1) “I Am Chris Farley” (2015), 8-10 p.m., CW. Farley was compared to one of his comedy idols, John Belushi. They were large men and gifted comedy actors, creating memorable characters. Both starred on “Saturday Night Live” for five years; both died of a drug overdose at 33. Farley created memorable characters, including his overwrought life coach, shown here. Fired from “SNL,” he was building a movie career; here’s a profile.
2) “Saturday Night Live,” 11:29 p.m., NBC. After the Farley film, you’ll probably want to see a new “SNL.” This one is hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser (also set to return as Golden Globes host), with Sombr as music guest.
3) “NCIS: Origins,” 8 p.m., CBS. On Tuesday, “Origins” will slide to the 8 p.m. slot, for an episode that flashes to Mark Harmon in his role as Gibbs. First, here’s a rerun of the Oct. 21 episode: When a college swimmer’s body washes ashore, the team must determine if this was murder.
4) Football: ABC starts at noon ET with a top-10 match-up — Brigham Young (No. 7) and Texas Tech (No. 8). It has Texas A&M (No. 3) and Missouri (No. 22) at 3:30 — the same time that CBS has Oregon (No. 9) and Iowa (No. 20). At 7:30, ABC has Louisiana State and Alabama (No. 4); NBC has Navy and Notre Dame. At 9, Fox has Nebraska-UCLA.
5) Movies: AMC has the first two “Star Wars” films at 6 and 9 p.m.; Showtime has the first “Godfather” ones at 7 and 1:. If you prefer something new, at 8 p.m. Hallmark has “Christmas Above the Clouds”; Lifetime (under the Terry McMillan Presents” banner), links a rapper and a minister for “Preach, Pray, Love.”
— Mike Hughes, TV America