What's On Tonight (Friday): No Wave Like the New Wave...

    

Nouvelle Vague

Today's Top Pick is Richard Linklater's Nouvelle Vague, which tells the story of the making of Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless while aping that film's style.  I have never seen Breathless, but Nouvelle looks fun and interesting and maybe it will inspire me to watch the original.  I did recently start a 4K collection and the Criterion edition of Breathless is sitting right there.  Very tempting.

⭐🎥 Nouvelle Vague (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'The story of Godard making Breathless, told in the style and spirit in which Godard made Breathless.

Elsewhere... 

*If the French New Wave doesn't float your boat, there's also the new series Malice, starring David Duchovny and Jack Whitehall.  It's difficult to tell from the trailer if Whitehall is playing a psycho or has a legitimate beef with Duchovny and his family.  Probably a little of both.

*If you want something French but don't want to ride the wave, there's the Les Liaisons Dangereuses inspired The Seduction.  I wrote "inspired" because this adaptation looks to be pretty loose, sort of like all the French sex maniacs the story is about.  I shouldn't judge.  It isn't like there was a lot else to do in 1700s France.

*If you're one of those people who still doesn't feel like they've seen and read enough material on The Beatles over the last 75 years, HBO has One to One: John & Yoko.  The documentary covers the months the couple spent living in Greenwich Village in the early 70's.  This is your reminder than there are four Beatles films set for 2028 with each focused on a different band member.  My prediction: they will all end up going to streaming.

 PREMIERES

Come See Me in the Good Light

🎥 Come See Me in the Good Light (Apple, 12:01 AM) 'A poignant and unexpectedly funny love story about poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley facing an incurable cancer diagnosis with joy, wit and an unshakable partnership.'

🔔 Malice (Amazon, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'Adam is a charismatic tutor who charms his way into the life of the wealthy Tanner family while they're on holiday in Greece. When the family's nanny falls dangerously ill, Adam orchestrates his way into their London home, and his true vengeful nature begins to emerge... Starring Jack Whitehall and David Duchovny.'

🔔 Connected (AMC+/Sundance Now, 3:01 AM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 'Tells the story of the extraordinary 30-year friendship and partnership between 58-year-old Augie Fabela, currently an acting US police officer in Illinois, USA, and 88-year-old Dr. Dmitry Zimin, a former top-secret Soviet scientist turned entrepreneur turned philanthropist.'

🎄🎥 A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (Disney+, 3:01 AM) 'Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas face a series of escalating obstacles as they struggle to make it from London to New York in time to spend Christmas with their families.'

🎥 Eddington (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) STREAMING PREMIERE. 'In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff (Joaquin Phoenix) and mayor (Pedro Pascal) sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.'

🔔 The Seduction (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) SERIES PREMIERE. 'To be the hero of your own story, you sometimes have to be the villain in others'. Marquise de Merteuil, betrayed by Valmont, embarks on a daring journey to become Paris' leading courtesan. Freely adapted from the novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses.'

🔔 The Crystal Cuckoo (Netflix, 3:01 AM) LIMITED SERIES. 'Hoping to learn more about her heart donor, a doctor arrives in a mysterious small town the same day a baby disappears. Based on Javier Castillo's novel.'

💰 How to Win the Lottery (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON ONE. 'An ordinary civil servant has been obsessed with winning the Melate Lottery sweepstakes for years. Convinced of his bad luck, and just as he is about to give up this fantasy, the urgent need for money sprouts a simple, and therefore brilliant, idea that will allow him to steal the prize in front of millions of people. Inspired by real events.'

🎥 In Your Dreams (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'A comedy adventure about Stevie and her brother Elliot who journey into the absurd landscape of their own dreams. If the siblings can withstand a snarky stuffed giraffe, zombie breakfast foods, and the queen of nightmares, the Sandman will grant them their ultimate dream come true... the perfect family.'

🎥 Lefter: The Story of the Ordinarius (Netflix, 3:01 AM) 'A football prodigy rises to fame, battling prejudice and inner turmoil on his quest for greatness.'

🎥 Nobody 2 (Peacock, 3:01 AM) 'Workaholic assassin Hutch Mansell takes his family on a much-needed vacation to the small tourist town of Plummerville. However, he soon finds himself in the crosshairs of a corrupt theme-park operator, a shady sheriff, and a bloodthirsty crime boss.'

🎥 Skit (Tubi, 3:01 AM) 'Taking place in 2007, the story follows three female college students trying to gain YouTube virality in the early days of user-generated content on the internet.'

🎵 One to One: John & Yoko (HBO, 8:00 PM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION. 'An expansive and revelatory inside look at the 18 months John Lennon and Yoko Ono spent living in Greenwich Village in the early 1970s.'

🎥 A Yong Father's Nightmare (LMN, 8:00 PM) 'A young man must prove his innocence when his fiancée and infant son go missing. As unexplainable evidence mounts against him, he starts to realize that someone is trying to frame him.'

 RETURNING SHOWS

💀 The Creep Tapes (AMC+/Shudder, 3:01 AM) SEASON TWO PREMIERE.

 

🔔 LEGO Marvel Avengers: Strange Tails (Disney+, 3:01 AM) SPECIAL PRESENTATION.

🔔 Silly Sundays (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) SEASON 1D. SEASON FINALE.

🪓 The Last Woodsman (Discovery Channel, 9:08 PM) SEASON TWO PREMIERE.

Eddington

STREAMING

🍽️ Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars (Apple, 12:01 AM) "Welcome to Hell" 

🔔 The Last Frontier (Apple, 12:01 AM) "Change of Time" 

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Pluribus (Apple, 12:01 AM) "Grenade" 

🔔 Maxton Hall: The World Between Us (Amazon, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 Seventeen: Our Chapter (Disney+, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 The Graft (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 The Thaw (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) 

🔔 The Vallecas Files (HBO Max, 3:01 AM) 

🐈 Cat's Eye (Hulu, 3:01 AM) 

🎵 Rhythm + Flow France (Netflix, 3:01 AM) SEASON FINALE. 

🔔 Tougen Anki (Netflix, 11:31 AM) 

👮 Cops (Fox Nation, 6:00 PM) 

LIVE SPORTSBALL TODAY/TONIGHT

🏌️ LPGA Tour Golf: 2025 THE ANNIKA - Round 2 (Golf, 10:00 AM)

🏌️ PGA Tour Golf: 2025 Butterfield Bermuda Championship - Round 2 (Golf, 1:00 PM)

🏌️ PGA Tour Champions Golf: 2025 Charles Schwab Cup Championship (Final #3) - Round 2 (Golf, 4:00 PM)

🏈 College Football: South Carolina State Bulldogs at North Carolina Central Eagles (ESPN2, 5:30 PM)

🏀 NBA Basketball: Miami Heat at New York Knicks (Amazon, 7:00 PM) 

🏀 Women's College Basketball: Duke Blue Devils at West Virginia Mountaineers (ESPNU, 7:00 PM)

⛸️ Figure Skating: 2025 ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix: Saatva Skate America (E!, 7:30 PM)

🏈 College Football: Clemson Tigers at Louisville Cardinals (ESPN, 7:30 PM)

🏀 College Basketball: Illinois State Redbirds at USC Trojans (Peacock, 7:30 PM)

🏀 College Basketball: Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks at Creighton Bluejays (Peacock, 8:00 PM)

🏀 College Basketball: Northwestern Wildcats at DePaul Blue Demons (TNT/TruTV, 8:30 PM)

🏈 College Football: Minnesota Golden Gophers at Oregon Ducks (Fox, 9:00 PM) 

🏀 Women's College Basketball: Baylor Lady Bears at UNLV Lady Rebels (CBSSN, 9:00 PM)

🏀 College Basketball: Michigan Wolverines at TCU Horned Frogs (ESPN2, 9:00 PM)

🏀 NBA Basketball: Golden State Warriors at San Antonio Spurs (Amazon, 9:30 PM)

🏀 College Basketball: Arizona Wildcats at UCLA Bruins (Peacock, 10:00 PM)     

🏀 College Basketball: Gonzaga Bulldogs at Arizona State Sun Devils (ESPN2, 11:00 PM)

The Seduction

EARLY PRIMETIME

🧽 SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon, 5:30 PM) 'SpongeBob obtains a magician's wand and accidentally causes magical mayhem wherever he goes; on Friday the 13th, Mr. Krabs' extreme superstitions become a disruption for everyone around him.'

🪨📃✂️ Rock Paper Scissors (Nickelodeon, 6:00 PM) 'Paper and Pencil tell a kind of funny joke at a party and chase the feeling of people finding them funny by telling it again and again; Scissors hires an orchestra to follow him around and score his life.'

🕖 8:00 EASTERN / 🕖 7:00 CENTRAL

👮 Sheriff County (CBS, 8:00 PM) 'A high-stakes transport mission puts Sheriff Mickey Fox and Deputy Boone on edge as they race against time to protect a vulnerable witness.'

🍺 Happy's Place (NBC, 8:00 PM) 'After Bobbie and Emmett's big moment, Bobbie is still unsure how Emmett truly feels about her, prompting Bobbie to do the unthinkable and give Emmett a birthday gift; Gabby tries to convince Isabella to give her the family discount on Happy's house.'

🧛 Vampirina (Disney Channel, 8:00 PM) SEASON FINALE. 'Lucien plots as Sophie, Elijah and Demi reflect on their situation; Britney tries to meet Millie Eyelash; Vee learns a new way to channel her power.'

🎄 Mistletoe Murders (Hallmark, 8:00 PM) 'The art world comes to Fletcher's Grove! When Sam's old partner is murdered guarding a high-profile painting, Emily teaches Sam to sleuth off the grid, and we uncover more of Emily's past.'

💲Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (ABC, 8:00 PM) 
🔔 Penn & Teller: Fool Us (CW, 8:00 PM) 

🤠 The Last Cowboy (CMT, 8:00 PM) 
💰 Gold Rush (Discovery, 8:00 PM) 
🎵 One to One: John & Yoko (HBO, 8:00 PM) 
🎥 A Yong Father's Nightmare (LMN, 8:00 PM) 
🦁 National Geographic Special: Super Animals (Nat Geo Wild, 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) 
🔔 The Braxtons (WE, 8:00 PM) 
🔔 Power Book IV: Force (Starz, 8:02 PM) 
🔔 Stumble (NBC, 8:30 PM) 

🕗 9:00 EASTERN / 🕖 8:00 CENTRAL

🔥 Fire Country (CBS, 9:00 PM) 'The team responds to a dangerous fire at the local drive-in movie theater where they must enlist civilians to help stop the spread; Bode and Sharon wrestle with the weight of holding secrets from each other.'

🎭 Great Performances (PBS, 9:00 PM) 'The Public Theater's Free Shakespeare in the Park production of "Twelfth Night" features Peter Dinklage, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Sandra Oh.'

🎄 Mistletoe Murders (Hallmark, 9:00 PM) 'Emily and Sam unravel a complicated web of lies around the mysterious painting, discovering the lengths people will go to keep secrets, including Emily's; Violet crafts a special present.'

👽 The Unbelievable with Dan Ackroyd (History, 9:00 PM) 'Accidents happen all the time, but every so often, a few defy logic and leave the world stunned; from a man blasted by a high-pressure air hose, to a lumberjack who survived near decapitation, they border on the impossible.'

🔔 20/20 (ABC, 9:00 PM) 
🔔 Masters of Illusion (CW, 9:00 PM) 
💀 Murder on Trial (A&E, 9:00 PM) 
🦁 Vantara: Sanctuary Stories (Animal Planet, 9:00 PM) 
🏠 My Lotter Dream Home (HGTV, 9:00 PM) 
💖 Ready to Love (OWN, 9:00 PM) 
👮 On Patrol: Live (Reelz, 9:00 PM) 
💀 Dateline NBC (NBC, 9:01 PM) 
🪓 The Last Woodsman (Discovery Channel, 9:08 PM) 

🎄A Very Jonas Christmas🎄

🕗 10:00 EASTERN / 🕖 9:00 CENTRAL

👮 Boston Blue (CBS, 10:00 PM) 'Danny and Lena take on a high-stakes murder case that leads to one of Boston's most infamous unsolved crimes; tensions rise within the Silver family as a complex shooting case sparks debate over accountability and parenting.'

👽 The Proof is Out There (History, 10:03 PM) 'What set off a historic wave of UFO sightings in Belgium?'

🔔 Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO, 10:00 PM) 
🍽️ Everything on the Menu with Braun Strowman (USA, 10:00 PM) 
💀 Murder at the Motel (A&E, 10:01 PM) 
🔔 East Harbor Heroes (Discovery Channel, 10:09 PM) 

LATE NIGHT

🔔 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 11:34 PM) 'Actor Glen Powell; former professional baseball player Alex Rodriguez; Florence & The Machine performs.'

🔔 Late Night with Seth Myers (NBC, 12:37 AM) 'Comic Nikki Glaser; actor Matthew Macfadyen.'

🔔 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📺

The Andy Griffiths Show (Sundance, 5:00 AM - 1:00 PM); Law & Order (Pop, 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM); South Park (Comedy Central, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM); Roseanne (CMT, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM); Living Single (TV One, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM); M*A*S*H* (TVLand, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM); The Gunsmoke (TVLand, 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM); Parks and Recreation (Comedy Central, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM); The Andy Griffith Show (TVLand, 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM); Family Ties (Antenna, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM); The Office (Comedy Central, 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM); 227 (Antenna, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM); The Jeffersons (Antenna, 7:00 PM -9:00 PM); Everybody Loves Raymond (TVLand, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM); Barney Miller (Antennae, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM); Becker (Antenna, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM); The Golden Girls (Hallmark, 10:00 PM - 1:00 AM); The King of Queens (TVLand, 11:00 PM - 2:00 AM); Wings (Antenna, 12:00 - 1:00 AM); The Drew Carey Show (Antenna, 1:00 AM - 2:00 AM)

📺 Johnny Carson (Antenna, 11:00 PM) 'Actor Carl Reiner; actress Raquel Welch.'

Malice

Key Sources: The Futon Critic; Rotten Tomatoes; YouTube; TV Guide; TV Passport

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