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T HURSDAY
7 a.m. FX “The Wolverine” ››‡ (2013)
Hugh Jackman, Hiroyuki Sanada.
Wolverine confronts the prospect of
real mortality.
USA “Shutter Island” ››‡ (2010)
Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo.
A 1950s lawman hunts an escaped
murderess.
8 a.m. SYFY “Bill & Ted’s Bogus Jour-
ney” ›› (1991) Keanu Reeves, Alex
Winter. Grim Reaper helps dopes
stop their evil robot twins.
TRAV Greatest Pork of America
The 15 best pork dishes in America.
HALL “A Boyfriend for Christmas”
››› (2004) Kelli Williams, Patrick
Muldoon. A woman waits 20 years
for a holiday wish to come true.
9:20 a.m. COM “Office Space” ››‡
(1999) Ron Livingston, Jennifer An-
iston. A white-collar worker rebels
against corporate drudgery.
10 a.m. KEVU “Mixed Nuts” ›› (1994)
Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn. Christ-
mas-season chaos overwhelms a
crisis center’s staff.
FX “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”
››‡ (2013) Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig.
A man lives vicariously through day-
dreams.
SYFY “Age of the Dragons” ›‡
(2011) Danny Glover, Corey Se-
vier. Capt. Ahab seeks vengeance
against a great white dragon.
TLC 40-Year-Old Child: A New
Case Gabby isn’t aging and no one
knows why.
12 p.m. SYFY “Bigfoot” (2012) Danny
Bonaduce, Barry Williams. Two
rivals try to capture the legendary
creature.
1 p.m. TDC Alaska Marshals Search-
ing for fugitives in Alaska.
TRAV Mysteries at Sturgis The tale
of a reckless daredevil.
2 p.m. SYFY “Day of Reckoning”
(2016) Raymond J. Barry, Barbara
Crampton. Demons return to Earth
to eradicate mankind.
TRAV Mysteries at the National
History Museum A notorious expe-
dition in New York.
HALL “A December Bride” (2016)
Jessica Lowndes, Daniel Lissing.
Layla and Seth pretend to be a
couple for a wedding.
3 p.m. NGC Hippo vs. Croc Two of
Africa’s deadliest species.
TRAV Mysteries at the Louvre The
world’s most visited museum.
3:30 p.m. FREE “Willy Wonka and
the Chocolate Factory” ››› (1971)
Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson. A
famous confectioner offers a grand
prize to five children.
4 p.m. NGC Python vs. Gator Python/
alligator battle.
DSNY “Cloud 9” (2014) Dove Cam-
eron, Luke Benward. Two snow-
boarders inspire each other.
SYFY “Cabin Fever: Patient Zero” ›
(2014) Sean Astin, Currie Graham.
Vacationers become infected with a
flesh-eating virus.
TRAV Mysteries at the Holy Land
One of the most treasured regions
on the planet.
HALL “A Princess for Christmas”
›› (2011) Katie McGrath, Roger
Moore. An English duke reconnects
with members of his family.
F RIDAY
7 a.m. FX “The Secret Life of Walter
Mitty” ››‡ (2013) Ben Stiller, Kristen
Wiig. A man lives vicariously through
daydreams.
8 a.m. HALL “’Tis the Season for
Love” (2015) Sarah Lancaster, Bren-
dan Penny. An out-of-work actress
finds romance during Christmastime.
9:15 a.m. COM “Police Academy 2:
Their First Assignment” ›› (1985)
Steve Guttenberg, Michael Winslow.
Bungling rookies try to stem a pre-
cinct’s crime wave.
9:30 a.m. FX “Gulliver’s Travels” ›‡
(2010) Jack Black, Jason Segel. A
vortex transports a man to a magic
land of little people.
10 a.m. KEVU “Lake Placid” ›› (1999)
Bill Pullman, Bridget Fonda. A mon-
strous crocodile chomps on villagers
in rural Maine.
SYFY “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adven-
ture” ››› (1989) Keanu Reeves,
Alex Winter. Dopey dudes time-
travel to fetch celebrities for a school
project.
11 a.m. FREE Jack Frost Jack seeks
advice.
12 p.m. KTVC Action 4 Life Healthy
lifestyle information.
SYFY “Cabin Fever: Patient Zero” ›
(2014) Sean Astin, Currie Graham.
Vacationers become infected with a
flesh-eating virus.
FREE “Willy Wonka and the Choco-
late Factory” ››› (1971) Gene
Wilder, Jack Albertson. A famous
confectioner offers a grand prize to
five children.
1 p.m. TDC Death Row: The Final 24
Hours The 24 hours leading up to
an execution.
2 p.m. SYFY “Wes Craven’s New
Nightmare” ››‡ (1994) Robert En-
glund, Heather Langenkamp. Freddy
Krueger terrorizes the filmmakers
who created him.
HALL “A Very Merry Mix-Up” (2013)
Alicia Witt, Mark Wiebe. An engaged
woman spends the holiday with a
caring family.
2:30 p.m. FREE The Year Without a
Santa Claus Santa takes day off.
3 p.m. NGC Expedition Mars Bring-
ing to life the epic struggle to get the
Spirit and Opportunity rovers safely
to Mars.
3:35 p.m. FREE “Tim Burton’s The
Nightmare Before Christmas” ››››
(1993) Voices of Danny Elfman,
Chris Sarandon. Animated. Hal-
loweentown’s leader aims to kidnap
Santa.
4 p.m. LIFE “The Santa Con” (2014)
Barry Watson, Melissa Sagemiller.
A con man has to bring a boy’s es-
tranged parents back together.
HALL “A Perfect Christmas” (2016)
Susie Abromeit, Dillon Casey. New-
lyweds keep secrets to make the
holidays go smoothly.
4:30 p.m. KTVC The Heavens De-
clare Scripture references to as-
tronomy.
SYFY “Final Destination 3” ››
(2006) Mary Elizabeth Winstead,
Ryan Merriman. Death stalks young
survivors of a horrible roller-coaster
accident.
M ONDAY
7 a.m. KOAC Wild Kratts: A Creature
Christmas The Wild Kratts are on a
rescue mission.
FX “Wall Street: Money Never
Sleeps” ››‡ (2010) Michael Doug-
las, Shia LaBeouf. Master manipula-
tor Gordon Gekko emerges from
prison with a new agenda.
8 a.m. SYFY “Finders Keepers” (2014)
Jaime Pressly, Patrick Muldoon. Ter-
ror strikes when a child finds an evil
doll in her new home.
HALL “A Perfect Christmas” (2016)
Susie Abromeit, Dillon Casey. New-
lyweds keep secrets to make the
holidays go smoothly.
9 a.m. COM “Dinner for Schmucks”
››‡ (2010) Steve Carell, Paul
Rudd. Comic misadventures follow a
man’s encounter with a buffoon.
10 a.m. KTVC Better Life On Tour
KEVU “The Chronicles of Narnia:
The Lion, the Witch and the Ward-
robe” ››› (2005) Tilda Swinton,
Georgie Henley. Children and a
mystical lion unite against the White
Witch.
FX “Unstoppable” ››› (2010) Den-
zel Washington, Chris Pine. Two
men try to stop a runaway train car-
rying toxic cargo.
SYFY “Dark City” ››‡ (1998) Rufus
Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland. A genius
awakes with no memory in a dark,
futuristic world.
TLC Conjoined Twins: Miracle
Separation Conjoined twins.
12 p.m. KTVC Action 4 Life Healthy
lifestyle information.
SYFY “Cooties” (2014) Elijah Wood,
Alison Pill. Infected chicken nuggets
turn children into feral monsters.
1 p.m. HALL “Hats Off to Christmas!”
(2013) Haylie Duff, Antonio Cupo.
Mia does not like Nick until he helps
her son.
2 p.m. SYFY “Robin Hood” ››‡
(2010) Russell Crowe, Cate
Blanchett. Robin and his men battle
the Sheriff of Nottingham.
3 p.m. NGC Mars First mission to
Mars embarks in 2033. (Part 1 of 6)
HALL “Crown for Christmas” (2015)
Danica McKellar, Rupert Penry-
Jones. Sparks fly between a Euro-
pean king and a governess.
4 p.m. KTVC The Grace Pipeline
Developing your full potential with a
deeper understanding of God’s plan
for salvation.
WGN-A “Apollo 13” ›››‡ (1995)
Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton. Based on
the true story of the ill-fated 1970
moon mission.
NGC Mars The Daedalus crew hikes
Martian terrain. (Part 2 of 6)
FREE The Year Without a Santa
Claus Santa takes day off.
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T UESDAY
7 a.m. FX “Unstoppable” ››› (2010)
Denzel Washington, Chris Pine. Two
men try to stop a runaway train car-
rying toxic cargo.
SYFY “Shadows of the Dead” (2016)
Kennedy Tucker, Thomas Miguel
Ruff. A creature that lives in the
shadows hunts down teenagers.
8 a.m. HALL “Let It Snow” (2013) Can-
dace Cameron Bure, Jesse Hutch.
An executive has a change of heart.
9 a.m. FX “The Twilight Saga: Break-
ing Dawn Part 2” ››‡ (2012) Kristen
Stewart, Robert Pattinson. The Cul-
lens gather other vampire clans to
protect Renesmee.
SYFY “Stake Land 2” (2016) Connor
Paolo, Nick Damici. Vampires force
Martin to retreat into the badlands.
9:30 a.m. COM “Groundhog Day”
›››‡ (1993) Bill Murray, Andie
MacDowell. A TV weatherman’s day
keeps repeating.
10 a.m. KEVU “Match Point” ›››
(2005) Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan
Rhys-Meyers. A man obsesses over
his brother-in-law’s fiancee.
TLC My Legs Won’t Stop Growing
Lower limbs grow excessively.
11 a.m. SYFY “Robin Hood” ››‡
(2010) Russell Crowe, Cate
Blanchett. Robin and his men battle
the Sheriff of Nottingham.
12 p.m. TRAV Greatest Pork of
America The 15 best pork dishes in
America.
1 p.m. KTVC Christmas Special
2 p.m. SYFY “I, Frankenstein” ›‡
(2014) Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy.
Frankenstein’s creature gets into a
war involving immortals.
ANML Wild Russia Wildlife on Kam-
chatka Peninsula.
HALL “Christmas Cookies” (2016)
Jill Wagner, Wes Brown. A corpo-
rate agent starts to fall for a factory
owner.
3 p.m. ANML Wild Russia Exploring
the cultures, climates, and wildlife of
Russia.
4 p.m. SYFY “Quantum of Solace”
››‡ (2008) Daniel Craig, Olga
Kurylenko. James Bond seeks re-
venge for the death of Vesper Lynd.
ANML Wild Russia The land divid-
ing Europe and Asia.
HALL “Snow Bride” (2013) Katrina
Law, Jordan Belfi. A tabloid reporter
falls for a politician’s son.
W EDNESDAY
7 a.m. FX “Oblivion” ››‡ (2013) Tom
Cruise, Morgan Freeman. A strang-
er’s arrival triggers one man’s battle
to save mankind.
SYFY “High Plains Invaders” ›››
(2009) James Marsters, Cindy
Sampson. Townspeople in the Wild
West battle monstrous insects.
TLC My Fat Saved My Life Surviv-
ing death because of fat.
8 a.m. HALL “A Christmas Melody”
(2015) Mariah Carey, Brennan El-
liott. A single mother moves back
to her hometown with her young
daughter.
8:45 a.m. DSNY “A Bug’s Life” ›››
(1998) Voices of Dave Foley, Kevin
Spacey. Animated. Insects help an
ant fend off grasshoppers.
9 a.m. SPIKE “The Waterboy” ›‡
(1998) Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates.
A simpleton’s angry outbursts lead to
gridiron glory.
COM “Clueless” ››› (1995) Alicia
Silverstone, Stacey Dash. Spoiled
Beverly Hills teens careen through
the good life.
SYFY “The Darkest Hour” ›‡ (2011)
Emile Hirsch, Max Minghella. An
alien attack sweeps up American
tourists in Moscow.
10 a.m. KEVU “Head of State” ››
(2003) Chris Rock, Bernie Mac. An
alderman becomes a presidential
candidate.
FX “Admission” ››‡ (2013) Tina
Fey, Paul Rudd. A college admis-
sions officer thinks an applicant is
her son.
HIST Wake Island: The Alamo of
the Pacific Under attack from Japan
on a tiny Pacific island.
10:58 a.m. SYFY “Annabelle” ››
(2014) Annabelle Wallis, Ward Hor-
ton. A vintage doll becomes a con-
duit for ultimate evil.
11 a.m. SPIKE “Tommy Boy” ››
(1995) Chris Farley, David Spade.
An heir tries to save his father’s
business.
12 p.m. KTVC Action 4 Life Healthy
lifestyle information.
HIST Tora, Tora, Tora: The Real
Story of Pearl Harbor Japanese at-
tack on Dec. 7, 1941.
12:30 p.m. KTVC Back to Our Roots
Insights into Jewish culture and com-
plex Hebrew thinking, and how it can
help in your Bible study.
12:58 p.m. SYFY “400 Days” (2015)
Brandon Routh, Caity Lotz. Astro-
nauts in space begin to lose their
grip on reality.
1 p.m. NBCSN World Series of
Fighting 33 Justin Gaethje vs. Ozzy
Dugulubgov.
1:30 p.m. SPIKE “The Rundown” ›››
(2003) The Rock, Seann William
Scott. A bounty hunter must find his
boss’ son in the Amazon.
2 p.m. HIST Pearl Harbor: 75 Years
Later Stories from the attack on
Pearl Harbor.
HALL “On the Twelfth Day of Christ-
mas” (2015) Robin Dunne, Brooke
Nevin. Maggie tries to help Mitch
recapture his holiday spirit.
2:20 p.m. DSNY “Home Alone: The
Holiday Heist” (2012) Malcolm Mc-
Dowell, Debi Mazar. An 8-year-old
boy engages in a battle of wits with
some thieves.
2:58 p.m. SYFY “Pirates of the Ca-
ribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” ››‡
(2006) Johnny Depp, Orlando
Bloom. Capt. Jack Sparrow owes a
blood debt to a ghostly pirate.
3 p.m. NGC Battle for Iwo Jima A
new perspective to a critical event of
World War II.
4 p.m. NGC Pope vs. Hitler The Vati-
can’s plan to assassinate Hitler.
SPIKE “Men in Black” ››› (1997)
Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith. Se-
cret agents monitor extraterrestrial
activity on Earth.
HIST Pearl Harbor: The Truth Rev-
elations of intelligence blunders.
HALL “The Most Wonderful Time of
the Year” ››› (2008) Henry Win-
kler, Brooke Burns. A snowbound
stranger brightens the holidays for
a family.
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