Netflix, 3:00 a.m. ET
SERIES PREMIERE: Following in the true-life, exhaustively detailed criminal investigations of the American Life podcast Serial, and of HBO’s Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, this new 10-part Netflix documentary, streaming in its entirety, today, tells the story of Steven Avery, a Wisconsin man imprisoned for rape and other crimes for 18 years, then exonerated by DNA evidence. And when he prepares to file suit for his wrongful incarneration, it’s not long before he’s charged in another crime – murder this time. One question is: Is Avery innocent again? Another question is: Without the serial, weekly format that worked for Serial and Jinx, will viewers binge through what amounts to a 10-hour true crime story?
TNT, 8:00 p.m. ET
Patrick Stewart stars in this 1999 adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic, one of two strong modern versions of the holiday tale televised tonight in prime time.
AMC, 9:15 p.m. ET
George C. Scott stars in this 1984 adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic, one of two strong modern versions of the holiday tale televised tonight in prime time.
Cinemax, 10:00 p.m. ET
SEASON FINALE: In tonight’s Season 2 finale, Thackery (Clive Owen) goes against the advice of his superiors at the Knickerbocker. In other words, for Thackery, it’s just like any other day…
E!, 10:00 p.m. ET
SERIES FINALE: The Soup has been around since 2004, in one form or another, with Joel McHale holding court over a properly sarcastic sampling of segments from talk TV and other, equally soapy daytime genres. Tonight is the very last episode of this 11-year-old E! series, so you know what that means: Starting tomorrow, “No Soup for you!”