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Wednesday, Nov. 12
Nature: “Jaguar Beach”
PBS, 8pm
On a remote stretch of Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, the lush, volcanic landscape meets a dry tropical forest. Here, two vastly different creatures, the sea turtle and the jaguar, collide. The new episode “Jaguar Beach” explores how this meeting has spectacular consequences for their species and their ecosystems.
A Merry Little Ex-Mas
Netflix
Original Film!
A recently divorced woman (Alicia Silverstone) attempts to have one last Christmas with her family before selling the house and moving, but complications arise when her ex-husband (Oliver Hudson) brings his amazing new girlfriend into the holiday mix. Also stars Jameela Jamil, Melissa Joan Hart and Pierson Fode.
Mrs. Playmen
Netflix
New Series!
This series dramatizes the story of Adelina Tattilo (Carolina Crescentini), editor of Italy’s first erotic magazine and a revolutionary force in the conservative, moralistic Rome of the 1970s.
Selling the OC
Netflix
Season Premiere!
Lavish oceanfront estates don’t sell themselves, so The Oppenheim Group’s OC office is getting back to work with Season 4, which sees the return of Jason Oppenheim, Alex Hall, Polly Brindle, Tyler Stanaland, Gio Helou, Austin Victoria and Brandi Marshall, along with the addition of three new agents.
NBA Basketball
ESPN, beginning at 7pm Live
The Orlando Magic are at New York City’s Madison Square Garden to face the Knicks in ESPN’s first game. The nightcap has LeBron James and the L.A. Lakers on the road to battle Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder.
NHL Hockey
TNT, beginning at 7pm Live
The N.Y. Rangers are on the road against the Tampa Bay Lightning and the New Jersey Devils are in Chicago for a faceoff with the Blackhawks.
The Golden Bachelor
ABC, 8pm
Season Finale!
Find out which lady won the heart of Golden Bachelor Mel Owens in the season finale. Immediately following is the After the Final Rose special. Jesse Palmer hosts.
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent: “The Sound of Silence”
The CW, 8pm
In the new episode “The Sound of Silence,” when the body of a young woman is found in a suitcase on a broken-down bus, Graff and Bateman (Aden Young and Kathleen Munroe) soon realize the victim was part of a media scandal involving a beloved celebrity.
The Floor: “Playing Offense”
FOX, 8pm
While the player with the most territory is trying to defend it, other contestants decide it’s time to go on the offensive in the new episode “Playing Offense.” Rob Lowe hosts.
Chicago Med: “Double Down”
NBC, 8pm
Charles (Oliver Platt) grows increasingly suspicious of a colleague’s intentions in the new episode “Double Down.”
99 to Beat: “The Upset of the Season”
FOX, 9pm
The remaining 31 contestants compete in “Land the Shot,” “Suitcase Curling,” “Pencil Jump,” “Untangled” and “Pop-Up Tent” in the new episode “The Upset of the Season.” Ken Jeong and Erin Andrews host.
Chicago Fire: “Pierce the Vein”
NBC, 9pm
Severide (Taylor Kinney) investigates a suspicious fire at a high school in the new episode “Pierce the Vein.”
NOVA: Operation Space Station
PBS, 9pm
Miniseries Finale!
This two-part NOVA series concludes with “Science and Survival,” showcasing the resourcefulness, courage and international cooperation required to overcome life-threatening emergencies, and how this unique orbiting laboratory has pushed the boundaries of science.
Chicago P.D.: “Impulse Control”
NBC, 10pm
Voight’s (Jason Beghe) suspicions ring true when a violent break-in steers the Intelligence Unit back to a chilling figure from a previous case in the new episode “Impulse Control.”
Secrets of the Dead: “Picturing Shakespeare”
PBS, 10pm
There are only two accepted representations of William Shakespeare that are considered “official,” but a portrait that has been hanging over a mantelpiece for the last 50 years could be the third. Researchers reveal how this piece could be worth as much as $200 million in the new episode “Picturing Shakespeare.”
Gorky Park
TCM, 12:30am (late night)
Catch a Classic!
Who says politics isn’t thrilling? William Hurt already had two big hits to his name, Body Heat and The Big Chill, when this Russia-set murder mystery premiered in theaters in December of 1983. Hurt plays Moscow investigator Arkady Renko, hunting down the people responsible for a triple murder. We say “people” because of course there’s a government conspiracy to unravel before Arkady confronts the killer. An excellent supporting cast includes a chilling Lee Marvin.
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Thursday, Nov. 13
Blue Lights
BritBox
Season Premiere!
This police procedural set in Northern Ireland returns for its third season and picks up with the lives and jobs of response officers Grace, Annie and Tommy, who are now accustomed to life under the blue lights. But their work will take them into a sinister world hidden behind the veneer of middle-class life — the world of the accountants and lawyers who facilitate organized crime.
The Beast in Me
Netflix
New Series!
In this cat-and-mouse thriller, author Aggie Wiggs (Claire Danes) is grieving the tragic death of her son when she decides to write a biography of her new neighbor, real estate mogul Nile Jarvis (Matthew Rhys), who also happens to be the prime suspect in his wife’s disappearance. When he moves next door with his new wife (Brittany Snow), Aggie can’t seem to stay away.
Had I Not Seen the Sun
Netflix
New Series!
This dark mystery series tells the story of 25-year-old Li Jen-yao (Tseng Jing-hua), who confesses to being the serial Rainstorm Killer who once terrorized his high school classmates. In prison, he grants his first ever interview to Chou Pin-yu (Chiang Chi), only for her to become entangled in unsettling dreams of both the killer and a mysterious girl in uniform. The first part premieres today, with the second part available Dec. 11.
Last Samurai Standing
Netflix
New Series!
This action-packed Japanese epic is set in 1878, as 292 fallen samurai, lured by a massive cash prize, gather at Kyoto’s Tenryuji Temple. Each warrior dons a wooden tag, and the goal is to steal others’ tags and race to Tokyo. The starting signal initiates a chaotic, brutal fight for survival in which only one will stand victorious.
Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage: “A Pregnancy Test and an Old Man’s Gallbladder”
CBS, 8pm
Georgie (Montana Jordan) is jealous when Mandy (Emily Osment) gets sent on an overnight work trip with her ex (Christopher Gorham) in the new episode “A Pregnancy Test and an Old Man’s Gallbladder.”
Hell’s Kitchen: “Cook for Your Life”
FOX, 8pm
In the new episode “Cook for Your Life,” the chefs must decode ingredients spelled in the style of license plates and then use those ingredients in one cohesive dish.
Law & Order: “Guardian”
NBC, 8pm
When a high school star athlete is murdered, the police find several suspects trying to make money off the victim’s talent in the new episode “Guardian.”
TCM Spotlight: A Salute to Early Sound
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Nearly 100 years ago, motion pictures were irrevocably — and loudly — changed by the long-developed move away from silent pictures to ones that married sound with pictures. That technological marvel is at the center of the 2021 documentary Cinema Finds Its Voice, which begins the evening. Then, humorously, the Hollywood plotline of a silent-era star’s voice being quite unsuitable for the talkies era gets its play in the 1952 musical comedy classic Singin’ in the Rain starring Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds. You also get something of a real-life version of that with 1929’s light comedy His Glorious Night, with silent megastar John Gilbert reportedly criticized for poor speaking. (In reality, poor Gilbert was dealing with a subpar script!) Alfred Hitchcock’s Blackmail (1929); a documentary about the director’s evolving techniques during that period, Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail (2024); and King Vidor’s Hallelujah (1929) round out the night.
NFL Football: N.Y. Jets at New England
Prime Video, 8:15pm Live
AFC East rivals collide at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, as the N.Y. Jets face the New England Patriots on Thursday Night Football.
Ghosts: “T-Daddy”
CBS, 8:30pm
Trevor’s (Asher Grodman) relationship with his daughter (returning guest star Gideon Adlon) is strained when he pushes her to follow a career in finance over poetry in the new episode “T-Daddy.”
9-1-1: Nashville
ABC, 9pm
Midseason Finale!
The fall season of ABC’s freshman 9-1-1 spinoff set in Nashville concludes with “Good Southern Manors.” Chris O’Donnell, Jessica Capshaw and Kimberly Williams-Paisley star.
Matlock: “Harm Reduction”
CBS, 9pm
Matty and Olympia (Kathy Bates and Skye P. Marshall) continue to test the boundaries of their friendship while helping a group of nuns in the new episode “Harm Reduction.”
Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test: “Evasion”
FOX, 9pm
The remaining recruits are physically challenged by carrying tires, ropes and chains up a mountain. Then, they are split into two teams to attempt an extraction operation in the new episode “Evasion.”
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: “False Idols”
NBC, 9pm
In the new episode “False Idols,” the SVU must determine fact from fantasy when a famous author twists the details of a serious crime.
Velvet: “Twelfth Night”
PBS, 9pm
Secrets are revealed as Carlos and Ana’s (Peter Vives and Paula Echevarría) relationship grows stronger, and Cristina (Manuela Velasco) hosts an eventful Christmas party in the new episode “Twelfth Night.”
Grey’s Anatomy
ABC, 10pm
Midseason Finale!
In “When I Crash,” the Season 22 fall finale, the doctors of Grey Sloan Memorial care for patients involved in a catastrophic bus accident.
Elsbeth: “Bunker Down”
CBS, 10pm
When a crisis manager vanishes inside a billionaire’s panic room, Elsbeth (Carrie Preston) unravels the highly equipped fortresses that blur the lines between security and paranoia. Tony Hale and Henny Russell guest-star in the new episode “Bunker Down.”
Friday, Nov. 14
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie
Disney+
Original Film!
Let it bro, let it bro, let it bro. In this original holiday movie, Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas face a series of escalating obstacles as they struggle to make it from London to New York in time to spend Christmas with their families. Billie Lourd, Laverne Cox, KJ Apa, Andrew Barth Feldman, Andrea Martin, Kenny G, Justin Tranter, Randall Park and Jesse Tyler Ferguson round out the all-star cast.
The Seduction
HBO Max
New Series!
Marquise de Merteuil (Anamaria Vartolomei), betrayed by Valmont (Vincent Lacoste), embarks on a daring journey to become Paris’ leading courtesan. Freely adapted from the 18th century novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, this six-episode drama from France is a thrilling exploration of the price of emotional and sexual freedom in a world where women had little.
The Crystal Cuckoo
Netflix
New Series!
In this mystery drama from Spain, Clara Merlo (Catalina Sopelana), a first-year resident doctor, suffers a heart attack that forces her to undergo a heart transplant. While recovering, she feels the need to learn about the life of her donor, leading her to a small inland town. Clara delves into a place full of secrets, a mystery that extends over 20 years and a closed-off town where, on the very day of her arrival, a baby disappears in a public park.
Malice
Prime Video
New Series!
Adam (Jack Whitehall) is a charismatic tutor who charms his way into the life of the wealthy Tanner family while they’re on holiday in Greece. When the family’s nanny falls dangerously ill, Adam orchestrates his way into their London home, and his true vengeful nature begins to emerge. This thriller also stars David Duchovny and Carice van Houten.
NBA Basketball
Prime Video, beginning at 7pm Live
Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat head to Madison Square Garden for a showdown with Jalen Brunson and the N.Y. Knicks. Later, Stephen Curry’s Golden State Warriors are in San Antonio to face Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs.
Sheriff Country: “Expecting Trouble”
CBS, 8pm
A high-stakes transport mission puts Mickey and Boone (Morena Baccarin and Matt Lauria) on edge as they race against time to protect a vulnerable witness in the new episode “Expecting Trouble.”
Penn & Teller: Fool Us: “It’s Magic. Literally.”
The CW, 8pm
The magicians attempting to outwit Penn & Teller in the new episode “It’s Magic. Literally.” include Trigg Watson, Daniel Harel, Danny Urbanus and Jon Mobley.
Happy’s Place: “I’ve Got a Secret”
NBC, 8pm
Bobbie (Reba McEntire) is still unsure how Emmett (Rex Linn) truly feels, prompting her to do the unthinkable and give him a birthday gift in the new episode “I’ve Got a Secret.”
Stumble: “Media Day”
NBC, 8:30pm
Courteney (Jenn Lyon) decides to use Media Day as a way to recruit new cheerleaders in the new episode “Media Day.”
Fire Country: “Happy First Day, Manny”
CBS, 9pm
The team responds to a dangerous fire at the local drive-in movie theater and they request the help of civilians to stop the spread in the new episode “Happy First Day, Manny.”
Masters of Illusion: “Mind Matters, Premonitions and the Circus of Magic”
The CW, 9pm
Magicians featured in the new episode “Mind Matters, Premonitions and the Circus of Magic” include Andi Gladwin, Farrell Dillon, Lucy Darling, Jackson Ridd, Naathan Phan, Eric Eaton, Eric Jones, Alexandra Duvivier, Boris Wild and Ed Alonzo.
The UnBelievable With Dan Aykroyd: “Freak Accidents”
History, 9pm
Accidents happen all the time, but every so often, a few defy logic and leave the world stunned. From a man blasted by a high-pressure air hose to a lumberjack who survived near decapitation, these are mishaps that are so wild, they border on the impossible.
Great Performances: “Twelfth Night”
PBS, 9pm
William Shakespeare’s comedy of mistaken identity tells the romantic misadventures of twins Sebastian and Viola after they survive a shipwreck, including revenge plots and tricks of love. Recorded this summer at the newly renovated Delacorte Theater in Central Park, the production is directed by Tony Award nominee Saheem Ali, and stars Lupita Nyong’o, Junior Nyong’o, Peter Dinklage, Sandra Oh, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Daphne Rubin-Vega.
Boston Blue: “Suffer the Children”
CBS, 10pm
Danny and Lena (Donnie Wahlberg and Sonequa Martin-Green) take on a high-stakes murder case that leads to one of Boston’s most infamous unsolved crimes in the new episode “Suffer the Children.”
12 Monkeys
TCM, 10:30pm
Catch a Classic!
TCM celebrates Monty Python star and filmmaker Terry Gilliam all evening. One of the highlights of the evening is Gilliam’s mind-bending sci-fi classic from 1995, 12 Monkeys. Bruce Willis stars as convicted prisoner James Cole, who is recruited to travel back in time from the 2030s to the 1990s and tasked with preventing a virus outbreak that wipes out much of the planet’s population. But is that what he’s really doing? The twisty thriller is one of Willis’ most intriguing roles, and the head-scratching film even earned his costar Brad Pitt (who transformed to play wild environmentalist Jeffrey Goines) an Oscar nom and a Golden Globe.
Saturday, Nov. 15
College Basketball
The CW, beginning at 12pm Live
A college basketball doubleheader on The CW has Ohio at Louisville and Butler at SMU.
CNBC Sport: On the Record
CNBC, 3pm
Season Finale!
This series, featuring insider perspectives from executives, team owners and other influential people in the business of sports, concludes its first season.
Timeless Tidings of Joy
Great American Family, 8pm
Original Film!
Network darling Candace Cameron Bure stars as Ally, a woman who returns home to sell her grandmother’s (Natasha Bure) letterpress shop — long seen as a burden — and meets an old soul (Paul Greene) who is determined to preserve its legacy. Together they discover that faith, sacrifice and love can rewrite both the shop’s fate and their own.
Three Wisest Men
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
The Brenner family is back, and their lives are more chaotic than ever! As Luke (Andrew Walker) is expecting twins, Taylor (Tyler Hynes) is debating a monumental job opportunity out of state, and Stephan (Paul Campbell) attempts to plan for his upcoming nuptials, everyone’s stress heightens when they learn their mom (Margaret Colin) has put their childhood home up for sale, marking their final Christmas in the Brenner house. With unexpected in-laws visiting, wild animals lurking in freshly cut Christmas trees and a hesitant mall Santa, the boys will have their work cut out for them as the holiday begins to loom.
Friends and Lovers
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
This two-night miniseries is based on Eric Jerome Dickey’s New York Times bestseller Friends and Lovers. Fans of the author credit his contemporary depictions of love, trust, loyalty and forgiveness. This drama tells the complicated story of two sets of best friends: Debra and Shelby, and Leonard and Tyrese. Debra, a Type A doctor, finds herself falling in love with promising but broke comedian Leonard, while Tyrese struggles to tame the free-spirited Shelby. Tragedy, however, changes their lives forever. Stars Naturi Naughton, Simone Missick, RonReaco Lee and Kendrick Sampson. The second part of the film airs on Sunday.
Two for One: Steve Buscemi
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
“He’s one of my biggest inspirations,” Steve Buscemi says of Al Pacino, who fronts both halves of Buscemi’s chosen double feature in tonight’s Two for One re-airing. Buscemi — acclaimed star of The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire and, famously, the film version of Fargo — starts with 1973’s Scarecrow, featuring Pacino and Gene Hackman in a road dramedy playing unlikely would-be partners in a Pittsburgh car wash business … if they can even get there from California. That’s followed by 1975’s Dog Day Afternoon, with Pacino and beloved, ill-fated costar John Cazale playing bumbling bank robbers in the truth-based crime drama. “Studios were making such interesting films [in the 1970s],” an admiring Buscemi says.
Austin City Limits: “Kelsea Ballerini/Cam”
PBS, 11pm
Pop country stars Kelsea Ballerini and Cam make their Austin City Limits debuts in this new episode. Ballerini recorded her performance, featuring songs from her 2024 album Patterns, in July. Cam played her All Things Light set in June.
Saturday Night Live: “Glen Powell/Olivia Dean”
NBC, 11:25pm Live
Actor Glen Powell, star of the new movie The Running Man, hosts with musical guest Olivia Dean (“Man I Need”).