WHAT TO WATCH
All times listed are Eastern/pacific Time. Shows air one hour earlier in Central/ Mountain Time.
Murdoch Mysteries:
“The Night Before Christmas”
Ovation, 7 p.m.
Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) and company’s Christmas at an idyllic country estate turns potentially deadly.
Warming Up to You
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. h
Original Film
Kate Wolfe (Cindy Busby) is a fitness instructor who leaves Los Angeles to take a job at her best friend’s wellness retreat. To her surprise, A-list actor Rick Steele (Christopher Russell) is assigned by the studio to train with her for his new feature film. Not only does the duo make a breakthrough athletically, but they also break through some personal walls and find an unexpected friendship that is put at risk when Rick’s costar is also sent to train with Kate.
Renovation Goldmine: “All in the Family”
HGTV, 8 p.m.
Joe and Meg Piercy take on two separate renovation projects for cousins who live just a few blocks apart. First, Jen and Melanie’s growing family is bursting out of their third floor apartment, and they’re ready to move to the downstairs of their Chicago greystone. It’s a giant project with a tight budget, so Joe and Meg will use as much of their existing furniture as possible. Just down the street, sisters Kelsey and Tara live together and can’t agree on what to do with their builder-grade kitchen. Joe and Meg will navigate the sisters’ differing opinions to create a single space that functions for all.
Murdered by Morning
Oxygen, 8 p.m. h Season Premiere
This series documents the captivating stories of victims whose evenings took a turn for the worse and ended in homicide. Detectives sift through an array of suspects from the night of the murder in their search for clues, ultimately leading them to uncover the killer behind each untimely death.
I Bought a Dump… Now What?: “Ballooning Budgets and Near Disasters”
HGTV, 9 p.m.
As the three sets of homeowners get their renovations underway, serious and near-fatal events threaten to derail the projects. The teams must work around a crashing chimney, skyrocketing budgets and severe weather.
Inspiring America:
The 2022 Inspiration List
NBC, 9 p.m.; MSNBC, 10 p.m.; CNBC, 11 p.m.; Telemundo, 12 a.m. (late-night) NBC News’ Lester Holt, Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb host this hourlong presentation of stories about individuals who have made an impact on their communities and industries this past year.
Portals to Hell: “Fort Mifflin”
Travel Channel, 10 p.m.; also streams on discovery+
Katrina Weidman takes Jack Osbourne to one of her favorite hot spots – Philadelphia’s Fort Mifflin, a location rife with the ghosts of wars long past. The pair peel back the layers of haunted history and discover something unexpected is stationed at the fort.
Saturday Night Live: “Benedict Cumberbatch/arcade Fire”
NBC, 11:30 p.m. h Live
Benedict Cumberbatch, star of the new Marvel film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, now in theaters, returns to host SNL for the second time. He is joined by Arcade Fire.