SATURDAY’S BEST PICKS
7PM(COM) MOVIE A Clüsterfünke Christmas Former “Saturday Night Live” performers Rachel Dratch and Ana Gasteyer co-wrote this new TV-movie send-up of formulaic and schmaltzy holiday romances. The story follows a driven New York real estate executive named Holly (Vella Lovell, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”), who travels to a charming small town where she hopes to buy a quaint inn and transform it into a mega-resort. That will entail persuading the spinster sisters (Dratch, Gasteyer) who own the property, but Holly becomes distracted by the hotwoodsman nephew (Cheyenne Jackson) of the old ladies. Ryan McPartlin co-stars.
8PM & MOVIE It’s a Wonderful Life Small-town guy George Bailey (James Stewart) defers one big dream after another to stay home, marry a local girl (Donna Reed) and run the family business. Facing financial ruin, he’s pulled from suicidal despair by angel Clarence (Henry Travers), who shows him how terrible the world would have been if he’d never lived. Lionel Barrymore also stars in director Frank Capra’s 1946 classic.
8 PM G Silent Night: A Song for the World Hugh Bonneville (“Downton Abbey”) narrates this two-hour documentary that explores the creation and cultural impact of the song widely considered to be the world’s most famous Christmas carol. Composed in 1818 in Salzburg, Austria, the song has been translated into 140 languages and contributed to an impromptu cease
CSPN (3:30) Washington This Week FNC Fox Report With Jon Scott MSN Voices-Alicia Menendez BSN American Ninja Warrior BSUN MLB Baseball ESPN Football UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo - Prelims ESP2 College Football Football Scoreboard FS1 Hoops Extra MLS Soccer Conference Final: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) (cc) GOLF (5:30) PGA Tour Golf Hero World Challenge, Third Round. (cc) (5:00) Four Christmases ★★ (’08) Vince National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ★★★
Vaughn. ‘PG-13’ D’Angelo. ‘PG-13’ (cc) (6:10) Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters ★★ (’13, Children’s) Logan Lerman. (s) ‘PG’ (cc) (5:50) Judas and the Black Messiah ★★★
trates the Black Panther Party. ‘R’ The War of the Roses ★★★ (’89) Michael Douglas. An attorney recalls a oncehappy couple’s bitter divorce. (s) ‘R’ (5:20) X-Men: Days of Future Past ★★★
alter a pivotal event. ‘PG-13’ (cc) Drumline ★★★ (’02) Nick Cannon. Rivalry between two drummers threatens a col- lege band. (s) ‘PG-13’ (cc) (5:19) The Peacemaker ★★
Nicole Kidman. ‘R’ (cc) (5:15) Last Call (’21, Comedy) Jeremy Piven. ‘R’ (cc) Yellowjackets
attack ad. (cc) (5:54) Sicario: Day of the Soldado ★★
Brolin. (s) ‘R’ (cc) (4:55) Elizabeth ★★★
Blanchett. (s) ‘R’ (cc) (5:45) It Happened on 5th Avenue ★★
with a GI and others in winter. (5:50) Ain’t Them Bodies Saints ★★★
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Scoreboard month before Christmas. She’s worried about managing the transition on such short notice, especially since her duties include getting the church choir ready to open the town’s annual Winter Jamboree. Thankfully, she finds a welcoming new home with her congregation, and as things fall into place, Olivia discovers a bit of romance as well. Chaz Lamar Shepherd and Kirk Franklin co-star.
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Space Jam: A New Legacy ★ (s) ‘PG’ (cc) Thelma & Louise ★★★ (’91) Susan Sarandon. A near-rape abruptly turns two friends into hunted outlaws. ‘R’ (cc) American Beauty ★★★★ (’99) Kevin Spacey. An unhappy husband rebels against his stifling existence. ‘R’ (cc) (’14, Action) Hugh Jackman. X-Men and their earlier selves must (8:25) X-Men: Dark Phoenix ★★
Grey from a powerful force. Adventureland ★★★ (’09) Jesse Eisenberg. A college graduate takes a lowly job at (9:49) 10 Years ★★
an amusement park. ‘R’ (cc) (s) ‘PG-13’ (cc) (’98, Action) Morgan Freeman, Christian The Invisible Man ★★★ (’20, Horror) Elisabeth Moss. An invisible psychopath terrorizes his ex-girlfriend. ‘R’ (cc) Dexter: New Blood Django Unchained ★★★ (’12, Western) Jamie Foxx. An ex-slave and a German bounty hunter roam a hero. (s) (cc) America’s South. (s) ‘R’ (cc) The Change-Up ★★ (’11) Ryan Reynolds. An overworked lawyer and his carefree buddy switch bodies. ‘R’ (cc)
(’18, Suspense) Benicio Del Toro, Josh
(’97, Action) George Clooney,
Taissa navigates a dirty
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(’21) Daniel Kaluuya. William O’Neal infil(7:23) Hard Rain ★ Slater. ‘R’ (cc) Harrison is deemed fire during World War I. Kelly Clarkson, Joss Stone, John Rhys-Davies, Katharine McPhee, Randy Jackson, Josh Groban and the Vienna Boys Choir are among the artists who appear.
8PM (BET) MOVIE The Jenkins Family Christmas After burying their father following his passing earlier in the year, sisters Baneatta and Beverly (Regina Taylor, Kim Coles) vow to continue all the family traditions their dad always loved as each holiday season arrived in this 2021 drama helmed by Robin Givens. They’ve barely gotten started on that ambitious project, though, when a previously unknown half-sister suddenly appears and shakes things up in a big way. Tammy Townsend, Robert Gossett, Bailey Bass, Derek Chadwick, Thomas Miles and Monti Washington also are featured. 8PM (HALL) MOVIE A Very Merry Bridesmaid Christmas Eve this year looks to be a big day in the life of Leah (Emily Osment, “The Kominsky Method”). Not only is she about to turn 30, but that date also is her brother’s wedding day. Fortunately, Leah’s childhood crush is back in town for the nuptials, and he is determined to do everything he can to ensure her birthday doesn’t get completely overlooked in all the wedding hoopla. Casey Deidrick also stars in this 2021 Christmas romance.
8PM(LIFE) MOVIE Kirk Franklin’s A Gospel Christmas Olivia (Demetria McKinney), a young assistant pastor, is excited but nervous when she gets assigned to be the lead pastor at a new church just a
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Public Affairs Events (s) (cc) Watters’ World (N) (cc) Justice With Judge Jeanine Ayman (N) (Live) (cc) Ayman (N) (Live) (cc)
NHL Hockey St. Louis Blues at Florida Panthers.
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Unfiltered with Dan Bongino Voices-Alicia Menendez
Panthers Fight Sports: Boxing UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo Alabama at Gonzaga. (N) (Live) High School Basketball College Basketball Iowa State at Creighton. (N) (Live) (cc) Golf Central PGA Tour Golf Hero World Challenge, Third Round. (cc) (9:15) National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation ★★★ (’89) Chevy Chase. A traditional Griswold yuletide backfires in comic fashion. ‘PG-13’ (cc)
(’21, Children’s) LeBron James, Don Cheadle. Premiere.
(’89, Comedy) Chevy Chase, Beverly
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Four Christmases ★★
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(’19, Action) James McAvoy.
(’14) Jared
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Queenpins ★★ (’21, Comedy) Kristen Bell. Two women scam money by starting an Even More Funny Women of a Certain illegal coupon club. (s) ‘R’ (cc) Age (s) (cc)
Power Book II: Ghost “Selfless Acts?” (10:02) The Equalizer 2 ★★ (’18) Denzel Washington. Robert McCall fights assassins (s) (cc) to avenge his friend’s death.
Legally Blonde ★★ (’01, Comedy) Reese Witherspoon, Luke (10:40) Casual Sex? ★★
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Leave Her to Heaven ★★★ (’45) Gene Tierney. A jealous woman kills people to Dance, Girl, Dance ★★ (’40) Maureen O’Hara. Two dancers set their sights on an keep her writer husband to herself. eligible dancing coach. ‘NR’
(7:25) Gamer ★★ (’09, Action) Gerard Butler, Michael C. Hall. (’00, Horror) Christian Bale, Willem (10:45)
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(’07) Cate Blanchett. Queen Elizabeth I faces
(7:02) Elizabeth: The Golden Age ★★ a challenge from Spain’s king. (s)
(’47) Don DeFore. A hobo shares a mansion
(’13, Drama) Rooney (N) (Live)
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Frankie is filled with anxiety.
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(10:15) The Transporter ★★ (’02) Jason Statham. A mercenary changes his mindset after meeting a woman. ‘PG-13’
(10:05) Secretary ★★★ (’02) James Spader. A woman enters a sadomasochistic relationship with her boss. ‘R’ (cc)
(’19) James McAvoy. The X-Men unite to save Jean (10:40) X-Men: Dark Phoenix ★★
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(’11, Comedy) Channing Tatum. Premiere.
American Psycho ★★★ Dafoe. (s) ‘R’ (cc)
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Drew Michael: Red Blue Green
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(11:05) The Quiet Ones ★★
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(’88, Romance-Comedy) Lea Thompson.
American Psycho 2 ★
(’02, Comedy) Mila Kunis. (s)