“When Hope Calls: A Country Christmas, Parts 1 and 2” (GAC Family, 8 p.m.) puts together a two part special reuniting the cast of “When Hope Calls,” including Lori Loughlin, Carter Ryan and Morgan Kohan.
Two new shows help create the ultimate kitchens for well known chefs, in “My Dream Kitchen: Carla Hall” (Discovery+, streaming) and “My Dream Kitchen: Giada De Laurentiis” (Discovery+, streaming).
In the special “Holmes for the Holidays” (HGTV, 8 p.m.), the stars of “Holmes Family Rescue” compete in creating the most over-the-top Christmas decorations.
There’s even a holiday tinge to the made-for-TV thriller “Deadly Girls’ Night Out” (Lifetime Movie Network, 8 p.m.) with a friend dies suddenly during a women’s get-together.
“Kindred Spirits” (Travel, 10 p.m.) returns for a sixth season. It’s about ghosts.
A California desert bridge collapse is examined on the first of two new episodes of “Engineering Catastrophes” (Discovery, 10 p.m.).
“Out of Stock: Supply Chain Crisis” (Discovery, 8 p.m.) is a timely new special.
Ladies take center stage on “Love & Marriage: Huntsville” (OWN, 9 p.m.).
“911 Crisis Center” (Oxygen, 9 p.m.) marks Dispatcher Appreciation Week.
The animated “Ron’s Gone Wrong” (HBO, 8 p.m.) about a future full of robots among kids, makes its premium cable debut.
Also on: “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” (Showtime, 9 p.m.), with Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors, Danny Glover and Tichina Arnold.
Besides the bowl games in college football, there is South Dakota State at Montana State (ESPN2, 2 p.m.) in the FCS playoffs, and Ferris State vs. Valdosta State (ESPNU, 9 p.m.) in the NCAA Division II championship.
Professional football has New England at Indianapolis (NFL, 8:15 p.m.). But the planned game of Las Vegas at Cleveland has been postponed until Monday due to COVID.
Basketball includes New York at Boston (NBA, 7 p.m.).
Hockey has Florida at Minnesota (NHL, 2 p.m.) and Boston at Montreal (NHL, 7 p.m.).
Men’s college basketball includes Tennessee vs. Memphis (ESPN2, noon), Butler vs. Purdue (Fox, noon), Pittsburgh at St. John’s (Fox Sports 1, noon), Gonzaga vs. Texas Tech (CBS, 1 p.m.), Hampton vs. North Carolina Central (TNT, 1 p.m.), TCU at Georgetown (Fox Sports 1, 2 p.m.), Louisville at Western Kentucky (CBS Sports, 2:30 p.m.), Indiana vs. Notre Dame (Fox, 2:30 p.m.), UCLA vs. North Carolina (CBS, 3 p.m.), Marquette at Xavier (Fox Sports 1, 4 p.m.), Howard vs. North Carolina A&T (TNT, 4 p.m.), West Virginia at UAB (CBS Sports, 5 p.m.), Providence at Connecticut (Fox, 5 p.m.), Oklahoma State vs. Houston (ESPNU, 7 p.m.), LSU vs. Louisiana Tech (CBS Sports, 7 p.m.), Auburn at Saint Louis (CBS Sports, 9 p.m.), Baylor at Oregon (ESPN2, 10 p.m.) and Loyola Marymount at Nevada (CBS Sports, 11 p.m.).
Women’s games include Stanford at Tennessee (ESPN2, 5:15 p.m.).
There is first round play in golf’s PNC Championship (Golf, 1:30 p.m.; NBC, 2:30 p.m.).
U.S. Olympic trials in speedskating (NBC Sports, 5:15 p.m.) continue.
It’s Wisconsin vs. Nebraska (ESPN2, 7:30 p.m.) in the NCAA women’s volleyball championship.
Cage the Elephant and Tank and the Bangas play a 2020 episode of “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings).
Paul Rudd joins the five-timers club by hosting the last new “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) of the year. Charli XCX is musical guest. The 10 p.m. rerun has Ellen DeGeneres and No Doubt from 2001.