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Thursday, Nov. 21
A Man on the Inside
Netflix
New Series!
Ted Danson leads this mystery comedy from Mike Schur (The Good Place, Brooklyn Nine-Nine). Danson plays Charles, a retired widower who gets a new lease on life when he answers an ad placed by a private investigator and becomes a mole in a secret investigation of the Pacific View Retirement Residence in San Francisco. He poses as a resident of the senior living community, building heartwarming new friendships and a stronger bond with his daughter (Mary Elizabeth Ellis) along the way. The cast also includes Stephanie Beatriz, Lilah Richcreek Estrada, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Sally Struthers and Margaret Avery.
A Wesley South African Christmas
BET+
Original Film!
When his international business venture comes to a screeching halt, Todd Wesley (Terayle Hill) must stick around Durban, South Africa, during Christmastime to close the deal — but not without his family and all their holiday shenanigans. Dorien Wilson, Jasmine Guy, Baby Cele and Kiki Haynes costar.
Based on a True Story
Peacock
Season Premiere!
The thriller drama with a sense of humor — featuring former tennis star Nathan (Chris Messina) and his real estate agent wife Ava (Kaley Cuoco), who join forces with a charismatic serial killer (Tom Bateman) to capitalize on America’s obsession with true-crime podcasts — returns for a second season with higher stakes, as now the podcasting couple has a baby to worry about, too. Also, there’s the fact that Ava’s sister (Liana Liberato) is now dating that serial killer. What could go wrong?
Cruel Intentions
Prime Video
New Series!
Twenty-five years after the iconic film captivated audiences, this series introduces a new class of cruel characters who are ready to take their games and manipulation to a whole new level, when stepsiblings Caroline (Sarah Catherine Hook) and Lucien (Zac Burgess) set about to preserve their power and reputation by seducing the daughter of the vice president of the United States.
College Basketball: Legends Classic
ESPN2, beginning at 7pm Live
The 2024 Legends Classic college hoops event at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, has Syracuse vs. Texas and Texas Tech vs. Saint Joseph’s.
Nugget Is Dead? A Christmas Story
CBS, 8pm
Original Film!
In this comic holiday film, Steph Stool (Vic Zerbst) abandons her very elegant holiday plans and returns to her Australian coastal hometown when she learns that her beloved family dog, Nugget, is sick. In the week leading up to Christmas, each member of the Stool family must grapple with the mortality of the one thing that unifies them.
A Novel Noel
Hallmark Mystery, 8pm
Original Film!
A successful New York City book editor (Julie Gonzalo) rediscovers her passion while running a bookstore in Saint Ives for the month of December. To find her untapped creativity, she must handle some clashes with the owner’s handsome son (Brendan Penny), who is all business. Can she also cultivate his inner creativity and possibly find love? Well, it is the Christmas season, after all.
Law & Order: “Bad Apple”
NBC, 8pm
A narcotics officer is shot in the back as Brady (Maura Tierney) returns to her old precinct to investigate the murder. When the suspect’s story doesn’t add up, she enlists Shaw (Mehcad Brooks) and Riley (Reid Scott) to discover the truth.
NFL Football: Pittsburgh at Cleveland
Prime Video, 8:15pm Live
T.J. Watt and the Pittsburgh Steelers are at Cleveland’s Huntington Bank Field for a Week 12 Thursday Night Football clash against the Browns.
Doctor Odyssey
ABC, 9pm
Midseason Finale!
It’s Quackers Week, and the ship is bustling with guests obsessed with a quirky trend taking over the cruising industry: rubber duckies. As the voyage unfolds, Avery (Phillipa Soo) receives unexpected news.
Real Housewives of Orange County: The Reunion
Bravo, 9pm
The final installment of the three-part reunion episode airs tonight.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: “Cornered”
NBC, 9pm
Carisi (Peter Scanavino) tries to protect two women taken hostage in a tense standoff between police and a violent thief, while Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Rollins (Kelli Giddish) devise a risky plan to get everyone to safety.
Black Narcissus
TCM, 9:45pm
Catch a Classic!
One of the films jointly written, directed and produced by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, this 1947 British psychological drama follows a group of missionary nuns struggling to establish a convent in the Himalayas as isolation, extreme weather, the altitude and culture clashes bring them to the brink of madness. Deborah Kerr, Sabu, David Farrar, Flora Robson, Jean Simmons and Kathleen Byron lead the cast. Black Narcissus is one highlight from among several Powell/Pressburger films that TCM is airing tonight. Before it is the romantic drama I Know Where I’m Going! (1945). After Black Narcissus comes the World War II-set drama The Small Back Room (1949), the comic opera The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) and The Lion Has Wings (1939), a war documentary/propaganda film codirected by Powell.
Grey’s Anatomy
ABC, 10pm
Midseason Finale!
Amid a deadly heat wave, the team at Grey Sloan struggles to keep up with an overwhelming number of patients. Amelia (Caterina Scorsone) and Winston (Anthony Hill) face a challenging surgery, while Jo (Camilla Luddington) and Lucas (Niko Terho) run an errand for the hospital that takes an unexpected turn.
Found: “Missing While Haunted”
NBC, 10pm
Margaret’s (Kelli Williams) struggle to suppress memories of Jamie’s disappearance raises emotions she can’t ward off; M&A works to track down a mother with a mental illness who has vanished; Zeke’s (Arlen Escarpeta) agoraphobia is triggered by an unwanted guest.
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Friday, Nov. 22
Blitz
Apple TV+
Original Film!
A 9-year-old boy named George (Elliott Heffernan) is separated from his mother (Saoirse Ronan) during World War II, and goes on an epic, dangerous quest to find her in London during the Blitz, 57 days during which the city was bombed by Germans.
Out of My Mind
Disney+
Original Film!
This film based on the novel by Sharon M. Draper is produced in partnership with World Cerebral Palsy Day and made its premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. It follows Melody Brooks (Phoebe-Rae Taylor), a sixth-grader with cerebral palsy, who has a quick wit and a sharp mind. But because she is nonverbal and uses a wheelchair, she is not given the same opportunities as her classmates. When a young educator notices her student’s untapped potential and Melody starts to participate in mainstream education, Melody shows that what she has to say is more important than how she says it. Jennifer Aniston portrays Melody’s inner voice, and the film costars Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Kirby and Judith Light.
The Empress
Netflix
Season Premiere!
The second season of this historical drama finds a tense situation developing at the court of Empress Elisabeth (Devrim Lingnau) and Emperor Franz (Philip Froissant), with Archduchess Sophie (Melika Foroutan) increasing the pressure on the imperial couple. As their second child is also a girl, the family must fight not only for the continuation of their empire but also for their marriage. Joining the returning stars are new cast members Josephine Thiesen as Princess Marie Charlotte of Belgium and Christophe Favre as Napoleon III.
The Helicopter Heist
Netflix
New Series!
Based on true events, this Swedish thriller dramatizes the story behind the meticulous planning, ingenuity and nerve that went into pulling off one of the most daring crimes in history, when a helicopter landed on the roof of a cash depot in an inconspicuous Stockholm suburb, and police could only watch as the robbers disappeared along with several million dollars and not a single shot fired.
Joy
Netflix
Original Film!
This British drama tells the remarkable true story behind the groundbreaking birth of Louise Joy Brown — the world’s first “test-tube baby” — in 1978 and the tireless 10-year journey to make it possible. The film is told through the perspective of Jean Purdy (Thomasin McKenzie), a young nurse and embryologist, who joined forces with scientist Robert Edwards (James Norton) and surgeon Patrick Steptoe (Bill Nighy) to unlock the puzzle of fertility by pioneering in vitro fertilization (IVF).
The Piano Lesson
Netflix
Feature Film Exclusive!
Adapted from August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, this drama is centered around a prized heirloom piano that is tearing a brother (John David Washington) and sister (Danielle Deadwyler) apart — one hopes to sell it, the other refuses to give it up. This clash unleashes haunting truths about how the past is perceived and who defines a family legacy. Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Potts, Ray Fisher, Corey Hawkins and Erykah Badu costar.
Spellbound
Netflix
Original Film!
This animated feature follows the adventures of Ellian (Rachel Zegler), the tenacious young daughter of the rulers of Lumbria who must go on a daring quest to save her family and kingdom after a mysterious spell transforms her parents (Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem) into monsters. The voice cast also includes John Lithgow, Jenifer Lewis, Tituss Burgess and Nathan Lane.
The Five: “All-American Christmas Tree Lighting’
FOX News Channel, 5pm
FOX News Media presents its fifth annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony during a special edition of The Five. Cohosts Harold Ford Jr., Greg Gutfeld, Dana Perino, Judge Jeanine Pirro, Jessica Tarlov and Jesse Watters light the tree on FOX Square outside the network’s New York City headquarters. Singer songwriter Gavin DeGraw also performs, with special holiday messages from Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Reverend Jacques DeGraff and evangelist Franklin Graham III. FOX News Media is once again partnering with the First Responders Children’s Foundation (1STRCF), which provides financial support to children who have lost a parent in the line of duty, as well as families enduring significant financial hardships due to tragic circumstances. Earlier this month, FOX News Media set up an internal toy drive for employees to donate gifts to children nationwide. During the program, The Five cohosts speak to 1STRCF executives joined by FOX senior meteorologist Janice Dean, whose husband is a first responder. Additionally, the special takes viewers to North Carolina’s largest Christmas tree for a holiday performance from High Point University’s (HPU) Chapel Choir. In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, High Point University has raised over $30,000 and donated water, blankets and other goods to their neighboring towns affected by the storm in Western North Carolina.
College Football
ESPN2, FOX & FS1, beginning at 7pm Live
Friday night’s college football lineup kicks off with Temple at UTSA (ESPN2), followed by Purdue at Michigan State (FOX) and UNLV at San Jose State (FS1).
NBA Basketball
ESPN, beginning at 7:30pm Live
Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors collide with Brandon Ingram and the Pelicans in New Orleans for West Group C matchup in the Emirates NBA Cup tournament. The second game on ESPN has another West Group C contest with the Dallas Mavericks at the Denver Nuggets.
Christmas on Call
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
ER doctor Hannah Michaels (Sara Canning) and EMT Wes Sullivan (Ser’Darius Blain) work on balancing their relationship and demanding jobs ahead of the holidays in Philadelphia.
Happy’s Place: “Happy’s House”
NBC, 8pm
Bobbie (Reba McEntire) agrees to take Isabella (Belissa Escobedo) to Happy’s house in search of a connection to their late father, leading Bobbie to worry about what they may find. Meanwhile, Gabby (Melissa Peterman) hopes to strike it rich by searching through Happy’s penny collection looking for a rarity.
Outlander
Starz, 8pm
Midseason Premiere!
The second half of Season 7 picks up with Claire (Caitríona Balfe) and Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) returning to 1778 Scotland, where they encounter some of their nemeses, including Jamie’s ex-wife Laoghaire (Nell Hudson) and some of the long dead (although very much alive with time travel), like Geillis Duncan (Lotte Verbeek).
1944 Noir
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
The 1940s and ’50s were the heyday of the classic early period for the film noir genre. To narrow it down even further, several quintessential examples of the form were released in 1944, and Turner Classic Movies is airing five of them this evening. The lineup begins with Best Director Oscar nominee Billy Wilder’s Best Picture-nominated Double Indemnity, led by Barbara Stanwyck in a Best Actress-nominated role as one of the screen’s great femme fatales, alongside Fred MacMurray. Following that is another classic helmed by an Oscar-nominated director: Otto Preminger’s Laura, starring Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews and Best Supporting Actor nominee Clifton Webb. Next is Murder, My Sweet, starring Dick Powell as Raymond Chandler’s private detective Philip Marlowe in an adaptation of Chandler’s novel Farewell, My Lovely (the first time Marlowe was depicted on the big screen). Claire Trevor and Anne Shirley costar. Later, the lineup concludes with Phantom Lady, led by Franchot Tone and Ella Raines, and The Mask of Dimitrios, starring Sydney Greenstreet in one of his rare top-billed roles, alongside frequent costar Peter Lorre, Zachary Scott and Faye Emerson.
Lopez vs. Lopez: “Lopez vs. Orlando”
NBC, 8:30pm
When Rosie’s (Selenis Leyva) spoiled nephew Orlando (Adam Irigoyen) visits, Mayan (Mayan Lopez) sets out to expose Rosie’s cultural gender bias. Meanwhile, George (George Lopez) wants to teach Chance (Brice Gonzalez) the value of hard work, but instead helps him create a toxic work environment.
Great Performances: “Patsy Cline: Walkin’ After Midnight”
PBS, 9pm
Featuring commentary from fellow artists and those who knew country music legend Patsy Cline, this star-studded concert filmed from the Ryman Auditorium celebrating her life, legacy and music includes performances by Grace Potter, Home Free, the Isaacs, Kristin Chenoweth, Pat Benatar and more. Music legend Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline’s husband Charlie Dick, and other personal friends also share anecdotes about her life and music.
Saturday, Nov. 23
Arcane
Netflix
Series Finale!
The second and final chapter of this animated series based on the League of Legends video game ends with Act 3, dropping today.
College Football
The CW & NBC, 7pm Live
Tonight’s college football action includes the Washington State Cougars at the Oregon State Beavers on The CW. On NBC, the Army Black Knights and Notre Dame Fighting Irish clash in the Shamrock Series rivalry game at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York.
The Search for Secret Santa
UPtv, 7pm
Original Film!
Cub reporter Sofia (Skye Coyne) thinks she’s found a Christmas story that will save her career when she discovers a long-lost, undelivered Secret Santa gift. Alex Trumble and Jackée Harry costar.
Women’s Soccer: NWSL Championship: Orlando vs. Washington
CBS, 8pm Live
CBS airs the championship game of the National Women’s Soccer League 2024 season live from CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. The Orlando Pride take on the Washington Spirit.
A Little Women’s Christmas
Great American Family, 8pm
Original Film!
Trevor Donovan, Jen Lilley, Jillian Murray, Laura Osnes, Julia Reilly, Jesse Hutch and Gladys Knight lead this modern retelling of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women.
Three Wiser Men and a Boy
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
The Brenner brothers prepare for another memorable Christmas when the director of Luke’s (Andrew Walker) son’s school holiday musical steps down. Desperate to make his son’s stage dreams come true, Luke enlists the help of his brothers, Taylor (Tyler Hynes) and Stephan (Paul Campbell).
Christmas in the Spotlight
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
Art imitates life again with another Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce type of love story. In this film, Bowyn (Jessica Lord) is a popular musician and celebrity who, despite always singing about love and relationships, hasn’t found her Mr. Right yet. When she meets Drew (Laith Wallschleger), a pro football player, backstage at her show with his niece, there’s an undeniable spark between the two of them. As pressure mounts from the press, their fans and even their family on the future of their relationship, the pair has until the end of the holiday season to decide if they want to stay together, or let it go down in flames.
His Girl Friday
MOVIES!, 11:05pm
Catch a Classic!
One of the fastest, funniest and most quotable films ever, this 1940 Howard Hawks-directed screwball comedy is a quintessential example of that type of film from the genre’s heyday in the 1930s and early ’40s. When adapting Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur’s hit 1928 play The Front Page into this film, Hawks had the inspired idea of turning its star reporter character Hildy Johnson into a woman. The result is an immortal mix of hard-boiled newsroom setting and remarriage comedy, and Rosalind Russell as Hildy is a standout among cinema’s powerful women. She is matched in force only by her conniving but charismatic editor and ex-husband, Walter Burns (Cary Grant). Burns dangles the chance for Hildy to scoop her fellow reporters with the story of an impending execution in order to keep her from hopping the train that’s supposed to take her to Albany and a new life as a housewife married to bland insurance man Bruce Baldwin (Ralph Bellamy).
Formula 1 Racing: Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix
ESPN, 12:55am Live (late night)
Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, Charles Leclerc, Oscar Piastri and other stars of Formula 1 roll the dice for 50 laps around the 6.2 km Las Vegas Strip Circuit for the Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Sunday, Nov. 24
Festival of Trees
UPtv, 7pm
Original Film!
Interior designer Jacquie (Kate Miner) is desperate to catch a break. The city’s annual Festival of Trees decorating competition, known for putting local artists on the map, may be just the answer. But competing with the city’s top designers is not for the faint of heart. With the help of her quirky assistant, a charming stranger and an inspiring young girl, Jacquie embarks on a humor-filled and heartwarming journey to create a tree that will knock the stockings off Santa himself. Greg Perrow and Josie Davis costar.
Tracker: “Man’s Best Friend”
CBS, 8pm
In the new episode “Man’s Best Friend,” Colter finds a lost dog at a gas station in Denver and makes it his mission to reunite the dog with his family.
The Simpsons: “Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes”
FOX, 8pm
In this new bonus “Treehouse of Horror” episode, a tattooed man at a mysterious night circus transports Lisa (voice of Yeardley Smith) into strange stories from the innocent 1950s, the chilling retro-present and a brutalist future where prestige TV rules the world. Andy Serkis provides guest voices.
Christmas by Candlelight
Great American Family, 8pm
Original Film!
Juliet (Erin Agostino) pitches Christmas candles to her boss to earn a promotion and enlists the help of Tom (Harmon Walsh), a candle store owner, who refuses at first but reluctantly agrees when he realizes the money will help make his daughter’s Christmas wish come true.
To Have and to Holiday
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
When Celeste (Madeleine Arthur) gets engaged after just a few months of dating, her father, the couple’s would-be officiant, insists on putting them through a pre-wedding “boot camp” filled with Christmas-themed challenges.
Humphrey Bogart Double Feature
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Spend some time with Humphrey Bogart in his two legendary roles as famed fictional detectives from the heyday of film noir mysteries. Up first is the Best Picture Oscar-nominated The Maltese Falcon (1941), adapted from Dashiell Hammett’s novel in an Oscar-nominated screenplay by John Huston, who also made his directorial debut with the film. Probably the movie most responsible for kicking off the wave of films noir over the ensuing decade, this classic finds Bogie playing investigator Sam Spade alongside Mary Astor, Peter Lorre and Best Supporting Actor nominee Sydney Greenstreet. The second in tonight’s double feature is director Howard Hawks’ The Big Sleep (1946), an adaptation of the novel by Raymond Chandler and featuring Bogart as detective Philip Marlowe alongside Lauren Bacall, the second of four films the real-life couple made together.
Universal Basic Guys: “Mark Men”
FOX, 8:30pm
Mark (voice of Adam Malamut) gets into the advertising business after being shown up by a group of execs at his favorite bar in the new episode “Mark Men.”
Married to Medicine
Bravo, 9pm
Season Premiere!
The reality show featuring Atlanta socialites who are doctors or married to (or divorced from) doctors is back for an 11th season, with returning cast members Dr. Jacqueline Walters, Dr. Simone Whitmore, Dr. Heavenly Kimes, Toya Bush-Harris, Quad Webb, Phaedra Parks, Esq., and Lateasha Lunceford.
The Equalizer: “Take My Life … Please!”
CBS, 9pm
The team investigates who is trying to put a hit on a stand-up comedian in the new episode “Take My Life … Please!”
Bob’s Burgers: “Boogie Days”
FOX, 9pm
Bob’s (voice of H. Jon Benjamin) past comes back to haunt him when Louise (Kristen Schaal) signs up for a father-daughter boogie board contest in the new episode “Boogie Days.”
From
MGM+, 9pm
Season Finale!
The horror series about a mysterious town and the terrifying creatures that surround it ends its third season. Harold Perrineau, Catalina Sandino Moreno and Eion Bailey star.
Tsunami: Race Against Time
Nat Geo, 9pm
New Series!
Marking 20 years since one of the deadliest natural disasters in history, which spanned 14 countries, this four-part series revisits the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, talking minute-by-minute to the survivors, scientists, journalists and rescuers.
Krapopolis: “Ty Man Woman Table Chairs Food”
FOX, 9:30pm
Tyrannis and Hippocampus (voices of Richard Ayoade and Duncan Trussell) start a restaurant to earn Krapopolis its spot on the map in the new episode “Ty Man Woman Table Chairs Food.”
The Franchise
HBO, 10:05pm
Season Finale!
In the Season 1 finale “Scene 117: The Death of Eye,” it’s Peter’s (Richard E. Grant) last day on set, but rumors that the entire Tecto film will be scrapped have Daniel (Himesh Patel) and the crew scrambling to save the movie.
Vinyl Obsession
AXS TV, 10:30pm
Season Finale!
The second season of this series where rock icons and entertainers join host Eric Young at a notable music store to select their top five records of all time finishes with this installment in which pop superstars Jeff Timmons and Debbie Gibson join Young at The Record Parlour in Los Angeles.
Monday, Nov. 25
TCM Morning & Afternoon Movies: Famous ’50s Blondes
TCM, beginning at 6:15am
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies’ morning and afternoon lineup today features films with appearances by notable blond bombshells from the 1950s, in various lead or supporting roles. First is The Naked and the Dead (1958), an adaptation of Norman Mailer’s World War II novel, which for some reason added a striptease scene that wasn’t in Mailer’s story, performed by burlesque star Lili St. Cyr. Next is the film noir crime drama The Unholy Wife (1957), led by Diana Dors as the titular wife. Following that, Mamie Van Doren leads the Western Born Reckless (1958). Next, Jayne Mansfield costars with Edward G. Robinson and Nina Foch in the film noir Illegal (1955). Another film noir follows: Death of a Scoundrel (1956), which features Zsa Zsa Gabor alongside George Sanders and Yvonne De Carlo. After that comes the film that made Brigitte Bardot into an overnight “sex kitten” screen star: the French romantic drama And God Created Woman (1956). The lineup concludes with a film featuring the most famous blond star of that decade: Marilyn Monroe in the iconic comedy Some Like It Hot (1959).
NFL Football: Baltimore at L.A. Chargers
ESPN & ABC, 8pm Live
Monday Night Football comes to SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, as Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens visit Justin Herbert at the L.A. Chargers.
The Voice: “The Playoffs, Part 2”
NBC, 8pm
The coaches enlist the help of superstar advisers as their remaining artists hold nothing back during the playoff rounds. Tough decisions are made when each coach can only advance two artists to the live shows.
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way
TLC, 8pm
Season Finale!
In “Tell-All Part 2,” the tell-all continues with more drama and reveals from this season’s couples. Corona shares some inside details about Ingi; Shekinah and Joanne’s mom, Donna, have a showdown; and Tatha discusses James’ past with the rest of the cast.
Poppa’s House: “Disciplinarian”
CBS, 8:30pm
When Junior and Nina’s (Damon Wayans Jr. and Tetona Jackson) son begins acting out, Poppa (Damon Wayans) doles out parenting advice in the new episode “Disciplinarian.”
Get Millie Black
HBO, 9pm
New Series!
Ex-Scotland Yard detective Millie-Jean Black (Tamara Lawrance) returns to Kingston to work missing persons and soon finds herself on a quest to save a sister, to find a boy, and to solve a case that will prove almost as tough to crack as Black herself in this five-episode noir crime thriller.
Brilliant Minds: “The Colorblind Painter”
NBC, 10pm
When an artist refuses to paint for his upcoming show, Dr. Wolf (Zachary Quinto) and his team must figure out why. Meanwhile, Dr. Pierce (Tamberla Perry) goes into uncharted territory with a patient.
POV: “The Body Politic”
PBS, 10pm
In Baltimore, Brandon Scott, an idealistic young leader with an ambitious plan to stop chronic violence in the city, is elected mayor. Throughout his first year in office, this episode follows him as he fights powerful political forces to save lives in Baltimore and reveals a pathway toward healing for the nation.
Tuesday, Nov. 26
NBA Basketball
TNT, beginning at 7:30pm Live
The Milwaukee Bucks are at the Miami Heat in an East Group B contest and the L.A. Lakers are at the Phoenix Suns in West Group B as the Emirates NBA Cup tournament continues tonight on TNT.
Dancing With the Stars
ABC, 8pm
Season Finale!
Tune in to see who will win the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy tonight, when the winner of this season of the long-running dance competition will be announced.
Murder in a Small Town
FOX, 8pm
Season Finale!
The crime drama series following former big-city detective Karl Alberg (Rossif Sutherland) and his not-so-quiet new life in a coastal community finishes Season 1 with “Sleep While I Sing.”
St. Denis Medical: “Salamat You Too”
NBC, 8pm
Alex (Allison Tolman) accidentally provokes the Emergency Department’s mean girls; Ron (David Alan Grier) and Serena (Kahyun Kim) battle over parking etiquette; Bruce (Josh Lawson) has a hard time letting go of the spotlight.
Star of the Month: Ruth Roman
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies’ monthlong Tuesday night celebration of famed actress Ruth Roman concludes tonight. Up first is Five Steps to Danger (1956), costarring Sterling Hayden and one of the films noir that gave Roman top billing. After that is the 1955 crime drama Joe MacBeth, a retelling of Shakespeare’s MacBeth with Roman as a Lady MacBeth-like character alongside Paul Douglas’ title role. Next is the TCM premiere of The Shanghai Story (1954), also featuring Edmond O’Brien, another noir title with Roman as the top-billed star. The lineup concludes early tomorrow with the noir action film Mara Maru (1952), led by Errol Flynn and also featuring Raymond Burr, and Look in Any Window (1961), a melodrama costarring Paul Anka.
Night Court: “The Judge’s Boyfriend’s Dad, Part 2”
NBC, 8:30pm
Abby’s (Melissa Rauch) attempts to bring Jake (guest star Ryan Hansen) and Dan (John Larroquette) closer leave her feeling like a third wheel. Meanwhile, Gurgs (Lacretta) has a bone to pick when she catches Julianne (Wendie Malick) smoking in the courthouse.
College Basketball: Terry’s Chocolate Vegas Showdown
ESPN & ESPNU, beginning at 9pm Live
Two legendary college basketball programs square off tonight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas as the Kansas Jayhawks take on the Duke Blue Devils in Game 1 of the Terry’s Chocolate Vegas Showdown. Game 2 has Furman vs. Seattle later tonight on ESPNU.
The Voice: “The Playoffs, Part 3”
NBC, 9pm
The coaches enlist the help of superstar advisers as their remaining artists hold nothing back during the playoff rounds. Tough decisions are made when each coach can only advance two artists to the live shows.
Lidia Celebrates America
PBS, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Award-winning television host and cookbook author Lidia Bastianich travels across America to meet chefs, farmers and entrepreneurs who are hard at work trying to change not only what is available but also the way Americans see and think about food in the future.
The Irrational: “The Wrong Side of Maybe”
NBC, 10pm
A new episode of the Jesse L. Martin drama premieres tonight. Details were not available at presstime.
Wednesday, Nov. 27
Chef’s Table
Netflix
Season Premiere!
The series returns to spotlight chefs who are redefining the culinary landscape. Featured in this seventh season are Nok Suntaranon of Philadelphia, who is pushing the boundaries of Southern Thai cuisine; Kwame Onwuachi of New York City, whose food creations are a vibrant celebration of his Afro-Caribbean heritage; Ángel León from Spain, whose innovative work with marine ingredients has earned him global acclaim; and Norma Listman and Saqib Keval of Mexico City, a husband-and-wife duo who fuse Mexican and South Asian flavors.
Our Little Secret
Netflix
Original Film!
In this holiday rom-com, resentful exes Avery (Lindsay Lohan) and Logan (Ian Harding) are forced to spend a week under the same roof during the Christmas holiday after discovering that their current partners are siblings. Can the bickering duo learn to live with each other? Kristin Chenoweth, Jon Rudnitsky and Tim Meadows costar.
TCM Morning & Afternoon Movies: Science Class
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
This morning and afternoon, learn a few things while being entertained with this lineup of biopics about various scientific minds. Up first is So Goes My Love (1946), a comedy/drama based on the memoir of radio pioneer and inventor Hiram Percy Maxim, who is portrayed by Bobby Driscoll, with Don Ameche as his father and Myrna Loy as his mother. Next, Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet (1940) stars Edward G. Robinson as Dr. Paul Ehrlich, who pioneered antibiotic therapy for infectious diseases like syphilis. Two complementary 1940 films about a famed American inventor follow: Young Tom Edison, a look at the early years of the titular figure, portrayed by Mickey Rooney, and Edison, the Man, led by Spencer Tracy as the adult Edison. Next, Paul Muni gives an Oscar-winning performance as the title scientist of The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936). Then, in the Best Picture-nominated biopic Madame Curie (1943), Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon received Oscar nominations for their performances as French physicists Marie and Pierre Curie. Finally, Topol stars in the 1975 British biopic Galileo, about the noted 16th and 17th century astronomer and physicist who revolutionized how we see our place in the universe.
NBA Basketball
ESPN, beginning at 7:30pm Live
The Wednesday night NBA twin bill on ESPN has the N.Y. Knicks at the Dallas Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Golden State Warriors.
NHL Hockey
TNT, beginning at 7:30pm Live
Get your Thanksgiving celebration started early with a TNT NHL doubleheader as the Washington Capitals are on the road vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Vegas Golden Knights duel with the Colorado Avalanche in Denver.
Christmas Under the Lights
Hallmark Mystery, 8pm
Original Film!
Emily (Heather Hemmens) is always reluctant to return home to her family’s animal rescue ranch — but when her mother passes away, her brother requests her help organizing the annual Christmas Carnival. When she arrives, she is surprised to discover his friend (Marco Grazzini), a former artist, staying at the ranch.
Unsellable Houses
HGTV, 8pm
Season Finale!
In “Bittersweet Sale,” upon learning a dear member of their team needs to sell her house in a hurry, Lyndsay Lamb and Leslie Davis jump into action, promising to forgo any profit to help their BFF.
Countdown to Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
NBC, 8pm Live
Hosted by Wendi McLendon-Covey (St. Denis Medical) and live from the famous starting line on the eve of the iconic Thanksgiving Day Parade, this special gives viewers a sneak peek at the incredible stories behind the floats, balloons and bands on their journey through the streets of New York.
The Untold Story of Mary Poppins: A Special Edition of 20/20
ABC, 9pm
ABC News Studios presents a two-hour documentary event commemorating the 60th anniversary of what has long been considered Walt Disney’s ultimate motion picture masterpiece, Mary Poppins, including rarely seen footage, photos and stories from the film’s living legends.
Expedition Files
Discovery Channel, 9pm
Series Premiere!
Following a sneak preview in late October, this new series begins airing in its regular time slot tonight. It follows adventurer Josh Gates as he seeks to uncover new evidence and answers to the world’s most captivating and unexplained mysteries, including the tragic and bizarre deaths of the hikers in the Dyatlov Pass, the deadly curse of King Tut’s tomb, the identity of Jack the Ripper and more.
A “Saturday Night Live” Thanksgiving
NBC, 9pm
This two-hour special highlights Thanksgiving-themed sketches from SNL’s 50 seasons.
NOVA: “Building Stuff: Change It!”
PBS, 9pm
From accessing ancient wisdom to build a better water filter to designing a robot that uses acoustics to bring coral reefs back to health, see how today’s engineers are attempting to reshape the natural world and create new human-made environments to enhance our lives in amazing ways.
Thursday, Nov. 28
All the Queen’s Men
BET+
Season Premiere!
This drama executive produced by Tyler Perry and starring Eva Marcille as Marilyn “Madam” DeVille, a fierce businesswoman who rules all in the lucrative male exotic nightclub industry, returns for Season 4.
The Day Before Christmas
BET+
Original Film!
When two single parents accidentally swap phones and their children’s backpacks on a hectic Christmas Eve, they find themselves covering for each other in a series of chaotic yet heartwarming events, leading to unexpected romance. Tristan Wilds and Candace Maxwell star.
Is It Cake? Holiday
Netflix
New Series!
Nine all-star bakers from previous seasons of Is It Cake? gather for the ultimate holiday showdown. Across four episodes, they will craft tasty replicas of ice skates, wreaths, nutcrackers and more, trying to baffle celebrity judges with their festive and delicious deceptions and fight their way to the ultimate grand prize.
The Madness
Netflix
New Series!
This conspiracy thriller is an eight-episode limited series starring Colman Domingo as media pundit Muncie Daniels, who must fight for his innocence and his life after he stumbles upon a murder deep in the Poconos woods. As the walls close in, Muncie strives to reconnect with his estranged family — and his lost ideals — in order to survive.
The 98th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
NBC, 8:30am
The beloved event that kicks off the holiday season returns to the streets of New York City with more floats, giant character balloons, marching bands, musical stars, a visit from Santa Claus and more. The parade has been held nearly continuously since 1924 (it was suspended between 1942-44 because of World War II), and this year marks NBC’s 71st airing of the parade as its official national broadcaster. Specifics of the event were not available at presstime. An encore showing of the parade airs later this afternoon.
The National Dog Show
NBC, 12pm
The Kennel Club of Philadelphia’s popular and long-running dog show returned Nov. 16-17, and it once again was taped for this two-hour Thanksgiving Day telecast on NBC, which has been broadcasting the event since 2002. John O’Hurley is back as host, with cohost Mary Carillo and expert commentary by David Frei, the “dean of dog show commentators.” The Lancashire Heeler joins the herding group as a new breed this year.
NFL Football
CBS, FOX & NBC, beginning at 12:30pm Live
The Thanksgiving Day NFL tradition continues as the Chicago Bears visit the Detroit Lions (CBS), the N.Y. Giants are in Dallas to face the Cowboys (FOX) and the Miami Dolphins are at Green Bay’s Lambeau Field for a clash with the Packers (NBC).
Mary Poppins
ABC, 8pm
Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews) flies out of the windy London skies and into the home of two mischievous children. With the help of a carefree chimney sweep named Bert (Dick Van Dyke), the spirited nanny turns every chore into a game and every day into a “Jolly Holiday.”
I Heard the Bells
Great American Family, 8pm
Original Film!
Airing commercial-free as a special event, this film tells the inspiring true story behind the beloved carol “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” and the man on whose poem it was based, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Stephen Atherholt). With a nation divided by the Civil War and his own family torn apart by tragedy, Longfellow’s pen is initially silenced by grief. But the sound of Christmas morning reignites the poet’s lost voice as he discovers the resounding hope of rekindled faith.
Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
Three adult siblings return to their childhood home at Christmas to honor their late grandmother’s wishes and agree on new leadership for the family’s company. Enter Annie Merkel — also known as Mrs. Miracle — who poses as an estate planner and uses her special brand of Christmas magic to help the family find common ground and rekindle their bonds. Rachel Boston stars.
The Wizard of Oz
TBS, 8pm
Catch a Classic!
It’s hard to pick a favorite from among the many terrific movies released in the magical Hollywood year of 1939 — considered one of Tinseltown’s greatest years ever in terms of popular releases and box office returns — but The Wizard of Oz has to be near the top of the list for most people. One of the best-loved movies of all time, this adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s novel stars Judy Garland in her iconic role as Dorothy, a young Kansas farm girl who is whisked away by a twister to the land of Oz. Accompanied by a brainless Scarecrow (Ray Bolger), a heartless Tin Man (Jack Haley) and a cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr) — and pursued by a wicked witch (Margaret Hamilton) — Dorothy and her little dog, Toto, follow the yellow brick road in search of the titular Wizard (Frank Morgan), so that he may grant her wish to return home. Over 80 years later, The Wizard of Oz is as fun as ever and still looks stunningly beautiful in both its black-and-white and its color world, and its color cinematography received an Oscar nomination. The film netted five other Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, and won for its musical score and for Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg’s classic song “Over the Rainbow.”
Friday, Nov. 29
Beatles ’64
Disney+
This documentary from filmmakers Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi captures the Fab Four at the moment of their musical breakthrough and unimaginable fame. The intimate film showcases rare behind-the-scenes footage captured by David and Albert Maysles, restored in 4K. Newly filmed and archival interviews with the Beatles, along with fans whose lives were transformed by them, illuminate this singular cultural moment.
Love Never Lies: South Africa
Netflix
New Series!
The South African edition of this international reality show focuses on six couples who must test their trust with an eye-scanning lie detector. Deception costs money, and the truth comes with a prize.
Senna
Netflix
New Series!
Brazilian Formula 1 driving legend Ayrton Senna, who died in a racing accident 30 years ago, is the subject of this six-episode drama led by Gabriel Leone as Senna. The series showcases the driver’s journey of triumphs, disappointments, joys and sorrows, unveiling his personality and personal relationships, along with thrilling re-creations of his races.
College Football
ABC, CBS, FOX, FS1 & NBC, beginning at 12pm Live
A big Black Friday slate of games awaits college football fans with Oregon State at Boise State (FOX), Minnesota at Wisconsin (CBS), Oklahoma State at Colorado (ABC), Mississippi State at Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl (ABC), Utah State at Colorado State (FS1), Stanford at San Jose State (CBS), Georgia Tech at Georgia (ABC), Nebraska at Iowa (NBC) and Utah at UCF (FOX).
NBA Basketball
ESPN & NBA TV, beginning at 12pm Live
Five matchups from the Emirates NBA Cup in-season tournament light up Black Friday, led off by a tripleheader on NBA TV with New York at Charlotte, Cleveland at Atlanta and New Orleans at Memphis. Games continue tonight on ESPN with the L.A. Clippers at Minnesota and Oklahoma City at the L.A. Lakers.
NFL Football: Las Vegas at Kansas City
Prime Video, 3pm Live
The NFL’s Black Friday afternoon matchup features an AFC West rivalry game as the Las Vegas Raiders try to topple Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.
A ’90s Christmas
Hallmark Channel, 6pm
Original Film!
While celebrating her promotion alone on Christmas Eve, a workaholic lawyer (Eva Bourne) is transported back to 1999 during a rideshare.
NHL Hockey
TNT, beginning at 6:30pm Live
The NHL Thanksgiving Showdown Black Friday doubleheader on TNT features the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Boston Bruins and the Colorado Avalanche at the Dallas Stars.
A Cinderella Christmas Ball
Great American Family, 8pm
Original Film!
The Wonder Years’ Danica McKellar is the creative force behind Great American Family’s latest holiday feel-good original, as a writer and a star. Here she plays a dance teacher on a quest to find her biological father. Her adventures take her to a European country, where she is hired to teach a reluctant prince how to waltz so he can pick his bride-to-be. “It takes so much focus and strength and balance to make it look effortless,” McKellar tells us of the waltz, for which she does all of her own dancing (and in her own ballgown)!
Deck the Walls
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
Chicago interior designer Rose (Ashley Greene) returns to her hometown to help her brother with a charity house flip.
Monty Python Movies
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
The British comedy team of Monty Python — Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin — began airing their surreal sketch series Monty Python’s Flying Circus in 1969, with the episodes eventually coming across the pond in the early ’70s for Americans to discover. Fans everywhere continued enjoying Python beyond the series, when they began bringing their absurdist humor to the big screen in both original productions and in filmed productions of their stage shows where they re-created famous sketches. Several of those features are airing for the first time on TCM tonight, beginning with the troupe’s first theatrical film: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), a hilarious take on Arthurian legends. Next is the concert comedy film Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982), followed by Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979), a dark (and probably still controversial to some) comedy that mercilessly pokes fun at religious tenets and beliefs. Next are two documentaries: Monty Python: The Meaning of Live (2014) and The Meaning of Monty Python (2013). The lineup concludes with Monty Python Live at Aspen (1998), a reunion show with surviving Python members Cleese, Gilliam, Idle, Jones and Palin appearing onstage together for the first time since the early ’80s.
Blue Bloods: Celebrating a Family Legacy
CBS, 9pm
Entertainment Tonight’s Nischelle Turner hosts this one-hour special that includes new exclusive interviews with the Blue Bloods cast as they share favorite memories and behind-the-scenes moments from the past 14 years. Get a rare look inside the famous Reagan family dinner scenes and a sneak peek at the emotional series finale airing Dec. 13.
Children Ruin Everything
The CW, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Astrid (Meaghan Rath) and James (Aaron Abrams) continue to struggle with parenting and their own identities as the fourth season kicks off with two new episodes.
Great Performances: “Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl”
PBS, 9pm
The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, along with special guests, celebrates the centennial birthday of
Henry Mancini, the four-time Oscar winner and 20-time Grammy-winning composer of “Moon River” and the Pink Panther score.
Saturday, Nov. 30
College Football
FOX & The CW, beginning at 12pm Live
One of college football’s biggest rivalry games has the Michigan Wolverines at the Ohio State Buckeyes on FOX. Later today on The CW, the Wyoming Cowboys tussle with the Washington State Cougars.
Believe in Christmas
Hallmark Channel, 6pm
Original Film!
Although skeptical of holiday magic, Beatrice (Meghan Ory) reluctantly joins her best friend on a trip to Christmasland, where she meets a charming stranger named Ethan (John Reardon). Soon, she begins to question what’s real and what’s part of the experience.
A Prince and Pauper Christmas
UPtv, 7pm
Original Film!
When a down-on-his-luck confidential informant in a criminal investigation suddenly goes missing, a desperate young federal agent recruits his doppelgänger to play the role. Brittany Underwood, Jonathan Stoddard and Tom Arnold star.
Reindeer in Here
CBS, 8pm
In this one-hour animated holiday special from 2022, a young reindeer and a lonely 10-year-old boy team up to save Christmas by retrieving a magical snow globe that was stolen by a mysterious villain. The voice cast includes Adam Devine, Jim Gaffigan, Melissa Villaseñor, Henry Winkler, Candace Cameron Bure, Donald Faison and Jo Koy.
Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
Inspired by Taylor Swift and her real-life romance with Travis Kelce, this fun film tells the story of Kansas City Chiefs superfan Alana Higman (Hunter King), whose family is a frontrunner to win the team’s “Fan of the Year” contest. Derrick (Tyler Hynes), the director of fan engagement, is tasked with evaluating how Alana and her family stack up against the other two finalists. As the pair spend time together, it’s clear there’s a spark between them, but when her grandfather’s vintage Chiefs good-luck winter hat goes missing, Alana begins to doubt everything she believed about fate, and even questions her future with Derrick — unless, that is, a little Christmas magic can help.
Two for One: David Byrne
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Tonight, TCM primetime host Ben Mankiewicz is joined by musician/filmmaker David Byrne, who introduces two films of his choosing. Byrne will offer commentary on each title’s cultural significance and its influence on other films, behind-the-scenes stories, and his own personal reflections on them. The titles he has chosen are the British fantasy/romance A Matter of Life and Death (1946), starring David Niven, Roger Livesey and Raymond Massey, followed by another romantic fantasy, Wings of Desire (1987), which was cowritten and directed by acclaimed German filmmaker Wim Wenders.
