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6:15 p.m. ESPN NFL FOOTBALL

Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks host Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings in a matchup of two teams trying to hang on to post season hopes in the NFC. The Seahawks are shooting for a Wild Card slot with little hope of catching the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC West division. The Vikings remain alive in the NFC North and still have a potent defense. On offense, they have not given Cousins enough support.

7 p.m. FREE ‘Movie: No Sleep ’Til Christmas’

Insomnia is the unusual plot device that drives this new romantic comedy starring married actors Dave and Odette Annable (“Brothers & Sisters,” “Supergirl” respectively) as a pair of strangers united by sleeplessness. Her condition is especially vexing for Lizzie (Odette), an event planner currently trying to put together her own wedding. While her fiance Josh (Charles Michael Davis, “The Originals”) snoozes peacefully, Lizzie’s sleeplessness leads her to bump into laid-back bartender Billy (Dave). They’re stunned to discover they can fall asleep when together.

9 p.m. CMT ‘Movie: Santa Claus: The Movie’

He doesn’t have the title role, but Dudley Moore is the key player in this 1985 fantasy. His character is an elf who’s banished from the North Pole after his efforts to speed up toy production result in shoddy workmanship. He hooks up with an evil toymaker (John Lithgow) who specializes in dangerous toys — plush animals stuffed with razor blades and broken glass. David Huddleston plays Santa, with Burgess Meredith as a wise old elf.