What To Watch: Jennifer Love Hewitt Is The Holiday Junkie, Charlie Brown Christmas, Chris Rock Hosts SNL And More
On TV this Saturday: Jennifer Love Hewitt and her real-life hubby star in The Holiday Junkie, Charlie Brown celebrates Christmas and Chris Rock returns to Studio 8H. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar. (Also check out our weekly TVLine-Up of premieres and finales and monthly streaming guide.)
Showtimes for December 14, 2024
A Charlie Brown Christmas
In this 1965 classic, Charlie Brown and Linus search for the true meaning of Christmas. (View Classic Christmas Movie Guide!)
College Football
Navy plays Army, live from Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md.
Emirates NBA Cup Semifinal
Atlanta Hawks vs. Milwaukee Bucks (4:30 pm, TNT); Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (8:30 pm, ABC).
The Holiday Junkie
TV-movie premiere: Jennifer Love Hewitt (9-1-1) plays the owner of a decorating company forced to face her first Christmas without her mom; Brian Hallisay (The Client List) co-stars. (View Christmas Movie Guide!)
Hollywood Christmas Parade
Dean Cain, Laura McKenzie, Montel Williams and Elizabeth Stanton host; Jon Secada, Terry Fator, Clay Aiken and more perform; Jeremy Renner serves as Grand Marshall; Mario Lopez receives the 2024 Humanitarian of the Year Award.
The Santa Class
TV-movie premiere: The owner of a struggling Santa school (Three Wise Men and a Baby's Kimberley Sustad) must help an amnesia-stricken Santa Claus regain his memories.
Saturday Night's Main Event
In the return of the WWE's long-running special, Cody Rhodes takes on his former ally, Kevin Owens; IYO SKY battles Liv Morgan. (How to Stream!)
Mistletoe & Matrimony
TV-movie premiere: A wedding planner (Chicago Med's Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut) gets a surprise visit from her ex-boyfriend (Blackjack Christmas' Etienne Maurice).
48 Hours
A woman survives a home invasion by a masked intruder disguising his voice to sound like Batman.
Saturday Night Live
Former cast member Chris Rock hosts; Gracie Abrams performs. (Get #SNL50 documentary scoop; who's hosting Dec. 21?)
ON THIS DAY IN TV HISTORY
24 years ago, Santa Claus squared off against... the Holiday Armadillo?... on Friends.