13 Movies and TV Shows Airing This Week That Are Better Than Human Contact
If you’re bummed about Thanksgiving being over, we have two pieces of good news: For one, the December holiday season kicks off this week. (Santa Claus is officially coming to town, people.) But if you’re a Scrooge, maybe these 13 interesting movies, shows, and specials airing this week will put a little pep in your step. After all, nothing cures the post-turkey blues more than the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
Here’s everything you need to watch this week:
Sunday, November 26
The Lost Tapes: Patty Hearst: This searing miniseries explores the kidnapping of Patty Hearst by a leftist guerilla group in 1974. Was she brainwashed? And how much did her privileged background play into the events? Tune in to find out. 9 P.M. ET on Smithsonian
66th Miss Universe Competition: Whether you like pageants or not, one thing’s for sure: Things can’t go as bad tonight as when Steve Harvey wrongly named the winner in 2015 Well, let’s hope not, at least.7 P.M. ET on Fox
Monday, November 27
Floribama Shore: MTV tries the Jersey Shore formula again on Floribama Shore, a reality series about a group of twenty-somethings who get drunk and fight while vacationing near the Alabama/Florida border. (Sidebar: Do real humans actually call it the “Floribama Shore?”) 10 P.M. ET on MTV
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Tuesday, November 28
Glitch: Season two of this peculiar comedy, about a cop whose life implodes when six people in his town magically come back to life, kicks off today. Who says the macabre can’t be funny? Streaming on Netflix
The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show: Bella Hadid leads the runway and Harry Styles performs. Need we say more? 10 P.M. ET on CBS
Wednesday, November 29
85th Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center: Because of course you want to see what the big Christmas tree looks like. 8 P.M. ET on NBC
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: A 1960s housewife challenges the status quo by launching a stand-up comedy career in this delightful series from Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino. Streaming on Amazon
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Thursday, November 30
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration: What better way to kick off the holiday season than with Mickey Mouse? 9 P.M. ET on ABC
The Menendez Murders: Erik Tells All: If you’ve been watching Law & Order‘s dramatic adaptation of the Menendez murders, then tune into this documentary where the IRL counterparts open up. 10 P.M. ET on A&E
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Friday, December 1
Easy: Netflix’s original anthology series about Chicago urbanites returns for a second season. We don’t know much going into season two at this point, but we’re excited to find out. Streaming on Netflix
The Disaster Artist: This dramedy explores the true story behind one of the worst movies of all time, The Room. James Franco and Seth Rogen star. In theaters
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Saturday, December 2
Meet the Parents: This classic comedy starring Ben Still and Robert DeNiro never gets old, to be honest. Take comfort in knowing meeting your in-laws will never be this bad. 6:15 P.M. ET on Comedy Central
Just Married: Ashton Kutcher and the late Brittany Murphy star in this slept-on comedy about a young couple whose honeymoon goes from idyllic to hilarious hell in point-five seconds. 8 P.M. on FXM
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