TV HIGHLIGHTS
SERIES
California Cooking With Jessica Holmes This new episode visits Night + Market for Thai cooking with an L.A. twist, then stops in at Sonoratown for tacos on homemade tortillas. 8 p.m. CW Crikey! It’s the Irwins It’s moving day for the zoo’s biggest crocodile and all goes to plan until his mate goes into hiding when the teams reunite the bonded pair. Also, a flying fox gets entangled in barbed wire in this new episode of the unscripted series. 8 p.m. Animal Planet Saturday Night Live Kristen Stewart hosts with musical guest Coldplay. 8:29 and 11:29 p.m. NBC Ghost Adventures This new episode is set in San Francisco, where the crew visits a mysterious castle built on top of caverns where the current owners claim to be plagued by paranormal activity. 9 p.m. Travel
SPECIALS
Seven Worlds, One Planet This new special offers a preview of a visually stunning new series set to launch early next year as part of a nature-themed programming block called “Wonderstruck.” Narrated by Sir David Attenborough and featuring a score from Hans Zimmer’s Bleeding Fingers Music production company, the series will take a look at Earth’s seven continents to explore how each shaped its unique animal life. 9 p.m. BBC America Daniel Sloss: X Scottish comic provocateur Daniel Sloss takes the stage of the Enmore Theatre in Sydney, Australia, to riff on a variety of contemporary targets while skewering society’s gender constructs and mining his personal experiences for laughs. 10 p.m. HBO
MOVIES
Merry & Bright Cate Merriweather (Jodie Sweetin), the chief executive of a family-owned candy-cane factory, is forced to confront the modern financial realities of running a seasonal business in this new romantic holiday treat. As Christmas approaches, a New York consultant (Andrew Walker) who works with struggling firms is sent to help the company find possible solutions but almost immediately clashes with Cate due to his lack of holiday spirit. Sharon Lawrence also stars. 8 p.m. Hallmark Christmas Reservations An event coordinator (Melissa Joan Hart) at a ski resort keeps things running smoothly, until Christmas approaches and an old college beau (Ricardo Chavira), now a widower, checks in with his two kids. Markie Post and Ted McGinley also star in this new holiday romance. 8 p.m. Lifetime The Death of Stalin (2017) 8
a.m. TMC Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) 9:57 a.m. HBO Cars (2006) 11:05 a.m.
Freeform Molly’s Game (2017) 11:30
a.m. TMC Hugo (2011) 11:51 a.m. Starz Finding Nemo (2003) 1:45
p.m. Freeform
WEEKEND TALK
SATURDAY Today (N) 6 a.m. KNBC SUNDAY CBS News Sunday Morning Matt Stutzman, a world champion archer who was born with no arms; Jeff Lynne and his Electric Light Orchestra; author Mitch Albom. (N) 6 a.m. KCBS Good Morning America (N)
6 a.m. KABC State of the Union (N) 6 and
9 a.m. CNN Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.). Kellyanne Conway, counselor to the president. Mike Rizzo, general manager of the Washington Nationals. Panel: Bret Baier; Martha MacCallum; Kristen Soltis Anderson; Juan Williams. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV; 11 a.m., 4 and 11 p.m. FNC Fareed Zakaria GPS (N) 7
and 10 a.m. CNN Face the Nation (N) 7:30
a.m. KCBS Meet the Press (N) 8 a.m.
KNBC; 3 p.m. MSNBC This Week With George Stephanopoulos Presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-South Bend, Ind.). The impeachment inquiry: Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.); Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.). Panel: Chris Christie; Rahm Emanuel; Alexi McCammond, Axios; Julie Pace, Associated Press. (N) 8 a.m. KABC Reliable Sources With Brian Stelter (N) 8 a.m. CNN MediaBuzz Susan Ferrechio, the Washington Examiner; Emily Jashinsky, the Federalist; Rafael “Ray” Suarez; Mike Huckabee; Jeanne Zaino, Iona College political science professor. (N) 8 a.m. and midnight FNC 60 Minutes Maria Butina; Brexit; the best saddle bronc rodeo riders in the world. (N) 7 p.m. KCBS
SPORTS
2019 Rugby World Cup Gold Medal Final: England versus South Africa, 9 a.m. NBC College Football Michigan visits Maryland, 9 a.m. ABC; Nebraska visits Purdue, 9 a.m. Fox; NC State visits Wake Forest, 9 a.m. ESPN; Virginia Tech visits Notre Dame, 11:30 a.m. NBC; Georgia visits Florida, 12:30 p.m. CBS; Miami visits Florida State, 12:30 p.m. ABC; TCU visits Oklahoma State, 12:30 p.m. ESPN; Utah visits Washington, 1 p.m. Fox; Ole Miss visits Auburn, 4 p.m. ESPN; SMU visits Memphis, 4:30 p.m. ABC; Oregon visits USC, 5 p.m. Fox NHL Hockey The Chicago Blackhawks visit the Kings, 7:30 p.m. FSN