/9 PM: The Ugly Christmas Sweater (Lifetime, Original “Mini-Movie” Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Your Worst Nightmare (ID, Season 4 Premiere)

Sunday, December 3, 2017:

  • 7/6 PM: 12 Days of Giving (UP, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 7/6 PM: Lip Sync Battle Shorties: Holiday Special (Nickelodeon, Special)
  • 7/6 PM: Miss Me This Christmas (TV One, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special (CBS, Two-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Christmas at Holly Lodge (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Dating Game Killer (ID, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Flea Market Flip (GAC, Season 11 Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: My Christmas Prince (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Victoria Returns (PBS, Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Charles Manson: The Final Words (Reelz, Two-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Explorer Special: The Secrets of Christ’s Tomb (National Geographic Channel, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Magical Christmas Ornaments (Hallmark Movie Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Manson Speaks: Inside the Mind of a Madman – Part 1 (History Channel, Two-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: The Spruces & The Pines (ION, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Alaska: The Last Frontier – Friends ’til the End (Discovery Channel, One-Hour Special)
  • 10/9 PM: Delivering Christmas (Lifetime, Original “Mini-Movie” Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: The True Story of the Dating Game Killer (ID, One-Hour Special)

Monday, December 4, 2017:

  • 7/6 PM: 95th Annual National Christmas Tree Lighting From President’s Park (Hallmark Channel, One-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: The Great Christmas Light Fight (ABC, Two-Hour Season 5 Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee (HBO, Original Documentary Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Street Outlaws: Shut Up and Drive (Discovery Channel, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Man v Food (Travel Channel, Season 6 Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Manson Speaks: Inside the Mind of a Madman – Part 2 (History Channel, Two-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Vanderpump Rules (Bravo, Season 6 Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Cash Cab (Discovery Channel, Series Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: RelationShep (Bravo, Series Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Tarantula (TBS, Series Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: The Wall: Deck the Wall – A Holiday Spectacular (NBC, One-Hour Special)
  • 11:30/10:30 PM: Teeny Tiny Christmas (Food Network, Special)

Tuesday, December 5, 2017:

  • 3/2 AM: Craig Ferguson: Tickle Fight (Netflix, Stand-Up Comedy Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Moonshiners XXXmas (Discovery Channel, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Find My First Love (FYI, Series Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Will & Grace: A Gay Olde Christmas (NBC, Special)
  • 9:30/8:30 PM: Superstore: Christmas Eve (NBC, Special)
  • 10/9 PM: Stripped (Bravo, Series Premiere)

Wednesday, December 6, 2017:

  • 3/2 AM: Shut Eye (Hulu, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Crazy Cookie Builds (Cooking Channel, Series Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist (National Geographic Channel, Series Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Little Women: Dallas – Season 2 Reunion (Lifetime, Two-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Unique Rides (Velocity, Season 3 Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Black Ink Crew (VH1, Season 6 Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: CMT Crossroads: Kesha & Old Crow Medicine Show (CMT, One-Hour Special)
  • 10/9 PM: Happy! (Syfy, Series Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Knightfall (History Channel, Series Premiere)

Thursday, December 7, 2017:

  • 7/6 PM: Chrisley Knows Best: A Very Merry Chrisley (USA Network, One-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: 32 Pills: My Sister’s Suicide (HBO, 90-Minute Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Psych: The Movie (USA Network, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: The Great American Baking Show (ABC, Two-Hour Season 3 Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Pearl Harbor: Survivors Remember (History Channel, Two-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: A Very Discovery Christmas (Discovery Channel, One-Hour Special)
  • 10/9 PM: Beerland (Viceland, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Top Chef (Bravo, 75-Minute Season 15 Premiere)

Friday, December 8, 2017:

  • 3/2 AM: The Crown (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: El Camino Christmas (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: The Grand Tour (Amazon, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year (NBCSN, One-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: You Killed My Mother (LMN, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: The Great British Baking Show: Christmas Masterclass (PBS, One-Hour Special)
  • 10/9 PM: Ridiculousness (MTV, Season 10 Winter Premiere)
  • 10:30/9:30 PM: Amazingness (MTV, Series Premiere)

Saturday, December 9, 2017:

  • 8/7 PM: The Christmas Cottage (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Christmas in Mississippi (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Masterchef Canada: All-Star Family Edition (Cooking Channel, Two-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Christmas Encore (Hallmark Movie Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Runaway Christmas Bride (ION, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: The Christmas Trap (Lifetime, Original “Mini-Movie” Premiere)

Sunday, December 10, 2017:

  • 6/5 PM: White House Christmas 2017 (HGTV, One-Hour Special)
  • 7/6 PM: Christmas Princess (UP, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 7/6 PM: You Can’t Fight Christmas (TV One, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: A Christmas Reunion (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Final Vision (ID, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Sharing Christmas (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8:30/7:30 PM: Bob’s Burgers: Christmas Special (FOX, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Counterpart (Starz, Series Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Karen Kingsbury’s Maggie’s Miracle (Hallmark Movie Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: A Royal Christmas Ball (ION, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9:30/8:30 PM: Family Guy: Don’t Be a Dickens at Christmas (FOX, Special)
  • 10/9 PM: Encore! (ABC, One-Hour Special)
  • 10/9 PM: Guy’s Big Project: What Comes Next (Food Network, One-Hour Special)
  • 11:30/10:30 PM: Robot Chicken: Freshly Baked – The Robot Chicken Santa Claus Pot Cookie Freakout Special: Special Edition (Adult Swim, Season 9 Premiere)

Monday, December 11, 2017:

  • 8/7 PM: The Best Thing I Ever Ate (Cooking Channel, Season 8 Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic (Freeform, One-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution (HBO, Special)
  • 10/9 PM: The Bachelor: Countdown to Arie (ABC, One-Hour Special)
  • 10/9 PM: Better Late Than Never (NBC, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Down & Thirty (VH1, Special)
  • 10/9 PM: A Gray State (A&E, Two-Hour Special)

Tuesday, December 12, 2017:

  • 3/2 AM: Judd Apatow: The Return (Netflix, Stand-Up Comedy Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown 2017 (The CW, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Below Deck: Reunion (Bravo, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Gwen Stefani’s You Make It Feel Like Christmas (NBC, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: When Harry Met Meghan: A Royal Engagement (TLC, One-Hour Special)

Wednesday, December 13, 2017:

  • 9/8 AM: Scars of Nanking (History Channel, One-Hour Special)
  • 7/6 PM: WWE NXT (USA Network, One-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: The Librarians (TNT, Season 4 Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Little Women: LA – A Little Festive (Lifetime, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Golden Globe 75th Anniversary Special (NBC, Two-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Little Women: Atlanta (Lifetime, Season 4 Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: The Fake News with Ted Nelms (Comedy Central, One-Hour Special)
  • 10/9 PM: Little Women: LA – Terra’s Big House (Lifetime, Series Premiere)

Thursday, December 14, 2017:

  • 8/7 PM: iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2017 (The CW, 90-Minute Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Showtime at the Apollo: Christmas (FOX, One-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: WWE Tribute to the Troops (USA Network, Two-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Taraji’s White Hot Holidays (FOX, One-Hour Special)
  • 11/10 PM: PreFabulous (FYI, Series Premiere)

Friday, December 15, 2017:

  • 3/2 AM: Christmas Inheritance (Netflix, Special)
  • 3/2 AM: Erased (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Jean-Claude Van Johnson (Amazon, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: The Ranch (Netflix, Season 2 Winter Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: TrollHunters (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Ultimate Beastmaster (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Wormwood (Netflix, Original Mini-Series Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: The 86th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (The CW, Two-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Stalked By My Ex (LMN, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9:30/8:30 PM: The Grill Dads (Food Network, Special)

Saturday, December 16, 2017:

  • 7:30/6:30 AM: Holiday Movie Preview (Reelz, Special)
  • 9/8 AM: World Darts Championship 2017 (BBC America, Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Christmas Next Door (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives: Triple-D Classics (Food Network, One-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: FOX UFC Fight Night (FOX, Two-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Snowed-Inn Christmas (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: A Christmas Cruise (ION, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Eat, Sleep, BBQ (Food Network, Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Rocky Mountain Christmas (Hallmark Movie Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: My Christmas Grandpa (Lifetime, Original “Mini-Movie” Premiere)

Sunday, December 17, 2017:

  • Noon/11 AM: Kiki Mobile Celebrates the “Best Of” Season 1 (FYI, One-Hour Special)
  • 2:30/1:30 PM: Ginormous Food: Festival of Big Bites (Food Network, Special)
  • 7/6 PM: A Christmas Story (FOX, Original Musical Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Last Tango in Halifax: Holiday Special, Part 1 (PBS, One-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: A Perfect Christmas List (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Romance at Reindeer Lodge (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Christmas Connection (Hallmark Movie Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Gingerbread Giants: Path to Victory (Food Network, One-HOur Special)

Monday, December 18, 2017:

  • 3/2 AM: Hello, My Twenties! (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Agnelli (HBO, Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic (Freeform, One-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Popstar’s Best of 2017 (The CW, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: The Hollywood Walk of Fame Honors 2017 (The CW, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Love & Hip Hop: Remy & Papoose – A Merry Mackie Holiday (VH1, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Tickling Giants: The Arab Spring in Egypt (Starz, Special)
  • 9/8 PM: When Harry Met Meghan: A Royal Romance (Reelz, One-Hour Special)
  • 10/9 PM: Booze Traveler (Travel Channel, Season 4 Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Ellen’s Game of Games (NBC, Series Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Gunpowder (HBO, Series Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: The Year in Memoriam 2017 (ABC, One-Hour Special)

Tuesday, December 19, 2017:

  • 12:30 AM/11:30 PM: Tender Touches (Adult Swim, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: The Indian Detective (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Russell Howard: Recalibrate (Netflix, Stand-Up Comedy Special)
  • 7/6 PM: 15: A Quinceañera Story – Zoey (HBO, Special)
  • 8/7 PM: A Home for the Holidays with Josh Groban (CBS, One-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Married at First Sight: Jamie and Doug Plus One (Lifetime, Series Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Moonshiners: Shiners on Shine – Bootlegging (Discovery Channel, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (Bravo, Season 8 Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: The Year: 2017 (ABC, Two-Hour Special)
  • 10/9 PM: I Am Sam Kinison (Spike TV, Original Documentary Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: JFK Declassified: Tracking Oswald – The New Files (History Channel, One-Hour Special)

Wednesday, December 20, 2017:

  • 3/2 AM: La Casa de Papel (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 7/6 PM: 15: A Quinceañera Story – Rosi (HBO, Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Teen Mom 2: Chelsea & Cole, A Love Story (MTV. One-Hour Special)

Thursday, December 21, 2017:

  • 3/2 AM: Black Lake (Shudder, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Circus Kid (Sundance Now, Special)
  • 3/2 AM: Peaky Blinders (Netflix, Season 4 Premiere)
  • 3:10/2:10 AM: Bunnicula (Boomerang, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 7/6 PM: 15: A Quinceañera Story – Ashley (HBO, Special)
  • 8/7 PM: The Family I Had (ID, Two-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Great News: A Christmas Carol Wendelson (NBC, Christmas Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Inside the Actors Studio: Kristen Wiig (Bravo, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: The Family I Had (ID, Two-Hour Special)

Friday, December 22, 2017:

  • 3/2 AM: 72 Dangerous Animals: Latin America (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Bright (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Dope (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Fuller House (Netflix, Season 3 Winter Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: The Last Post (Amazon, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: The Toys That Made Us (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 7/6 PM: 15: A Quinceañera Story – Jackie and Nina (HBO, Special)
  • 9/8 PM: A Very Bring It! Holiday (Lifetime, One-Hour Special)
  • 10/9 PM: The Rap Game: Holiday Remix (Lifetime, One-Hour Special)
  • 10/9 PM: Tesla’s Death Ray: A Murder Declassified (Discovery Channel, One-Hour Special)

Saturday, December 23, 2017:

  • 9/8 AM: World Darts Championship 2017 (BBC America, Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Christmas Getaway (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)

Sunday, December 24, 2017:

  • 4:30/3:30 PM: Ginormous Food: Ginormous Joy! (Food Network, Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Last Tango in Halifax: Holiday Special, Part 2 (PBS, One-Hour Special)

Monday, December 25, 2017:

  • 3/2 AM: Cable Girls (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 7/6 AM: Meow Manor: Meowy Christmas! (UP, Two-Hour Special)
  • 7/6 PM: Winter Wedding (UP, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: American Dad: Santa, Schmanta (TBS, Christmas Special)
  • 8/7 PM: When Calls the Heart: The Christmas Wishing Tree (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Call the Midwife: Holiday Special (PBS, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time (BBC America, 90-Minute Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Holiday Baking Championship: Runners Up Redemption (Food Network, One-Hour Special)

Tuesday, December 26, 2017:

  • 3/2 AM: Todd Barry: Spicy Honey (Netflix, Stand-Up Comedy Special)
  • 3/2 AM: Pete the Cat: A Groovy New Year Holiday Special (Amazon, Special)
  • 3/2 AM: Travelers (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (CBS, Two-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Married at First Sight: Holiday Game Night (Lifetime, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Secrets of the Dead: Secrets of Spanish Florida (PBS, Two-Hour Special)
  • 10/9 PM: Hunting Hitler: Season Two Recap Special (History Channel, One-Hour Special)
  • 10/9 PM: The Profit in Puerto Rico: An American Crisis (CNBC, One-Hour Special)

Wednesday, December 27, 2017:

  • 8/7 PM: EA Madden NFL 18 Challenge (The CW, One-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: The Wall (NBC, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Expedition Unknown (Travel Channel, Season 4 Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Property Brothers (HGTV, Season 11 Winter Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Catfish: The TV Show – To Catch a Catfish (MTV, One-Hour Special)

Thursday, December 28, 2017:

  • 6:30/5:30 PM: Movie Night with Karlie Kloss (Freeform, Series Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Apple Music’s Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A Bad Boy Story (FOX, Two-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Bringing Up Bates: The Bates New Year’s Resolutions (UP, Two-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: The Perfect Suspect (ID, Series Premiere)
  • 9:30/8:30 PM: Great News (NBC, Season 2 Winter Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: I Catfished My Kid (TLC, One-Hour Special)
  • 10:30/9:30 PM: Beyond: What Lies Ahead (Freeform, Special)

Friday, December 29, 2017:

  • 3/2 AM: Bill Nye Saves the World (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Black Mirror (Netflix, Season 4 Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: The Climb (Netflix, Special)
  • 3/2 AM: La Mante (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: 48 Hours: The Secrets of Waco (CBS, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: In an Instant: The Woman Who Refused to Die (ABC, Two-Hour Special)

Saturday, December 30, 2017:

  • 9/8 AM: World Darts Championship 2017 (BBC America, Special)
  • 8/7 PM: A Royal New Year’s Eve (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Web Cam Girls (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9:30/8:30 PM: 2018 Winterfest Preview Show (Hallmark Channel, Special)

Sunday, December 31, 2017:

  • 3/2 AM: Dave Chappelle: Equanimit (Netflix, Stand-Up Comedy Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2018 (ABC, Special)
  • 8/7 PM: FOX’s New Year’s Eve with Steve Harvey: Live From Times Square (FOX, Special)