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Friday, Dec. 26
In Memoriam
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
TCM continues its tribute to beloved stars we’ve lost this year, showcasing some of their more memorable films. Remembered tonight will be Robert Benton with the 1979 weeper he directed and wrote, Kramer vs. Kramer; film legend Val Kilmer in 1984’s Top Secret! (pictured); and Western great Joe Don Baker in 1973’s Walking Tall, which makes its TCM premiere. Later in the evening, tribute airings are for Claude Jarman Jr., the young star of 1946’s The Yearling, who died at 90; British actress and Tony Award winner Joan Plowright (widow of Laurence Olivier), who died at 95 and will be remembered in The Entertainer (1960); and composer Lalo Schifrin whose music is featured in 1967’s Cool Hand Luke.
College Football
ESPN, beginning at 1pm Live
College football’s bowl season continues on ESPN with Central Michigan vs. Northwestern in the GameAbove Sports Bowl in Detroit, New Mexico vs. Minnesota in the Rate Bowl in Phoenix and Florida International vs. UTSA in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl in Dallas.
NBA Basketball
Prime Video, beginning at 7:30pm Live
Catch a Boxing Day NBA doubleheader on Prime Video with the Philadelphia 76ers at the Chicago Bulls and the L.A. Clippers at the Portland Trail Blazers.
Popstar! Best of 2025
The CW, 8pm
Host Elizabeth Stanton counts down the most memorable moments and trends from 2025, based on polls from Popstar! Magazine.
Junk or Jackpot?
HGTV, 9:30pm
New Series!
Designer, television host and bestselling author Bobby Berk (Queer Eye) helps collectors turn chaos into dream spaces that honor their prized possessions. Bobby will hear the emotional stories behind the stockpiles, bring in experts to appraise the items and then counsel his clients on what they’ll sell to fund a much-needed makeover.
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Saturday, Dec. 27
The Thin Man
FMC, 10:15pm
Catch a Classic!
The first in a series of six films following retired detective Nick Charles (William Powell) and his clever wife Nora (Myrna Loy) dives into a missing-inventor mystery. The duo never misses a chance for banter — or a cocktail — in this 1934 classic. Packed with twists, laughs and the irresistible chemistry of Powell and Loy, it’s a classy whodunit that’s as fun as it is clever.
College Football
ABC, The CW & ESPN, beginning at 11am Live
The final college football Saturday of 2025 features Pittsburgh vs. East Carolina in the Go Bowling Military Bowl (ESPN), Penn State vs. Clemson in the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl (ABC), UConn vs. Army in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl (ESPN), Georgia Tech vs. BYU in the Pop-Tarts Bowl (ABC), Miami of Ohio vs. Fresno State in the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl (The CW), North Texas vs. San Diego State in the Isleta New Mexico Bowl (ESPN), Virginia vs. Missouri in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (ABC) and LSU vs. Houston in the Kinder’s Texas Bowl (ESPN).
NFL Football
NFL Network & Peacock, beginning at 4:30pm Live
Week 17’s two Saturday games are Houston Texans at the L.A. Chargers on NFL Network, followed by the Baltimore Ravens at the Green Bay Packers streaming on Peacock.
Recipe for Romance
The CW, 8pm
Original Film!
Would-be enemies turn to lovers in this story of two warring businesses in Little Manila. Sari (True O’Brien) is given the long overdue opportunity to prove herself when her parents head for vacation, placing the family’s coffee shop in her hands. Sari’s big plans are derailed when a bakery run by the annoyingly handsome and charming Gabe (Alex Mallari Jr.) opens right next door. This launches a prank war to end all prank wars, bringing Sari and Gabe together in a story of love, family, community and irresistibly delicious pastries.
Two for One: Robert Townsend
TCM, beginning at 8pm
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In tonight’s Two for One re-airing, TCM primetime host Ben Mankiewicz is joined by filmmaker, actor and humanitarian Robert Townsend, who introduces two films of his choosing. Townsend will offer commentary on each title’s cultural significance and its influence on other films, behind-the-scenes stories, and his own personal reflections on them. His first selection is 1941’s Here Comes Mr. Jordan, which Heaven Can Wait was based on, and Townsend reminds how this classic is often overlooked in favor of the Warren Beatty remake. The second film is 1976’s iconic satire Network, in which a veteran news anchor (Peter Finch) who learns that he’s going to get canned initially threatens the network with plans to kill himself on live TV, but thankfully instead opts to do a live angry rant that leads to some outrageous outcomes.
Sunday, Dec. 28
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
CBS, 8pm
This special celebrates Latin music’s impact and widespread influence, and the artists who have connected with audiences throughout decades. The musical journey includes covers of classic songs, tributes to various Latin artists, top hits by Latin superstars, special guests across musical genres, and interviews and features throughout.
Animal Control
FOX, 8pm
Season Premiere!
Catch this advance Season 4 premiere of the workplace comedy starring Joel McHale before the show returns for its regular run beginning Jan. 15. In “Bear Cubs and Broncos,” tensions arise when the two rival animal control precincts are forced to merge due to budget cuts.
Happiness
PBS, 8pm
Season Finale!
Season 1 of this musical comedy from New Zealand wraps up with two new episodes. Charlie’s (Harry McNaughton) impulsive vision disrupts Nicky’s (Bronwyn Bradley) schedule, and resentment during a dazzling opening night could undo all Charlie’s hard work.
NFL Football: Chicago at San Francisco
NBC, 8:15pm Live
Hard to imagine it’s been 40 years ago this month that the Chicago Bears released “The Super Bowl Shuffle.” Week 17’s Sunday Night Football game has a mid 1980s vibe to it as the Bears visit the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, California. Both teams had success in the ’80s, with quarterback Joe Montana and the Niners winning four Super Bowls, and the Bears famously winning one with their legendary defense in ’85. With both teams clinching playoff berths in the present season, this matchup definitely feels like a throwback to that era.
The Simpsons: “¡The Fall Guy-Yi-Yi!”
FOX, 8:30pm
Homer (voice of Dan Castellaneta) revitalizes Bumblebee Man’s (Humberto Vélez) career when he becomes his secret stuntman in the new episode “¡The Fall Guy-Yi-Yi!”
Krapopolis: “Monster Week”
FOX, 9pm
Tyrannis (voice of Richard Ayoade) offends his father, and Deliria (Hannah Waddingham) builds a dog in the new episode “Monster Week.”
Robin Hood
MGM+, 9pm
Season Finale!
This sweeping, romantic adventure that puts a new perspective on the age-old tale of Robin Hood (Jack Patten) and Maid Marian (Lauren McQueen) concludes Season 1.
Bob’s Burgers: “Heist Things Are Heist”
FOX, 9:30pm
After winning a prestigious award, Bob (voice of H. Jon Benjamin) faces a setback at the ceremony, and the kids team up with a possible former jewel thief to put things right in the new episode “Heist Things Are Heist.”
Blue Hawaii
TCM, 10pm
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Elvis is predictably charming as Chad Gates, an Army vet eager to ditch his fatigues for beach babes and blue water, in 1961’s Blue Hawaii. But Angela Lansbury steals her scenes as his upper-crust and uptight mother who wants her hunky son to ignore Hawaii’s temptations and join the family pineapple business. “Obviously, I was awed by being in [Elvis’] presence,” recalled Lansbury, who was only nine years older than her onscreen son in Blue Hawaii, “but he was an awfully nice young man in those days. … He had terrible problems of a very personal nature, but he’d just come out of the Army. … He was fit, he was slender and he was top of his form.” Though the critics offered up a collective “meh,” the film proved a massive hit and scored a Best Soundtrack Album Grammy nomination for its irresistibly tropical tunes.
Monday, Dec. 29
Directed by Martin Ritt
TCM, beginning at 6am
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The day is devoted to seven movies directed by Martin Ritt, including Paul Newman’s Western Hud (1963), the inspirational Sounder (1972) with Cicely Tyson and the Hollywood blacklist drama The Front (1976), led by Woody Allen. Two of Ritt’s other films are making their debut on TCM. The Molly Maguires (1970) pits a leader (Sean Connery) of an Irish American coal-miner gang secretly battling their bosses in the late 1800s against an undercover agent (Richard Harris) infiltrating their organization by pretending to be sympathetic to their cause. Right after Maguires, Kirk Douglas headlines The Brotherhood (1968) as a reluctant mafioso hiding out in Sicily after taking revenge for his assassinated father. Rounding out the lineup are The Outrage (1964) and Paris Blues (1961).
College Football: JLab Birmingham Bowl
ESPN, 2pm Live
The lone bowl game on the schedule today is the JLab Birmingham Bowl between Georgia Southern and Appalachian State at Protective Stadium in Alabama.
The Year: 2025
ABC, 8pm
Robin Roberts hosts a look back at the top stories, trends and entertainment obsessions that defined the last 12 months. Interviews include the Jonas Brothers, A’ja Wilson, Luke Bryan, Christian Siriano, Robert Irwin, Alix Earle and others.
NFL Football: L.A. Rams at Atlanta
ESPN, 8pm Live
Matthew Stafford and the L.A. Rams head to Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium to face Michael Penix Jr. and the Falcons in the regular-season finale of Monday Night Football.
NBA Basketball
NBC, 8pm Live
A special Monday edition of Coast 2 Coast NBA regional games on NBC presents Eastern viewers with the Cleveland Cavaliers at the San Antonio Spurs and Western viewers with the Dallas Mavericks at the Portland Trail Blazers.
Maine Cabin Masters
Magnolia Network, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Armed with a passion to save some of the country’s oldest cabins, master builder Chase Morrill and his intrepid construction team salvage decaying rustic retreats in a new season of Magnolia’s Maine Cabin Masters.
Tuesday, Dec. 30
College Football
ESPN, beginning at 2pm Live
ESPN has coverage of the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl between Coastal Carolina and Louisiana Tech in Shreveport, Louisiana; the Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl between Tennessee and Illinois in Nashville; and the Valero Alamo Bowl between USC and TCU in San Antonio, Texas.
College Basketball
ESPN2, beginning at 7pm Live
Catch Tuesday night ACC college hoops with Florida State at North Carolina and Notre Dame at Stanford.
Building Outside the Lines
Magnolia Network, 8pm
Season Premiere!
Innovative builder Jared “Cappie” Capp transforms unexpected objects into beautifully designed structures with the most creative person he knows — his teenage daughter.
NBA Basketball
NBC, 8pm Live
The Philadelphia 76ers at the Memphis Grizzlies game is featured for Eastern viewers, while Western viewers get the Detroit Pistons at the L.A. Lakers.
Star of the Month: Merle Oberon
TCM, beginning at 8pm
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Turner Classic Movies’ monthlong salute to legendary actor Merle Oberon concludes tonight with five of her films. The lineup kicks off with the noir thriller Berlin Express (1948) and finds Oberon in an almost unrecognizable role as a French secretary to an influential peacemaker (Paul Lukas); followed by the romance Night Song (1947), where she plays a socialite impressed by a nightclub pianist (Dana Andrews); and 1939’s The Lion Has Wings, where every class of Britain bands together to repel the German Blitz. Concluding the marathon are Deep in My Heart (1954) and Hotel (1967).
Wednesday, Dec. 31
College Football
ABC, CBS & ESPN, beginning at 12pm Live
The New Year’s Eve lineup of bowl games has Iowa vs. Vanderbilt in the ReliaQuest Bowl (ESPN), Arizona State vs. Duke in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl (CBS), Michigan vs. Texas in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl (ABC) and Nebraska vs. Utah in the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl (ESPN). The day’s highlight is the College Football Playoff quarterfinal with No. 10 Miami vs. No. 2 Ohio State at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (ESPN).
College Basketball
ESPN2, beginning at 12pm Live
Say goodbye to 2025 with a trio of college hoops contests on ESPN2: Wake Forest at NC State, Clemson at Syracuse and North Texas at Memphis.
Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2026
ABC, beginning at 8pm Live
Hosted by Ryan Seacrest live from New York City’s Times Square, the show celebrates the year’s very best in music, featuring a night of superstar performances and the midnight ball drop ushering in 2026. For the first time in the show’s history, there will also be a Central time countdown to midnight from Chicago.
New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash
CBS, beginning at 8pm Live
Country music fans come together for one of the nation’s largest New Year’s Eve celebrations, featuring electrifying performances from Jason Aldean, Lainey Wilson and Bailey Zimmerman. Gospel music legend CeCe Winans joins the celebration as a special guest.
Stranger Things
Netflix, 8pm
Series Finale!
Will the residents of Hawkins, Indiana, reclaim their town from the supernatural villain known as Vecna and close off the Upside Down for good? Find out in the thrilling final episode of the hit series.
New Beginnings (New Year’s Eve)
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Out with the old, in with the new! There’s no better way to ring in the new year than with films that represent fresh starts. Catch Renée Zellweger in Bridget Jones’s Diary, the 2001 romantic comedy film starring Zellweger as a 32-year-old single British woman who, on New Year’s Eve, makes a vow to turn her life around. The result? Affection from two men: childhood friend Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) and publishing company boss Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant). Immediately following, watch Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr. in 1994’s Only You, where a young woman’s search for her soulmate leads her to Italy — and a surprising destiny. Other films in late night include Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Diner (1982) and Metropolitan (1990).
2026 New Year’s Eve on FOX News Media
FOX News Channel, beginning at 9pm
FOX News Channel presents three specials to ring in 2026. Tyrus and Kat Timpf host A New Year With Kat & Tyrus, looking back at their favorite stories and videos of 2025. They will be joined by network contributor Kennedy, political analyst Guy Benson, FOX Business Network correspondent Madison Alworth and comedian Joe Machi. Next up is Who Can Forget 2025?, featuring Brian Kilmeade, Tomi Lahren, Griff Jenkins and others looking back at the biggest news and pop-culture stories of 2025. Closing out the year is All-American New Year’s Bash, with host Jimmy Failla joined by Lahren, Bar Rescue’s Jon Taffer, and comedians Aaron Berg and Charles McBee to recap the wildest news of 2025.
Thursday, Jan. 1
College Football Playoff: Quarterfinals
ESPN, beginning at 12pm Live
Three more teams will have their New Year’s celebrations extended after today’s College Football Playoff bowls, with No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 4 Texas Tech in the Capital One Orange Bowl in Miami; No. 9 Alabama vs. No. 1 Indiana in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California; and No. 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 3 Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
ABC, 8pm
ABC presents the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, which took place in November at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and welcomed a new class of inductees, honoring a diverse group of legendary artists spanning multiple generations and genres. Joining the Hall in the Performer Category were Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, Soundgarden and the White Stripes. Salt-N-Pepa and Warren Zevon received the Musical Influence Award. The Musical Excellence Award went to Thom Bell, Nicky Hopkins and Carol Kaye. Music executive Lenny Waronker received the Ahmet Ertegun Award for lifetime achievement.
I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not
CNN, 8pm
Titled after Chevy Chase’s 2007 memoir, CNN’s new special I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not is a bold and deeply human portrait of the beloved star, who is best known for his role in the National Lampoon’s Vacation movie series. The film charts his rise from breakout Saturday Night Live phenomenon to box office royalty. The film also unpacks how Chase, who was once crowned America’s comedy golden boy, became its favorite cautionary tale.
Hell’s Kitchen: “Battle for Black Jackets”
FOX, 8pm
The last seven chefs fight for one of the five coveted black jackets needed to advance in the competition, and three WWE champions give the chefs their first task of the day in the new episode “Battle for Black Jackets.”
HGTV Dream Home 2026
HGTV, 8pm
Enjoy a tour of the HGTV Dream Home 2026, which is nestled on a secluded peninsula on Lake Wylie in Charlotte, North Carolina. At the heart of the home is a great room with a reclaimed-wood mantel, an inviting dining room with a charming cafe door and a chef-style kitchen with an over-grouted stone backsplash. The winner of the HGTV Dream Home 2026 sweepstakes will be rewarded this 3,000-square-foot, three-bedroom home, plus $100,000 cash. You can enter to win through Friday, Feb. 13 at HGTV.com and FoodNetwork.com.
Great Performances: “From Vienna: The New Year’s Celebration 2026”
PBS, 8pm
The Vienna Philharmonic rings in the new year at the Musikverein with the Vienna State Ballet. Hugh Bonneville hosts.
Star of the Month: Jean Arthur
TCM, beginning at 8pm
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Jean Arthur, who was once quoted as saying, “I guess I became an actress because I didn’t want to be myself,” plied her talent at pretending under the direction of some of Hollywood’s most notable filmmakers, including John Ford, George Stevens and Frank Capra. TCM features many of Arthur’s finest performances in a retrospective all five Thursday nights this month, beginning on New Year’s Day with an Arthur/Capra film marathon of Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) and You Can’t Take It With You (1938). Jan. 8’s programming night includes Arthur’s breakthrough role in Ford’s The Whole Town’s Talking (1935). Other highlights include Arthur in the Stevens classics The Talk of the Town (1942) on Jan. 15, The More the Merrier (1943) on the 22nd (for which Arthur received an Oscar nomination) and, on Jan. 29, 1953’s Shane. This was Arthur’s final film, for which she was lured back to acting after a five-year hiatus.
The Cult of the Real Housewife
TLC, 8pm
New Docuseries!
This three-part docuseries investigates The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Mary Cosby and the church she shares with her husband, Robert Cosby Sr., Faith Temple Pentecostal. The series unpacks the allegations behind the headlines and reveals the darker and more unsettling truth.
Friday, Jan. 2
Land of Sin
Netflix
New Series!
When a teenager is found dead at a farmhouse on Sweden’s Bjäre peninsula, the eccentric but highly intelligent investigator Dani (Krista Kosonen) is teamed up with newly graduated police colleague Malik (Mohammed Nour Oklah) to investigate the case. The search leads them to the center of a dark family feud that has been going on for generations.
College Football
ESPN & FOX, beginning at 1pm Live
College football bowl game action today features Rice at Texas State in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (ESPN), Navy vs. Cincinnati in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl (ESPN), Arizona at SMU in the Trust & Will Holiday Bowl (FOX) and Wake Forest vs. Mississippi State in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl (ESPN).
RuPaul’s Drag Race
MTV, 8pm
Season Premiere!
In Season 18, 14 new queens compete for the title of “America’s Next Drag Superstar,” an official makeup collaboration with Anastasia Beverly Hills Cosmetics and $200,000.
TCM Spotlight: Flashback Fridays
TCM, beginning at 8pm
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In a clever take on the Flashback Friday theme, every Friday on TCM in January is devoted to films whose story is told in flashbacks. Tonight, viewers are treated to the tale of Citizen Kane (1941), in which fictional newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane’s dying word sets a reporter on a search for clues in Kane’s life story that would uncover the word’s meaning. Next is the Japanese classic Rashomon (1950), in which a samurai warrior’s murder is told from different perspectives, including that of his wife, the bandit who likely killed him, and the spirit of the samurai himself. Sophie’s Choice (1982), starring the film’s Oscar winner Meryl Streep, reveals in flashback a heart-wrenching decision forced upon a woman in Nazi Germany. 1952’s The Bad and the Beautiful stars Kirk Douglas as an abusive movie producer who calls back the three people he treated the worst to make one more film. Finally, in Penny Serenade (1941), a woman (Irene Dunne) relives her now-troubled marriage while playing records that remind her of its high- and lowlights.
NHL Hockey: Winter Classic: N.Y. Rangers vs. Florida Panthers
TNT & truTV, 8pm Live
The ice rink chiller will be at full blast for this one. In the first outdoor NHL game played in Florida, Artemi Panarin and the N.Y. Rangers face off against Brad Marchand and the Florida Panthers at Miami’s LoanDepot Park.
Untucked: RuPaul’s Drag Race
MTV, 9:25pm
Season Premiere!
The Emmy Award-winning aftershow gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the backstage drama as the queens anxiously await their fate in the competition.
It’s Florida, Man.
HBO, 10pm
Season Finale!
This comedy series featuring the strangest tales of the Sunshine State — playfully re-created by a rotating cast of actors and comedians — concludes Season 2 with “Crushed.”
MonsterQuest
History, 10pm
Season Premiere!
For centuries, people around the world have reported strange, and sometimes terrifying, encounters with what they describe as monsters. Now, for the first time, some of these witnesses are sharing their experiences. In the season premiere, “Cops vs. Cryptids,” law enforcement officers face monsters no training could ever prepare them for, from the terrifying “Beast of LBL” to Bigfoot encounters in Oklahoma and Washington State, a shadow man in New Jersey, and a bizarre half-man, half-goat in Colorado.
Saturday, Jan. 3
NHL Hockey: Pittsburgh at Detroit
ABC, beginning at 12pm Live
Saturday hockey matinees return to ABC with this matchup between Sidney Crosby’s Pittsburgh Penguins and Dylan Larkin’s Red Wings at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena.
College Basketball
CBS, ESPN, ESPN2 & FOX, beginning at 12pm Live
Premier Saturday college hoops action includes Kentucky at Alabama (ESPN), BYU at Kansas State (CBS), Houston at Cincinnati (FOX), Tennessee at Arkansas (ESPN2) and Duke at Florida State (CBS).
NFL Football
ABC & ESPN, beginning at 4:30pm Live
The final week of the NFL regular season has two Saturday matchups on ABC and ESPN. Teams and game times to be announced after Week 17.
Lost in Paradise
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
When the founder of a high-end fashion company gets marooned on an “deserted” island with a chef, romance blossoms as they work together to survive. Lacey Chabert and Ian Harding star.
Stolen Girl
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
Based on extraordinary real-life events, Stolen Girl follows the gripping journey of Maureen Danning (Kate Beckinsale), whose life is shattered when her ex-husband, Karim, abducts their young daughter, Amina, and flees to the Middle East. Determined to get her child back, Maureen partners with Robeson (Scott Eastwood), an ex-Marine and child abduction specialist who promises to find Amina.
On Golden Pond
MOVIES!, 8pm
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Hollywood legends Katharine Hepburn (Bringing Up Baby, The African Queen) and Henry Fonda (12 Angry Men, The Grapes of Wrath) only made one movie together, and then only in their golden years. But it was worth the wait. Hepburn and Fonda were both in their mid 70s when they shot 1981’s On Golden Pond, director Mark Rydell’s gentle family drama of a married couple (Hepburn and Fonda) dealing with the challenges of aging and an estranged daughter (Fonda’s real-life daughter Jane) during what is likely to be their last summer sojourn at a New England lake cottage. Hepburn and Henry Fonda both earned Academy Awards for their piercingly honest roles. It was a record fourth for her (and her last), and his first and only win.
’50s Sci-Fi
TCM, beginning at 8pm
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It was the Cold War era, and what better way to manage real fears about terrifying objects hurtling out of the skies than to replace them with imaginary fears about space invasions? In tonight’s offering, TCM presents three sci-fi films from the 1950s that are highly reflective of America’s mood and terrors of the time. The evening begins with When Worlds Collide (1951), in which a star and its accompanying habitable planet are on a collision course with Earth. A chosen few are selected to rocket to the new planet to save humanity, but will they make it there before our own terra is blasted to smithereens? 1956’s Earth vs. the Flying Saucers features the work of special effects master Ray Harryhausen, whose depictions here of extraterrestrial spacecraft were imitated in even more films and on TV for decades to come. Lastly, brace yourself for The Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958). An encounter with aliens allows Nancy (Allison Hayes) to assume gargantuan proportions. In her empowered state, she is now the perfect size for exacting revenge on her no-good husband.