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Thursday, Nov. 9
Mountain Men: Alaska
History, 8pm
New Series!
This new entry in the Mountain Men franchise follows Alaska legend Marty Meierotto, who chased his dream to live in Alaska in the 1980s and never looked back. He is joined by several other remarkable mountain men and women throughout Alaska, who provide viewers with a glimpse into what it’s like to live isolated in the wild.
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
Netflix
Guillermo del Toro, Rian Johnson and other film luminaries look back at Los Angeles’ historic Egyptian Theatre as it returns to is former movie palace glory.
Colin From Accounts
Paramount+
New Series!
Becoming a hit in Australia following its premiere Down Under last year, this comedy now reaches U.S. shores. The series is about flawed, funny people choosing each other and being brave enough to show their true selves, scars and all, as they navigate life together. It follows Ashley (Harriet Dyer) and Gordon (Patrick Brammall), two single(ish) people who are brought together by a nipple flash, a car accident and an injured dog. Two episodes are available Thursdays starting today.
I Married a Witch
TCM, 6:30pm
Catch a Classic!
This 1942 romantic comedy/fantasy is led by Veronica Lake as Jennifer, a witch who is burned at the stake in colonial Salem, Massachusetts, by Puritan leader Jonathan Wooley (Fredric March). Before she dies, she curses the male descendants of the Wooley clan to always marry the wrong woman, which they do … until the 1940s, when Jennifer returns in a new body to plague politician Wallace Wooley (also played by March) but ends up falling for him.
Son of a Critch: “Feast or Famine”
The CW, 8pm
Mark (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) wants to raise the most money for the 24-hour famine; the fridge breaks at the Critch house.
Hell’s Kitchen: “All Up in Your Grills”
FOX, 8pm
Barbecue master Aaron Franklin judges a grilling challenge, and the chefs must do dinner service for music superstar G-Eazy, Pawn Stars host Rick Harrison and two Miss America contestants in the new episode “All Up in Your Grills.”
NFL Football: Carolina at Chicago
Prime Video, 8:15pm Live
Soldier Field in Chicago hosts this Thursday Night Football clash between Bryce Young’s Carolina Panthers and the Bears.
Run the Burbs: “Phamily Emergency”
The CW, 8:30pm
Andrew (Andrew Phung) and Camille (Rakhee Morzaria) differ on how to help Khia (Zoriah Wong) get over a breakup, and Sam (Julie Nolke) teaches Ramesh (Ali Hassan) to play golf.
Children Ruin Everything: “Each Other”
The CW, 9pm
When their son’s best friend moves away, Astrid (Meaghan Rath) and James (Aaron Abrams) try to help Felix (Logan Nicholson) make a new friend.
LEGO Masters: “Brick Chic”
FOX, 9pm
Builders have their LEGO fashion sense put to the test in the new episode “Brick Chic.” Teams have only eight hours to create luxurious bags that are both functional and runway-worthy.
Transplant: “Nadir”
NBC, 9pm
Mags (Laurence Leboeuf) recovers from a personal crisis and worries about how to get her life back on track; Bash (Hamza Haq) takes an unorthodox approach to treating a soldier with PTSD and may end up helping himself; and June (Ayisha Issa) lets her emotions get in the way of her job.
Everyone Else Burns: “Episode 3”
The CW, 9:30pm
Rachel (Amy James-Kelly) meets a supposedly pious girl at church who changes her perspective on dating.
SEAL Team: “Trust, but Verify: Part 2”
CBS, 10pm
The Paramount+ military drama series continues on CBS with “Trust, but Verify: Part 2.” When Bravo’s operation is compromised, they must figure out how to escape undetected from one of the most dangerous countries in the world.
Friday, Nov. 10
At the Moment
Netflix
New Series!
This romantic anthology drama series from Taiwan is set during the pandemic and weaves together 10 unique stories of human connection and intersecting lives, all centered around the production of a reality dating show.
The Killer
Netflix
Feature Film Exclusive!
Director David Fincher and screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker, who collaborated on 1995’s Seven, re-team for this psychological action thriller based on the French graphic novel series. Michael Fassbender plays an assassin who, after a fateful near-miss, battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt that he insists is not personal.
007: Road to a Million
Prime Video
New Series!
From the producers of the James Bond film franchise comes this eight-episode adventure game show that follows nine pairs of everyday people as they are unleashed on an epic global adventure through a series of 007-inspired challenges for a shot at winning a prize of 1 million British pounds. Actor Brian Cox serves as “The Controller,” the onscreen mastermind behind the game, who dictates where the pairs go and what they must do, and sets their questions. He monitors each team’s quest, delighting in the unfolding drama of his intricately devised and often relentless challenges. Some of the locations where the pairs are dispatched that were shown in a teaser for the show are certainly places one might find Bond on a mission: the untamed Scottish Highlands, Chile’s isolated Atacama Desert, the bustling streets of Venice and the majestic Swiss Alps.
Veterans Day MOVIES!
MOVIES!, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
Veterans Day, of course, is on Nov. 11, but since that is a Saturday this year, the federal holiday will be recognized today. MOVIES! is following suit with its Veterans Day celebration, which features 24 hours of war/military-themed classic films. Airing in this lineup, in order, are: The Frogmen (1951), starring Richard Widmark and Dana Andrews; Halls of Montezuma (1951), with Widmark, Jack Palance and Robert Wagner; The Longest Day (1962), boasting an all-star cast including John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Richard Burton, Robert Ryan and many more; Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), a drama about Pearl Harbor led by a large cast of American and Japanese actors; Von Ryan’s Express (1965), starring Frank Sinatra and Trevor Howard; None but the Brave (1965), with Sinatra and Clint Walker; Twelve O’Clock High (1949), headlined by Gregory Peck and Hugh Marlowe; Decision Before Dawn (1951), featuring Richard Basehart and Gary Merrill; and Sink the Bismarck! (1960), led by Kenneth More and Dana Wynter.
Everything Christmas
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
To honor her late grandmother, Lori Jo (Cindy Busby) and her roommate (Katherine Barrell) take a road trip to Yuletide Springs, where Christmas is celebrated year-round. Along the way, the friends meet Carl (Corey Sevier) and Jason (Matt Wells), who join them on their journey.
Power Book IV: Force
Starz, 8pm
Season Finale!
Season 2 of the crime drama following Tommy Egan (Joseph Sikora) and his quest to take over the Chicago drug world concludes with “Power Powder Respect.”
Raid the Cage: “Down, Set, Hut!”
CBS, 9pm
It’s a colossal clash of former professional football players and their equally competitive wives in the new episode “Down, Set, Hut!”
Belle Collective
OWN, 9pm
New Episodes!
Tambra Cherie, Marie Hamilton-Abston, Aikisha Holly-Colon, Lateshia Pearson, Latrice Rogers and Sophia O. Williams (aka Sogucci) are the Belles — six successful and glamorous Southern women who make things happen in their tightknit community of Jackson, Mississippi, and beyond. In the upcoming episodes, Lateshia’s brunch tour gets off to a rocky start due to Latrice’s potty mouth; Sogucci and JJ deal with the aftereffects of the altercation with JJ’s ex-wife Selena; Tambra is pregnant; and more.
Salute to Service: A Veterans Day Celebration
PBS, 10pm
Jon Stewart hosts this Veterans Day musical celebration featuring the U.S. Army Field Band, with special guests country music artist Mickey Guyton, singer-songwriter Amanda Shires and Broadway star Mandy Gonzalez. An encore broadcast of this hourlong program will immediately follow.
Saturday, Nov. 11
The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe
Cartoon Network, 9am
New Series!
This animated kids series tells the tale of Prince Ivandoe, a self-assured and delusional young buck, who is joined by his dedicated and clever squire, Bert, on a magical and hilarious hero’s quest through kingdoms filled with swashbuckling, royal rivalries and magical fairy tale creatures.
“Band of Brothers” Marathon
AMC, beginning at 10am
From executive producers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, this is the story of Easy Company, an elite team of U.S. paratroopers whose World War II exploits were as incredible as they are true. This landmark 10-part miniseries, which originally aired on HBO in 2001, is based on Stephen E. Ambrose’s nonfiction bestseller that recounts the remarkable achievements of a volunteer rifle company, which included the capture of Hitler’s “impenetrable” Eagle’s Nest in 1945. Stars Scott Grimes, Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Shane Taylor, David Schwimmer and Donnie Wahlberg.
College Football
FOX & NBC, beginning at 12pm Live
Big matchups in the Big Ten Conference today feature Michigan at Penn State on FOX and Michigan State at Ohio State in primetime on NBC.
Veterans Day Triple Feature
TCM, beginning at 1:45pm
Catch a Classic!
TCM honors Veterans Day by showcasing several classic films involving American veterans and their engagements abroad. Americans battle Communist troops in an abandoned Korean temple in the action drama The Steel Helmet (1951), then fighter pilots prepare for D-Day in the World War II action drama Fighter Squadron (1948), and to close out the evening is The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), which follows three World War II veterans as they return to the American Midwest irreparably changed.
Variety Salute to Service
History, 7pm
For the fourth consecutive year, History and Variety present this moving, hourlong special that honors the indomitable spirit of U.S. military veterans. Montel Williams hosts this year’s event, which spotlights individuals who, beyond their military duties, have profoundly impacted their communities post-active service. Featured heroes including former Green Beret and NFL long snapper Nate Boyer, who spearheads a program linking former athletes with veterans, and ex-Army Sergeant Christy Gardner, founder of a nonprofit dedicated to training service dogs for injured and disabled veterans.
Women’s Soccer: NWSL Championship: NJ/NY Gotham FC vs. OL Reign
CBS, 8pm Live
The National Women’s Soccer League championship game between NJ/NY Gotham FC and OL Reign takes place tonight at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego.
Christmas Keepsake
Great American Family, 8pm
Original Film!
A father (Daniel Lissing) bonds with his daughter and stumbles upon an unexpected romance with a woman (Jillian Murray) while tracking down the original owner of a Christmas time capsule.
Christmas Island
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
When a snowstorm diverts Kate’s (Rachel Skarsten) first private flight to Christmas Island, she must team up with an air traffic controller (Andrew Walker) to secure her dream job as the family’s pilot.
Beyond the Battlefield
History, 8pm
In the first hour of this two-hour Veterans Day special, host Remi Adeleke lands at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, just outside of San Diego, exploring the day-to-day operations there while also weaving in the fascinating history of Marine Corps aviation, including its humble beginnings in World War I as part of the Navy. In the second hour, Adeleke heads to Army Special Operations Forces headquarters at Fort Liberty in North Carolina. As he meets the sergeants and generals on the base to learn more about the Green Berets and the work they do around the world, their origins and storied history from World War II to the present are brought to life by renowned historians and former Special Forces officers who were there.
Legends of the Fork
A&E, 9pm
New Series!
Celebrity baker Buddy Valastro explores other culinary areas in this road-trip series that follows him across the country to visit, sample the recipes, learn the histories and discover the secrets to the success of some of the most renowned restaurants, from New York and New Jersey to Nashville, Chicago and Los Angeles. Valastro explores how these historic eateries offer diners an astonishing panorama of the country’s social, cultural and demographic background, as well as its culinary traditions.
Buddy Valastro’s Cake Dynasty
A&E, 10pm
New Series!
Featuring over-the-top cakes and an over-the-top family, this reality series goes behind the scenes at Carlo’s Bake Shop in Hoboken alongside celebrity baker Buddy Valastro and his extended family as he works to balance the demands of a rapidly expanding business empire with his demanding home life. This season finds Valastro tackling some of his biggest bakes to date, including pieces celebrating Neil Patrick Harris’ 50th birthday and the 20th anniversary of Broadway’s Wicked.
NFL Icons
MGM+, 10pm
Season Finale!
The Season 3 finale of the NFL Films documentary series looks at the storied career of former defensive back Charles Woodson, one of the 10 members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame to have also won college football’s Heisman Trophy.
Sunday, Nov. 12
NFL Football
NFL Network & NBC, beginning at 9:30am Live
NFL fans can enjoy a morning game as the Indianapolis Colts face the New England Patriots in Frankfurt, Germany, on NFL Network. Sunday Night Football’s matchup on NBC (subject to flexible scheduling) has the N.Y. Jets visiting the Raiders at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Christmas Time Capsule
UPtv, 7pm
Original Film!
When Tiffany’s (Emily Alatalo) best friend, James (Franco Lo Presti), arrives at her house looking for the family heirloom engagement ring he left in her care, she quickly realizes that he wants to use it to propose to another woman. Now Tiffany has three days, a road trip and some Christmas magic to make James realize that the woman he really wants has been in front of him the whole time.
Yellowstone: “Only Devils Left”
CBS, 8pm
Season 2 of the hit Paramount Network drama Yellowstone continues on CBS with “Only Devils Left,” in which John’s (Kevin Costner) enemies strike a direct hit on the Yellowstone ranch.
The Chosen: “Two by Two”
The CW, 8pm
The apostles are called by Jesus (Jonathan Roumie) to begin their missions.
Krapopolis: “Big Man on Hippocampus”
FOX, 8pm
In the new episode “Big Man on Hippocampus,” Hippocampus (voice of Duncan Trussell) goes to a science convention where he is finally appreciated for his intellect. Chris Hardwick and Steve Buscemi provide guest voices.
A Christmas Blessing
Great American Family, 8pm
Original Film!
A TV chef (Lori Loughlin) is divinely inspired to take over her late aunt’s charity with help from a new friend (Jesse Hutch) and the handsome business associate next door (James Tupper).
A Heidelberg Holiday
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
Heidi Heidelberg (Ginna Claire Mason) travels to Germany to sell her handmade ornaments at the prestigious Heidelberg Christmas Market, where she meets Lukas (Frédéric Brossier), a local artisan who helps her reconnect with her lost heritage.
Gilda
MOVIES!, 8pm
Catch a Classic!
“There never was a woman like Gilda!” exclaimed the promotional poster for this lushly photographed 1946 film noir classic, and it’s hard to quibble with the tagline. Rita Hayworth is at her bombshell best in her signature performance as the titular character, the wife of Buenos Aires casino owner Ballin Mundson (George Macready). Mundson hires a newly arrived American, small-time gambler Johnny Farrell (Glenn Ford), as a casino manager, but also assigns him to watch over Gilda. But it turns out that Gilda and Johnny happen to be former lovers, adding all sorts of tensions to the combustible emotional mix.
Hotel Portofino: “Subterfuges”
PBS, 8pm
Bella (Natascha McElhone) schemes to thwart Cecil’s (Mark Umbers) plans for taking over the hotel and helps get Nish (Assad Zaman) to safety while arranging a rendezvous with an old flame. Meanwhile, Rose’s (Claude Scott-Mitchell) attempts to reconcile with Lucian (Oliver Dench) end in disaster, forcing Bella to intervene.
The Simpsons: “Iron Marge”
FOX, 8:30pm
When Marge’s (voice of Julie Kavner) heart is broken by a bad birthday present, Bart and Lisa (Nancy Cartwright and Yeardley Smith) must dig into their mom’s past to show that they really know her in the new episode “Iron Marge.”
Bob’s Burgers: “Escape From Which Island?”
FOX, 9pm
Mr. Fischoeder (voice of returning guest star Kevin Kline) enlists Bob (H. Jon Benjamin) to be his personal chef for a glamping trip on his exclusive club’s secret island in the new episode “Escape From Which Island?”
Beacon 23
MGM+, 9pm
New Series!
This eight-part sci-fi thriller takes place in the farthest reaches of the Milky Way and follows Aster (Lena Headey), a government agent, and Halan (Stephan James), a stoic ex-military man, whose fates become entangled after they find themselves trapped together inside one of many beacons that serve as lighthouses for intergalactic travelers. The series debuts with two episodes tonight.
World on Fire: “Episode 5”
PBS, 9pm
Tragedy strikes at the heart of Harry’s (Jonah Hauer-King) unit as the siege drags on in Tobruk. In Manchester, Kasia (Zofia Wichlacz) is confronted by the horror of war, while in France, romance blossoms.
Family Guy: “Baby, It’s Cold Inside”
FOX, 9:30pm
Stewie (voice of Seth MacFarlane) finds a mini fridge and lives the college dorm lifestyle in the new episode “Baby, It’s Cold Inside.”
Good Cop, Bad Cop
Investigation Discovery, 10pm
New Series!
Former homicide detective Garry McFadden hosts this series that recounts detectives’ attempts to solve complicated murder investigations with a startling twist: the perpetrator is a fellow member of law enforcement.
Annika: “Episode 5”
PBS, 10pm
Annika’s (Nicola Walker) family vacation is interrupted when she and her team must investigate a body found in a stream close to her resort.
The Curse
Showtime, 10pm
New Series!
The 10-episode, genre-bending series explores how an alleged curse disturbs the relationship of a newly married couple as they try to conceive a child while costarring in their new home-improvement show. Stars Emma Stone (La La Land), Nathan Fielder (The Rehearsal) and Benny Safdie (Oppenheimer).
Monday, Nov. 13
William Holden Westerns
MOVIES!, beginning at 2:25pm
Catch a Classic!
This afternoon is all about Westerns starring William Holden. First up is the Oscar-nominated classic The Wild Bunch (1969), costarring Hollywood icons Ernest Borgnine and Robert Ryan, which tells the story of a group of aging outlaws looking for one last score, followed by the Civil War drama Alvarez Kelly (1966) and Wild Rovers (1971), which follows two Montana cowboys who decide to rob a bank.
Split Second
Game Show Network, 7:30pm
Season Premiere!
This game show based on a format by the legendary Monty Hall returns for Season 2, hosted by John Michael Higgins (America Says). The series airs weekdays at this time.
NFL Football: Denver at Buffalo
ESPN & ABC, 8pm Live
Russell Wilson leads the Denver Broncos on the road against Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills in this Week 10 Monday Night Football matchup.
Kitchen Nightmares: “Love Bites”
FOX, 8pm
Gordon Ramsay steps in to help an engaged couple who run a small restaurant and have trouble separating their work and personal lives in the new episode “Love Bites.”
The Voice: “The Knockouts, Part 3”
NBC, 8pm
Country superstar Wynonna Judd is enlisted as Mega Mentor to help prepare the artists for the knockouts. The three-way knockouts are back as coaches group three artists to perform individually against each other, then select a winner to move on to the playoffs. Each coach has one save and one steal.
Antiques Roadshow: “Vintage Dallas, Hour 1”
PBS, 8pm
Everything is bigger in Texas, including finds in Dallas like a Beggs steam train set, circa 1885; a Tiffany Cypriote glass vase, circa 1926; and a William H. D. Koerner oil illustration, circa 1935. Discover which gets a $150,000 appraisal.
Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test: “Survival”
FOX, 9pm
The recruits face a helicopter survival drill as a test of their ability to mentally handle a life-or-death situation in the new episode “Survival.”
A Town Called Victoria
PBS, 9pm
New Miniseries!
In this two-part documentary miniseries, concluding tomorrow night, the south Texas town of Victoria is thrown into the national spotlight when a local mosque is burned to the ground in 2017. After the cameras turn away and the narrative slips from the headlines, Victoria must overcome its age-old political, racial and economic divides and begin the hard work of changing itself for the better.
The Irrational: “Scorched Earth”
NBC, 10pm
A new episode of this drama led by Jesse L. Martin premieres tonight.
Barmageddon
USA Network, 11pm
Season Premiere!
The celebrity game show returns for Season 2, with a new set of outrageous bar games thrown into the mix, such as Fool’s Ball, Tic Tac Throwdown and Talk Derby to Me. The action takes place at Blake Shelton’s bar in Nashville with Nikki Garcia hosting, Carson Daly behind the bar and Shelton’s house band performing music. Among the celebrity competitors are Kelly Clarkson vs. Michelle Rodriguez, Jelly Roll vs. Gabriel Iglesias and Rob Riggle vs. Chris Hardwick.
Tuesday, Nov. 14
Criminal Code
Netflix
New Series!
Fans of action-packed police shows with lots of shooting, fights, explosions and breathless chase sequences, combined with elements of forensic criminal investigation, should enjoy Criminal Code, which Netflix touts as its first Brazilian police action series. It follows the fieldwork and intelligence operations of that South American country’s Federal Police.
JFK: What the Doctors Saw
Paramount+
Offering a controversial take on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, this film uses the recollections of seven physicians who were in the Parkland Hospital ER when Kennedy arrived. Brought together in 2013 for a joint interview, they agreed unanimously that what they found when they tried to treat JFK led to the conclusion that one of the entry shots came from the front, hitting his throat — contradicting the accepted theory that both wounds were from the rear.
College Basketball: State Farm Champions Classic
ESPN, beginning at 7pm Live
Elite college basketball programs are at Chicago’s United Center for the State Farm Champions Classic pitting the Duke Blue Devils vs. the Michigan State Spartans and the Kansas Jayhawks vs. the Kentucky Wildcats.
NCIS: Sydney
CBS, 8pm
New Series!
The first ever international edition of the top-rated television franchise comes to CBS with a uniquely Australian twist. With rising international tensions in the Indo-Pacific, a brilliant and eclectic team of U.S. NCIS agents and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) are grafted into a multinational task force to keep naval crimes in check in the most contested patch of ocean on the planet. The series stars Olivia Swann (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow) as NCIS Special Agent Michelle Mackey and Todd Lasance (Without Remorse) as her 2IC AFP counterpart, Sgt. Jim “JD” Dempsey.
Name That Tune: “Tunes and the City”
FOX, 8pm
Kat Graham, Deon Cole, Mario Cantone and Mary Fitzgerald Bonnet are the celebrities playing the musical guessing game for charity in the new episode “Tunes and the City.”
The Voice: “Recap: The Knockouts, Part 3” & “The Knockouts, Part 4”
NBC, beginning at 8pm
Following an hourlong recap of last night’s third round of the Knockouts, the Knockout rounds continue with Round 4. Country music superstar Wynonna Judd continues to serve as Mega Mentor.
Star of the Month: Gloria Grahame
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies’ monthlong Tuesday night celebration of actress Gloria Grahame continues with tonight’s lineup that begins with the 1950 film noir In a Lonely Place, costarring Humphrey Bogart. After that is another noir, The Glass Wall (1953); director Elia Kazan’s drama Man on a Tightrope (1953), costarring Fredric March; Macao (1952), an adventure noir led by Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell; and the true-crime psychological thriller The Todd Killings (1971).
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
The CW, 9pm
Season Premiere!
The 12th season of this classic skit comedy show begins tonight.
Native America
PBS, 9pm
Season Finale!
Season 2 concludes with “Language Is Life,” which celebrates the power of Native languages and the inspirational people who are saving them. From secret recordings to Star Wars films dubbed in Navajo, follow the revolutionary steps that are transforming Native America.
FBI True: “Ruby Ridge: The Real Story”
CBS, 10pm
This true-crime series from Paramount+ continues on CBS with “Ruby Ridge: The Real Story,” looking at the 11-day armed standoff between fugitive Randy Weaver and FBI agents that took place in Idaho in 1992.
The Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters
History, 10pm
Season Premiere!
In the Season 2 premiere, the team discovers the last remains of an A-3 Skywarrior jet that fatally crashed in July 1960 while trying to land on the USS Saratoga. A thorough investigation by both land and sea results in a positive identification of the exact jet, and the pilot and crew who lost their lives.
Found: “Missing While Indigenous”
NBC, 10pm
The team searches for a pregnant Native American schoolteacher who has gone missing.
A Town Called Victoria
PBS, 10pm
Miniseries Finale!
In the finale of this two-part documentary miniseries, the prosecution presents shocking evidence related to the burning of a local mosque in the south Texas town of Victoria. As the trial concludes, the engaged citizens seek a way to build a more inclusive community.
Wednesday, Nov. 15
NHL Hockey
TNT, beginning at 7:30pm Live
The Philadelphia Flyers are at the Carolina Hurricanes and the N.Y. Islanders head to Vancouver to face the Canucks for TNT’s NHL doubleheader.
Sullivan’s Crossing: “Second Chances”
The CW, 8pm
Tensions escalate as Maggie (Morgan Kohan) returns to Sullivan’s Crossing with Andrew (Allan Hawco).
The Masked Singer: “Trolls Night”
FOX, 8pm
The Masked Singer celebrates the upcoming theatrical release of Trolls Band Together with a night of chart-toppers from boy bands in the new episode “Trolls Night.”
Quantum Leap: “Secret History”
NBC, 8pm
At Princeton University in 1955, Ben (Raymond Lee) must find a formula hidden by Albert Einstein that holds the key to nuclear energy before the Nazis get it. While there, he is surprised to run into a familiar face on campus.
Spy in the Ocean: A “Nature” Miniseries
PBS, 8pm
Miniseries Finale!
“Deep Trouble,” the concluding installment of this four-part Nature miniseries, showcases the challenges of ocean life through moments like a baby whale in danger, marine iguanas battling storms and a mantis shrimp’s knockout punch.
90th Anniversary Films
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Time sure does fly — it’s hard to believe all the movies being featured today were released 90 years ago in 1933! First up, Spencer Tracy and Loretta Young star as grifters in the romance drama Man’s Castle. Next, Mae West stars as a circus performer who seeks a better life by pursuing the company of wealthy New Yorkers in I’m No Angel. Following that, Miriam Hopkins stars as a woman in the middle of a love triangle between two men played by Gary Cooper and Fredric March in the romance comedy Design for Living; Barbara Stanwyck plays a young woman exploiting hapless men at a bank in Baby Face; a large ensemble cast comes together in the dinner drama Dinner at Eight, including Lionel and John Barrymore; and finally, to finish the lineup, is the musical drama 42nd Street, which centers around the leading lady of a Broadway musical who breaks her ankle and is replaced by a young unknown actress who becomes the new star.
The Spencer Sisters: “The Lawyer’s Lament”
The CW, 9pm
Darby’s (Stacey Farber) ex hires the Spencer sisters to investigate a series of threats against his fiancée.
Expedition Unknown
Discovery Channel, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Globetrotting explorer Josh Gates is back scanning the depths of the ocean, trekking into the heart of Central American jungles and diving into flooded tunnels beneath an active volcano in search of answers to the world’s greatest mysteries.
Snake Oil: “Return of Bethenny and Jay”
FOX, 9pm
Bethenny Frankel and Jay Pharoah are back as celebrity advisers as contestants try to determine which business ventures are real and which are fake in the new episode “Return of Bethenny and Jay.”
Magnum P.I.: “Run With the Devil”
NBC, 9pm
Magnum (Jay Hernandez) and Higgins (Perdita Weeks) agree to help a teenage Amish boy who has traveled to Hawaii in search of his runaway sister. Meanwhile, Rick (Zachary Knighton) sets out to find TC (Stephen Hill) a date for the Marine Corps Ball.
NOVA: “The Battle to Beat Malaria”
PBS, 9pm
Are scientists on the verge of a breakthrough in the fight against malaria, one of humanity’s oldest and most devastating plagues? Follow researchers as they develop and test a promising new vaccine on a quest to save millions of lives.
Secrets of the Dead: “Hidden in the Amazon”
PBS, 10pm
See how recent discoveries are shedding new light on our understanding of pre-Columbian societies in the Amazon, with scientists now speculating that the rainforest was home to between 8 and 10 million people living in large, well-established communities.
Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch
Discovery Channel, 10:05pm
Season Premiere!
Duane and Chad Ollinger have spent close to a decade trying to unearth $3 billion in Aztec gold that they believe is hidden in a vast network of underground caverns deep within Blind Frog Ranch. After arriving for the season, they discover that claim jumpers have been illegally digging on the property, attempting to locate and steal the treasure, which leads to a tense and volatile confrontation.
Thursday, Nov. 16
Terror Lake Drive
ALLBLK
Season Premiere!
Season 3 of this anthology series, called “Summer Purge,” takes place five years after the second installment, as a new South Georgia family mysteriously inherits a luxury vacation home on Lake Levi — luring them to the ground previously known as (the haunted) Freeman Lakes.
Best. Christmas. Ever!
Netflix
Original Film!
Every Christmas, Jackie (Brandy Norwood) sends a boastful holiday newsletter that makes her old college friend Charlotte (Heather Graham) feel like a lump of coal. When a twist of fate lands Charlotte and her family on Jackie’s snowy doorstep just days before Christmas, she seizes the opportunity to prove her old friend’s life can’t possibly be that perfect.
The Crown
Netflix
Season Premiere!
The acclaimed series that dramatizes the lives of British royalty since Queen Elizabeth II’s (currently played by Imelda Staunton) ascension to the throne drops the first four episodes of its sixth and final season today. These episodes continue with Princess Diana’s (Elizabeth Debicki) story and explore the events surrounding her tragic death in 1997. The series’ final six episodes will be available on Dec. 14. Joining the cast in Part 1 are Rufus Kampa and Fflyn Edwards as, respectively, young Princes William and Harry.
In Love and Deep Water
Netflix
Original Film!
Described as a “suspenseful romantic comedy,” this Japanese film takes place aboard the MSC Bellissima, a massive luxury cruise ship headed for the Aegean. While at sea, loyal butler Suguru (Ryo Yoshizawa) and a mysterious woman named Chizuru (Aoi Miyazaki) cross paths as they try to solve a murder that occurs on the ship.
Son of a Critch: “Beer Necessities”
The CW, 8pm
Mark (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) leaves school grounds for lunch and is offered a beer.
Hell’s Kitchen: “Cooking for Your Life”
FOX, 8pm
In the new episode “Cooking for Your Life,” the chefs must cook one of the top five cuisines in America, but the challenge gets turned on its head and shines the spotlight on a select few contestants.
Inside Track: The Business of Formula 1
CNBC, 8pm
In this one-hour documentary, CNBC’s Sara Eisen delves into how the elite, internationally esteemed Formula 1 motorsports league has achieved rapid growth in attendance, viewership and market value since Liberty Media acquired it in 2017. The program also examines the sport’s future, including the new and ambitious Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday night. Profiling the industry’s top executives and F1’s leadership, as well as meeting the superstar drivers, the documentary explores what is fueling Formula 1’s immense popularity and who is profiting from its expansion. “This is a true passion project for me, and I am so excited to give the CNBC audience and Formula 1 fans alike a closer look at the business of this global phenomenon — one that stands firmly at the intersection of sports, technology and culture,” Eisen says.
Creature Features
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Enjoy a nice variety of creature features, starring monsters large and small, with tonight’s six-film lineup that continues into tomorrow morning. It starts with Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954), the classic that introduced the Gill-man as the last of the great old-school Universal monsters. Next, The Blob (1958) stars 28-year-old Steve McQueen as a teenager who is one of the townspeople terrorized by the gelatinous and carnivorous title creature. Following that is Godzilla (1954), the original Japanese production that introduced the King of the Monsters. Moving into late night/early morning, the lineup features It Came From Beneath the Sea (1955), with the “it” being a gigantic octopus brought to life by special effects wizard Ray Harryhausen; The Wolf Man (1941), featuring another beloved Universal monster, this one played by Lon Chaney Jr. in both his human and animal forms; and King Kong (1933), one of the earliest entries in, and still among the best of, the giant-monster-on-the-loose subgenre of creature feature.
NFL Football: Cincinnati at Baltimore
Prime Video, 8:15pm Live
Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals are at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore for a Thursday Night Football clash with Lamar Jackson and the Ravens.
Run the Burbs: “Phriends and Enemies”
The CW, 8:30pm
Andrew (Andrew Phung) creates a DIY speed bump to protect the community, but it does the opposite.
Ghosts UK
CBS, 9pm
New Series!
The BBC comedy that inspired the CBS series Ghosts begins its run on CBS with two episodes tonight. In the series premiere, “Who Do You Think You Are?,” Alison (Charlotte Ritchie) and Mike Cooper (Kiell Smith-Bynoe), a cash-strapped young couple, inherit a country house only to find it is falling apart and haunted. Then in “Gorilla War,” Alison is recovering from a near-fatal accident when she finds herself hounded by the ghostly gaggle.
Children Ruin Everything: “Teamwork”
The CW, 9pm
Astrid (Meaghan Rath) and James (Aaron Abrams) prepare to celebrate their “hook-up-aversary.”
LEGO Masters: “LEGO 2K Drive”
FOX, 9pm
Teams use bricks to create a remote-controlled vehicle for the ultimate off-road race in the new episode “LEGO 2K Drive.”
Transplant: “Audition”
NBC, 9pm
Bash (Hamza Haq) treats a diabetic woman who is overly dependent on her 18-year-old son, and whose shocking health crisis calls on all his expertise. Meanwhile, June (Ayisha Issa) is put to the test emotionally and physically with a difficult patient, and Claire (Torri Higginson) presents an ultimatum to Dr. Devi (Rekha Sharma).
Everyone Else Burns: “Episode 4”
The CW, 9:30pm
As Fiona (Kate O’Flynn) feels suffocated by David’s (Simon Bird) biweekly dates, her eyes wander to neighbor Andrew (Kadiff Kirwan).
SEAL Team: “Nine Ten”
CBS, 10pm
The Paramount+ military drama series continues on CBS with “Nine Ten,” in which members of Bravo Team travel to New York City and reflect on a day that shaped each of their lives.
The Haunted Museum: “The Evil Puppet Twins”
Travel Channel, 10pm
The tale in this episode is inspired by a pair of 1800s wooden marionettes with glass eyes that had to be removed from the Carmel Doll Shop in Pacific Grove, California, after a doll collector experienced a series of disturbing events.
Friday, Nov. 17
EXmas
Amazon Freevee
Original Film!
Leighton Meester and Robbie Amell lead this holiday rom-com. When Graham (Amell) decides to surprise his family by traveling home for Christmas, he is shocked to discover them already celebrating with an unexpected guest of honor — his ex-fiancée Ali (Meester). The two exes battle it out to see who the family will pick to stay through Christmas Day, and who must go.
Dashing Through the Snow
Disney+
Original Film!
Lil Rel Howery, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and Teyonah Parris lead this family holiday comedy, a hilarious and touching story about a social worker for the Atlanta Police Department (Bridges) and the Christmas Eve journey with his estranged daughter (Madison Skye Validum) that helps him to remember the joy and magic of the Yuletide season.
The Secret Life of Dancing Dogs
Hulu
New Series!
This six-part docuseries follows a group of dog handlers and their canines as they prepare to compete at the world’s greatest dog show, Crufts, located in England.
All-Time High
Netflix
Original Film!
The creators of The Misadventures of Hedi and Cokeman return with this romantic action comedy led by Nassim Lyes and Zoé Marchal. Lyes plays Youss, a master con artist. During a poker game that doesn’t go his way, he meets Stéphanie, a crypto millionaire, and spots the perfect opportunity to clear his debts. He tries to get closer to her … but he’s not the only one.
Believer 2
Netflix
Original Film!
This sequel to the 2018 South Korean action crime thriller follows the deadly war between Detective Won Ho (Cho Jin-woong), who is still chasing Mr. Lee; the missing Rak (Oh Seung-hoon); the reappeared Brian (Cha Seung-wong); and Big Knife (Han Hyo-joo), who has come from China to resolve the situation.
Rustin
Netflix
Feature Film Exclusive!
Colman Domingo stars as activist/organizer Bayard Rustin, the architect of 1963’s momentous March on Washington, in this biopic that shines a long overdue spotlight on the extraordinary man who, alongside giants like Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (Aml Ameen), Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (Jeffrey Wright) and Ella Baker (Audra McDonald), dared to imagine a different world and inspired a movement toward freedom. Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, CCH Pounder and Bill Irwin also star.
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Netflix
New Series!
Based on the 2010 live-action film and the graphic novels that inspired it, this anime series features a voice cast made up of all the original movie’s stars. When Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) meets Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), the girl of his dreams, he learns he must defeat her seven evil exes in order to date her. Then things get even more complicated. The voice cast also includes Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Brie Larson, Alison Pill, Aubrey Plaza, Kieran Culkin and Brandon Routh.
Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
Peacock
Original Film!
Produced by Judd Apatow and with narration by John Goodman, this film finds the sketch comedy trio known as Please Don’t Destroy (Martin Herlihy, John Higgins and Ben Marshall) playing childhood besties working at an outdoor supply store who find a strange compass. Thinking it can lead to a rumored buried treasure in a local forest, they head off on an adventure that puts them on the wrong side of two oddball park rangers (Meg Stalter and X Mayo), hairless bears and a cult leader (Bowen Yang) — as well as Conan O’Brien, who pops up as one of their dads. Will they get to the bottom of the Foggy mystery?
Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story
Prime Video
This documentary film offers a tender and intimate portrait of writer, actor, filmmaker and studio head Tyler Perry, looking back at his harrowing but faithful road to the top of an industry that did not always include him. With unique access, filmmakers Gelila Bekele and Armani Ortiz delve into Perry’s inner world as he becomes a father and a media mogul with a mission to pave his own road to the top.
Twin Love
Prime Video
New Series!
Brie and Nikki Garcia (formerly known as the Bella Twins) host this social dating experiment that explores the love lives of identical twins. Ten sets of twins will be split up and placed into two houses, creating identical casts, where they will begin a search for love. The series will discover if the twins’ inherent similarities extend to their romantic desires. When separated from their siblings, some for the first time ever, will they pursue identical partners, or will their choices be dramatically different?
NBA Basketball
ESPN, beginning at 7:30pm Live
The NBA In-Season Tournament continues tonight on ESPN with the Sacramento Kings at the San Antonio Spurs and the Phoenix Suns at the Utah Jazz.
Navigating Christmas
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
A single mother (Chelsea Hobbs) and her son visit a remote island for Christmas, only to find themselves running a real working lighthouse owned by a very curt but cute man (Stephen Huszar).
The Wall: “Melissa and Liz”
NBC, 8pm
Sisters Melissa and Liz, from Chanute, Kansas, join forces to test their knowledge and luck on the Wall.
TCM Spotlight: Night Movies: “The City at Night”
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
City cop drama Between Midnight and Dawn (1950) starts tonight’s focus on nighttime movies, featuring partners on night duty who try to help a woman in danger. Next is the Martin Scorsese crime drama After Hours (1985), about an ordinary man who has a very not-ordinary night after agreeing to visit a girl in Soho. Following that is the Oscar-nominated Robert De Niro-led film Taxi Driver (1976), also directed by Martin Scorsese, about an increasingly unstable insomniac veteran who drives a New York City cab at night. Next up is a crime thriller about passengers held hostage on a New York City subway train, The Incident (1967), starring Beau Bridges and Martin Sheen in his film debut. Finally, a New York City drug dealer, played by Vincent Spano, flees from mobsters in Alphabet City (1984).
Raid the Cage: “Seeing Double”
CBS, 9pm
Two teams of identical twins, including The Amazing Race’s Marianela “Lulu” Gonzalez and Marissa “Lala” Gonzalez, tangle in the cage for a chance to take home fabulous prizes in the new episode “Seeing Double.”
Saturday, Nov. 18
College Football: Wake Forest at Notre Dame
NBC, 3:30pm Live
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons visit Notre Dame Stadium to battle the Fighting Irish on NBC.
Santa, Maybe
Great American Family, 8pm
Original Film!
Can theater director Lila (Aubrey Reynolds) rise to the challenge of putting on the perfect Christmas ballet, while also discovering her office Secret Santa in the process?
A Merry Scottish Christmas
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
When estranged siblings Lindsay (Lacey Chabert) and Brad (Scott Wolf) travel to Scotland to reunite with their mother for Christmas, a big family secret is revealed.
Kennedy
History, beginning at 8pm
New Series!
Just ahead of the 60th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination on Nov. 22, this eight-part docuseries chronicles his personal life, political career and historic thousand-day presidency. Narrated by Peter Coyote, the series unfolds through a cinematic library of archival materials and over 70 new interviews with those well-versed in JFK’s history. Kennedy debuts with three back-to-back hourlong episodes this evening, followed by three more tomorrow (Sunday, Nov. 19) and the final two on Monday, Nov. 20, all beginning at the same time.
The 72nd Miss Universe Competition
The Roku Channel & Telemundo, 8pm Live (Telemundo live preshow begins 6pm)
This year’s installment of the competition takes place in El Salvador. A Spanish-language broadcast of the event takes place on Telemundo, which also has a live preshow beginning two hours earlier.
The Legend of the Dragon
TCM, beginning at 8pm
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Turner Classic Movies’ Saturday night salute to legendary martial artist/actor Bruce Lee continues with tonight’s feature, which begins with one of the star’s most popular films and one of the greatest martial arts movies ever: Enter the Dragon (1973), featuring Lee as a spy who is sent undercover to compete in a martial arts tournament hosted by a rogue monk turned drug lord. Costarring John Saxon and Jim Kelly, Enter the Dragon was the first Hollywood-produced kung fu feature but was also, sadly, Lee’s final completed film appearance before his untimely death at age 32 on July 20, 1973; it was premiered in Hong Kong six days after Lee’s passing. Also released posthumously was tonight’s second Lee film, which is making its TCM premiere: Game of Death (1978). Lee had begun filming his scenes for this production in late 1972 before stepping away to make Enter the Dragon, and Game of Death was eventually completed using stand-ins to fill out the footage of Lee that had already been shot.
Formula 1: Las Vegas Grand Prix
ESPN, 12:55am Live (late night)
Season champion Max Verstappen leads the field in the first Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, which cruises on a 17-turn, 3.8-mile course that includes the famous Strip.