Showtime finales keep terrorists and sex researchers from ruining your good, clean, family holiday
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Sunday, December 15. All times are Eastern.
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Homeland/Masters Of Sex (Showtime, 9 p.m./10 p.m.): Showtime recognizes that the end of the year is an important time to retreat from the hectic and the everyday. As the days get colder and the nights get longer, families gather near, and they probably don’t need the added distractions of Homeland and Masters Of Sex. And so Mathison and Brody and Masters and Johnson take their seasonal leave tonight, so you can turn your mind to the important things—like arguing with your parents about the trajectory of Homeland’s third season. Todd VanDerWerff and Sonia Saraiya will keep arguing regardless.
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Once Upon A Time (ABC, 8 p.m.): Peter Pan looks to reign terror upon the citizens of Storybrooke, presumably not through a rendition of “I’ve Gotta Crow.” Gwen Ihnat knows that’s more of an NBC Peter Pan thing.
Survivor (CBS, 8 p.m.): Once a season, Survivor throws your Sunday What’s On Tonight correspondent for a loop by staging its two-hour finale away from its regular Wednesday roost. So we’re a bit scrambled here, but not as much as Carrie Raisler will be if she takes on both Survivor and Revenge tonight.
The Simpsons (Fox, 8 p.m.): Springfield turns into a (nuclear) winter wonderland for the holidays. When it comes to Christmas songs about fantastical winter landscapes, Dennis Perkins is more of a “Marshmallow World” kind of guy.
Bob’s Burgers (Fox, 8:30 p.m.): It’s a Christmas of confinement on Bob’s Burgers, as the Belchers are stuck in a yuletide car chase while Teddy gets snared by the kids’ “Santa trap.” If that works, Pilot Viruet will be constructing her own Teddy trap later tonight.
Revenge (ABC, 9 p.m.): It’s wedding-bell bliss for Emily and Daniel—but can Emily Thorne ever experience anything remotely close to bliss? Carrie Raisler doesn’t think so—at least not until Emily finally gets her REEEEEEEEEEEEEEVEEEEEEEEEENGE!