Saturday’s TV Highlights and Weekend Talk: ‘Saturday Night Live’ on NBC
SERIES
Celebratory Fare The Food channel devotes the morning to entertaining for the holidays and other occasions. Up first, Ree Drummond looks at “Christmas Goodies” in a new “The Pioneer Woman” (10). Then Nancy Fuller celebrates with a Christmas Eve on “Farmhouse Rules” (10:30). Duff Goldman makes gingerbread cookies and eggnog on “The Kitchen.” (11). Then, at noon, “Patricia Heaton Parties” ends its season, and at 12:30 p.m. “Valerie’s Home Cooking” features a holiday buffet.
Da Vinci’s Demons A former nemesis returns to Florence and mounts an opposition to the Pope’s (James Faulkner) efforts, while Leo (Tom Riley) tries to decipher the markings on the Turkish armor. 8 and 10 p.m. Starz
Doctor Who Struggling with the Time Lords takes the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) to the end of time. 9 p.m. BBC America
Ash vs. Evil Dead Ash’s (Bruce Campbell) drug-induced vision shows him what to do with the Necronomicon in this new episode. 9 and 9:30 p.m. Starz
Saturday Night Live Ryan Gosling hosts with musical guest Leon Bridges. 11:29 p.m. NBC
MOVIES
It’s a Wonderful Life Small-town guy George Bailey (James Stewart) defers one big dream after another to stay home, marry a local girl (Donna Reed) and run the family business in director Frank Capra’s 1946 classic. Travers, Lionel Barrymore and Beulah Bondi also star. 8 p.m. NBC
Just in Time for Christmas A young psychology professor (Eloise Mumford) must choose between marrying her longtime beau (Michael Stahl-David), who owns a coffee shop in their hometown, or accept a great job at an Ivy League college thousands of miles away. Christopher Lloyd and William Shatner also star in this new holiday romance. 8 p.m. Hallmark
The Flight Before Christmas Mayim Bialik (“The Big Bang Theory”) stars as a woman whose boyfriend dumps her just before she flies home Christmas. Ryan McPartlin and Jo Marie Payton also star. 8 p.m. Lifetime
WEEKEND TALK
SATURDAY
Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC
McLaughlin Group (N) 6:30 p.m. KCET
SUNDAY
Today (N) 6 a.m. KNBC
Good Morning America (N) 6 a.m. KABC
State of the Union Politics: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Politics: Presidential candidate Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio). Panel: Neera Tanden; Van Jones; SE Cupp; Ken Cuccinelli. (N) 6 and 9 a.m. CNN
CBS News Sunday Morning (N) 6:30 a.m. KCBS
Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace San Bernardino shooting: Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas). Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson. Paul Dahm. Panel: Brit Hume; Julie Pace; George Will; Juan Williams. (N) 7 a.m. KTTV; 11 a.m., 3 p.m. FNC
Fareed Zakaria GPS Terrorism: National Security Advisor Susan Rice. Paris: Bono and the Edge. (N) 7 and 10 a.m. CNN
Face the Nation Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Presidential candidate Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.). David Axelrod. Panel: Jamelle Bouie; Gwen Ifill; Ed O’Keefe; Ben Domenech; Gerald Seib. (N) 8 a.m. KCBS
Meet the Press San Bernardino shooting: Atty. Gen. Loretta Lynch. Panel: Elisabeth Bumiller; Rich Lowry; Charles Ogletree; Amy Walter (N) 8 a.m. KNBC; 11 a.m. MSNBC
This Week Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Presidential candidate former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-Fla.). Panel: Alex Castellanos; Matthew Dowd; Michael Eric Dyson; former Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D-Mich.) (N) 8 a.m. KABC
Reliable Sources Trump vs. the Media: Dan Abrams; Dylan Byers; Rick Wilson; Glenn Kessler; Katrina Pierson, Trump Campaign; Montel Williams; McKay Coppins. (N) 8 a.m. CNN
MediaBuzz San Bernardino shooting; Planned Parenthood shooting; Clinton e-mails; Donald Trump’s comments about Muslims celebrating the 9/11 attacks: Penny Lee; Jim Geraghty; Ed Henry; Richard Fowler; Gayle Trotter; Carol Marin. (N) 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. FNC
60 Minutes Confidential informants; Bonobo primate orphanage; how a Soviet spy operated in the U.S.; self-driving cars. (N) 7 p.m. KCBS
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