Saturday’s TV Highlights: ‘Fair Game’ on Showtime
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THE TRUE STORY of Valerie Plame (Naomi Watts) — outed as a CIA agent — and husband Joseph Wilson (Sean Penn) is recounted in the 2010 docudrama “Fair Game” at 7 p.m. on Showtime.
SERIES
The Pioneer Woman: City girl-turned-ranch dweller and blogger Ree Drummond brings her special brand of humor and downhome cooking to the holidays (Noon, Food).
Donna Decorates Dallas: This new episode looks at over-the-top decorating for the holidays (10 p.m. HGTV).
MOVIES
The Philadelphia Story: Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn star as a wealthy divorced couple in this 1940 classic directed by George Cukor. With Jimmy Stewart, Ruth Hussey and John Howard (7 p.m. TCM).
Christmas Comes Home to Canaan: Billy Ray Cyrus reprises his role in this new sequel to 2009’s “Christmas in Canaan.” Matt Ward, Gina Holden and Zak Ludwig also star (8 and 10 p.m. Hallmark).
The Silence of the Lambs: Anthony Hopkins stars as an imprisoned serial killer who helps an FBI cadet (Jodie Foster) to profile another serial killer in this 1991 thriller. Scott Glenn, Ted Levine and Brooke Smith also star (11 p.m. Bravo).
SPORTS
College football: Division II championship: Pittsburg State (Kan.) vs. Wayne State (8 a.m. ESPN2); Gildan New Mexico Bowl: Temple vs. Wyoming (11 a.m. ESPN); Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Ohio vs. Utah State (2:30 p.m. ESPN); R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana-Lafayette vs. San Diego State (6 p.m. ESPN).
College basketball: Ohio State at South Carolina (9 a.m. ESPN); Orange Bowl Classic: Florida vs. Texas A&M (11:30 a.m. FSN); UC Davis vs. UCLA (Noon FS Prime); Northern Arizona at Arizona State (3 p.m. FS Prime); Syracuse at North Carolina State (3:30 p.m. ESPN2); Georgia at USC (7 p.m. FS Prime).
Swimming: Duel in the Pool: United States vs. Europe (11:30 a.m. NBC).
Hockey: The Ducks visit the Winnipeg Jets (4 p.m. KDOC); the Kings visit the Detroit Red Wings (4 p.m. FSN).
Pro football: The Dallas Cowboys visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5 p.m. NFL).
Women’s college volleyball: NCAA Final (5:30 p.m. ESPN2).