This Week On TV: Dec. 11-17

By Brent Furdyk. 11 Dec 2017 10:07 AM

This Week: New holiday specials from Gwen Stefani, Harry Styles and Taraji P. Henson, “Will & Grace” stars Eric McCormack and Debra Messing host a Golden Globes 75th-anniversary retrospective, Kevin Hart and Foo Fighters headline the last “SNL” of the year, and Fox presents “A Christmas Story Live!”

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'Gwen Stefani: You Make It Feel Like Chirstmas'

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BBC

'Golden Globes 75th Anniversary Special'

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'The Bachelor Canada: The Women Tell All'

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Fox

Comedy Central

'Jean-Claude Van Johnson' - series premiere

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'Kevin Can Wait'
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After Vanessa asks Kevin to help her get a date with a handsome personal trainer, Alejandro (Eduardo Verastegui), she gets frustrated when Kevin starts training with him instead. Also, Chale reluctantly takes advice from Kyle when the health inspector stops by Enzo's. * Monday, Dec. 11 on Global
'9JKL'
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After Harry and Judy visit Josh on the set of his new movie, he is horrified when the director (Michael Showalter) casts his parents in background roles — duringJosh's most important scene, of course. Meanwhile, Nick tries to teach Andrew how to dance. * Monday, Dec. 11 on Global
'The Bachelor: Countdown to Arie'
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Join Chris Harrison for a one-hour special season preview of the upcoming season, which kicks off on Jan. 1. For the first time ever, Bachelor Nation will get an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at new Bachelor Arie Luyendyk Jr.'s life, his family and his love of racing. * Monday, Dec. 11
'Gwen Stefani: You Make It Feel Like Chirstmas'
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Gwen Stefani hosts her very first holiday special, celebrating the season with special guests Ken Jeong, Chelsea Handler, Ne-Yo and Seth MacFarlane. And for anyone wondering whether there will be a special Christmas themed duet between Stefani and sweetie Blake Shelton, all we can say is, "Well, duh." * Tuesday, Dec. 12
'Harry Styles: Live in Manchester'
BBC
Recorded earlier this year in Manchester, England, One Direction heartthrob Harry Styles delivers an intimate performance in his first solo special. * Tuesday, Dec. 12
'Bull'
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As Christmas approaches, Bull is amused when he meets a 9-year-old girl (Annabelle Wachtel) who wants to hire him to help her divorce her parents, but he's shocked when a judge appoints him her temporary guardian. Meanwhile, Marissa discovers disturbing information about her boyfriend, Kyle (Gary Wilmes). Tuesday, Dec. 12 on Global
'NCIS: New Orleans'
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After Rita Deveraux (Chelsea Field) tells Pride that Douglas Hamilton (Steven Weber) is about to make a deal to get out of prison, Pride and the team rehash the Clearwater case in hopes of locating his mystery partner and spoiling his bargaining chip. * Tuesday, Dec. 12 on Global
'Golden Globes 75th Anniversary Special'
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"Will & Grace" duo Eric McCormack and Debra Messing host this look back at 75 years' worth of Golden Globe memories. " Wednesday, Dec. 13
'The Bachelor Canada: The Women Tell All'
W Network
With the season finale coming up next week, the season's most captivating bachelorettes return to share their side of the story in a special "Women Tell All" special. * Wednesday, Dec. 13 on W Network
'Taraji's White Hot Holidays'
Fox
For her third annual holiday special, "Empire" star Taraji P. Henson welcomes special guests Faith Evans, Fergie, Ciara, The Ying-Yang Twins, Jussie Smollett, Jay Pharoah, Taye Diggs, Niecy Nash and DJ Khaled. * Thursday, Dec. 14
'S.W.A.T.'
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When Hondo's imprisoned childhood friend asks him to protect his son from gang violence, the favour brings SWAT into contact with a new local crime outfit. Meanwhile, when Luca's grandfather, a SWAT legend, passes away, he struggles with his grief and a painful family secret. * Thursday, Dec. 14 on Global
'The Fake News With Ted Nelms'
Comedy Central
Star of such films as "Horrible Bosses" and all three "Hangover" movies, Ed Helms delves back to his past as a "Daily Show" correspondent to bring us this satirical look at the year's news headlines. * Thursday, Dec. 14
'Jean-Claude Van Johnson' - series premiere
Amazon Prime
Continuing the trend he began in "JCVD", Jean-Claude Van Damme continues to spoof himself in this Amazon Prime comedy series in which he plays himself — that is, a fading action star who, the whole time, has been a top CIA assassin who's just been pretending to be a movie star. Bored with retirement, he leaps at the chance to get back into the game. * Friday, Dec. 15
'Hawaii Five-0'
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Fans get a double dose of "Five-0" in two back-to-back episodes. In the first, Danny is shot and left unconscious clings to life in a hospital bed, imagining what life will look like down the road for the team. Then, on Christmas Eve, Danny tells Charlie a bedtime story about a recent Five-0 case involving bad Santas and a holiday miracle. * Friday, Dec. 15 on Global
'Saturday Night Live'
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The Late Show With Stephen Colbert; Host Stephen Colbert talks with guest Kevin Hart for Friday's 6/24/16 show taping in New York.
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'A Christmas Story Live!'
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Following previous Fox musicals such as "Grease Live!" and last year's "Rocky Horror Picture Show", the latest presents the musical version of the beloved holiday movie in which little Ralphie wants nothing more for Christmas than an official Red Ryder carbine-action, 200-shot, range-model air rifle — even though everybody warns him he'll "shoot your eye out, kid." Chris Diamantopoulous and Maya Rudolph play little Ralphie's parents, while Matthew Broderick serves as narrator. Also starring are Jane Krakowski and Ana Gasteyer. * Sunday, Dec. 17

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