What's On Tonight (Friday): The Irreverent Animaniacs Return After A Two-Decade Absence

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There's a shit-ton to get to, so let's just jump right in.

Top Pick

 🔔 Animaniacs (Hulu, 3:01 AM) The long-awaited revival of the beloved animated musical comedy series.

Highlights

🔔 Alien XMas (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'A young elf mistakes a tiny alien for a Christmas gift, not knowing her new plaything has plans to destroy Earth's gravity — and steal all the presents.'

🔔 🍴 Flavorful Origins (China): Gansu Cuisine (Netflix, 3:01 AM) The complete third season.

🔔 🧁 The Great British Baking Show AKA The Great British Bake-Off (Netflix, 3:01 AM) Welcome to Week Nine - and the semi-final. '[The bakers] face a booze-soaked Signature packed full of flavour, and a testing Technical where they must impress the judges with their pastry horns. And finally, in the Showstopper, the bakers must demonstrate finesse and precision on both a small and large scale, creating a cube entirely from delicate, smaller cube-shaped cakes.'

🔔 If Anything Happens, I Love You (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'Grieving parents journey through an emotional void as they mourn the loss of a child in the aftermath of a tragic school shooting.'

🔔 The Mandalorian (Disney+, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 Marvel's 616 (Disney+, 3:01 AM) ''[Exploring] Marvel’s rich legacy of pioneering characters, creators and storytelling to reflect the world outside your window. Each documentary, helmed by a unique filmmaker, showcases the intersections of storytelling, pop culture, and fandom within the Marvel Universe. Episodes in this anthology series will cover topics including Marvel’s world-spanning artists, the trailblazing women of Marvel Comics, discovering the “forgotten” characters of Marvel, and much more.'

🔔 🐶 The Pack (Amazon, 3:01 AM) 'In this global adventure, 12 teams of dogs and their human companions compete in fun and exciting challenges celebrating their incredible bond.'

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🔔 The Real Right Stuff (Disney+, 3:01 AM) A follow-up to the series. In case you can't get enough of it.

🔔 The Right Stuff (Disney+, 3:01 AM)

🔔 Run (Hulu, 3:01 AM) Bumped from a theatrical release on Mother's Day weekend, this suspense film stars Sarah Paulson. 

🔔 Small Axe (Amazon, 3:01 AM) A five-film anthology miniseries from Steve McQueen; featuring Letitia Wright, John Boyega and Alex Jennings.

🔔 Voices Of Fire (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'In this faith-based docuseries, Bishop Ezekiel Williams builds an inspiring, nontraditional gospel choir with the help of superstar nephew Pharrell.'

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🔔 🏈 College Football (ESPN, 7:00 PM) Syracuse at Louisville.

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

🔔 The Blacklist (NBC, 8:00 PM) 

🔔 🏈 College Football (CBSSN, 8:00 PM) Massachusetts at Florida Atlantic.

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

🔔 Gold Rush (Discovery, 8:00 PM)

The Lost JFK Tapes: The Assassination (National Geographic, 8:00 PM) 

🔔 My Lottery Dream Home (HGTV, 8:00 PM) Series premiere.

🔔 Schitt's Creek (Comedy Central, 8:00 PM) The tail end of season three is featured in tonight's mini-marathon.

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🔔 Shark Tank (ABC, 8:00 PM)

🔔 🎥 A Taste Of Christmas (Lifetime, 8:00 PM) Another new one from the Christmas TV Movie Industrial Complex: 'Upon learning her cousin Francesca must cancel the Christmas Eve opening of her new Italian restaurant, Natalie becomes determined to help make the opening day a reality.'

🔔 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) 'The Lost Kingdom.'

🔔 Dateline NBC (NBC, 9:00 PM)

🔔🍴 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives (Food Network, 9:00 PM) 'Pierogies, Pork And Pizza.'

🔔 Ghost Adventures (Travel Channel, 9:00 PM)

🔔 Gold Rush: White Water (Discovery, 9:00 PM)

🎭  Great Performances (PBS, 9:00 PM) 'Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn - The Broadway Musical.'

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🔔 Holiday Crafters Gone Wild (HGTV, 9:00 PM) 'Four teams of craft aficionados compete to create dazzling, over-the-top Christmas decor for a $10,000 cash prize.' I assume no one will be drunk and everyone will keep their tops on.

🔔 Live Rescue (A&E, 9:00 PM)

🔔 Life After Lockup (WE, 9:00 PM) Third season premiere.

🔔 😻 Ready To Love (OWN, 9:00 PM)

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

🔔 Wilmore (Peacock, 9:00 PM)

🔔 World's Funniest Animals (The CW, 9:00 PM) 

🔔 American Greed (CNBC, 10:00 PM) 'The Fake Prince's Royal Scam.'

 

🔔 The Dirt (Discovery, 10:00 PM)

🔔 Johnny Carson (Antenna, 10:00 PM) David Letterman, Ellen Burstyn, James Garner and Ron Dornsife.

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🔔 The New York Times Presents (FX, 10:00 PM) 'The Teenager Who Hacked Twitter: A 17-year-old kid in Tampa brought tech giant Twitter to its knees by hacking the accounts of celebrities such as Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Kanye West, Joe Biden and Barack Obama.'

🔔 😻 Put A Ring On It (OWN, 10:00 PM)

🔔 Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO, 10:00 PM) Season finale. Author Michael Eric Dyson, Alex Wagner Of The Circus and historian/Biden speechwriter Jon Meacham. 

🔔 Warrior (Cinemax, 10:00 PM) 

Blast From The Past
🎥 City Slickers (HBO, 8:05 PM)

George Harrison And Paul Simon Perform Together On Saturday Night Live, 

November 20th, 1976

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, The Version.