What to watch on Wednesday, December 10...
HOLIDAY SPECIAL, 8pm, ABC Family
Melissa & Joey
To earn her ornament the coveted spot at the top of the tree, Mel relates the heirloom's backstory in "A Melanie & Josiah Christmas." It's a tale of scandal, forbidden love, and the show's two leads in early-20th-century period garb.
FALL FINALE, 8pm, The CW
Arrow
Oliver crosses swords with Ra's al Ghul, who has threatened to take vengeance on Starling City if Team Arrow can't bring Sara's killer to justice. Elsewhere in "The Climb," Dinah pays Laurel a holiday visit, and Ray tries to patch things up with Felicity.
8pm, Fox
Hell’s Kitchen
The six remaining chefs are tasked with preparing Omaha steaks in their first individual challenge in the first half of tonight's two-hour installment. In the second hour, the five who survive must prepare dishes for glampers, with a luxury glamping trip on the line for the winner. (I'm not 100 percent sure what glamping is exactly, but I think it's what Horton was doing when he heard the Who.)
8pm, ABC
The Middle
In "The Christmas Wall," Frankie vows to take the holiday back to basics, while Mike procures an artificial tree that isn't quite what he expected. Meanwhile, a dispute between Axl and Sean jeopardizes Boss Co., and Brick tries his hand at writing the family's year-end letter.
HOLIDAY SPECIAL, 8:30pm, ABC Family
Baby Daddy
Ben's wish that Christmas never existed comes true in "It's a Wonderful Emma," and of course he immediately regrets it. Can he undo the fallout of his bah-humbuggery while learning a valuable lesson in the process?
8:30pm, ABC
The Goldbergs
When Barry catches the eye of a modeling rep in "The Most Handsome Boy on the Planet," he's certain that stardom is in the cards. But a skeptical Beverly takes a tougher hand with the agent to make sure her son doesn't get scammed.
9pm, NBC
Law & Order: SVU
"Pattern Seventeen" finds the team pursuing a serial rapist whose M.O. matches some cases Rollins worked in Atlanta. In other sunny developments, a family court judge threatens to take baby Noah out of Benson's home.
9pm, ABC
Modern Family
In "Haley's 21st Birthday," the Dunphys take their eldest to a bar to celebrate her milestone year. Back home, Lily flummoxes babysitters Alex, Luke, and Manny, and Mitch and Cam realize they may not be the hepcats they had once believed they were.
9pm, The CW
The 100
Clarke heads to the dropship with Bellamy in "Long Into an Abyss," if only Bellamy can remember where he parked the damn thing (he's pretty sure it's on the Orange level, and maybe Row H? Row H sounds right). Elsewhere, Dr. Tsing manages a lethal experiment.
9:30pm, A&E
Duck Dynasty
Phil whips up the holiday feast, Willie records a seasonal ditty, and the Robertsons come to the aid of an employee's mom in "A Home for the Holidays."
9:30pm, ABC
Black-ish
In "Black Santa/White Christmas," Dre goes all-out to wrest the position of his office party's Kris Kringle from the head of HR (Ana Ortiz). Feeling far less competitive is 'Bow, who no longer wishes to vie with Ruby for the role of Christmas dinner chef.
SEASON 1 FINALE, 10pm, BBC America
The Game
In the wake of a KGB assault and the mole's confession, the team is knocked back on its heels. But Operation Glass is about to come to a head, and MI5 is running out of time to forestall an even greater calamity.
10pm, NBC
Chicago P.D.
Olinsky's family winds up in the firing line after a major drug bust in "Called in Dead." Meanwhile, Roman has a history with the K-9 officer he and Burgess are assigned to team up with.
10pm, FX
American Horror Story: Freak Show
Maggie's reading lights a fire under Dandy in "Tupperware Party Massacre," and is there anything quite so inspirational as a motivated psychopath? Elsewhere, Jimmy continues his downward spiral while Stanley and Elsa track down the Twins.
10pm, ABC
Nashville
Rayna has misgivings about leaving the kids behind for another tour, and is none too pleased with Luke's own parenting choices, for that matter. Meanwhile in "First to Have a Second Chance," Layla's flirtatiousness with her boss gets under Will's skin, Teddy pulls mayoral strings to locate an ex, and Avery receives some maternal advice.
10pm, Comedy Central
South Park
“#HappyHolograms” serves up a king-sized holiday extravaganza, a veritable smorgasbord of seasonal splendor and sentiment, as clearly indicated by the trending topic “Cartman Bra” touted in Comedy Central’s press release for the episode.
10:30pm, Comedy Central
Key & Peele
Terrorists plot their next move, Meegan struggles to find her seat at a movie theater, and Carlito is determined to establish himself as the nuttiest nutter in his gang.
LATE-NITE:
– Rebecca Romijn, Robert Patrick, and Mo Mandel on Conan, 11pm, TBS
– Author Suki Kim on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, 11pm, Comedy Central
– Serial host Sarah Koenig on The Colbert Report, 11:30pm, Comedy Central
– Mark Wahlberg and Kevin Nealon on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, 11:35pm, NBC
– Meryl Streep, Rebel Wilson, and J. Cole on Late Show with David Letterman, 11:35pm, CBS
– Marisa Tomei and Smashing Pumpkins on Jimmy Kimmel Live, 11:35pm, ABC
– Cameron Diaz, Richard Engel, and Bob Mould on Late Night with Seth Meyers, 12:35am, NBC
– Mila Kunis and Bob Saget on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, 12:37am, CBS
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