Reba McEntire and John Schneider co-star in a film about a singing duo who reunite for a holiday concert in “Reba McEntire’s Christmas in Tune” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.).
The documentary “’Twas the Fight Before Christmas” (Apple TV+, streaming) follows a battle in an Idaho town about Christmas cheer vs. a home owners’ association.
The competition between chocolatiers sounds more encouraging than most: “School of Chocolate” (Netflix, streaming).
The animated special “Madagascar: A Little Wild: Holiday Goose Chase” (Hulu, Peacock, streaming) about a lost goose who needs to be reunited with his family.
Tyler Hynes and Bethany Joy Lenz play a couple who pretend to be still together for the holidays though they’d broken up in “An Unexpected Christmas” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.), the second of two new holiday romances.
Marisol Nichols and Paul Greene star in “Christmas CEO” (Hallmark, 6 p.m.), about toymakers who wonder whether to go corporate.
The animated family from “Loud House” get a live action treatment in the movie “A Loud House Christmas” (Nickelodeon, 7 p.m.).
“Masters of Illusion: Christmas Magic 2021” (CW, 8 p.m.) brings holiday -themed magic. Dean Cain hosts.
The season’s other holiday gets some attention with a Chanukuh themed special from “Blue’s Clues and You!” (Nickelodeon, 11 a.m.).
Tom Arnold’s sister Lori recounts her life growing up in Iowa before she became “The Queen of Meth” (Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.) in a new series.
“UFO Witness” (Travel, 10 p.m.) moves to cable from Discovery+.
A contemporary remake of the 1870 classical ballet “Coppélia” that incorporates live action dance with animation plays on “Great Performances” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings).
“Sinister Switch” (Lifetime Movie Network, 8 p.m.) is a made-for-TV thriller about a young woman who returns years after being kidnapped, but may not be the same girl. Emily Alatalo, Steve Belford and Natalie Jane star.
The networks are full of old holiday specials with “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” (ABC, 8 p.m.), “Frosty the Snowman” (CBS, 8 p.m.) and “Frosty Returns” (8:30 p.m.) and “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” (CW, 9 p.m.).
“A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving Special” (NBC, 9:30 p.m.) gets a replay.
William Shatner considers the apocalypse on “The UnXplained” (History, 9 p.m.).
On “Doubling Down with the Derricos” (OWN, 9 p.m.), it’s Darian’s 15th birthday.
Self-taught teams are determined to get into space on the new series “Homemade Astronauts” (Science, 8 p.m.).
On “Day of the Dead” (Syfy, 10 p.m.), survivors are still stuck in the department story — on Black Friday?
Turner Classic Movies’ two part survey of Dean Martin concludes with “Ocean’s 11” (8 p.m.), “Robin and the Seven Hoods” (10:15 p.m.) and the documentary “King of Cool” (12:30 a.m.). Then Tab Hunter and Divine star in a pair of films from the 80s, “Lust in the Dust” (2:30 a.m.) and “Polyester” (4 a.m.).
During the day are films of Ernst Lubitsch, with “The Smiling Lieutenant” (6 a.m.), “The Merry Widow” (8 a.m.), “Ninotchka” (9:45 a.m.), “That Uncertain Feeling” (11:45 a.m.), “The Shop Around the Corner” (1:15 p.m.), “Trouble in Paradise” (3 p.m.), “Design for Living” (4:30 p.m.) and “To Be or Not to Be” (6:15 p.m.).
There’s a lot of college football for a Friday, including Boise State at San Diego State (CBS, noon), Kansas State at Texas (Fox, noon), Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan (ESPNU, noon), Ohio at Bowling Green (CBS Sports, noon), Utah State at New Mexico (Fox Sports 1, 1 p.m.). Cincinnati at East Carolina (ABC, 3:30 p.m.), Missouri at Arkansas (CBS, 3:30 p.m.), South Florida at UCF (ESPN, 3:30 p.m.), UNLV at Air Force (CBS Sports, 3:30 p.m.), Colorado at Utah (Fox, 4 p.m.), TCU at Iowa State (Fox Sports 1, 4:30 p.m.), North Carolina at NC State (ESPN, 7 p.m.) and Washington State at Washington (Fox Sports 1, 8 p.m.).
Men’s college hoops includes Miami vs. North Texas (ESPN2, 11 a.m.), Baylor vs. Michigan State (ESPN, 11 a.m.), Dayton vs. Kansas (ESPN, 1:30 p.m.), VCU vs. UConn (ESPN2, 1:30 p.m.), Syracuse vs. Auburn (ESPN2, 4:30 p.m.), Alabama vs. Drake (ESPNU, 4:30 p.m.), Northern Kentucky at DePaul (Fox Sports 2, 5 p.m.), Iona vs. Belmont (ESPNU, 6:30 p.m.), Penn State vs. LSU (CBS Sports, 7 p.m.), Arizona State vs. Loyola Chicago (ESPNews, 7 p.m.), Xavier vs. Virginia Tech (ESPN2, 7 p.m.), Iowa State vs. Memphis (ESPN2, 9 p.m.), Oregon State vs. Wake Forest (CBS Sports, 9:30 p.m.), Duke vs. Gonzaga (ESPN, 10:30 p.m.) and San Francisco vs. UAB (Fox Sports 1, 11:30 p.m.).
Hockey includes New York at Boston (ABC, 1 p.m.), St. Louis at Chicago (Hulu, 3:30 p.m.) and New Jersey at Nashville (Hulu, 6 p.m.).
Basketball includes Milwaukee at Denver (NBA, 9 p.m.).
Golf’s 12-hour The Match (TNT, TBS, truTV, HLN, 4 p.m.) has Bryson DeChambeau vs. Brooks Koepka.
Daytime Talk
Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest: Bethenny Frankel, Dove Cameron, Michael Symon, Isaac Boots. The View: Drew Carey (rerun). Ellen DeGeneres: Ludacris, Alessia Cara (rerun). Drew Barrymore: Jennifer Aniston, Wayne Brady (rerun). Kelly Clarkson: New Kids on the Block, Salt-N-Pepa, En Vogue, Rick Astley, Fortune Feimster (rerun). Tamron Hall: Kofi Siriboe, Koshie Mills (rerun). Wendy Williams: Sheila E., Sherri Shepherd (rerun). The Real: Yvonne Orji, Don Benjamin (rerun).
Late Talk
All reruns: Stephen Colbert: Quentin Tarantino, Paul Rudd. Jimmy Kimmel: Gwyneth Paltrow, Kal Penn, Hardy. Jimmy Fallon: Taylor Swift, Colin Quinn, Jared Freid. Seth Meyers: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ellie Kemper. James Corden: Larry David, Coldplay. The View: Drew Carey.