BUFFALO KEEPERS USFL FOOTBALL: TAMPA BAY VS. BIRMINGHAM WARMING UP TO YOU

INSP, 4 p.m.

This hourlong historical docudrama chronicles the history of the American buffalo — the West’s most iconic animal — from its place as a national symbol to its near extinction and, ultimately, its last-minute rescue. It’s an epic, multigenerational tale of dedication and commitment to carefully tending and breeding the buffalo herds that interweaves the fate of the Native Americans, the expansion of the railroad and the emergence of legendary historical figures like Theodore Roosevelt and Buffalo Bill.

FOX, 7 p.m. Live

Week 4 matchup between the Tampa Bay Bandits and the Birmingham Stallions at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama.

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.

Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.

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. Also stars Caitlin Stryker.