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Every Minute Counts

It’s been a week, so maybe take some time out to remind yourself that not all of humanity is terrible.  Of today’s premieres, Amazon‘s Every Minute Counts seems to come closest.  That may not be the best reason to bestow Top Pick upon something, but I’ve handed it out for lesser reasons (there was that time I gave Top Pick To something just because I got a cool GIF out of its trailer)(actually it was more like 2-3 times)(possibly 5).

TOP PICK

⭐⌚ Every Minute Counts (Amazon, 1:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'Narrates how, in the aftermath of the terrible 1985 earthquake in Mexico City, a doctor tied to his past, a journalist in search of fame, and a family in crisis, will all be forced to risk their lives in extreme situations to save their own and thousands of others who were buried."

Elsewhere...

*Every Minute Counts is what I’d like to think I’ll be watching, but knowing myself, it could also be Netflix’s Investigation Alien. On the other hand, I’m really sick of conspiracy theorists. I stand by my Top Pick.

* Not a lot premiering today, and what’s premiering isn’t anything big. I wonder if the streamers thought this would be a bad weekend to debut anything in case the election got dragged out. Unfortunately, the opposite happened, and now there ain’t all that much to watch. Should have had a contingency plan. 

PREMIERES

Bank Under Siege

🔔 Bank Under Siege (Netflix, 3:01 AM) LIMITED SERIES. 'Spain, 1981: When armed men hold up a bank and take hundreds hostage, a reporter races against the authorities to uncover the true motive for the heist.'

🥊 The Cage (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'Dreaming of going pro, a young fighter struggles to be seen until an unexpected face-off lands him a shot at the big time — and a ruthless rivalry.'

👽 Investigation Alien (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'In this gripping docuseries, legendary reporter George Knapp travels the globe to uncover new evidence about UFOs and investigate their presence on Earth.'

🦠 Mr. Plankton (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'A man with little chance for happiness and his ex, the unhappiest bride-to-be, are forced to accompany one another on the final journey of his life.'

🎥 Umjolo: The Gone Girl (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'A couple's seemingly perfect relationship falters when one of them learns about the other's infidelity.'

🎥 Vijay 69 (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'An adventurous, foul-mouthed former swimming coach reaches for record-breaking glory when he attempts a triathlon at 69 years old.'

🎥 Black Cab (Shudder, 3:01 AM) 'When Anne and Patrick hail a black cab after a night out their driver is chatty, jovial even, but they are in no mood to talk. In fact, the couple is barely on speaking terms. That is, until they realize the driver has no intention of taking them home.'

🎥 The Stepdaughter 2 (Tubi, 3:01 AM) 'After surviving a violent showdown, a conniving teen breaks out of a hospital determined to wreak havoc on her father's new wife and family.'

🎄🎥 Trivia at St. Nick's (Hallmark, 8:00 PM) 'Locals compete in a Christmas bar trivia tournament at the end of the semester. 

🪖 Salute to Service 2024: A Veterans Day Celebration (PBS, 9:00 PM) 'A salute to U.S. servicemembers includes musical performances and inspiring military stories; host Mickey Guyton.'

RETURNING SHOWS

🔨🎄 Honest Renovations: A Holiday Home Makeover (Roku, 3:01 AM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION.

💰 Gold Rush (Discovery Channel, 8:00 PM) SEASON FIFTEEN PREMIERE.

👮 Cold Case Files (A&E, 9:00 PM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION.

🔔 Destruction Decoded (NGC, 9:00 PM) SEASON TWO PREMIERE.

Black Cab

STREAMING

👻 Before (Apple, 12:01 AM) "Symbols and Signs"

🔔 Disclaimer* (Apple, 3:01 AM) SEASON FINALE. "VII"

🔔 La Maison (Apple, 12:01 AM) "Ledu or Not Ledu"

 

🔔 Return to Las Sabinas (Hulu, 12:01 AM) "From Parents to Children" 

🏈 God. Family. Football. (Fox Nation, 3:01 AM) "Boys to Men" 

💀 Angel of Death (Max, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 Who's Talking to Chris Wallace (Max, 3:01 AM) 

🍰 The Great British Baking Show (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 

SPORTSBALL TODAY/TONIGHT

🏌️ PGA Tour Golf: World Wide Technology Championship, Second Round (Golf, 2:00 PM)

⚽ Italian Serie A Soccer: Lecce vs. Empoli (CBSSN, 2:30 PM)

⚽ FA Women's Super League: Manchester City vs. Tottenham Hotspur (ESPN2, 2:30 PM)

🏌️ PGA Tour Champions Golf: Charles Schwab Cup Championship, Second Round (Golf, 5:00 PM)

🏎️ NASCAR Xfinity Racing Series: NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship, Practice (USA, 5:00 PM)

🏀 College Basketball: Boston College vs. VCU (CBSSN, 6:00 PM)

🏈 College Football: Dartmouth at Princeton (ESPNU, 6:00 PM)

🏀 College Basketball: North Carolina at Kansas (ESPN2, 7:00 PM)

🏌️ LGPA Golf: Lotte Championship, Third Round (Golf, 7:00 PM)

🏀 NBA Basketball: Phoenix Suns at Dallas Mavericks (ESPN, 7:43 PM)

🏀 College Basketball: Harvard at Navy (CBSSN, 8:30 PM)

🏈 College Football: Iowa at UCLA (Fox, 9:00 PM)

🏈 College Football: Rice at Memphis (ESPN2, 9:00 PM)

🏀 NBA Basketball: Philadelphia 76ers at Los Angeles Lakers (ESPN, 10:05 PM)

🏀 College Basketball: New Mexico vs. UCLA (CBSSN, 11:00 PM)

Investigation Alien

🕗 8:00 EASTERN / 🕖 7:00 CENTRAL

🦈 Shark Tank (ABC, 8:00 PM) 'A new plant-based seafood; an intelligent chamber that grows mushrooms; unconventional men's swimwear; convertible clothing designed to fit one's lifestyle.'

👮‍♂️ S.W.A.T. (CBS, 8:00 PM) 'A blackout throws the city into chaos, forcing the team onto the streets for an emergency patrol day, which quickly escalates when Hondo and team uncover a terror threat.'

🔔 Sweetpea (Starz, 8:00 PM) 'With suspicion swirling around Rhiannon, she has to partner with an unlikely ally.'

🏈 Inside the NFL (CW, 8:00 PM) 
🔔 Happy's Place (NBC, 8:00 PM) 
🔔 Theodosia (BYUtv, 8:00 PM) 
💰 Gold Rush (Discovery Channel, 8:00 PM) 
🧙‍♂️ Wizards Beyond Waverly Place (Disney Channel, 8:00 PM) 

🎄🎥 Trivia at St. Nick's (Hallmark, 8:00 PM) 
🔔 Belle Collective (OWN, 8:00 PM) 

👮‍♂️ On Patrol: First Shift (Reelz, 8:00 PM) 

🤼‍♂️ WWE's Friday Night Smackdown (USA, 8:00 PM) 
💘 Love After Lockup: Life After Lockup (WE, 8:00 PM) 
🔔 Lopez vs. Lopez (NBC, 8:30 PM) 

🕗 9:00 EASTERN / 🕖 8:00 CENTRAL

🔥 Fire Country (CBS, 9:00 PM) 'The temperature is high and tensions are even higher when the crew has to execute an advanced elevator rescue during a heat-induced power outage.'

🔔 Joan (CW, 9:00 PM) SEASON FINALE. 'Joan and Boisie create a plan for a new, major heist; Boisie discovers the suitcase Joan has packed for Kelly.'

👽 The Unexplained (History, 9:00 PM) SEASON FINALE. 'Islands riddled with dark histories, unspeakable tragedy and the belief by locals that they are cursed.'

🔔 Fat Joe Talks (Starz, 9:00 PM) 'Meet the man behind some of R&B's biggest hits: Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds; he addresses everything from rumors to bridging the generational gap between artists and genres.'

💀 Dateline NBC (NBC, 9:00 PM) 
🪖 Salute to Service 2024: A Veterans Day Celebration (PBS, 9:00 PM) 
👮 Cold Case Files (A&E, 9:00 PM) 
🍴 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Food, 9:00 PM) 
🏠 My Lottery Dream Home (HGTV, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 Destruction Decoded (NGC, 9:00 PM) 
👮‍♂️ On Patrol: Live (Reelz, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 20/20 (ABC, 9:01 PM) 
🔔 Tia Mowry: My Next Act (WE, 9:30 PM) 

Vijay 69

🕗 10:00 EASTERN / 🕖 9:00 CENTRAL

👮‍♂️ Blue Bloods (CBS, 10:00 PM) 'Danny and Baez scrutinize an art gallery suspected of selling counterfeit pieces after a detective investigating the establishment is murdered; Eddie is conflicted when she discovers her former partner crossed the line to get a client help.'

🔔 Three Women (Starz, 10:02 PM) 'Sloane hatches a secret plan to get everything she wants, culminating in an evening of intimacy and revealed secrets.'

👽 The Proof is Out There (History, 10:03 PM) SEASON FINALE. 'The team discuss about the Chupacabras, evidence about alien civilization and a video of a dozen dinosaur-like running.'

🔔 Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO, 10:00 PM) 
🔔 Destruction Decoded (NGC, 10:00 PM) 
🤼‍♂️ All Elite Wrestling: Rampage (TNT, 10:00 PM) 
👻 Scare Tactics (USA, 10:00 PM) 

LATE NIGHT

😂 The Graham Norton Show (BBCA, AMC+ and Acorn TV, 11:00 PM) 'Graham’s guests are comedy legend Billy Crystal, British stars Hugh Bonneville and Emily Mortimer, and musical great Pharrell Williams.'

🔔 After Midnight (CBS, 12:37 AM) 'Actress Rachel Bloom; comic Jim Rash; media personality Dylan Mulvaney.

🔔 It's Florida, Man (HBO, 11:00 PM) 
🔔 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 11:34 PM) 
🔔 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC, 11:35 PM) 
🔔 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS, 11:35 PM) 
🔔 Nightline (ABC, 12:37 AM)

📺Broadcast/Cable/Satellite - RETRO BINGE📺

Law & Order (Pop, 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM); The Andy Griffith Show (Sundance, 6:00 AM - 1:00 PM); Futurama (Comedy Central, 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM); Roseanne (CMT, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM); M*A*S*H* (TVLand, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM); Living Single (TV One, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM); South Park (Comedy Central, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM); Hawaii Five-0 (Ion, 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM); Gunsmoke (TVLand, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM); Seinfeld (Comedy Central, 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM); The Andy Griffith Show (TVLand, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM); Family Ties (Antenna, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM); Archie Bunker's Place (Antenna, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM); The Office (Comedy Central, 6:00 PM - 12:00 AM); Three's Company (Antenna, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM); Magnum P.I. (Ion, 7:00 PM - 2:00 AM); Everybody Loves Raymond (TVLand, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM); The Jeffersons (Antenna, 8:00 PM -9:00 PM); Barney Miller (Antennae, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM); Designing Women (Antenna, 11:00 PM - 12:00 AM); The King of Queens (TVLand, 11:00 PM - 2:00 AM); Becker (Antenna, 12:00 AM - 1:00 AM); The Drew Carey Show (Antennae, 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM)

📺 Johnny Carson (Antenna, 10:00 PM) 'Actor Alan Thicke; actress Rosanna Arquette; talk show host Oprah Winfrey.'

Mr. Plankton

Key Sources: The Futon Critic; Zap2it; Netflix; Wikipedia; Horrornews.net; Sysfy.com; hollywoodreporter.com

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