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Next Week in TV 11/10: Disney+, The People’s Choice Awards, and the Return of Rick & Morty!

By Scott, DRWHO42, and Alyssa

Like Man of Steel’s Zod, the Mouse is about to use our TV screens and media devices to broadcast his plans, or rather to celebrate the launch of Disney’s new streaming service called Disney+. The U.S., Canada, and the Netherlands are a go for this Tuesday’s launch, although New Zealand and Australia will join the party on November 19, 2019. Europe gets Disney+ next spring.

The price for Disney+ is $6.99 a month, or $69.99 a year, and there’s a 7-day free trial which means your credit card won’t get charged until the trial ends. On November 12, a $12.99 a month plan, which includes Disney+, Hulu (with ads), and ESPN+, will go live on that day.

According to Collider’s Adam Chitwood, Disney+ will have over “7,500 television episodes”, as well as “500 movies”. The one series many Star Wars fans have been waiting for is The Mandalorian, which is set after the defeat of the Empire (watch Return of the Jedi) but before the rise of the First Order. In it, a lone bounty hunter will be the series’ main focus along with his buddies, bounty hunting overall is not an easy profession. The first episode airs on launch day, with another one debuting on Friday, November 15. Each new episode will air weekly on Fridays.

Also debuting on Disney+: Lady and the Tramp, Encore!, Forky Asks a Question, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, and Marvel’s Hero Project. As for everything else not mentioned, the listing below will be your guide to survive the onslaught.

Sunday will see the return of Adult Swim’s Rick & Morty at 11:30 p.m. ET, with season four having 10-episodes. Also returning but on Showtime, and for the tenth season is Shameless at 9 p.m ET. The People’s Choice Awards, meanwhile, airs at the same time on E!.

The third season of Audience’s Mr. Mercedes (Tuesday, November 12; 10 p.m. ET) and the ninth season of FX’s American Horror Story (Wednesday, November 13; 10 p.m. ET) end their current seasons in a few days.

On Thursday, ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy series will celebrate its 350th episode at 8 p.m. ET. On Friday, Amazon’s The Man in the High Castle officially ends, while Netflix will house the series premiere of The Stranded and the third season premiere of The Toys That Made Us.

On Saturday, the Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series officially ends its first season on Nicktoons at 11 p.m. ET.

What will you be watching next week? Do let us know when visiting the FoCC forum, and we hope you all have a great week ahead!

DRWHO42’s picks:
New: The Mandalorian, Dublin Murders
On-going: Jack Ryan, Supergirl, His Dark Materials, The Flash, Batwoman, Arrow, Treadstone, Emergence, Evil, 9-1-1, Prodigal Son, FBI, Fresh off the Boat, Mixed-ish, Black-ish, Stumptown, SNL, Criminal:UK, Titans, The Rain, Hanna

Binge / Stack: Hawaii 5-0, Supernatural, Lost in Space & Strike Back (finished and re-watching the greatness)

Mario Wario’s picks:
New: The Mandalorian, Rick & Morty, Shameless, The World According to Jeff Goldblum, and The Toys That Made Us.
On-going: Silicon Valley, Watchmen, Treadstone, AHS: 1984, TWD, DC/CW shows, Mr. Robot, and Supernatural.
Binge / Stack: Jack Ryan (Season 2)

Alyssa’s picks for Disney+, Over-The-Air(OTA), Hulu, and Amazon Prime:
OTA: Prodigal Son, All Rise, Emergence, Evil, and Stumptown
Stream: The Mandalorian, The World According To Jeff Goldblum, Zomboat! and Jack Ryan

Editor’s note: All times listed below are Eastern and nerd/geek interest are highlighted in PINK.

Sunday, November 10, 2019
3:01 am
NETFLIX Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj [5th Season Premiere]
6:00 pm
HBO Axios: Episode 12 [2nd Season Finale]
8:00 pm
SHOWTIME The Circus [4th Season Finale]
STARZ Dublin Murders: Episode 101 [Series Premiere]

“Dublin Murders” drops deep down into Ireland’s past, foreshadows the present and brings insight to its future. Based on the acclaimed novels by Tana French, “Dublin Murders” is an eight-part mystery series. Click here for more information.

PBX The Durrells in Corfu: What the Durrells did Next [One-Hour Special]
9:00 pm
E! The People’s Choice Awards [Two-Hour Special]
SHOWTIME Shameless: We Few, We Lucky Few, We Band of Gallaghers! [10th Season Premiere]
9:01 pm
STARZ Power Confidential: Recap [1st Season Fall Finale]
10:00 pm
SHOWTIME Back To Life: Episode 1 [Series Premiere]

After 18 years behind bars, Miri Matteson returns home and stumbles back into adult life in the claustrophobic coastal town she once knew in this half-hour comedy series. Miri attempts to rekindle old relationships, make new ones, look for work and readjust to life outside, while desperately waiting for the world to forget about what happened on that fateful night. Click here for more information.

PBS Press: Resonance [1st Season Finale]
11:30 pm
ADULT SWIM Rick & Morty [4th Season Premiere]

Monday, November 11, 2019
3:01 am
YOUTUBE The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash [Special]
9:00 pm
EPIX Alive [Special]
10:00 pm
HBO Catherine the Great: Episode Four [Series Finale]

Tuesday, November 12, 2019
DISNEY+ Lady and the Tramp [Live-Action Movie]
DISNEY+ Noelle [Movie]

In Disney+’s holiday comedy “Noelle,” Kris Kringle’s daughter is full of Christmas spirit and holiday fun, but wishes she could do something “important” like her beloved brother Nick, who will take over from their father this Christmas. When Nick is about to crumble like a gingerbread cookie from all the pressure, Noelle suggests he take a break and get away…but when he doesn’t return, Noelle must find her brother and bring him back in time to save Christmas. Click here for more information.

DISNEY+ Encore! [Series Premiere]

Executive Producer Kristen Bell brings together former castmates of a high school musical, tasking them with re-creating their original performance in a high school reunion like no other. Emotions run high as the former students face faded friendships, former flames, self-doubt, and killer choreography. Through it all, these unlikely groups of friends—with the help of Broadway’s best—just might pull off a standing-ovation-worthy performance of beloved musicals like “The Sound of Music,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Annie” and more. Click here for more information.

DISNEY+ Forky Asks a Question [Series Premiere]

Forky asks important questions about how the world works, such as: What is love? What is time? And of course, the deepest question of all, What is cheese? Click here for more information.

NETFLIX Harvey Street Kids [Complete 3rd Season Premiere]
DISNEY+ High School Musical: The Musical: The Series [Series Premiere]

The 10-episode scripted series, set as the real-life East High, where the original movie was filmed, follows a group of students as they countdown to opening night of their school’s first-ever production of “High School Musical.” With meta references and some docu-style elements, it’s a modern take on the “classic” from 15 years ago. Show-mances blossom; friendships are tested, while new ones are made; rivalries flare; songs are sung; and lives are changed forever as these young people discover the transformative power that only high school theater can provide. Click here for more information

DISNEY+ The Imagineering Story [Series Premiere / Documentary Series About the History of Disney and Their Parks]
DISNEY+ The Mandalorian [Series Premiere]

After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe. “The Mandalorian” is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order. We follow the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy, far from the authority of the New Republic. Click here for more information.

DISNEY+ Marvel’s Hero Project [Series Premiere]

This 20-episode series shares the remarkable, positive change several young heroes are making in their own communities across the country. Click here for more information.

SUNDANCE NOW Motherland [2nd Season Premiere]
DISNEY+ The World According to Jeff Goldblum [Series Premiere]

Through the prism of Jeff Goldblum’s always inquisitive and highly entertaining mind, nothing is as it seems in this new series. Each episode is centered around something we all love — like sneakers or ice cream — as Jeff pulls the thread on these deceptively familiar objects and unravels a wonderful world of astonishing connections, fascinating science and history, amazing people, and a whole lot of surprising big ideas and insights. Click here for more information.

9:00 pm
HBO Very Ralph [Documentary Special About Ralph Lauren]
10:00 pm
AUDIENCE Mr. Mercedes: Burning Man [3rd Season Finale]

Wednesday, November 13, 2019
8:00 pm
ABC The 53rd Annual CMA Awards [Three-Hour Special]
10:00 pm
FX American Horror Story: Final Girl [9th Season Finale]
10:30 pm
FXX Cake: Lost and Found [1st Season Finale]

Thursday, November 14, 2019
3:01 am
NETFLIX The Stranded [Movie]

Trapped on an island destroyed by a tsunami, the students of an elite school try to hold on to hope. But mysterious forces seem to work against them. Click here for more information. 

8:00 pm
ABC Grey’s Anatomy: My Shot [350th Episode]

Friday, November 15, 2019
3:01 am
NETFLIX The Club [Complete 1st Season / Series Premiere]

A band of misfit rich kids in Mexico strike out on their own selling MDMA and quickly run into trouble with other narcos, the law and their families. Click here for more information.

HULU Dollface [Complete 1st Season / Series Premiere]

Kat Dennings stars as a young woman who, after being dumped by her longtime boyfriend, must deal with her own imagination when she literally and metaphorically re-enters the world of women, in order to rekindle the female friendships she left behind. Also starring Brenda Song, Shay Mitchell, and Esther Povitsky. Click here for more information.

NETFLIX I’m With the Band: Nasty Cherry [Complete 1st Season / Series Premiere]

In an unfiltered, intimate docuseries, pop star mentor Charli XCX finds out what it takes to build — and break — a real, badass all-girl punk band. Click here for more information.

NETFLIX Llama Llama [Complete 2nd Season Premiere]
AMAZON The Man in the High Castle [Complete 4th Season / Series Finale]
NETFLIX Earthquake Bird [Movie]

In 1980s Tokyo, an enigmatic expat is suspected of killing her friend, who’s gone missing in the wake of their love triangle with a local photographer. Click here for more information.

NETFLIX Klaus [Animated Movie]

A selfish postman and a reclusive toymaker form an unlikely friendship, delivering joy to a cold, dark town that desperately needs it. Click here for more information.

NETFLIX The Stranded: Complete First Season [Series Premiere]

Trapped on an island destroyed by a tsunami, the students of an elite school try to hold on to hope. But mysterious forces seem to work against them. Click here for more information.

NETFLIX The Toys That Made Us [Complete 3rd Season Premiere]
NETFLIX The Yard: Part 2 [1st Season Finale]

Saturday, November 16, 2019
9:00 am
HBO Sesame Street: Big Bird Across America [50th Season Premiere]
9:30 am
DISNEY Big City Greens: Cricket’s Kapowie! / Car Trouble [2nd Season Premiere]
11:00 pm
NICKTOONS Rise of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [1st Season Finale]

Mario Wario

Scott is a Spidey/Funko/video game fanatic, yet going to a pop culture convention is always his goal. Yes, he is also a fan of Mario and Wario. You can follow him on Twitter @ScottyTheWise.