SATURDAY’S BEST PICKS
8PM (HALL) MOVIE The Royal Nanny Just what do you get for the family who has everything? Safety and romance, of course. Claire (Rachel Skarsten) is an MI5 agent who becomes the royal nanny, having to overcome a wide range of challenges on her mission as she keeps the royal family safe for Christmas. And in the meantime, she attempts to resist Prince Colin’s (Dan Jeannotte) charms in this 2022 romance. 8PM (LIFE) MOVIE Reindeer Games Homecoming MacKenzie Graves (Sarah Drew) is a teacher who lost her father who founded the town’s holiday fundraising tradition, The Reindeer Games. Every year since his passing, she competes with her dad’s former team. But this holiday her former high school crush, Chase Weston (Justin Bruening), is home for Christmas to visit his pregnant sister and nephew and is roped into participating in the Games. Mac is determined to show him up and win the Kris Kringle Cup at all costs in this 2022 romance.
8PM(LMN) MOVIE Lies My Sister Told Me After the death of her father, Tracy (Nicole Marie Johnson) becomes psychotic and is institutionalized. When her twin sister, Jennifer (also played by Johnson), a famous romance novelist, visits on the anniversary of their father’s death, Tracy snaps, drugs Jennifer, assumes her identity and escapes — hoping for the life she believes was stolen from her. Instead, she is plunged into Jennifer’s nightmarish world, dealing with a fan club president that is obsessed with her, the lover that is blackmailing her and the teenage daughter who hates her in this 2022 thriller.
9PM (HGTV) Renovation Face-Off A little competitive spirit is healthy. A lot is good television. HGTV’s most competitive stars go head-to-head as part of the ultimate renovation competition. Each week, two HGTV hosts face off and try to one-up each other with their favorite flipping and renovation episodes. In the series premiere “Best Ambitious Additions,” Jasmine Roth and Page Turner go head-to-head. 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 million-dollar property.
10 PM (TCM) MOVIE Blackboard Jungle This 1955 classic, airing as part of the channel’s “Reframed: Films That Shaped Our Culture,” struck a chord with its depiction of high school delinquents and urban violence. It was denounced by many educators and blamed for juvenile violence that took place after its release, but it resonated deeply with American teenagers. It’s now considered a starting point for the teenage rebellion that followed. The film was also a breakthrough for Sidney Poitier and helped to make him into a cultural icon.