TV picks for Dec. 6-7:  "Eaten Alive," Mike Nichols, "Robot Chicken"

The late Mike Nichols gets a prime-time tribute that shows off his diverse, early work starting with 1966's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (7 p.m.), followed by 1967's "The Graduate" (9:30 p.m.) and, one of his most underrated films, 1971's "Carnal Knowledge" (11:30 p.m.) with an off-the-hook Jack Nicholson. Saturday, TCM

Explorer Paul Rosolie apparently never saw the Jennifer Lopez thriller "Anaconda." For "Eaten Alive," he traveled to the Amazon, desperately searching for a 20-foot snake that would (gulp!) devour him. Rosolie survived by wearing a carbon-fiber suit and eating onions for lunch. 7 p.m. Sunday, Discovery Channel

Seth Green atones for the sins of his last terrible sitcom, "Dads," by putting together a new edition of "Robot Chicken," a stop-animation special that takes on a slew of holidays. For those with a short attention span and a love for pop-culture irreverence, this comedy will more than whet your appetite. 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Adult Swim

Neal Justin