All times Eastern. FRIDAY, Nov. 5DickinsonThe critically acclaimed series, the inventively comedic origin story of American poet Emily Dickinson, returns for its third and final season with Hailee Steinfeld back in the title role, as the young version of the iconic Massachusetts poet finds herself embroiled in the raging U.S. Civil War as well as battles that divide her own family. Rapper Wiz Khalifa returns as the character of Death, and Billy Eichner joins as Walt Whitman and Chloe Fineman as Sylvia Plath (Apple TV+). John Wayne Movie Marathon Saddle up, partner, for three days of Westerns featuring America’s favorite cowboy. Kick off your boots and settle in for Gunsmoke, McLintock!, Big Jake, Silverado and Rio Bravo—which featured sets built on a 7/8 scale, so the stars (including Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Ward Bond, Walter Brennan and Sheb Wooley) would, indeed, look larger than life! (3 p.m., INSP) SATURDAY, Nov. 6There’s Someone Inside the HouseThis teenage stalker/slasher movie has ‘70s/’80s vibes for sure, but a neat new twist, as a group of high-school seniors fight to stay alive—and discover the identity of a killer who stalks his victims wearing masks of their own faces (Netflix). Highway to HeavenNew original film, a contemporary take on the iconic 1980s TV series that starred the late Michael Landon, follows an angel (Jill Scott) on a terrestrial mission to help others in need (8 p.m., Lifetime). SUNDAY, Nov. 7YellowstoneThe modern West gets wild again as Kevin Costner climbs back into the TV saddle for a new season as ruthless Montana cattle-ranching baron John Dutton, whose vast empire is always sizzling with conflict—and often violence. But what do you expect when your wild-open-space fences butt up against expanding civilization, an Indian reservation and America’s first national park? (Paramount Network). Dexter: New BloodAmerica’s favorite serial killer returns in this special event series as Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) resurfaces, 10 years after he went missing in a hurricane, and living under an assumed name in a small New York town. Dexter may be living a new life, but soon his Darkness beckons him to return… (9 p.m., Showtime) MONDAY, Nov. 8Tug of WordsNew game show, from the production team behind Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, tests competing teams to answer words clues correctly and pull the “tug of war” rope to their side in three rounds to possibly win $10,000 (4:30 p.m., GSN). Ferguson RisesDocumentary explores the aftermath and protests of the killing of Michael Brown Jr., the 18-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer, sparking 400 days of protests in the Missouri town (10 p.m., PBS). TUESDAY, Nov. 9Dear RiderWoody Harrelson narrates this sports doc about Jake Burton Carpenter, who propelled the sport of snowboarding into a global and cultural phenomenon (9 p.m., HBO). Great Escapes with Morgan FreemanThe acclaimed, award-winning actor hosts this new eight-episode series revealing history’s greatest real-life jailbreaks (like the fictional one in his movie, The Shawshank Redemption) from the most notorious prisons in the world (10 p.m., History Channel). WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10My 600-Lb LifeFollow the journeys of morbidly obese people as they fight to save their lives by making the decision to undergo high-risk gastric bypass surgery (8 p.m., TLC). The CMA AwardsEric Church and Chris Stapleton lead the pack in nominations, with five each, for the 55th annual Country Music Association Awards, and Miranda Lambert’s three nominations—including Entertainer of the Year—make her the most-nominated female artist in CMA Awards history (8 p.m., ABC). THURSDAY, Nov. 11The Young Leaders: One Young World StoriesMeet six young leaders in this inspiring documentary about One Young World, the organization that has given them the global platform to launch their social impact and their messages about gender equality, biodiversity, LGBT+ rights and refugees (7 p.m., Ovation). RagdollLucy Hale from Pretty Little Liars, Henry Lloyd-Hughes (Killing Eve) and Too Close’s Thalissa Teixeira star in this new London-based serial-killer thriller about police on the trail of a gruesomely imaginative murderer (AMC+) NEW ON DVD Hugh Jackman has discovered how to submerge people in the past and resurrect their memories in Reminiscence (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment), a stylish, futuristic film noir mystery-thriller also starring Thandiwe Newton and Rebecca Ferguson. But shouldn’t we all know by now that sometimes the past should just be left alone? Jennifer Lawrence channels Aretha Franklin in Respect (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment), a music-filled biopic that follows the Queen of Soul’s life and career. With Forrest Whitaker, Mary J. Blige, Marlon Wayans, Marc Maron, Audra Day and Tituss Burgess. Mostly a supporting player until this film, Tim Blake Nelson (O Brother, Where Art Thou,The Ballad of Buster Scruggs) shines as the star of Old Henry (Shout! Factory), a tense western about an Arkansas farmer pushed to dust off his formidable gunslinging skills when an injured man shows up on his farm with a satchel of cash, and some bad hombres on his trail. AT THE MOVIESFresh off her Oscars for Nomadland, director Chloè Zhao gets behind the camera for Eternals, the newest chapter in the ever-connected Marvel Comics canon, about a group of immortal beings who once lived on Earth and shaped it’s history and civilizations. With Gemma Chan, Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Kit Harrington, Brian Tyree Hill, Kumail Nanjuani and Richard Madden.
