THURSDAY’S BEST PICKS
7:30 PM (ESPN) College Football A pair of AAC rivals get down to business tonight down in the Big Easy, where Michael Pratt and the Tulane Green Wave hope to keep up their winning ways against Tanner Mordecai and the SMU Mustangs. The Wave, ranked No. 23 at this writing, are in the midst of a surprising season, led by the solid performances of Pratt at quarterback and playmaking defenders Nick Anderson and Dorian Williams. As for the Mustangs, they’re struggling with a losing record and questions about the health of Mordecai, who suffered an early season concussion.
8 PM (39) Walker Walker (Jared Padalecki) attempts to make this the most memorable Thanksgiving ever in the hopes of luring Stella (Violet Brinson) to return home, but when the family’s annual “Circle of Thanks” turns into a circle of grievances, tensions bubble over — leaving things worse off than they began, with one member of the Walker family being rushed to the hospital in the new episode “Just Desserts.” Molly Hagan, Keegan Allen and Coby Bell also star.
8PM (LIFE) MOVIE Sweet Navidad Lovable pastry chef Carmen (Camila Banus) dreams of opening her own Puerto Rican-influenced bakery — like the one her family owned on the island. In the meantime, she showcases her treats at a local coffee shop. When hotel owner Victor Flores (David Fumero) discovers her talents, he invites her to apply for a position as pastry chef for his hotel’s holiday gala. When she is accepted, she’s paired with chef Jax (Mark Hapka) to curate the perfect holiday menu. But the two do not mix well in this 2021 romance.
9PM (4) Pickled If you love pickleball and you love celebrities, you’re going to love this new two-hour special. Hosted by Stephen Colbert, celebrity teams will compete against each other to benefit Comic Relief US. Among the celebrities battling it out: Jimmie Allen, Murray Bartlett, Dierks Bentley, Jaime Camil, Will Ferrell, Max Greenfield, Luis Guzman, Phil Keoghan, Daniel Dae Kim, Sugar Ray Leonard, Tig Notaro, June Diane Raphael, Kelly Rowland, Paul Scheer, Aisha Tyler and Emma Watson.
11 PM (BBCA) Top Gear All things automotive return with the Season 33 premiere that finds Freddie Flintoff, Chris Harris and Paddy McGuinness discovering a pick-up pilgrimage across Thailand, a nation that loves trucks more than anywhere else in the world. Then, there’s a supercar showdown in the Alps, featuring the all-new Ferrari 296 GTB, the all-new Porsche Cayman GT4 RS and the astonishing Pagani Huayra BC. And at the opposite end of the market, the boys go to Paris, testing the very latest in affordable electric microcars.