Sunday, December 5, 2021

What's On Tonight (Monday): A Double-Feature On HBO

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TOP PICKS
Landscapers (HBO, 9:00 PM) Olivia Colman and David Thewlis headline this black comedy about a couple that decides to murder one of their sets of parents and bury them in the backyard.

⭐πŸŽ₯ The Forever Prisoner (HBO, 10:00 PM) Alex Gibney's latest 'tells the story of Abu Zubaydah, the first high-value detainee subjected to the CIA’s program of Enhanced Interrogation Techniques (EITs), later identified as torture by those outside the CIA. Zubaydah, who has never been charged with a crime, remains imprisoned at GuantΓ‘namo Bay today.'


HIGHLIGHTS


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SEASON/SERIES FINALES
Hoarders (A&E, 8:00 PM) Is it me or does this show bounce between premiering and finale-ing every two weeks?
Wakefield (Showtime, 9:00 PM) 
The Big Leap (FOX, 9:00 PM) 

**Note: 'Fall finales' will not be included in this section.


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SEASON/SERIES/MOVIE PREMIERES
πŸ₯§ Mary Berry's Country House Secrets (Acorn, 3:01 AM) From 2017; four episodes
Temple (Spectrum, 3:01 AM) Yes, Spectrum is still trying to churn out original content.
Under The Vines (Acorn, 3:01 AM) '[T]his dramedy follows two unlikely city slickers who inherit a failing vineyard in rural New Zealand. Despite neither having ever done a hard days' work in their lives and both despising the other, they must somehow make the vineyard successful so they can sell up, split up, and get out of there.'
🎞️ Voir (Netflix, 3:01 AM) From David Fincher, 'A collection of essays in praise of cinema.' Six episodes.
πŸ”ͺ Homicide For The Holidays (Oxygen, 8:00 PM) 'A Thanksgiving feast turns into a family's last when a cold blooded killer brutally stabs and dismembers a couple the day after their holiday celebration.' Missed opportunity showing this on Thanksgiving!


SEASONAL
πŸ₯§ Mary Berry's Country House At Christmas (Acorn, 3:01 AM) From 2018.
πŸŽ₯ David And The Elves (Netflix, 3:01 AM) From Poland.
🎢 A Very Boy Band Holiday (ABC, 8:00 PM) Do you need a description? Okay: 'Favorite boy band members sing their holiday hits and celebrate the season; performers include Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, Lance Bass, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Bobby Brown, Michael Bivins, Joey McIntyre, Erik-Michael Estrada and Nick Lachey.'
πŸŽ₯ Secretly Santa (Lifetime, 8:00 PM)
🎢 Michael BublΓ©'s Christmas In The City (NBC, 10:00 PM)


SPORTS
🏈 Monday Night Football: New England At Buffalo (ESPN & ESPN2, 8:15 PM) David Letterman guests on the ManningCast.
πŸ€ NBA Basketball: Oklahoma City At Detroit (NBA TV, 7:00 PM)


STREAMING
⚖️ Judy Justice (IMDb, 12:01 AM) 
The King's Affection (Netflix, 10:31 AM)


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BROADCAST/CABLE/SATELLITE
πŸ”” Squidbillies (Adult Swim, 12:00 AM)

πŸ”” Joe Pera Talks With You (Adult Swim, 12:30 AM) 

πŸ’² Jeopardy! (Syndicated, Check Local Listings) Day one of the Professors Tournament.

πŸ”” Lost Kingdoms Of Africa (Ovation, 6:30 AM)

πŸ“Ί Criminal Minds (WE, 4:00 PM - 12:00 AM); The Office (Comedy Central, 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM); Barney Miller (Antenna, 8:00 & 8:30 PM); Mom (CMT, 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM); The Jeffersons (Antenna, 9:00 & 9:30 PM); The Golden Girls (Hallmark, 10:00 & 10:30 PM); Coach (Antenna, 11:00 & 11:30 PM)  

πŸ’² People Puzzler (GSN, 6:00 PM)

πŸŽ₯ Straight Outta Compton (FX, 7:00 PM)

πŸ”” 9-1-1 (FOX, 8:00 PM) 

πŸ”” All American (The CW, 8:00 PM)

Antiques Roadshow (PBS, 8:00 & 9:00 PM)

🧁 Holiday Baking Championship (Food Network, 8:00 & 9:00 PM)

πŸ”” Mysteries Of The Unknown (Travel, 8:00 PM) 


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πŸ”” The Neighborhood (CBS, 8:00 PM)

🎀 The Voice (NBC, 8:00 PM)

πŸ”” Bob πŸ’œ's Abishola (CBS, 8:30 PM)

πŸ”” 4400 (The CW, 9:00 PM)

πŸ’ The Bachelorette: Men Tell All (ABC, 9:00 PM)

πŸ”” WWE Raw (USA, 8:00 PM)

πŸ”” Below Deck (Bravo, 9:00 PM)

πŸ”” NCIS (CBS, 9:00 PM)

🍴 Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations (Cooking Channel, 10:00 PM) 'Seoul: Spicy stews to cure a hangover; icy buckwheat noodles to beat the heat; sweet beef and spicy fermented cabbage.'

πŸŽ₯ A Christmas Carol (TNT, 10:00 PM) The Patrick Stewart version from 1999.


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Independent Lens: Rodents Of Unusual Size (PBS, 10:00 PM) Encore. 'Louisiana fisherman Thomas Gonzales, and a pack of bounty hunters, fight back against an invasive species of 20-pound swamp rats that threaten coastal wetlands.'

πŸ”” Intervention (A&E, 10:00 PM)

πŸ”” Johnny Carson (Antenna, 10:00 PM) Sally Field and Thalassa Cruso.

πŸ”” NCIS: Hawai'i (CBS, 10:00 PM)

🧁 The Big Bake (Food Network, 11:00 PM)

πŸ”” The Daily Show With Trevor Noah (Comedy Central, 11:00 PM)


BLAST FROM THE PAST
πŸŽ₯ The Queen (HBO Family, 8:40 PM)

 RIP Werner Klemperer, Who Died Of Cancer On December 6th, 2000 [Born 1920]

Source(s): Zap2It, OnThisDay, Rotten Tomatoes, The Futon Critic, Food Network, TV Guide,  Netflix, Wikipedia, AMC, Investigation Discovery, PBS, Travel Channel, HBO, Discovery Newsroom, Deadline, BusinessWire, Cooking Channel, Allblk.


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