TV highlights

SUNDAY 7:30 p.m. on WQED

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Although the ever-hapless Charlie Brown has good intentions in trying to arrange a holiday feast for his friends, the meal turns out to be a near-disaster when Snoopy and Woodstock are left in charge of supplying the food.

MONDAY 9 p.m. on FOOD Holiday Baking Championship

In the new episode “Gingerbread Showdown: Have Yourself a Scary Little Christmas,” the Abominable Snowman comes out of hiding to startle the teams and inspire them creatively for the theme of a Monster Christmas.

TUESDAY 8 p.m. on HBO Black and Missing

This four-part docuseries from journalist and activist Soledad O’Brien follows the founders of the Black and Missing Foundation as they fight an uphill battle to raise awareness of missingpersons cases involving Black victims, which routinely get downplayed by both police officials and members of the press.

WEDNESDAY 8 p.m. on SHO Movie: The Humans

Stephen Karam makes his directorial debut with his selfpenned adaptation of his 2016 Broadway play. The action takes place at Thanksgiving, as the Blake family gathers at the rundown apartment of Brigid Blake and her boyfriend, Richard in New York’s Chinatown.

THURSDAY Noon on WPXI WFMJ The National Dog Show

Actor John O’Hurley and expert analyst David Frei return to cohost this holiday special, which has proven to be catnip (pardon the expression) for family viewers over the 20 years NBC has carried it.

FRIDAY 8 p.m. on WPCW WUAB Masters of Illusion: Christmas Magic 2021

Dean Cain says he doesn’t want to know how the illusionists pull off their tricks, he just wants to be dazzled by them, which makes him the perfect host for this annual special holiday episode with a distinctive yuletide feel.

SATURDAY 8 p.m. on HALL Movie: Christmas at Castle Hart

Frequent Hallmark leading lady Lacey Chabert stars in this new holiday romance as Brooke Bennett, who travels to Ireland to learn more about her family’s roots.