What To Watch: Anna Faris-Less Mom, America Ferrera's Superstore Farewell, Young Sheldon's Graduation And More
On TV this Thursday: Mom enters its post-Christy era, Young Sheldon graduates high school and America Ferrera clocks out of Superstore. Here are 11 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Showtimes for November 5, 2020
Operation Christmas Drop
Film premiere: At her boss' behest, a congressional aide (Vampire Diaries' Kat Graham) agrees to spend Christmas at an Air Force base, where she gets involved with a decades-old gift-giving tradition. (Watch trailer.)
Riviera
Season 3 premiere: Georgina (Julia Stiles) and her new globetrotting ally (Sherlock's Rupert Graves) get entangled in a gilded conspiracy.
Save Me
Season 2 (aka Save Me Too) premiere: Nelly (Fear TWD's Lennie James) must reunite with loved ones, and make foes of friends, to find his daughter.
Star Trek: Discovery
Burnham and Adira visit the Trill homeworld in an effort to unlock the secrets trapped within Adira's mind.
Two Weeks to Live
Stateside premiere (all six episodes): Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) and Sian Clifford (Fleabag) star in the limited series about a harmless prank gone terribly wrong. (Watch trailer.)
The Bachelorette
Special night: When Clare's romantic situation leaves 16 of the remaining bachelors hopelessly confused, a shocking confession changes everything.
Supernatural
In the series' antepenultimate episode, Sam, Dean, Castiel and Jack fight for a common goal. (Fall behind? Read Episode 17 recap. Also, get scoop!)
Superstore
Episode No. 100: In America Ferrera's farewell episode, the Cloud 9 employees prepare to say goodbye to Amy and Jonah, while Dina searches for a new best friend. (Read premiere post mortem.)
Young Sheldon
Season 4 premiere: Sheldon begins to panic when he realizes he may not be ready for college; a last-minute Easter egg serves as an "unexpected continuation of the Big Bang Theory storyline."
B Positive
Series premiere: A divorcé (Silicon Valley's Thomas Middleditch) discovers he needs a kidney, and finds his donor in a hard-partying former classmate (Masters of Sex's Annaleigh Ashford); Kether Donohue (You're the Worst) and Sara Rue (Mom) co-star. (Read our "B-" review.)
Mom
Season 8 premiere: Bonnie hosts a slumber party to celebrate Tammy's birthday, and the fate of Anna Faris' Christy is revealed. (Read preview.)