What's On Tonight (Saturday): The man with all the toys

Doctor Who

I don't wanna grow up! Here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, December 9!

Our Top Pick tonight is the final special of Doctor Who (Disney+, 1:30 p.m.). This probable final final outing for David Tennant and Catherine Tate's Doctor and Donna brings back an old school villain, the Toymaker, who first made an appearance during the First Doctor era -- and only the final episode of that serial is know to still exists. I'm a huge sucker NuWho bringing back an antagonist from the classic Who.

Elsewhere, the Straw Hats fight tyranny, Adam and Olivia are Live from New York, Planet Earth goes to the extreme, Naruto is on a special mission, and a Heisman Race was Great, 

(All times are Eastern. All listings are new unless otherwise stated. For more listings, visit The Futon Critic or Zap2it.)

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EARLY STREAMING & EVENING

🎥🎄 Christmas Wedding Planner (UPtv): While planning her cousin's lavish wedding, Kelsey Wilson's world is turned upside down when Private Investigator Connor McClean shows up.

⭐ Doctor Who (Disney+, 1:30 p.m.): SPECIAL 3. The giggle of a mysterious puppet is driving the human race insane. When the Doctor discovers the return of the terrifying Toymaker, he faces a fight he can never win. The giggle of a mysterious puppet is driving the human race insane.✔️

WHAT ELSE IS ON

🇰🇷 Maestra: Strings of Truth (Hulu, midnight): Series premiere

🇰🇷 My Demon (Netflix, 8 a.m.)

🇰🇷 Welcome to Samdal-Ri (Netflix, 8:30 a.m.)

Doctor Who after defeating The Toymaker (via Tumblr)

🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL

🎥🎄 Christmas on Cherry Lane (Hallmark Channel / Peacock, Sunday): The young lawmaker Craig Kingle might've been the leading figure to stop the reestablishment of the monarchy in Christmasia, but his life outside politics is shambles. He and his wife separated a few months ago, his mom recently died, and his fight against a king caused a huge rift between him and one of his sisters. For the nation, he is a new figurehead for moving forward as a republic, but it is a forced personality when the cameras are on him. Then his wife shows up at his Cherry Lane apartment -- 10 weeks pregnant and wondering if their can be a reconciliation. While it used to be her that was unsure if she wanted him, now he is unsure if he wants her. But he is also playing politics, and a spouse by his side will play incredibly well. Over the next two months, the couple attempts to rebuild and Craig comes to grips with a child that isn't his own. The couple names their son, Kris. He will be the prime minister of Christmasia during the War on Christmas. Years later, Kris is told about his real father. He must keep it a secret because he has since become a bad, bad man.

🎥🎄 A Cowboy Christmas Romance (Lifetime): Real estate closer Lexie Crenshaw returns to her hometown of Tubac, Ariz., one week before Christmas. While there, she tries to convince a horse-whispering rancher to part ways with his family's land while reconnecting with her father and brothers.

Planet Earth III (BBC America & AMC+): David Attenborough reveals the extraordinary ways in which animals battle to survive the elements in a world of extremes. These remote places are rarely visited, yet the animals that survive there are some of the most resilient on Earth.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

All Elite Wrestling: Collision (TNT)

Love & Marriage: Huntsville (OWN)

🎄📺 Shrek the Halls / Trolls Holiday in Harmony (NBC)✔️

🎥 Svengoolie (MeTV): The Raven

Shrek the Halls (via Yarn)

🕘 9 P.M. EASTERN / 🕗 8 P.M. CENTRAL

📺 The Dick Van Dyke Show (Catchy Comedy / Crackle & FreeVee & Peacock & The Roku Channel & Tubi, now): Spend the weekend with the progressive and groundbreaking home/work sitcom of the 1960s. In this episode, "Rob reports for jury duty and has a hard time believing the attractive defendant is guilty."

🎥 The Great Heisman Race of 1997 (30 for 30) (ESPN): "The film takes an immersive, time-capsule style approach to telling the story of the Heisman Trophy race of 1997, going back a quarter century to chronicle a season that fans will never forget, with future Hall of Famers Peyton Manning and Charles Woodson headlining a cast of legendary players – and living at the center of a debate that still lives on all these years later."✔️

🎥🎄 A Christmas of Yes (OWN): When Amy is challenged to say yes to everything for the holiday season, she is thrown for a loop when the challenge introduces her to Nico.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

Heartland Docs, DVM (National Geographic Wild)

Legends of the Fork (A&E)

🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL

48 Hours (CBS / Paramount+, Sunday): In "Andreen McDonald: A Millionaire Vanishes," Andreen McDonald is a millionaire who vanishes.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

Buddy Valastro's Cake Dynasty (A&E)

Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet (National Geographic Wild): Season finale

📺 SNL Vintage (NBC): Steve Martin, Martin Short, Brandi Carlile (10 Dec 2022)

💤😴 LATE NIGHT 😴💤

Dr. Stone: New World (Adult Swim, 12:30 a.m. / CrunchyRoll, now): The fight has begun. The Kingdom of Science quickly notices the fatal flaw in their plan: underestimating Ibara. To make matters worse, Magma has devised his own cunning strategy.

📺 IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix (Adult Swim, 2:30 a.m.): "Come Together"

Naruto: Shippuden (Adult Swim, 2 a.m.): "Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura take on a special mission."

One Piece (Adult Swim, 1 & 1:30 a.m.): The Straw Hat Pirates form new alliances in an attempt to dethrone Donquixote Doflamingo, the tyrannical king of the island nation Dressrosa.

📺 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (MeTV, 2 a.m.): "Hostile wax figures of the crew take over the Seaview."

WHAT ELSE IS ON

📡 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Adult Swim, midnight / Netflix, now)

Saturday Night Live (NBC & Peacock, 11:30 p.m.): Adam Driver, Olivia Rodrigo✔️

Saturday Night Live (via Giphy)

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Key Sources: The Futon Critic; IMDb; TV Passport; Zap2it
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🇰🇷: Korean Drama
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🎄: Holiday program

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Happy watching, everyone!

Reminder: SNL is tomorrow, so the Sunday WOT will be posted a few minutes early!