AFN Movie TV Channel Program Schedule
AFN Movie Channel features a wide range of movies as well as “behind- the-scenes” film programs and news.
Thursday, December 18
19:00 It’s a Wonderful Life
Prod Year 1946 – After George Bailey (James Stewart) wishes he had never been born, an angel (Henry Travers) is sent to earth to make George’s wish come true. George starts to realize how many lives he has changed and impacted, and how they would be different if he was never there.
21:30 Hanukkah on Rye
Prod Year 2021 – A matchmaker connects two deli owners during Hanukkah, but their new romance gets put to the test when they realize they’re competing against each other.
23:00 When Christmas Was Young
Prod Year 2022 – In desperate need of a hit song, a headstrong music manager finds himself falling for a gifted singer-songwriter who abandoned her dreams of making it big.
Friday, December 19
00:30 ES.TV
01:00 Access
01:30 Fifty Shades Darker
Prod Year 2017 – When a wounded Christian Grey tries to entice a cautious Anastasia Steele back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to build trust and find stability, shadowy figures from Christian’s past start to circle them, determined to destroy their hopes for a future together.
03:30 Fifty Shades Freed
Prod Year 2018 – Believing they’ve left behind the shadowy figures from the past, billionaire Christian Grey and his new wife, Anastasia, fully embrace their inextricable connection and shared life of luxury. Just as the Greys begin to step into their new roles, sinister events come to light and jeopardize their happy ending before it even begins.
05:30 Hanukkah on Rye
Prod Year 2021 – A matchmaker connects two deli owners during Hanukkah, but their new romance gets put to the test when they realize they’re competing against each other.
07:00 Navigating Christmas
Prod Year 2023 – Recently divorced Melanie and her son Jason visit a remote island for Christmas, only to find themselves running a real working lighthouse where she connects with the curt but cute owner.
08:30 Take a Look
Wicked For Good – Take a Look will feature candid celebrity interviews, exclusive information, insightful movie critiques, and unique perspectives on upcoming major motion pictures, television shows, streaming series, and more.
09:00 Access
09:30 An Alpine Holiday
Prod Year 2025 – Faith and Kelly, estranged sisters, reunite for Christmas in the French Alps, reminiscing their grandfather’s first trip. They cherish sisterhood and romance with their guide, Frederic.
11:00 The Breakfast Club
Prod Year 1985 – Five suburban Chicago high school students from different walks of life bare their souls to each other and wind up becoming friends while spending a Saturday detention together in this ’80s classic.
13:00 It’s a Wonderful Life
Prod Year 1946 – After George Bailey (James Stewart) wishes he had never been born, an angel (Henry Travers) is sent to earth to make George’s wish come true. George starts to realize how many lives he has changed and impacted, and how they would be different if he was never there.
15:30 ES.TV
16:00 Nostalgic Christmas
Prod Year 2019 – Anne seems to have it all as a driven toy buyer in New York City, but her father’s retirement signaling the closing of the town’s beloved toy store brings the city girl back to her small-town roots.
17:30 A Grand Ole Opry Christmas
Prod Year 2025 – Gentry Wade, who gave up music after her father’s death decades ago must confront her past when Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry invites her to honor her late country star dad at their Christmas celebration.
19:00 White Christmas
Prod Year 1954 – Singers Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) join sister act Betty (Rosemary Clooney) and Judy Haynes (Vera-Ellen) to perform a Christmas show in rural Vermont. There, they run into Gen. Waverly (Dean Jagger), the boys’ commander in World War II, who, they learn, is having financial difficulties; his quaint country inn is failing. So what’s the foursome to do but plan a yuletide miracle: a fun-filled musical extravaganza that’s sure to put Waverly and his business in the black!
21:00 Love, Lights, Hanukkah!
Prod Year 2020 – A restauranteur receives a DNA test revealing that she’s Jewish. The discovery leads her to a new family and an unlikely romance over eight nights.
22:30 Genie
Prod Year 2023 – With his life unraveling around him, Bernard dusts off a jewelry box and unintentionally releases genie Flora, who might just be able to help him.
Saturday, December 20
00:30 Access
01:00 A Royal Christmas Crush
Prod Year 2023 – Ava accepts the opportunity of a lifetime to work at the Royal Ice Hotel, which leads to a surprise whirlwind romance with the most important guest of all, the prince himself.
02:30 Open by Christmas
Prod Year 2021 – When Nicky finds an unopened Christmas card from an old secret admirer, she and her best friend embark on a quest to find the anonymous author.
04:00 A Grand Ole Opry Christmas
Prod Year 2025 – Gentry Wade, who gave up music after her father’s death decades ago must confront her past when Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry invites her to honor her late country star dad at their Christmas celebration.
05:30 Love, Lights, Hanukkah!
Prod Year 2020 – A restauranteur receives a DNA test revealing that she’s Jewish. The discovery leads her to a new family and an unlikely romance over eight nights.
07:00 Access
07:30 Edward Scissorhands
Prod Year 1990 – A scientist creates a robot that has scissors for hands before he dies. A suburban society discovers him and turns him into the monster that he isn’t.
09:30 White Christmas
Prod Year 1954 – Singers Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) join sister act Betty (Rosemary Clooney) and Judy Haynes (Vera-Ellen) to perform a Christmas show in rural Vermont. There, they run into Gen. Waverly (Dean Jagger), the boys’ commander in World War II, who, they learn, is having financial difficulties; his quaint country inn is failing. So what’s the foursome to do but plan a yuletide miracle: a fun-filled musical extravaganza that’s sure to put Waverly and his business in the black!
11:30 The Naughty Nine
Prod Year 2023 – When Andy finds out he’s on Santa’s naughty list, he pulls together a group of naughty list kids to get the presents they think they deserve.
13:00 Home Alone
Prod Year 1990 – When bratty 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) acts out the night before a family trip to Paris, his mother (Catherine O’Hara) makes him sleep in the attic. After the McCallisters mistakenly leave for the airport without Kevin, he awakens to an empty house and assumes his wish to have no family has come true. But his excitement sours when he realizes that two con men (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) plan to rob the McCallister residence, and that he alone must protect the family home.
15:00 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Prod Year 1992 – After snarky youth Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) loses track of his father at the airport, he mistakenly gets on a plane headed for New York City — while the rest of the McCallisters fly to Florida. Now alone in the Big Apple, Kevin cons his way into a room at the Plaza Hotel and begins his usual antics. But when Kevin discovers that the Sticky Bandits (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) are on the loose, he struggles to stop them from robbing an elderly man’s toy store just before Christmas.
17:00 Hollywood on Set
Boy Kills World/ Bridgerton Yr. 3/ Baby Reindeer – Features behind-the-scenes footage from movie sets and discussions with the cast and crew about the details of each film.
17:30 The Christmas Cup
Prod Year 2025 – Staff Sergeant Kelly Brandt, recovering from a knee injury, leads her hometown team in the annual Christmas Cup, despite her heart aching for her career. She discovers there are multiple ways to serve a community.
19:00 Last Christmas
Prod Year 2019 – Nothing seems to go right for young Kate, a frustrated Londoner who works as an elf in a year-round Christmas shop. But things soon take a turn for the better when she meets Tom — a handsome charmer who seems too good to be true. As the city transforms into the most wonderful time of the year, Tom and Kate’s growing attraction turns into the best gift of all — a Yuletide romance.
21:00 Twelve Dates ’til Christmas
‘Tis the Season for Do-Overs – Kate, a textile pattern designer, cares for her separated father Mac in Blexford, England. Laura introduces her to The 12 Dates of Christmas, a matchmaking program that rekindles her life and leads her to new adventures.
22:00 Twelve Dates ’til Christmas
‘Tis the Season for Taking Chances – Kate, a textile pattern designer, cares for her separated father Mac in Blexford, England. Laura introduces her to The 12 Dates of Christmas, a matchmaking program that rekindles her life and leads her to new adventures.
23:00 Round and Round
Prod year 2023 – Rachel is stuck in a time loop, reliving the night of her parents’ Hanukkah party. Zach, the nice boy Grandma’s trying to set her up with, helps her make it to tomorrow.
Sunday, December 21
00:30 The Christmas Cup
Prod Year 2025 – Staff Sergeant Kelly Brandt, recovering from a knee injury, leads her hometown team in the annual Christmas Cup, despite her heart aching for her career. She discovers there are multiple ways to serve a community.
02:00 The Mistletoe Secret
Prod Year 2019 – A ghost writer/partner of a travel web site and TV feature arrives in Midway before Christmas to write about it. He falls for The Mistletoe Diner’s Aria, as does his tall, handsome partner.
03:30 Twelve Dates ’til Christmas
‘Tis the Season for Do-Overs – Kate, a textile pattern designer, cares for her separated father Mac in Blexford, England. Laura introduces her to The 12 Dates of Christmas, a matchmaking program that rekindles her life and leads her to new adventures.
04:30 Twelve Dates ’til Christmas
‘Tis the Season for Taking Chances – Kate, a textile pattern designer, cares for her separated father Mac in Blexford, England. Laura introduces her to The 12 Dates of Christmas, a matchmaking program that rekindles her life and leads her to new adventures.
05:30 Last Christmas
Prod Year 2019 – Nothing seems to go right for young Kate, a frustrated Londoner who works as an elf in a year-round Christmas shop. But things soon take a turn for the better when she meets Tom — a handsome charmer who seems too good to be true. As the city transforms into the most wonderful time of the year, Tom and Kate’s growing attraction turns into the best gift of all — a Yuletide romance.
07:30 Annie Live!
Annie Live! – A young orphan opens the heart of billionaire Sir Oliver “”Daddy”” Warbucks.
10:00 Disney’s A Christmas Carol
Prod Year 2009 – An animated retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.
12:00 Merry & Bright
Prod Year 2019 – Cate’s mom is setting up dates for her CEO daughter. When she meets Gabe a week before Christmas, she assumes, he’s a date, but he’s a corporate recovery consultant for her candy cane company. He’s also single.
13:30 The Santa Clause 2
Prod Year 2002 – Scott Calvin has been a humble Santa Claus for nearly ten years, but it might come to an end if he doesn’t find a Mrs. Claus.
15:30 The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
Prod Year 2006 – Santa, aka Scott Calvin, is faced with double-duty: how to keep his new family happy, and how to stop Jack Frost from taking over Christmas.
17:30 Christmas at the Catnip Cafe
Prod Year 2025 – Sparks fly between a marketing executive and a veterinarian as they work together to plan a fundraising event to help stray cats find homes during the holidays.
19:00 Disney’s A Christmas Carol
Prod Year 2009 – An animated retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.
21:00 Holidazed
The Manetti-Hanahan Family – In the Manetti-Hanahan family, there’s never a silent night at Christmastime; this year, Connie wants peace and asks her husband Chuck to put aside his neighborhood rivalry.
22:00 Holidazed
The Finale – After a power outage, the neighborhood families come together on Christmas Day.
23:00 Holiday Date
Prod Year 2019 – After a woman’s boyfriend breaks up with her right before the holidays, she agrees to go home with an actor who will pose as her boyfriend.
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