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Between network, cable and streaming, the modern television landscape is a vast one. Here are some of the shows, specials and movies coming to TV this week, Dec. 24-31. Details and times are subject to change.<\/em><\/p>\n MARIAH CAREY: MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL! <\/strong>9 p.m. on CBS.<\/em> In November 2022, Mariah Carey went on a mini-tour performing a show with some holiday songs, featuring (obviously and most importantly) her hit \u201cAll I Want for Christmas Is You.\u201d The concert she performed at Madison Square Garden is returning to small screens to liven up the Christmas mood after all the presents have been unwrapped, the spiked hot cocoas are kicking in and the tension with a relative over a politics has eased to a silent simmer.<\/p>\n THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING <\/strong>9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings).<\/em> If you\u2019ve ever wondered how the prince actually got put into the nutcracker, Alan Cumming is here to tell you. This version of Tchaikovsky\u2019s \u201cThe Nutcracker\u201d takes the story from E.T.A. Hoffmann\u2019s 1816 book, and Cumming recounts it as an orchestra plays along.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n THE 46TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS <\/strong>8 p.m. on CBS. <\/em>These honors took place on Dec. 3 in Washington, but now we get to see snippets of the ceremony and some of the performances. This year\u2019s honorees are Dionne Warwick, Billy Crystal, Queen Latifah, Ren\u00e9e Fleming and Barry Gibb; as is tradition, each star was treated to special performances by others, including Missy Elliott, Rob Reiner, Dove Cameron and Michael Bubl\u00e9.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n THE YEAR: 2023 <\/strong>9 p.m. on ABC. <\/em>This recap show, hosted by Robin Roberts and other ABC News anchors, dives into some big moments from 2023, such as the Eras Tour, Barbenheimer, the actors\u2019 and writers\u2019 strikes and the \u201cVanderpump\u201d Scandoval. Ronald Gladden, our sweet Everyman from \u201cJury Duty,\u201d Missy Elliott (she\u2019s everywhere this week!) and some of the cast of \u201cDancing With the Stars\u201d are set to make appearances to discuss a year that, for me at least, has simultaneously felt like it just started and also won\u2019t end.<\/p>\n 27 DRESSES (2008) <\/strong>3 p.m. on FX. <\/em>Now that Christmas is behind us, I can get back to my regularly scheduled romantic comedy viewings. Katherine Heigl stars as Jane, who has a crush on her boss, George (Edward Burns), and also happens to be a hopeless romantic who religiously reads the vows section of the newspaper. When her pesky younger sister comes to town (my words, not hers) and starts dating George, Jane has to decide just how good of a sister she wants to be. James Marsden also stars as Kevin, a wedding reporter, who is somehow charming despite the fact that he always pops up at the most inconvenient times.<\/p>\n THE WORLD ACCORDING TO FOOTBALL <\/strong>8 p.m. on Showtime. <\/em>This show, hosted by Trevor Noah, is closing out its run with an episode about the football \u2014 or soccer for us Americans \u2014 culture in Qatar. The episode will look specifically at the $220 billion the country, which drew criticism over its treatment of migrant workers and its anti-L.G.B.T.Q. policies, spent hosting the 2022 World Cup.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n TIME BOMB Y2K <\/strong>10 p.m. on HBO. <\/em>At the end of the 1990s, a fear started to arise about a computer bug that came to be called \u201cY2K.\u201d According to the theory, one second after midnight on Jan. 1, 2000, computer software could malfunction because the last two numerals of the year were 00, which could wreak havoc such as power failures, grounded planes and inoperative life support machines. People were loading up on guns and water; President Bill Clinton appointed a Y2K czar.<\/a> In the end, computers easily adjusted to the 2000 date stamp. But this new documentary examines the concerns of the time through interviews with computer experts, survivalists, scholars, militia groups, conservative Christians and pop stars.<\/p>\n CNN NEW YEAR\u2019S EVE LIVE WITH ANDERSON COOPER AND ANDY COHEN <\/strong>8 p.m. on CNN. <\/em>To tequila or not to tequila \u2014 that has been the question surrounding this special for the past couple of years. This will be Cooper and Cohen\u2019s seventh year doing this show together, but the executives at CNN banned them from drinking alcohol during the live broadcast last year, to Cohen\u2019s vocal displeasure. It is unclear if the two old friends will be slinging back shots, but what we do know is that Jeremy Renner, Neil Patrick Harris, the Jonas Brothers and Enrique Iglesias are set to make appearances.<\/p>\n DICK CLARK\u2019S PRIMETIME NEW YEAR\u2019S ROCKIN\u2019 EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2024 <\/strong>starting at 8 p.m. on ABC. <\/em>The traditional ball drop may be in New York City, but this New Year\u2019s Eve show takes it all around the world. NewJeans is set to perform in South Korea, Post Malone will be at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Las Vegas and Ivy Queen will be live in Puerto Rico. And of course, cameras will be rolling in Times Square to count down to midnight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nMonday<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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