What to Watch this week: 'Tis the season for a movie marathon of “The Color Purple”, “Anyone but You”, and “Ferrari”

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).

What to watch this week

Monday, December 25

Streaming
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon (comedy special) - Netflix
Doctor Who (Christmas special) - Disney+
What If...? - Disney+

Movies
Ferrari - In theaters
Anyone but You - In theaters
The Boys in the Boat - In theaters
The Crime Is Mine - In theaters
Occupied City (doc) - In theaters

Check Local Listings
Call the Midwife (holiday special) - PBS

Tuesday, December 26

Streaming
Letterkenny (final season premiere) - Hulu
2023 Back That Year Up With Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson (special) - Peacock
What If...? - Disney+

Movies
Rose - Digital

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

9 p.m.
The Oval - BET
Hard Knocks: In Season With the Miami Dolphins - HBO / Max
1000-lb Sisters - TLC / Max
Superchef Grudge Match (season premiere) - Food Network
Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Disney+

10 p.m.
Fargo - FX
Smothered - TLC / Max

Wednesday, December 27

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

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

9 p.m.
Sistas (season finale) - BET
Help! I Wrecked My House - HGTV
Expedition Unknown - Discovery Channel
The Real Housewives of Miami - Bravo
The Year: 2023 (special) - ABC

Thursday, December 28

Streaming
Coach Prime - Amazon Prime Video
Hush - AllBlk
The Black Hamptons - BET+
The Lovers - Sundance Now, AMC+
The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip - Peacock
What If...? - Disney+

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

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

Friday, December 29

Streaming
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters - Apple TV+
For All Mankind - Apple TV+
Reacher - Amazon Prime Video
What If...? - Disney+

Movies
The Holdovers (streaming debut) - Peacock

8 p.m.
Gold Rush - Discovery
Ready to Love: Make a Move - OWN
Power Book III: Raising Kanan - Starz
The World According to Football (season finale) - Showtime / Paramount+

9 p.m.
Belle Collective - OWN
Love After Lockup: Life After Lockup - WE tv
20/20 - ABC
Dateline - NBC

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

Saturday, December 30

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

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

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

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

Sunday, December 31

Streaming
Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer (comedy special) - Netflix

7 p.m.
The Year: Countdown to 2024 (special) - ABC
Zombies: 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 - ABC
CNN New Year's Eve Live With Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen - CNN

9 p.m.
The Curse - Showtime / Paramount+

10 p.m.
Sister Wives - TLC

*times are ET and subject to change

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