Restored after its single broadcast a half century ago, “Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks” (BBC America, 8:25 p.m.) was patched together from audio tracks, animation, surviving photos and clips. William Hartnell provides the voice for the Doctor, played at the time by Patrick Troughton. The conclusion airs next week.
There’s no stopping it now, as the holiday movies continue on “My Christmas Dream” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.), starring Danica McKellar in the romance.
The best man at a woman’s wedding is a guy she had an affair with on the made for TV “Nightmare Wedding” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.). With Nicola Posener and Evan Henderson.
Stephan James portrays Olympic runner Jesse Owens in “Race” (HBO, 8 p.m.) with William Hurt and Jason Sudeikis. Elsewhere is the sequel “Magic Mike XXL” (Cinemax, 8 p.m.) and the bio pic of the Apple cofounder, “Jobs” (Starz, 9 p.m.) starring Ashton Kutcher.
College football dominates prime time with Oklahoma at West Virginia (ABC, 8 p.m.) and Arizona State at Washington (Fox, 7:30 p.m.).
“Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency” (BBC America, 9 p.m.) comes closer to solving its missing person case.
It’s maternity mayhem on “Untold Stores of the E.R.” (TLC, 10 p.m.).
Chef Ludo Lefebvre goes to Paris on “The Mind of a Chef” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings).
Gasoline is used in a murder-suicide attempt on “48 Hours” (CBS, 9 p.m.).
Earl gets out of rehab on “Pit Bulls and Parolees” (Animal Planet, 9 p.m.).
It’s Thanksgiving on a three hour “Alaska: The Last Frontier” (Discovery, 8 p.m.).
“Oprah: Where Are They Now?” (OWN, 10 p.m.) tracks down Sisqo, Billy Ray Cyrus and Danielle Spencer — Dee on “What’s Happening!!”
Rosamund Pike, Michael McIntyre and Coldplay are on “The Graham Norton Show” (BBC America, 10 p.m.).
College football today includes these games at noon: Kansas State at Baylor (ESPN2), Ohio State at Michigan State (ESPN), OklahomaState at TCU (noon), Texas-San Antonio at Texas A&M (ESPNU) and Wisconsin at Purdue (ABC) followed by Yale at Harvard (CNBC, 12:30 p.m.).
Games at 3:30 p.m. include Buffalo at Western Michigan (ESPNU), Florida State at Syracuse (ABC), Florida State-Syracuse at Texas-Kansas (ESPN2), Indiana at Michigan (ESPN), Missouri at Tennessee (CBS), Texas Tech at Iowa State (Fox Sports 1), Virginia Tech at Notre Dame (NBC) and Washington State at Colorado (Fox).
Later games include Arkansas at Mississippi State (ESPNU, 7 p.m.), Chattanooga at Alabama (ESPN2, 7 p.m.), Clemson at Wake Forest (ESPN, 7 p.m.), New Mexico at Colorado State (ESPN2, 10:15 p.m.) and Southern California at UCLA (ESPN, 10:30 p.m.).
“Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings) goes to the Americana Music Festival, with performances from Bonnie Raitt, Dwight Yoakum, George Strait and Billy Bragg and Joe Henry.
Kristen Wiig hosts a new “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) with musical guests xx. Earlier a rerun of a 2015 Thanksgiving show with Matthew McConaughey and Adele plays at 10 p.m.