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T HURSDAY
6 a.m. WGN-A McDonald’s Thanksgiving Pa-
rade Chicago’s 83rd annual holiday parade.
HALL “I’m Not Ready for Christmas” (2015)
Alicia Witt, George Stults. Santa Claus makes
a perpetual liar tell the truth.
7 a.m. KOAC Wild Kratts: Creatures of the
Deep Sea An adventure into the deep sea.
(EI HD)
KTVC Generation of Youth for Christ 2015
FX “Megamind” ››› (2010) Voices of Will
Ferrell, Brad Pitt. Animated. A supervillain has
no purpose after he defeats his nemesis.
FREE “Nanny McPhee Returns” ››‡ (2010)
Emma Thompson, Maggie Gyllenhaal. A
nanny uses magic to teach mischievous chil-
dren a lesson.
7:45 a.m. DSNY “Elena and the Secret of
Avalor” (2016) Voices of Ariel Winter, Aimee
Carrero. Animated. Sofia finds that Princess
Elena is inside her amulet.
8 a.m. KOAC “Curious George: A Very Monkey
Christmas” ››› (2009) (EI HD) Voices of
Elizabeth Daily, Frank Welker. George makes
preparations for a perfect Christmas.
LIFE “Valentine’s Day” ›› (2010) Jessica
Alba, Kathy Bates. Los Angeles residents
wend their way into and out of romance.
HALL “The Nine Lives of Christmas” (2014)
Brandon Routh, Kimberly Sustad. A bachelor
learns the value of love and companionship.
9 a.m. KOBI KMTR KGW Macy’s Thanksgiv-
ing Day Parade The annual event features
floats. (HD)
KTVC Something Better
FX “Rise of the Guardians” ››‡ (2012)
Voices of Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin. Animated.
An evil spirit schemes against the immortal
Guardians.
DSNY “An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Suc-
cess” (2015) Olivia Rodrigo, Virginia Madsen.
Grace tries to save her grandparents’ bakery.
COM “Planes, Trains and Automobiles”
›››‡ (1987) Steve Martin, John Candy. A
stranded ad exec and a salesman make un-
likely co-travelers.
HIST Swampsgiving A look at Thanksgiving
in the swamp.
9:30 a.m. KOAC “The Cat in the Hat Knows a
Lot About Christmas!” (2012) (EI HD SAP)
Voices of Martin Short, Alexa Torrington.
Animated. The Cat in the Hat helps a reindeer
get home for Christmas.
10 a.m. KEVU America’s Thanksgiving Parade
A holiday celebration in Detroit.
TNT “Back to the Future Part III” ››› (1990)
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd. Marty
McFly visits the Old West to save the imper-
iled Doc.
HIST Swampsgiving 2 Swampers prepare
for the harvest feast.
HALL “On the Twelfth Day of Christmas”
(2015) Robin Dunne, Brooke Nevin. Maggie
tries to help Mitch recapture his holiday spirit.
10:30 a.m. KOAC Wild Kratts: A Creature
Christmas The Wild Kratts are on a rescue
mission. (EI HD)
10:55 a.m. DSNY “American Girl: Lea to the Res-
cue” (2016) Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Hallie
Todd. A girl travels deep into the rainforest to
find her brother.
11 a.m. LIFE “13 Going on 30” ››› (2004)
Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo. An uncool girl
magically becomes a successful adult.
FX “Turbo” ››‡ (2013) Voices of Ryan Reyn-
olds, Paul Giamatti. Animated. A snail miracu-
lously attains the power of superspeed.
SPIKE “Jurassic Park” ›››‡ (1993) Sam
Neill, Laura Dern. Cloned dinosaurs run amok
at an island-jungle theme park.
11:05 a.m. COM “Planes, Trains and Auto-
mobiles” ›››‡ (1987) Steve Martin, John
Candy. A stranded ad exec and a salesman
make unlikely co-travelers.
11:30 a.m. KOAC “Curious George: A Very Mon-
key Christmas” ››› (2009) (EI HD) Voices
of Elizabeth Daily, Frank Welker. George
makes preparations for a perfect Christmas.
FREE “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”
››› (2005) Johnny Depp, Freddie High-
more. Five children tour the wondrous factory
of an odd confectioner.
12 p.m. KOBI KMTR KGW The National Dog
Show The Kennel Club of Philadelphia’s
event. (HD)
HALL “A Perfect Christmas” (2016) Susie
Abromeit, Dillon Casey. Newlyweds keep se-
crets to make the holidays go smoothly.
12:30 p.m. TNT “Back to the Future” ›››‡
(1985) Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd. A
boy travels through time to his parents’ teen-
age years.
1 p.m. LIFE “Bachelorette” ›› (2012) Kirsten
Dunst, Isla Fisher. Gal pals become brides-
maids for an oft-ridiculed friend.
FX “The Croods” ››› (2013) Voices of Nico-
las Cage, Emma Stone. Animated. Mother
Nature experiments with life in the Crooda-
cious era.
1:15 p.m. COM “Planes, Trains and Automo-
biles” ›››‡ (1987) Steve Martin, John
Candy. A stranded ad exec and a salesman
make unlikely co-travelers.
1:30 p.m. E! “The Sisterhood of the Traveling
Pants” ››› (2005) Amber Tamblyn, Alexis
Bledel. Four teens keep in touch by passing
along a pair of jeans.
2 p.m. KOBI KMTR Macy’s Thanksgiving Day
Parade The annual event features floats.
(HD)
NBCSN The National Dog Show The Ken-
nel Club of Philadelphia event.
SPIKE “The Lost World: Jurassic Park”
››‡ (1997) Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore.
An expedition returns to monitor dinosaurs’
progress.
HALL “Help for the Holidays” (2012) Summer
Glau, Eva La Rue. Santa’s elf helps a family
during Christmastime.
2:05 p.m. FREE “Mulan” ››› (1998) Voices of
Ming-Na Wen, Eddie Murphy. Animated. A
Chinese maiden disguises herself as a man.
3 p.m. LIFE “Just Wright” ››‡ (2010) Queen
Latifah, Common. A physical therapist falls in
love with her patient.
FX “Mr. Peabody & Sherman” ››‡ (2014)
Voices of Ty Burrell, Max Charles. Animated.
A dog and his boy experience great moments
in history.
TNT “Back to the Future Part II” ››› (1989)
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd. Marty’s
time traveling is threatened by a dangerous
rival.
3:30 p.m. KTVC The Seventh Day
NICK “Open Season” ››‡ (2006) Voices of
Martin Lawrence, Ashton Kutcher. Animated.
A mule deer shakes up the easy life of a do-
mesticated bear.
F RIDAY
6 a.m. DSNY “Sofia the First: Once Upon a
Princess” (2012) Voices of Ariel Winter, Sara
Ramirez. Animated. A girl must adjust to a
life of royalty.
USA “3 Days to Kill” ›› (2014) Kevin Cost-
ner, Amber Heard. A dying agent must ac-
complish one final mission.
HALL “Northpole: Open for Christmas” (2015)
Lori Loughlin, Bailee Madison. A handyman
and an elf persuade a woman to keep her inn.
6:45 a.m. WTBS “Star Wars: The Phantom
Menace” ›› (1999) Liam Neeson, Ewan
McGregor. Young Anakin Skywalker begins to
learn about the Force.
7 a.m. KOAC Wild Kratts: Creatures of the
Deep Sea An adventure into the deep sea.
(EI HD)
KTVC GP Worship Classics
FX “Rise of the Guardians” ››‡ (2012)
Voices of Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin. Animated.
An evil spirit schemes against the immortal
Guardians.
FREE “Holes” ››› (2003) Sigourney
Weaver, Jon Voight. A woman forces juvenile
delinquents to dig at a camp.
7:30 a.m. WGN-A “Gangs of New York” ›››‡
(2002) Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis.
A man vows vengeance on the gangster who
killed his father.
NBCSN “APEX: The Story of the Hypercar”
(2015) The technology of hypercars, from
prototype to production.
8 a.m. USA “Skyfall” ›››‡ (2012) Daniel Craig,
Judi Dench. James Bond must track down
and destroy a threat to MI6.
HALL “A Boyfriend for Christmas” ›››
(2004) Kelli Williams, Patrick Muldoon. A
woman waits 20 years for a holiday wish to
come true.
9 a.m. FX “Turbo” ››‡ (2013) Voices of Ryan
Reynolds, Paul Giamatti. Animated. A snail
miraculously attains the power of superspeed.
9:30 a.m. COM “Vegas Vacation” ›‡ (1997)
Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo. The Gris-
wolds descend upon the gambling mecca.
WTBS “Star Wars: Attack of the Clones” ››‡
(2002) Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman.
Obi-Wan Kenobi and his apprentice protect
the former queen.
10 a.m. KEVU Gospel Music Presents William
Murphy; Daryl Coley tribute.
HALL “Matchmaker Santa” (2012) Lacey
Chabert, Florence Henderson. A young baker
discovers the magic of Christmas and love.
11 a.m. WGN-A “Gran Torino” ››› (2008) Clint
Eastwood, Christopher Carley. A veteran
faces his longtime prejudices.
USA “The Other Guys” ››› (2010) Will Fer-
rell, Mark Wahlberg. Two desk-bound detec-
tives get a chance to work on a real case.
11:30 a.m. FREE “The Little Rascals” ››‡
(1994) Travis Tedford, Bug Hall. Spanky is
annoyed when the love bug bites Alfalfa.
11:35 a.m. COM “Planes, Trains and Auto-
mobiles” ›››‡ (1987) Steve Martin, John
Candy. A stranded ad exec and a salesman
make unlikely co-travelers.
12 p.m. KTVC Action 4 Life Healthy lifestyle
information.
TNT “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger
Tides” ››‡ (2011) Johnny Depp, Penélope
Cruz. Capt. Jack Sparrow searches for the
Fountain of Youth.
HALL “Let It Snow” (2013) Candace Cam-
eron Bure, Jesse Hutch. An executive has a
change of heart.
NICK “Rio” ››› (2011) Voices of Anne
Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg. Animated. A pet
macaw has an adventure with the bird of his
dreams.
12:22 p.m. WTBS “Star Wars: Revenge of the
Sith” ››› (2005) Ewan McGregor, Natalie
Portman. Anakin Skywalker joins the dark
side and becomes Darth Vader.
1:30 p.m. WGN-A “Gran Torino” ››› (2008)
Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley. A veteran
faces his longtime prejudices.
USA “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s
Chest” ››‡ (2006) Johnny Depp, Orlando
Bloom. Capt. Jack Sparrow owes a blood
debt to a ghostly pirate.
1:40 p.m. FREE “The Odd Life of Timothy
Green” ››‡ (2012) Jennifer Garner, Joel
Edgerton. A boy brings magic into the lives of
a married couple.
1:45 p.m. COM “Groundhog Day” ›››‡ (1993)
Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell. A TV weather-
man’s day keeps repeating.
2 p.m. HALL “Christmas Land” (2015) Nikki De-
loach, Luke Macfarlane. After inheriting a tree
farm, a woman plans to sell it.
3 p.m. TNT “Jack the Giant Slayer” ›› (2013)
Nicholas Hoult, Eleanor Tomlinson. A young
farmhand must defend his land from fear-
some giants.
NICK “The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie”
››› (2004) Voices of Tom Kenny, Bill Fager-
bakke. Animated. SpongeBob must find King
Neptune’s stolen crown.
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3:12 p.m. WTBS “Star Wars: A New Hope”
›››› (1977) Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford.
Young Luke Skywalker battles evil Darth
Vader.
M ONDAY
6 a.m. SYFY “Triassic Attack” ›› (2010) Steven
Brand, Raoul Trujillo. Dinosaur skeletons
come to life and terrorize a small town.
HALL “All I Want for Christmas” ››› (2007)
Gail O’Grady, Robert Mailhouse. A boy
asks contest organizers to find his mother a
husband.
7 a.m. FX “Rush” ››› (2013) Chris Hemsworth,
Daniel Brühl. Grand Prix racers James Hunt
and Niki Lauda share an intense rivalry.
8 a.m. E! “The Sisterhood of the Traveling
Pants” ››› (2005) Amber Tamblyn, Alexis
Bledel. Four teens keep in touch by passing
along a pair of jeans.
SYFY “Arachnoquake” ›› (2012) Tracey
Gold, Bug Hall. Multiple earthquakes unleash
gigantic spiders in New Orleans.
HALL “The Christmas Parade” (2014) An-
naLynne McCord, Jefferson Brown. A woman
helps a community’s kids build a holiday float.
9 a.m. COM “Austin Powers: International Man
of Mystery” ››‡ (1997) Mike Myers, Eliza-
beth Hurley. Cryogenically preserved foes
meet again.
9:30 a.m. FX “Radio” ›› (2003) Cuba Gooding
Jr., Ed Harris. A football coach mentors a
mentally impaired young man.
10 a.m. KTVC Better Life On Tour
KEVU “Daredevil” ›› (2003) Ben Affleck,
Jennifer Garner. A blind attorney fights crime
at night.
SYFY “Lavalantula” (2015) Steve Guttenberg,
Leslie Easterbrook. Gigantic, lava-breathing
tarantulas attack Los Angeles.
TLC Little and Looking for Love A primor-
dial dwarf faces adolescence.
10:30 a.m. E! “The Sisterhood of the Traveling
Pants” ››› (2005) Amber Tamblyn, Alexis
Bledel. Four teens keep in touch by passing
along a pair of jeans.
12 p.m. KTVC Action 4 Life Healthy lifestyle
information.
SYFY “Insidious: Chapter 2” ›› (2013) Pat-
rick Wilson, Rose Byrne. The Lamberts try to
discover why spirits still haunt them.
2 p.m. HALL “One Starry Christmas” (2014)
Sarah Carter, Damon Runyan. Sparks fly be-
tween a woman and her bus companion.
2:30 p.m. SYFY “Push” ›‡ (2009) Chris Evans,
Dakota Fanning. Rogue psychics battle a
covert government agency.
NICK “Rio” ››› (2011) Voices of Anne
Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg. Animated. A pet
macaw has an adventure with the bird of his
dreams.
T UESDAY
6 a.m. HALL “Catch a Christmas Star” (2013)
Shannon Elizabeth, Steve Byers. A widower
reconnects with his high school sweetheart.
7 a.m. FX “Radio” ›› (2003) Cuba Gooding Jr.,
Ed Harris. A football coach mentors a men-
tally impaired young man.
TVLAND A Desperate Prayer “Food for the
Poor.” (Part 1 of 2)
7:30 a.m. E! “Confessions of a Shopaholic” ››
(2009) Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy. A financial
magazine’s advice columnist is drowning in
debt.
TVLAND A Desperate Prayer “Food for the
Poor.” (Part 2 of 2)
SYFY “Darkness Falls” ›› (2003) Chaney
Kley, Emma Caulfield. The spirit of a lynched
woman haunts a New England town.
8 a.m. HALL “Hats Off to Christmas!” (2013)
Haylie Duff, Antonio Cupo. Mia does not like
Nick until he helps her son.
9 a.m. COM “Beerfest” ›› (2006) Jay Chan-
drasekhar, Kevin Heffernan. Brothers play
beer games in Germany.
9:30 a.m. FX “District 9” ›››‡ (2009) Sharlto
Copley, Jason Cope. South Africa assigns a
restricted area for extraterrestrial refugees.
SYFY “Insidious” ››› (2010) Patrick Wilson,
Rose Byrne. Parents must protect their coma-
tose son from malevolent forces.
10 a.m. KEVU “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” ››
(2008) Piper Perabo, Jamie Lee Curtis. A
pampered pooch gets lost in Mexico.
TLC Tallest Teens Three of the tallest teens
in America.
12 p.m. SYFY “Dark Shadows” ››‡ (2012)
Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer. Vampire
Barnabas Collins emerges in 1972 Maine.
2 p.m. HALL “A Bride for Christmas” (2012)
Arielle Kebbel, Andrew Walker. A man
tries to convince a woman to marry him by
Christmas.
2:30 p.m. SYFY “Annabelle” ›› (2014) An-
nabelle Wallis, Ward Horton. A vintage doll
becomes a conduit for ultimate evil.
3 p.m. DSNY “How to Build a Better Boy” (2014)
China Anne McClain, Kelli Berglund. Teens
use military software to program a robotic
boyfriend.
TNT “Hulk” ››‡ (2003) Eric Bana, Jennifer
Connelly. Scientist Bruce Banner transforms
into a powerful brute.
W EDNESDAY
6 a.m. SYFY “Swamp Volcano” (2012) Rachel
Hunter, Brad Dourif. Volcanic eruptions
threaten to cause mass destruction.
HALL “Meet the Santas” ››› (2005) Steve
Guttenberg, Crystal Bernard. A man, his fian-
cee and her mother plan a wedding.
7 a.m. FX “Taken 2” ›› (2012) Liam Neeson,
Maggie Grace. A vengeful father abducts
Bryan Mills and his wife.
8 a.m. SYFY “Megafault” ›› (2009) Brittany
Murphy, Eriq La Salle. A massive earthquake
threatens to destroy the world.
HALL “Christmas at Cartwright’s” (2014) Ali-
cia Witt, Gabriel Hogan. A single mother finds
work as a department store Santa.
9 a.m. FX “Jack Reacher” ››‡ (2012) Tom
Cruise, Rosamund Pike. A former military
investigator probes a sniper attack.
COM “My Cousin Vinny” ›››‡ (1992) Joe
Pesci, Marisa Tomei. An inept lawyer tries to
free his cousin from a Dixie jail.
9:30 a.m. SPIKE “Terminator 3: Rise of the Ma-
chines” ››› (2003) Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Nick Stahl. A cyborg protects John Connor
from a superior model.
10 a.m. KEVU “Saved!” ›› (2004) Jena Malone,
Mandy Moore. A pregnant teenager faces
ostracism.
SYFY “The Legend of Hercules” ›‡ (2014)
Kellan Lutz, Scott Adkins. Hercules is exiled
and sold into slavery because of a forbidden
love.
TLC Birth Moms Three birth mothers con-
sider adoption.
12 p.m. KTVC Action 4 Life Healthy lifestyle
information.
SPIKE “John Carter” ››‡ (2012) Taylor
Kitsch, Lynn Collins. A human soldier be-
comes embroiled in a conflict on Mars.
SYFY “Zombieland” ››› (2009) Woody
Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg. Survivors of an
apocalypse join forces against zombies.
12:30 p.m. KTVC Back to Our Roots Insights
into Jewish culture and complex Hebrew
thinking, and how it can help in your Bible
study.
2 p.m. SYFY “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” ›› (2013)
Dwayne Johnson, Bruce Willis. Threats from
within the government jeopardize the G.I.
Joes.
HALL “Once Upon a Holiday” (2015) Briana
Evigan, Paul Campbell. A good Samaritan
sweeps a runaway princess off her feet.
3 p.m. E! “Mean Girls” ››› (2004) Lindsay
Lohan, Rachel McAdams. A teen becomes
friends with three cruel schoolmates.
SPIKE “The Dark Knight Rises” ››› (2012)
Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway. Batman
faces a masked villain named Bane.
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