Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
USA 10:30 a.m.
Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) is back at Hogwarts with Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson). Even though he is not eligible to play, Harry is forced to compete in a dangerous tournament between schools. The rest of the series immediately follows.
Legends of the Fork A&E 12 p.m.
During a tasty new episode, Buddy visits two neighborhood joints that date back to the 1940s; Buddy tries the famous Bistecca Fiorentina and homemade pasta at Gene and Georgetti; he then heads to Buddy’s Pizza in Detroit, Michigan, to learn its history.
Jurassic Park 6:30 p.m.
SYFY
Two paleontologists (Sam Neill, Laura Dern) and a mathematician (Jeff Goldblum) are selected to tour an island theme park populated by dinosaurs, only for the dinos to break free. The sequels to this 1993 film, including “The Lost World” (1997), air next.
Lingo
(2) WCBS (3) WFSB 8 p.m.
Host RuPaul dons his holiday best for a special themed episode of this word game. In this winter wonderland of words, good friends battle it out against neighbors and the competition between longtime friends and a father-son team heats up.
It’s a Wonderful Life (4) WNBC (30) WVIT 8 p.m.
This Christmas classic follows George Bailey (James Stewart), a down-on-his-luck banker who wishes he’d never been born. When a guardian angel shows him what the world would be like without him, he begins to see the good in his life. Donna Reed costars.
The Simpsons
(5) WNYW (61) WTIC 8 p.m.
What better way to spend Christmas
Eve than with America’s favorite animated family? In this new episode of the long-running animated sitcom, Marge becomes suspicious of Homer and Bart when they start dominating the blue-collar sports circuit.
Home Alone
(7) WABC (8) WTNH 8 p.m. ENC 9 p.m.
When his family heads out on a Christmas vacation to Paris, eightyear-old Kevin McAllister (Macaulay Culkin) is accidentally left behind at home. Now, he serves the house’s last defense against burglars Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (David Stern).
The Chosen (11) WPIX (20) WTXX 8 p.m.
In the Season 3 finale of this historical drama, Jesus (Jonathan Roumie) preaches to thousands of people. However, his disciples quickly realize that they don’t have enough food to feed the massive crowd. Later, Jesus miraculously walks on water.
Mayor of Kingstown SHOW 8 p.m.
The McLusky family is caught up cleaning up the seedy underbelly of Kingstown, Mich. In this new episode, Kyle (Taylor Handley) teams with the Kingstown PD to investigate a crime scene, while Mike (Jeremy Renner) takes matters into his own hands.
College Basketball ESPN 9 p.m.
Yes, it’s wonderful to spend the holidays with family. But if you are a college basketball player, getting to the Championship Game of the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu is even better.
Sister Wives TLC 10 p.m.
Life was good back when things started for polygamist Kody Brown. But who could have imagined that taking on multiple wives would cause problems? Now that all but one of his marriages have failed, the Browns look back at the early days.