The old Charles Dickens “Christmas Carol” is getting pretty warn out this time of year, so instead, here’s a holiday adaptation of Louisa May Alcott with “The March Sisters at Christmas” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.). In the modern retelling of “Little Women,” the adult sisters can’t believe their mother is planning to sell their family home, Orchard House. Christmas is in there somewhere too.In the new TV movie “Naughty or Nice” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.), Hilarie Burton plays a woman named Krissy Kringle, who gets a lot of mail intended for you know who, including the Naughty or Nice book that lets her know her boyfriend may be naughty. Meredith Baxter, Matt Dallas and Michael Gross co star.
In a third new Christmas movie on the former Gospel Music Channel, “Christmas Angel” (GMC, 7, 9 and 11 p.m.) hires Della Reese in another “Touched by an Angel” type role, just as Teri Polo is in another single mom role. It’s another romance set at holiday time, although because it’s set in Louisiana, you won’t feel Christmasy at all, despite the intrusive soundtrack.
What might otherwise have been called “Dungeons & Dragons 3” — yes there were two other movies based on the role playing game — makes its debut on cable tonight. “Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Vile Darkness” (Syfy, 9 p.m.) is sandwiched by “Dungeons & Dragons 2” — “Dungeons & Dragons: The Wrath of the Dragon God” (Syfy, 6:30 and 11 p.m.).
Football again dominates network primetime, with Stanford at UCLA (Fox, 6:30 p.m.) and No. 1 Notre Dame at Southern California (ABC, 8 p.m.).
Football again dominates network primetime, with Stanford at UCLA (Fox, 6:30 p.m.) and No. 1 Notre Dame at Southern California (ABC, 8 p.m.).
Among the new movies on premium cable tonight is Cuba Gooding Jr. in “Red Tails” (HBO, 7:45 p.m.) and the mixed martial arts “The Philly Kid” (Cinemax, 10 p.m.).
Cross species friendships are popping up all over the place, from the kittens and German sheperd on “Too Cute!” (Animal Planet, 8 p.m.) to the two concluding chapters of “Unlikely Animal Friends” (Nat Geo Wild, 8 and 9 p.m.) which includes a look at a rhino and a sheep, a bobcat with dogs, an orangutang and a cat, and a badger and fox.
“Redneck Island” (CMT, 9 p.m.) is not immune to tropical storms.
Lucas Cruikshank, who parlayed his annoying,high-pitched Fred into a series of TV movies, now stars in his own sitcom series, “Marvin Marvin” (Nickelodeon, 8:30 p.m.), in which he seems to be going the route of a young Robin Williams, playing an alien trying to fit in at school.
Speaking of annoying kids, it’s pretty rare to have a Macauley Culkin double feature, but here’s “Home Alone” (ABC Family, 8 p.m.) with “Richie Rich” (ABC Family, 10 p.m.).
Films directed by William Wyler are featured on Turner Classic Movies, “Jezebel” (8 p.m.), “Ben-Hur” (10 p.m.), “Mrs. Miniver” (2 a.m.) and “Funny Girl” (4:30 a.m.).
College football earlier in the day includes Virginia at Virginia Tech (ESPNU, noon), Georgia Tech at Georgia (ESPN, noon), Michigan at Ohio State (ABC, noon), Rutgers at Pittsburgh (ESPN2, noon), Tulsa at SMU (FX, noon), Grambling vs. Southern (NBC, 2:30 p.m.), Air Force a Fresno State (NBC Sports, 3:30 p.m.), Auburn at Alabama (CBS, 3:30 p.m.), Florida at Florida State (ABC, 3:30 p.m.), Oklahoma State at Oklahoma (ESPN, 3:30 p.m.), Wisconsin at Penn State (ESPN2, 3:30 p.m.), South Carolina at Clemson (ESPN, 7 p.m.), Missouri at Texas A&M (ESPN2, 7 p.m.) and Louisiana Tech at San Jose State (ESPN2, 10:30 p.m.).
Jimmy Cliff plays “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings).
The Joseph Gordon-Levitt-hosted “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) is repeated with Mumford & Sons.