What To Watch: Emma Stone Hosts SNL, It's A Wonderful Life And More
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On TV this Saturday: Emma Stone returns as host of SNL, Jimmy Stewart comes to realize he has a Wonderful Life and David S. Pumpkins visits Graham Norton. Here are nine programs to keep on your radar:
Showtimes for December 3, 2016
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College Football
ABC, Fox, CBS
Among the broadcast-TV offerings: Navy vs. Temple (12 pm, ABC); Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma (12:30 pm, Fox); Alabama vs. Florida (4 pm, CBS); Wisconsin vs. Penn State (8 pm, Fox); Clemson vs. Virginia Tech (8 pm, ABC).
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A Dream of Christmas
Hallmark
In the cabler's umpteenth holiday film, a wife (Awkward's Nikki DeLoach) wishes to be single again — and a Christmas angel (Laverne & Shirley's Cindy Williams) grants her request.
Heaven Sent
Lifetime
A runaway angel (Adventures in Babysitting's Mallory James Mahoney) helps salvage the relationship of marrieds (The Librarians' Christian Kane and The Lottery's Marley Shelton) who suffered a devastating loss; Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters) and Ryan McPartlin (Chuck) co-star.
It's a Wonderful Life
NBC
Settle in with your loved ones and relive this 1946 classic, which stars Jimmy Stewart as a banker who learns what life would have been like without him.
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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
BBC America
In the penultimate Season 1 hour, Dirk and Todd travel back in time to stop a crime before it ever has the chance to occur. (Psst... hear the good news?)
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The Graham Norton Show
BBC America
Guests include Inferno's David S. Pumpkins Tom Hanks, Snowden's Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Olympic distance runner Mo Farah.
Pete Holmes: Faces and Sounds
HBO
In this stand-up comedy special, the former TBS talk show host (and star of HBO's Crashing) gabs about the key to happiness and the illogical nature of nightmares.
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Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks
BBC America
New time slot alert! The rebels take Polly prisoner; the Doctor discovers that all three Daleks have been reactivated.
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Saturday Night Live
NBC
Emma Stone returns for her third stint as host, with musical guest Shawn Mendes.