WHAT TO WATCH
From the publishers of TV Guide
Texas 6
CBS All Access (new series) This eight-episode docuseries is set in the little-known world of six-man football. It takes place in the Texas town of Strawn and follows the Greyhounds — a six-man high school football team under the direction of Coach Dewaine Lee — as they attempt a three-peat for the 6-Man Football State Championship.
The Flight Attendant
HBO Max (new series)
In this comedic thriller, a flight attendant (Kaley Cuoco) wakes up in a hotel with a dead man — and no idea what happened.
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Peacock (series finale)
The ensemble comedy about a group of friends trying to stay close (and sane) through video chats as they share the highs and lows of these trying times was removed from NBC’S broadcast schedule earlier this month. The rest of its first-season episodes have been on Peacock, including the season finale. This will apparently also be the series finale, as the show has not been picked up.
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast Decades, beginning at 6 a.m.
All day long on Thanksgiving, Decades serves up a plate full of nostalgia and laughs with a special presentation of “The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast.” These short celebrity roasts originated as a segment in “The Dean Martin Show” that aired on NBC from 1965-74. The segment’s substantial popularity resulted in this spinoff series of stand-alone specials that ran from 1974-84. The lineup begins with Dean Martin and follows with Jimmy Stewart, George Burns, Betty White, Lucille Ball, Jackie Gleason, Bob Hope, Michael Landon, Angie Dickinson, Suzanne Somers, Telly Savalas, Valerie Harper, Peter Marshall, Muhammad Ali,
Jack Klugman, Sammy Davis Jr., Ted Knight, Danny Thomas, Joe Namath, Joan Collins and Evel Knievel.
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
NBC, 8 a.m.
The annual tradition returns despite the pandemic, with the parade’s organizers saying, “We’ve reimagined our celebration to kick off the holidays safely.” Tune in for larger-than-life balloons, dazzling floats, big stars and, of course, Santa Claus.
The National Dog Show
NBC, 11 a.m.
The Kennel Club of Philadelphia followed state and local pandemic guidelines to hold its annual all-breed dog show in Oaks, Pa. This single, two-day event took place Nov. 14-15 and was recorded for this presentation. John O’hurley returns as host, again joined by expert analyst David Frei and NBC Sports correspondent Mary Carillo. Last year, a 2-year-old male bulldog named Thor topped the 2,000-dog field to take home the Best in Show title. Three new breeds will be on hand at the show this year: the barbet (Sporting Group), the dogo Argentino (Working Group) and the Belgian Laekenois (Herding Group).
General Hospital ABC, 1 p.m.
In this repeat of a special stand-alone episode from 2019, the citizens of Port Charles learn the true meaning of the season by way of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.”
Olaf ’s Frozen Adventure
ABC, 7 p.m.
Olaf teams up with Sven on a merry mission. It’s the first holiday season since the gates reopened, and Anna and Elsa host a celebration for Arendelle. When the townspeople leave early to enjoy their individual holiday customs, the sisters realize they have no family traditions of their own. So Olaf sets out to comb the kingdom to bring home the best traditions and save Anna and Elsa’s “first Christmas in forever.”
Christmas by Starlight Hallmark Channel, 7 p.m. (original film)
Annie (Kimberley Sustad), a lawyer, must help her loved ones this holiday season. Her family’s restaurant is slated for demolition. The heir to the development firm responsible, William (Paul Campbell), makes her an unlikely proposition: He’ll spare the café if Annie spends the week “appearing” as the legal counsel his father is demanding he hire in the wake of some costly mistakes.
The Masked Singer Fox, 7 p.m.
The remaining Group C contestants compete for the final two spots in the Super Six in the special episode “The Group C Finals — The Masks Give Thanks.”
24-Hour Hitchcock-a-thon
TCM, beginning at 7 p.m. Fans of legendary thrillers will be grateful to Turner Classic Movies when the network airs 12 films — airing over 24 hours starting tonight — from master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock. The full lineup, in order, is: “Rear Window” (1954), “The Man Who Knew Too Much” (1956), “The Birds” (1963), “Psycho” (1960), “Rope” (1948), “The Lady Vanishes” (1938), “Strangers on a Train” (1951), “Saboteur” (1942), “Torn Curtain” (1966), “Marnie” (1964), “The Trouble With Harry” (1955) and “Shadow of a Doubt” (1943).
Toy Story That Time Forgot
ABC, 7:30 p.m.
Pixar Animation Studios’ special for television features everyone’s favorite characters from the “Toy Story” films. During a post-christmas play date, the gang finds themselves in uncharted territory when the coolest set of action figures ever turns out to be dangerously delusional. It’s all up to Trixie the triceratops if the gang hopes to return to Bonnie’s room.
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
ABC, 8 p.m.
Kicking off the holiday season on ABC for its fifth consecutive year, this magical celebration on Thanksgiving night features a look back on spectacular celebrity musical performances among a flurry of Disney holiday entertainment.
I Can See Your Voice
Fox, 8 p.m.
Taye Diggs and Deray Davis are guest panelists with Rick Springfield as the musical superstar guest.
The Holzer Files
Travel Channel, 9 p.m. Legendary ghost hunter Hans Holzer had a lifelong obsession with Rockland County, N.Y. the site of his first case. Half a century later, the team attempts to decode the region’s rampant paranormal activity. Does it stem from a Revolutionary War past, or something far more sinister?