QUESTION: Will the “Christmas at Downton Abbey Special” being shown on ITV in the U.K. on Christmas Day make its way across the Atlantic? There was a similar show last year, too, I was told, which I don’t believe graced our shores. Based on the show’s immense popularity it would be a boon for PBS, and boost their ratings enormously.

ANSWER: When “Downton” airs overseas, it presents a season of telecasts and then another, chronologically sequenced episode labeled a Christmas special. In the U.S., a season consists of the regular episodes with the Christmas show as season finale.

In other words, what is airing on Christmas Day on British broadcaster ITV will air as the fifth-season finale on PBS Masterpiece here. Those PBS showings begin on Jan. 4 and continue through the Christmas-tied telecast on March 1, a total of nine episodes. In addition, the DVD and Blu-ray release of the fifth season, which will be released on Jan. 27, includes all nine.

QUESTION: Could you please bring me up to date about “Too Cute,” an Animal Planet show that was a pleasure to watch on Saturday nights. I’m 82 and just recently adopted a kitten and loved this program. Is it on hiatus? What happened?

ANSWER: The series is on a break, but it is expected back. Animal Planet is even airing a “Too Cute” special with old and new material from 7 to 11 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Anticipate, according to Animal Planet, “prancing baby goats to kittens climbing Christmas trees and puppies dashing though the snow.” It even has the hashtag Merrycuteness. And it’s part of Animal Planet’s two-week “Holiday Best Fest” of special presentations of favorite programs.

QUESTION: Will “The Divide” return next season?

ANSWER: Not at this writing. WE TV, which aired the first season of the legal drama, decided not to pick it up for a second.

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