What's On Tonight (Friday): Celebrating The Words Of A Great American Playwright

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Whooooooooooooo is there a lot getting unloaded by the streamers tonight - and that's well before you can even think about what's actually on TV. Let's get to the quality stuff first.

Top Pick

⭐ Giving Voice (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'Six ambitious student actors audition for the prestigious August Wilson Monologue Competition, culminating in a riveting final round on Broadway.' Starring Wilson veterans Viola Davis and Denzel Washington, and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Stephen Henderson. Directed by James D. Stern and Fernando Villena. This is a contender for the Documentary Oscar.

Highlights

🔔 Adult Material (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) A 'sex worker series' from Channel 4 (UK).

🔔 🎄 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Apple TV+, 12:01 AM) Non-subscribers can access the holiday classic via Apple TV, the Apple TV+ app and tv.apple.com from Friday through Sunday; it will also air a single time on PBS this weekend.

🔔 Clifford, The Big Red Dog (Amazon, 12:01 AM) Part one of the third season is released.

🔔 DNA (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'Grieving the death of her grandfather, Neige navigates family conflict and questions her world in this meditation about cultural identity and roots.' Starring Fanny Ardant, Maïwenn and Louis Garrel. 

🔔 I'm Your Woman (Amazon, 12:01 AM) 'In this 1970s set crime drama, a woman is forced to go on the run after her husband betrays his partners, sending her and her baby on a dangerous journey.' Starring Rachel Brosnahan.

🔔 High School Musical: The Holiday Special (Disney+, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 The Mandalorian (Disney+, 3:01 AM) 

 

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🔔 Madagascar: A Little Wild (Hulu & Peacock, 12:01 AM) The second season.

🔔 The Prom (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'A group of down-on-their-luck Broadway stars shake up a small Indiana town as they rally behind a teen who just wants to attend prom with her girlfriend.' Starring Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep and James Corden, who critics seem to think is the worst part of the film. You don't say!

🔔 Safety (Disney+, 3:01 AM) Biographical-sports film directed by Reginald Hudlin.

🔔 Tooning Out The News (CBS All Access, 3:01 AM)

🔔 The Wilds (Amazon, 12:01 AM) 'A group of teen girls from different backgrounds must fight for survival after a plane crash strands them on a deserted island. The castaways both clash and bond as they learn more about each other, the secrets they keep, and the traumas they've all endured. There’s just one twist to this thrilling Drama/Coming of Age … these girls did not end up on this island by accident.' [Emphasis mine.]

MRW Gifs

🔔  The Christmas Caroler Challenge (The CW, 8:00 PM) I know, it's hard to believe this wasn't the Top Pick.

🔔 The First 48: My First Case (A&E, 8:00 PM)

🔔 Gold Rush (Discovery, 8:00 PM)

🔔 🎥  Inn Love By Christmas (Lifetime, 8:00 PM) 'A successful young woman living in Miami is climbing her way up the corporate ladder in the hotel industry. Although she doesn't get back to her small northern hometown often, her grandmother is able to convince her to come home for Christmas.'

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

🔔 MacGyver (CBS, 8:00 PM) 

🔔 Schitt's Creek (Comedy Central, 8:00 PM) After a few weeks away, we're back with our comfy Friday mini-marathon of life with the Roses.

🔔 Shark Tank (ABC, 8:00 PM)

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

🔔 20/20 (ABC, 9:00 PM)

🔔 Ancient Aliens (History, 9:00 PM)

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🔔 Biggest Little Christmas Showdown (HGTV, 9:00 PM)

🔔 Craft In America (PBS, 9:00 PM) Series premiere. 'Artists who use narrative to communicate personal and universal truths, including Nicholas Galanin, Julie Schafler Dale, Linda J. Mendelson, George Rodriguez and Christina Bothwell.' Two episodes air back-to-back.

🔔 Dateline NBC (NBC, 9:00 PM)

🔔🍴 Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives (Food Network, 9:00 PM) Now that I realize Guy Fieri isn't so bad after all, DDD might end up in my rotation. Tonight's ep: 'America's Favorites: Top-Notch Tastes.'

🔔 Live Rescue (A&E, 9:00 PM)

🔔 Love After Lockup (WE, 9:00 PM) 

🔔 Magnum, P.I. (CBS, 9:00 PM) 

🔔 😻 Ready To Love (OWN, 9:00 PM)

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

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🔔 Blue Bloods (CBS, 10:00 PM) 

🔔 Johnny Carson (Antenna, 10:00 PM) John Davidson, Richard Pryor, Michael J. Fox and Darleen Carr.

🔔 😻 Put A Ring On It (OWN, 10:00 PM)

🔔 The Graham Norton Show (BBC America, 11:00 PM) Stephen Fry, Amanda Seyfried, Jamie Oliver, Michael J. Fox, Tom Allen, Nina Sosanya and Dolly Parton.

Blast From The Past
🎥 Hot Fuzz (HBO, 8:00 PM)

Joe DiMaggio Announced His Retirement On December 11, 1951

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.