Summer memories and teen summer love have all the right elements necessary for a sappy movie. Happily, while "Kiss at Pine Lake" (8 tonight, Hallmark) is sappy it isn't unbearably so. Think of it as a summer lark.

The film tells the story of Luke and Zoe. We meet them as teens on the last day of camp; they've been flirting all summer. Just before Zoe's parents come to pick her up, the pair sneaks away to say goodbye. But before they get to share their first kiss, Zoe's dad calls her away. There is no next summer; eventually they lose touch.

Fifteen years later, Luke (Barry Watson) is an entrepreneur with a philanthropic bent; his best friend from camp Tommy (Matty Finochio) acts as his business manager and public face. Zoe (Mia Kirshner) is a standout employee at a development firm; she confides in her best friend from camp Erica (Victoria Bidewell). Both Luke and Zoe still think about the kiss that wasn't.

Since my own beloved mutt Jazubee Yogi died (yes, that was really his name), I haven't owned another dog. The loss was too painful. This makes me a sucker for dog-centric movies.

"Duke" (8 tonight, Hallmark Channel) is a dog-centric movie and so, I liked it. But you unless you're dead inside you'd have to be moved by "Duke." The dog is good and the main human performance is really good.

It's the "inspired by true events" story of Terry Pulaski (Steven Weber), a  proud Marine who, when the story opens, has been badly injured but still helps to return to his military duties. Unfortunately, not only do his injuries prevent that, but Terry also has a bad case of post-tramautic stress disorder.

Cupid (8pm, Hallmark) - A new Hallmark movie in which a talk show host (Joely Fisher) receives a visit from a mysterious love expert (Jamie Kennedy) who promises he'll reveal her true love to her if she first helps other couples find each other. Her matchmaking doesn't go well and she starts to question her task.

Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (8pm, ABC) - From 1975, an animated Peanuts special in which Charlie Brown keeps vigil by the mailbox, waiting for a Valentine. In a 2002 special that follows, the gang searches for the meaning of love.

America's Most Wanted (8pm, Fox) - In this "Crimes of Passion" special broadcast, a fugitive from Texas wanted for murdering his wife with chainsaws and a Pennsylvania man who murdered his wife in 2005. Happy Valentines Day!

Parking Wars (9pm, A&E) - Season six opens in Detroit and Providence, Rhode Island.

Saturday Night Live (11:29pm, NBC) - Zooey Deschanel ("New Girl") hosts and the music guest is Karmin.

I didn't see "Goodnight for Justice," the highest-rated film ever on the Hallmark Channel. But I can recognize what must have been its quiet charms in "Goodnight for Justice: The Measure of a Man" (8 tonight, Hallmark Movie Channel).

It's a Western where bullets miss more targets than they hit yet when they do hit, the deaths they cause are bloodless or shown from a distance. And even though there's an angry torch carrying mob, it stays a respectful distance away, so as not to really burn anything down.

In other words, it's old-fashioned, and what's wrong with that?

I feel like I've seen "A Taste of Romance" (9 tonight, Hallmark) before. In fact, I kind of feel like I saw it on Hallmark last week.

That's because it has the same theme as "Fixing Pete," the last Hallmark offering I reviewed: uptight professional woman needs "loosening up" by regular guy who's in her same field. Because everyone knows that having a career makes women hard and unlovable.

Still, "Romance" manages to find a way to be a charming variation on that faulty theme. That's mostly because the actors approach the whole thing with a dignity that exceeds the material.

It is many a woman's dream to change her man, to tweak those things that annoy her and turn him into the Prince Charming they've always imagined marrying.

In "Fixing Pete," (9 tonight, Hallmark), our heroine does even better: She gets to physically, emotionally and sartorially shape her a good man.

Ashley Boyd (Brooke Burns) is a fashion editor and makeover specialist with grand ambitions. She's engaged to a broadcast journalist, and together they are perfect and perfectly happy living a superficial existence. They talk at each other, rather than to each other. Ashley's best friend is model/actress Mandy (played by Stacy Keibler aka the latest woman George Clooney is taking to Italy that's not me.)

My Cat From Hell (8pm, Animal Planet) - In tonight's Season 2 premiere, cat behavior expert Jackson Galaxy (left) works with a couple's aggressive cat who poses a financial threat to their in-home Pilates studio. Also, a man uses the unpredictable behavior of their cat as a reason (excuse?) to postpone his proposal to his live-in girlfriend. And how's this for cool: We got a chance to interview Galaxy on Thursday!

Fixing Pete (8pm, Hallmark) - A fashion columnist (Brooke Burns) receives an assignment to make over a sloppy sportswriter (Dylan Bruno). As the pair spend time together, they learn from each other and romance blooms, but complications threaten to keep them apart. Adrienne reviewed this.

Metal  Evolution: Grunge (10pm, VH1 Classic) - An exploration of the grunge genre and how its rise precipitated the downfall of telegenic glam metal.

Saturday Night Live (11:29pm, NBC) - Charles Barkley hosts and Kelly Clarkson is the musical guest.

Austin City Limits (Midnight, UNC-TV) - Performances by Seattle indie rock band The Head and the Heart and British modern rock group Gomez.

If you're looking for one of those feel-good Christmas movies made only to reaffirm a kind of mindless giddy holiday mood, look no further than "A Princess for Christmas" (8 tonight, Hallmark).

Just to ensure an emotional response, "Princess" piles it on. We've got orphans, a Cinderella-like love story, a Scrooge-like transformation, and a chance to show that Americans are better than those snobby Brits.

The words "Once upon a time..." introduce the story of Jules (Katie McGrath), a klutzy and pretty 20something who's raising her niece Maddie (Leilah De Maza) and nephew Milo (Travis Turner), because their parents were killed in an accident during Christmas time. A year later, Jules gets laid off from her job at an antique store just in time to get an invitation and free plane ticket to take the kids to meet their estranged grandfather (Sir Roger Moore). He's estranged because the grandfather, a duke, thought his son married down. But now that his son is dead he wants the connection.

Debbie Macomber's Trading Christmas (8pm, Hallmark) - A widow (Faith Ford) and a writer (Tom Cavenaugh) swap homes for the holidays, but neither getaway goes as planned. Despite the complications, they each meet potential love interests in their temporary new digs. Also stars Gil Bellows ("Ally McBeal") and Gabrielle Miller. Based on a book by Debbie Macomber.

Dear Santa (8pm, Lifetime) - A lonely 24-year-old woman (Amy Acker) discovers a letter from a little girl asking Santa to send her daddy (David Haydn-Jones) a new wife for Christmas, so she decides to seek them out in hopes of making herself their gift from Santa.

Storm Wars  (9pm, Syfy) - A deranged scientist uses weather weapons against his enemies and the city of Washington, D.C., spurring his two estranged sons to unite against him.

48 Hours Mystery (10pm, CBS) - A Cajun millionaire turned English gentleman becomes a suspect in a murder investigation.

Pit Bulls and Parolees (10pm, Animal Planet) - A recent hire wastes little time jeopardizing his shot at redemption, and the center gets bad news concerning one dog's chance of being adopted.

The Case for Christmas (8pm, Hallmark) - An ambitious lawyer (Dean Cain) defends Kris Kringle (George Buza), who's being sued by a selfish businessman for not bringing him the toys he wanted as a child. The case causes Christmas spirit to sink to an all-time low, putting the future of the holiday in jeopardy. Also stars Rachel Blanchard and Barry Flatman. (Personal note: I do not like the looks of that Santa.)

Jodi Picoult's Salem Falls (8pm, Lifetime) - A former teacher (James Van Der Beek) living in a small New England town is accused by some local teen girls of sexual misconduct, which brings his secret past to light. Based on a novel by best-selling author Jodi Picoult. Read the review here.

Walking the Amazon (8pm, Discovery) - A two-hour special following two explorers as they travel the length of the Amazon River. Along the way they encounter dangerous wildlife, drug traffickers and wary villagers.

Pit Bulls and Parolees (10pm, Animal Planet) - Two parolees are sent to Texas to rescue a pair of pit bulls that were injured in an encounter with a porcupine.

Saturday Night Live (11:29pm, NBC) - Jason Segal ("How I Met Your Mother," "The Muppet Movie") hosts, and Florence and the Machine is the music guest.

Austin City Limits Presents: Americana Music Festival 2011 (Midnight, UNC-TV) - Performers include Gregg Allman, the Civil Wars, Justin Townes Earle, Jessica Lea, Mayfield, Robert Plant, and Lucinda Williams.