While his sister has gone on to become one of the most bankable Hollywood stars and daughter has become one of the bigger teen stars, having just finished her first season on “Scream Queens,” Eric Roberts has perfected a creepiness that befits his B-movie movie roles, dating back to “Star 80” 32 years ago.
His latest role along those lines comes tonight in something called “Stalked by My Doctor” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.). The made for TV flick, while a relief from the weeks of Yuletide fare, looks fairly smarmy even for this genre. Brianna Chomer, Deborah Zoe, Jon Briddell and Carson Boatman round out the cast.
“Da Vinci’s Demons” (Starz, 8 p.m.) say goodbye. It’s not that he’s cured; but the drama is still unraveling one last cast to the end in the show’s series finale.
The crush of holiday week college football bowl games begins with Connecticut vs. Marshall (ESPN, 11 a.m.) in the St. Petersburg Bowl, Miami vs. Washington State (CBS, 2 p.m.) in the Sun Bowl, Washington vs. Southern Mississippi (ESPN, 2:20 p.m.) in the Heart of Dallas Bowl, Indiana vs. Duke (ABC, 3:30 p.m.) in the Pinstripe Bowl, Tulsa vs. Virginia Tech (ESPN, 5:45 p.m.) in the Independence Bowl and UCLA vs Nebraska (ESPN, 9:15 p.m.) in the Foster Farms Bowl.
For the first time in more than a month, there’s no new Christmas movie starting on Hallmark Channel, but the third season begins on “When Calls the Heart” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.) by marking the New Year. But they still have a Christmas movie to show: “Family for Christmas” (Hallmark, 10 p.m.).
NBC digs back to their first, and most successful, experiment in live musicals, with a replay of their 2013 “The Sound of Music Live!” (NBC, 8 p.m.) with Carrie Underwood as Maria.
A classy Saturday night means the dancing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers with “Swing Time” (8 p.m.), “Top Hat” (10 p.m.), “Shall We Dance” (midnight). Things change with the 70s horror movies “God Told Me To” (2 a.m.) and “It’s Alive” (TCM, 3:30 a.m.).
Last night’s “Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2015” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings) gets a replay. Which is good, since you were probably watching “Doctor Who” (BBC America, 8 and 9 p.m.), which is instead showing episodes from 2010 tonight.
Ash battles his greatest nemesis on a new “Ash vs. Evil Dead” (Starz, 9 p.m.).
A newly single man looks for a cabin on wheels with a composting toilet on “Tiny House Hunters” (HGTV, 9 p.m.).
“The Dead Files Revisited” (Travel, 10 p.m.) looks back at cases in Texas and Missouri.
It’s tough to rescue and find homes for puppies in Alaska, “Dr. Dee: Alaska Vet” (Animal Planet, 9 p.m.) finds.
House calls you don’t exactly want are explored in the two hour “Stalked by My Doctor” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.).
Tim makes a promising hire on “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” (OWN, 9 p.m.).
Wrong day: “Friday” (Bravo, 9 p.m.). Wrong franchise “Star Trek Into Darkness” (FX, 8 p.m.).
Men’s college football includes Louisville at Kentucky (ABC, noon). Pro basketball has Houston at New Orleans (NBA, 7 p.m.).
Hockey has Montreal at Washington (NHL, 7 p.m.).
And in pro football, it’s Washington at Philadelphia (NFL, 8:25 p.m.).
Phoenix, featured in this year’s “A Very Murray Christmas,” plays a replay of “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings) from 2013.
The Matthew McConaughey hosted “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) from last month is rerun, featuring Adele as musical guest.