Saturday on TV – 11/30/19

Saturday is the season finale of Blue Planet Now on BBC America at 9/8c.

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale*Blue Planet Now (#104) – BBC America @ 9/8c
  • *Special*Christmas in Rome – Hallmark @ 8/7c
  • *Special*Merry Liddle Christmas – Lifetime @ 8/7c
  • *Special*Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen – HMC @ 9/8c
  • *New*Amanda to the Rescue (#209) – Animal Planet @ 10/9c
  • *New*Crikey! It’s the Irwins (#209) – Animal Planet @ 8/7c
  • *New*Destination Fear (#108) – Travel Channel @ 10/9c
  • *New*Live PD – A&E @ 9/8c (3-Hour New Episode)
  • *New*Love & Marriage: Huntsville (#213) – OWN @ 9/8c
  • *New*Overhaulin’ (#1003) – MotorTrend @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
  • *New*Pit Bulls & Parolees (#1409) – Animal Planet @ 9/8c
  • *New*Ready to Love (#209) – OWN @ 10/9c
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Friday on TV – 11/29/19

Friday features 3 series premieres & 6 season finales. To read more about the new series, click the link below. Otherwise, check out tonight’s schedule!

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Overnight last night was the complete first season premiere of The Movies That Made Us on Netflix at 3:01AM/2:01AMc. These blockbusters brought us together and gave us the time of our lives. Meet the actors, directors and industry insiders who made them happen.
 
This morning is the series premiere of Harley Quinn on DC at 9AM/8AMc. Harley Quinn has finally broken things off with the Joker and attempts to make it on her own as the criminal Queenpin of Gotham City. In this adult animated action-comedy series which also features Poison Ivy and a whole cast of heroes and villains, old and new, from the DC Universe. Characters are voiced by Kaley Cuoco, Lake Bell, Alan Tudyk, Ron Funches, JB Smoove, Jason Alexander, Wanda Sykes, Ciancarlo Esposito, Natalie Morales, Jim Rash, Diedrich Bader, Tony Hale, & Christopher Meloni.
 
Tonight is also the series premiere of Top Elf on Nickelodeon at 8/7c. Across five one-hour episodes, seven kid “Elf-testants” with extraordinary building and design skills compete in festive challenges to become Santa’s “Top Elf” and have their wish lists granted — not for themselves, but for good causes in their hometowns. Santa (Tommy Snider) and Ms. Jingles (Samantha Turret) invite seven civilian “Elf-testants” to the North Pole to test their skills in a series of holiday-themed challenges, from designing their own life-sized gingerbread clubhouses, to reimagining Santa’s sleigh, to creating giant 3-D holiday cards. And of course, building new toys!
 

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale*Black Jesus (#310) – Cartoon Network @ 12AM/11PMc
  • *Season Finale*Black Love (#308) – OWN @ 8/7c
  • *Season Finale*In Search Of (#208) – History Channel @ 10/9c
  • *Season Finale*Room 104 (#36/312) – HBO @ 11/10c
  • *Season Finale*The Birch – Facebook Watch @ 4/3c
  • *Season Finale*Titans (#213) – DC @ 9AM/8AMc
  • *Series Premiere*Harley Quinn (#101) – DC @ 9AM/8AMc
  • *Series Premiere*The Movies That Made Us – Netflix @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc (Complete First Season Premiere)
  • *Series Premiere*Top Elf (#101) – Nick @ 8/7c
  • *Special*Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy – Hallmark @ 8/7c
  • *Special*Penn & Teller: Fool Us – The CW @ 9/8c
  • *Special*Staging Christmas – Lifetime @ 8/7c
  • *Special*Sugar Rush – Netflix @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc (Christmas Special)
  • *New*American Housewife (#410) – ABC @ 8/7c
  • *New*Ancient Aliens (#1422) – History Channel @ 9/8c
  • *New*Diners, Drive-ins & Dives – Food Network @ 9/8c
  • *New*Encore! (#104) – Disney+ @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
  • *New*Fresh Off the Boat (#610) – ABC @ 8:30/7:30c
  • *New*Ghost Nation (#108) – Travel Channel @ 10/9c
  • *New*Ghostwriter – Apple TV+ @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
  • *New*Gold Rush (#1008) – Discovery Channel @ 9/8c (2-Hour New Episode)
  • *New*High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (#104) – Disney+ @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
  • *New*Laff Mobb’s Laff Tracks (#V304) – TruTV @ 11/10c
  • *New*Live PD – A&E @ 9/8c (3-Hour New Episode)
  • *New*Long Island Medium (#1407) – TLC @ 9/8c
  • *New*Long Lost Family (#606) – TLC @ 10/9c
  • *New*Nashville Squares (#111/112) – CMT @ 8/7c & 8:30/7:30c (2 New Episodes)
  • *New*Ridiculousness – MTV @ 8/7c
  • *New*RuPaul’s Drag UK (#108) – Logo @ 8/7c (90-Minute New Episode)
  • *New*The Graham Norton Show (#2608) – BBC America @ 11/10c
  • *New*The Imagineering Story (#104) – Disney+ @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
  • *New*The Mandalorian (#104) – Disney+ @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
  • *New*The World According to Jeff Goldblum (#104) – Disney+ @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
  • *New*Van Helsing (#410) – Syfy @ 10/9c
  • *New*WWE Friday Night Smackdown – USA Network @ 8/7c
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If We Controlled Your Remote… 11/29/19

Have you ever been at a loss as to what to watch? Too many shows to pick from? We’re here to give you our opinions on what we feel is worth watching. Check it out and then let us know in the comments below what you’re choosing for tonight!

Phoebe’s Choice

With recent shake ups between HBO Max, Warner Brothers, and DCU, the streaming platform dedicated to DC properties may not last that long, but for the time being they have been certain to make sure of one thing: Every week since its launch the service has had at least one new episode of completely original content, including such shows as Doom Patrol, Swamp Thing, & Young Justice. They keep that streak alive today by debuting Harley Quinn on the same day Titans season 2 ends.

This new Harley Quinn cartoon is NOT for kids. It is adult material in animated form, a la South Park or Rick and Morty. It is set to be violent AF and funny as well. Harley will be breaking away from her co-dependent abusive relationship with the Joker and striking out on her own. Many will be sad to see that this means she’s trading in the mallet and mime outfit for the “Suicide Squad” outfit and a metal baseball bat. Poison Ivy will be a regular and Harley’s bff. To make a name in the underworld independent of Mr. J, she’ll be forming a new crew. With the voice talents of Jason Alexander, Alan Tudyk, & Kayley Cuoco, this show should be an instant classic. There are plenty of other recognizable names & voices as well: Chris Meloni, Diedrich Bader, Giancarlo Esposito, J.B. Smoove, Jim Rash, Lake Bell, Natalie Morales, Ron Funches, Tony Hale, & Wanda Sykes.

Thirteen episodes means about three months, during which hopefully Doom Patrol season two wraps!

On today’s episode, “Til Death Do Us Part,” Harley Quinn is fed up being the Joker’s sidekick and strikes out on her own – determined to become the criminal Queenpin of Gotham City.

Don’t miss the premiere this morning at 9AM/8AMc.

I’ll also be watching that Titans finale, Ancient Aliens, & Black Jesus.

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Thursday on TV – 11/28/19

Thursday features 3 series premieres & 1 season finale. To read more about the new series, click the link below. Otherwise, check out tonight’s schedule!

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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.
 

Also on tonight:

  • *Season Finale*A Wedding and a Murder (#212) – Oxygen @ 9/8c
  • *Series Premiere*Merry Happy Whatever – Netflix @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc (Complete First Season Premiere)
  • *Series Premiere*Santa’s Baking Blizzard (#102) – Food Network @ 9/8c
  • *Series Premiere*Servant – Apple TV+ @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
  • *Special*A Christmas Wish – Lifetime @ 8/7c
  • *Special*Christmas at the Plaza – Hallmark @ 8/7c
  • *Sports*Football Night in America – NBC @ 8/7c
  • *Special*Garth Brooks Yankee Stadium Concert – A&E @ 9/8c
  • *Sports*Sunday Night Football – NBC @ 8:15/7:15c (New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons)
  • *Special*The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration – ABC @ 8/7c (2-Hour Special)
  • *New*Almost Family (#AFM-107) – FOX @ 9/8c
  • *New*Cheat (#102) – Sundance Now @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
  • *New*Explained – Netflix @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
  • *New*For All Mankind (#107) – Apple TV+ @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
  • *New*See (#107) – Apple TV+ @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
  • *New*Sunnyside (#110) – NBC.com @ 3/2c
  • *New*Temptation Island (#508) – USA Network @ 10/9c
  • *New*The Holzer Files (#103) – Travel Channel @ 10/9c
  • *New*The Morning Show (#107) – Apple TV+ @ 3:01AM/2:01AMc
  • *New*The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – NBC @ 12:05AM/11:05PMc
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If We Controlled Your Remote… 11/28/19

Have you ever been at a loss as to what to watch? Too many shows to pick from? We’re here to give you our opinions on what we feel is worth watching. Check it out and then let us know in the comments below what you’re choosing for tonight! And to our fellow US TV viewers, may you all have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

Kyle’s Choice

Today, Apple TV+ launched the new psychological thriller Servant, from director M. Night Shyamalan and writer Tony Basgallop. The series follows couple Dorothy (Lauren Ambrose, Six Feet Under) and Sean Turner (Toby Kebbell, Dead Man’s Shoes), who are in mourning over the recent loss of their infant son, Jericho. The two have taken different approaches towards dealing with their grief, and this has caused a bit of a rift in their marriage. Dorothy appears to be in denial, pretending that nothing has happened, treating a doll made to look like the child they lost as though it were actually their son. Sean just wants his wife to snap out of it and is annoyed that he must pretend to love and care for this doll. It’s been almost nine months, but the couple hasn’t even told anyone about their loss – the only people who know the truth are Dorothy’s father and her younger brother Julian (Rupert Grint, Harry Potter). The couple lives in a large, expensive townhouse in Philadelphia. Sean works out of the home as a consulting chef, developing recipes for high-end restaurants. Meanwhile, Dorothy works as a field reporter for a local TV news station, and so she needs help taking care of “baby” Jericho. Enter the couple’s new live-in nanny, Leanne (Nell Tiger Free, Too Old to Die Young), a quiet, reserved eighteen-year-old from Wisconsin, who doesn’t seem phased at all by the couple’s unusual situation.

While Dorothy is eager to please the new houseguest, Sean doesn’t feel the same way. He’s confused as to why Leanne insists on treating “Jericho” like a real baby even when Dorothy is not around to see. He senses something is off about this young woman, and when odd, creepy things start happening around the house, his suspicions intensify. I really enjoyed what I’ve seen of the series so far. M. Night Shyamalan projects usually involve strange, unexpected twists and turns, and this show certainly has many of those. As the episodes progress, things get increasingly mysterious and creepy. Shyamalan has a very unusual way of framing the scenes, which adds to the uneasiness and tension of what’s happening. Much of the series takes place inside this house, which can be at times beautiful but also a bit claustrophobic (though in a good way that helps set the tone). The series does a great job of ending each episode in a way that makes you eager to check out the next one. While this series could easily be binged, I like that it will be released weekly, as it is certainly a show that is going to promote water cooler talk. This is easily my favorite of the Apple Originals thus far.

Today Apple released the first three 30-minute episodes, and new episodes will continue to roll out weekly, every Friday, starting next week. Due to the holiday, new episodes of Apple’s other three weekly originals (The Morning Show, See, and For All Mankind) will also drop today, instead of their usual Friday release.

I’ll also be watching/recording Merry Happy Whatever, Holiday Rush, and Almost Family.
 
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