Los Angeles Times

TV THIS WEEK

- By Matt Cooper

SUNDAY A designer connects with a hunky contractor in the new TV movie “Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa.” With Jill Wagner. 8 p.m. Hallmark Channel

Tatyana Ali has a secret admirer in the TV movie “Dear Secret Santa.” With “New Girl’s” Lamorne Morris. 8 p.m. Lifetime

“Enemies: The President, Justice & the FBI” is a new docu-series from Alex Gibney exploring past and current conf licts between the Justice Department and various occupants of the Oval Office. 8 p.m. Showtime

The three-night docu-series “The Clinton Affair” examines the scandals that rocked the administra­tion of the 42nd U.S. president. 9 p.m. A&E; also Mon.-Tue.

Benicio del Toro and Paul Dano bust out of the big house, with a little help from Patricia Arquette, in the new fact-based series “Escape at Dannemora.” 10 p.m. Showtime

MONDAY

See who’ll be taking home the mirror-ball trophy on the season finale of “Dancing With the Stars.” 8 p.m. ABC

The new special “Mission to the Sun” tracks the progress of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe. 8 p.m. National Geographic Channel

Prize-worthy: The multi-Emmy-winning sitcom veteran whose many credits include “Seinfeld” and “Veep” is feted by her comedy peers in the new special “Julia Louis-Dreyfus: The Mark Twain Prize.” 9 p.m. KOCE

A British actress gets mixed up in intrigue in a three-night adaption of John le Carré’s “The Little Drummer Girl.” With Alexander Skarsgård, Michael Shannon and Florence Pugh. 9 p.m. AMC; also Tue.-Wed.

A Palestinia­n women who became the first female jurist to sit on a Shari’a court is profiled in the documentar­y “The Judge” on “Independen­t Lens.” 10:30 p.m. KOCE

TUESDAY

Two Holocaust survivors hope to locate long-lost friends on a new episode of “We’ll Meet Again.” Ann Curry hosts. 8 p.m. KOCE

“Frontline” continues its look into the resurgence of militant white supremacis­t groups in the U.S. in “Documentin­g Hate: New American Nazis.” 9 p.m. KOCE

WEDNESDAY

“Nature” get up close and personal with a pack of African wild dogs in Zimbabwe in “Dogs in the Land of Lions.” 8 p.m. KOCE

“Sister, Sister’s” Tia Mowry-Hardrict chills out in the romantic TV movie “My Christmas Inn.” 8 p.m. Lifetime

The peregrine falcon’s need for speed makes it the “World’s Fastest Animal” in this new episode of “Nova.” 9 p.m. KOCE

THURSDAY

Are we really going spend the whole of Thanksgivi­ng Day binging on new episodes on the movie-spoofing series “Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return?” You bet your ’bots we are! With Jonah Ray, Patton Oswalt and Felicia Day. Any time, Netflix

Get your fill of marching bands, giant inflatable cartoon characters, etc., with “The 92nd Annual Macy’s Thanksgivi­ng Day Parade” and/or “The Thanksgivi­ng Day Parade on CBS.” 9 a.m. NBC; 1 p.m. CBS

A full slate of “NFL Football” matchups kicks off with the Chicago Bears versus the Detroit Lions. 9:30 a.m. CBS

Prized pooches strut their stuff at “The National Dog Show.” With host John O’Hurley and analyst David Frei. Noon NBC

A former figure skater falls into a royal romance in the new TV movie “Christmas at the Palace.” With Merritt Patterson and Andrew Cooper. 8 p.m. Hallmark Channel

Hilarie Burton and other alumni from “One Tree Hill” reunite in the new TV movie “The Christmas Contract.” Followed by the

new special “’Tis the Season: A One Tree Hill Cast Reunion.” 8 and 10 p.m. Lifetime The former Ms. Markle is profiled in the new special “Meghan’s New Life: The Real Princess Diaries.” 9 p.m. ABC Kristin Chenoweth, Tiffany Haddish and Tyler Perry are among the famous faces revisiting their childhood homes in the new special “I’m Coming Home.” 10 p.m. ABC

FRIDAY

Lacey Chabert finds romance with a restaurant owner in the new Jane Austen-inspired TV movie “Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe.” 8 p.m. Hallmark Channel

Bethany Joy Lenz finds romance with a botanist in the new TV movie “Poinsettia­s for Christmas.” 8 p.m. Lifetime

“Great Performanc­es” celebrates a titan of the American musical theatre in “Harold Prince: The Director’s Life.” 9 p.m. KOCE

The new stand-up special “Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape” finds the clean comic reflecting on a medical crisis that hit a little too close to home. 11 p.m. Comedy Central

SATURDAY

The aforementi­oned Tatyana Ali joins Patti LaBelle for the new TV movie “Christmas Everlastin­g.” 8 p.m. Hallmark Channel

Alicia Vikander makes a game Lara Croft in “Tomb Raider,” the 2018 reboot of the action franchise based on the popular videogame series. 8 p.m. HBO

Toni Braxton plays a Scrooge-like executive in the Dickens-inspired tale “Every Day Is Christmas.” 8 p.m. Lifetime

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Darren Michaels JONAH RAY and his robot friends are back in new episodes of “Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return.”

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