Classic Movies You Love Airing This Week: December 1-7
With the dozens of movie channels included in a standard cable package, your favorite classic movies are surely airing somewhere this week. But how the heck are you supposed to find them?! Nothing is more disappointing than clicking through the channels and finding out your favorite film is airing … and started 45 minutes ago.
Our weekly guide gives you a day-by-day breakdown of all the classic movies showing on every broadcast network and cable channel in primetime. Check out the week ahead, and be sure to catch your favorite classic movie!
Classic Movies on Sunday, December 1
Everett Collection
6pm The Santa Clause (1994, Children) Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold FX
6pm The Bishop’s Wife (1947, Fantasy) Cary Grant, Loretta Young TCM
7pm National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989, Comedy) Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo AMC
7pm Murphy’s Romance (1985, Romance) Sally Field, James Garner SONY
7pm E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982, Family) Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace-Stone ENCORE
7:30pm A Christmas Carol (1951, Fantasy) Alastair Sim, Kathleen Harrison FXM
8pm Home for the Holidays (1995, Comedy) Holly Hunter, Robert Downey Jr. FLIX
8pm The Santa Clause 2 (2002, Children) Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell FX
8pm Gone With the Wind (1939, Romance) Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh TCM
8:30pm Clueless (1995, Comedy) Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash VH1
10:30pm First Blood (1982, Action) Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna SUNDANCE
10:30pm Mean Girls (2004, Comedy) Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams VH1
Classic Movies on Monday, December 2
Everett Collection
6:15pm The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937, Comedy) Joan Crawford, William Powell TCM
6:20pm Fargo (1996, Thriller) Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi MGM
7pm The Polar Express (2004, Animated) Voices of Tom Hanks, Michael Jeter AMC
8pm Primal Fear (1996, Thriller) Richard Gere, Laura Linney TMC
8pm A Fistful of Dollars (1964, Western) Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch GRIT
9pm Only the Lonely (1991, Romance) John Candy, Maureen O’Hara ENCORE
9pm Elf (2003, Children) Will Ferrell, James Caan AMC
10:30pm Tombstone (1993, Western) Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer SUNDANCE
10:30pm Hang ‘Em High (1968, Western) Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens GRIT
10:45pm Road to Ruin (1934, Drama) Helen Foster, Glen Boles TCM
Classic Movies on Tuesday, December 3
6pm Shaft (2000, Action) Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams SHO
6pm Elf (2003, Children) Will Ferrell, James Caan AMC
8pm Harlem Nights (1989, Comedy) Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor TMC
8pm National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989, Comedy) Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo AMC
8pm Varsity Blues (1999, Comedy Drama) James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight FLIX
8pm Cast Away (2000, Drama) Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt FX
8pm Twister (1996, Action) Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton PARMOUNT
8pm Sounder (1972, Drama) Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield TCM
8pm Footloose (1984, Drama) Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer VH1
8pm For a Few Dollars More (1965, Western) Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef GRIT
10pm Best Defense (1984, Comedy) Dudley Moore, Eddie Murphy TMC
10pm Hotel Rwanda (2004, Drama) Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo TCM
10:30pm Grease (1978, Musical) John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John VH1
10:30pm Top Gun (1986, Action) Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis PARMOUNT
11pm The Quiet Gun (1957, Western) Forrest Tucker, Mara Corday GRIT
Classic Movies on Wednesday, December 4
Paramount Pictures/ Courtesy: Everett Collection
7pm Saving Private Ryan (1998, War) Tom Hanks, Edward Burns SHO
8pm Star Trek Generations (1994, Sci-Fi) Patrick Stewart, William Shatner MGM
8pm Clueless (1995, Comedy) Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash FLIX
8pm Top Gun (1986, Action) Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis PARMOUNT
8pm It Happened One Night (1934, Romance) Claudette Colbert, Clark Gable TCM
8pm Grease (1978, Musical) John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John VH1
8pm The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966, Western) Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach GRIT
9:45pm She’s All That (1999, Romance) Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook FLIX
10pm Full Metal Jacket (1987, War) Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin SHO
10pm Star Trek: First Contact (1996, Sci-Fi) Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes MGM
10pm Christmas With the Kranks (2004, Comedy) Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis AMC
10pm Roman Holiday (1953, Romance) Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn TCM
10:05pm Chocolat (2000, Drama) Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp TMC
10:30pm Major League (1989, Comedy) Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen PARMOUNT
Classic Movies on Thursday, December 5
Everett Collection
6pm National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983, Comedy) Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo WE
6pm The Nutty Professor (1996, Comedy) Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith VH1
7pm Speed (1994, Action) Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper ENCORE
8pm Double Jeopardy (1999, Thriller) Tommy Lee Jones, Ashley Judd TMC
8pm Fatal Attraction (1987, Thriller) Michael Douglas, Glenn Close MGM
8pm Fear (1996, Thriller) Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon FLIX
8pm Major League (1989, Comedy) Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen PARMOUNT
8pm A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1935, Comedy) James Cagney, Mickey Rooney TCM
10pm Basic Instinct (1992, Thriller) Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone MGM
10pm Elf (2003, Children) Will Ferrell, James Caan AMC
10pm A Christmas Carol (1999, Fantasy) Patrick Stewart, Richard E. Grant TNT
10:30pm The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939, Comedy Drama) Mickey Rooney, Walter Connolly TCM
11pm Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970, Western) Shirley MacLaine, Clint Eastwood GRIT
Classic Movies on Friday, December 6
20th Century Fox Film Corp./Everett Collection
6:30pm Trading Places (1983, Comedy) Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy AMC
6:45pm The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005, Romance) Steve Carell, Catherine Keener IFC
8pm Superman (1978, Adventure) Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman HBO
8pm Titanic (1997, History) Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet FLIX
8pm 50 First Dates (2004, Romance) Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore MTV
8pm Wuthering Heights (1939, Romance) Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier TCM
9:30pm My Cousin Vinny (1992, Comedy) Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei IFC
10pm Armageddon (1998, Sci-Fi) Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton SYFY
10pm Hamlet (1948, Drama) Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons TCM
10:25pm Jurassic Park (1993, Adventure) Sam Neill, Laura Dern HBO
11:30pm The Italian Job (2003, Thriller) Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron SHO
Classic Movies on Saturday, December 7
Universal/courtesy Everett Collection
6:50pm Good Will Hunting (1997, Drama) Matt Damon, Robin Williams SHO
7pm Caddyshack (1980, Comedy) Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield IFC
7:30pm Back to the Future (1985, Comedy) Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd E!
7:35pm Pearl Harbor (2001, War) Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett FXM
8pm A Christmas Story (1983, Family) Peter Billingsley, Darren McGavin TBS
8pm Beetlejuice (1988, Comedy) Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin VICE
8pm Big Daddy (1999, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams VH1
8pm Central Station (1998, Drama) Fernanda Montenegro, Marília Pêra TCM
8pm Elf (2003, Children) Will Ferrell, James Caan BBCA
8pm National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989, Comedy) Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo AMC
8pm The Santa Clause 2 (2002, Family) Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell FX
8:30pm Gladiator (2000, Historical drama) Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix SYFY
8:45pm Pale Rider (1985, Western) Clint Eastwood, Michael Moriarty SUNDANCE
9:15pm Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982, Comedy) Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh IFC
10pm Back to the Future Part II (1989, Comedy) Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd E!
10pm Beetlejuice (1988, Comedy) Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin VICE
10pm Elf (2003, Children) Will Ferrell, James Caan BBCA
10pm The Mask (1994, Comedy) Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz VH1
10pm The Wizard of Oz (1939, Family) Judy Garland, Frank Morgan TBS
10:15pm National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989, Comedy) Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo AMC
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