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SERIES

Hollywood Game Night Carla Hall, Adam Rodriguez, Shiri Appleby, Colton Dunn, Diane Guerrero and Jason Ritter are guests as the game show returns for a new season. 8 p.m. NBC

Nature The new episode, “Dogs in the Land of Lions,” focuses on an African wild dog family in the Zimbabwean wilderness. 8 p.m. KOCE

SEAL Team Jason and Mandy (David Boreanaz, Jessica Paré) go undercover as a couple on vacation in Mexico City in order to track a cartel member. 9 p.m. CBS

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Saturday Night Live The long-running late-night comedy sketch series airs its annual pre-Thanksgiving special featuring clips from throughout its long run. 9 p.m. NBC

Nova The new episode “World’s Fastest Animal” documents the peregrine falcon’s ability to reach high speeds, and profiles bird trainer Lloyd Buck, who attempts to get his peregrine to go faster. 9 p.m. KOCE

Mysteries at the Museum Host Don Wildman travels to Dallas to explore the Nov. 22, 1963, assassination of President John F. Kennedy as he rode through the Texas city in a motorcade with his wife, Jackie, and Texas Gov. John Connally. 9 p.m. Travel

Criminal Minds The BAU investigates a double homicide and kidnapping in New Hampshire in this episode of the procedural drama. 10 p.m. CBS

Sinking Cities In the conclusion of this documentary series, engineers and planners come up with ways to protect Miami from rising seas, violent storms and hurricanes. 10 p.m. KOCE

Stan Against Evil Stan (John C. McGinley) goes in for a routine medical procedure when the hospital falls under demonic control in the first of the final two episodes of the season. 10 and 10:30 p.m. IFC

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Greenleaf After the success of her big day, Lady Mae (Lynn Whitfield) is denied the right to run Calvary Fellowship despite support from the bishop (Keith David) in the season finale. 10 p.m. OWN

SPECIALS

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving In this animated “Peanuts” classic from 1973, the pressure is on for Charlie Brown after Peppermint Patty decides she and the gang will have Thanksgiving dinner at “Chuck’s” house. Also airing is “This Is America, Charlie Brown: The Mayflower Voyagers.” 8 p.m. ABC

MOVIES

Reunited at Christmas After the death of a family’s beloved matriarch (Beverley Breuer), her granddaughter Samantha (Nikki Deloach) and some close relatives receive letters from the dearly departed urging them to gather together one last time for Christmas at her home in this poignant new holiday drama. Mike Faiola, Andrew Airlie and Candus Churchill also star. 8 p.m. Hallmark Channel

My Christmas Inn Jen (Tia Mowry-Hardrict) is in line for a promotion at the busy San Francisco ad agency where she works, but those plans are thrown into disarray when she inherits a charming Alaska inn from her aunt. Rob Mayes and Jackée Harry also star in this 2018 holiday movie. 8 p.m. Lifetime

A Christmas Arrangement A flower shop owner (Nicky Whelan) enters an annual holiday floral show, but faces strong competition from a rival (Miles Fisher). Daphne Zuniga and Leslie Easterbrook also star in this new holiday romance. 10 p.m. Lifetime

TALK SHOWS

CBS This Morning Michael B. Jordan. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS

Today Al Roker; John O’Hurley. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC

KTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLA

Good Morning America Jessie J performs. (N) 7 a.m. KABC

Good Day LA Actress Valentina Quinn; a performance from the musical “Dear Evan Hansen”; comic Larry Miller; Kevin Hart; Oscar De La Hoya; singer-songwriter Israel Houghton. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV

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Live With Kelly and Ryan Mariah Carey; Emily Ratajkowski (“Welcome Home”); NASCAR driver Joey Logano. (N) 9 a.m. KABC

The View Michael B. Jordan; Kristin Chenoweth. (N) 10 a.m. KABC

The Wendy Williams Show Robin Givens; last-minute Thanksgiving ideas. (N) 10 a.m. KTTV

The Dr. Oz Show Hidden ingredients in beef jerky; last-minute Thanksgiving meal-preparation advice. (N) 10 a.m. KCOP, 3 p.m. KTTV

The Real Guest co-host Jemele Hill. (N) 11 a.m. KTTV

The Doctors Cosmetic surgery trends; solutions for stinky sneakers; what colored bristles on a toothbrush mean. (N) 11 a.m. KCOP

The Wendy Williams Show Malcolm-Jamal Warner. noon KCOP

The Talk Michael Douglas; Carrie Ann Inaba; Constance Marie. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS

The Real Jane Lynch; Monyetta Shaw, Ne-Yo and Crystal Renay Williams. 1 p.m. KCOP

Steve Guests who are making a difference in the lives of others return to the show. (N) 2 p.m. KNBC

Rachael Ray Ben Stiller. (N) 2 p.m. KTTV

Dr. Phil Soap-opera actress. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Kim Kardashian West; a firefighter and his wife, whose home burned down in the California fires. (N) 3 p.m. KNBC

Amanpour and Company (N) 10 p.m. KVCR, 11 p.m. KOCE, midnight KOCE

The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Journalist Rebecca Traister. 11 p.m. Comedy Central

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Tim Allen; Sophia the Robot; Meek Mill performs. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Connie Britton; George R.R. Martin; comic Emma Willmann. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS

Jimmy Kimmel Live Jeff Bridges; journalist S.E. Cupp; Midland performs. 11:35 p.m. KABC

The Late Late Show With James Corden Michael B. Jordan; Linda Cardellini; Eddie Redmayne. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS

Late Night With Seth Meyers Daniel Radcliffe; comic Arjen Lubach; “Queer Eye’s” Antoni Porowski. (N) 12:37 a.m. KNBC

Nightline (N) 12:37 a.m. KABC

Last Call With Carson Daly Alice Eve; Odetta Hartman performs; comic Bert Kreischer. 1:38 a.m. KNBC

SPORTS

Basketball The Lakers visit the Cleveland Cavaliers, 5 p.m. ESPN and SportsNet; the Oklahoma City Thunder visit Golden State Warriors, 7:30 p.m. ESPN

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Hockey The Ducks host the Vancouver Canucks, 7 p.m. FS Prime; and the Kings host the Colorado Avalanche, 7:30 p.m. FSN

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ed.stockly@latimes.com

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