SoCal TV, Nov. 10-16: ‘Cross,’ ‘Yellowstone,’ ‘Day of the Jackal,’ ‘Missing at Sea’ and more
TV shows, movies, sports and specials on broadcast, cable and streaming this coming week
Welcome to an all-new TV or Not TV roundup of new and noteworthy programming on broadcast, cable and streaming this coming week. I’m Matt Cooper, former listings coordinator for the Los Angeles Times’ Calendar.
Sunday — Nov. 10
The new documentary “Missing at Sea” tells the harrowing tale of a North Macedonian man who survived 18 hours in the open ocean after being carried away by strong currents while vacationing on the Aegean coast in 2022. 5:30 p.m. ESPN
Faith and begoragh! An American house flipper hooks up with a hunky Hibernian realtor in the new TV movie “’Tis the Season to Be Irish.” With Fiona Gubelmann. 8 p.m. Hallmark Channel
Meanwhile, back at the ranch… The Montana-set drama “Yellowstone” returns with the back half of its fifth and final season, but sans original series lead Kevin Costner. 8 p.m. Paramount Network
Monday — Nov. 11
The new special “The American Soldier” uses expert commentary and dramatic reenactments to paint a portrait of the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces from the Revolutionary War to the present day. 8 p.m. History Channel
“My Brilliant Friend,” the coming-of-age drama based on the 2011 novel by Italian author Elena Ferrante, concludes its run after four seasons. 9 p.m. HBO
A Marine crisscrosses the country visiting the families of comrades killed in action in Afghanistan in the documentary “Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen” on a new “Independent Lens.” 10 p.m. KOCE
Tuesday — Nov. 12
“Adrienne Iapalucci: The Dark Queen” captures the comic cracking wise about current events in this new special filmed at New York’s famed Comedy Cellar and directed by Louis C.K. Anytime, Netflix
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman reprise their respective X-Men roles in “Deadpool & Wolverine,” the 2024 entry in the darkly comic “Deadpool” franchise. With Morena Baccarin, Emma Corrin and Matthew Macfadyen. Anytime, Disney+
The new documentary “Larger Than Life: Reign of the Boybands” is a Beatles-to-BTS survey of some of pop music’s biggest all-male acts. Anytime, Paramount+
They may lose their patience but hopefully not their patients in the new mockumentary-style workplace comedy “St. Denis Medical.” With Allison Tolman, Wendi McLendon-Covey and David Alan Grier. 8 and 8:30 p.m. NBC
Talk about getting your steps in! “Dancing with the Stars” hits the 500-episode mark. Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough co-host. 8 p.m. ABC, Disney+
Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker as the unscripted series “Moonshiners” returns for a 14th season. 8 p.m. Discovery Channel
“American Experience” unearths a long-forgotten race massacre and armed insurrection orchestrated by white supremacists in one North Carolina city over a century ago in “Wilmington 1898: An American Coup.” 9 p.m. KOCE
“Road Wars” is back with back-to-back episodes. Then, “Extreme Road Ragers” get the help they need to find serenity behind the wheel in this new unscripted series. 9, 9:30 and 10 p.m. A&E
The spin-off competition “Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Showdown” serves up a fresh batch of episodes. 9 p.m. Food Network
Take off your shoes and sit a spell, renovation expert Christina Hall’s Tennessee-set home-makeover series “Christina in the Country” is back for a second season. 9 p.m. HGTV
You might say the real treasure is the friends they’ve made along the way — because they ain’t found much actual treasure yet — as “The Curse of Oak Island” returns for a 12th season. 9 p.m. History Channel
Is this some kind of bust? Join law-enforcement officers on their stakeouts, stings and takedowns of the baddest of the bad in the new unscripted series “Operation Undercover.” 10 p.m. Investigation Discovery
Wednesday — Nov. 13
“Bad Sisters” are still doin’ it for themselves in a second season of this darkly comic series set in Dublin. With Sharon Horgan, Eve Hewson and Anne-Marie Duff. Anytime, Apple TV+
You’ll be on a first name basis with media mogul Ted Turner — of TBS, TNT and CNN fame — after you watch the new six-part bio-doc “Call Me Ted.” Anytime, Max
A Mexico City attorney helps a cartel leader leave the criminal underworld behind and start life over as a trans woman in Jacques Audiard’s 2024 musical fable “Emilia Pérez.” With Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez and Karla Sofía Gascón. Anytime, Netflix
Lacey Chabert takes a little break from making Hallmark Channel rom-coms to play a lonely widow who hooks up with a hunky snowman in the new streaming movie “Hot Frosty.” Anytime, Netflix
Thankyouverymuch! The star-studded documentary “Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley” recalls the making of the iconic 1950s rocker’s storied 1968 comeback special. Anytime, Netflix
On your marks … get set … go! More elite sprinters hit the track in a second season of the sports docuseries “Sprint.” Anytime, Netflix
Joan Vassos makes her selection in the first-season finale of the reality franchise entry “The Golden Bachelorette.” The customary “After the Final Rose” special follows. 8 p.m. ABC
It’s the circle of life! Three orphaned lion cubs struggle to survive in Africa’s harsh Namib Desert in the episode “Lions of the Skeleton Coast” on a new “Nature.” 8 p.m. KOCE
“Nova” looks at what it takes to make, well, all kinds of different things, in the new three-part engineering-themed miniseries “Building Stuff.” 9 p.m. KOCE
The new three-part documentary series “The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth” catches up with participants who once role-played as prisoners or prison guards for a notorious 1971 study. 8, 9 and 10 p.m. National Geographic
“Secrets of the Dead” treks deep into the jungles of Cambodia to tell the story of the once-mighty Khmer Empire in the new two-part episode “Lost Treasures of Angkor.” 10 p.m. KOCE
Thursday — Nov. 14
The name’s “Cross” … Alex Cross. “Leverage’s” Aldis Hodge stars as the titular detective/forensic psychologist in this new mystery drama based on the James Patterson novels. Anytime, Prime Video
Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne plays an elite assassin with a little time to kill in “The Day of the Jackal,” a new limited series based on the Frederick Forsyth bestseller. “No Time to Die’s” Lashana Lynch co-stars. Anytime, Peacock
A multicultural collection of families sharing the same cul-de-sac celebrate the season in their own unique ways in the new limited series “Holidazed.” With Dennis Haysbert, Loretta Devine, Virginia Madsen and John C. McGinley. Anytime, Hallmark+
Return with us now to the dark days of “The Troubles,” when opposing factions fought bitterly to decide the fate of Northern Ireland, in the new decades-spanning docudrama “Say Nothing.” Anytime, FX on Hulu
DCS Ian St Clair (David Morrissey) is back on the case in a second season of the 1980s-set procedural drama “Sherwood.” With Lesley Manville. Anytime, BritBox
A plus-sized fashion designer hooks up with a hunky R&B star in the new TV movie “Style Me for Christmas.” With Raven Goodwin and Mario. Anytime, BET+
Contestants are tasked with creating tasty treats inspired by a certain beloved fantasy film franchise in the new competition series “Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking.” 8 p.m. Food Network
Friday — Nov. 15
A young owl finds himself up a tree — specifically, the famed Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in NYC — in the new animated short “An Almost Christmas Story.” Anytime, Disney+
“Creep,” the creepy found-footage horror-film franchise about a reclusive serial killer and his videocam-toting victims, begets a new spinoff series, “The Creep Tapes.” Anytime, Shudder
It don’t mean a thang if it ain’t got that twang! Country music’s Luke Bryan seeks out the stories behind some of the genre’s most popular songs in the star-studded new series “It’s All Country.” Anytime, Hulu
By that time, my lungs were aching for air… Scuba divers become trapped while exploring the wreckage of a WWII-era battleship in the 2024 thriller “The Last Breath.” The late Julian Sands co-stars. Anytime, AMC+
Jolly old St. Nick runs afoul of the ill-tempered Queen of Hearts in the new animated tale “The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland” featuring the voices of Gerard Butler and “Game of Thrones’” Emilia Clarke. Anytime, Prime Video, Hulu
Down in the “Silo,” the silo so low. Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Robbins, David Oyelowo and Rashida Jones return in a second season of this dystopian sci-fi drama. Anytime, Apple TV+
Stormchasers converge on Oklahoma to track a series of destructive tornadoes in “Twisters,” a standalone 2024 sequel to the effects-laden 1996 blockbuster. With Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones. Anytime, Peacock
A social media star and a former heavyweight champion walk into a boxing ring for a one-off match, scheduled to go eight rounds, in the new live special “Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson.” 5 p.m. Netflix
Cultures clash when an Indian American woman and her hunky fiancé spend the holidays with each other’s families in the new TV movie “Christmas with the Singhs.” With Anuja Joshi. 8 p.m. Hallmark Channel
Murder will out: The true crime series “Cold Case Files” and “Killer Cases” return for their fourth and sixth seasons, respectively. 9 and 10 p.m. A&E
Timber! A veteran lumberjack and his crew take down some of the biggest trees you ever did see in the new unscripted series “The Last Woodsmen.” 9 p.m. Discovery Channel
Believe it or not, a former “SNL” star has even more historical curiosities to tell you about in new episodes of “The Unbelievable with Dan Aykroyd.” 9 p.m. History Channel
Saturday — Nov. 16
A small-town gal (Candace Cameron Bure) hits the highway in her dearly departed daddy’s trusty old pickup truck in the new holiday romance “A Christmas Less Traveled.” 5 p.m. GAF
A schoolteacher hooks up with a hunky ex-hockey player when the two are paired up in a holiday-themed reality competition in the new TV movie “Jingle Bell Run.” With Ashley Williams. 8 p.m. Hallmark Channel
A New York City architect (Maria Menounos) inherits a dilapidated home in the English countryside in the new holiday romance “Christmas at Plumhill Manor.” 8 p.m. Lifetime
Chart-topping British pop star Charli XCX pulls double duty as both host and performer on a new “Saturday Night Live.” 8:29 and 11:29 p.m. NBC
(All times Pacific; programming subject to change without notice)