What to Watch on Saturday: Nat Geo premieres new series on North Carolina Zoo
One Royal Holiday (8 p.m., Hallmark) - Hallmark combines two classic genres in tonight’s movie: Christmas and royalty. When Anna offers a stranded mother and son shelter from a blizzard, she learns that they are the royal family of Galwick and that they are both in need of a little Christmas magic.
Candy Cane Christmas (8 p.m., Lifetime) - In this new Lifetime movie, a woman searches for a new tradition to lift her holiday spirits when her neighbors decide to skip the annual Christmas decoration festivities.
Secrets of the Zoo: North Carolina (10 p.m., Nat Geo Wild) - We get the premiere of the new series that goes behind the scenes of the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro. In tonight’s opener, zoo keepers prepare for the birth of a baby chimp, while vets investigate a bear’s mystery illness. Learn more about the series in our review, including info on how to find Nat Geo Wild.
ACL Presents: 50 Years of Asleep at the Wheel: A Retrospective (Midnight, PBS / UNC-TV) - Spanning nearly 50 years of performances, country music group Asleep at the Wheel’s songs include “Boogie Back to Texas,” “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie” and “Take Me Back to Tulsa.”
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