| 11:35 PM | Nightline: In-depth reporting on news and events with Cynthia McFadden, Terry Moran and Martin Bashir. |
| 12:06 AM | Jimmy Kimmel Live: Charlize Theron;``Dancing With the Stars'' winner Donny Osmond; Regis Philbin. |
| 1:06 AM | Oprah Winfrey - Best of Oprah: Oprah's Best Viewer Surprises: Best of Oprah: Oprah reviews her favorite viewer surprises. |
| 2:05 AM | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire |
| 2:35 AM | Local Programming |
| 3:05 AM | Christmas Eve Worship With First United Methodist Church of Dallas, Texas: The traditional candlelight service features arrangements performed by the Christmas Eve Choir. |
| 4:03 AM | ABC World News Now: Global news. |
| 4:30 AM | America This Morning: Breaking news. |
| 5:00 AM | Local Programming |
| 7:00 AM | Good Morning America: Yo-Yo Ma performs; chef Emeril Lagasse. |
| 9:00 AM | Live With Regis and Kelly - 2008 Holiday Special: Eric Dane; Faith Ford; Disney on Ice: Worlds of Fantasy; Jason Mraz performs; Santa Claus visits. |
| 10:00 AM | Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade: Celine Dion; Stevie Wonder; the Jonas Brothers; Demi Lovato; Kris Allen; Kelly Ripa; Ryan Seacrest. |
| 12:00 PM | Local Programming |
| 12:30 PM | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire |
| 1:00 PM | All My Children: Randi tells Frankie about the night of North's murder. |
| 2:00 PM | NBA Countdown: NBA pregame show. |
| 2:30 PM | NBA Basketball - Boston Celtics at Orlando Magic |
| 5:00 PM | NBA Basketball - Cleveland Cavaliers at Los Angeles Lakers |
| 8:00 PM | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: Capt. Jack Sparrow must find a way to save his soul from ghostly pirate Davy Jones. |
| 11:00 PM | Local Programming |
| 11:35 PM | Nightline: In-depth reporting on news and events with Cynthia McFadden, Terry Moran and Martin Bashir. |