David Byrne chooses the double feature tonight on Turner Classic Movies and chats about it with host Ben Mankiewicz. Both of his choices involve angelic intervention: the 1947 “A Matter of Life and Death” (8 p.m.) by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, and Wim Wenders’ 1987 “Wings of Desire” (10 p.m.). The recent documentary about the makers of the first film, “Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger” (5:45 p.m.), precedes the double feature.
Would-be performers who’ve put off their dreams get another shot on the new talent competition “Your Second Chance Stars Now” (Magnolia, 8 p.m.). The judges are Taye Diggs, Heidi Gardner of “SNL” and country star Martina McBride; the host is former NFL player Emmanuel Acho.
College football in primetime includes Wyoming at Washington State (CW, 6:30 p.m.), Washington at Oregon (NBC, 7:30 p.m.), Kansas State at Iowa State (Fox, 7:30 p.m.) and Texas at Texas A&M (ABC, 7:30 p.m.). The day’s other games are listed below.
“BeBe Winans’ We Three Kings” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.) stars Winans as a retired musician trying to bring back his daughter’s for a Christmas celebration.
Taylor Swift’s football romance inspired another made-for-TV romance, in this case a holiday one. “Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.) done with cooperation of the Kansas City team stars Hunter King and Tyler Hynes.
Other holiday fare today include “Believe in Christmas” (Hallmark, 6 p.m.), with Meghan Dry and John Reardon; and “A Prince and Pauper Christmas” (UPtv, 7 p.m.), with Brittany Underwood, Jonathan Stoddard and Tom Arnold.
Boats with coke are found on “To Catch a Smuggler: Tropical Takedown” (National Geographic, 10 p.m.).
“Ghost Adventures: House Calls” (Travel, 9 p.m.) goes to Texas.
The midnight noir on TCM is “Naked Alibi” (12:30 a.m.), followed by the pair of mysteries “The Last of Sheila” (2:15 a.m.) and “Deathtrap” (4:30 a.m.). The midday musical is “High Society” (noon).
NBA action has Golden State at Phoenix (NBA, 9 p.m.).
Hockey has Montreal at Rangers (NHL, 1 p.m.) and Calgary at Pittsburgh (NHL, 7 p.m.).
College football games at noon include Michigan at Ohio State (Fox), Tennessee at Vanderbilt (ABC), South Carolina at Clemson (ESPN), Louisiana Lafayette at Louisiana Monroe (ESPNU), West Virginia at Texas Tech (Fox Sports 1) and Texas San Antonio at Army (CBS Sports).
After Grambling vs. Southern (NBC, 2 p.m.) and Pittsburgh at Boston College (CW, 3 p.m.) comes the following games at 3:30 p.m.: Arizona State at Arizona (Fox), Auburn at Alabama (ABC), Notre Dame at Southern California (CBS), Miami at Syracuse (ESPN), California at SMU (ESPN2), Rutgers at Michigan State (Fox Sports 1) and Central Michigan at Northern Illinois (CBS Sports).
Then comes Jacksonville State at Western Kentucky (ESPNU, 4 p.m.), Oklahoma at LSU (ESPN, 7 p.m.), Florida at Florida State (ESPN2, 7 p.m.), Purdue at Indiana (Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.), Marshall at James Madison (ESPNU, 8 p.m.), Nevada at UNLV (CBS Sports, 8 p.m.), Houston at BYU (ESPN, 10:15 p.m.), Tennessee State at Montana (ESPN2, 10:15 p.m.) and Air Force at San Diego State (Fox Sports 1, 10:30 p.m.).
Men’s college basketball includes Monmouth at Seton Hall (Fox Sports 2, noon), Creighton vs. Notre Dame (truTV, 1 p.m.), Western Carolina at Marquette (Fox Sports 2, 2 p.m.), Texas A&M vs. Rutgers (truTV, 3:30 p.m.), Albany at Georgetown (Fox Sports 2, 4 p.m.), San Diego State vs. Houston (TNT, 7 p.m.) and Oregon vs. Alabama (TNT, 9:30 p.m.).
The Nate Bargatze-hosted “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) from October, with Coldplay, is rerun.