Thursday on TV – 11/28/19

Overnight last night was the complete first season premiere of Merry Happy Whatever on Netflix. A struggling LA musician tries to win over his new girlfriend’s gruff dad and quirky, tight-knit siblings on a 10-day Christmas visit to Philadelphia. It stars Dennis Quaid (Vegas, The Art of More), Ashley Tisdale (Carol’s Second Act, Hellcats, Young & Sofia, The Suite Life of Zach & Cody), Bridgit Mendler (Undateable, Good Luck Charlie), Brent Morin (Undateable), Garcelle Beauvais (The Jamie Foxx Show, High Bar), Hayes MacArthur (Angie Tribeca, Perfect Couples, The Rebels), & Adam Rose (Budding Prospects).
 
Overnight last night was also the series premiere of Servant on Apple TV+. From M. Night Shyamalan, Servant follows a Philadelphia couple in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home. It stars Lauren Ambrose (Broad Squad, Deliverance Creek, Loving Leah, Monsters of God), Nell Tiger Free, Rupert Grint (Snatch, Agatha Christie’s The ABC Murders, Harry Potter), & Toby Kebbell (Salvage).
 
Tonight is the series premiere of Santa’s Baking Blizzard on Food Network at 9/8c. On each episode of this four-part holiday tournament, Casey Webb challenges three teams of the country’s most impressive ice sculptors and cake artists to create larger than life Christmas scenes for judges Jocelyn Delk Adams, Amanda Freitag and Zac Young. Teams must push their limit to bring festive holiday themes to life if they want to ice the competition and sleigh their way into the finale where they will compete for a stocking full of $25,000. Follow the competition using #SantasBakingBlizzard and relive the amazing cakes and gravity-defying ice sculptures from the show.