The Color PurpleWhat to Watch this week: 'Tis the season for a movie marathon of
Published on December 13, 2025 EDT Plus, "The Boys in the Boat" premieres, Rita Ora joins Ryan Seacrest as co-host for "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve," and more picks.

This Christmas week is a big one for movie: Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, and Colman Domingo star in the movie musical The Color Purple; Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell star in the rom-com Anyone but You; Adam Driver and Penelope Cruz star in Ferrari; and George Clooney directs the true story sports drama The Boys in the Boat.

On TV: The final season of Letterkenny premieres on Hulu; the Marvel animated series What If...? and Gary Oldman's Slow Horses wrap up their latest seasons; and the countdown to 2024 is on with New Year's Eve specials on a variety of networks.

Hear more on all of this week's must-see picks on EW's What to Watch podcast, hosted by Gerrad Hall. Be sure to listen/subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts, or via your own voice-controlled smart speaker (Alexa, Google Home).

StreamingRicky Gervais: Armageddon (comedy special) - NetflixDoctor Who (Christmas special) - Disney+What If...? - Disney+

MoviesFerrari - In theatersAnyone but You - In theatersThe Boys in the Boat - In theatersThe Crime Is Mine - In theatersOccupied City (doc) - In theaters

Check Local ListingsCall the Midwife (holiday special) - PBS

StreamingLetterkenny (final season premiere) - Hulu2023 Back That Year Up With Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson (special) - PeacockWhat If...? - Disney+

MoviesRose - Digital

8 p.m.Catfish: The TV Show - MTV

9 p.m.The Oval - BETHard Knocks: In Season With the Miami Dolphins - HBO / Max1000-lb Sisters - TLC / MaxSuperchef Grudge Match (season premiere) - Food NetworkPercy Jackson and the Olympians - Disney+

10 p.m.Fargo - FXSmothered - TLC / Max

StreamingSlow Horses (season finale) - Apple TV+Hollywood Houselift With Jeff Lewis - Amazon FreeveeDragons of Wonderhatch - Hulu, Disney+What If...? - Disney+

8 p.m.The Challenge - MTVThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills - BravoE! News Presents NBC's Hot 10 of 2023 (special) - NBCThe 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors - CBS

9 p.m.Sistas (season finale) - BETHelp! I Wrecked My House - HGTVExpedition Unknown - Discovery ChannelThe Real Housewives of Miami - BravoThe Year: 2023 (special) - ABC

StreamingCoach Prime - Amazon Prime VideoHush - AllBlkThe Black Hamptons - BET+The Lovers - Sundance Now, AMC+The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip - PeacockWhat If...? - Disney+

8 p.m.Son of a Critch - The CW

9 p.m.Married to Real Estate (season premiere) - HGTV

StreamingMonarch: Legacy of Monsters - Apple TV+For All Mankind - Apple TV+Reacher - Amazon Prime VideoWhat If...? - Disney+

MoviesThe Holdovers (streaming debut) - Peacock

8 p.m.Gold Rush - DiscoveryReady to Love: Make a Move - OWNPower Book III: Raising Kanan - StarzThe World According to Football (season finale) - Showtime / Paramount+

9 p.m.Belle Collective - OWNLove After Lockup: Life After Lockup - WE tv20/20 - ABCDateline - NBC

10:30 p.m.Love After Lockup: Innocent After Lockup (season finale) - WE tv

StreamingWhat If...? (season finale) - Disney+Captain of the World (docuseries debut) - Netflix

8 p.m.Love & Marriage: Huntsville (season finale) - OWNProsecuting Evil With Kelly Siegler - Oxygen

9 p.m.Fatal Family Feuds - OxygenFirst-Time Buyer's Club (series debut) - OWN

10 p.m.Time Bomb Y2K (doc) - HBO / Max

StreamingDave Chappelle: The Dreamer (comedy special) - Netflix7 p.m.The Year: Countdown to 2024 (special) - ABCZombies: The Re-Animated Series (special) - Disney Channel

7:30 p.m.New Year's Eve Live: Nashville's Big Bash - CBS

8 p.m.Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024 - ABCCNN New Year's Eve Live With Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen - CNN9 p.m.The Curse - Showtime / Paramount+

10 p.m.Sister Wives - TLC

*times are ET and subject to change

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