Wednesday, November 22, 2023

What's On Tonight (Thursday): Down, down to the street with my beautiful, my beautiful balloons!

 

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Tonight's Top Pick is, naturally, the 97th Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, airing tomorrow on NBC and Peacock. I had hoped to fit in a Thoughts On for the 1993 parade, but once again ran out of time.


While I'm thankful for eventually doing something new with my life and hopefully having more relaxation time, let's see what else TV has to offer us for Thursday, Nov. 23. All times are EST.


STREAMING
Ronnie O'Sullivan: The Edge of Everything, 12:01 a.m., Amazon. Premiere. "Focuses on understanding the snooker player's genius, illuminating his past through archive family footage and charts his rise to fame from his early teens and the mental challenges he has overcome in the pursuit of perfection."

So Fly Christmas, 3:01 a.m., BET+. Premiere. "After being left at the altar on Christmas Eve, a woman (Tichina Arnold) and her best friend (Tami Roman) renounce love. Things become complicated when the woman's best friend falls for a record-store owner and tries to keep it under wraps." Also featuring Jackée Harry and Tommy Davidson.

The Ms. Pat Show, 3:01 a.m., BET+. "Father Christmas." "Pat tries to give Terry the perfect Christmas by finding his real father. When she can't track him down, she and Denise embark on a wild Plan B involving a mall Santa."

Colin From Accounts, 3:01 a.m., Paramount+. "My Amiga" and "The Good Room." "The Echo Park gang are impressed when they get to witness Ashley taking charge." Later, "Ashley takes Gordon to her birthday dinner at Lynelle and Professor Lee's house." Two episodes available.

Frasier, 3:01 a.m., Paramount+. "The B Story." "Frasier attempts to convince the university's provost to grant him full professor status. David faces a life-shattering crisis that takes all of Freddy's help to get him through."

Julia, 3:01 a.m., Max.


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HOLIDAY EVENTS
The 97th Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, 8:30 a.m., NBC/Peacock/Telemundo. Hosted by Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker, this year's parade will feature 25 balloons, 31 floats, 29 clown crews, 11 marching bands and 18 performers. The talent kicks off with Jon Batiste and concludes with Cher. In between, among others, there's En Vogue, Pentatonix, Chicago, Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells, Brandy, Ashley Park with the Sesame Street Muppets, the Radio City Rockettes and the casts of Broadway's & Juliet, Shucked, How to Dance in Ohio, Spamalot and Back to the Future.

The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS, 9 a.m., CBS. Hosted by Kevin Frazier and Keltie Knight. This year's balloons include seven newcomers like Leo from the movie of the same name, as well as a brand new Pillsbury Doughboy balloon. The new floats include "Camp Snoopy," "The Good Burger Mobile" and "The Deliciously Delectable World of Wonka." CBS's telecast will also feature Broadway's Aladdin, Chicago and A Beautiful Noise.

The National Dog Show, 12 a.m., NBC/Peacock. "More than 2,000 purebred dogs vie to be named 'Best in Show' at the annual event hosted by John O'Hurley and David Frei, with additional insights from Mary Carillo."


PRE-PRIMETIME SPORTS
College Basketball, 12 p.m., ESPN. Penn State vs. Texas A&M.
NFL Football, 12:30 p.m., FOX. Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions.
College Basketball, 2:30 p.m., ESPN2. Florida Atlantic vs. Butler.
College Basketball, 4 p.m., FOX. Arizona vs. Michigan State.
College Basketball, 4 p.m., CBS Sports Network. Colorado State vs. Creighton.
NFL Football, 4:30 p.m., CBS. Washington Commanders vs. Dallas Cowboys.
College Basketball, 5:30 p.m., ESPN2. Iowa State vs VCU.
Women's College Basketball, 6 p.m., FOX. Tennessee vs. Indiana.
Thursday Night College Football, 7:30 p.m., ESPN. Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State.


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PRE-PRIMETIME MOVIES
John Wick, 7:28 p.m., Bravo.
About My Father, 7:28 p.m., Starz.
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, 7:30 p.m., WE.
Deadpool, 7:35 p.m., FXM.
Southpaw, 7:50 p.m., Showtime Extreme.


8 P.M. (ABC, FOX and PBS have a night of reruns. CBS has reruns this hour.)
Thursday Night Football, NBC. San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks.

Hero Dog Awards, FYI. "Christie Brinkley hosts The American Humane Hero Dog Awards®, an annual, nationwide competition that recognizes the heroes on both ends of the leash. Five courageous canines will be featured, but only one will be awarded the American Hero Dog title."

Son of a Critch, The CW. "Family Tree." "Mark uncovers dark family secrets when he researches the Critch family tree. A death in the family causes Pop to reassess his relationship with his son."

Children Ruin Everything, 8:30 p.m., The CW. "Me Time." "Astrid wants some time to herself as James struggles to catch up on weeks' worth of laundry. With Astrid's sister's family on vacation, the vacant house looks like both the escape Astrid needs and the place where James can get chores done."

College Basketball, ESPN2. Boise State vs. Virginia Tech.

Catch Me If You Claus, Hallmark. Premiere. "Avery Quinn (Italia Ricci) is an aspiring news anchor who's finally getting her big break on her station's Christmas morning newscast. But that's put in jeopardy when she captures an intruder in her home wearing a red suit claiming to be Chris (Luke Macfarlane), Santa's son, who is on his first mission. A night of adventure ensues as they find themselves being pursued by the police as well as some shady characters. Along the way, they connect over living in the shadow of their parents and inspire each other to go after their dreams."

Movie Night!
The Addams Family, CMT. 1991 movie, with the sequel at 10:15 p.m.
Black Adam, HBO.
Life After Beth, Cinemax.
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, MTV2.
The Wizard of Oz, TBS.


Best. Makeover. Ever. Via YouTube.


9 P.M. (The CW has Whose Line Is It Anyway? and The Great American Joke Off reruns.)
Ghosts UK, CBS. "Happy Death Day" and "Free Pass." "On Pat's death day, he prepares for his family's annual pilgrimage to the site of his demise." Later, "Fortune smiles on a cash-strapped Mike and Alison when a TV company comes calling looking for an old house in which to film their period drama. To get the money, Alison must ensure the shoot proceeds without a hitch."

DP World Tour Golf, 9:30 p.m., Golf. Fortinet Australian PGA Championship, Second Round.

Movie Night!
The Best Man, BET.
It's a Wonderful Life, E! Part of a daylong marathon.
Guardians of the Galaxy, StarzEncore. 2014 movie.
I, Tonya, HBO2.
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, TNT.


10 P.M. (CBS has a SEAL Team rerun.)
College Basketball, ESPN2. NC State vs. Vanderbilt.

Johnny Carson, Antenna. 90 minutes. Buddy Rich, Tony Randall and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. are the guests on this Nov. 21, 1979, episode.

Movie Night!
Skyfall, BBC America. Also airing at 7 p.m.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, FX.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, 10:02 p.m., HBO Family.
Behind Enemy Lines, 10:34 p.m., MoreMax.
Hot Rod, 10:50 p.m., The Movie Channel Xtra.


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LATE NIGHT TALK (The Late Show With Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel Live! have reruns.)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, 12:05 a.m., NBC. Cher, Mike Birbiglia and Offset.
Late Night With Seth Meyers, 1:05 a.m., NBC. The Meyers Family, plus Bryan Carter in the 8G Band.


LATE NIGHT PICK!
Mario Puzo's The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone, 1:30 a.m., Showtime.


Sources: Futon Critic, zap2it, individual show websites, Playbill, IMDB, Google.

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