What's On Tonight (Friday): And The Children Shall Lead Us

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A docu-heavy Friday that also sees the return of The Blacklist and day two of the Masters. 

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🔔 Becoming You (Apple TV+, 3:01 AM) Olivia Colman narrates this documentary series about child development. '[E]ach episode offers a thought-provoking look at how children learn to think, speak and move, from birth to age 5.'

🔔 I Am Greta (Hulu, 3:01 AM) Environmental activist and Trump nemesis Greta Thunberg is profiled in Nathan Grossman's documentary. The Guardian called it 'slick yet shallow.'

Highlights

🔔 Doug Unplugs (Apple TV+, 3:01 AM) From Dreamworks: 'Doug is a young robot who senses there’s more to life than just the facts. While other robots plug in for their daily download, Doug unplugs and journeys into the human world with his best friend Emma to experience its wonders firsthand.'

🔔 🧁 The Great British Baking Show AKA The Great British Bake-Off (Netflix, 3:01 AM) Thank god, we have dispensed with the gimmicks of the last two weeks and returned into the sweet embrace of Dessert Week.

🔔 Inside Pixar (Disney+, 3:01 AM) Yet another documentary (series) that 'will focus on the day-to-day operations of the animation powerhouse.'

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🔔 James May: Oh Cook! (Amazon Prime, 3:01 AM) A new cooking series for those who are kitchen-challenged.

🔔 Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (Netflix, 3:01 AM)

🔔 The Life Ahead (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 Long Way Up (AppleTV+, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 The Magic Of Disney's Animal Kingdom (Disney+, 3:01 AM) First season finale: 'Baby Gorilla Grace.'

🔔 The Mandalorian (Disney+, 3:01 AM) No moar eating unfertilized eggs, Baby Yoda!

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🔔 The Right Stuff (Disney+, 3:01 AM)

🔔 🏌🏻‍♂️ The Masters (ESPN, 7:30 AM) Day two is getting an unscheduled early start thanks to rain delays which interrupted first round play on Thursday.

🔔 🏈 College Football (FS1, 7:00 PM) Iowa at Minnesota.

🔔 🏈 College Football (CBSSN, 7:00 PM) Florida Atlantic at Florida International.

🔔 🏈 College Football (ESPN, 7:30 PM) East Carolina at Cincinnati. 

🔔 Beast-Kept Secrets (Animal Planet, 8:00 PM)

🔔 The Blacklist (NBC, 8:00 PM) Eighth season premiere.

🔔 Christmas On The Vine (Lifetime, 8:00 PM) 

🔔 🏀 Classic College Basketball (ESPN Classic, 8:00 PM) 2007 Big 12 Final: Kansas vs. Texas.

🔔 The First 48: Shocking Interrogations (A&E, 8:00 PM)

🔔 Ghost Adventures (Travel Channel, 8:00 PM)

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🔔 Gold Rush (Discovery, 8:00 PM)

🔔 House Hunters International (HGTV, 8:00 PM) New back-to-back episodes: 'Celtic Side of Galicia, Spain' and 'Supercars in Bologna, Italy.'

🔔 Secrets Of The Zoo (National Geographic, 8:00 PM) Baby otters!

🔔 Schitt's Creek (Comedy Central, 8:00 PM) 

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🔔 Shark Tank (ABC, 8:00 PM)

🔔 WWE Friday Night SmackDown (Fox, 8:00 PM)

🔔 20/20 (ABC, 9:00 PM)

🔔 The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock, 9:00 PM)

🔔 Ancient Aliens (History, 9:00 PM)

🔔 Dateline NBC (NBC, 9:00 PM) 'Ten Minutes To Sunset.'

🔔🍴 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives (Food Network, 9:00 PM) 'Chicken & Briskets.'

🔔 Gold Rush: White Water (Discovery, 9:00 PM) 'Miners Dakota Fred and Dustin put together a team of divers, mountaineers and bush mechanics to dive deep beneath the raging waters of McKinley Creek in Alaska to search for gold.'

🔔🎭  Great Performances (PBS, 9:00 PM) 'Fiddler: Miracle Of Miracles: The first documentary to chronicle the complete story of the international Broadway blockbuster musical “Fiddler on the Roof” by exploring the unexpected richness of its themes as well as its extensive reach across time and cultures.'

🔔 Live Rescue (A&E, 9:00 PM)

🔔 Love After Lockup (WE, 9:00 PM)

🔔 My Big Italian Adventure (HGTV, 9:00 PM) 'Lorraine rushes to put the finishing touches on her home before her family arrives in Sambuca di Sicilia, Italy. As the clock ticks down, she overcomes obstacles and narrowly avoids a kitchen disaster just in time to celebrate the home's completion.'

🔔 😻 Ready To Love (OWN, 9:00 PM)

🔔 River Monsters: Deadliest Man Eaters (Animal Planet, 9:00 PM)

🔔 Undercover Boss (CBS, 9:00 PM) 

🔔 Wilmore (Peacock, 9:00 PM)

🔔 American Greed (CNBC, 10:00 PM) 'Something Fishy: The Codfather.'

 

🔔 The Dirt (Discovery, 10:00 PM)

🔔 Fear Friday The 13th (Travel Channel, 10:00 PM)

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House Hunters (HGTV, 10:00 PM)

🔔 Johnny Carson (Antenna, 10:00 PM) Don Rickles, Frank Sinatra, Olivia Newton-John and David Janssen.

🔔 😻 Put A Ring On It (OWN, 10:00 PM)

🔔 Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO, 10:00 PM) Trumpologist Boris Epshteyn, Caitlin Flanagan of The Atlantic and author/son of Mel/all around cutie Max Brooks.

🔔 Warrior (Cinemax, 10:00 PM) 

 

House Hunters International (HGTV, 10:30 PM) 'Excess Baggage In Barbados.'

🔔 The Graham Norton Show (BBC America, 11:00 PM) Singer Kylie Minogue, actress Nicole Kidman, former boxer Nicola Adams and The Crown's Josh O'Connor & Emma Corrin.

Blast From The Past
🎥 Eat Pray Love (Showtime, 7:00 PM) White lady travels the world, gets laid, finds enlightenment.

'Fantasia' Is Released On November 13th, 1940

Sources: Zap2It, Futon Critic, Netflix, TV Guide, OnThisDay, Rotten Tomatoes, Apple TV+, Collider, Wikipedia, PBS, Amazon, IMDB, Sports Media Watch, Channel 4, Reality Tidbit, Radio Times, Schitt's Creek Wiki, Laughing Place.