HIGHLIGHTS

7 a.m.

(TRAV) ALIEN ABDUCTION: BETTY AND BARNEY HILL In September 1961, Betty and Barney Hill are driving home from a honeymoon trip when they make a shocking discovery and come face to face with a UFO.

(TCM) THE STORK’S HOLIDAY The stork tells about a harrowing encounter with a gun.

9 a.m.

(TRAV) ALIEN ABDUCTION: TRAVIS WALTON On November 5, 1975, a logging crew drives home after work when they suddenly encounter a UFO; Travis Walton gets out of the truck to investigate and is hit by lighting from the ship; he disappeared in the forest to never be seen again.

11 a.m.

(2) LIFE IN THE HEART LAND The Monacan Indian Nation works with tribal governments in eastern Virginia to reclaim land and identity.

(CMT) CMT SMASHING GLASS: A CELEBRATION OF THE GROUNDBREAKING WOMEN OF MUSIC A genre-defying salute with performances and artist tributes honoring Tanya Tucker and Patti LaBelle, who smashed stereotypes, broke records and trailblazed for future generations.

1 p.m.

(EWTN) THE PAPACY OF REASON Overview of the principal themes of Pope Benedict XVI’s Pontificate.

2:30 p.m.

(EWTN) HOLY ROSARY FROM LOURDES Pilgrims from around the world gather and pray the Rosary from the Lourdes Grotto in France, site of the famous apparitions by the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1858.

3:55 p.m.

(WTBS) DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS Boris Karloff narrates an animated tale about the lonely and heartless title character who decides to dress up as Santa and steal the Christmas decorations, gifts and feast from the people of Whoville.

4 p.m.

(CSPAN2) PETER MOORE, LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS English historian Peter Moore discusses the generation that preceded the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the influence of leading figures on the ideas that started the American Revolution.

5 p.m.

(CSPAN2) 1973 SATURDAY NIGHT MASSACRE 50TH ANNIVERSARY Key players in the 1973 Watergate-era Saturday Night Massacre convene for a conversation about the events a half century ago that left Richard Nixon’s presidency hanging in the balance.

6 p.m.

(SMITH) KILLER IN THE CAVES An epidemic is wiping out the little brown bats of North America.

6:30 p.m.

(DISN) THE WONDERFUL AUTUMN OF MICKEY MOUSE In a leafy hamlet, Mickey Mouse is determined to undo the failures of his family’s past after inheriting a rundown pumpkin farm from a distant relative and the epic legend of its futility.