Wicked Gladiator: Rise of the Empire

Twenty-one years after its Broadway debut, Wicked has finally made its way to theaters, featuring Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda. The spellbinding story follows the friendship of the two Oz witches as they meet at school and grow closer.

Also in theaters and streaming

Ridley Scott returns with Gladiator II, starring Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, and Connie Nielsen. Saoirse Ronan shines in Blitz, while John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler, Samuel L. Jackson, and more star in the adaptation of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson.

On TV

The Sex Lives of College Girls is back for a new season, along with the debut of the Cruel Intentions series. Midseason finales for One Chicago, Law & Order, Grey’s Anatomy, and more, while Outlander returns for the second half of season 7.

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Monday, Nov. 18

Streaming
The Honorable Shyne (doc) – Hulu
Inspector Ellis (season finale) – Acorn TV
Jingle Bell Love (movie) – The Roku Channel
Whitstable Pearl – Acorn TV

8 p.m.
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way – TLC / Max
9-1-1: Lone Star – Fox
Hoarders – A&E
Holiday Baking Championship – Food Network / Max
Leonardo da Vinci (docuseries debut) – PBS
Love & Hip Hop: Miami (season premiere) – VH1
Mysteries of the Unknown – Travel
Superman & Lois – The CW
The Voice – NBC

9 p.m.
Below Deck: Sailing Yacht – Bravo
Holiday Baking Championship – Food Network / Max
People Magazine Investigates – ID
Rescue: Hi-Surf (midseason finale) – Fox

10 p.m.
American Dad – TBS
Brilliant Minds – NBC
I Love a Mama’s Boy (season finale) – TLC
People Magazine Presents 50th Anniversary: The Iconic Cases – ID
What We Do in the Shadows – FX

10:30 p.m.
The Making of Gladiator II (special) – CBS / Paramount+

Tuesday, Nov. 19

Streaming
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula – ShudderThe French Montana Story (doc) – Paramount+
Interior Chinatown (series debut) – Hulu
Jeff Dunham’s Scrooged-Up Holiday Special – Prime Video
Making Manson (docuseries debut) – Peacock

Movies
Allswell in New York – Digital, VOD
Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead – Digital
Lead and Copper (doc) – Digital/VOD
Smile 2 – Digital
Street Trash – Digital
Yoshiki: Under the Sky (doc) – VOD

8 p.m.
Caught in the Act: Unfaithful – MTV
Dancing With the Stars – ABC / Disney+
FBI – CBS
Leonardo da Vinci (docuseries finale) – PBS
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (season premiere) – Bravo
St. Denis Medical – NBC
Windy City Rehab – HGTV

8:30 p.m.
Night Court (season premiere) – NBC

9 p.m.
1,000-lb Sisters – TLC
Accused – Fox
Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown – Food Network / Max
Christina in the Country – HGTV / Max
FBI: International – CBS
Game Changers – Discovery / Max
Night Is Not Eternal (doc) – HBO / Max
The Voice – NBC

9:15 p.m.
The Real Housewives of New York City – Bravo

10 p.m.
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked (special) – NBC
FBI: Most Wanted – CBS
Operation Undercover – ID / Max

Wednesday, Nov. 20

Streaming
Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? – Prime Video
Bad Sisters – Apple TV+
Buy It Now – Prime Video
Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy (doc) – Netflix
Ink Master – Paramount+
Midnight Family (season finale) – Apple TV+
Our Oceans (docuseries debut) – Netflix
Rhythm & Flow (season premiere) – Netflix
Shrinking – Apple TV+
Wish List Games (series debut) – Prime Video
You Would Do It Too – Apple TV+

Movies
The Merry Gentlemen – Netflix
Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Get Weird (doc) – In theaters

8 p.m.
The 58th Annual CMA Awards – ABC
The Challenge – MTV
Chicago Med (midseason finale) – NBC
The Masked Singer – Fox
Nature – PBS
Sullivan’s Crossing – The CW
Survivor – CBS
Unsellable Houses – HGTV / Max

8:30 p.m.
Big Freedia Means Business – Fuse

9 p.m.
Chicago Fire (midseason finale) – NBC
Don’t Hate Your House with the Property Brothers – HGTV / Max
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