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Weekend TV: A big serving of Trump

The top draws on broadcast and cable and in sports

By Louisa Ada Seltzer

November 6, 2015

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FRIDAY

Best bet on broadcast: Fox, “MasterChef Junior,” 8 p.m. Season premiere. The winner of the first challenge gets to choose the main ingredient of the season’s first elimination round.

Best bet online: Netflix, “Master of None,” 3 a.m. Series premiere. New well-reviewed comedy starring former “Parks and Recreation” actor Aziz Ansari.

Top sporting event: ESPN, “NBA Basketball,” 8 p.m. Eastern Conference battle between the Heat and Pacers in Indianapolis.

SATURDAY

Best bet on broadcast: NBC, “Saturday Night Live,” 11:30 p.m. How much of a ratings boost will host and presidential candidate Donald Trump provide?

Best bet on cable: Lifetime, “Caught,” 8 p.m. As a prank a woman kidnaps her husband’s mistress, but things begin to go too far.

Top sporting event: CBS, “College Football,” 8 p.m. Should be a great SEC game between No. 2 LSU and No. 4 Alabama.

SUNDAY

Best bet on broadcast: NBC, “Sunday Night Football,” 8:20 p.m. Matchup between NFC East rivals Dallas and Philadelphia should easily take the night on broadcast.

Best bet on cable: Starz, “Flesh and Bone,” 8 p.m. Series premiere. New drama following a young dancer who gets a job with a top New York ballet company.

Top sporting event: ESPN, “World Series of Poker,” 8:30 p.m. Live coverage of the final table at the 2015 Main Event in Las Vegas.

A look at this week’s top TV draws
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6
Time	Network	Program	Description
3 a.m.	Netflix	“Master of None” (C)	Series premiere. New comedy starring former “Parks and Recreation” actor Aziz Ansari.
8 p.m.	Fox	“MasterChef Junior” (R)	Season premiere. Season starts with 24 contestants making a burger and a side dish.
9 p.m.	ABC	“Shark Tank” (R)	The sharks hear a pitch from Jimmy Kimmel and his sidekick Guillermo.
9 p.m.	Animal Planet	“Restoration Wild” (R)	Series premiere. Aging structures are remodeled for new uses.
9 p.m.	Fox	“World’s Funniest” (C)	Season premiere. Ross Matthews, Natasha Leggero and Josh Wolf serve on the panel.
10 p.m.	CNBC	“American Greed” (N)	Season finale. The story of a New York stockbroker who got $140 million out of investors.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7
Time	Network	Program	Description
12 p.m.	ABC	“College Football” (S)	A very solid Pittsburgh team hosts traditional power Notre Dame.
12:30 p.m.	NBC	“Premier League Soccer” (S)	Struggling Chelsea tries to get its season back on track at Stoke City.
3:30 p.m.	Fox	“College Football” (S)	A key Big 12 matchup between TCU and Oklahoma State.
8 p.m.	Hallmark Channel	“Ice Sculpture Christmas” (M)	Romance blooms within a team at a holiday ice-sculpting contest.
8 p.m.	CBS	“College Football” (S)	Alabama hosts LSU in a huge SEC game.
9 p.m.	Reelz	“Jackie Kennedy: Behind Closed Doors” (N)	New documentary profile of former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8
Time	Network	Program	Description
2 p.m.	NBC	“NASCAR Racing” (S)	The Sprint Cup AAA Texas 500 in Fort Worth.
7:30 p.m.	Fox Sports 1	“Major League Soccer” (S)	The first game of a conference semifinals doubleheader, teams to be determined.
8 p.m.	Starz	“Flesh and Bone” (D)	Series premiere. New drama set in the world of ballet in New York City.
8:20 p.m.	NBC	“Sunday Night Football” (S)	An NFC East game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys.
9 p.m.	TNT	“Agent X” (D)	Series premiere. Sharon Stone stars as the Vice President in this new drama about a top secret agent.
10 p.m.	HBO	“Getting On” (C)	Season premiere. New season picks up eight months after the corporate hospice scandal.
A = awards show or special, C = comedy, D = drama, DD = daytime drama, G = game show, K = kids, M = movie, N = news/documentary, R = reality, S = sports, T = talk/variety show.