That’s It for ‘It: Welcome to Derry,’ Nostalgia With Dick Van Dyke at 100 and ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ at 60, Horsing Around With Holiday Movies

It: Welcome to Derry

SUNDAY: A clown-pocalypse is descending upon the town of Derry, Maine, in the Season 1 finale of the Stephen King-inspired prequel. With a spooky fog enveloping the town, the malevolent Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård) puts his diabolical master plan in motion, and with young Will (Blake Cameron James) among those in the monster’s clutches, his fear-immune dad, Major Leroy Hanlon (Jovan Adepo), joins the fight to contain the evil. Expect more carnage.

The Dick Van Dyke Show

SATURDAY: One of the all-time great TV comedies gets another turn in the spotlight, when the nostalgia channel airs a 100-episode marathon of the multiple Emmy-winning series that made Dick Van Dyke — who turns 100 on Saturday — a household name. “What’s a Dick Van Dyke?” his costar Rose Marie famously quipped when joining the show, created by Carl Reiner, who based the series on his own experiences as a TV comedy writer with a family life in the New Rochelle suburbs. Van Dyke’s chemistry with Mary Tyler Moore, 11 years his junior, was so electric that people assumed they were actually married. The series, which aired from 1961 to 1966, still holds up remarkably well. It can also be streamed on Prime Video, Peacock, and for free on platforms including Tubi, Pluto TV, and The Roku Channel. (A documentary film, Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration, is airing in selected movie theaters Saturday and Sunday.)

A Charlie Brown Christmas

SATURDAY and SUNDAY: Also marking a milestone year is the first animated special adapted from Charles Schulz’ beloved Peanuts cartoons, turning 60 this month. Apple TV, which holds exclusive rights to the Peanuts TV brand, is making the show available to stream for free on Saturday and Sunday. Timeless in its gentle humor, iconic with its jazzy Vince Guaraldi score, this special endures, much like Charlie Brown’s too-easily-mocked Christmas sapling.

Thank God: Christmas at Keller Ranch

The Yule Log: Lifetime isn’t horsing around with its Saturday double feature of holiday movies. Or maybe it is. In Thank God: Christmas at Keller Ranch (8/7c), Arielle Kebbel (Rescue: Hi-Surf) stars as Maggie, a widowed mom and horse-whispering therapist who helps an injured pro-hockey player (Tyler Hilton) heal through equine therapy. Followed by a Rodeo Christmas Romance (10/9c) between Emma (Rebecca Dalton), an equestrian caring for her injured horse, and a brooding veteran (Corey Sevier).

Elsewhere on the holiday marquee: Hallmark Channel features A Suite Holiday Romance (Saturday, 8/7c) between a ghostwriter (Jessy Schram) staying in a luxury hotel and a handsome Brit (Dominic Sherwood) who’s aristocracy-adjacent; and the ecumenical Oy to the World! (Sunday, 8/7c), with Brooke D’Orsay as an Episcopal youth choir director who collaborates with a neighboring synagogue’s youth choir director (Jake Epstein) to put on a joint music program when the last night of Hanukkah falls on Christmas Eve. A Very Merry Mystery (Saturday, 9/8c) unfolds on OWN when a beauty shop owner (Ashleigh Murray) teams with her detective boyfriend (Tristan Mack Wilds) to investigate a kidnapping at a Christmas Murder Mystery party. On Great American Family: Have We Met This Christmas? (Saturday, 8/7c) stars Danica McKellar as an amnesiac real-estate exec who falls for an innkeeper’s son (Jesse Hutch), unaware of their shared past. A Royal Christmas Tail (Sunday, 8/7c) puts a leash on the Cinderella story of a prince (Jonathan Stoddard) searching for the mystery woman (Brittany Underwood) and her super-cute pup who stole his heart. Also of note: HGTV’s survey of White House Christmas 2025 decorations (Sunday, 6/5c).

Landman

SUNDAY: “Supper around here can be kind of an event,” understates Tommy Norris (a wonderfully wry Billy Bob Thornton) as he tries to prepare his dad, the stoic T.L. (Sam Elliott), for the pirate-themed dinner his irrepressible ex-wife Angela (Ali Larter) is planning. But first, Tommy has an unusually grueling day even by his standards, including a showdown with cartel boss Danny “Gallino” Morrell (Andy Garcia) and a man-to-man business talk with his overwhelmed son Cooper (Jacob Lofland) — who’s preoccupied with his own mission to meet Ariana’s (Paulina Chavez) parents.

INSIDE WEEKEND TV:

• The Kitchen (Saturday, 11 am/10c, Food Network): After more than a decade, the foodie talk show airs its final episode with a holiday flair.
• Heisman Trophy Ceremony (Saturday, 7 pm/ET, ABC): Chris Fowler hosts the awards ceremony, with analysis from former Heisman Trophy winners Desmond Howard, Tim Tebow, and Andre Ware. This year’s finalists include Indiana QB (Go, Hoosiers!) Fernando Mendoza, Notre Dame Running Back, Jeremiyah Love, Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia, and Ohio State QB Julian Sayin.
• College Basketball (Saturday, 7:30 pm/ET, ESPN): Look who’s calling the Indiana-Kentucky game: broadcasting legend Dick Vitale and the outspoken Charles Barkley, joined by play-by-play announcer Dave O’Brien.
• A Town Hall With Erika Kirk (Saturday, 8/7c, CBS): The widow of assassinated political activist Charlie Kirk, and current chairman and CEO of Turning Point USA, fields questions from evangelicals, religious leaders, and people from across the divided political spectrum.
• Taylor (Saturday, 8/7c, The CW): Taylor who? (You’re joking, right?) A two-hour documentary profiles music superstar Taylor Swift, exploring her global reach over a 20-year career.
• Charmed by the Devil (Saturday, 9/8c, Oxygen): A true-crime documentary features excerpts from more than 500 hours of audio tapes between journalist Laura Greenberg and serial killer Douglas Gretzler.
• 48 Hours (Saturday, 10/9c, CBS): Natalie Morales interviews Survivor Season 48 alum Joe Hunter about the death of his sister Joanna, which he insists was not a suicide but murder.
• Saturday Night Live (Saturday, 11:30/10:30c, 8:30 pm/PT, NBC): The Crown Emmy winner Josh O’Connor, currently starring in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, makes his debut as a guest host, with Lily Allen returning for her second time as musical guest.
• 60 Minutes (Sunday, 7:30/6:30c, 7 pm/PT, CBS): Bloomington native Jon Wertheim charts the Indiana University football team’s unlikely rise to No. 1. (Full disclosure: I’m an IU alum and am as pleasantly surprised as anyone.) Other segments include Bill Whitaker‘s report on Germany’s race to rearm and Scott Pelley‘s investigation into the high price of next-gen medicine.
• A CNN Special Event: Roy Wood Jr.‘s Very Very Very Merry Holiday Special (Sunday, 8/7c, CNN): The Daily Show alum hosts a holiday-themed variety special in front of a live Washington, D.C. audience with comedy and music, backed by the U.S. Air Force Band.
• Happiness (Sunday, 8/7c, PBS): A comedy import from New Zealand stars Harry McNaughton as Broadway director Charlie Summers, who’s returned home and finds himself helping his mother Gaye (Rebecca Gibney) put on a show at the local community theater. All six episodes can be streamed on PBS Passport.
• Sunday Night Football (Sunday, 8:15 pm/ET, NBC): The Minnesota Vikings take on the Dallas Cowboys in the prime-time game.
• Tracker (Sunday, 8:30/7:30c, 8 pm/PT, CBS): Colter (Justin Hartley) helps his old pal Keaton (Brett Saxton) look for his former partner, unearthing bodies and a conspiracy.
• Sweet Empire: Winter Wars (Sunday, 9/8c, Food Network): In the season finale, the last two teams are given the freedom to create an entire edible world to celebrate the holidays. Judges Yolanda Gampp and Jacques Torres decide who wins the $50,000 prize.
• Words + Music (10/9c, MGM+): Elvis Costello is joined by the Imposters to tell his story through music, illustrated with family photos.
• Mayor of Kingstown (Sunday, streaming on Paramount+): Mike (Jeremy Renner) sets a risky trap when a prison break puts all of Kingstown in danger.