What to watch
SATURDAY December 9, 2023
All times Pacific. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide. Doctor Who
Disney+
The last of three new Doctor Who specials celebrating the 60th anniversary of the iconic British sci-fi series drops today. These specials reunite the Fourteenth Doctor (David Tennant) and Donna Temple-noble (Catherine Tate), who come face-to-face with their most terrifying villain yet: the Toymaker (Neil Patrick Harris).
College Football
CBS & ESPN, beginning at noon Live
A great tradition returns as Army takes on Navy at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on CBS. Army has won five of the last seven meetings. Tonight on ESPN, the Heisman Trophy is awarded to college football’s most outstanding player.
Meet Me Under the Mistletoe
Great American Family, 5 p.m. ■ Original Film
Two rival real estate agents (Sarah Fisher and Simon Arblaster) are forced to work together to sell one special house before Christmas.
Byron Allen Presents A Merry Soulful Christmas
CBS, 8 p.m.
Iconic artists join comedian Byron Allen for this R&B, soul and Gospel celebration of holiday musical favorites.
Shrek the Halls
NBC, 8 p.m.
Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and Antonio Banderas reprise their voice roles from the hit Shrek feature films in this 2007 half-hour holiday special, whose story takes place between Shrek the Third and
Shrek Forever After.
Christmas on Cherry Lane
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. ■ Original Film
Three couples navigate major turning points in their lives as they celebrate Christmas Eve.
A Cowboy Christmas Romance
Lifetime, 8 p.m. ■ Original Film
One week before Christmas, a huge business deal sends real estate “closer” Lexie Crenshaw (Jana Kramer) back to a place she swore she’d never return to: her hometown of Tubac, Arizona. There Lexie must convince
Coby Mason (Adam Senn), a horse-whispering rancher, to part ways with his family’s land, while navigating her relationship with her father (Bruce Thomas) and brothers she left behind.
Trolls Holiday in Harmony
NBC, 8:30 p.m.
This 2021 animated special is based on the hit Trolls feature-film franchise. As the holidays near, Queen Poppy (voice of Anna Kendrick) plans the first annual Trolls Kingdom Secret Holiday Gift Swap. Things take an unexpected turn, however, when she and Branch (Justin Timberlake) draw each other’s names. Meanwhile, Tiny Diamond (Kenan Thompson) comes down with a bad case of writer’s block trying to think of a special holiday rap for his dad. The voice cast also includes Rachel Bloom, Ron Funches and Kunal Nayyar.
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
TBS, 10:30 p.m.
Based on the book Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory by Roald Dahl, this delightful 1971 fantasy tells the story of a candy factory owner (Gene Wilder) who opens his creation to five lucky Golden Ticket winners and their families. Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum) and his Grandpa Joe (Jack Albertson) discover that there’s more at stake than just a tour of the whimsical factory where Wonka Bars and Everlasting Gobstoppers are created.