What to watch, and more! Nov. 21 – 27
A ‘Raymond’ reunion, a great escape & Chris Hemsworth’s memorable ‘Road Trip’
Former castmates remember “Everybody Loves Raymond” Monday night.
FRIDAY, Nov. 21
Train Dreams
Drama about Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), a logger and railroad worker who leads a life of surprising depth and beauty in the rapidly changing America of the early 20th century (Netflix).
Friendsgiving Marathon
What are Friends fans thankful for? That today, they can watch episode after episode of their favorite ‘90s sitcom (11 a.m., TBS).
SATURDAY, Nov. 22
Toronto Airport Uncovered
Documentary goes for the first time behind the scenes at Canada’s biggest and busiest airport, revealing how they keep millions of passengers and thousands of planes moving, even in record-breaking snowstorms (8 p.m., National Geographic).
SUNDAY, Nov. 23
The Great Escaper
Michael Caine stars as real-life Bernard Jordan, who made global headlines in 2014 by staging a “great escape” from his care home to join fellow war veterans on a beach in Normandy to commemorate their fallen comrades at the D-Day Landings 70th anniversary (9 p.m., PBS).
A Road Trip to Remember
Actor Chris Hemsworth turns the spotlight on his father, Craig, who was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, as they embark on a road trip to revisit places from their past and explore the powers of social connections (8 p.m., National Geographic).
MONDAY, Nov. 24
Bel-Air
Tonight begins the fourth and final season of the reimagined high-school sitcom based on Will Smith’s hit ‘90s TV series, starring Jabari Banks, Adrian Holmes and Cassandra Freeman—and guest starring Tyra Banks (Peacock).
Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion
Ray Romano hosts this celebration of the popular sitcom, which ran for nine seasons, with cast members including Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Monica Horan and Sullivan Sweeten, with tributes to departed Doris Roberts and Peter Boyle (8 p.m., CBS)
TUESDAY, Nov. 25
The Ugly Stepsister
Darker version of the Cinderella story about a young girl (Lea Myren) who battles her gorgeous stepsister, resorting to extreme measures to captivate the prince (Isac Calmoth) in a ruthless competition for physical perfection (Hulu).
Sidelined 2: Intercepted
Noah Beck and Siena Agudong star in this YA drama about a freshman star QB suffering a setback and a dancer who begins to question the future she thought she wanted (Tubi).
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 26
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age
The award-winning natural history series (above) turns back the cosmic clock millions of years, to the dramatic emergence of new prehistoric life after dinosaurs became extinct. Tonight it begins with the playful sloths of the Pleistocene. Actor Tom Hiddleston narrates the five-part series (Apple TV+).
Stranger Things
Fifth and final season (at least that’s what they say) of the smash sci-fi series stars Millie Bobby Brown, Wynona Ryder, Maya Hawke, Finn Wolfhard and Noah Schnapp, leading to a grand finale on New Year’s Eve (Netflix).
Louvre Heist: Minute by Minute
How did those thieves brazenly rob more than $100 million of the world’s greatest treasures—and get away with it, at least for a while? Find out in this hour-long special (10 p.m., Discovery).
THURSDAY, Nov. 27
The Artist
An eccentric and failing tycoon (Mandy Patinkin) hosts celebrities of the Gilded Age (including Thomas Edison and Edgar Degas) in this two-part drama series…and the truth about a shocking murder comes out. With Janet McTear, Danny Houston and Hank Azara (The Network).
Classic TV Thanksgiving
Settle in before getting a bellyful of turkey with T’giving-themed episodes of The Waltons and Everybody Loves Raymond, plus some classic toons (starts 7 a.m., MeTV).
BRING IT HOME
A family fights for survival in the Hollywood Hills, caught between a raging wildfire and a pack of savage coyotes. Justin Long and Kate Bosworth star in the horror flick Coyotes. As if raging California wildfires aren’t scary enough, right?
Good evening, as the legendary “Master of Suspense” would say in the intro to his groundbreaking ‘50s and ‘60s series. Now you can own all 263 episodes with Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Legacy Collection (AV Entertainment), featuring some of the most recognizable actors of the era, including Robert Redford, Clint Eastwood, Steve McQueen, Walter Matthau, Peter Falk, Teresa Wright and Leslie Nielsen. (Available for purchase at https://zyng.us/UFFI4P
A beloved franchise gets a fond farewell in Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment), ending 15 years of TV and big-screen drama about Britain’s Crawley family and their staffers as they enter the 1930s in financial trouble and dealing with a scandal. Starring Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern and Paul Giamatti.
Disney’s Freakier Friday updates the original 2003 body-swap comedy with this new romp, reuniting original stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan in a new family misadventure. Bonus features reveal the fun and laughs that went on behind the camera, and the connections between the two tales.
NOW HEAR THIS
If you’re a Beatles fan, you’ll flip your wig over The Beatles’ Anthology Collection, a massive 12 LP set newly restored and expanded. It includes the three groundbreaking Anthology double albums from the mid-1990s, plus a new compilation, Anthology 4. With 191 tracks (including 26 never before released on vinyl), studio outtakes, live performances, broadcasts and demos that reveal the musical development of The Beatles from 1958 to the band’s final single, “Now And Then,” released in 2023.
READ ALL ABOUT IT
Music lovers will love Land of a Thousand Sessions: The Complete Muscle Shoals Story 1951-1985, author Rob Bowman’s insightful, encyclopedic 750-page account of how a teeny Alabama hamlet became a top recording hot spot beginning in the 1950s, eventually attracting superstars like Aretha Franklin, The Rolling Stones, Leon Russell, Joe Cocker, The Osmonds, Willie Nelson and hundreds more.
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