ABC, Fox, CBS, NBC & The CW Add 13 New Shows Monday Night: The 3 to Watch
By Phillip Swann
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CBS, The CW, Fox, NBC and ABC tonight (December 22, 2025) will add 13 new shows to their lineups. Here are the three to watch, in my humble opinion.
Christina Aguilera: Christmas In Paris
Where: CBS
When: 9 p.m.
It’s hard to believe but Christina Aguilera (pictured above) has been in our musical lives for nearly three decades. Tonight, the diminutive diva brings the holidays to Paris singing a collection of Christmas classics including ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,’ The Christmas Song,’ and ‘O Holy Night.’ And because it’s likely illegal in 42 states not to do so, Xtina will also belt out some of her non-holiday standards such as ‘Lady Marmalade’ and ‘Genie in a Bottle.’
Monday Night Football: San Francisco 49ers at Indianapolis Colts
Where: ABC
When: 8 p.m.
The 10-4 49ers, led by QB1 Brock Purdy and all-purpose back Christian McCaffrey, are a 5.5-point favorite to defeat the 8-6 Colts, led by 44-year-old QB (and recent retiree) Philip Rivers. Indianapolis, which has lost four straight games, are clinging to Wild Card hopes and desperately need a win while the 49ers have clinched a spot but are looking for a better seed.
The Paper
Where: NBC
When: 8:30 p.m. ET
The Office mockumentary spinoff is set at a failing newspaper in Toledo, Ohio where volunteer reporters are trying bring it back to life. (Oscar Nunez, who played Oscar in The Office, reprises his role as an accountant here.) Co-created by Greg Daniels, who developed the American version of The Office, the first-year show lacks the star power of its predecessor but is still a charming and funny look at life at a small newspaper in the modern world. Tonight’s episode features a mini-newsroom revolt (just like at real papers!) and a certain editorial displacement.
Shows Coming Tonight to CBS, ABC, Fox, NBC and The CW (All times Eastern)
CBS
Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion (Part 2) – 8 p.m.
Christina Aguilera: Christmas In Paris – 9 p.m.
Hollywood Squares – 10 p.m.
Late Night With Stephen Colbert (Guests: Jason Isbell, Rachel Maddow) – 11:35 p.m.
ABC
Monday Night Football: 49ers at Colts – 8 p.m.
Jimmy Kimmel Live (Guests: Matthew McConaughey, Howard Jones, Pete Buttigieg) – 11:35 p.m.
Fox
Name That Tune – 8 p.m.
The Weakest Link – 9 p.m.
NBC
St. Denis Medical – 8 p.m.
The Paper – 8:30 p.m.
A Saturday Night Live Christmas – 9 p.m.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (Guests: Millie Bobbie Brown, Kenan Thompson, Burna Boy) – 11:35 p.m.
The CW
A California Christmas: City Lights – 8 p.m.
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