Skip to Content

December 2019 TV Premieres Schedule (Every New Series, Season, Movie, and Special and Their Premiere Dates)

The following is a list of all December 2019 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.

All times are listed in Eastern/Pacific time and then Central/Mountain time.

To search for a specific series, press CTRL + F at the same time and then start typing in the name of the show you are looking for.

For a complete list of all 2019 Christmas specials and movies and their premiere dates, click here.

Last Updated: November 22, 2019

Sunday, December 1, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: Dead Kids (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Midsomer Murders (Acorn TV, Season 21 Premiere)
  • 7/6 PM: Christmas Chalet (UP, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 7/6 PM: Christmas Under the Stars (BYUtv, One-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: All My Husband’s Wives (LMN, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Christmas Jars (BYUtv, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Christmas Town (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs (Science Channel, Two-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: You Light Up My Christmas (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Brain Games (National Geographic Channel, Season 8 Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Holiday Wars (Food Network, Series Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Holiday Gingerbread Showdown (Food Network, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Jingle Bell Botched: Most Outrageous Patients Holiday Special (E!, Special)

Monday, December 2, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: Mount Pleasant (Acorn TV, U.S. Series 4 Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Team Kaylie (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: The Great Christmas Light Fight (ABC, Season 7 Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Christmas Chowdown (Cooking Channel, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Garth Brooks: The Road I’m On (A&E, Series Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Making It (NBC, Season 2 Premiere)

Tuesday, December 3, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: Porta dos Fundos: The First Temptation of Christmas (Netflix, Special)
  • 3/2 AM: One Day at Disney (Disney+, Original Documentary Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah (Netflix, Stand-Up Comedy Special Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Brad Paisley Thinks He’s Special (ABC, One-Hour Special)
  • 8:30/7:30 PM: How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming (NBC, Special)
  • 9/8 PM: CMA Country Christmas (ABC, Two-Hour Special)
  • 11/10 PM: #TeamTrees (Discovery Channel, Special)

Wednesday, December 4, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: The Gulf (Sundance Now, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Let’s Dance (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Magic for Humans (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: The Road to Love (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: 87th Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center (NBC, Two-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Alaskan Bush People (Discovery Channel, Season 11 Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Black Ink Crew: Chicago (VH1, Season 6 Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: In the Room (E!, Series Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Vikings: The Saga of Floki (History Channel, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas (Freeform, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Man vs. Bear (Discovery Channel, Series Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: The Moodys (FOX, One-Hour Series Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Vikings (History Channel, Two-Hour Season 6 Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Expedition Bigfoot (Travel Channel, Series Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Five Day Biz Fix (CNBC, Series Premiere)

Thursday, December 5, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: Apache: La Vida de Carlos Tevez (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Home for Christmas (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Tell Me a Story (CBS All Access, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: V Wars (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: An Unexpected Killer (Oxygen, Series Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: A Very Corgi Christmas (BYUtv, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Court Cam (A&E, Series Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Ex on the Beach: Peak of Love (MTV, Series Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Growing Up Hip Hop (WE, Season 5 Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Same Time, Next Christmas (ABC, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: This Time of Year (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9:30/8:30 PM: Project Runway (Bravo, Season 18 Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: The Interrogator (ID, Series Premiere)

Friday, December 6, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: Astronomy Club (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: The Chosen One (aka O Escolhido) (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: The Confession Killer (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Fuller House (Netflix, Season 5 Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Glow Up (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Hala (Apple TV+, Special)
  • 3/2 AM: Marriage Story (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon, Season 3 Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Reprisal (Hulu, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Spirit: Riding Free – The Spirit of Christmas (Netflix, Special)
  • 3/2 AM: Teasing Master Takagi-San (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Three Days of Christmas (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Triad Princess (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Truth Be Told (Apple TV+, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Virgin River (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 7/6 PM: A Celtic Family Christmas (BYUtv, Special)
  • 7/6 PM: Spookley and the Christmas Kittens (Disney Junior, One-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: A Storybook Christmas (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Time for You to Come Home for Christmas (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: In the Long Run (Starz, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: UFOs: The White House Files (History Channel, One-Hour Special)
  • 11/10 PM: Eddie Griffin: E-Niggma (Showtime, Stand-Up Comedy Special Premiere)

Saturday, December 7, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • Midnight/11 PM: Bill Burr Presents Jessica Kirson – Talking to Myself (Comedy Central, Stand-Up Comedy Special Premiere)
  • Midnight/11 PM: Joe Pera Talks with You (Adult Swim, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 6/5 PM: Criminal Confessions (Oxygen, 90-Minute Season 3 Premiere)
  • 6/5 PM: Mistletoe & Menorahs (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 7/6 PM: The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage! (Nickelodeon, Special)
  • 7:30/6:30 PM: Homicide of the Holidays (Oxygen, Season 3 Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: A Christmas Love Story (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Christmas Unleashed (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: He’s Out to Get You (LMN, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Steven Universe Future (Cartoon Network, Special)
  • 10/9 PM: Dan Soder: Son of a Gary (HBO, Special)

Sunday, December 8, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 6/5 PM: The Nutcracker (BYUtv, Special)
  • 7/6 PM: Christmas in Paris (UP, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 7/6 PM: Dear Santa, I Need a Date (TV One, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 7/6 PM: Miss Universe 2019 (FOX, Three-Hour Special)
  • 7/6 PM: Hetty Feather: A Christmas Adventure (BYUtv, One-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: America’s Funniest Home Videos: America, This Is You! (ABC, One-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Christmas at Dollywood (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Grounded for Christmas (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Holidays Unwrapped (Disney Channel, Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Kids Baking Championship: North Pole Edition (Food Network, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Crisis Aftermath I (The CW, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: The Lost Women of NXIVM (ID, Two-Hour Special)
  • 10/9 PM: The L Word: Generation Q (Showtime, Series Premiere)
  • 11/10 PM: Work in Progress (Showtime, Series Premiere)

Monday, December 9, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: The Art Detectives (Acorn TV, Series 4 Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: A Family Reunion Christmas (Netflix, Special)
  • 3/2 AM: The Heart Guy (Acorn TV, Series 4 Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Beat Shazam (FOX, One-Hour Christmas Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Diesel Brothers (Discovery Channel, Season 6 Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Dirty Mudder Truckers (Discovery Channel, Season 2 Premiere)

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: Michelle Wolf: Joke Show (Netflix, Stand-Up Comedy Special Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways (NBC, Series Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Behind Bars: Women Inside (A&E, Series Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Belichick & Saban: The Art of Coaching (HBO, Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Crisis Aftermath II (The CW, One-Hour Special)

Wednesday, December 11, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • No new TV premieres or specials currently scheduled.

Thursday, December 12, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father – Christmas with My Father (Netflix, Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Christmas in Montana (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition (ABC, Season 5 Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy (NBC, One-Hour Special)

Friday, December 13, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: 6 Underground (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: The Expanse (Amazon, Season 4 Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Marvel’s Runaways (Hulu, Season 3 Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: The 88th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (The CW, Two-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Christmas Stars (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Disney Channel Holiday Party at Walt Disney World (Disney Channel, Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Angel Falls: A Novel Holiday (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: UFOs: Secret Missions Exposed (History Channel, One-Hour Special)

Saturday, December 14, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 6/5 PM: Matchmaker Christmas (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: A Christmas Winter Song (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Stockholm (Starz, Special)

Sunday, December 15, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 7/6 PM: Snowbound for Christmas (UP, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: The 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors (CBS, Two-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Alice in Christmasland (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: The Christmas Caroler Challenge (The CW, Series Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Good Eats: Holiday Spirit(s) (Food Network, Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Rediscovering Christmas (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8:30/7:30 PM: Good Eats: Whote Latke Love (Food Network, Special)
  • 10/9 PM: A Very Merry Cavallari (E!, One-Hour Special)

Monday, December 16, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: Care (Acorn TV, Special)
  • 3/2 AM: Photo: A History From Behind the Lens (Sundance Now, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Slings & Arrows (Acorn TV, U.S. Series 3 Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Love & Hip Hop (VH1, Season 10 Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown 2019 (The CW, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Good Trouble (Freeform, Two-Hour Christmas Episode)
  • 9/8 PM: This Changes Everything (Starz, Special)
  • 9/8 PM: A Very Brady Renovation: Holiday Edition (HGTV, One-Hour Special)
  • 10/9 PM: Holidays with the Houghs (NBC, One-Hour Special)

Tuesday, December 17, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: Ronny Chieng: Asian Comedian Destroys America! (Netflix, Stand-Up Comedy Special Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Dog of the Year (The CW, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Burgers, Brew & ‘que (Cooking Channel, Season 6 Premiere)

Wednesday, December 18, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: Don’t F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Soundtrack (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Wisting (Sundance Now, Series Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Live in Front of a Studio Audience: All in the Family and Good Times (ABC, 90-Minute Special)
  • 9/8 PM: A Very Born This Way Christmas (A&E, One-Hour Special)

Thursday, December 19, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: After the Raid (Netflix, Original Documentary Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Twice Upon a Time (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Ultraviolet (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 7/6 PM: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir Featuring Kristin Chenoweth (BYUtv, Special)
  • 7:30/6:30 PM: A Christmas Carol (FX, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: The 2020 Miss America Competition (NBC, Two-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2019 (The CW, 90-Minute Special)
  • 9/8 PM: An Unforgettable Christmas (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Original Movie Premiere)

Friday, December 20, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: The Two Popes (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: The Witcher (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 12:30 PM/11:30 AM: The Adventures of Paddington (Nickelodeon, Special)
  • 8/7 PM: The Christmas Temp (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Global Citizen Prize (NBC, Special)
  • 9/8 PM: A Family Christmas Gift (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: In the Long Run (Starz, Christmas Special)
  • 11/10 PM: Trending Fear (Travel Channel, Series Premiere)

Saturday, December 21, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 11/10 AM: Battle of the Christmas Movie Stars (Lifetime, Special)
  • 6/5 PM: Christmas Love Letter (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: The Christmas Hotel (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Ultimate Hanukkah Challenge (Food Network, One-Hour Special)

Sunday, December 22, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 7/6 PM: Christmas Wedding Runaway (UP, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: A Date By Christmas Eve (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Holiday Date (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: A Home for the Holidays with Idina Menzel (CBS, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: The Year: 2019 (ABC, Two-Hour Special)

Monday, December 23, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: From Father to Daughter (Acorn TV, U.S. Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: The Victorian House of Arts & Crafts (Acorn TV, Series Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Food Network Challenge (Food Network, Season 14 Premiere)

Tuesday, December 24, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: Carole & Tuesday (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Como Caido del Cielo (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Crash Landing on Your (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch (Netflix, Stand-Up Comedy Special Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Lost in Space (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Terrace House: Tokyo 2019-2020 (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 7/6 PM: Baby in a Manger (UP, Original Movie Premiere)

Wednesday, December 25, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: Murdoch Mysteries (Acorn TV, Season 13 Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: When Calls the Heart Christmas (Hallmark Channel, Two-Hour Special)

Thursday, December 26, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: The App (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: The Bonfire of Destiny (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Fast & Furious: Spy Racers (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: You (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)

Friday, December 27, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: The Gift (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Kevin Hart: Don’t F**k This Up (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: My Days of Mercy (Starz, Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Popstar’s Best of 2019 (The CW, One-Hour Special)

Saturday, December 28, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: Hot Gimmick: Girl Meets Boy (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Deadly Hollywood Obsession (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: New Year, New Me (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network, Season 16 Premiere)

Sunday, December 29, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 8/7 PM: Flirty Dancing (FOX, Series Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Cake Off: New Year’s Eve (Food Network, One-Hour Special)
  • 10/9 PM: Dare Me (USA Network, Series Premiere)

Monday, December 30, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: Alexa & Katie (Netflix, Season 3 Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.: Reawakened (Netflix, Series Premiere)

Tuesday, December 31, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: The Degenerates (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: The Neighbor (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Yanxi Palace: Princess Adventures (Netflix, Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020 (ABC, Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Fox’s New Year’s Eve with Steve Harvey: Live From Times Square (FOX, Special)
  • 8/7 PM: A Toast to 2019! (NBC, Two-Hour Special)
  • 10/9 PM: NBC New Year’s Eve Special (NBC, Special)