What's On Tonight (Wednesday): Top o' the Morning to ya

The Morning Show

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, and good night! Here's what's on television for tonight, Wednesday, November 1!

Our Top Pick tonight is The Morning Show (Apple TV+, midnight). This is the story of a very bonkers morning TV show (The Morning Show) and the network (UBA) that broadcasts it. Anchor Jennifer Aniston was joined by the impulsive Reese Witherspoon. Now she's evening, replaced by Nicole Beharie. There's also plenty of over-the-top drama and behind-the-scenes feuding, especially this season which includes the streaming wars and tech takeovers. All this ham is pricey, too, as it's also one of TV's most expensive shows ever. Aniston and Witherspoon make ~$2 million per episode alone.

Elsewhere, a new class of Ink Masters grab a needle, Leaps get emotional, Hulu let's us eat Black Cake, Kenneth Branagh is Boris Johnson, Homeskillet Ovaltine Jenkins Methuselah Honeysuckle Gus plays Jeopardy!, Magnum hunts a gamer, humans take over Ancient Earth, Secrets find Jesus(?), and Peete 'n Peete play Pyramid.

(All times are Eastern. All listings are new unless otherwise stated. For more listings, visit The Futon Critic or Zap2it.)

ON THIS SITE

🍽️ Feed Me (Afternoon): A recipe for discussion and to talk about what you're doing in your kitchen.

EARLY STREAMING & EVENING

Black Cake (Hulu, midnight): SERIES PREMIERE. Bride Covey disappears in the shore, under unknown circumstances or reasons. A flash drive will change the life of Eleanor Bennett, years later. This is based on the best-selling book.✔️

🎥🎄 A Christmas Frequency (Hulu, midnight): Denise Richards stars in this Christmas romance flick set at a radio station.

Locked In (Netflix, 3 a.m.): SEASON ONE. A kindly nurse tries to unlock the secrets of a coma patient's injury - and discovers the bitter rivalry, infidelity, betrayal, and murder behind them. Famke Janssen, Anna Friel, and Finn Cole star.✔️

⭐ The Morning Show (Apple TV+, midnight): A line is drawn as Alex and Bradley are forced to choose sides. Cory scrambles for stable ground. 

🎥 Now and Then: The Last Beatles Song (Disney+, 3 a.m.): "This poignant short film tells the story behind the last Beatles song."

🎥🎄 Reporting for Christmas (Hulu, midnight): Another cold-hearted journalist does a Christmas puff piece and ends up falling for the subject. City journalists have no ethics, if you watch this movies.

This England (BritBox, 3 a.m.): LIMITED SERIES. Drama following the events surrounding Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Kenneth Branagh) and his government in the face of the first wave of COVID-19. Doesn't sound appealing? Well, it also stars Ophelia Lovibond.✔️

Young Dylan (Nickelodeon, 7 p.m.): "Best Friends For-Never"

WHAT ELSE IS ON

🇰🇷 Arthdal Chronicles (Hulu, midnight)

Behind the Attraction (Disney+, 3 a.m.): Season premiere

Ink Master (Paramount+, 3 a.m. / MTV, 9:30 p.m.): Season premiere

💲 Master Mind (GSN, 6 p.m.)

Mysteries of the Faith (Netflix, 3 a.m.): Season 1

💲 Switch (GSN, 7 p.m.)

Till Murder Do Us Part: Soering vs. Haysom (Netflix, 3 a.m.): Limited series

🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL

Spy in the Ocean: A Nature Miniseries (PBS): "From dolphins to cuttlefish, ocean animals possess emotions and behavior similar to humans, including the capacity to love, grieve, deceive and invent."

Quantum Leap (NBC / Peacock, Thursday): Ben lands in the body of an 18-year-old working for his father's shoe store in Koreatown in Los Angeles at the start of the explosive 1992 riots. Facing an emotional connection in the riots to his past, Magic joins Ben on the leap.

Sullivan's Crossing (The CW / The CW App, Thursday): "Maggie makes a difficult decision."

WHAT ELSE IS ON

⚾ 2023 World Series, Game 5 (Fox): Texas Rangers at Arizona Diamondbacks

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite (TBS)

💲 Celebrity Jeopardy! (ABC / Hulu, Thursday): Dulé Hill, Sheryl Underwood, Peter Facinelli

The Challenge (MTV / Paramount+, Thursday)

Married at First Sight (Lifetime): 

The Masked Singer (Fox / Hulu, Thursday)

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (Bravo / Peacock, Thursday)

Survivor (CBS / Paramount+, Thursday)

🕘 9 P.M. EASTERN / 🕗 8 P.M. CENTRAL

Magnum P.I. (NBC / Peacock, Thursday): Magnum and Higgins are hired to find a missing gamer whose online friends believe he might be in trouble. Jin Jeong enlists the help of TC in a treasure hunt after his ex-partner gets out of prison.

Nova: Ancient Earth (PBS): Finale. "How Earth gave rise to humans, starting with the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs, the spread of primates across the planet and geologic events that made the human species possible."

Sistas (BET): Andi, Sabrina, and Danni have dream dates that seem almost too good to be true. Fatima and Zac make a quick decision for the safety of Michael.

The Spencer Sisters (The CW / The CW App, Thursday): Darby and Victoria team up with Victoria's excitable friend Rory to investigate what he is sure was an attempt on his life.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

The Amazing Race (CBS, 9:30 p.m. / Paramount+, Thursday)

💲 Guy's Grocery Games (Food Network / Max, Thursday)

Love Island Games (Peacock): Series premiere

The Real Housewives of Miami (Bravo / Peacock, Thursday): Season premiere

Snake Oil (Fox / Hulu, Thursday)

🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL

Secrets of the Dead (PBS): "A skeleton dating back to the Roman occupation of Britain provokes further study after scientists see an iron nail driven through its heel bone, possibly indicating the person was crucified."

SurrealEstate (Syfy / Peacock, Thursday): Luke must improvise when a client's home traps her inside. August pays a visit to his past.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

💲 The $100,000 Pyramid (ABC / Hulu, Thursday): Jesse Tyler Ferguson vs Rosie O'Donnell, Holly Robinson Peete vs Rodney Peete

Cash Cab Canada (AXS TV, 10 & 10:30 p.m.)

Forged in Fire (History)

Ms. Pat Settles It (BET)

Shorty's Dream Shop (Motor Trend): Season premiere

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo / Peacock, Thursday): Alexia Nepola, Garcelle Beauvais

💤😴 LATE NIGHT 😴💤

📺 Suddenly Susan (Rewind TV, 2 & 2:30 a.m.): As Susan prepares to depart for Italy with Cooper (Brian McNamara), Jack speeds to the airport to intercept her.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

📡 Cooper's Bar (IFC, 11 p.m. / AMC+, now): 

The Daily Show hosted by Charlamagne Tha God (Comedy Central, 11 p.m. / Paramount+, Thursday)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC, 11:35 p.m. / Hulu, Thursday): Octavia Spencer, Mike Birbiglia, Devon Gilfillian

Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC, 12:36 a.m. / Peacock, Thursday): Henry Winkler, Brendan Hunt
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS, 11:35 p.m. / Paramount+, Thursday): Adam Kinzinger, Willie Nelson

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 11:34 p.m. / Peacock, Thursday): Sylvester Stallone, Jack Antonoff, Bleachers✔️

We Need to Talk About America (Fuse, 11:30 p.m.)

Sylvester Stallone (via Giphy)

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Key Sources: The Futon Critic; IMDb; TV Passport; Zap2it
⭐: Top Pick
💲: Game show
📡: Linear broadcast

🇰🇷: Korean Drama
🎥: Movie
📺: Throwback

🎄: Holiday program

✔️: Video/gif/photo included

Happy watching, everyone!