Trisha's Southern Kitchen, on Food Network
Trisha Yearwood and her friends prepare some naughty- or-nice-themed holiday treats in this special new Christmas episode. The menu includes "Fallen Angel" cocktails, spicy meatballs with sweet tomato chutney and angel food cupcakes.
Q: What else did the kid who played the younger version of Ben in the "It" miniseries do? For a child actor, I thought he did an excellent job.
On screen he did quite a lot, until he stopped.
Brandon Crane was indeed very well reviewed for his performance as Ben in the 1990 TV miniseries adaptation of "It." And that role was just one of the ones causing his star to rise in Hollywood at the time.
Room 104, on HBO
Hoping to conceive a child, a couple decides to make a video of their emotionally charged evening in this new episode. This anthology series features stories of everyday people who stay in a typical room at a typical American hotel.
Murphy Brown, on CBS
Now that she's back on the airwaves, Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) shares her thoughts on 24-hour cable news, social media and so-called "fake news." She works alongside members of her old FYI team, including her BFF Frank Fontana (Joe Regalbuto).
A Legendary Christmas With John and Chrissy, on NBC
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen invite viewers to celebrate the holidays with their friends, family and special guests in this premiere. The music special features songs from Legend's brand new Christmas album.
Q: "Heartland" is such a refreshing series to watch. What else might the actor who plays the grandpa be seen in?
"Heartland" is a Canadian series, but it's had a good deal of exposure in the U.S. That means its stars may all seem like new faces to the U.S. audience, even though they're not new faces at all. Shaun Johnston's is a very old face, in fact.
He's been knocking around the Canadian TV and film scene since the early '90s. His best-known role was as Jake in the heartwarming late-'90s TV drama "Jake and the Kid."
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, on CBS
A holiday song about a misfit reindeer with a red nose comes to life in this timeless stop-motion animated special. After he's teased for being different, Rudolph and his elf friend, Hermey, run away. Burl Ives lends his voice as the snowman narrator.
Q: Did Elton John ever do any acting?
For decades, it seemed like a one-and-done situation for Elton John. Having played the Pinball Wizard in the mid-film climax of the classic rock opera "Tommy" (1975), it seemed as if John would never act again.
How do you top such an iconic role in an iconic film? With "Bob the Builder," apparently. John's only other acting role was in the 2001 Christmas special of this popular British children's cartoon.
The Great Christmas Light Fight, on ABC
Carter Oosterhouse and Taniya Nayak meet families who go all out to deck their halls in this season premiere. They visit families who showcase dazzling light displays, incredible trees and whimsical dioramas in the hopes of winning the $50,000 prize.
New Releases for the week of Nov. 25 - 30
Searching
Two years after his wife's death, David Kim's (Cho) world is shaken again when his teenage daughter, Margot (La), goes missing. After discovering that she canceled her piano lessons months prior and that she's been pocketing the money, he contacts the police and starts working with Det. Vick (Messing), who encourages him to dig into Margot's online history. As he delves deeper into his daughter's social media contacts, David comes to realize that he doesn't know his daughter nearly as well as he thought he did, and that she's pulled away from all of her friends and become isolated since her mother's death. With the clock ticking, David becomes increasingly desperate to track her down before the worst can happen.
Director: Aneesh Chaganty. Stars: John Cho, Michelle La, Sara Sohn, Debra Messing. 2018. 102 min. Drama.
The Little Stranger
Years after he visited as a child, Dr. Faraday (Gleeson) returns to a sprawling manor in the English countryside to attend to an ill maid (Hill). He discovers that the mansion has decayed over the years and is no longer the opulent place that it once was, and that its owner, Roderick (Poulter), is planning to sell it. When strange things start happening around their decrepit home, the family believes that a spirit has come to haunt them, but the skeptical Dr. Faraday remains convinced that there's a more mundane explanation for the happenings.
Director: Lenny Abrahamson. Stars: Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter, Ruth Wilson, Liv Hill, Josh Dylan, Charlotte Rampling. 2018. 111 min. Drama.
Ouija Death Trap
High school student Raven (Reed) lands a job at the creepy old ShadowView Manor and invites her old friends from elementary school along to check out the allegedly haunted mansion. Fascinated by the old building, the teens try out some amateur paranormal investigations, but when they use a Ouija board to try to contact the house's spirits, they learn that the stories about ShadowView Manor are all too real, and that the building's spirits are evil to their core.