Wednesday, Dec. 21
5 p.m. “A Very Brady Christmas”
In a sequel featuring the original cast, the various Bradys return home from Christmas, each with some depressing problem: Marcia’s husband is out of work, Jan is fighting with her husband, Bobby has dropped out of school and Mr. Brady gets trapped in a construction site accident. We kept expecting Alice to reveal she was a man. (1988) ABC Family
5:30 p.m. “Unwrapped”
Examining the history of the microwave and the dark period of history when children had to wait whole minutes for popcorn. Food Network
6 p.m. “Science of the Bible”
Historians examine the story of the birth of Jesus and why the three wise men brought frankincense and myrrh and not something like, say, a credit card so they could get a decent room. National Geographic Channel
6:30 p.m. “Fairly Odd Parents”
Timmy wishes it was Christmas every day. This is a dangerous concept. By the 60th Christmas, we’d all weigh 400 pounds, barf at the smell of egg nog and be named suspects in the deaths of one or more family members. Nickelodeon
7 p.m. “A Home for the Holidays”
Celebrities and performers join in a tribute to adoption, calling attention to the need for more adoptive families, more adoption resources and more older brothers who will explain the concept of adoption to their younger siblings. CBS
8 p.m. “The Apprentice: Martha Stewart”
Tonight we learn which of the contestants will join Martha Stewart’s company, most likely as “vice president for dried flowers and cranberry essence.” NBC