Tuesday, December 24, 1991
Channels:
2—KREM (CBS)
4—KXLY (ABC)
6—KHQ (NBC)
7—KSPS (PBS)
28—KAYU (Fox)
MORNING
5:30 am
4—World News This Morning
Mike Schneider
6—This Morning's Business
6:00
2—CBS Morning News
(Charles Osgood, Giselle Fernández)
6—NBC News at Sunrise
(Ann Curry)
28—Jim Henson's Muppet Babies
6:15
7—Body Electric
6:30
2—KREM 2 News
4—Good Morning Northwest
6—Q6 News Today
28—G.I. Joe: A Real American Her
6:45
7—A.M. Weather
7:00
2—CBS This Morning
Filmmaker Oliver Stone ("JFK"); singing group Rockapella; cast members perform holiday songs; Helen Gurley Brown discusses sexual harassment; ad executive George Lois; winter throat care. (Harry Smith, Paula Zahn)
4—Good Morning America
Harry Connick Jr; soprano Kathleen Battle; a candy factory, an elaborately decorated Pittsburgh house, and window decorations in a San Francisco department store; drunken driving and the holidays; Killeen, Texas and Oakland, California at Christmas; comparison shopping for medication. (Charles Gibson, Joan Lunden)
6—Today
Actor Nick Nolte ("The Prince of Tides"); author Leslie Goodman-Malmuth ("Between Two Worlds"). (Bryant Gumbel, Katherine Couric)
7—Shining Time Station
28—Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
7:30
7—Reading Rainbow
28—Tiny Toon Adventures
8:00
7—Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
28—James Bond Jr.
8:30
7—Today's Special
28—Merrie Melodies
9:00
2—Designing Women
4—Donahue
Defense attorney Roy Black discusses the William Kennedy Smith trial. (Repeat)
6—Live with Regis & Kathie Lee
The Philbins and Giffords at Christmas.
7—Sesame Street
28—Matlock
9:30
2—Family Feud
10:00
2—The Price Is Right
4—Home
Group Voices of Faith; Victorian Christmas in Cape May, New Jersey; Mickey Gilley; Oakland fire survivors; singer Deniece Williams; Marion Ross; Christmas for a family with adopted Romanian orphans; Kathy Mattea; Disneyland Christmas Carolers; eggnog; International Children's Choir. (Gary Collins, Beth Ruyak)
6—Jenny Jones
Trends; overprotective mothers.
7—Shining Time Station Holiday Special
"'Tis a Gift." The week before Christmas, the adults bicker over who will play Santa's helper. Mr. Nickelous: Lloyd Bridges. Mr. Conductor: Ringo Starr. Stacy Jones: Didi Conn. (Repeat)
28—The Joan Rivers Show
Producer Nigel Turner ("The Man Who Killed Kennedy").
11:00
2—The Maury Povich Show
Marital sex.
4—Sally Jessy Raphae
TV stars of the past.
6—A Closer Look
Former hostage Alann Steen.
7—Silent Mouse
Lynn Redgrave narrates how "Silent Night" was written with the aid of a young boy's pet mouse.
28—Geraldo
11:30
6—Shop at Home
AFTERNOON
12 pm
2—KREM 2 News
4—All My Children
6—Days of Our Lives
7—The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
28—Magnum, P.I.
12:30
2—The Bold and the Beautiful
7—The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1:00
2—As the World Turns
4—One Life to Live
6—Another World
7—The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
28—The Judge
1:30
7—The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
28—The People's Court
2:00
2—Guiding Light
4—General Hospita
6—Santa Barbara
7—The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
28—The People's Court
2:30
7—MOVIE: It's a Wonderful Life
(1946) James Stewart, Donna Reed. Frank Capra's holiday classic about a destitute businessman whose guardian angel saves him from suicide by showing him what life would have been like had he never been born.
28—DuckTales
3:00
2—The Young and the Restless
4—The Flintstones
6—A Christmas Adventure
Animated. It's Christmas Eve and Santa's elves are busy at the North Pole preparing toys for the little children.
28—Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
3:30
4—The Jetsons
28—TaleSpin
4:00
2—The Oprah Winfrey Show
Singer Johnny Mathis.
4—Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
A mailman (the voice of Fred Astaire) explains why Santa has whiskers, lives at the North Pole and brings presents once a year. Animated. (Repeat)
6—Candid Camera
(Dom DeLuise, Eva LaRue)
28—Darkwing Duck
4:30
6—Inside Edition
(Bill O'Reilly)
7—Christmas Even on Sesame Street
A music-filled family special features Muppets, the Sesame Street cast and skaters from Holiday on Ice: the spirt of the Christmas season descends upon Sesame Street as Big Bird attempts to uncover the secret of how Santa Claus gets down the chimney. (Repeat)
28—Beetlejuice
5:00
2—KREM 2 News
(Charles Rowe, Nadine Woodward)
4—KXLY News 4
(Rick Douglas, Karen Kelly)
6—Q6 News
(Randy Shaw Debra Wilde)
28—Saved by the Bell
5:30
2—CBS Evening News with Dan Rather
4—World News Tonight with Peter Jennings
6—NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
7—Nightly Business Report
28—ALF
EVENING
6:00
2—KREM 2 News
(Charles Rowe, Nadine Woodward)
4—John Yeager's Positively Northwest Christmas
6—Q6 News
(Randy Shaw Debra Wilde)
7—The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
28—Charles in Charge
"The Undergraduate." Charles tries to manage the amorous advances of an older woman, while Buddy becomes the reluctant object of a teenage girl's hero worship. Joan Robinson: Kay Lenz. Paula: Julianne McNamara.
6:30
2—The Cosby Show
"What He Did for Love." Theo's friends Denny and Jade may do some time when the watch Denny gives to Jade turns out to be stolen. Denny: Troy Winbush. Jade: Vanessa Williams. Lou: Alex Ruiz. Mitchell: Don Reed. Off. Harrison: Eden Svendahl.
6—Wheel of Fortune
28—Hard Copy
(Barry Nolan, Terry Murphy)
7:00
2—Cheers
"The Book of Samuel." After Woody gets a Dear John letter from home, his ex (Amanda Wyss) and her fiancé (John Brace) drop by the bar, and Diane makes up a tall tale about Woody's new love, whom the visiting couple are eager to meet. Desiree: Katherine McGrath. Tina: Pamela A. Hedges. Woman: Barbara Chase. Steve: Steve Giannelli. Tim: Tim Cunningham.
4—Who's the Boss?
"The Christmas Card." Tony sells his only Tony Micelli baseball card to buy Angela an expensive gift. Geoffrey: Robin Thomas. Tony: Tony Danza. Mona: Katherine Helmond.
6—Jeopardy!
7—Christmas at Pops
From 1990: Soprano Barbara Hendricks, Ed Asner, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus and others perform holidays songs with the Boston Pops Orchestra. (Repeat)
28—Entertainment Tonight
An interview with actress Jessica Tandy ("Fried Green Tomatoes"). (John Tesh, Mary Hart)
7:30
2—Night Court
"Santa Goes Downtown." A man in a red suit is charged with trespassing and tries to convince the court that he's Santa Claus. Eddie: Michael J. Fox. Santa: Jeff Corey. Harry: Harry Anderson.
4—Perfect Strangers
"A Christmas Story." Larry is crestfallen when a blizzard strands the guys in Chicago on Christmas Eve. Mark Linn-Baker, Bronson Pinchot. Edwina: Belita Moreno. Salesman: Jay Gerber. Mary Anne: Rebeca Arthur.
6—Family Feud
28—A Current Affair
8:00
2—Rescue 911
A teen who lay unconscious on the side of the road after a cycling accident; a girl who called 911 as burglars tried to break in while she was babysitting her sister; a Tennessee man who was seriously injured in an ATV accident. Host: William Shatner. (Repeat)
4—Full House
"Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Girl Gone?" Danny thinks that D.J. is having a major crisis, and he feels hurt when she won't confide in him. Kimmy: Andrea Barber. Danny: Bob Saget. D.J.: Candace Cameron. Rebecca: Lori Loughlin. Joey: Dave Coulier. (Repeat)
6—I'll Fly Away
"Pilot." In the series opener, Lilly (Regina Taylor) comes to work for the Bedfords; Forrest prosecutes a young white man for a bus accident that killed three black persons; and John Morgan (John Aaron Bennett) misses his hospitalized mother. Nathan: Jeremy London. Francie: Ashlee Levitch. (Repeat)
7—Silent Night with Jose Carreras
Tenor Jose Carreras explores the Christmas traditions of Austria.
28—MOVIE: The Bells of St. Mary’s
(1945) Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman. A priest and a sister superior save an old parochial school by persuading a skinflint to donate land and a building to their cause. (Colorized Version)
8:30
4—Home Improvement
"Adventures in Fine Dining." After pandemonium erupts at a pizza-parlor, Tim promises Jill that he'll teach the boys some manners. Patricia Richardson. Randy: Jonathan Taylor Thomas. Mark: Taran Noah Smith. Brad: Zachery Ty Bryan. (Repeat)
7—MOVIE: It's a Wonderful Life
(1946) James Stewart, Donna Reed. Frank Capra's holiday classic about a destitute businessman whose guardian angel saves him from suicide by showing him what life would have been like had he never been born.
9:00
2—CBS Tuesday Movie: Unconquered
(TV, 1989) Peter Coyote, Dermot Mulroney. Despite physical handicaps and conflicts caused by his father's involvement in the civil rights movement, Richmond Flowers Jr. rises to prominence as a scholastic athlete. (Repeat)
4—Roseanne
"Tolerate Thy Neighbor." Roseanne's in hot water with neighbor Kathy (Meagen Fay), and at work she can't help but meddle in Leon's tiff with his lover (Michael Des Barres). Jerry: Danton Stone. Gil: Carl Franklin. Leon: Martin Mull. (Repeat)
9:30
4—Coach
"Don't Get Mad, Get Cooley." Hayden tries to recover a tape from a TV reporter who confronted him about a defective truck he sold Luther. Receptionist: Karen L. Scott. Hayden: Craig T. Nelson. Luther: Jerry Van Dyke. (Repeat)
10:00
4—Homefront
"So All Alone." Hank and Sarah's wedding day isn't without its disasters, including a broken water heater at the Metcalfs' and unrequited love for Jeff and Ginger. Jessica Steen. Sarah: Alexandra Wilson. Hank: David Newsom. Jeff: Kyle Chandler. Ginger: Tammy Lauren. (Repeat)
6—In the Heat of the Night
"My Name Is Hank." From 1989: Two armed robbers assume their actions go unheard by their sleeping hitchhiker, an orphaned Amerasian teen on his way to see his father's old friend—Gillespie (Carrol O'Connor). Skip Jensen: David Olsen. Summers: Charlie Deppish. Lisa: Lois Berg. (Repeat)
28—KREM News at 10
(Charles Rowe, Nadine Woodward)
10:30
28—The Arsenio Hall Show
Scheduled: Comic Jerry Seinfeld ("Seinfeld"); producer Debbie Allen; music group Foreigner. (Repeat)
10:45
7—A St. Olaf Christmas
Five choirs sing English and Scandinavian carols in the annual festival from Northfield, Minnesota. (Repeat)
LATE NIGHT
11:00
2—KREM 2 News
(Charles Rowe, Nadine Woodward)
4—KXLY News 4
(Rick Douglas, Karen Kelly)
6—Q6 News
(Randy Shaw Debra Wilde)
11:30
2—Christmas Eve Midnight Service
Midnight masses from the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta with the Rt. Rev. Bennet Simms, Bishop Emeritus of Atlanta, officiating.
4—Nightline
(Ted Koppel)
28—Entertainment Tonight
An interview with actress Jessica Tandy ("Fried Green Tomatoes"). (John Tesh, Mary Hart)
11:35
6—Christmas Eve with Friends
From 1984: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Ed McMahon and Tommy Newsom, as well as a 120-voice choir, salute the Christmas season. (Repeat)
11:45
7—Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion
"The Little Boy Who Found Christmas." On his way to meet a caravan, Cuffy gets lost in a sandstorm. Captain Gallant: Buster Crabbe. Cuffy: Cullen "Cuffy" Crabbe. Fuzzy: Fuzzy Knight. Duval: Gilles Queant.
12 am
4—Night of Nights
A 40-piece orchestra, a 300-voice choir, a cast of 600 and a gathering of live sheep, donkeys and camels are part of a musical pageant dramatizing the story of Christmas.
28—Love Stories
12:05
6—Christmas Eve at St. Peter's
Pope John Paul II celebrates Christmas midnight mass at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.
12:15
7—Racket Squad
"The Christmas Caper." Braddock (Reed Hadley) investigates fraudulent Christmas clubs. Lloyd Corrigan, John L. Coogan, Argentina Brunetti, Alan Dexter.
12:30
2—MOVIE: Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
(1984) Christopher Lambert, Andie MacDowell. A Belgian captain brings the ape-raised son of shipwrecked aristocrats home to his estate, his grandfather and Jane in Edwardian England.
28—MOVIE: It's a Wonderful Life
(1946) James Stewart, Donna Reed. Frank Capra's holiday classic about a destitute businessman whose guardian angel saves him from suicide by showing him what life would have been like had he never been born. (Colorized Version)
12:45
7—The Ruggles
"Christmas Eve." The Ruggles decides to do something nice on Christmas Eve for Sharon's classmate, whose father recently died.
1:00
4—Paid Programming
1:15
7—Off the air
1:30
4—All News Night
1:35
6—A North Idaho Christmas
2:00
4—All News A.M.
2:05
6—NBC Nightside
3:30
2—Off the air
28—Off the air
4:00
4—World News This Morning
Channels:
2—KREM (CBS)
4—KXLY (ABC)
6—KHQ (NBC)
7—KSPS (PBS)
28—KAYU (Fox)
MORNING
5:30 am
4—World News This Morning
Mike Schneider
6—This Morning's Business
6:00
2—CBS Morning News
(Charles Osgood, Giselle Fernández)
6—NBC News at Sunrise
(Ann Curry)
28—Jim Henson's Muppet Babies
6:15
7—Body Electric
6:30
2—KREM 2 News
4—Good Morning Northwest
6—Q6 News Today
28—G.I. Joe: A Real American Her
6:45
7—A.M. Weather
7:00
2—CBS This Morning
Filmmaker Oliver Stone ("JFK"); singing group Rockapella; cast members perform holiday songs; Helen Gurley Brown discusses sexual harassment; ad executive George Lois; winter throat care. (Harry Smith, Paula Zahn)
4—Good Morning America
Harry Connick Jr; soprano Kathleen Battle; a candy factory, an elaborately decorated Pittsburgh house, and window decorations in a San Francisco department store; drunken driving and the holidays; Killeen, Texas and Oakland, California at Christmas; comparison shopping for medication. (Charles Gibson, Joan Lunden)
6—Today
Actor Nick Nolte ("The Prince of Tides"); author Leslie Goodman-Malmuth ("Between Two Worlds"). (Bryant Gumbel, Katherine Couric)
7—Shining Time Station
28—Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
7:30
7—Reading Rainbow
28—Tiny Toon Adventures
8:00
7—Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
28—James Bond Jr.
8:30
7—Today's Special
28—Merrie Melodies
9:00
2—Designing Women
4—Donahue
Defense attorney Roy Black discusses the William Kennedy Smith trial. (Repeat)
6—Live with Regis & Kathie Lee
The Philbins and Giffords at Christmas.
7—Sesame Street
28—Matlock
9:30
2—Family Feud
10:00
2—The Price Is Right
4—Home
Group Voices of Faith; Victorian Christmas in Cape May, New Jersey; Mickey Gilley; Oakland fire survivors; singer Deniece Williams; Marion Ross; Christmas for a family with adopted Romanian orphans; Kathy Mattea; Disneyland Christmas Carolers; eggnog; International Children's Choir. (Gary Collins, Beth Ruyak)
6—Jenny Jones
Trends; overprotective mothers.
7—Shining Time Station Holiday Special
"'Tis a Gift." The week before Christmas, the adults bicker over who will play Santa's helper. Mr. Nickelous: Lloyd Bridges. Mr. Conductor: Ringo Starr. Stacy Jones: Didi Conn. (Repeat)
28—The Joan Rivers Show
Producer Nigel Turner ("The Man Who Killed Kennedy").
11:00
2—The Maury Povich Show
Marital sex.
4—Sally Jessy Raphae
TV stars of the past.
6—A Closer Look
Former hostage Alann Steen.
7—Silent Mouse
Lynn Redgrave narrates how "Silent Night" was written with the aid of a young boy's pet mouse.
28—Geraldo
11:30
6—Shop at Home
AFTERNOON
12 pm
2—KREM 2 News
4—All My Children
6—Days of Our Lives
7—The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
28—Magnum, P.I.
12:30
2—The Bold and the Beautiful
7—The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1:00
2—As the World Turns
4—One Life to Live
6—Another World
7—The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
28—The Judge
1:30
7—The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
28—The People's Court
2:00
2—Guiding Light
4—General Hospita
6—Santa Barbara
7—The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
28—The People's Court
2:30
7—MOVIE: It's a Wonderful Life
(1946) James Stewart, Donna Reed. Frank Capra's holiday classic about a destitute businessman whose guardian angel saves him from suicide by showing him what life would have been like had he never been born.
28—DuckTales
3:00
2—The Young and the Restless
4—The Flintstones
6—A Christmas Adventure
Animated. It's Christmas Eve and Santa's elves are busy at the North Pole preparing toys for the little children.
28—Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
3:30
4—The Jetsons
28—TaleSpin
4:00
2—The Oprah Winfrey Show
Singer Johnny Mathis.
4—Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
A mailman (the voice of Fred Astaire) explains why Santa has whiskers, lives at the North Pole and brings presents once a year. Animated. (Repeat)
6—Candid Camera
(Dom DeLuise, Eva LaRue)
28—Darkwing Duck
4:30
6—Inside Edition
(Bill O'Reilly)
7—Christmas Even on Sesame Street
A music-filled family special features Muppets, the Sesame Street cast and skaters from Holiday on Ice: the spirt of the Christmas season descends upon Sesame Street as Big Bird attempts to uncover the secret of how Santa Claus gets down the chimney. (Repeat)
28—Beetlejuice
5:00
2—KREM 2 News
(Charles Rowe, Nadine Woodward)
4—KXLY News 4
(Rick Douglas, Karen Kelly)
6—Q6 News
(Randy Shaw Debra Wilde)
28—Saved by the Bell
5:30
2—CBS Evening News with Dan Rather
4—World News Tonight with Peter Jennings
6—NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
7—Nightly Business Report
28—ALF
EVENING
6:00
2—KREM 2 News
(Charles Rowe, Nadine Woodward)
4—John Yeager's Positively Northwest Christmas
6—Q6 News
(Randy Shaw Debra Wilde)
7—The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour
28—Charles in Charge
"The Undergraduate." Charles tries to manage the amorous advances of an older woman, while Buddy becomes the reluctant object of a teenage girl's hero worship. Joan Robinson: Kay Lenz. Paula: Julianne McNamara.
6:30
2—The Cosby Show
"What He Did for Love." Theo's friends Denny and Jade may do some time when the watch Denny gives to Jade turns out to be stolen. Denny: Troy Winbush. Jade: Vanessa Williams. Lou: Alex Ruiz. Mitchell: Don Reed. Off. Harrison: Eden Svendahl.
6—Wheel of Fortune
28—Hard Copy
(Barry Nolan, Terry Murphy)
7:00
2—Cheers
"The Book of Samuel." After Woody gets a Dear John letter from home, his ex (Amanda Wyss) and her fiancé (John Brace) drop by the bar, and Diane makes up a tall tale about Woody's new love, whom the visiting couple are eager to meet. Desiree: Katherine McGrath. Tina: Pamela A. Hedges. Woman: Barbara Chase. Steve: Steve Giannelli. Tim: Tim Cunningham.
4—Who's the Boss?
"The Christmas Card." Tony sells his only Tony Micelli baseball card to buy Angela an expensive gift. Geoffrey: Robin Thomas. Tony: Tony Danza. Mona: Katherine Helmond.
6—Jeopardy!
7—Christmas at Pops
From 1990: Soprano Barbara Hendricks, Ed Asner, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus and others perform holidays songs with the Boston Pops Orchestra. (Repeat)
28—Entertainment Tonight
An interview with actress Jessica Tandy ("Fried Green Tomatoes"). (John Tesh, Mary Hart)
7:30
2—Night Court
"Santa Goes Downtown." A man in a red suit is charged with trespassing and tries to convince the court that he's Santa Claus. Eddie: Michael J. Fox. Santa: Jeff Corey. Harry: Harry Anderson.
4—Perfect Strangers
"A Christmas Story." Larry is crestfallen when a blizzard strands the guys in Chicago on Christmas Eve. Mark Linn-Baker, Bronson Pinchot. Edwina: Belita Moreno. Salesman: Jay Gerber. Mary Anne: Rebeca Arthur.
6—Family Feud
28—A Current Affair
8:00
2—Rescue 911
A teen who lay unconscious on the side of the road after a cycling accident; a girl who called 911 as burglars tried to break in while she was babysitting her sister; a Tennessee man who was seriously injured in an ATV accident. Host: William Shatner. (Repeat)
4—Full House
"Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Girl Gone?" Danny thinks that D.J. is having a major crisis, and he feels hurt when she won't confide in him. Kimmy: Andrea Barber. Danny: Bob Saget. D.J.: Candace Cameron. Rebecca: Lori Loughlin. Joey: Dave Coulier. (Repeat)
6—I'll Fly Away
"Pilot." In the series opener, Lilly (Regina Taylor) comes to work for the Bedfords; Forrest prosecutes a young white man for a bus accident that killed three black persons; and John Morgan (John Aaron Bennett) misses his hospitalized mother. Nathan: Jeremy London. Francie: Ashlee Levitch. (Repeat)
7—Silent Night with Jose Carreras
Tenor Jose Carreras explores the Christmas traditions of Austria.
28—MOVIE: The Bells of St. Mary’s
(1945) Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman. A priest and a sister superior save an old parochial school by persuading a skinflint to donate land and a building to their cause. (Colorized Version)
8:30
4—Home Improvement
"Adventures in Fine Dining." After pandemonium erupts at a pizza-parlor, Tim promises Jill that he'll teach the boys some manners. Patricia Richardson. Randy: Jonathan Taylor Thomas. Mark: Taran Noah Smith. Brad: Zachery Ty Bryan. (Repeat)
7—MOVIE: It's a Wonderful Life
(1946) James Stewart, Donna Reed. Frank Capra's holiday classic about a destitute businessman whose guardian angel saves him from suicide by showing him what life would have been like had he never been born.
9:00
2—CBS Tuesday Movie: Unconquered
(TV, 1989) Peter Coyote, Dermot Mulroney. Despite physical handicaps and conflicts caused by his father's involvement in the civil rights movement, Richmond Flowers Jr. rises to prominence as a scholastic athlete. (Repeat)
4—Roseanne
"Tolerate Thy Neighbor." Roseanne's in hot water with neighbor Kathy (Meagen Fay), and at work she can't help but meddle in Leon's tiff with his lover (Michael Des Barres). Jerry: Danton Stone. Gil: Carl Franklin. Leon: Martin Mull. (Repeat)
9:30
4—Coach
"Don't Get Mad, Get Cooley." Hayden tries to recover a tape from a TV reporter who confronted him about a defective truck he sold Luther. Receptionist: Karen L. Scott. Hayden: Craig T. Nelson. Luther: Jerry Van Dyke. (Repeat)
10:00
4—Homefront
"So All Alone." Hank and Sarah's wedding day isn't without its disasters, including a broken water heater at the Metcalfs' and unrequited love for Jeff and Ginger. Jessica Steen. Sarah: Alexandra Wilson. Hank: David Newsom. Jeff: Kyle Chandler. Ginger: Tammy Lauren. (Repeat)
6—In the Heat of the Night
"My Name Is Hank." From 1989: Two armed robbers assume their actions go unheard by their sleeping hitchhiker, an orphaned Amerasian teen on his way to see his father's old friend—Gillespie (Carrol O'Connor). Skip Jensen: David Olsen. Summers: Charlie Deppish. Lisa: Lois Berg. (Repeat)
28—KREM News at 10
(Charles Rowe, Nadine Woodward)
10:30
28—The Arsenio Hall Show
Scheduled: Comic Jerry Seinfeld ("Seinfeld"); producer Debbie Allen; music group Foreigner. (Repeat)
10:45
7—A St. Olaf Christmas
Five choirs sing English and Scandinavian carols in the annual festival from Northfield, Minnesota. (Repeat)
LATE NIGHT
11:00
2—KREM 2 News
(Charles Rowe, Nadine Woodward)
4—KXLY News 4
(Rick Douglas, Karen Kelly)
6—Q6 News
(Randy Shaw Debra Wilde)
11:30
2—Christmas Eve Midnight Service
Midnight masses from the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta with the Rt. Rev. Bennet Simms, Bishop Emeritus of Atlanta, officiating.
4—Nightline
(Ted Koppel)
28—Entertainment Tonight
An interview with actress Jessica Tandy ("Fried Green Tomatoes"). (John Tesh, Mary Hart)
11:35
6—Christmas Eve with Friends
From 1984: Johnny Carson, Ed McMahon, Doc Severinsen, Ed McMahon and Tommy Newsom, as well as a 120-voice choir, salute the Christmas season. (Repeat)
11:45
7—Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion
"The Little Boy Who Found Christmas." On his way to meet a caravan, Cuffy gets lost in a sandstorm. Captain Gallant: Buster Crabbe. Cuffy: Cullen "Cuffy" Crabbe. Fuzzy: Fuzzy Knight. Duval: Gilles Queant.
12 am
4—Night of Nights
A 40-piece orchestra, a 300-voice choir, a cast of 600 and a gathering of live sheep, donkeys and camels are part of a musical pageant dramatizing the story of Christmas.
28—Love Stories
12:05
6—Christmas Eve at St. Peter's
Pope John Paul II celebrates Christmas midnight mass at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.
12:15
7—Racket Squad
"The Christmas Caper." Braddock (Reed Hadley) investigates fraudulent Christmas clubs. Lloyd Corrigan, John L. Coogan, Argentina Brunetti, Alan Dexter.
12:30
2—MOVIE: Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
(1984) Christopher Lambert, Andie MacDowell. A Belgian captain brings the ape-raised son of shipwrecked aristocrats home to his estate, his grandfather and Jane in Edwardian England.
28—MOVIE: It's a Wonderful Life
(1946) James Stewart, Donna Reed. Frank Capra's holiday classic about a destitute businessman whose guardian angel saves him from suicide by showing him what life would have been like had he never been born. (Colorized Version)
12:45
7—The Ruggles
"Christmas Eve." The Ruggles decides to do something nice on Christmas Eve for Sharon's classmate, whose father recently died.
1:00
4—Paid Programming
1:15
7—Off the air
1:30
4—All News Night
1:35
6—A North Idaho Christmas
2:00
4—All News A.M.
2:05
6—NBC Nightside
3:30
2—Off the air
28—Off the air
4:00
4—World News This Morning