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Sunday, Nov. 19
Fear the Walking Dead
AMC, 9pm
Series Finale!
When Madison Clark (Kim Dickens) came back from the dead for the Season 7 finale, we buckled up and prepared for this final season with a heightened optimism for our remaining few survivor favorites. While the best ending would be Morgan (Lennie James) returning with Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) with him, we aren’t holding our breath.
Below Surface
Lifetime, 10am
This award-winning documentary short celebrates the healing power of community, highlighting a YMCA Aquafit class that is reinvigorating the souls of its participants. There’s so much more to this Westport Weston Family YMCA’s Aquafit, and the film shows how kindness and caring for others, combined with exercise, can be an antidote for grief, stress and physical illness.
Country Hearts Christmas
UPtv, 7pm
Original Film!
It’s days until Christmas, and members of the Jameson family are all off chasing their dreams. Tori (Lanie McAuley) and June (Katerina Maria) are in Nashville recording their first album while Bones (Chris Jericho) is home on the farm getting everything ready for the whole family to be together at Christmas. But when the sisters get a chance to perform on a live Christmas Eve show, they are faced with a difficult decision: Should they do the show and get a much-needed boost in the industry or spend a very special Christmas with their family?
The Chosen: “Physician, Heal Yourself”
The CW, 8pm
Jesus (Jonathan Roumie) returns to his childhood home of Nazareth for the Jewish New Year celebration.
Homestead Rescue
Discovery Channel, 8pm
Season Premiere!
More families who decide to move entirely off-grid call in survival experts to prepare them for nature’s worst and are eventually faced with the ultimate decision: stay to tough out their first year, or pack it up and go back to civilization.
The Elf on the Shelf: Sweet Showdown
Food Network, 8pm
New Series!
Santa and his loyal elves, along with the help of legendary cake master Duff Goldman, will challenge six teams of sweetmakers to create edible showpieces that bring the holiday season to life in this new competition series. Only one team will win over judges Kardea Brown and Ashley Holt to earn the ultimate Christmas gift of $25,000 and the title of the Ambassadors of Confectionery Concoctions.
The Whole Story With Anderson Cooper: “Going Home: The War in Sudan”
CNN, 9pm
CNN Chief International Investigative Correspondent Nima Elbagir presents a deeply personal dispatch from her home country in “Going Home: The War in Sudan.” Millions of people have fled the country as stories of brutal war crimes leak from the capital, but Elbagir was determined to shed light on these atrocities and uncover how the people of Sudan are coping. From a refugee camp near the southern border where nearly 2.8 million people have fled the war, she travels north into war torn Sudan, making a trek that very few Western media organizations have been allowed to make. Her destination is the capital city of Khartoum, one of two major areas where the fighting is concentrated, and where her family home is located. But the journey will not be easy — she must circumnavigate dangerous checkpoints to avoid confrontation with paramilitary groups who do not want her in Sudan.
The Simpsons: “It’s a Blunderful Life”
FOX, 8pm
In the new episode “It’s a Blunderful Life,” Lisa (voice of Yeardley Smith) recounts the story of how Homer (Dan Castellaneta) was scapegoated for a power outage days before Thanksgiving.
A Paris Christmas Waltz
Great American Family, 8pm
Original Film!
This next story in what Great American Family calls “The Christmas Waltz universe,” following that popular 2020 title, is about a novice dancer (Jen Lilley) who pairs with a professional (Matthew Morrison) to enter a renowned dance competition in Paris.
Holiday Hotline
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
Abby (Emily Tennant) connects with an anonymous caller while working at a cooking hotline, and unknowingly becomes smitten with him in real life.
Kennedy
History, beginning at 8pm
History’s eight-episode docuseries chronicling the personal life, political career and presidency of John F. Kennedy continues with three back-to-back hourlong episodes. The series concludes tomorrow night (Monday, Nov. 20).
Planes, Trains and Christmas Trees
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
This updated spin on the classic Steve Martin/John Candy comedy finds event planner Kayley (Kathryn Davis) and sports agent Brett (Olivier Renaud) unable to fly home from a business trip in Indiana due to a terrible snowstorm. Determined to get back to New York by Christmas Eve, the two team up and try to make their own way home, but when the storm hits, they’re forced to seek refuge in a sleepy Ohio town, which ignites some much-needed holiday magic.
Hotel Portofino
PBS, 8pm
Season Finale!
The British period drama concludes its second season with “Farewells.” Bella (Natascha McElhone) must act decisively to salvage her investment in the Hotel Portofino, but at what cost to her relationships and her children? Just when things seem to be going Bella’s way, tragedy strikes with fatal consequences for one member of the family.
Harry Belafonte Memorial Tribute
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Carmen Jones (1954), a contemporary adaptation of the Bizet opera featuring new lyrics and an all-African American cast, begins the Harry Belafonte memorial double feature tonight, followed by The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959), a postapocalyptic sci-fi thriller following a man who is trapped under a cave-in and emerges to find nearly all of mankind has been destroyed in a nuclear holocaust.
Krapopolis: “Dungeons and Deliria”
FOX, 8:30pm
Deliria (voice of Hannah Waddingham) gets into trouble with a titan after wreaking havoc on Stupendous’ (Pam Murphy) secret quest in the new episode “Dungeons and Deliria.”
Yellowstone
CBS, 9pm
Season 2 of the hit Paramount Network drama Yellowstone continues on CBS with two episodes tonight. In “Touching Your Enemy,” Jamie (Wes Bentley) tries desperately to walk back a previous mistake. In “Blood the Boy,” John (Kevin Costner) partners with former foes.
Bob’s Burgers: “The (Raccoon) King and I”
FOX, 9pm
During a neighborhood block party, Linda (voice of John Roberts) makes a mistake that could threaten the life of her favorite alley raccoon in the new episode “The (Raccoon) King and I.”
Incredible Animal Journeys
Nat Geo, beginning at 9pm
New Series!
Jeremy Renner narrates this natural history series that explores how millions of animals migrate across our planet daily using routes passed down through generations. Two hourlong episodes air back-to-back tonight. First, in “Ocean Odysseys,” jump onboard with the dedicated ocean moms risking it all to bring new life into the world. Then, in “Chasing the African Rains,” join the creatures learning to live life on the move as they follow the rainfall on the usually dry African savanna.
World on Fire
PBS, 9pm
Season Finale!
As Season 2 of the World War II-set British drama concludes, Harry (Jonah Hauer-King) returns to Manchester, but Kasia (Zofia Wichlacz) is determined to leave. In Europe, Marga (Miriam Schiweck) and Henriette (Eugénie Derouand) must each make their escape, while North Africa remains brutal for Rajib (Ahad Raza Mir).
Ice Age America
Science Channel, 9pm
This special uncovers new archaeology that is changing our understanding of when humans first came to the Americas and who they were.
Family Guy: “Boston Stewie”
FOX, 9:30pm
In the new episode “Boston Stewie,” Stewie (voice of Seth MacFarlane) tries to civilize his half brother, Boston Stewie, so he can get adopted.
Annika
PBS, 10pm
Season Finale!
In the Season 2 finale of this British crime drama, a brutal murder on Glasgow’s canals hits close to home when the victim is identified as a former police officer.
Monday, Nov. 20
Stamped From the Beginning
Netflix
This film is based on the acclaimed 2016 book by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, which chronicled the history of anti-Black racist tropes and imagery, and how they were developed and enshrined in American culture. Director Roger Ross Williams’ documentary adaptation uses an innovative animation process that blends live action with the art of the era to illuminate figures and moments both well-known and obscure, historical and contemporary.
The Five: “All-American Christmas Tree Lighting”
FOX News Channel, 5pm Live
Hosted by The Five’s Greg Gutfeld, Dana Perino, Judge Jeanine Pirro, Harold Ford Jr. and Jesse Watters, the Christmas tree lighting will take place on FOX Square outside the network’s New York City headquarters and air live on FOX News Channel (FNC) during the last half hour of The Five. FOX’s All-American Christmas tree stands at 50 feet tall and will be embellished with 12,000 ornaments and 340,000 lights. Kicking off with holiday carolers, the co-hosts will be joined by special guests throughout the hour as they discuss the upcoming holiday season, the importance of giving back, and some of their favorite holiday memories in front of a live audience. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Rev. Jacques De Graff, and Rabbi Haskel Lookstein will also bestow a blessing of the tree. FOX News Media will welcome members of the FDNY and NYPD from stations and precincts around New York City to attend the tree lighting ceremony. This year, FOX News Media is 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.
NFL Football: Philadelphia at Kansas City
ESPN & ABC, 8pm Live
A Super Bowl LVII rematch is in store tonight on Monday Night Football as Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles visit Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.
Kitchen Nightmares: “El Cantito”
FOX, 8pm
Gordon Ramsay steps in to help the owners of a Puerto Rican restaurant when the pressure becomes too much and the business is at risk of shutting its doors in the new episode “El Cantito.”
Kennedy
History, beginning at 8pm
Series Finale!
This eight-part docuseries chronicling the life and presidency of John F. Kennedy concludes with two back-to-back hourlong episodes.
The Voice: “The Road to Playoffs”
NBC, 8pm
Relive this season’s best moments so far, from the Blind Auditions through the Knockout rounds, including some hilarious never-before-seen moments of the coaches.
Antiques Roadshow: “Vintage Dallas, Hour 2”
PBS, 8pm
Rediscover more delightful Dallas treasures, including an 1830 first printing of the Book of Mormon, and a Mickey Mantle- and Roger Maris-signed baseball. Which Dallas item had its top value double to $100,000?
Starring Eleanor Powell
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Actress Eleanor Powell, one of the top dancing stars during the golden age of Hollywood, is the focus of tonight’s films, starting with Born to Dance (1936), in which James Stewart costars as a sailor who falls in love with a young aspiring dancer only to have their relationship jeopardized by a Broadway star also enamored by him. Fred Astaire costars in the next film, Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940), a musical about an unsuccessful dance team, which is followed by the musical comedy Lady Be Good (1941), about a composer and songwriter couple who succeed in work but often fail within their marriage. The last two films include Ship Ahoy (1942), a musical comedy costarring Red Skelton, and Rosalie (1937), another musical, costarring Nelson Eddy, about a cadet who falls in love with a girl who ends up being a European princess.
Groundhog Day
AMC, 8:30pm
It’s been 30 years since we were first introduced to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, thanks to the Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell starrer Groundhog Day. You can celebrate the film’s landmark anniversary by watching television weatherman Phil Connors stuck on Feb. 2, a day he must live over and over again. Somehow, this just doesn’t get old.
Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test: “Grit”
FOX, 9pm
The recruits are taken to a remote mountain range where they are tasked with pulling sleds through two miles of dangerous terrain in the new episode “Grit.”
POV: “Wisdom Gone Wild”
PBS, 10pm
Described as a “vibrant cine-poem,” this film directed by Rea Tajiri tells the remarkable story of her mother, Rose Tajiri, a Nisei woman who, at the end of her life and following the onset of dementia, reinvents herself through her interactions with her daughter/care partner. She bestows a new name and identity on herself as she alters her past along with her present.
Tuesday, Nov. 21
Obituary
Hulu
New Series!
Twenty-four-year-old Elvira (Siobhán Cullen) adores her job writing obituaries, but when her boss begins paying her per obituary to save money, she takes matters into her own hands by killing off the town’s unpleasant residents. Complicating things further, the paper hires a new crime correspondent, and Elvira finds herself drawn to him.
Leo
Netflix
Original Film!
Adam Sandler voices the title character — a jaded 74-year-old lizard — in this animated musical coming-of-age comedy. Leo has been stuck as a pet in the same Florida classroom for decades with his terrarium-mate turtle (Bill Burr). When Leo learns he has only one year left to live, he plans an escape to experience life on the outside, but instead gets caught up in the problems of his anxious students. Cecily Strong, Jason Alexander and Rob Schneider also provide voices.
The Choice Is Yours
Paramount+
This documentary chronicles the story of rapper and artist Dres, who was part of the legendary ’90s hip-hop duo Black Sheep, and his incredible journey from being on top of the game to struggling with civilian life and staring down the barrel of his last chance at success. Along the way, he uncovers music icon J. Dilla and attempts to uncover the mystery behind his story, which hasn’t been told in full until now. In the hopes of releasing the next great Dilla record years after his death, Dres meets with artists, celebs, music executives and journalists to better understand who he was, and what made him one of the most influential producers hip-hop has ever known.
Bye Bye Barry
Prime Video
In 1999, when superstar NFL running back Barry Sanders suddenly retired at the height of his career, he left the league and fans in shock. He was still in his prime, chasing the all-time NFL rushing record when he boarded a flight to England and never stepped foot on the field again. Now, 24 years later, Sanders retraces his steps through the streets of London to finally confront the mystery.
NBA Basketball
TNT, beginning at 7:30pm Live
Group play continues in the NBA In-Season Tournament with the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Philadelphia 76ers and the Utah Jazz at the L.A. Lakers.
NCIS: Sydney: “Snakes in the Grass”
CBS, 8pm
In the new episode “Snakes in the Grass,” a Navy compliance officer is found dead in a waterhole from a snakebite, and the team works to uncover the origin of the rare deadly taipan that is uncommon in the area.
Groundbreakers
PBS, 8pm
Tennis legend and gender equality pioneer Billie Jean King and seven female sports icons — Nancy Lieberman, Chloe Kim, Naomi Osaka, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Julie Foudy, Diana Flores and Suni Lee — discuss how Title IX and their own achievements changed the course of women’s sports.
Star of the Month: Gloria Grahame
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Tonight’s lineup of movies starring or costarring legendary actress Gloria Grahame begins with a title that features one of her briefest yet most famous appearances: Vincente Minnelli’s 1952 melodrama The Bad and the Beautiful, which earned Grahame a Best Supporting Actress Oscar win despite only appearing in the film for just over nine minutes. The film is led by Best Actor nominee Kirk Douglas and won four other Oscars, including for its screenplay and cinematography. After that is Robert Wise’s 1959 film noir Odds Against Tomorrow, led by Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan and Shelley Winters; another noir, Not as a Stranger (1955), led by Olivia de Havilland, Robert Mitchum and Frank Sinatra; and The Cobweb (1955), a drama directed by Minnelli and also featuring Richard Widmark, Lauren Bacall and Charles Boyer. The evening concludes with Chandler (1971), led by Warren Oates as a private eye in a neo-noir throwback to the sort of ’40s and ’50s noirs in which Grahame often appeared; it features the actress in a cameo role.
Love Actually
AMC, 9pm
Happy 20th anniversary, Love Actually! This bittersweet British comedy starring Hugh Grant as a bachelor prime minister smitten by a member of his staff has become a long-standing holiday favorite. Love also strikes a writer, a couple drifting apart and others. These lives and loves collide on Christmas Eve, over and over, with hilarious consequences.
The Voice: “The Playoffs, Part 1”
NBC, 9pm
As the playoffs get underway, each coach has a “super save” enabling them to bring back an artist from any team to join them in the playoffs in the hopes of making it to the live shows. The six artists remaining on Team Niall hold nothing back as tough decisions are made.
Killing JFK: 60 Questions Answered
REELZ Channel, 9pm
In the six decades since President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963, more questions have been raised than answered. This hourlong program tackles those questions, ranging from “What is the ‘grassy knoll?’” to “Who killed JFK?” with facts, expert commentary, footage and rare images.
FBI True: “Hunting Hanssen: America’s Deadliest Traitor”
CBS, 10pm
This true-crime series from Paramount+ continues on CBS with “Hunting Hanssen: America’s Deadliest Traitor,” in which FBI agents work undercover in their own headquarters to unearth information on Robert Hanssen, who would be revealed as the most damaging spy in FBI history, having sold vital national secrets to the Russians for decades.
Fargo
FX, 10pm
Season Premiere!
Though Jon Hamm is brilliant as cult leader and sheriff Roy Tillman, women are definitely the highlight of the newest season of Noah Hawley’s unique Midwestern crime thriller series, which may be the best one yet. Housewife Dot Lyon, played by Ted Lasso’s Juno Temple, is at face value an overly polite Minnesota mother. However, an incident at a PTA meeting sets off a chain of events that leads to an assortment of cascading, dangerous escapades, for which she is oddly well prepared. Her mother-in-law, Jennifer Jason Leigh’s Lorraine, is no mere housewife either. Crude, blunt and a tad unhinged, Lorraine has some of the best dialogue on the show and is enjoyably unpredictable. Never Have I Ever’s Richa Moorjani also shines as the town’s police deputy and possibly the only one who has her head on straight. As always, it can be difficult to decide who to root for or foresee where the show is going — but that is the beauty of Fargo.
Found: “Missing While Homeless”
NBC, 10pm
Dhan (Karan Oberoi) spearheads the search for a missing homeless man who’s been an integral part of a tightknit encampment. Meanwhile, when Detective Trent (Brett Dalton) shares troubling news about Sir (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), Gabi (Shanola Hampton) goes to great lengths to protect her secret.
Frontline: “20 Days in Mariupol”
PBS, 10pm
This award-winning film features reporting from the last international journalists inside the Russian siege of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
Wednesday, Nov. 22
Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas
Apple TV+
Emmy Award-winning Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham rings in the holidays with special guests and a musical extravaganza at the London Coliseum.
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Netflix
Season Premiere!
In Season 2 of this immersive, award-winning docuseries, host Stephen Satterfield travels across the United States to uncover how African American cuisine has fueled social justice movements, transformed communities and awakened cultural creativity in this country in both powerful and lasting ways.
Squid Game: The Challenge
Netflix
New Series!
This reality competition show is inspired by the hit 2021 South Korean survival drama Squid Game, with contestants competing in several games inspired by the original series.
Good Burger 2
Paramount+
Original Film!
Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell return as Dexter and Ed, the characters they played in the 1997 teen comedy Good Burger, based on a sketch from the Nickelodeon series All That. This sequel finds Dexter and Ed reuniting in the present day at the titular fast-food restaurant with a hilarious new group of employees. Lil Rel Howery and Jillian Bell costar, and Paramount+ also promises surprise guest stars, as well as original Good Burger cast members who are reprising their roles: Josh Server as Fizz, Lori Beth Denberg as Connie Muldoon and Carmen Electra as Roxanne.
Genie
Peacock
Original Film!
Richard Curtis (Love Actually) wrote this fairy tale comedy starring Melissa McCarthy as Flora, a genie trapped for more than 2,000 years inside an antique jewelry box because of one little misunderstanding with a sorcerer back in 77 B.C. After millennia of being summoned to grant material wishes for greedy men, Flora is accidentally called to service by Bernard Bottle (Paapa Essiedu), who has lost sight of his marriage to Julie (Denée Benton) and the childhood of his young daughter, Eve (Jordyn McIntosh). With Flora’s help, can Bernard get his family back before Christmas? Alan Cumming costars.
TCM Morning & Afternoon Movies: All-Star Casts
TCM, beginning at 6:30am
Catch a Classic!
This morning and afternoon’s five famous productions are led by casts featuring many notable names, starting with 1939’s The Women, director George Cukor’s comedy/drama headlined by some of the most notable actresses of the era, including Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard and Joan Fontaine. Following that, Frank Sinatra and other members of the Rat Pack, including Dean Martin, Peter Lawford and Sammy Davis Jr., star in the 1960 heist film Ocean’s 11. Next, Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn and David McCallum are among the actors portraying Allied prisoners attempting The Great Escape (1963) from a German POW camp in the World War II action drama. Then, David Niven, Cantinflas and Shirley MacLaine headline the Best Picture Oscar-winning adaptation of Jules Verne’s novel Around the World in 80 Days (1956), which also features many notable cameo appearances by the likes of Noël Coward, John Gielgud, Charles Boyer, Gilbert Roland, Cesar Romero, Peter Lorre, Red Skelton, Marlene Dietrich and many more. Finally, Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Peter Falk, Keenan Wynn and other notables headline director Blake Edwards’ epic slapstick comedy The Great Race (1965).
NHL Hockey
TNT, beginning at 7pm Live
A Wednesday night NHL doubleheader on TNT has the Boston Bruins at the Florida Panthers and the Vegas Golden Knights at the Dallas Stars.
Sullivan’s Crossing: “Aftershock”
The CW, 8pm
Maggie (Morgan Kohan) struggles to make sense of her personal life, and Sully (Scott Patterson) deals with some financial challenges.
Countdown to Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
NBC, 8pm
On the eve of the iconic Thanksgiving Day parade (airing tomorrow morning on NBC), viewers get a behind-the-scenes peek at the incredible stories behind the floats, balloons and bands on their journey to the streets of New York.
The Spencer Sisters: “The Virtuoso’s Vexation”
The CW, 9pm
Darby (Stacey Farber) and Victoria (Lea Thompson) are hired by the director of an elite music academy to recover a stolen violin.
A “Saturday Night Live” Thanksgiving Special
NBC, 9pm
Enjoy two hours of the most memorable Thanksgiving-themed sketches from Saturday Night Live’s long history.
NOVA: “Lee and Liza’s Family Tree”
PBS, 9pm
With the help of scientists and genealogists, filmmaker Byron Hurt and his family members search for their ancestors. Follow their journey as they hunt for new details of a history long obscured by the enduring legacy of slavery.
Secrets of the Dead: “The Princes in the Tower”
PBS, 10pm
Find out if the 15th century murders of two princes in the Tower of London can be solved.
Thursday, Nov. 23
The Ms. Pat Show: “Father Christmas”
BET+
In this new holiday episode, Pat (Patricia Williams) tries to give Terry (J. Bernard Calloway) the perfect Christmas by finding his real father. When she can’t track him down, she and Denise (Tami Roman) embark on a wild Plan B involving a mall Santa.
So Fly Christmas
BET+
Original Film!
After Wyvetta (Tichina Arnold) is stood up at the altar on Christmas Eve — her favorite holiday — her best friend, Dione (Tami Roman), in a show of solidarity, suggests that both of them renounce love. Things become complicated, however, when Dione falls for a mild-mannered record store owner and tries to keep it under wraps.
Christmas With the Foxes
FOX Nation
Original Film!
Gina Vitori, Max Budroe and Patrick M.J. Finerty star in this original holiday movie about a family gathering together for their annual Christmas party, a tradition that began 50 years ago. Rebecca Fox (Vitori) arrives at the party to find her father, Thomas (Finerty), involved with a new woman, not even a year after her mother’s passing. In Rebecca’s comical efforts to derail the romance during a marathon of Christmas events, she stumbles upon her own unexpected love story. Additional holiday titles, including Christmas in Big Sky Country, Christmas in Maple Hills and Christmas with the Knightlys are also available on FOX Nation today. FOX Nation launches a special holiday subscription promotion for $2.50/month for the yearly plan.
Kid Classics
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
Jack and the Beanstalk (1952), Abbott and Costello’s version of the famous fairy tale about a boy who trades a cow for magic beans, begins the lineup of family-friendly adventure films. Next, a boy the size of a thumb outwits two thieves determined to make money from him in Tom Thumb (1958), followed by the biographical drama about famous German fairy tale authors The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962). Following that, a bored young boy named Milo visits The Doldrums and various other worlds through a magical tollbooth in The Phantom Tollbooth (1970). Then, in Challenge to Lassie (1949), the sixth of seven films released by MGM featuring a heroic, loving collie named Lassie, an old friend tries to convince a judge that Lassie’s life should be spared. Next, Mickey Rooney and Elizabeth Taylor star in National Velvet (1944), a family sport drama about a former jockey who helps a young girl train her wild horse for a competition, and finally, TCM’s kid classic lineup will end with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), which stars Dick Van Dyke as an eccentric inventor who turns a broken-down car into a portal for a magical adventure for his children.
“The Partridge Family” Marathon
AXS TV, beginning at 8am
Enjoy a 12-hour cornucopia of episodes from this classic 1970-74 musical sitcom led by Shirley Jones, David Cassidy, Susan Dey and Danny Bonaduce.
The 97th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
NBC, 8:30am Live, Encore at 2pm (all time zones); also livestreams on Peacock
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.
The National Dog Show
NBC, 12pm (all time zones); simulcast on Peacock
The Kennel Club of Philadelphia’s popular and long-running dog show returned Nov. 18-19, 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 and David Frei are back as hosts, with Mary Carillo offering commentary. The program will encore this Saturday evening (Nov. 25).
NFL Football
CBS, FOX & NBC, beginning at 12:30pm Live
The NFL’s Turkey Day feast has the Green Bay Packers at the Detroit Lions (FOX), the Washington Commanders at the Dallas Cowboys (CBS) and the San Francisco 49ers at the Seattle Seahawks (NBC).
College Football: Ole Miss at Mississippi State
ESPN, 7:30pm Live
The Egg Bowl rivalry game between the Ole Miss Rebels and the Mississippi State Bulldogs takes place tonight at Starkville’s Davis Wade Stadium.
Son of a Critch: “Family Tree”
The CW, 8pm
Mark (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) uncovers dark family secrets when he researches the Critch family tree.
Catch Me if You Claus
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
An aspiring news anchor (Italia Ricci) finally gets her big break when she is scheduled to host a Christmas morning newscast, but it is put into jeopardy when she captures a home intruder claiming to be Santa’s son (Luke Macfarlane), and the two find themselves pursued by police and other shady characters late into the night.
Children Ruin Everything: “Me Time”
The CW, 8:30pm
Astrid (Meaghan Rath) wants some time to herself as James (Aaron Abrams) struggles to catch up on weeks’ worth of laundry.
Ghosts UK
CBS, 9pm
The BBC comedy that inspired the CBS series Ghosts continues with two episodes tonight. In “Happy Death Day,” Pat (Jim Howick) prepares for his family’s annual pilgrimage to the site of his death. In “Free Pass,” a TV company comes looking for an old house in which to film their period drama.
Lost Cities Revealed With Albert Lin
Nat Geo, 9pm
New Series!
In this series, National Geographic Explorer Albert Lin and his team are on a mission to unlock the secret of lost cities that once existed in some of the most remote environments on Earth, and the people who inhabited them. In tonight’s series premiere episode, “The Warrior Kings,” Lin is in the deserts of Sudan seeking the lost capital of a kingdom of warriors who once conquered and ruled the mighty Egyptian empire.
SEAL Team: “Need to Know”
CBS, 10pm
The Paramount+ military drama series continues on CBS with “Need to Know,” in which members of Bravo Team race to prevent a major terrorist attack in Africa.
Friday, Nov. 24
A Nearly Normal Family
Netflix
New Series!
This Swedish crime drama introduces the Sandells, a normal family consisting of priest Adam (Björn Bengtsson) and lawyer Ulrika (Lo Kauppi), and their 19-year-old daughter, Stella (Alexandra Tyrefors). They live a seemingly perfect life in a polished residential suburb outside of Lund. One day, everything changes when Stella ends up in custody and accused of murder. Her devastated parents don’t know what to do. They want to help Stella at any cost, but do they really know their daughter — or each other?
College Football
ABC, CBS, FOX & NBC, beginning at 12pm Live
Black Friday college football action features TCU at Oklahoma (FOX), Miami at Boston College (ABC), Iowa at Nebraska (CBS), Missouri at Arkansas (CBS), Penn State at Michigan State (NBC), Texas Tech at Texas (ABC) and Oregon State at Oregon (FOX).
NFL Football: Miami at N.Y. Jets
Prime Video, 3pm Live
The NFL’s first Black Friday game has Tyreek Hill and the Miami Dolphins visiting the New York Jets on Prime Video.
Letters to Santa
Hallmark Channel, 6pm
Original Film!
Two siblings receive a magic pen from Santa and wish for their separated parents to reunite.
My Christmas Hero
Great American Family, 8pm
Original Film!
An Army Reserve doctor (Candace Cameron Bure) tracks down her family’s military history with the help of a new romance (Gabriel Hogan).
Holiday Road
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
When bad weather leaves a group of strangers stranded at the airport for the holidays, they all agree to rent a van and drive to Denver, navigating a series of misadventures and forming bonds that just might change the trajectories of their lives. Inspired by a true story.
TCM Spotlight: Night Movies: “Bump in the Night”
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Movies that bring your heart rate up are the focus of tonight’s programming. First up: Wait Until Dark (1967), starring Audrey Hepburn and Alan Arkin, about a recently blinded woman being terrorized by a trio of thugs while they look for something in her apartment. In the next film, Gaslight (1944), a young woman, played by Ingrid Bergman in her first Best Actress Oscar-winning performance, moves into the house where her aunt was murdered and is slowly driven insane by her husband. Following that, Doris Day stars as an American woman in London whose sanity comes into question after she is threatened in Midnight Lace (1960). Finally, the zombie horror thriller Night of the Living Dead (1968), and the classic Vincent Price horror mystery about five people locked in a haunted house, House on Haunted Hill (1959), close out the night.
Saturday, Nov. 25
Doctor Who: “The Star Beast”
Disney+
To celebrate six decades of the iconic British sci-fi series Doctor Who, three specials — “The Star Beast,” premiering today, “Wild Blue Yonder” (Dec. 2) and “The Giggle” (Dec. 9) — reunite the Fourteenth Doctor (David Tennant) and Donna Temple-Noble (Catherine Tate) as they come face-to-face with their most terrifying villain yet: the Toymaker (played by Neil Patrick Harris in his Doctor Who debut).
The Fly
MOVIES!, 11:05am
Catch a Classic!
In the first installment of the three-part Kurt Neumann sci-fi film series, which would later be remade into a 1986 David Cronenberg film starring Jeff Goldblum, a scientist is turned into a human-fly hybrid after testing a new machine on himself.
College Football: Ohio State at Michigan
FOX, 12pm Live
An epic showdown with College Football Playoff implications takes place today when the Ohio State Buckeyes visit “The Big House” in Ann Arbor to battle the Michigan Wolverines.
National Lampoon’s Vacation
AMC, 6pm
Happy 40th anniversary, National Lampoon’s Vacation! How could we ever forget that famous trip when Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) piles his family into the Family Truckster for a disastrous summer vacation — a cross-country drive to Walley World theme park. Beverly D’Angelo, Anthony Michael Hall, Randy Quaid, Imogene Coca, John Candy and Christie Brinkley add to the hilarity, and singer Lindsey Buckingham’s theme song “Holiday Road” will forever make us smile.
Christmas in Notting Hill
Hallmark Channel, 6pm
Original Film!
Famous soccer star Graham Savoy (William Moseley) has always been too busy for love, but when he comes home for Christmas, he changes his mind after meeting the one person (Sarah Ramos) who has no idea who he is.
Byron Allen Presents theGrio Awards
CBS, 8pm
This two-hour star-studded event in Beverly Hills honors Mariah Carey, Don Cheadle, Misty Copeland, Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire, Tamron Hall, Kevin Hart, Steve Harvey, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Eddie Murphy, the Reverend Al Sharpton and Denzel Washington for their contributions to the arts, science, education, social justice and more.
A Royal Date for Christmas
Great American Family, 8pm
Original Film!
When a European duke (Damon Runyan) arrives in the United States, he realizes that his bags have been lost in transit. He has no choice but to be styled, and ultimately inspired, by Bella (Danica McKellar), the owner of a local boutique.
Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
New couple Emily (Lacey Chabert) and Jared (Wes Brown) are looking forward to celebrating the holidays together. Emily is ready to make this year’s celebrations the best yet, even if being the HOA president’s girlfriend doesn’t stop some dreaded decorating citations. When some soon-to-be new neighbors turn out to be holiday royalty, competition really heats up.
Christmas at the Chalet
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
When ex-TV host and socialite Lex (Teri Hatcher) finds herself faced with the possibility of spending Christmas sharing a luxury chalet with her son, ex-husband and his new girlfriend, she volunteers to work in the chalet to avoid things getting too close for comfort, while documenting her every move for a new wave of followers who are loving this new chapter of her life.
