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6 p.m. on BBCA
Baby Chimp Rescue
The busy team at the chimpanzee rescue facility now has 28 chimps to look after, including an 8-week-old baby called Gaia, in the new episode “Breaking Point Extended.” Later, a deadly cold virus breaks out among the baby animals, and the team rescues an adult male chimp called Jonny.
6 p.m. on HALL
Movie: Love, Lights, Hanukkah! As restaurant owner Christina (Mia Kirshner, pictured) gets her business ready for the busiest time of the year, during the Christmas holidays, she receives the results of a DNA test she almost forgot that she had taken in all the excitement of the season. The genetic report contains a big surprise about her heritage — she’s Jewish — and that discovery eventually leads Christina to a new family and an unlikely romance that unfolds over eight nights. Ben Savage and Marilu Henner also star in this 2020 drama.
6 p.m. on LIFE
Movie: The Christmas Setup
Gay New York attorney Hugo and his BFF Madelyn travel to Milwaukee to spend Christmas with his brother, Aiden, and mother, Kate, who is planning the city’s Christmas celebration. She’s not too busy, though, for a spot of matchmaking, arranging for Hugo to “run into” Patrick, a secret crush from high school, now back from successful work in Silicon Valley. An out-of-theblue career opportunity in London complicates a promising romance, however. Ben Lewis, Blake Lee, Fran Drescher, Ellen Wong and Chad Connell star in this 2020 romantic comedy.
9 p.m. on HBO
Movie: The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart Filmmaker Frank Marshall (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) explores the triumphs and challenges of brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb in their phenomenal joint music career as the Bee Gees. After finding success in the 1960s, the trio enjoyed a meteoric rise, writing more than 1,000 songs, including 20 numberone hits. In addition to copious archival footage, the feature-length documentary includes interviews with Eric Clapton, Noel Gallagher, Nick Jonas, Justin Timberlake, Chris Martin and pop icon Lulu, Maurice Gibb’s ex-wife.