Saturday’s TV highlights

SERIES

Republican Presidential Forum: Mike Huckabee hosts another round of presidential debates on “Huckabee” at 5 p.m. on FNC.

Saturday Night Live: Steve Buscemi with musical guest the Black Keys (11:29 p.m. NBC).

SPECIALS

Hercules Saves Christmas: The canine costar of “Pit Boss” is the hero of this new holiday tale, with Anthony Robinson, Mackenzie Phillips and Shorty Rossi (6 p.m. Animal Planet).

MOVIES

Out of the Past: Director Jacques Tourneur’s 1947 drama stars Robert Mitchum as a former private eye who is trying to make a fresh start, but is tracked down by a former client (Kirk Douglas) who has an ax to grind. Jane Greer also stars (5 p.m. TCM).

It’s a Wonderful Life: Small-town guy George Bailey defers one big dream after another to stay home, marry a local girl (Donna Reed) and run the family business, until facing financial ruin, he’s pulled from suicidal despair by a guardian angel (Henry Travers) who shows him what a terrible place the world would be if he’d never lived. Lionel Barrymore stars in this 1946 holiday classic (8 p.m. NBC).

A Princess for Christmas: Roger Moore and Katie McGrath star in this tale about a woman fallen on hard times who, a year after taking charge of her orphaned niece and nephew, is invited to spend Christmas with their grandfather — a duke who lives in a castle in Europe (8 and 10 p.m. Hallmark).

SPORTS

College football: Conference USA Championship: Southern Mississippi at Houston (9 a.m. ABC); ; Iowa State at Kansas State (9:30 a.m. FSN2); Texas at Baylor (12:30 p.m. ABC); SEC Championship: Georgia vs. LSU (1 p.m. CBS); BYU at Hawaii (4:30 p.m. ESPN2); Oklahoma at Oklahoma State (5 p.m. ABC); Big Ten Championship: Michigan State vs. Wisconsin (5 p.m. Fox); ACC Championship: Clemson vs. Virginia Tech (5 p.m. ESPN).

Golf: Chevron World Challenge (Noon NBC).

Hockey: The Montreal Canadiens visit the Kings (12:30 p.m. FSN).

College basketball: Texas at UCLA (1:30 p.m. FSN2).