What to Watch This Weekend: Grimm, Lifetime's Grumpy Cat Movie, The Walking Dead's Mid-Season Finale, and The Mentalist's Final-Season Premiere
What to watch on Friday, November 28...
7pm, Cartoon Network
Adventure Time
An unbearable toothache drives Finn to visit "The Dentist." Then in "The Real You," Finn tries to boost his brainpower ahead of his speech at a science barbecue.
7pm, Syfy
Haven
Charlotte's secrets come to light in "Chemistry," while Duke drops a bombshell of his own and tension roils the team.
MOVIE PREMIERE, 7pm, Nickelodeon
Santa Hunters
Determined to record and prove the existence of ol' Kris Kringle, three kids hatch a wacky scheme that blows up in their faces and endangers all of Christmas. Can they channel the power of Rankin-Bass and save the holiday in the nick of time?
7:30pm, Disney
Girl Meets World
Cory and Topanga decide to hit the town for their anniversary, giving Riley her big babysitting break in "Girl Meets Brother." Surely Auggie will behave calmly and respectfully, and everything will go off without a no nope he's running amok, this was a terrible idea.
8pm, Disney XD
Wander Over Yonder
In "The Rider," the return of Sylvia's former partner stokes the green-eyed monster in Wander.
NEW TIME, 9pm, Nick
The Legend of Korra
Hey, look who's back on TV this week! The spirit world strikes back in "Beyond the Wilds," and Jinora is caught in the crossfire. Saving the day will force Korra to wrestle with the demons of her past once and for all. Meanwhile, Bolin struggles to make amends with Opal, Lin vows to take the fight to Kuvira, and Asami and Varrick receive a critical assignment.
9pm, PBS
Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home
The actress and singer performs a concert in her hometown of Broken Arrow, OK. Selections will include "Popular," "For Good," "I Could Have Danced All Night, "Maybe This Time," and other favorites from her multifaceted career.
9pm, NBC
Grimm
The attack on Monroe and Rosalee rekindles Nick's desire to be a Grimm in "Highway of Tears." But in the meantime, he and Hank must investigate a grisly Wesen ritual, while Trubel greets an old friend and Viktor finds Adalind at rock bottom.
10pm, NBC
Constantine
An evil spirit sets up shop inside a young boy in "Rage of Caliban," testing John's reluctance to perform an exorcism on a child. First, though, he'll have to help the kid's parents understand the whole "demonic possession" thing.
10pm, Syfy
Z Nation
In "Murphy's Law," a group of outlaws bent on obtaining oxycontin abduct Murphy, who later learns more about his powers in the middle of a zombie attack.
LATE-NITE:
– Kat Dennings and Jermaine Fowler on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, 12:37am, CBS
WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING TONIGHT?
What to watch on Saturday, November 29...
MOVIE PREMIERE, 8pm, Lifetime
Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever
Aubrey Plaza voices the internet's favorite foul-tempered feline, who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young girl and must help her escape the mall where she's trapped on Christmas Eve.
8pm, Smithsonian
How to Clone a Woolly Mammoth
This special examines the 2013 discovery of a highly preserved mammoth in Siberia, and the efforts to clone the extinct creature. People, have we already forgotten the lessons of Jurassic Park? This is EXACTLY what Jeff Goldblum warned us about.
9pm, BBC America
Atlantis
Ariadne officially dons her crown in "Telemon," but all is far from well in Atlantis. With the city piecing itself back together and Pasiphae still on the loose, the arrival of a mysterious stranger presents an opportunity for hope—at a price.
9pm, Starz
The Missing
Tony grapples with old secrets in 2006, while Emily faces her own sordid past in the present day. Elsewhere in "The Meeting," Julien follows a potential lead.
SEASON 2 PREMIERE, 10pm, TNT
Transporter: The Series
Golly, it seems like just last week that Season 1 ended. But like any good Transporter, this series apparently wastes no time, as "2b or Not 2b" kicks off Season 2 with Frank safeguarding a boy who must testify as a witness to his father's murder.
SERIES PREMIERE, 10pm, History 2
Museum Men
This series follows the exploits of a team from Creative Arts that designs and constructs museum exhibits around the country. In the opener, they help the St. Petersburg Museum of History showcase its Egyptian mummy, known as the Lady of the Nile.
10:30pm, Cartoon Network
Black Dynamite
Cream Corn gets the chance to take the Soul Train stage in "American Band Standoff, or, the Godfather of Soooul Train, or, Get on your Goodfellas." But Black Dynamite knows there's more to that scene than meets the moneymaker.
WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING TONIGHT?
What to watch on Sunday, November 30...
MARATHON, 4pm, Showtime
The Affair
The usual Sunday-night programming takes the holiday weekend off, giving you a chance to catch up on the first seven episodes of the acclaimed freshman drama.
8pm, BET
The 2014 Soul Train Awards
Wendy Williams hosts the gala from Las Vegas, with performances and appearances by Missy Elliot, Lil' Kim, Kool & the Gang, and many more (though not, apparently, the aforementioned Cream Corn).
8pm, ABC
Once Upon a Time
Mary Margaret and David help Storybrookians prepare for the impending Spell of Shattered Sight in "Fall," while Belle and the fairies race to find a antidote to the curse (and all those Wikipedia pledge drive pop-ups could not be more poorly timed). In Arendelle, Anna and Kristoff deal with the latest threat to their kingdom.
8:30pm, Fox
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
An assignment sends Jake and Amy to a bed-and-breakfast in "The Road Trip," and just to spice things up a bit, Sophia and Teddy tag along. Back home, Charles helps Capt. Holt prepare his anniversary breakfast, and Rosa stoutly denies feeling under the weather.
MID-SEASON FINALE, 9pm, AMC
The Walking Dead
Pitted against ruthless enemies in "Coda," Rick nevertheless seeks a peaceful solution. Considering there isn't a long history of violent cable dramas heading into the mid-season break on the thrill of peaceful solutions, I'm guessing his plan won't be entirely successful.
9pm, PBS
Downton Abbey Rediscovered
Relive the first four seasons of drama, decorum, and Dowager Countess zingers, and get a sneak peek at the upcoming Season 5. The special also includes behind-the-scenes footage and comments from the cast and creators.
9pm, HBO
The Newsroom
Will holds fast against threats of jail time for concealing his source in "Contempt." Meanwhile, Charlie's distaste for Lucas prompts Sloan and Mac to seek out another buyer for ACN, and Hallie's new job at a web startup taxes her relationship with Jim.
SEASON 7 PREMIERE, 9:30pm, CBS
The Mentalist
Jane and Lisbon agree to keep their romance under wraps in "Nothing But Blue Skies," mostly because they don't need to start their final season with everyone harassing them about the Moonlighting Fallacy. On the job, a gung-ho new addition joins the team as the murder of an undercover agent is investigated.
9:30pm, Fox
Bob's Burgers
In "Best Burger," the Belcher kids are on a mission from God. No, wait, sorry, I misread that, it's "Bob." They're on a mission from Bob. Which makes more sense, really. Anyhoo, they have to track down a vital ingredient for Bob's entry in a burger contest.
10pm, HBO
The Comeback
Upon learning that some of her scenes may not make the final cut, Valerie takes drastic action in "Valerie Saves the Show." Elsewhere, she decides to hone her comedic chops with the Groundlings.
10:30pm, HBO
Getting On
Jenna accidentally makes a NSFW contribution to "The Seventh Annual Christmas Card Competition." In less lurid affairs, a visiting doc tempts DiDi, a cancer patient presents a surprising proposal, and things between Patsy and Dawn hit a climax.
WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING TONIGHT?
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