{"id":172156,"date":"2025-12-07T14:45:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T14:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/172156\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T14:45:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T14:45:06","slug":"what-to-watch-on-tv-this-week-december-7-13-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/172156\/","title":{"rendered":"What to watch on TV this week (December 7-13, 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to What\u2019s On, our weekly roundup of notable shows and streaming films. Here is what\u2019s happening on TV from Sunday, December 7 to Saturday, December 13. All times are Eastern.<\/p>\n<p>This six-part miniseries from Ruth Fowler (BBC One\u2019s Rules Of The Game) finds a group of mom friends torn apart when a doc begins to question the circumstances of an injured baby. Diane Kruger, Jo Joyner, Ben Bailey Smith, and Bridgerton\u2018s Shelley Conn co-star. The A.V. Club\u2018s review of the show publishes Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rian Johnson sets his latest Knives Out whodunit in a small-town parish, with\u00a0 Daniel Craig\u2019s flamboyant sleuth, Benoit Blanc, looking into the earnest Rev. Jud Duplenticy (Josh O\u2019Connor). Andrew Scott (speaking of hot priests), Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, and Kerry Washington pad out the characteristically star-studded congregation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/wake-up-dead-man-a-knives-out-mystery-review\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Check out The A.V. Club\u2019s review of the film<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The band\u2014that is, comedy legends Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer, as well as director Rob Reiner\u2014gets back together for one last gig in this long-awaited sequel to the classic mockumentary. Bumbling musicians David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek Smalls share the spotlight here with real-life rock royalty like Elton John and Paul McCartney. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/spinal-tap-ii-the-end-continues-review\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read The A.V. Club\u2019s review<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Swift: The End Of An Era (Disney+, Friday, 3 a.m., series premiere)<\/p>\n<p>The reigning pop queen celebrates the culmination of her record-breaking, 150-gig Eras Tour with a six-episode docuseries delving into the practicalities and pressures of putting on such an ambitious production. Swift\u2019s closest pals\u2014 Travis Kelce, Ed Sheeran, Sabrina Carpenter, and the like\u2014also cameo. Look out for coverage of the show later this week.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Can\u2019t miss recaps<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/it-welcome-to-derry-recap-season-1-episode-6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">IT: Welcome To Derry<\/a> (HBO, Sunday, 9 p.m.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/i-love-la-recap-season-1-episode-5-they-cant-all-be-jeremys\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I Love LA<\/a> (HBO, Sunday, 10:03 p.m.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/pluribus-recap-season-1-episode-6-hdp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pluribus<\/a> (Apple TV, Friday, 12 a.m.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/saturday-night-live-recap-season-51-episode-6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Saturday Night Live<\/a> (NBC, Saturday, 11:30 p.m.)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Also arriving<\/p>\n<p>Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (Disney+, Monday, 3 a.m., season three premiere)<\/p>\n<p>Percy Jackson And The Olympians (Disney+, Wednesday, 3 a.m., season two premiere)<\/p>\n<p>Tomb Raider: The Legend Of Lara Croft (Netflix, Thursday, 3 a.m., season two premiere)<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Squirm: Live + In the Flesh (HBO, Friday, 9 p.m., special)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ending soon<\/p>\n<p>Bel-Air (Netflix, Monday, 3 a.m., series finale)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/alls-fair-not-even-fun-hate-watch-hulu-kim-kardashian\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">All\u2019s Fair<\/a> (Hulu and Disney+, Tuesday, 3 a.m., season one finale)<\/p>\n<p>Loot (Apple TV, Wednesday, 12 a.m., season three finale)<\/p>\n<p>Abbott Elementary (ABC, Wednesday, 8:30 p.m., midseason finale)\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to What\u2019s On, our weekly roundup of notable shows and streaming films. 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