Hallmark is pushing the Christmas holiday for the second weekend in a row and it’s not even Thanksgiving. Tonight they have two more Hallmark original movies, including a real aww-fest with two dogs playing matchmaker for their owners, and another one with Santa Claus is being sued. Instead of proving himself in court like in Miracle on 34th Street, he’s being sued for irreparable emotional distress.
1. 2011 Presidents Cup. Day 3 from Melbourne, Australia. 7:00 AM CT NBC
2. College Football. Nebraska at Michigan. 11:00 AM CT ESPN
3. College Football. Wisconsin at Illinois. 11:00 AM CT ESPN2
4. Waitress Keri Russell stars as an abused wife who becomes pregnant and searches for a way to escape while working in a diner. 1:30 PM CT Lifetime Movie Network
5. College Football. Mississippi State at Arkansas. 2:30 PM CT CBS
6. College Football. Penn State at Ohio State. 2:30 PM CT ABC
7. College Football. Boston College at Notre Dame. 3:00 PM CT NBC
8. NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series. Ford 300 from Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, FL. 3:30 PM CT ESPN2
9. Extract. Jason Bateman plays a the owner of an extract company whose whole life gets turned around after an employee is talked into suing for his on-the-job accident. Casting does a lot for this movie, as it also includes Kristen Wiig, Ben Affleck, and Mila Kunis. 4:25 PM CT Comedy Central
10. A Christmas Wedding Tail. Two passionate pooches play matchmaker and bring together their owners, single parents Susan (Jennie Garth) and Jake (Brad Rowe) showing them the true meaning of a blended family. 5:00 PM CT Hallmark Channel
11. College Football. LSU at Mississippi. 6:00 PM CT ESPN
12. College Football. Virginia at Florida State. 6:30 PM CT ESPN2
13. College Football. USC at Oregon. 7:00 PM CT ABC
14. Cops. In the first half hour, suspects with narcotics and drug paraphernalia are busted. In the second half hour, it’s more drug busts and a robbery at a cell phone store that may have included an employee. 7:00 PM CT Fox
15. College Football. Kansas State at Texas. 7:00 PM CT FX
16. The Case for Christmas. Even in this age of litigation, the one guy whom you’d think would be protected from legal harm is the one and only Santa Claus. But in this Hallmark Original, someone figures out a way to file suit against the world’s jollyest and most generous of gift-givers. Dean Cain as a lawyer and single father who struggles to find time for his daughter and for romance with his best friend. One day, he’s given the opportunity to defend the biggest case of his career when Santa Claus is served with a class-action lawsuit for irreparable emotional distress by a snobby sporting goods mogul. 7:00 PM CT Hallmark
17. Tattooed in Detroit. An animal tattoo artist in Detroit. 8:00 PM CT Animal Planet
18. Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s. Lil Charles gets suspended, Tim undertakes a huge meal for an event, and Miss Robbie has a tempting offer on her plate. 8:00 PM CT OWN
19. 48 Hours Mystery. A savage murder leaves an English gentleman as a suspect. 9:00 PM CT CBS
20. Pit Bulls and Parolees. A Texas rescue mission, and a dog on death row. 9:00 PM CT Animal Planet
21. College Football. California at Stanford. 9:15 PM CT ESPN
22. Saturday Night Live. Jason Segel is guest host, and Florence and the Machine is the musical guest. 10:30 PM CT NBC