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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: KENTUCKY AT AUBURN
ESPN, 2 p.m. Live
The Kentucky Wildcats visit Alabama’s Auburn Arena for a Saturday afternoon SEC college hoops matchup against the Auburn Tigers on ESPN.
U.S. FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS
NBC, 4 p.m. Live; NBCSN, 9 p.m. Live
NBC Sports continues its coverage of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships with live coverage of the men’s short program on NBC, and live coverage of the free dance and pairs free skate later on NBCSN.
NFL FOOTBALL: AFC AND NFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
FOX & NBC, beginning at 4:30 p.m. Live
First up is the Los Angeles Rams at the No. 1 seeded Green Bay Packers in the NFC on FOX, followed by the Baltimore Ravens at the Buffalo Bills starting at 8:15 p.m. on NBC.
MONSTER PREACHER
Oxygen, 7 p.m. Monster Preacher takes a deep dive into the life of Gary Heidnik, a pastor in Philadelphia who brought the darkest of nightmares to life when he lured and confined six women as captives in his basement. With exclusive access to two of the four surviving victims, Josefina Rivera and Jackie Askin, along with expert interviews from those closest to the case, the two-hour special takes viewers on a chilling ride through Philadelphia’s most frightening horror story and sheds light on the racial and social dynamics that affected
both Heidnik’s motivation and the police investigation.
THE EVIL TWIN
Lifetime, 8 p.m. Original Film! Emily escapes from an abusive relationship by moving back to her hometown only to discover she has a long-lost twin, but her newfound sister might be a murderer. Stars Emily Piggford, Ish Morris, Cory Lee and Tomas Chovanec.
THE SEARCHERS
TCM, 8 p.m.
Catch a Classic! Often considered one of the most complex and greatest Westerns ever made, director John Ford’s moody 1956 tale stars John Wayne as Ethan Edwards, a Civil War veteran who returns to his settler brother’s West Texas home and finds that his family has been attacked by Comanches. Joined by a half-breed youth (Jeffrey Hunter) raised by the family, Edwards begins an all-consuming search for his surviving niece (Natalie Wood), now living with her captors. Ward Bond and Vera Miles also star in the film, which is based on Alan Le May’s 1954 novel.
TWO FOR THE WIN
Hallmark Channel, 9 p.m.
Original Film! A world champion ski racer and local ski instructor find romance on the slopes as he returns home and prepares for the biggest race of his life. Stars Charlotte Sullivan and Trevor Donovan.
ONE DEADLY MISTAKE
Oxygen, 9 p.m.
New Series! Each episode follows a homicide investigation where police work tirelessly against the clock to solve a complex case, until they discover a piece of evidence left behind that exposes the identity of the calculated killer. In the premiere episode, Kathy Blair, a well-known and beloved member of the Austin, Texas community, is found brutally murdered in her own
home on a chilly afternoon in December 2014. As investigators process the puzzling crime scene, the clues point in several different directions. They are convinced they’re on the hunt for a meticulous killer who has gone to great lengths to cover his tracks. But when an older couple in the same neighborhood is also found dead a week later, detectives work fast and furiously to track down the killer as the community waits in fear for answers.
GHOST NATION: “PHANTOM FURY”
Travel Channel, 9 p.m. Jason, Steve, Dave and Shari head to rural Indiana to help a desperate family being terrorized by ghostly growls and bizarre apparitions at home.
KINDRED SPIRITS: “FALSE WITNESS”
Travel Channel, 10 p.m. In 1673, Rebecca Cornell was found murdered in her Rhode Island home. Days later, her ghost testified against her son! Amy Bruni, Adam Berry and Chip Coffey attempt to conjure the spirits who played a part in the centuries-old crime and reveal the truth.