Ottawa Citizen

Saturday Highlights

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Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (95) 7:30

On this trip, Guy Fieri’s digging into a multicultu­ral flavour fest. In Hawaii, a poke place is knocking it out of the park with their island specialtie­s. In San Carlos, California, a crazy Italian spot putting tasty twists on their homemade pasta.

Digging for Britain (2) 8 pm

Visit a temple complex to match Skara Brae on Orkney and a Neolithic burial place suggesting mass murder in Oxfordshir­e; dive to a 10,000-year-old canoe manufactur­ing plant and discover the connection between man, animal and place for Stone Age villagers.

Home Town (49) 8 pm

A photograph­er and close friend of the Napiers is looking for a traditiona­l home with a touch of modern style.After deciding on a classic mansion in need of a complete makeover, Ben and Erin transform the tired house into a show-stopping home.

The Simpsons (29) 9 pm

Homer lands his own political talk show after a video featuring his impassione­d rant on poor treatment at the airport goes viral.As his talk show quickly gains popularity nationwide, Homer becomes the spokespers­on for the Gravy Movement.

Most Daring (31) 9 pm

Featuring incidents of bloody schoolyard fights, bench-clearing baseball riots and cruel behaviour done to highway hitchhiker­s. Plus, youthful mayhem both at sea and in skate parks and a teenaged gangster fires at the police.

House Hunters Renovation (49) 9 pm

A Pasadena, CA, couple is ready to work through their difference­s to find a new house for their family. But once they start renovating, and money starts going out the door, it gets harder and harder to see eye to eye.

God Friended Me (51) 9 pm

An outspoken atheist podcaster finds his life turned upside down when he receives a friend request from ‘God’ on social media and unwittingl­y becomes an agent of change in the lives and destinies of others around him.

Ransom (3) 10 pm

When Eric’s daughter is kidnapped, he must fulfill three ransom demands from his long-time adversary, Damien Delaine, which include answering a series of emotionall­y challengin­g questions and performing ethically questionab­le tasks to save his daughter.

Father Brown (25) 10 pm

Canon Fox informs Father Brown and Mrs. McCarthy that John Langton, the Duke of Frome, will be attending the Christmas Mass.The infant son of the Duke of Frome goes missing from Lady Felicia’s Yulevtide ball and Father Brown attempts to find the child.

The Big Bang Theory (46) 10 pm

Sheldon says a tearful goodbye to ‘Fun With Flags.’ Also, Leonard, Howard and Raj look for something significan­t in a dead professor’s research, and Bernadette is shocked to learn her coworkers’ true feelings from Penny.

Bargain Mansions (49) 10 pm

Tamara takes on a 1979 property with a confusing style. She opens up sight lines by removing soffits in the living room and kitchen.

The Righteous Gemstones (302) 10 pm

After discoverin­g his wife Amber and children Pontius and Abraham reminiscin­g about an estranged family member, Jesse tasks his friends with acquiring surveillan­ce footage that could explain more about the confrontat­ion with his blackmaile­rs.

Modern Family (47) 10:30

Phil learns that his real estate class will be cancelled if any additional students drop it. So, he turns on his powers of charm and flattery to keep one particular student, Paige, from leaving while Luke asks her out by inviting her over to dinner.

The Watch (32) 11 pm

Captain Sam Vimes’ life in the City Watch is changed forever when an impossible figure from his past returns to Ankh-Morpork. 20 years ago,Vimes watched his street brother and gang-leader Carcer Dun fall from a fatal height. Somehow, Carcer is back.

Dr. Pimple Popper (34) 11 pm

With pandemic safety protocols in place, Dr. Lee reopens her office. Monica has a large birthmark growing on the side of her face. Jackie has a melon-sized lump on the back of her shoulder. Reginald has large, rare growths on the

back of his head.

Degrassi: The Next Generation (65) 11 pm

In the wake of her parents’ recent split and her own relationsh­ip woes, Emma becomes determined to lose more weight. But when the sparse eating and purging become too much for her body to take, she collapses.

The Matrix (32) 8 pm

Catch the Wachowskis’ iconic sci-fi film, “The Matrix,” airing Saturday, Jan. 9, on AMC. Keanu Reeves stars as Neo, a hacker who learns the world is nothing more than a simulation. The only one who can save humanity, Neo must decide between the pleasant illusion and the horrific reality.

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