Every day, TVLine's What to Watch column spotlights new and returning English-language shows (and select movies) premiering or airing fresh episodes across broadcast, cable and streaming — organized below by release time and alphabetically within each slot.
On TV this Saturday: Melissa McCarthy returns to Studio 8H, Lacey Chabert and Andrew Walker star in "She's Making a List," and Amber Stevens West competes in a "Christmas Showdown."
Anderson Cooper and Laura Coates honor everyday people who are making extraordinary contributions to help improve the lives of others.
Cranberries and Carols
Great American FamilyMOVIE PREMIERE
A café owner (Jill Wagner) returns home to help with the town potluck and reunites with a military engineer (Trevor Donovan), her blind date from 20 years ago.
Deck the Hallways
LifetimeMOVIE PREMIERE
A woman (Naika Toussaint) returns home to Chicago and teams with her grandmother (Loretta Devine) and a childhood friend (Jaime M. Callica) to revive a beloved holiday tradition.
Dinner and a Movie
TBS
Jason and Jenny watch Reese Witherspoon's 2002 rom-com "Sweet Home Alabama."
Paws in the City
The CWMOVIE PREMIERE
A disgraced social media whiz (Emeraude Toubia) has no choice but to take the first job she can find — caring for a glossy-maned and capricious dachshund diva — and falls for her reclusive owner (Carter Jenkins).
She's Making a List
Hallmark ChannelMOVIE PREMIERE
A consultant (Lacey Chabert) who decides children's fates on the Naughty or Nice list falls for a widowed father (Andrew Walker).
ET
The Christmas Showdown
OWNMOVIE PREMIERE
Childhood besties (Amber Stevens West and Corbin Reid) reunite while competing for the same job on a Christmas Eve spectacular; Loretta Devine co-stars.
ET
48 Hours
CBS
The family of a 16-year-old lifeguard continues to search for her killer.
The Hallmark Christmas Experience: A Hometown Holiday Christmas Special
Hallmark Channel
Spotlighting a grand tree-lighting celebration only Hallmark could deliver, the special will premiere with exclusive first-look teases and programming announcements, featuring Andrew Walker, Tyler Hynes, Kimberley Sustad, B.J. Britt, and Lacey Chabert; Brad Paisley and Mickey Guyton perform; Benjamin Ayres hosts.
Merry Missed Connection
LifetimeMOVIE PREMIERE
A woman (Emily Alatalo) accidentally swaps diaries with a stranger (Andrew Bushell) at a speed-dating event and sets out to find him before Christmas.
