Television Premieres and Notables: November 23-29, 2015

Monday, 11/23

Eddie Murphy: The Mark Twain Prize; PBS. 8 pm CST (check local listings). Special.
Murphy gets awarded.


Tuesday, 11/24

Timothy Olyphant guest-stars on The Grinder (Fox; 7:20 pm CST)-- and you just know that is going to be all kinds of awesome.


Wednesday, 11/25

Property Brothers at Home on the Ranch; HGTV. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
How many shows do these two have, anyway?


Sunday, 11/29

The Walking Dead (AMC; 8 pm CST). Mid-season Finale.
This just reminds me that this season's level of craziness has been packed in only eight episodes.
I'll predict we'll find out if [you know who] is dead or alive.
Maybe we'll even see Jeffrey Dean Morgan who plays [who know who 2], and if we do see him, the season will just get crazier come next spring.

Television Premieres and Notables: November 16-22, 2015

Tuesday, 11/17

Chicago Med; NBC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Dick Wolf's Chicago franchise adds a third series. This time, Oliver Platt stars as a psychiatrist for Chicago Memorial Hospital.


Thursday, 11/19

The Art of More; Crackle. Streaming. Series Premiere.
This show about black market treasures stars Christian Cooke, Dennis Quaid, Cary Elwes, and Kate Bosworth. So, you know, it might be worth checking out.


Friday, 11/20

The Man in the High Castle; Amazon. Streaming. Series Premiere.
This adaptation of the Philip K. Dick novel looks at an alternate history where the Axis won World War Two, and the United States is split between German and Japanese control.

Marvel's Jessica Jones; Netflix, Streaming. Series Premiere.
Krysten Ritter stars as a former super-hero who lost a battle and her nerve (and maybe her powers) and decides to try to make it as a detective.


Sunday, 11/22

Saints & Strangers; NatGeo. 8 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.
Anna Camp, Ron Livingston, and Vincent Kartheiser star in this two-part mini about the first Thanksgiving.