What to Watch on TV This Week: A Sweet Christmas Romance, The Mandalorian, Nancy Drew
Welcome to a new week and another round of What to Watch on TV for the week of November 10th! We’ll be sharing our picks for what to watch this week, from new specials to big guest spots, and significant episodes of TV to look forward to.
This week’s picks include more holiday movies from Lifetime, Hallmark, and Disney+, The Mandalorian‘s debut, Superstore‘s toy drive, Dollface drops, and more!
Here are our recommendations for what to watch on TV this week:
The Mistletoe Secret – Sunday, November 10
Kellie Pickler returns for a new Hallmark Channel holiday movie as Aria, a woman who convinces a travel writer to visit her hometown. When the writer arrives with a ghostwriter in tow, romance finds its way as well. Torn between the two, who will she choose? The Mistletoe Secret airs Sunday, November 10 at 8/7c on Hallmark Channel.
Description: When Aria Eubank convinces a famous travel writer to do a feature story on her beloved hometown, Midway, Utah, it looks like the town’s tourism drop is about to be reversed. However, when the travel guru and his ghostwriter both show up, Aria finds her heart torn between the charismatic but pompous Sterling Masters and Alex Bartlett, the real talent behind ‘Masters of Travel,’ and the man who has genuinely fallen for her.
Shameless – Sunday, November 10
The Gallaghers are back! They may have lost one family member last season, but they’ve gained two more. What will the family be up to in Season 10? Shameless returns Sunday, November 10 at 9/8c on Showtime.
Episode Description: Frank milks his injury for all its worth; Debbie cooks up a scam of her own; Lip and Tami get a surprise; Carl returns home from military school; Liam faces an identity crisis.
Rick and Morty – Sunday, November 10
The internet’s favorite animated time-traveling duo is back for a new season filled with what will probably be the strangest and very meme-able stories. Rick and Morty returns for season 4 on Sunday, November 10 at 11:30/10:30c on Adult Swim.
Episode Description: Morty goes nuts; Rick does stuff.
A Sweet Christmas Romance – Sunday, November 10
A competition for a town’s beloved bakery adds sweetness to the It’s a Wonderful Lifetime roster, as a food stylist and local baker find themselves facing off for the prize. A Sweet Christmas Romance airs Sunday, November 10 at 8/7c on Lifetime.
Description: When a food stylist returns home for Christmas, she learns that the elderly owner of her favorite childhood bakery is retiring and has started a contest to give the bakery away to whoever can recreate her famous 12 Days of Christmas recipes.
Battle of Midway: The True Story – Monday, November 11
On Veteran’s Day, learn more about one of the pivotal battles during World War II. Battle of Midway: The True Story airs Monday, November 11 at 8/7c on the Smithsonian Channel.
Description: It’s June 1942 and the world’s fate is about to be decided by a handful of pilots and their untested aircraft. Experience an inside look at the Battle of Midway, captured through rarely seen battle footage and firsthand accounts from its hero dive-bombing pilot, “Dusty” Kleiss. This is an hour-by-hour recount of one of the most pivotal conflicts of the 20th century. Take a closer look at how this desperately needed victory came about through the design of U.S. airplanes, the skill of the pilots, the element of surprise, and a stroke of luck.
The Mandalorian – Tuesday, November 12
Disney+ is dropping and with it is a sizeable amount of new television to devour, including the beginning of the next addition to Star Wars lore, exploring life after the fall of the Empire and following a new warrior that’s emerged. The Mandalorian drops Tuesday, November 12 on Disney+.
Series Description: After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe. “The Mandalorian” is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. We follow the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy far from the authority of the New Republic.
Forky Asks a Question – Tuesday, November 12
Forky’s getting more screen time and is bringing with him all of the questions he has. Forky Asks a Question debuts Tuesday, November 12 on Disney+.
Series Description: Forky, in Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story 4, is a craft project created from trash, has important questions about how the world works, such as: What is love? What is time? And of course, the deepest question of all, What is cheese? He explores all of these questions and more in a collection of 10 shorts.
Noelle – Tuesday, November 12
Anna Kendrick is Santa’s daughter and on the hunt for her missing brother who is supposed to assume the role of the big guy. Will she be able to bring him back and save Christmas? Noelle drops Tuesday, November 12 on Disney+.
Description: Kris Kringle’s daughter is full of Christmas spirit and holiday fun, but wishes she could do something “important” like her beloved brother Nick, who will take over for their father this Christmas. When Nick is about to crumble like a gingerbread cookie from all the pressure, Noelle suggests he take a break and get away…but when he doesn’t return, Noelle must find her brother and bring him back in time to save Christmas.
Nancy Drew – Wednesday, November 13
Nancy and the diner crew find themselves in the middle of another mystery involving Lucy Sable and Ryan Hudson but soon come face-to-face with the town’s newest widower. Nancy Drew airs Wednesday, November 13 at 9/8c on The CW.
Episode Description: While trying to uncover the truth about a long-buried history between Lucy Sable and Ryan Hudson (Riley Smith), Nancy (Kennedy McMann) finds herself in the curious position of having to strike a deal with Horseshoe Bay’s newest and most suspect widower.
Superstore – Thursday, November 14
The Cloud 9 crew find a way to help Mateo look good for his upcoming hearing but soon find themselves facing off against a charity rep. Superstore airs Thursday, November 14 at 8/7c on NBC.
Episode Description: Amy and Jonah help Mateo run a toy drive to make him look good for his immigration hearing, but they clash with a competing charity rep; Sandra and Jerry ask Glenn to officiate their wedding despite Dina’s protests; Cheyenne gets real with Garrett.
Dollface – Friday, November 15
Kat Dennings returns with a new comedy that follows Jules trying to rekindle the friendships she abandoned after her longtime boyfriend breaks up with her. Dollface debuts Friday, November 15 on Hulu.
Series Description: After being dumped by her longtime boyfriend, Jules must deal with her own imagination to literally and metaphorically reenter the world of women and rekindle the female friendships she left behind.
Those are our picks for the week! Are your faves on the list? What are you planning to watch? Share in the comments below!
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Brianna Martinez
Brianna spends her time away from briefs, legal research, and pleadings, watching TV and writing about it. She generally has a lot of feelings about TV, which you can read about here and on Twitter.