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Tonight's Best TV

A DAILY GUIDE TO NOTABLE SHOWS by Jessica Shaw

11:30PM-1AM
NBC
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Saturday Night Live

All the old ''Saturday Night Dead'' jokes no longer apply: Now in its 35th season, Saturday Night Live is a pop cultural machine that's likely to continue until producer Lorne Michaels decides to end it. It's also found a core cast that frequently rescues almost any episode from being a mirthless washout — unless the obstacles include bad material and a dud host, as occurred in the Nov. 14 January Jones debacle. Slowly, steadily, SNL castmates such as Bill Hader, Jason Sudeikis, Will Forte, and Kristen Wiig have become strong, all-purpose squad members. Read our full review of SNL here.

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5-6PM
Syndicated, TV-PG-DSV

Legend of the Seeker

Friday Night Lights' Aimee Teegarden trades in high school angst for an alternate universe where she has special powers. And no curfew.

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8-10PM
Hallmark, TV-PG

The National Tree

Andrew McCarthy stars in this father-son-tree road-trip movie. Yes, tree.

9-11PM
Syfy, TV-14-V

Beyond Sherwood Forest

Robin Hood (Robin Dunne) and his band of Merry Marxists take a break from their wealth-redistribution activities to go supernatural, tackling mystical portals, druidic orders, and that same giant lizard that appears in every other Syfy original movie. Maid Marian gets a healthy injection of girl power, carrying a big stick and not speaking softly. But other than that, the characters and story haven't changed all that much, so the fantasy bits feel about as incongruous as the towering Little John's moniker. It's as if the BBC's Robin Hood has been invaded by the otherworldly denizens of Doctor Who. C+ — Keith Staskiewicz

10-11PM
CBS

48 Hours: Live to Tell

The first-person account of a 10-year-old who saved herself after a man slashed her throat and killed her friend.

10-11PM
Animal, TV-PG

My Pet Wants That

I can assure you that your cat does not want a robotic litter box. She told me so.

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