WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK
NEW ON DVD
“Space Jam: A New Legacy”: LeBron James teams up with the Looney Tunes to escape a virtual prison in this sequel to 1996’s “Space Jam.” Malcolm D. Lee directs this live action/animation mashup that also co-stars Don Cheadle and Sonequa Martin-Green.
“Escape Room: Tournament of Champions”: Taylor Russell returns as Zoey, who again finds herself an unwilling participant in a deadly escape room contest, this time a tournament of champions.
“Six Minutes to Midnight”: Eddie Izzard and Judi Dench star in this espionage drama set at an English boarding school just before the outbreak of World War II.
“Broken Diamonds”: Ben Platt, star of “Dear Evan Hansen,” is a young writer getting ready to move to Paris when his father’s death means he becomes the caretaker of his sister, who is mentally ill.
AT THE MOVIES
“No Time to Die”: At long last, the oft-delayed James Bond sequel will finally hit theaters. Daniel Craig assumes the role of 007 for the fifth time in this new adventure directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and also starring Ana de Armas, Rami Malek and Léa Seydoux.
“Lamb”: In this supernatural drama from Iceland, Sweden and Poland, a couple have to take care of a strange newborn that appears on their farm. Directed by Valdimar Johannsson and starring Noomi Rapace and Hilmir Snaer Gudnason.
NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
Billy Bragg, “The Million Things That Never Happened”: The 10th album from the British rocker is described as “a heartfelt paean to human resilience, featur[ing] 12 soulful country rock gems.”
James Blake, “Friends That Break Your Heart”: The fifth album from the Grammy-winning British singer-songwriter-producer is led by the single “Say What You Will,” of which he says, “The song is about finding peace with who you are and where you’re at regardless of how well other people seem to be doing. Comparison really is the thief of joy.”
WHAT’S ON TV
“Young Sheldon” (8 p.m. Thursday, KDKA): Season 5 of this hit prequel to “The Big Bang Theory” picks up the action right after the close of Season 4, which fans may remember ended on a suspenseful note.
“United States of Al” (8:31 p.m. Thursday, KDKA): This fish-out-of-water sitcom — about an Afghan military interpreter (Adhir Kalyan) trying to adjust to life in America — drew some fire early in its run over what some critics described as stereotypical character portrayals. As the show moves into its sophomore season, however, the show’s writers seem determined to avoid any such traps.
“Ghosts” (9:01 p.m. Thursday, KDKA): Adapted from a hit Britcom, this comedy stars Rose McIver (“iZombie”) and Utkarsh Ambudkar (“The Mindy Project”) as a couple who decide to take a big financial leap and convert a run-down country estate they inherited into a bed-and-breakfast. Too late, they discover the property already is full —- of the spirits of nowdeparted former residents.
“B Positive” (9:30 p.m. Thursday, KDKA): As Gina and Drew (Annaleigh Ashford, Thomas Middleditch) adjust to life after the kidney transplant that dominated much of Season 1, Drew develops romantic feelings for someone new, and Gina learns of a friend’s death in the Season 2 premiere.
“Bull” (10 p.m. Thursday, KDKA): Bull (Michael Weatherly) and the Trial Analysis Corp. team pool their experience and resourcefulness to find and rescue Bull’s kidnapped daughter, Astrid (guest star Nora Noto), in the Season 6 premiere.
“Justin Bieber: Our World” (Friday, Amazon Prime Video): This Michael D. Ratner-directed documentary captured the world-famous pop star as he prepared for his first concert in three years.
“Pretty Smart” (Friday, Netflix): New series stars Emily Osment as a high-brow, Harvardeducated intellectual and aspiring novelist forced to move in with her bubbly, carefree, not-so-intellectual West Coast sister, Claire (Olivia Macklin), and her three lovably eccentric, not-so-intellectual roommates.
“Shark Tank” (8 p.m. Friday, WTAE): Some new Sharks will be diving into the tank as this Emmy-winning business-centric reality series returns for Season 13. Actor and comic Kevin Hart is one of four new guest entrepreneurs sitting in during the product pitches.
34th Hispanic Heritage Awards (9 p.m. Friday, WQED): Actor-comic John Leguizamo hosts this year’s edition of an awards ceremony that is among the highest honors by Latinos for Latinos. Oscar-nominated actress, director, producer and activist Salma Hayek receives this year’s Hispanic Heritage Award.
“Nancy Drew” (9 p.m. Friday, WPCW): Season 3 opens on the evening of Horseshoe Bay’s annual Harvest Carnival, but the festive mood is jarringly interrupted by the discovery of a dead young man on the Hudson carnival grounds.
“Whose Line Is It Anyway?” (8 p.m. Saturday, WPCW): The CW expands its prime-time series programming to Saturday this season, moving this long-running game show into a new time period, starting with two back-toback episodes.
“World’s Funniest Animals” (9 p.m. Saturday, WPCW): Host Elizabeth Stanton launches her sophomore season of critter cuteness on a new night with two new backto-back episodes, the first one featuring some spoiled and/or jealous pets.
“The Equalizer” (8 p.m. Sunday, KDKA): As Season 2 of this crime drama reboot opens, Robyn McCall (Queen Latifah) ponders abandoning her work as The Equalizer.
“The Simpsons” (8 p.m. Sunday, on WPGH): Continuing a favorite Halloween tradition, “Treehouse of Horror XXXII” conjures up some short spooky seasonal vignettes, with this year’s sketches drawing inspiration from Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning South Korean thriller “Parasite” and Walt Disney’s “Bambi.”
“Legends of the Hidden Temple” (8 p.m. Sunday, WPCW): Actress and comic Cristela Alonzo hosts this reimagined new adult version of the beloved ’90s Nickelodeon competition series. This time around, the entire show is taken out of the studio and scaled up, with tougher challenges and much bigger prizes on the line.
“NCIS: Los Angeles” (9 p.m. Sunday, KDKA): Callen (Chris O’Donnell) strongly suspects Hetty (Linda Hunt) is withholding some secrets about his past as this hit crime drama opens Season 13.
“Killer Camp” (9 p.m. Sunday, WPCW): “A Smashing Sequel” opens Season 2 of this reality competition/horror movie parody, as 13 new campers —- some American, some British —- make their way to the spectacularly misnamed Camp Pleasant, where camp counselor Bobby (host Bobby Mair) advises that some of them will not survive their stay.
“Diana” (9 p.m. Sunday, CNN): The new sixpart docuseries “Diana” examines the life of a British icon by reframing it in a way that reveals the real woman behind the “People’s Princess.”
“SEAL Team” (10 p.m. Sunday, KDKA): Bravo Team is stunned to discover that a training exercise actually is a cover for a highstakes covert mission as this military drama opens Season 5.