What to watch MONDAY
Nov. 8, 2021
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
Manhunt: The Night Stalker
Acorn TV Season Finale
The team begins losing morale as it becomes unlikely that Minstead Man will appear again after such a close call. Will the surveillance be cut short before they can catch the culprit?
Best Shape of My Life
YouTube New Series
This emotionally packed six-part unscripted series peels back the curtain on what makes Will Smith truly tick, as the actor is pushed to his limits physically, mentally and emotionally. What starts as a docuseries about Smith’s desire to go from the “worst shape” of his life to a new movie-star body evolves into a deeper, darker and more profound journey into his psyche, with Smith finding himself questioning the very
behaviors that have led to his success. Ultimately, it’s on this search where his healing can begin.
Tug of Words GSN, 3:30 p.m. New Series
Ahmad Rashad hosts this game show from the producing team behind Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Two teams compete to correctly answer word-clue questions that involve changing a single letter in a word that appears on the board, and then pulling the flag on the “tug of war rope” to their side. With each round, an additional letter is added, and the team with the flag on their side after three rounds wins the game, qualifying them for the bonus round and a chance to compete for $10,000.
NFL Football: Chicago at Pittsburgh ESPN, 7 p.m. Live
Justin Fields and the Chicago Bears visit Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field to battle Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers on Monday Night Football.
NBA Basketball NBA TV, beginning at 7 p.m. Live
An NBA TV twin bill opens with Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets at Chicago’s United Center for a matchup against Lonzo Ball and the Bulls. After that game, LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets are at the Staples Center in Los Angeles to face LeBron James and the Lakers.
The Big Leap FOX, 8 p.m.
Wayne (Kevin Daniels) decides to hold an old-fashioned lockdown to bring everyone together in the new episode “Big Dumb Life.”
NCIS: Hawai’i CBS, 9 p.m.
Jane (Vanessa Lachey) and the team
investigate the murder of a petty officer while protecting the victim’s friend and colleague in the new episode “Rescuers.”
Call the Closer New Series
HGTV, 9 p.m.
Real estate phenom Lauren Risley knows how to get results from the toughest and pickiest buyers. In Call the Closer, Lauren will help clients break through the barriers that are standing in the way of finding the right house. Then, alongside her talented team, she will guide them through a renovation that will give them the home of their dreams.
Independent Lens: Ferguson Rises PBS, 9 p.m. (WTTW Chicago, 10 p.m.)
A recipient of the Tribeca Film Festival Audience Award, Mobolaji Olambiwonnu’s documentary explores the protests following the 2014 killing of Michael Brown Jr., a young Black man, by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. From residents and police officers to business owners and activists who took to the streets for a record 400 days straight, a chorus of perspectives is interwoven with the experience of the victim’s father, Michael Brown Sr., and his journey through grief.