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Chowchilla

A riveting, distressing documentary about the headline-making 1976 kidnapping of a school bus full of kids in Chowchilla, California, and how the 16 hour ordeal led to lifelong trauma for the 26 kids — who were ages 5 to 14 at the time. Interviews with the adult kids explore the shock waves and aftermath of

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Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen

PBS has been delivering a steady stream of smart, engrossing mystery dramas each Sunday night. This time, they pull back the curtain on the life of one of the widely read mystery novelists — Agatha Christie — whose work inspired so many others. The three-part docuseries, narrated by historian Lucy Worsley, explores her roots as

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The World According to Football

Narrated and produced by Trevor Noah, the five-part docuseries about the importance of soccer around the world and the issues the sport must contend with.  Dropping viewers into a different country in each episode — Brazil, US, UK, France, and Qatar — the soccer/football teams and their fans contend with global issues including income inequality,

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Rockefeller Tree Lighting

A tradition for more than 80 years, New York City’s tree lighting ceremony officially kicks of the holiday season. Hosted by Kelly Clarkson and featuring performances by Cher, Barry Manilow, Keke Palmer, the Rockettes, Katherine McPhee and Columbian singer Manuel Turizo. NBC & Peacock. 8pm ET/PT.

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Steeltown Murders

For fans of true crime and British detective series, Acorn’s new miniseries dramatizes a gripping cold case from 1973, alternating between the early 1970s and the early 2000s as detectives hunt for the killer of three teenage girls in Wales that was — for the first time – solved nearly 30 years later using modern

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Fargo S5

Set in 2019, the fifth season of the darkly comedic anthology series pivots around Dot Lyon (Juno Temple), an average Minnesota housewife who is hiding a darker past, and the North Dakota preacher/sheriff (Jon Hamm) who’s been searching for her as he thwarts the law himself.  Series creator Noah Hawley set out to satirize “the

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Ghosts UK (CBS)

The original British version of the hit sitcom about a B&B full of ghosts from different eras in history arrives on U.S. shores and on broadcast, dropping two episodes back to back each week. Clever, silly, and just broad enough to appeal to a wide range of ages and tastes….not to mention history buffs.

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Julia S2

The biographical dramedy about Julia Childs’ rise to fame returns with a second season that focuses more on her love life and the behind-the-scenes of the TV business that helped launch her. Warm, escapist, and arriving just in time for holiday cooking and family watch togethers (the series is rated 14+), the new season broadens

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Pay or Die

An infuriating, must-watch documentary that exposes the disturbing day to day reality of families struggling to afford insulin — and losing loved ones in the process.  A call to action that shines a powerful light on the pharmaceutical industry and current state of health care in the U.S.

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A Murder at the End of the World

A young hacker and amateur sleuth named Darby Hart (Emma Corrin) is one of nine guests invited to an Icelandic retreat in a “climate proof hotel” by a reclusive billionaire (Clive Owen), where they talk about the world’s issues and witness what their future might entail. When one of the guests is found dead, Darby

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