What To Watch: Sarah Drew Christmas Movie, Alex Trebek Tribute And More
On TV this Saturday: Grey's Anatomy vet Sarah Drew celebrates Christmas in Vienna, BUZZR celebrates Alex Trebek's storied career and HBO debuts Robert Downey Jr.'s Dolittle. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Showtimes for November 14, 2020
Alex Trebek Tribute Marathon
Through 2 am | The late host of Jeopardy! is remembered with a look back at his 40-plus year career, including his appearance (as a contestant!) on Card Sharks, as well as hosting Classic Concentration and To Tell the Truth. (Find BUZZR in your area.)
College Football
Three games: Oregon takes on Washington State (at 7 pm, Fox); Notre Dame visits Boston College (3:30 pm, ABC); Wisconsin plays Michigan (7:30 pm, ABC).
The Fall
Season 2 cable premiere: Gibson helps a survivor remember her attacker's identity, as Spector attempts to tie up loose ends.
Christmas in Vienna
TV-movie premiere: A disheartened violinist (Grey's Anatomy's Sarah Drew) travels to Austria to perform, where she finds the inspiration she had been missing... and a new love (UnREAL's Brennan Elliott). (Get scoop on Drew's new TV gig.)
Christmas on Wheels
TV-movie premiere: When Ashley (The Good Place's Tiya Sircar) learns her uncle sold her mom's vintage convertible — a car filled with Christmas memories (OK, sure) — she enlists an attorney to get it back.
Dolittle
Premium cable premiere: Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) stars as the animal-talking vet tasked with finding a cure for the ill Queen Victoria; animals are voiced by Emma Thompson, Rami Malek, John Cena, Kumail Nanjiani, Octavia Spencer, Tom Holland, Ralph Fiennes, Selena Gomez and Marion Cotillard.
Earth's Greatest Seasons
This 80-minute episode examines how summer's long hours of daylight "make life burst out in a riot of activity."
Young, Stalked and Pregnant
TV-movie premiere: When a pregnant high school senior (Magic City's Taylor Blackwell) chooses college over a family life, her boyfriend takes matters into his own hands; Lindsay Hartley (Passions) co-stars.
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Season 2 finale: Roth and guests Stephen King, Quentin Tarantino, Jordan Peele, Piper Laurie, and Karyn Kusama discuss nine films that have pushed the boundaries of the genre.
Meet Me at Christmas
TV-movie premiere: A mom (Good Witch's Catherine Bell) coordinates her son's Christmas Eve wedding, along with the bride's uncle (Major Crimes' Mark Deklin).
♦ ON THIS DAY IN TV HISTORY ♦
On Nov. 14, 2010, Norman Reedus made his debut as The Walking Dead's Daryl Dixon, an original character not in the comics — and who is now heading for his own spinoff.