Top Programs of the Week - December 23rd to 29th, 2024

As many people around the world celebrate the holidays for the next 2 weeks, we've got a ton of holiday specials to come in the next few weeks, including 5 NBA games & a pair of NFL games on Christmas Day (the latter being broadcast on TSN, CTV, and Netflix), and of course, The 2025 World Junior Hockey Championships from Ottawa & the Spengler Cup from Davos, Switzerland, begin on Boxing Day (December 26th), both of these tournaments are televised on TSN!

Here's your Top programs for the week of December 23rd to 29th (subject to change without notice):

CONTINUING UNTIL DECEMBER 29TH:

Hallmark Channel's Countdown to Christmas on W Network and StackTV

CONTINUING UNTIL JANUARY 5TH, 2025:

Marathons of your favourite shows & movies on select Bell Media specialty channels and the Hollywood Suite free preview on most TV providers

Monday December 23rd

TV - 8:15pm ET/5:15pm PT - NFL Monday Night Football (New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers, LIVE on TSN1/3 and CTV, simulcast from ABC), 10pm/11pm AT - Bryan Adams Live at Royal Albert Hall (NEW MUSIC SPECIAL), 8pm ET/PT - Mistletoe Murders (FINALE, W Network, also streaming on StackTV), 7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT - Toronto Raptors Basketball (Toronto Raptors at New York Knicks, LIVE on Sportsnet, Sportsnet One and Sportsnet+), 7pm ET/4pm PT - 2025 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship: Pre-Competition (Czechia vs. Canada, LIVE from Ottawa on TSN4/5), 8pm ET/PT, 7pm CT, 9pm MT - Destination Christmas (Movie from 2022, Citytv), 8pm ET/PT - Cold Justice (NEW EPISODE, T+E), 3pm ET/PT - Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (Movie from 1979, YTV, part of Merry Everything, encore also airing at 9pm ET/PT and also streaming on StackTV), 8pm ET/PT - Home Sweet Christmas (Movie premiere, Super Channel Heart & Home, part of their annual Heart & Home Christmas programming block), 9pm ET/MT - Get Millie Black (FINALE, HBO, also streaming on Crave)

Streaming - 9pm ET/6pm PT - NHL Monday Night Hockey (San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, LIVE on Amazon Prime Video), Double Holiday (New Movie, CBC Gem), Firebrand (Movie from 2023, Amazon Prime Video), 4pm ET/1pm PT - Overdrive (LIVE on TSN+, simulcast from sister radio station CHUM-AM in Toronto), 7pm ET/4pm PT - NBA Basketball (Boston Celtics at Orlando Magic, LIVE on TSN+ and Sportsnet+)

Tuesday December 24th - Christmas Eve

TV - 8pm ET/PT, 7pm CT, 9pm AT/MT - Home Alone (Movie from 1990, CTV, simulcast from ABC), 8pm/8:30pm NT - A Christmas Carol (Movie from 1999, CBC), 7pm ET/PT, 8pm in Saskatchewan & Alberta, 9pm in Manitoba - Six Degrees of Santa (Movie from 2022, Citytv), 9pm ET/PT/MT/AT, 8pm CT - Round and Round (Movie from 2023, Global Television Network premiere, also streaming on StackTV and also airing on NTV (CJON-DT) at 9:30pm NT), 8pm ET/5pm PT - 2024 Hawaii Bowl (South Florida vs. San Jose State, LIVE on TSN3/5), 9am ET/PT - Albert (Movie from 2016, part of Merry Everything, encores airing at 1pm ET/PT and 6pm ET/PT and also streaming on StackTV), 8am ET/PT - A Holiday Wish Come True (Movie from 2018, Family, encores airing at 5pm ET/PT and 10pm ET/PT), 2pm ET/PT - Holidazed marathon (Lead-up to the 2-hour finale which airs at 8pm ET/PT on W Network and also streaming on StackTV), 10pm ET/PT - Alien Files Reopened (NEW EPISODE, T+E), 9am ET/6am PT - Retro Christmas Party (Throwbacks of your favourite Christmas songs, Stingray Retro, continuing until the early hours of Boxing Day)

Streaming - Your Friend Nate Bargatze (NEW Netflix Comedy special), Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (NEW EPISODE, Disney+), Cocaine Bear (Movie from 2023, Netflix), Holmes & Watson (Movie from 2018, Netflix), 6pm ET/3pm PT - 2024 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Special (LIVE on TSN+)

Wednesday December 25th - Christmas Day

TV - 1pm ET/10am PT - NFL Christmas Day Football (Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers, followed by the Baltimore Ravens at Houston Texans at 4:30pm ET/1:30pm PT, with both of these games airing LIVE on TSN, CTV, and Netflix), 12pm ET/9am PT - NBA Christmas Day Basketball (San Antonio Spurs at New York Knicks, followed by the Minnesota Timberwolves at Dallas Mavericks at 2:30pm ET/11:30am PT, Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics at 5pm ET/2pm PT, Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors at 8pm ET/5pm PT, and wrapping things up is the Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns at 10:30pm ET/7:30pm PT, with the 1st game of the day being televised on TSN3/5, and the remaining 4 games will be shown on Sportsnet, Sportsnet One and Sportsnet+), 7pm/7:30pm NT - Little Women (Movie from 2019, CBC), 9pm/10pm AT - Menorah in the Middle (Movie from 2022, CTV2), 9pm ET/PT/MT/AT, 8pm CT - To All a Good Night (Movie from 2023, Global Television Network premiere, also streaming on StackTV and also airing on NTV (CJON-DT) at 9:30pm NT), 9am ET/PT - The Grinch (Movie from 2018, YTV, part of Merry Everything, with encores airing at 1pm ET/PT and 3pm ET/PT and also streaming on StackTV), 8am ET/PT - All I Want for Christmas (Movie from 1991, Family, with encores airing at 7pm ET/PT and 11pm ET/PT), 3pm ET/PT - Christmas... Again?! (Movie from 2021, Disney Channel, encore airing at 7pm ET/PT and also streaming on StackTV), 2pm ET/PT - Finding Mr. Christmas marathon (8-hour marathon lasting until 10pm ET/PT on W Network and also streaming on StackTV), 8pm ET/PT - Meet Me Under the Mistletoe (Movie from 2023, Super Channel Heart & Home premiere, part of the channel's annual Heart & Home Christmas programming block)

Streaming - In addition to the NFL Christmas Day games airing on linear TV, those games are also streaming on Netflix, like I said before!

Thursday December 26th - Boxing Day

TV - 8:15pm ET/5:15pm PT - NFL Thursday Night Football (Seattle Seahawks at Chicago Bears, 2024 SEASON FINALE FOR TNF, LIVE on CTV and TSN3, simulcast from KCPQ for simsub reasons), 7:30pm ET/4:30pm PT - 2025 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship: Group Stage (Finland vs. Canada, LIVE on TSN1/4/5), 9am ET/6am PT - 2024 Spengler Cup: Group Stage (HC Fribourg-Gotteron vs. HC Dynamo Pardubice on TSN3/4, followed by defending champion HC Davos taking on Team Canada in a rematch of last year's semifinal at 2pm ET/11am PT on TSN3), 2pm ET/11am PT - NCAA Football Bowl Games (Pittsburgh vs. Toledo in the GameAbove Sports Bowl, followed by Rutgers vs. Kansas State in the Rate Bowl at 5:30pm ET/2:30pm PT, and wrapping things up will be Arkansas State vs. Bowling Green in the 68 Ventures Bowl at 9pm ET/6pm PT, with all of those airing LIVE on TSN2), 8pm ET/5pm PT - Toronto Raptors Basketball (Toronto Raptors at Memphis Grizzlies, LIVE on Sportsnet, Sportsnet One and Sportsnet+), 9am ET/PT - The Lego Batman Movie (Movie from 2017, Cartoon Network, with encores airing at 11:55am ET/PT and 6:30pm ET/PT and also streaming on StackTV), 8am ET/PT - The Smurfs (Movie from 2011, Family, with encores airing at 5pm ET/PT and 10pm ET/PT), 3pm ET/PT - Upside-Down Magic (Movie from 2020, Disney Channel, encore airing at 7pm ET/PT and also streaming on StackTV), 10pm ET/7pm PT - Christina in the Country (SEASON FINALE, HGTV, also streaming on StackTV), 9pm ET/6pm PT - The Day of the Jackal (NEW EPISODE, Showcase, also streaming on StackTV)

Streaming - Tsunami: Race Against Time (All Episodes, Disney+), The Road Trip (Series Binge, Paramount+), Squid Game (Season 2, Netflix), Singham Again (New Movie from India, Amazon Prime Video), 7pm ET/4pm PT - NBA Basketball (Oklahoma City Thunder at Indiana Pacers, LIVE on Sportsnet+ and TSN+)

Friday December 27th

TV - 7pm ET/4pm PT - PWHL Hockey (Boston Fleet at Toronto Sceptres, LIVE on TSN3), 7pm/7:30pm NT - The Holiday (Movie from 2006, CBC), 9pm ET/PT/MT, 8pm CT - Grammy Greats: The Stories Behind the Songs (NEW SPECIAL, Citytv, simulcast from CBS, as a lead-up to the 67th Annual Grammy Awards airing February 2, 2025 on the same network), 8pm ET/PT/MT/AT, 7pm CT - Corner Gas: The Movie (Movie from 2014, CTV), 8pm/9pm AT - Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver (Movie from 2020, CTV2), 9pm ET/6pm PT - 8:37 Rebirth (Movie from 2021, APTN), 8pm ET/5pm PT - WWE SmackDown (LIVE for the last time on Sportsnet 360, before the Canadian rights to the program move to Netflix the following week), 8am ET/PT - The Boss Baby (Movie from 2017, Family, with encores airing at 5pm ET/PT and 10pm ET/PT), 9am ET/PT - The Lego Ninjago Movie (Movie from 2017, Cartoon Network, with encores airing at 11:55am ET/PT and 6:30pm ET/PT and also streaming on StackTV), 8pm ET/PT - Ghost Dimension (NEW EPISODE, T+E)

Streaming - All the Old Knives (Movie from 2022, Crave), Julie & Julia (Movie from 2009, CBC Gem), John Williams in Tokyo (NEW SPECIAL, Disney+), The Secret Life of Pets 2 (Movie from 2019, Amazon Prime Video), 9pm ET/6pm PT - NBA Basketball (Cleveland Cavaliers at Denver Nuggets, LIVE on Sportsnet+)

Saturday December 28th

TV - 1pm ET/10am PT - NFL Football (Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots, followed by Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals at 4:30pm ET/1:30pm PT, and wrapping things up will be the Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams, all of these games can be seen on TSN and CTV), 7pm ET/4pm PT - NLL Lacrosse (Ottawa Black Bears at Toronto Rock, LIVE on TSN1/5 and TSN+), 12pm ET/PT - Teen Beach Movie (Movie from 2013, Disney Channel, with encores airing at 4pm ET/PT and 7pm ET/PT and also streaming on StackTV), 10am ET/PT - The Croods (Movie from 2013, Cartoon Network, with encores airing at 3pm ET/PT and 7pm ET/PT and also streaming on StackTV), 2pm ET/11am PT - PWHL Hockey (Montreal Victoire at Minnesota Frost, LIVE on CBC and CBC Gem), 1:30pm local time - Downton Abbey: The Motion Picture (Movie from 2019, Global Television Network premiere, also streaming on StackTV and also airing on NTV (CJON-DT) at 3pm NT), 4pm ET/1pm PT - Christmas Comes to Willow Creek (Movie from 1987, VisionTV), 6pm ET/PT - Despicable Me 3 (Movie from 2017, YTV, part of Big Fun Movies, also streaming on StackTV), 8am ET/PT - Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Movie from 2009, Family, with encores airing at 3pm ET/PT and 7pm ET/PT), 9pm ET/6pm PT - Red 2 (Movie from 2013, Slice, also streaming on StackTV)

Streaming - Maestro in Blue (Season 3, Netflix original series from Greece), Seeking Mavis Beacon (Amazon Prime Video Exclusive), Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (NEW EPISODES, Disney+), Alice, Daring (Movie from 2022, Netflix), 10:30pm ET/7:30pm PT - NBA Basketball (Sacramento Kings at Los Angeles Lakers, LIVE on TSN+)

Sunday December 29th

TV - 8:20pm ET/5:20pm PT - NFL Sunday Night Football (Atlanta Falcons at Washington Commanders, LIVE on TSN3 and CTV), 7pm ET/PT, 8pm AT/MT - Frozen (Movie from 2013, followed by Frozen II at 9pm ET/PT, 10pm AT/MT, both of these movies can be seen on CTV2, simulcast from ABC), 9pm ET/PT/MT, 8pm CT - Grammy Greats: The Most Memorable Moments (NEW SPECIAL, Citytv, simulcast from CBS, again, leading up the 67th Annual Grammy Awards that will air February 2, 2025 on the same network), 7pm/7:30pm NT - Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (Movie from 2017, CBC), 6pm ET/PT - Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (Movie from 2008, YTV, part of Big Fun Movies, also streaming on StackTV), 9pm ET/6pm PT - 2024 Back That Year Up (Year-end recap special with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson, Showcase, also streaming on StackTV), 9pm ET/6pm PT - Paycheck (Movie from 2003, GameTV), 8pm ET/PT - Paranormal Caught on Camera (NEW EPISODE, T+E), 5pm ET/2pm PT - The Fighter (Movie from 2010, Super Channel Vault), 9pm ET/6pm PT - Glory (Movie from 1989, Hollywood Suite 80s Movies)

Streaming - What If...? (SERIES FINALE, Disney+), How To Get Away With Murder (All 6 Seasons, Amazon Prime Video), Premier League Soccer (6 matches to choose from starting at 9:30am ET/6:30am PT on FuboTV), 7pm ET/4pm PT - NBA Basketball (Memphis Grizzlies at Oklahoma City Thunder, LIVE on Sportsnet+), 1pm ET/10am PT - NFL RedZone (LIVE on TSN+)

COMING UP NEXT WEEK:

There's some big changes coming to the Pay-TV landscape in Canada, as Rogers snags WBD factual and lifestyle programs from Bell & Corus, and as a result, Bell Media will rebrand Discovery, Investigation Discovery, Discovery Science, Discovery Velocity, and Animal Planet, as USA Network, Oxygen, CTV Nature, CTV Speed, and CTV Wild respectively, Rogers lanuching new Canadian versions of HGTV, Food Network, Magnolia Network, Discovery and Investigation Discovery (both happening on January 1st 2025), while Corus shuts down Cooking Channel and Magnolia Network on December 31, 2024 in favor of programs airing on the new Home & Flavour networks, which will happen next Monday (December 30th), and the medals will be handed out at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship from Ottawa next Sunday (January 5th, 2025), the same day Nikki Glaser hosts the 82nd Golden Globe Awards live from Beverly Hills on Citytv and Citytv+!