TV This Week, Dec. 13-19: ‘Luther’ on BBC America

SUNDAY

The president’s residence gets decked out for the holidays in the special “White House Christmas 2015.” 6 p.m. HGTV

Big Freedia, Michelle Visage and YouTube star Todrick Hall join your hostess with the mostest for a “RuPaul’s Drag Race” holiday special. 8 p.m. Logo

The Duggar saga continues, scandals be damned, in the new spin-off series “Jill & Jessa: Counting On.” 8 p.m. TLC

A high-school romance is rekindled many years later in the new TV movie “Wish Upon a Christmas.” With Larisa Oleynik and Aaron Ashmore. 9 p.m. Lifetime

Singles enlist their parents’ help in finding that certain special someone in the new unscripted series “Married by Mom & Dad.” 9:30 p.m. TLC

The elder care-themed comedy “Getting On” airs its last episode. With Alex Borstein, Laurie Metcalf, Mel Rodriguez and Niecy Nash. 10 p.m. HBO

MONDAY

The remaining contestants will sing their hearts out on the two-night season finale of “The Voice.” 8 p.m. NBC; also 8 and 9 p.m. Tue.

They come in peace — or do they? — in the three-night miniseries “Childhood’s End” based on Arthur C. Clarke’s sci-fi novel about some seemingly altruistic alien visitors. 8 p.m. Syfy; also Tue.-Wed.

The documentary “Very Semi-Serious: A Partially Thorough Portrait of New Yorker Cartoonists” salutes the artists whose smart and snappy panels grace the pages of the storied magazine. 9 p.m. HBO

Hello … it’s “Adele Live in New York City.” The chart-busting British songstress holds court at Radio City Music Hall in this new concert special. 10 p.m. NBC

Peggy and Ed (Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons) are on the lam on the second-season finale of “Fargo.” 10 p.m. FX

Thomas Jane plays a detective — in space! — in the futuristic new series “The Expanse.” 10 p.m. Syfy

TUESDAY

The clock is ticking on the very first A-bomb test on the second-season finale of “Manhattan.” 6 p.m. WGN America

It’s fall-finale time for “NCIS” and its Big Easy spinoff, “NCIS: New Orleans.” 8 and 9 p.m. CBS

Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine veterans compete on a holiday edition of “Guy’s Grocery Games.” 9 p.m. Food Network

WEDNESDAY

“Survivor” airs its season finale, followed by the usual reunion show. 8 and 10 p.m. CBS

Go on the road and backstage with the stars of “Nashville” in a special behind-the-scenes episode of the soapy country-music drama. 10 p.m. ABC

“Time Scanners” takes the measure of the Colosseum in Rome on a new edition of this archaeology series. 10 p.m. KOCE

THURSDAY

The Weeknd, Calvin Harris, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, 5 Seconds of Summer and Nick Jonas make merry at this year’s “iHeartRadio Jingle Ball.” 8 p.m. KTLA

The year in twang is surveyed in the new special “American Country Countdown’s Top 10 Stories of 2015.” Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean and Little Big Town perform. 8 p.m. Fox

The name’s Luther, DCI John “Luther.” Idris Elba is back in a special episode of this dark detective drama. Rose Leslie also stars. 9 p.m. BBC America

Bradley Cooper, Amy Schumer and Tracy Morgan are among the famous faces featured in “Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2015.” 9:30 p.m. ABC

President Barack Obama goes “Running Wild With Bear Grylls” through the Alaskan wilderness in a special episode of the adventure series. 10 p.m. NBC

FRIDAY

Ooh la la! Lady Gaga is feted in the new special “Billboard Women in Music 2015.” Selena Gomez, Fifth Harmony and Demi Lovato perform. 8 p.m. Lifetime

A former NYPD officer tells shocking tales of police corruption in the Big Apple during 1980s in the 2014 documentary “The Seven Five.” 8 p.m. Showtime

A worthy cause: Christina Aguilera, Jason Derulo, Rascal Flatts and Ed Sheeran perform to raise awareness of adoption in the annual special “A Home for the Holidays.” 9 p.m. CBS

“Live From Lincoln Center” jumps on the Frank Sinatra centennial bandwagon with a concert hosted by “Family Guy’s” Seth MacFarlane and featuring performances by Sting, Christina Aguilera, Chris Botti, Fantasia, Sutton Foster and Bernadette Peters. 9 p.m. KOCE

SATURDAY

Pop-music diva Mariah Carey directs and costars alongside Lacey Chabert in the made-for-cable movie “A Christmas Melody.” 8 p.m. Hallmark Channel

A lady lawyer has a supernatural romance in the TV movie “The Spirit of Christmas.” 8 p.m. Lifetime

Peter Frampton, John Fogerty, Willie Nelson, Steven Tyler and Sheryl Crow — none of whom are the walrus — are among the many music stars taking part in the new special “Imagine: John Lennon 75th Birthday Concert.” 9 p.m. AMC

They’re back! Former cast members Tina Fey and Amy Poehler return to co-host “Saturday Night Live” with musical guests Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band. 11:29 p.m. NBC

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