What To Watch: Steve Carell Hosts SNL, Kellie Pickler's Christmas And More
Courtesy of NBC
On TV this Saturday: Steve Carell returns to Studio 8H for the first time in a decade, Kellie Pickler celebrates a very early Christmas in Graceland and USA Network hosts a Thanksgiving-themed NCIS marathon. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern:
Through 11 pm |Feast on a cornucopia of Gibbs + Thanksgiving-themed episodes. (View line-up.)
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College Football
ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC
Eight games: Ohio State vs. Maryland (12 pm, ABC); Michigan State vs. Nebraska (12 pm, Fox); Syracuse vs. Notre Dame (2:30 pm, NBC); West Virginia vs. Oklahoma State (3:30 pm, ABC); Missouri vs. Tennessee (3:30 pm, CBS); USC vs. UCLA (3:30 pm, Fox); Kansas vs. Oklahoma (7:30 pm, Fox); Cincinnati vs. Central Florida (8 pm, ABC).
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Friday Franchise Marathon
Paramount Network
Through Sunday at 1:30 am | We know its Saturday, but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy Friday (12:30 pm and 7 pm), Next Friday (2:30 pm and 9 pm) and Friday After Next (5 pm and 11:30 pm).
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Christmas at Graceland
Hallmark Channel
An executive (American Idol alum Kellie Pickler) returns home to Memphis to run the family bank, where she is (surprise!) reunited with an old fling (Deception's Wes Brown).
Pacific Rim Uprising
HBO
Premium cable premiere: A former Jaeger pilot (Star Wars' John Boyega) must defend the world against a Kaiju-Jaeger hybrid invasion; Scott Eastwood (Suicide Squad) andCharlie Day (It's Always Sunny) co-star.
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Return to Christmas Creek
Hallmark Movies and Mysteries
An app developer (No Tomorrow's Tori Anderson) lacking in holiday cheer returns home, where she is reunited with her estranged uncle (13 Reasons Why’s Steven Weber) and a childhood best friend (Letterkenny's Stephen Huszar).
Shut Up & Dribble
Showtime
Docuseries finale: Allen Iverson causes trouble for the league on and off the court; the NBA begins its transition to a "players league."
Terror in the Jungle
Sundance TV
Docuseries premiere (Part 1 of 2; 120 minutes): Jim Jones goes from charismatic preacher and civil rights activist to demagogue and cult leader, leading hundreds to their death. (Part 2 airs Sunday at 9 pm.)
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Versailles
Ovation
The man with the iron mask's true identity is revealed — and it's probably not a young Leonardo DiCaprio. Or Jay Garrick.
