What to Watch on TV: Roadkill, Two Weeks to Live, Mom
Welcome to a new week and another round of What to Watch on TV for the week of November 1st! We’ll be sharing our picks for what to watch this week, from marathons to big guest spots, and significant episodes of TV to look forward to while stuck inside.
This week’s picks include Roadkill’s debut, The Good Doctor’s return, Operation Christmas Drop, and more.
Roadkill – Sunday, November 1
Masterpiece is back with another limited series following the aftermath of a politician’s libel trial and what follows in his path is a series of secrets that could potentially change the course of his life. Roadkill debuts Sunday, November 1 at 9/8c on PBS.
Episode Description: Having just seen off a libel case, Peter Laurence faces a pair of family scandals
Holiday Baking Championship – Monday, November 2
It’s that time of the year again as a dozen bakers take on new holiday-themed challenges, kicking things off with bread wreaths. Holiday Baking Championship returns Monday, November 2 at 9/8c on Food Network.
Description: Host Jesse Palmer kicks off the competition for 12 bakers with holiday decorated quick bread wreaths. In the main heat, the competitors must make a winter hat cake to charm judges Nancy Fuller, Duff Goldman and Carla Hall.
The Good Doctor – Monday, November 2
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Shaun and company are back after a bit of a delay and ready to take on one of the biggest health crises in our time, as the doctors and staff deal with the realities of quarantining and treating this virus. The Good Doctor returns Monday, November 2 at 10/9c on ABC.
Episode Description: Dr. Murphy treats a patient who has an illness that is not only unpredictable in nature, but also unlike anything he or the team has seen before; Dr. Claire Brown continues to work through her grief, still reeling from Dr. Neil Melendez’s death.
Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020: Democracy’s Last Standing: Building Back America Great Again Better – Tuesday, November 3
It’s a decisive moment in American history as it can only be, especially in the face of what can only be described as a tumultuous year. Who better to serve as an informative distraction than Stephen Colbert? Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020: Democracy’s Last Standing: Building Back America Great Again Better airs live Tuesday, November 3 at 11/10c on Showtime.
Votegasm 2020: What Could Go Wrong (Again)? – Tuesday, November 3
For another sensible way to take in the results of the biggest Election ever, The Daily Show team is taking time to break it down for the many anxious watchers with a hilarious, nerve-inducing title. Votegasm 2020: What Could Go Wrong (Again)? Airs Tuesday, November 3 at 11/10c on Comedy Central.
The A Word – Wednesday, November 4
The Hughes family is back and continuing to learn how to help Joe and how the family continues on. The A Word returns Wednesday, November 4 at 11/10c on Sundance.
Episode Description: Unsettled by a change in his life, Joe rejects his headphones. Maurice tries to solve all his family’s problems, Alison clashes with a stranger, and Rebecca has some big news.
Mom – Thursday, November 5
In the first Ana Farris-less season, viewers find out how they say goodbye to Christy and how Bonnie is dealing with the departure. Mom returns Thursday, November 5 at 9/8c on CBS.
Episode Description: When Bonnie invites the ladies to a slumber party, childhood games reveal adult problems.
Two Weeks to Live – Thursday, November 5
Fleabag’s Sian Clifford and Game of Thrones’ Maisie Williams star as a mother and daughter on a hunt for revenge in the face of the murder of a loved one. Williams’ character soon goes on her own and ends up on a journey herself coming across some new experiences. Two Weeks Later debuts Thursday, November 5 on HBO Max.
Series Description: Two Weeks to Live tells a comic tale of love and revenge born from a seemingly harmless prank that goes terribly wrong. Kim Noakes, an early 20-something oddball who, since the murder of her father, has been sequestered away in the wilderness with her doomsday-prepping mother for most of her life. Feeling compelled to go on a belated coming-of-age adventure, Kim sets out to find her dad’s killer and along the way ropes mismatched brothers Jay and Nicky into her scheme.
Operation Christmas Drop – Thursday, November 5
Netflix continues its holiday programming as it takes a story of a congressional aide’s travels to a tropical island as she sets out to gather information about an Air Force Base’s operations, crossing paths with a captain determined to save the base. Operation Christmas Drop debuts Thursday, November 5 on Netflix.
Movie Description: While gathering evidence to support closing a tropical U.S. Air Force base, a congressional aide warms to its generous captain.
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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.