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Tuesday, Nov. 4
Who Hired the Hitman?
Investigation Discovery, 10pm
New Series!
This six-part true-crime series explores dark and dangerous cases of contract killings where money, betrayal and coldblooded ambition collide. In the premiere episode, “Home on the Rage,” a farmer is found dead on his kitchen floor, and everyone on the property becomes a suspect.
Squid Game: The Challenge
Netflix
Season Premiere!
Power up the creepy animatronic doll, because it’s time for the second season of this wacky reality game show spinoff based on Netflix’s megahit Squid Game. Once again, the streamer brings together 456 players to compete for a massive $4.56 million prize.
Leanne Morgan: Unspeakable Things
Netflix
In this comedy special, Leanne Morgan returns to the stage with her classic Southern drawl and unique points of view. Morgan opens up about her newfound stardom, family life, and trying CBD for the first and last time, and shares more real, relatable and hilarious stories.
Dancing With the Stars: “Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Night”
ABC, 8pm
Contestants salute the enshrinees of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with performances danced to some of their greatest hits in this new two-hour episode.
NCIS: “Gone Girls”
CBS, 8pm
The team investigates a U.S. Marine who is believed to have kidnapped the wife of one of the most powerful men at the Department of Justice in the new episode “Gone Girls.”
Bobby’s Triple Threat
Food Network, 8pm
Season Finale!
Boston chef Karen Akunowicz takes on the three Titans for a chance to win $25,000 in the Season 4 finale of the cooking competition series.
Murder in a Small Town: “Trust, but Verify”
FOX, 8pm
When a woman is found dead in the woods from an apparent bear attack, inconsistent stories lead to suspicions of foul play in the new episode “Trust, but Verify.”
100 Day Dream Home: “Goodbye Trailer, Hello Dream Home”
HGTV, 8pm
In tonight’s episode, newlyweds are trading in their double-wide for a dream home fit for their family. But juggling wedding plans and bold design ideas isn’t easy. Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt help them build their forever home and find wedded bliss.
Star of the Month: Rock Hudson
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Tall, dark and handsome. Rock Hudson hit two of those marks. 6’4”? Check. Chiseled jaw, broad shoulders and soft brown eyes? Check. But Hudson was never mysterious, withdrawn or bad-boy compelling. His earnest look, and sometimes even mild bashfulness (packaged with that high school quarterback’s body), endeared him to audiences and made him a top box office draw across the 1950s and into the early ’60s, when he created his most memorable roles and movies. Turner Classic Movies celebrates Hudson as its Star of the Month every Tuesday in November, with his first marathon night including one of the finest American movies ever, director George Stevens’ Giant (1956) at 9:45pm (ET). Costarring other movie greats Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean, it’s an intramural Texas scrimmage of cattlemen vs. oilmen, Hudson’s straightforward, often overwhelming charisma vs. Dean’s smoldering intensity. The epic story covers decades in the entangled, passionate lives of the three leads and the evolution of the Lone Star State from wide open prairies to a skyline dotted with oil rigs. It also earned Hudson his only Academy Award nomination.
College Basketball: Dick Vitale Invitational: Texas vs. Duke
ESPN, 8:45pm Live
Basketball icon Dick Vitale is honored with this early-season showdown between the Texas Longhorns and Duke Blue Devils at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
NCIS: Origins: “No Man Left Behind”
CBS, 9pm
In the new episode “No Man Left Behind,” tensions rise when Franks’ (Kyle Schmid) estranged older brother (guest star Philip Winchester) comes into town desperate for help after hitting rock bottom.
Doc: “Saints and Sinners”
FOX, 9pm
Amy (Molly Parker) treats a chaplain who helps her reconcile with the past in the new episode “Saints and Sinners.”
The Lowdown
FX, 9pm
Season Finale!
In the mystery drama’s Season 1 finale “The Sensitive Kind,” the truth finally comes to light — but at what cost? Ethan Hawke, Kyle MacLachlan, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Keith David star.
The Curse of Oak Island
History, 9pm
Season Premiere!
In the monumental 13th season, Rick and Marty Lagina and their team are back with the ultimate plan to solve the 230-year-old treasure mystery. By drilling deeper than anyone before them, and using more advanced digging technology, they pull out all the stops to locate the treasure in the Money Pit.
Frontline: “The Rise of Germany’s New Right”
PBS, 10pm
Reporter Evan Williams investigates how far-right leaders in Germany have risen to the brink of power, examining the reasons behind the surge in support for their brand of hardline nationalist politics, and the roles of Russia and the U.S.
NCIS: Sydney: “The Truth Is Outback”
CBS, 10pm
The team investigates after a U.S. Navy pilot goes missing at a UFO hotspot in the new episode “The Truth Is Outback.”
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Wednesday, Nov. 5
Tyler Perry’s Finding Joy
Prime Video
Original Film!
Shannon Thornton stars as an unlucky-in-love New York fashion designer whose whirlwind trip to Colorado leads to some hopeful holiday magic. Also stars Brittany S. Hall, Inayah, Aaron O’Connell and Tosin Morohunfola.
NBA Basketball
ESPN, beginning at 7:30pm Live
The Minnesota Timberwolves are at Madison Square Garden to go against Jalen Brunson’s N.Y. Knicks, followed by Victor Wembanyama’s San Antonio Spurs visiting the L.A. Lakers.
Shifting Gears: “Loyalty”
ABC, 8pm
In the new episode “Loyalty,” Matt’s (Tim Allen) dream build turns into a nightmare when controversy between Stitch (Daryl “Chill” Mitchell) and the client threatens to derail everything.
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent: “The Minnow and the Shark”
The CW, 8pm
A woman found dead in her car turns out to be the esteemed COO of a grocery empire and the target of a hitman in the new episode “The Minnow and the Shark.”
Tournament of Champions: All-Star Christmas
Food Network, 8pm
New Series!
Guy Fieri presents a high-stakes holiday edition of Tournament of Champions, the ultimate sudden-death culinary showdown. Some of the world’s greatest chefs pair up to create a savory and a sweet dish based on the spin of the Randomizer. The teams need to be in sync and on their game to earn the title, the belt, a $100,000 cash prize and their split of an additional $50,000 for the charity of their choosing.
The Floor: “Reign Under Fire”
FOX, 8pm
Eight incredible duels push ambitions, friendships and rivalries to the breaking point in the new episode “Reign Under Fire.” Rob Lowe hosts.
Help! I Wrecked My House: “Duplex Disaster: The Final Fix”
HGTV, 8pm
Jasmine Roth returns for Part 2 of a couple’s “duplex disaster,” where a single-family home was split apart, stitched back together and now needs a complete rescue. With $185,000 left in the budget, eight weeks on the clock, and the kitchen and kids’ rooms in chaos, Jasmine races to deliver a dream home for the family before time — and money — runs out.
Chicago Med: “The Story of Us”
NBC, 8pm
Secrets are uncovered when Goodwin’s (S. Epatha Merkerson) family comes together for Bert (Gregory Alan Williams) in the new episode “The Story of Us.”
TCM Spotlight: Conspiracy and Political Thrillers
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Tonight, TCM highlights a select few of the genre’s greatest hits, kicking off in primetime with the Oscar-nominated The Day of the Jackal (1973). 1969’s Z, starring Yves Montand as a prominent activist whose suspicious death raises questions, is next, followed by 1962’s The Manchurian Candidate, starring Frank Sinatra and Janet Leigh and featuring a standout performance from Angela Lansbury as the villainous mother of a decorated Army sergeant (Laurence Harvey). The night concludes with 1981’s neo-noir mystery thriller Blow Out featuring John Travolta and Nancy Allen and 1973’s Executive Action starring Burt Lancaster as a black ops specialist in a fictionalized account of a conspiracy to assassinate President John F. Kennedy.
Nature: “The Pigeon Hustle”
PBS, 8pm
“The Pigeon Hustle” follows in the footsteps of London and New York’s pigeon flocks to uncover their secret world. Witness the challenges of city life and how the humble pigeon has overcome them. With a world population hundreds of millions strong, feral pigeons are our most familiar neighbors. They have been an ever-present companion to people for millennia, yet despite such familiarity, there’s still so much we don’t know about the remarkable, resilient pigeon.
Abbott Elementary: “No Phones”
ABC, 8:30pm
Abbott Elementary participates in the district’s “No Phones Day” initiative in this new episode.
99 to Beat: “Love Is in the Air”
FOX, 9pm
The remaining 39 contestants compete in “Find a Light,” “Cotton Spool,” “Bubble Wrapped,” “Tennis Ball Weave” and “House of Cards” in the new episode “Love Is in the Air.” Ken Jeong and Erin Andrews host.
The Real Murders on Elm Street
Investigation Discovery, 9pm
Season Finale!
Season 2 of this docuseries looking at ghastly crimes in small suburban towns concludes with “Nightmare Before Christmas.”
Chicago Fire: “Broken Things”
NBC, 9pm
A traffic jam forces Violet and Novak (Hanako Greensmith and Jocelyn Hudon) to take drastic measures to save a patient in the new episode “Broken Things.”
NOVA: “Operation Space Station”
PBS, 9pm
New Miniseries!
This two-part NOVA series (concluding next week) recounts the personal stories of ingenuity and international teamwork from the people behind the scientific feats of building, operating and conducting research aboard the International Space Station (ISS) over the last three decades. The first episode, “High Risk Build,” explores the construction of the ISS, an unprecedented feat of engineering. Every step of this ambitious project unfolded against the backdrop of a merciless vacuum, dangerous radiation and extreme temperatures.
The Friday the 13th Murders
Investigation Discovery, 10pm
Season Finale!
This series looking at real murders tied to superstition surrounding Friday the 13th wraps up Season 1 with “She Had No Name.”
Thursday, Nov. 6
Noir to Die For Marathon
MOVIES!, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
As you breakfast, enjoy 1950’s The Breaking Point, about corrupted charter boat captain Harry Morgan (John Garfield), who is pushed to his limits trying to support his family, in this flick considered a “sunshine noir,” aka set during the day. Garfield returns in 1946’s The Postman Always Rings Twice opposite Lana Turner in the steamy affair drama. Later in this all-day marathon, catch the gritty genre masterpiece The Big Heat (1953), a mob crime film directed by Fritz Lang that is certainly to die for. And many die in it, too.
The Vince Staples Show
Netflix
Season Premiere!
The satirical comedy series returns for Season 2. In the wake of a tragic death, Vince (Vince Staples) embarks on a wild journey in search of inner peace. However, his path is littered with reminders of his haunted past.
Death by Lightning
Netflix
New Series!
Based on Candice Millard’s 2011 bestseller Destiny of the Republic, this historical drama follows the parallel paths of President James Garfield (Michael Shannon) and his deranged assassin, Charles Guiteau (Matthew Macfadyen), who shot Garfield in 1881, four months into his term. The series features an all-star cast that also includes Betty Gilpin, Paula Malcomson, Nick Offerman, Shea Whigham and Bradley Whitford.
Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage: “Dirty Hands and a Barbed-Wire Fence”
CBS, 8pm
In the new episode “Dirty Hands and a Barbed-Wire Fence,” Georgie and Ruben (Montana Jordan and Jessie Prez) are forced to get serious when Fred Fagenbacher (returning guest star Matthew Letscher) tries to run them out of business.
Hell’s Kitchen: “Guac a Mole in Hell’s Kitchen”
FOX, 8pm
After being surprised by a Mariachi band, the chefs must play a wild game to determine their ingredients for an elevated Mexican dish. Chef Gabriela Cámara makes a guest appearance in the new episode “Guac a Mole in Hell’s Kitchen.”
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
NBC, 8pm
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande lead this two-hour special event in celebration of the highly anticipated film Wicked: For Good, coming to theaters on Nov. 21. Erivo and Grande are joined by their costars and other surprise guests to perform many songs from the 2024 Wicked movie and preview some of the numbers from For Good.
Ghosts: “Bring Your Daughter to Work Day”
CBS, 8:30pm
Trevor (Asher Grodman) finds a way to spend more time with his daughter (returning guest star Gideon Adlon) by getting her a job at the restaurant in the new episode “Bring Your Daughter to Work Day.”
Matlock: “Mousetrap”
CBS, 9pm
Matty and Olympia (Kathy Bates and Skye P. Marshall) work on the resentencing case of a teenager sent to prison for life in the new episode “Mousetrap.”
Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test: “Composure”
FOX, 9pm
In the new episode “Composure,” the remaining recruits are paired up to find a vital intelligence package and retrieve a hostage before the compound is filled with deadly gas and explodes.
Love+War
Nat Geo, 9pm
This film is a stirring and intimate portrait of Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Lynsey Addario, one of the world’s most fearless visual journalists, as she captures the raw realities of conflict across multiple war zones while balancing motherhood.
Velvet: “White Christmas”
PBS, 9pm
When snow arrives in time for Christmas, Ana (Paula Echevarría) organizes a celebration in the new episode “White Christmas.”
Grey’s Anatomy: “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child”
ABC, 10pm
Jo (Camilla Luddington) navigates a challenging case with a pregnant woman in the new episode “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child.”
Elsbeth: “Poetic Justice”
CBS, 10pm
Elsbeth (Carrie Preston) questions the motives of a prominent poetry journal founder (guest star William Jackson Harper) after the death of his art patron friend in the new episode “Poetic Justice.”
Friday, Nov. 7
Maxton Hall — The World Between Us
Prime Video
Season Premiere!
After their passionate night together in Oxford and her greatest life goal within reach, everything seems to be going perfectly for Ruby (Harriet Herbig-Matten). But a stroke of fate in James’ (Damian Hardung) family changes everything, and James himself brings her back from cloud nine to a harsh reality.
Frankenstein
Netflix
Original Film!
After nearly 18 years of development, director Guillermo del Toro’s creation is finally being unleashed, and audiences will get their long-awaited look at how he has adapted Mary Shelley’s undying classic. Dune’s Oscar Isaac plays Victor Frankenstein, the doctor with a God complex that ultimately triggers a hellish turn of events. Mia Goth (Pearl) plays Victor’s fiancée Elizabeth, and Jacob Elordi (Euphoria) undergoes one electrifying transformation into literature’s most misunderstood monster.
Sheriff Country: “Out of Office”
CBS, 8pm
Mickey (Morena Baccarin) is forced to step down when Skye (Amanda Arcuri) becomes the prime suspect in a murder case in the new episode “Out of Office.”
Gold Rush
Discovery Channel, 8pm
Season Premiere!
Parker Schnabel, Tony Beets and Rick Ness face high stakes as gold prices skyrocket. This season is a cutthroat scramble where loyalties are tested, tensions run high and fortunes hang in the balance. By the end of the season, the combined total for all miners will reach nearly $100 million, marking the biggest payday in the show’s history.
Mistletoe Murders
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Season Premiere!
Emily Lane (Sarah Drew) is back in Season 2 of this holiday mystery series. Emily, a good-natured Christmas shop owner with a secret past, uses her unique talents to help solve murders in the town of Fletcher’s Grove. Peter Mooney also stars.
Happy’s Place
NBC, 8pm
Season Premiere!
Reba McEntire returns as Bobbie, the co-owner of a bar she inherited from her father, where she and her half sister Isabella (Belissa Escobedo) get into plenty of sticky situations navigating the day-to-day of business ownership. Christopher Lloyd, Carol Kane and Cheri Oteri are some of the celebs making guest appearances this season.
Power Book IV: Force
Starz, 8pm
Season Premiere!
In the third and final season of this Power spinoff, Tommy Egan (Joseph Sikora) has a growing list of enemies, from federal agents to street gangs looking to upend his quest to rule the drug trade in Chicago. With a deepening divide within his coalition and his personal life under threat, Tommy must balance offense and defense to survive and protect everything he’s worked for.
Objects of Desire Marathon
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder in tonight’s collection of films! First up is 1939’s The Wizard of Oz, which featured Judy Garland’s dazzling turn as a farm girl who lands in technicolor Oz and that evil Wicked Witch of the West’s (Margaret Hamilton) quest for those ruby slippers. The TCM debut of 1981’s Raiders of the Lost Ark follows, as Harrison Ford embodies Indiana Jones in this Steven Spielberg-directed masterpiece to obtain a religious relic before a group of Nazis do. Next up? 1984’s romantic comedy adventure Romancing the Stone, which found Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito starring, as their characters pursued a priceless gem hidden in the jungle. 1963’s fantasy adventure Jason and the Argonauts, with Todd Armstrong and Honor Blackman, and 1941’s noir classic The Maltese Falcon, with Humphrey Bogart as a smooth detective, finish out the night.
Stumble
NBC, 8:30pm
New Series!
This new mockumentary-style comedy from sibling writers Jeff and Liz Astrof is set in the unexpectedly cutthroat world of junior college cheer teams. Courteney Potter (Jenn Lyon) is a successful JUCO cheer coach at Sammy Davis Sr. Junior College who has a fall from grace when a video of her partying with her team surfaces and she’s forced to take a coaching job at a much less prestigious school. The team includes a senior in his 30s (Ryan Pinkston), a “cheerlebrity” (Anissa Borrego), an energetic narcoleptic (Arianna Davis) and a kleptomaniac (Taylor Dunbar). Kristin Chenoweth has a recurring role as Tammy, the assistant coach who takes over when Courteney is fired. Tammy still acts and dresses like she’s stuck in her cheer heyday in 1989. Taran Killam plays Boone E. Potter, Courteney’s husband and coach of the Sammy Davis Sr. Junior football team. Jarrett Austin Brown plays their quarterback, who leads the team in rushing and unsportsmanlike conduct penalties. — Ryan A. Berenz
Great Performances: “Tiler Peck: Suspending Time”
PBS, 9pm
Capturing one of America’s greatest modern-day prima ballerinas, this documentary explores Tiler Peck’s battle against challenging injuries, fighting her way back as an elite dancer and choreographer with the New York City Ballet. With intimate access, Peck looks back at her past successes and faces her fears for the future, along with her desire to overcome the greatest physical and emotional crisis of her life: a spinal cord injury following a contentious public divorce from another NYCB principal dancer. With her return to the stage, she takes on the creative challenge of her career: a prestigious invitation to choreograph for the New York City Ballet, culminating in performances of her debut work as choreographer set to Poulenc’s “Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra.” Meeting with mentors, iconic choreographers, and other dance contemporaries, Peck pushes to create a ballet for the company that will make a lasting mark on the dance world.
Fire Country: “Like a Wounded Wildebeest”
CBS, 9pm
Manny (Kevin Alejandro) has a serious conversation with Bode (Max Thieriot) about a troubling discovery in the new episode “Like a Wounded Wildebeest.”
My Lottery Dream Home: “Big Bucks in Boca Raton”
HGTV, 9pm
New episodes return beginning tonight. With a few windfalls in their pockets, David Bromstad is on the hunt, yet again, for a couple in Boca Raton, Florida. This is the third dream home they’ve called on David to find, and now David’s wondering if he’s doing something very wrong or very right.
The UnBelievable With Dan Aykroyd
History, 9pm
Season Premiere!
In tonight’s premiere episode, “Strange Sightings,” they say seeing is believing — but these sightings will make you question everything. Each Season 2 hourlong episode will open up the cabinet of curiosities to reveal the strangest true stories in human history, brought to life through dynamic re-creation, compelling graphics and arresting archival footage.
Ready to Love
OWN, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Dynamic singles from Detroit put their hearts on the line in this new season of the dating series. These men and women are ready to break down walls, build connections, and find lasting love in one of America’s most soulful and entrepreneurial cities. Comedian Thomas “Nephew Tommy” Miles hosts.
Boston Blue: “Rites of Passage”
CBS, 10pm
The Silver family observes yahrzeit to honor their patriarch on the one-year anniversary of his death in the new episode “Rites of Passage.”
Saturday, Nov. 8
Pamela’s Cooking With Love
UPtv, 9am
Season Finale!
Chef and culinary judge Melissa King joins Pamela Anderson to share her signature style of infusing modern Californian cuisine with Asian flavors in the Season 1 finale.
College Basketball: Western Carolina at Duke
The CW, 1:30pm Live
An early-season nonconference clash at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, has the Western Carolina Catamounts visiting the Duke Blue Devils on The CW.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Disney+, 8pm Live
Disney+ has live coverage of the ceremony at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles as the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame welcomes new inductees Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, Soundgarden and the White Stripes. Salt-N-Pepa and Warren Zevon receive the Musical Influence Award. Other honors go to Thom Bell, Nicky Hopkins, Carol Kaye and Lenny Waronker.
Christmas Above the Clouds
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
When workaholic CEO Ella Neezer (Erin Krakow) tries to skip Christmas by flying to Australia, she’s in for the flight of her life. Haunted by her past, present and future, she’s forced to confront the choices that led to her success yet left her flying solo. With the help of three quirky spirits and a surprise reunion with her ex (Tyler Hynes), she might just rediscover the magic of Christmas — and the love she thought she’d lost.
Terry McMillan Presents: Preach, Pray, Love
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
In Lifetime’s new romance, we meet the charming, handsome and very single Pastor Kyrus Owens. As he raises funds for a new home for his church, he meets infamously raunchy rapper Charlisa Jones, and the unlikely couple fall in love. But as their love blossoms, the relationship taints his pristine image, and the congregation questions his faith commitment. Stars Karrueche Tran, Mark Hood, Reginae Carter and B. Simone.
Two for One: Brian Tyree Henry
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
In tonight’s Two for One re-airing, TCM primetime host Ben Mankiewicz is joined by Emmy-, Tony- and Oscar-nominated actor Brian Tyree Henry, who introduces two films of his choosing. Henry will offer commentary on each title’s cultural significance and its influence on other films, behind-the-scenes stories and his own personal reflections. First up is 1959’s Oscar-nominated Imitation of Life, which sees Lana Turner as a single mother who dreams of the Broadway stage and, after a chance encounter, ends up taking in an African American widow (Juanita Moore, in a Golden Globe- and Academy Award-nominated turn) with a light-skinned daughter. Together, they struggle to raise their children amid a world of prejudice in a film that has remained significant throughout the years. 1969’s The Learning Tree is Henry’s second selection. The film tells a sentimental coming-of-age story about Newt Winger (Kyle Johnson), an African American Kansas boy from a poor family whose journey to adulthood is marked with tragedy and hard lessons about love, trust and racial hardships.
NBA Basketball: Phoenix at L.A. Clippers
ESPN, 10:30pm Live
Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns are at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, to face James Harden and the L.A. Clippers.
Saturday Night Live: “Nikki Glaser/sombr”
NBC, 11:25pm Live
Comedian Nikki Glaser hosts with musical guest sombr (“Back to Friends”).