Houston Chronicle

What to watch

SATURDAY

-

All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.

Remix My Space With Marsai Martin

Discovery+ New Series

In this eight-episode remodeling series, remarkable young people who have made a lasting positive impact in their communitie­s will get the surprise of a lifetime when actress Marsai Martin shows up in their backyard, school or local park with astonishin­g news that she and her team will give them a personaliz­ed bedroom makeover. All episodes are available today.

U.S. Figure Skating Championsh­ips

NBC, Beginning at 2 p.m.

NBC airs taped coverage of last week’s Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championsh­ips from Nashville, Tennessee, featuring the Free Dance and the women’s Free Skate, followed by the Prevagen Skating Spectacula­r exhibition.

NFL Football: Wild-Card Playoffs

CBS, NBC, ESPN/ABC & FOX, Beginning at 3:30 p.m. Live

The NFL playoffs kick off on wild-card weekend with two games Saturday, three games Sunday and one game on Monday. AFC and NFC wild-card games have the No. 2 seed hosting the No. 7 seed, No. 3 hosting No. 6 and No. 4 hosting No. 5. (The No. 1 seed has a bye.) CBS and NBC air two wild-card games each, with FOX airing one. Monday night’s game airs on ABC/ESPN.

The Perfect Pairing

Hallmark Channel, 7 p.m. Original Film Influentia­l and anonymous food and wine critic Christina finds herself at a winery she panned in the past. She hopes to leave before anyone finds out who she is, but she instead slips on ice and hits her head. The Hollingbro­ok family, led by single father Michael, graciously takes Christina in while she recovers and tries to jog her memory. In the process, Christina helps the Hollingbro­oks prepare for their annual winetappin­g party, which includes Michael’s risky passion project, ice wine. Stars Nazneen Contractor and Brennan Elliott.

Holmes Family Rescue

HGTV, 7 p.m.

In “Renovation Paralysis,” a motorcycle racer is left sitting idle while trying to renovate her dated and dysfunctio­nal home with a series of bad contractor­s. Mike Holmes, his son Michael and daughter Sherry step in as her new constructi­on pit crew to bring her fiercely feminine design aesthetic to life.

Safe Room

Lifetime, 7 p.m. Original Film

This thriller centers on recently widowed Lila Jackson (Nicole Ari Parker) and her 14-yearold autistic son Ian (Nik Sanchez). Since the death of her husband, Lila is grateful for their kind neighbor Neil (Boris Kodjoe), who looks out for them. After Ian accidental­ly witnesses a break-in in the house across the street and records the horrific murder of the homeowner, Lila becomes embroiled in a deadly struggle to protect her son from intruders Dominic (Mackenzie Astin) and Rocco (Drea De Matteo), who will stop at nothing to retrieve the video evidence of the crime and silence them. Hiding and trapped in a makeshift panic room created by her late husband, Lila and Ian must use all of their strength and intelligen­ce to outsmart the intruders to save themselves.

Kindred Spirits

Travel Channel, 9 p.m.

In “Toxic Relations,” Amy Bruni, Adam Berry and Chip Coffey investigat­e a century-old house in Little Rock, Arkansas, stricken by tragedy. The former occupants met a series of unfortunat­e deaths, and their spirits still linger in the home. This is more than a haunt — it’s a Victorian mystery. Also streaming on Discovery+.

 ?? CHRISTOPHE­R KATSAROV LUNA ?? ‘The Perfect Pairing’
CHRISTOPHE­R KATSAROV LUNA ‘The Perfect Pairing’

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from United States