Neal Justin's TV picks for Dec. 17: 'Jingle Ball 2015,' '10 Most Fascinating People,' 'Funniest Commercials of the Year'

December 16, 2015 at 5:15PM
Selena Gomez performs during Q102's iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2015 at the Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, in Philadelphia. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP)
Selena Gomez is among the performers on tap for “The iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2015.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

They're worth it

"The iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2015" rings in the holidays with Selena Gomez, Zedd, Nick Jonas, Shawn Mendes, Hailee Steinfeld, the members of Fifth Harmony and other rockers still young enough to believe in Santa. 7 p.m. WUCW, Ch. 23

Trump card

Woe to the producers of "Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 2015" if they don't put Donald Trump at the top of the list. Heck, the Republican presidential candidate will probably gripe if he doesn't own spots 1 through 7. He's competing with the likes of Amy Schumer, Tracy Morgan and Ronda Rousey. 8:30 p.m. KSTP, Ch. 5

Wild pitch

Creating a great ad won't get you an invite to Vanity Fair's Oscar party, but you may get to enjoy a fast-food lunch with Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias, who hosts "Funniest Commercials of the Year," a countdown which proves that cats and dogs are still better salesmen than actual people. 9 p.m. Spike

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Gabriel Iglesias arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Magic Mike XXL" at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on June 25, 2015. (Sthanlee B. Mirador/Sipa USA/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1174154
Iglesias (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
In this image released by ABC, John and Jan Ramsey pose with Barbara Walters, right, for her "American Scandal" series for Discovery. Walters is revisiting some of her biggest news stories for "American Scandals," a new 9-episode series that premieres on Investigation Discovery on Monday at 10 p.m. EST. (Heidi Gutman/ABC via AP)
Walters (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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