What To Watch: Kristen Wiig Hosts SNL, Global Citizen Prize And More
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On TV this Saturday: Kristen Wiig returns to Studio 8H for her fourth hosting gig, John Legend leads a Global Citizen celebration and an All My Children alum gets Swept Up by Christmas. Here are eight programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Showtimes for December 19, 2020
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A Christmas Carousel
Hallmark Channel
TV-movie premiere: A woman (Witches of East End's Rachel Boston) falls for a prince (NCIS: New Orleans' Neal Bledsoe) after she is hired by his family to repair a carousel by, well, you know... (View full "Countdown to Christmas" lineup.)
A Christmas Exchange
Lifetime
TV-movie premiere: A woman (Smallville's Laura Vandervoort) swaps her farmhouse for a posh London apartment and falls for a local financier (High Fidelity's Rainbow Sun Francks). (Get the complete "It's a Wonderful Lifetime" schedule.)
Baby Chimp Rescue
BBC America
Docuseries finale: One of the babies is lost to illness; the orphans get a first taste of life in the wild and prepare for their move.
Global Citizen Prize
NBC
John Legend hosts this one-hour special celebrating activists fighting for change; Carrie Underwood, Gwen Stefani, Common and more perform.
Stolen in Plain Sight
Lifetime Movie Network
TV-movie premiere: A young mother (The Nine Lives of Chloe King's Gracie Gillam) deals with the sudden disappearance of her son while also trying to escape an abusive husband (Doom Patrol's Kyle Clements).
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SNL Vintage
NBC
Paul Rudd hosts this Season 39 "throwback" from Dec. 7, 2013; One Direction performs.
Swept Up by Christmas
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
TV-movie premiere: An antique seller and a professional cleaner (The Librarians' Lindy Booth and All My Children's Justin Bruening) help a reclusive owner downsize his large estate and reconnect with his Christmas past. (Get When Calls the Heart return date.)
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Saturday Night Live
NBC
Former cast member/Wonder Woman 1984 baddie Kristen Wiig hosts the last episode of 2020; Dua Lipa performs. (Watch Timothée Chalamet highlights.)
