WHAT TO WATCH
All times listed are Eastern/Pacific Time. Shows air one hour earlier in Central/ Mountain Time.
Makeover by Monday Magnolia Network, 12 p.m.; also streams on discovery+ h New Series
This series follows renovation specialist Jenni Yolo as she works on projects that have a tight budget and limited time frame. In the premiere, Yolo remodels her friends’ bedroom into an oasis that will provide a nice escape for the parents of four children. She uses DIYfriendly techniques to transform the space, including custom wallpaper and a “faux-denza.”
A Tiny Home Christmas UPtv, 7 p.m. h Original Film
In order to save her family’s contracting business, Blair (Rebecca Dalton) reluctantly teams up with her ex-boyfriend and former costar of a hit home design reality show (Christopher Seivright) to build a tiny home for the unsheltered in the community, rekindling old sparks in the process … and just in time for Christmas.
A Merry Christmas Wish Great American Family, 8 p.m. h Original Film
A New York City ad exec (Jill Wagner) returns to her hometown to sell the family farm, but instead reconnects with her childhood friend (Cameron Mathison) and gets involved with organizing the yearly Winter Wonderland event that takes place on the property.
The Royal Nanny
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. h Original Film MI5 agent Claire (Rachel Skarsten, Batwoman) is assigned to protect the royal family by going undercover as the children’s nanny. But it could be dashing Prince Colin (Dan Jeannotte, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds) who proves to be her biggest challenge – by committing the crime of stealing her heart.
Reindeer Games Homecoming Lifetime, 8 p.m. h Original Film Grey’s Anatomy’s Sarah Drew and Jus
tin Bruening star in this holiday original. The film follows MacKenzie Graves, a brilliant, competitive, crossword-puzzle-loving biology teacher in Vermont who recently lost her father, a beloved fire chief and the heart of the town’s holiday fundraising tradition “The Reindeer Games.” This holiday, however, her world is rocked when fading Hollywood star, and MacKenzie’s high school crush, Chase Weston comes home for Christmas to visit his family and is begrudgingly roped into participating in the Games.
Renovation Face-Off HGTV, 9 p.m. h New Series
In “Best Ambitious Additions,” Jasmine Roth and Page Turner go head-to-head in the ultimate renovation face-off. Both are facing ambitious additions as Jasmine helps a couple attempt a massive DIY add-on, while Page assists a team of flippers with their first milliondollar property.
Saturday Night Live
NBC, 11:30 p.m. h Live; also livestreams on Peacock
An original SNL episode airs tonight; host and musical guest had not been confirmed at presstime.