What To Watch: Jon Stewart Hosts Too Many Stars, Elizabeth Smart And More
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On TV this Saturday: Jon Stewart raises money for autism with the help of a few famous friends, Chance the Rapper and Eminem preside over SNL and Lifetime chronicles the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart. Here are 11 programs to keep on your radar:
Showtimes for November 18, 2017
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Sesame Street
HBO
Season 48 premiere: Elmo, Big Bird, Rosita, Alan, Julia, Nina and the rest of the neighborhood gather to celebrate Thanksgiving; singer Leon Bridges guest-stars.
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College Football
CBS, NBC, Fox and ABC
Nine games: Among the broadcast-TV offerings are Virginia vs. Miami (12 pm, ABC); Mississippi State vs. Arkansas (12 pm, CBS); Michigan vs. Wisconsin (12 pm, Fox); Illinois vs. Ohio State (3:30 pm, ABC); Kentucky vs. Georgia (3:30 pm, CBS); Navy vs. Notre Dame (3:30 pm, NBC); Maryland vs. Michigan State (4 pm, Fox); UCLA vs. USC (8 pm, ABC); California vs. Stanford (8 pm, Fox).
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Coming Home for Christmas
Hallmark
A house manager (The Wonder Years' Danica McKellar) throws a Christmas Eve gala for the family whose estate she's trying to sell. Neal Bledsoe (The Mysteries of Laura) co-stars.
I Am Elizabeth Smart
Lifetime
This TV-movie, made with Smart's full participation, chronicles her 2002 kidnapping at the hands of Brian David Mitchell (Riverdale's Skeet Ulrich) and co-conspirator Wanda Barzee (The Blacklist's Deirdre Lovejoy); Alana Boden (Mr. Selfridge) stars as Smart.
Night of Too Many Stars
HBO
90 minutes: Jon Stewart hosts this star-studded benefit to raise money for autism programs; Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Adam Sandler, Louis C.K., Chris Rock, Howie Mandel, Ben Stiller, Rob Corddry, J.J. Abrams, Ellie Kemper, Abbi Jacobson, Jordan Klepper, Hasan Minhaj, John Mulaney and Olivia Munn are scheduled to appear.
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Casualty
BritBox
Sharon Gless (Burn Notice) kicks off an arc as Zsa Zsa Harper-Jenkinson, a "maestro of surgery" and former mentor to Dylan.
Christmas Homecoming
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
A military widow (Hawaii Five-0's Julie Benz) and a wounded soldier (Saving Hope's Michael Shanks) work together to save a town's museum.
Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders
Sundance TV
Docuseries premiere (Parts 1 and 2): From filmmaker Joe Berlinger comes this in-depth look at the infamous crime at the center of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. (Two-part finale airs Sunday at 9 pm.)
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
BBC America
The villains attempt to stop the heroes, who are this close to identifying The Boy.
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The Graham Norton Show
BBC America
Guests include Hugh Grant, Jason Momoa and comedian Sarah Millican; Kelly Clarkson performs.
