TV Saturday: College Football Championships, Atlantis, Saturday Night Live & More

News & Notes

Download Atlantis Episodes via Amazon Instant VideoTonight, CBS has a 48 Hours: Nelson Madela: Father of a Nation special.

Over on cable, Hallmark Channel has the TV movie premiere of Santa Switch and Lifetime has the TV movie premiere of Christmas in the City.

Check out these Amazon TV on DVD and movie deals. You’ll find deals up to 70% off on the complete series of Battlestar Galactica, seasons of The Simpsons, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena and more. Deals start up at various times throughout the day.

Prime Picks

Kirstie (TV Land): Repeats. The series premiere, “Pilot,” episode and the second episode, “Arlo Moves In,” replay. Both play again later.

Atlantis (BBC America): New. Jason and his friends insult Heptarian and end up having to compete in bull leaping. Plays again later.

Homeland (Showtime): Repeat. This past Sunday night’s episode, “Good Night,” replays. Plays again later.

Sports Notes

  • ABC has a college football action today with Oklahoma at Oklahoma State and later Saturday Night College Football with ACC Championship game with Duke vs. Florida State.
  • CBS has a college basketball game with UCLA at Missouri followed by college football action today with the SEC Championship game with Missouri vs. Auburn and later tonight the MWC Championship game with Utah State at Fresno State.
  • ESPN has college football action with Central Florida at SMU, the MLS Championship with Kansas City vs. Salt Lake and then tonight college basketball action with the PAC-12 Championship with Stanford at Arizona State.
  • ESPN2 has college football action with the Conference USA Championship with Marshall at Rice followed by doubleheader college basketball action with Kansas at Colorado and UNLV at Arizona and then South Florida at Rutgers.
  • FOX has college football action today with Texas at Baylor and later tonight has CFB on FOX college football action with the Big Ten Championship game with Michigan State vs. Ohio State.
  • FS1 has quadruple header college basketball action with Colgate at Georgetown, Bowling Green at Xavier, Florida Gulf Coast at Florida International and North Dakota at Butler.
  • NBA TV has doubleheader action.

Late Night

  • Ground Floor (TBS): Repeat. This past Thursday’s episode, “The Gift,” replays.
  • Masters of Sex (Showtime): Repeat. This past Sunday night’s episode, “Fallout,” replays.
  • Saturday Night Live (NBC): New. Paul Rudd hosts and with musical guest One Direction.
  • Sons of Anarchy (FX): Repeat. This past Tuesday’s episode, “You Are My Sunshine,” replays.

Saturday TV Marathons

The Brady Bunch (TV Land): Has 10 episodes early.
Good Times (TV One): Has 14 episodes early.
Modern Family (USA Network): Has 10 episodes tonight.
NCIS (USA Network): Nine episodes today.
The Rifleman (AMC): Has 14 episodes early.
South Park (Comedy Central): Has 23 episodes tonight into late night.
The Wayans Bros. (Centric): Has 18 episodes.
Will & Grace (WEtv): Has 16 episodes tonight.

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