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Music on TV this week: time for re-gifting

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Jonah Hill" Episode 1750 -- Pictured: musical guest Maggie Rogers performs "Falling Water" in Studio 8H on Saturday, November 3, 2018.
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Jonah Hill" Episode 1750 -- Pictured: musical guest Maggie Rogers performs "Falling Water" in Studio 8H on Saturday, November 3, 2018.Will Heath/NBC

by Luke Taylor

December 24, 2018

Artists heard on The Current are frequently featured on TV programs, and we've gathered the listings in one convenient place for you. We'll also post videos of performances as the week progresses.

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This week's schedule

As the holidays set in, most shows are on hiatus and some are even pre-empted by holiday programming. With that being the case, expect encore presentations this week and into next — a kind of re-gifting of recent performances.

Notable reruns this week include an encore of boygenius's first late-night appearance, which re-airs this Wednesday on Late Night with Seth Meyers. Friday features a rerun of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with Dolly Parton performing an original song from the Dumplin' soundtrack. Then on Saturday, Dec. 29, Saturday Night Live encores its episode from Nov. 3, which featured Maggie Rogers as the musical guest just days after she stopped at The Current for a session hosted by Mary Lucia. On PBS, Austin City Limits brings back its 2016 performance by Iggy Pop.

Here's the complete rundown. Check your local listings for broadcast times.*

Monday, Dec. 24

Alessia Cara, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (network varies; check your local listings)
Darlene Love, The View; note: rerun from Dec. 14 (ABC)
Young People's Chorus of New York City, Live with Kelly and Ryan (network varies; check your local listings)

Tuesday, Dec. 25

Pentatonix, Today (NBC)
Gwen Stefani, Jimmy Kimmel Live!; note: rerun from Dec. 6 (CBS)
Sampha, The Late Late Show with James Corden; note: rerun from Nov. 29 (CBS) | Sampha in studio at The Current, May 2017

Lily Allen, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from Oct 25 (NBC) | Rock and Roll Book Club: Lily Allen, My Thoughts Exactly

Wednesday, Dec. 26

Mitski, Jimmy Kimmel Live!; note: rerun from Dec. 20 (ABC) | studio session at The Current, Oct. 29

boygenius, Late Night with Seth Meyers; note: rerun from Nov. 5 (NBC) | in studio at The Current, Nov. 17

Thursday, Dec. 27

Rufus Wainwright, Late Night with Seth Meyers; note: rerun from Dec. 3 (NBC)

https://youtu.be/KMFihUG_6Po

Friday, Dec. 28

Lionel Richie, Live with Kelly and Ryan; note: rerun from Oct. 30 (network varies; check your local listings)
Dolly Parton, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; note: rerun from Nov. 30 (NBC) | 'Dream It On Through': Dolly Parton on her new album, inspiring young people and more, Dec. 9

https://youtu.be/JOz-6tGtcSQ

Rufus Wainwright, The Late Late Show with James Corden; note: rerun from Oct. 15 (CBS)
William Elliott Whitmore, Last Call with Carson Daly; note: rerun from Nov. 5 (NBC)

Saturday, Dec. 29

Maggie Rogers, Saturday Night Live; note: rerun from Nov. 3 (NBC) | in studio at The Current, Oct. 29, 2018

Iggy Pop, Austin City Limits; note: rerun from Oct. 29, 2016 (PBS)

*Schedule subject to change.

Watch again: See last week's highlights.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show - network varies; check local listings
The View - ABC
Live with Kelly and Ryan - network varies; check your local listings
Today - NBC
Jimmy Kimmel Live! - ABC
The Late Late Show with James Corden - CBS
Last Call with Carson Daly - NBC
Late Night with Seth Meyers - NBC
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - NBC
Saturday Night Live - NBC
Austin City Limits - PBS

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