Shifting Gears (ABC): This holiday season the Parkers discover that romance isn’t always a smooth ride as Matt and Eve are on thin ice, Gabe enlists Riley to help Amelie impress his mom, and Carter seeks help with his promposal. Pamela Adlon guest stars in the episode titled “Nutcracker.” 8 p.m. ET/PT, 7 p.m. CT, and streaming the next day on Hulu
Abbott Elementary (ABC): Jacob takes the lead on organizing Abbott’s annual Winter Show. And Janine celebrates her 30th birthday in this holiday episode, titled “Birthday.” 8:30 p.m. ET/PT, 7:30 p.m. CT, and streaming the next day on Hulu
Thursday, December 11
NBC 2025 Year in Review Presented by Access Hollywood (NBC): Access hosts Kit Hoover and Mario Lopez lead this primetime special which looks back at the most talked-about entertainment stories and buzzworthy headlines of the year. 9:15 p.m. ET/PT, 8:15 p.m. CT, with a one-hour extended version airing Wednesday, December 17, at 10 p.m. ET/PT, 9 p.m. CT
Little Disasters (Paramount+): The six-part psychological thriller adapted from the best-selling novel by Sarah Vaughan (Anatomy of a Scandal) will debut all episodes at once. The series, starring Diane Kruger, focuses on a decade-long friendship among Jess, Liz, Charlotte, and Mel, four expectant mothers. Though they were thrown together with little in common apart from their due dates, they’ve been there for one another throughout motherhood. When perfect stay-at-home mother Jess takes her baby daughter to the hospital with a head injury that she can’t explain, her close friend and on-duty ER doctor Liz must make the excruciating decision of whether to call social services. With one phone call, Liz sets in motion a chain of events that ripples, fractures, and nearly destroys not only their families but their entire friendship group. Streaming
