What To Watch: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Top Chef's XL BBQ And More
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On TV this Thursday: Carrie Fisher's antepenultimate Star Wars appearance, Top Chef contestants cook for a former Blowfish and Runway Junior settles into its regular time slot. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar:
Encore presentation: Grace VanderWaal, Jackie Evancho, The Clairvoyants, Mat Franco and Piff the Magic Dragon return. (View NBC midseason schedule.)
Project Runway Junior
Lifetime
Time slot premiere: The designers meet with Hannah and Tim at a rooftop pool, where they are given their first unconventional materials challenge.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Starz
In one of TFA's first airings since Carrie Fisher's passing, this first installment in the space saga's third trilogy stars the late actress as General Leia Organa.
Supernatural
The CW
Repeat to Revisit: Dean, Castiel and Mary get a lead on Sam’s whereabouts; Crowley learns Lucifer has taken over the body of a rock star. (Get scoop, return date.)
ET
Modern Family
ABC
Repeat to Revisit: Phil makes the mistake of introducing Haley to weatherman Rainer Shine (Castle‘s Nathan Fillion). (Get return date.)
Top Chef
Bravo
BBQ master Rodney Scott tasks the chefs with prepping an entire hog and three side dishes for 150 barbecue enthusiasts, including musician Darius Rucker.