9 best shows and movies premiering this week — what to watch on TV and streaming

White House Christmas

HGTV is bringing back their annual 72-hour decorating competition, in which hundreds of volunteers from across the nation decorate the White House for Christmas in just 72 hours, bringing the First Lady’s theme, “Home Is Where the Heart Is,” to life. Out on HGTV at 7pm EST.

Oy to the World!

In this new Hallmark movie starring Brooke D’Orsay and Jake Epstein, rival youth choir directors from a church and synagogue are forced to team up for a joint interfaith holiday service when a plumbing issue forces the synagogue to share space with the church on Christmas Eve, also the last night of Hanukkah. Out on Hallmark at 8pm EST.

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction

David Letterman returns with the sixth season of his acclaimed Netflix special, which will feature interviews with Michael B. Jordan, content creator MrBeast (whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson) and Jason Bateman, among others.

Fallout

Fallout, the post-apocalyptic drama starring Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins, and Kyle MacLachlan, among others, returns for its second season on Prime.

What’s in the Box

A new Netflix show hosted by Neil Patrick Harris is also out Wednesday, in which contestants answer trivia questions to win mystery prizes from giant, sealed boxes, facing twists and changing alliances to keep their winnings, with a grand prize “Super Box” for the overall winner.

Emily in Paris

The kooky, beloved Lily Collins-led show returns for a fifth season on Netflix towards the end of the week, which will see Emily rather than in Paris in Rome, where she is opening up a new marketing agency.

Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately 

HBO Max is dropping a new documentary on the rock band directed by Amy Scott, which dives into the band’s early days and explosive fame, as well as frontman Adam Duritz’s struggles with anxiety while his career is exploding.

Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts

After nearly a decade away from standup, Kumail returns to Chicago, where he got his start in standup, in a new special that tackles anxiety, the perils of buying drugs pre-legalization, and most importantly, cat medication, per a logline. Out on Hulu Friday.

Born to be Wild 

This new six-part documentary out on AppleTV Friday, narrated by Hugh Bonneville, and filmed over several years across three continents, follows six endangered young animals as they grow up in our world but are destined to return to theirs.

Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua

Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua go face to face, or rather glove to glove, in Netflix’s latest boxing match, held in Miami at the Kaseya Center, home of the Miami Heat, and streaming at 8pm EST.