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wednesday, deceMBer 24 C - ComCast s1 - Dish Network s2 - DireCtV C S1 S2 5 pm 5:30 6 pm 6:30 7 pm 7:30 8 pm 8:30 9 pm 9:30 10 pm 10:30 11 pm 11:30 ( NBC 16 16 WNDU Inside Notre Dame Ftbl American Dream NewsCenter 16 at 6 NBC Nightly News Inside Edition Celebrity Name Game ›››› It's a Wonderful Life ('46, Comedy-Drama) James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore. A guardian angel strengthens a man ruined by a miser. American Dream Christmas Eve Mass , CBS 22 22 WSBT WSBT News at 5 WSBT News at 5:30 WSBT News at 6 CBS Evening News/Pelley Wheel of Fortune Jeopardy! I Love Lucy Christmas Special Madam Secretary Elizabeth's daughter makes headlines. Scorpion A nuclear reactor becomes unstable. WSBT News at 11 Christmas at the Cathedral T CW 25 25 WCWW The Middle The Middle "Christmas" Anger Manage- ment Two and a Half Men The Big Bang Theory The Big Bang Theory ›› Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol ('62) Voices of Jim Backus, Morey Amsterdam. Merry Mada- gascar ABC57 News on CW25 Seinfeld "The Bizarro Jerry" Raising Hope "Burt Bucks" The King of Queens ) FOX 28 28 WSJV The Simpsons Family Guy Modern Family "My Hero" Modern Family Mike & Molly "Windy City" Mike & Molly Bob's Burgers Bob's Burgers Brooklyn Nine- Nine Brooklyn Nine- Nine News Family Guy Access Hol- lywood The Office * PBS 34 34 WNIT Wild Kratts World News America PBS NewsHour Experience Michiana Rick Steves' Europe Nature Habitats of Himalayan mountain system. NOVA Gothic cathedrals. NOVA Experimental mini-Duomo. Charlie Rose + WHME 46 Intelligence for Your Life Intelligence for Your Life Star Trek: The Next Generation M*A*S*H "The Price" M*A*S*H Gospel Music Presents: A Gospel Christmas The Harvest Show News and music. Paid Program Joyce Meyer Paid Program Partners in Faith _ ABC 57 57 WBND ABC57 News at 5P ABC57 News at 5:30P ABC57 News at 6P ABC World News Family Feud Entertainment Tonight The Middle "The Walk" The Goldbergs Modern Family (:31) blackish blackish blackish "Crazy Mom" ABC57 News at 11P (:35) Jimmy Kimmel Live 0 SBT2 30 Judge Karen Judge Karen Judge Ross Judge Ross WSBT News at 7 ES.TV ES.TV Dr. Phil News Dish Nation Paid Program WSBT News TBN 260 372 ››› King of Kings ('61) Jeffrey Hunter. Orson Welles narrates the story of Jesus. Bless Lord Turning Point Prince By Faith ›› The Nativity ('78) Madeleine Stowe, John Shea. WMYS Andy Griffith Seinfeld Raymond Raymond Law & Order: SVU The Walking Dead The Walking Dead Law & Order: SVU The Dr. Oz Show M A&E 118 265 Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty (:02) Duck Dynasty ∂ AMC 130 254 (4:30) Movie The Santa Clause 2 ›› Big Jake ('71, Western) John Wayne, Richard Boone. ››› Rio Bravo ('59, Western) John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson. ≤ ANPL 184 282 Too Cute! Too Cute! Too Cute! "Merry Cuteness" Too Cute! "Merry Cuteness" Too Cute! "Merry Cuteness" (:01) Too Cute! (:01) Too Cute! ª BET 124 329 (4:30) Madea's Big Happy Family A dying woman gathers her family. A Very Larry Christmas ('14, Comedy) DeRay Davis, Tatyana Ali. Nellyville Chris Rock: Bring the Pain [ CNBC 208 355 Ultimate Factories The Filthy The Filthy The Filthy The Filthy Shark Tank Shark Tank Shark Tank Shark Tank W CNN 200 202 Anthony Bourdain Parts Anthony Bourdain Parts Anthony Bourdain Parts Anthony Bourdain Parts Anthony Bourdain Parts Anthony Bourdain Parts Anthony Bourdain Parts O COM 107 249 Jeff Dunham Christmas Jeff Dunham Christmas Jeff Dunham Christmas Jeff Dunham: All Over the Gabriel Iglesias: Aloha Fluffy Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Not Fat Fluffy E CSNCH 665 Dan Patrick Bears Huddle SportsTalk Live (N) (Live) SportsNite Figure Skating Notre Dame Pro Football SportsNite SportsNite 1 CSPAN 210 350 Key Capitol Hill Hearings Key Capitol Hill Hearings Q & A "Robert Novak" Tree Christmas (:05) Supreme Court and Religion (:41) Key Capitol Hill Hearings Speeches. D DISC 182 278 Alaska: The Last Frontier Alaska: The Last Frontier Alaska: The Last Frontier Alaska: The Last Frontier Alaska: The Last Frontier Alaska: The Last Frontier Alaska: The Last Frontier R DISN 172 290 Austin & Ally Girl Meets I Didn't Do It Home Alone: The Holiday Heist ('12) (:10) › Home Alone 3 ('97) Alex D. Linz, Olek Krupa. Girl Meets Dog Austin & Ally Jessie N E! 114 236 Sex-City Sex-City Sex-City Sex-City Take the Hamptons Take the Hamptons Take the Hamptons Take the Hamptons Take the Hamptons B ESPN 140 206 Around/Horn Interruption SportsCenter (N) (Live) College Football Sheraton Hawaii Bowl -- Fresno State vs. Rice. From Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. (N) SportsCenter C ESPN2 144 209 Sport Sci. Outside Lines Around/Horn Interruption NFL Rank Colin's Rev. Grantland Basketball 30 for 30 SportsCenter NFL Live (N) æ FAM 180 311 ››› Home Alone ('90) Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci. ››› National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation ('89) ››› Elf ('03, Comedy) Will Ferrell, James Caan. The 700 Club V FNC 205 360 The Five Special Report Greta Van Susteren The O'Reilly Factor The Kelly File Hannity The O'Reilly Factor ∞ FOOD 110 231 Pioneer Wo. Southern Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Cutthroat Kitchen Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Kitchen Inferno "Fired Up" Cutthroat Kitchen P FX 137 248 Mike & Molly Mike & Molly ››› Puss in Boots ('11) Voices of Antonio Banderas. ››› How to Train Your Dragon ('10), Gerard Butler ››› Kung Fu Panda 2 ('11) Voices of Jack Black. ≥ GOLF 401 605 (2:00) Drive, Chip & Putt (N) ››› Tin Cup ('96, Comedy) Kevin Costner, Rene Russo, Cheech Marin. ›› The Greatest Game Ever Played ('05) Shia LaBeouf, Stephen Dillane. ›› Seven Days in Utopia (131) HALL 185 312 (4:00) Movie Boyfriend for Christmas With Holly ('12) Sean Faris, Eloise Mumford. Best Christmas Party Ever ('14, Drama) Torrey DeVitto. Northpole ('14, Fantasy) Tiffani Thiessen, Josh Hopkins. I HGTV 112 229 Beach Lakefront Lakefront Lakefront Lakefront Lakefront Property Brothers Property Brothers Hunters Hunters Int'l Property Brothers H HIST 120 269 American Pickers American Pickers American Pickers American Pickers American Pickers American Pickers (:03) Swamp Christmas F LIFE 108 252 (4:00) Movie Love Christmas All About Christmas Eve ('12) Haylie Duff, Chris Carmack. ›› Christmas With the Kranks ('04, Comedy) Tim Allen. Holiday Switch ('07) Nicole Eggert, Patricia Mayen-Salazar. Z MSNBC 209 356 The Ed Show PoliticsNation Hardball Chris Matthews All In With Chris Hayes The Rachel Maddow Show The Last Word All In With Chris Hayes ¥ NBCSN 151 608 Motorsports Hour Triathlon Ironman World Championship. Echoes 2014 NFL Turning Point NFL Turning Point NFL Turning Point (N) NFL Turning Point ? NICK 170 299 SpongeBob SpongeBob ReactToThat SpongeBob SquarePants SpongeBob Full House Full House Full House Full House Fresh Prince Fresh Prince Friends (:36) Friends L OXY 127 612 Preachers of L.A. Preachers of L.A. ›› Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection ('12, Comedy) Tyler Perry. (:35) ›› Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection ('12) Tyler Perry. Q SPIKE 168 262 Cops Cops Cops Jail Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Sting. 6 TBS 139 247 Friends Friends Seinfeld Seinfeld Seinfeld Seinfeld ›››› A Christmas Story ('83) Peter Billingsley. ›››› A Christmas Story ('83) Peter Billingsley. J TLC 183 280 Santa Sent Me to the ER The Secret Santa Christmas miracles across the country. The Secret Santa Christmas miracles across the country. The Secret Santa Christmas miracles across the country. T TNT 138 245 Castle Castle "Knockout" Castle "Rise" ›››› A Christmas Story ('83) Peter Billingsley. ›››› A Christmas Story ('83) Peter Billingsley. @ TOON 176 296 Regular Show Regular Show Gumball Uncle Gra. Advent. Time Regular Show King of Hill King of Hill Cleveland Cleveland Amer. Dad Amer. Dad Family Guy Ø TRAV 215 277 Man v Food Man v Food Man v Food Man v Food Man v Food Man v Food Bizarre Foods America Bizarre Foods Food Paradise Food Paradise ± TRUTV 204 246 Pawn Pawn Pawn Pawn Pawn Pawn Pawn Pawn Barmageddon Barmageddon (:01) Barmageddon > TVLAND 106 301 Walker, Texas Ranger Walker, Texas Ranger Walker, Texas Ranger Raymond Raymond Raymond Cleveland The Exes King King S USA 105 242 Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Mod Fam Mod Fam 3 WGN-A 239 307 (4:05) Movie Santa Paws 2 (:10) ››› The Muppet Christmas Carol ('92, Fantasy) (:15) › The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause ('06, Comedy) Tim Allen. (:20) ››› The Family Man ('00) (517) ENC 340 526 (4:50) Movie Driving Miss Daisy ›› Space Jam ('96) Michael Jordan. ››› Monsters University ('13, Comedy) (:45) ››› Michael ('96) John Travolta, Andie MacDowell. (550) HBO 300 501 (4:15) Movie Kicking & Scrm ›› Grudge Match ('13, Comedy) Robert De Niro. ›› Black Nativity ('13) Forest Whitaker. (:45) ›› The Best Man Holiday ('13) Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs. (562) MAX 310 512 (4:15) Movie Jack-Giant Slay (:15) › R.I.P.D. ('13, Action) Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds. › Deck the Halls ('06) Danny DeVito. (:45) ›› Red 2 ('13, Action) Bruce Willis, John Malkovich. (:45) Eve (575) SHOW 318 537 (4:30) Movie Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (6:55) ››› Silver Linings Playbook ('12) Bradley Cooper. Homeland The Affair Inside the NFL (533) STARZ 350 520 (4:25) Movie Iron Man 3 (:40) ›› Thor: The Dark World ('13) Chris Hemsworth. (:40) ›› The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ('14) Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone. (:05) ››› Iron Man 3 ('13) Wednesday movies 6:00 p.m. FX "Puss in Boots" ››› Animated. The notorious cat has the adventure of nine lifetimes when he joins forces with Humpty Dumpty and Kitty Softpaws to steal the goose that lays the golden eggs. (2hr) 6:10 p.m. WGN "The Muppet Christmas Carol" ››› Miss Piggy and friends play Dickens characters as Scrooge meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to come. (2hr5) 6:55 p.m. SHOW "Silver Linings Playbook" ››› An unexpected bond begins to form between a man trying to rebuild his life and a young woman promising to help him reunite with his estranged wife. (2hr5) 7:00 p.m. FAM "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" ››› The Griswolds spend the holiday in a garish way, especially when a country cousin pulls up in an RV. (2hr) 8:00 p.m. WNDU 0 "It's a Wonderful Life" ›››› James Stewart, Donna Reed. Ruined by a miser on Christmas Eve, a suicidal family man sees life anew thanks to his guardian angel. (3hr) ENC "Monsters Uni- versity" ››› Animated. Back in their college days, Mike Wazowski's fierce rivalry with natural-born Scarer Sulley gets them both kicked out of Monster University's elite Scare Program. (1hr45) FX "How to Train Your Dragon" ››› Animated. A misfit Viking teenager sees a chance to change the course of his clan's fu- ture when he befriends an injured dragon. (2hr) TBS TNT "A Christmas Story" ›››› Peter Bill- ingsley, Darren McGavin. In the 1940s, little Ral- phie tries to convince his parents to get him a Red Ryder range-model BB gun for Christmas. Narrated by Jean Shepherd. (2hr) 9:00 p.m. FAM "Elf" ››› Adopted as a baby by one of Santa's elves, a man leaves the workshop to search for his family in New York. (2hr) 9:30 p.m. AMC "Rio Bra- vo" ››› A Texas sheriff and his deputies try to hold a cattle baron's brother in jail. (3hr) 9:45 p.m. ENC "Michael" ››› Tabloid employees investigate a rumor about an angel and find a surpris- ing creature with healing powers and a lot of sex appeal. (1hr50) 10:00 p.m. FX "Kung Fu Panda 2" ››› Animated. Po must unlock secrets of his past in order to defeat a formidable villain who plans to wipe out kung fu and conquer China. (2hr) TBS TNT "A Christmas Story" ›››› Peter Bill- ingsley, Darren McGavin. In the 1940s, little Ral- phie tries to convince his parents to get him a Red Ryder range-model BB gun for Christmas. Narrated by Jean Shepherd. (2hr) 10:20 p.m. WGN "The Family Man" ››› A Wall Street playboy wakes to find himself married to the college sweetheart he left in order to pursue a career 13 years earlier. (2hr35) 11:05 p.m. STARZ "Iron Man 3" ››› After a ma- levolent enemy reduces his world to rubble, Tony Stark must rely on instinct and ingenuity to protect those he loves as he searches for a way to avenge his losses. (2hr15) 11:35 p.m. ENC "The Mask of Zorro" ››› The fabled avenger trains an uncouth protege to drive a Spanish tyrant out of California once and for all. (2hr20) Movies December 22 - 29, 2014 • The Goshen News • TV Spotlight 7

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