What To Watch: Kate McKinnon Hosts SNL, Javicia Leslie Is The Christmas Detective And More
On TV this Saturday: Kate McKinnon makes her hosting debut on Saturday Night Live, Javicia Leslie dives into a Christmas case and Tatyana Ali gets festive on Lifetime. Here are 11 programs to keep on your radar. (Also check out our weekly TVLine-Up of premieres and finales, holiday movie rundown and monthly streaming guide.)
Showtimes for December 16, 2023
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Charlie Brown becomes the director of the gang's holiday play and searches for the perfect Christmas tree. (Streams for free this weekend only.)
Designing Christmas With You
TV-movie premiere: A decorator (Jessica Jones' Susie Abromeit) works with an unexpected partner (Spartacus' Liam McIntyre) to showcase a house for an upcoming Christmas gala. (Holiday movie guide!)
The Holiday Proposal Plan
TV-movie premiere: Sparks fly when a travel columnist (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air's Tatyana Ali) and her ex-boyfriend (Ask Me to Dance's Jesse Kove) team up to help their best friends get engaged during Christmastime.
Planet Earth III
The docuseries examines the eight-billion-plus people on the planet who share this space with a myriad of species.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Based on the song by Johnny Marks, this animated classic tells the tale of a deer whose Christmas spirit is dampened because his shiny nose has made him a laughingstock.
Sealed With a List
TV-movie premiere: A festive woman (Walker Independence's Katie Findlay) sets out to conquer her list of abandoned resolutions from the previous year; Evan Roderick (Arrow) co-stars.
The Christmas Detective
TV-movie premiere: A former beauty queen-turned-P.I. (Batwoman's Javicia Leslie) reunites with an old flame (For Better or Worse's Brad James) and spreads Christmas spirit when she takes on the case of a famous missing portrait.
Frosty the Snowman
In this classic 1969 'toon, comedian Jackie Vernon voices the titular snowman who sets off for the North Pole to keep from melting. (Frosty Returns follows at 9:30.)
A Christmas Intern
TV-movie premiere: A retired woman (227's Jackée Harry) becomes an intern at her daughter's (Keeping Up With the Joneses' Ciarra Carter) online gift-giving startup; Vivica A. Fox and Michael Paré (Hope Floats) co-star.
Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?!
The comedian blends songs with anxious non-sequiturs as he discusses social and political causes, coming-of-age experiences and the challenges of modern life.
Saturday Night Live
Former cast member Kate McKinnon hosts; Billie Eilish performs. (Watch Home Alone 2-themed promo!)