What's On Tonight (Thursday): Lordy Lordy, Lower Decks airs Number 40!

 

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Tonight's Top Pick is the fourth season finale of Star Trek: Lower Decks. I was hesitant to choose it, as I prefer the Top Pick to be something whose logline has been released, but since I forgot that the World Series may (as of Tuesday, when I wrote this) continue on Friday, not Thursday, I figured, oh, why not.

While I reflect on the experience of prewriting my posts (and consider evenutally giving the Top Pick to Dateline NBC), let's see what else TV has to offer us for Thursday, Nov. 2. All times are EST.


STREAMING
Star Trek: Lower Decks, 3:01 a.m., Paramount+. Fourth season finale.

All the Light We Cannot See, 3:01 a.m., Netflix. Premiere. "In this epic limited series based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller, a blind French girl and a young German soldier's paths collide during WWII." Starring Aria Mia Loberti, Hugh Laurie, Lars Eidinger, Louis Hofmann, Mark Ruffalo and Nell Sutton.

Higuita: The Way of the Scorpion, 3:01 a.m., Netflix. Premiere. "From humble beginnings to football legend, the team traces the rise of Colombian René Higuita, from his iconic career to his personal controversies as he grow into the identity of 'The Scorpion.'"

Christmas Holidate, 3:01 a.m., Allblk. Premiere. "When single businesswoman Holly Harper (Jasmine Burke) uses her company's unreleased dating app to ease family tension during the holidays, a glitch in the app causes more than one date to arrive."

A Wesley Christmas Wedding, 3:01 a.m., BET+. Premiere. "Siblings Chris, Todd, Cydney and Wesley travel to their childhood home in Washington to celebrate Christmas holidays with their parents Bryan and Sylvia (Dorien Wilson and Jasmine Guy). Upon their arrival, all kinds of family drama, a crazy neighbor and conflicts happen."

Heart for the Holidays, 3:01 a.m., BET+. Premiere. "A high-powered Los Angeles businesswoman gets moved to a small town for an emergency heart transplant." Staring Erica Peeples and Kyle Lowder.

Frasier, 3:01 a.m., Paramount+. "The Founders' Society." "Frasier joins Alan and Olivia as they seek membership in the university's prestigious 'Founders' Society.' Meanwhile, David digs into Freddy's personal life for a surprising reason."

TALKIN' 'BOUT TALK

CBS Mornings, 7 a.m., CBS. Addiction recovery advocate and ex-Bachelorette contestant Zac Clark and hosts of "The Squeeze" podcast, Taylor Lautner and his wife, Taylor "Tay" Lautner.

Live with Kelly and Mark, times and stations vary. Chef Melba Wilson demonstrates how to cook with pumpkin. Monica Mangin shares pre-holiday bargains.

The Drew Barrymore Show, times, lengths and stations vary. Dylan Marron ("Conversations with People Who Hate Me"). Later, Sarah Cooper (Foolish: Tales of Assimilation, Determination, and Humiliation), plus athlete-chef Dan Churchill, who makes sneaky veggie mac n cheese.

Karamo, times and stations vary. "Takyah says her father has treated her like an outsider all of her life but places her half-sister, Shatera, on a pedestal. Ramona says she thought she was doing the right thing when she allowed her boyfriend, Miguel, to entertain a side piece."

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PRE-PRIMETIME SPORTS

NBA Basketball, 7 p.m., NBA TV. Toronto Raptors vs. Philadelphia 76ers.

Thursday Night College Football, 7:30 p.m., ESPN. Wake Forest vs. Duke.

College Football, 7:30 p.m., ESPN2. South Alabama vs. Troy.

College Football, 7:30 p.m., ESPNU. Mississippi Valley State vs. Bethune-Cookman.

NHL Hockey, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+/Hulu. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins.

PRE-PRIMETIME MOVIES

The Maze Runner, 7:06 p.m., MoreMax.

Made of Honor, 7:15 p.m., StarzEncore.

Evil Dead Rise, 7:20 p.m., HBO Signature.

The Da Vinci Code, 7:30 p.m., BBC America.

Guardians of the Galaxy, 7:56 p.m., Starz.

Via Tenor.

8 P.M. (NBC has an SVU rerun.)

Buddy Games, CBS. First season finale. "Lodge's Last Hurrah." "The remaining teams face off in the most important buddy challenges of the competition, showcasing how strong their friendship really is in order to win it all."

Hell's Kitchen, FOX. "Fusion Confusion." "The chefs go head-to-head in a soccer-themed fusion cuisine challenge with soccer legend Alexi Lalas. Fusion chef Tony Messina guest judges. The chefs compete in a chaotic dinner service."

Son of a Critch, The CW. "You're Dead After School." "Fox's boyfriend threatens to beat Mark up after school. Mary learns Mike Sr. is making less money than their son and pushes her husband to demand a raise."

Run the Burbs, 8:30 p.m., The CW. "Phamily Ties." "Camille struggles with her Indian identity when a cousin visits. Andrew's on a cold case. Khia returns from Paris early."

The Golden Bachelor, ABC.

This Old House Hour, PBS. "Lexington: Reworked and Rewired" and "Double Pane Window; Paint Bench." "The fully framed front of the house is revealed. Work continues on the geothermal system. The connection to the interior is made. Blocking is installed in the framing. Replacing and rewiring old receptacles." Later, "The importance of prep work. Whitewashing an outdoor bench. How double pane glass is made. Repairing a broken window."

Thursday Night Football, 8:15 p.m., Amazon. Tennessee Titans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers.

My Christmas Guide, Hallmark Movie Channel. Premiere. "After losing his eyesight, a college professor adopts a guide dog from a trainer. As they all begin to spend time together, his confidence returns and his heart begins to open."

Sins in the Family, Lifetime Movie Network. Premiere. "Zara lives an idyllic life with husband Max and their adopted daughter, Rose, in their beautiful home. When school counselor Hayley gets strangely close to her daughter and puts Zara on edge, she confesses she is Rose's birth mom."

Movie Night!

The Fugitive, AMC.

Free Guy, FX. Also airing at 10:30 p.m.

Teen Wolf, Cinemax. 1985 movie.

Unfaithful, Sho2.

Snitch, 8:30 p.m., MTV2.

9 P.M.

Little Bird, PBS. "Burning Down the House." "Esther finds members of her family who help her put together the pieces of the past. Esther returns home to Montreal to confront Golda, her adoptive mother, about the revelations she's uncovered that shine a new light on their life."

Transplant, NBC. "Multiple Choices." "Bash finds himself at odds with his direct supervisor while they treat a couple of skydivers with a unique relationship. Mags speaks out against her supervising doctor. A mistake comes back to bite Theo."

Loki, Disney+. Season finale next week.

Children Ruin Everything, The CW. "Identity." "When Astrid and James' daughter Viv answers on a school assignment that she is Indigenous instead of her actual heritage, Indian, Astrid begins to feel guilty that she has not properly taught Viv about their family history."

Everyone Else Burns, 9:30 p.m., The CW. "Episode 2." "David unearths a 1000-year-old rulebook of the Order and uses it to police his family."

LEGO Masters, FOX. "Is It Brick?" "The builders ransack a detective's office and leave with an item of their choice that they must replicate into a one-to-one scale model. LEGO Masters Season 3 winner Stacey Roy must play detective and spot which items are real."

Big Brother, CBS.

Bachelor in Paradise, ABC. 2 hours. "Kat and Tanner discuss their future while Blake and Jess are left to navigate uncharted waters. New love triangles are formed. A warning from a former Bachelorette could be the end of one couple's happy ending."

Movie Night!

The Lion King, Freeform. 1994 movie.

Pulp Fiction, 9:05 p.m., HBO.

The Tomorrow Man, 9:11 p.m., HBO Family.

The King's Man, 9:30 p.m., FXM. Also airing at 6:50 p.m.

There Will Be Blood, 9:30 p.m., Showcase.

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10 P.M. (CBS has a SEAL Team rerun.)

Dateline NBC, NBC. "Ghost Rider."

NBA Basketball, NBA TV. San Antonio Spurs vs. Phoenix Suns.

Johnny Carson, Antenna. Patrick Duffy and Jeff Foxworthy are the guests on this Nov. 7, 1991, episode.

Movie Night!

Bad Moms, TNT.

Liar Liar, VH1.

Jurassic World, 10:06 p.m., Syfy.

Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders, 10:25 p.m., The Movie Channel Xtra.

LATE NIGHT TALK

The Daily Show, 11 p.m., Comedy Central. Guest Host Charlamagne tha God.

The Graham Norton Show, 11 p.m., BBC America. Dame Judi Dench, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jack Whitehall, Jay Blades and Duran Duran.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, 11:34 p.m., NBC. Sheryl Crow and Cailee Spaeny.

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, 11:35 p.m., CBS. Pete Buttigieg and Willie Nelson.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!, 11:35 p.m., ABC. Mariah Carey, Alex Edelman and Allison Russell.

Late Night With Seth Meyers, 12:35 a.m., NBC. James Austin Johnson and sitting in with the 8G Band, Connor Denis.

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LATE NIGHT PICK!

The Conversation, 11:20 p.m., The Movie Channel.

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