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Christmas is coming to Sacred Heart.
ABC has announced that the Season 2 finale of "Scrubs," titled "My Wonderful Life," will air Wednesday, December 9, at 8/7c. According to the official synopsis, "Over Christmas, J.D. and Dr. Cox (returning guest star John C. McGinley) work together on a tricky case. Meanwhile, Elliot manages an ER overflowing with patients and a surprising amount of holiday cheer."
Immediately following "Scrubs" at 8:30 p.m., "Abbott Elementary" will air its midseason finale, "Parents." In the episode, "Jacob's parents visit for the holidays, while Barbara contends with some of her students falling behind."
Elsewhere on ABC's holiday slate, "Dancing With the Holidays" will feature 12 all-new festive routines on Tuesday, December 1, at 8 p.m., followed by the 17th annual "CMA Country Christmas" at 9 p.m. Additional specials include "The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular" (Monday, November 30) and the "iHeartRadio Jingle Ball" (Thursday, December 17).
ABC will also broadcast the network television premieres of "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" (Sunday, December 13) and "Mufasa: The Lion King" (Sunday, December 27), before ringing in 2027 with "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest," which will simulcast on ABC and Disney+ for the first time.
In other scheduling news...
- BritBox has released the official trailer for "Blue Lights" Season 4, premiering Thursday, November 12, with episodes rolling out weekly through December 17. According to the official synopsis, "Constables Grace Ellis, Tommy Foster, and Annie Conlon are operating at their limit, facing a new threat on the streets that the police can barely control," while "the murder trial of Gerry Cliff exposes a dangerous and long-buried secret that leads to chaos both inside the police and across the criminal underworld."
- Billy Bob Thornton ("Landman") hosts the three-part docudrama "Billy Bob Thornton Presents: The Mayflower," streaming Monday, November 23, on Fox Nation. According to the official synopsis, the series "traces the Pilgrims' perilous Atlantic crossing aboard the Mayflower, the fragile alliance forged between the English settlers and the Wampanoag people, and the devastating conflict that ultimately transformed Britain's colonies into the earliest foundations of an American identity."
- Peacock has released the trailer for "DIG," a new comedy from Michael Schur and Amy Poehler, premiering Monday, November 23, with all 10 episodes. Starring Poehler, Hugh Laurie, Geraldine Viswanathan, Antonia Thomas, and Fina Strazza, the series follows "a team of dedicated archaeologists (and less-dedicated college students) who spend their summer working on a dig site in Greece," where "their discovery of a rare artifact sends them on the adventure of a lifetime."
- PBS Masterpiece has released the trailer for the final season of "Miss Scarlet," premiering Sunday, November 29, on the PBS app and PBS Masterpiece on Prime Video, ahead of its PBS broadcast debut on Sunday, January 17, at 9 p.m. In Season 7, "Eliza Scarlet has found love, but with it comes a new set of challenges, both on a professional and personal level," as she reunites with familiar faces and encounters "a powerful new crime boss who has arrived in town — and it's not who you might expect."
- NBC will air "Alan Jackson: The Last Show" on Tuesday, December 8, at 8/7c. Filmed at Nashville's Nissan Stadium in June, the two-hour concert special celebrates the country music legend's career with performances of some of his biggest hits, including "Chattahoochee," "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere," "Remember When," "Gone Country," and "Livin' on Love." The special also features performances by Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Carrie Underwood, Lee Ann Womack, and Adam Wright, as well as duets between Jackson and George Strait.
