WHAT TO WATCH
From the publishers of TV Guide
Wonderstruck’s Winter Wonderland
BBC America, 5 a.m.
Cozy up and watch the snow fall with this 14-hour binge of winter-focused nature specials. Included: heartwarming “Polar Bear Family and Me,” aweinspiring “Planet Earth” and jaw-dropping “Wild Alaska.”
The Bishop’s Wife TCM, 5 p.m.
Starting today, and airing all day every day through Christmas Day, Turner Classic Movies will air films that, even if not entirely about Christmas, feature memorable holiday scenes. “The Bishop’s Wife,” the Best Picture Oscar-nominated 1947 holiday comedy/fantasy, stars Cary Grant as Dudley, a suave angel sent to Earth to come to the aid of young bishop Henry Brougham (David Niven). But is Dudley there to help Henry raise money to build a new cathedral or to smooth over the clergyman’s relationship with his loving, but neglected, wife Julia (Loretta Young)? Monty Woolley and James Gleason also star.
Baby Chimp Rescue
BBC America, 7 p.m. (series finale)
In the finale episode “A New Beginning,” Jim and Jenny Desmond’s rescued baby chimpanzees get their first taste of life in the forest.
A Christmas Carousel
Hallmark Channel, 7 p.m. (original film)
When Lila (Rachel Boston) is hired by the royal family of Marcadia to repair a carousel, she must work with the prince (Neal Bledsoe) to complete it by Christmas.
A Christmas Exchange
Lifetime, 7 p.m. (original film)
The holiday season has started and Molly Cooper (Laura Vandervoort) is looking for joy. Finally living her childhood dream, Molly swaps her quaint
farmhouse for London financier Patrick Kingston’s (Rainbow Sun Francks) posh apartment. Through the ups and downs of her new life in London and searching for romance, Molly begins to look forward to all communication with Patrick. Likewise, Patrick finds Molly’s warm emails and texts charming and compelling. Sparks fly between them as they get to know each other as they live in each other’s spaces.
Stolen in Plain Sight
LMN, 7 p.m. (original film) Escaping an abusive husband, Melissa (Gracie Gillam) takes her baby, Ryan, to her parents’ cabin in a small Louisiana town where she and her sister spent most of their childhood summers. But when Ryan is abducted, and the local authorities are less than helpful, Melissa is forced to take matters into her own hands and in the process discovers the dark
secret the town is hiding. Also stars Ann Mahoney, Kyle Clements, Betsy Holt and Gary Grubbs.
Global Citizen Prize
NBC, 7 p.m.
John Legend hosts this second annual event that features
special musical collaborations, celebrates individuals taking action to end extreme poverty, and presents video packages telling revealing stories of action and impact about the world’s most inspiring activists and leaders.
The Wizard of Oz TNT, 7:30 p.m.
Because, because, because, because, because — because you know you can’t let a year go by without seeing it again. The 1939 Victor Fleming classic adventure of Dorothy and all of the pals she meets in the merry old Land of Oz continues to be a holiday delight.
You Live in What? International HGTV, 8 p.m.
Architect George Clarke continues to work on his rotating house of the future with master craftsman Will Hardie. George and Will also travel the country to visit a bachelor pad that reaches new heights, a treehouse turned into a dreamy dwelling and an army truck transformed into an overland expedition motor home.
History’s Greatest Mysteries
History, 8 p.m.
New evidence and advanced technologies are employed in the search for answers about the object found crashed in Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947. Was it a weather balloon, as the government said? Or was it a UFO?
Letters to Satan Claus
Syfy, 8 p.m. (original film) An evil Santa Claus figures in this film, described as “a tongue-in-cheek take on Christmas movies with a dark twist.” A reporter goes back to her hometown and, after a particularly bad day, writes a note to Satan and leaves it in Santa’s mailbox, with things only getting worse from there.
Swept Up by Christmas
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 9 p.m. (original film)
An antique seller and a cleaner clash over how to downsize a magnificent estate right before Christmas. As the two uncover the house’s treasures, they find a way to reconnect the reclusive owner with his own Christmases past.
Destination Fear
Travel Channel, 9 p.m. (season finale)
Dakota Laden has saved the worst for last as the team rolls up to a deserted West Virginia hospital known for its brutal deaths and grisly amputations.
Saturday Night Live NBC, 10:30 p.m.
Former cast member Kristen Wiig makes her fourth appearance as host ahead of her appearance in “Wonder Woman 1984,” coming to theaters and HBO Max on Dec. 25. Dua Lipa performs for her second time as musical guest.