It’s Yuletide movie overload by now, starting with “On the Twelfth Day of Christmas” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.), in which a woman goes all Secret Santa to create 12 gifts to help her beau rekindle his feeling for the holiday on the new TV movie. It stars Brooke Nevin and Robin Dunne. Sounds like seasonal harassment to me.
In “Becoming Santa” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.), Laura Bell Bundy brings her boyfriend home to meet dad, who happens to be the real Santa and Mrs. Claus (played by the parents from “Family Ties,” Meredith Baxter and Michael Gross).
Other Christmas fare tonight include “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (CBS, 8 p.m.) and “The Flight Before Christmas” (CBS, 9 p.m.),
Then there’s always “Elf” (ABC Family, 9 p.m.), “Christmas at Water’s Edge” (BET, 10:30 p.m.), “Bad Santa” (WBN America, 11 p.m.) and “Fred Claus” (ABC Family, 11:15 p.m.)
The musical they should have presented live is shown in its original 1965 glory: “Mary Poppins” (ABC, 8 p.m.), but stuffed with ads to be three hours.
The Buffalo Bills, who won four straight AFC titles in the early 90s only to lose all four Super Bowl games are profiled in the documentary “Four Falls of Buffalo” on a new “30 for 30” (ESPN, 9:30 p.m.)
If you missed it Sunday, “Sinatra 100 – An All-Star Grammy Concert” (Pop, 10 p.m.) is rerun on what would have been Frank Sinatra’s 100th birthday. Also on tonight, the great two part bio film “Sinatra: All or Nothing at All” (HBO, 7 and 9 p.m.).
“Survivorman” (Science, 10 p.m.) drops in on Tonga.
Julie goes looking for Victor on “The Returned” (Sundance, 10 p.m.).
Jan refuses to carry out Nelson’s assignment on “Spotless” (Esquire, 10 p.m.).
Ben Stiller, Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, Ricky Gervais, Rebel Wilson and Usher are on a rerun of “The Graham Norton Show” (BBC America, 11 p.m.),
A trio of afterlife movies are on Turner Classic Movies with “Here Comes Mr. Jordan” (8 p.m.), “Heaven Can Wait” (10 p.m.) and “A Matter of Life and Death” (midnight). Later comes the 1984 horror movie “The House by the Cemetery” (TCM, 2 a.m.) and a 1936 film with the title “The Walking Dead” (TCM, 3:30 p.m.).
Men’s college basketball includes Ohio State at Connecticut (CBS, noon), Delaware State at Michigan (ESPNU, noon), Bryant at Providence (Fox Sports 1, noon), Marquette at Wisconsin (ESPN2, 1:30 p.m.), UNC Wilmington at Georgetown (DBS Sports, 2:30 p.m.), Tennessee at Butler (Fox Sports 1, 2:30 p.m.), Arizona at Kentucky (ESPN, 3:15 p.m.), Utah vs. Wichita State (ESPN2, 3:30 p.m.), Rutgers at George Washington (CBS Sports, 4:30 p.m.), IUPUI at Creighton (Fox Sports 1, 5 p..m.), North Carolina at Texas (ESPN, 5:15 p.m.), Florida at Michigan State (ESPN2, 6 p.m.), Oregon at Boise State (CBS Sports, 7 p.m.) and UCLA at Gonzaga (EPN2, 10 p.m.).
It’s Yuletide movie overload by now, starting with “On the Twelfth Day of Christmas” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.), in which a woman goes all Secret Santa to create 12 gifts to help her beau rekindle his feeling for the holiday on the new TV movie. It stars Brooke Nevin and Robin Dunne. Sounds like seasonal harassment to me.
In “Becoming Santa” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.), Laura Bell Bundy brings her boyfriend home to meet dad, who happens to be the real Santa and Mrs. Claus (played by the parents from “Family Ties,” Meredith Baxter and Michael Gross).
Other Christmas fare tonight include “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (CBS, 8 p.m.) and “The Flight Before Christmas” (CBS, 9 p.m.),
Then there’s always “Elf” (ABC Family, 9 p.m.), “Christmas at Water’s Edge” (BET, 10:30 p.m.), “Bad Santa” (WBN America, 11 p.m.) and “Fred Claus” (ABC Family, 11:15 p.m.)
The musical they should have presented live is shown in its original 1965 glory: “Mary Poppins” (ABC, 8 p.m.), but stuffed with ads to be three hours.
The Buffalo Bills, who won four straight AFC titles in the early 90s only to lose all four Super Bowl games are profiled in the documentary “Four Falls of Buffalo” on a new “30 for 30” (ESPN, 9:30 p.m.)
Ben Stiller, Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, Ricky Gervais, Rebel Wilson and Usher are on a rerun of “The Graham Norton Show” (BBC America, 11 p.m.),
If you missed it Sunday, “Sinatra 100 – An All-Star Grammy Concert” (Pop, 10 p.m.) is rerun on what would have been Frank Sinatra’s 100th birthday.
Also on tonight, the great two part bio film “Sinatra: All or Nothing at All” (HBO, 7 and 9 p.m.).
“Survivorman” (Science, 10 p.m.) drops in on Tonga.
Julie goes looking for Victor on “The Returned” (Sundance, 10 p.m.).
Jan refuses to carry out Nelson’s assignment on “Spotless” (Esquire, 10 p.m.).
A trio of afterlife movies are on Turner Classic Movies with “Here Comes Mr. Jordan” (8 p.m.), “Heaven Can Wait” (10 p.m.) and “A Matter of Life and Death” (midnight). Later comes the 1984 horror movie “The House by the Cemetery” (TCM, 2 a.m.) and a 1936 film with the title “The Walking Dead” (TCM, 3:30 p.m.).
Men’s college basketball includes Ohio State at Connecticut (CBS, noon), Delaware State at Michigan (ESPNU, noon), Bryant at Providence (Fox Sports 1, noon), Marquette at Wisconsin (ESPN2, 1:30 p.m.), UNC Wilmington at Georgetown (DBS Sports, 2:30 p.m.), Tennessee at Butler (Fox Sports 1, 2:30 p.m.), Arizona at Kentucky (ESPN, 3:15 p.m.), Utah vs. Wichita State (ESPN2, 3:30 p.m.), Rutgers at George Washington (CBS Sports, 4:30 p.m.), IUPUI at Creighton (Fox Sports 1, 5 p..m.), North Carolina at Texas (ESPN, 5:15 p.m.), Florida at Michigan State (ESPN2, 6 p.m.), Oregon at Boise State (CBS Sports, 7 p.m.) and UCLA at Gonzaga (ESPN2, 10 p.m.).
In college football it’s Northern Iowa at North Dakota State (ESPN, noon) and Army vs. Navy (CBS, 3 p.m.). And somebody wins the Heisman Trophy Presentation (ESPN, 8 p.m.).
Pro basketball includes San Antonio at Atlanta (NBA, 8 p.m.).
Emily Sande and Michael Kiwanuka play an “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings) replay from 2012.
Chris Hemsworth and Chance the Rapper are on a new “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.).