The Brainerd Dispatch TV Week December 4th 2016

Long may she reign Elizabeth Hurley dazzles in soapy drama ‘The Royals’

By Kyla Brewer TV Media

As Prince William and Kate Middleton tour the globe with their little ones and Prince Harry makes headlines for his recent romance, it seems a new generation of royals has revived public interest in the British monarchy. While Netflix’s new hit “The Crown” has been praised for its realistic portrayal of royal life, another series offers viewers a deliciously scandalous version.

Elizabeth Hurley (“Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery,” 1997) returns as Queen Helena in the season 3 premiere of “The Royals,” airing Sunday, Dec. 4, on E! The fictional prime-time soap follows a corrupt British royal family that is nothing like its reallife counterpart. Hurley leads the cast as matriarch Helena, who is still reeling from the events of last season’s finale.

Created by Mark Schwahn, the show is loosely based on Michelle Ray’s novel “Falling for Hamlet,” and, in fact, each episode of the series is named for a line from William Shakespeare’s famous play about the Prince of Denmark. Despite some initial misgivings from critics, who scoffed at the overthe-top melodrama of the primetime soap, the series has persevered, and was renewed for a third season in January. Shortly after-

ward, news broke that E! had signed a development deal with Schwahn, indicating network execs had faith in the series, and in him.

“We love what Mark continues to do with ‘The Royals’; he has a natural talent for weaving drama and pop culture and creating sensational characters with mass appeal,” said NBC executive Jeff Wachtel when Schwahn signed on to continue with the production.

Those sensational characters return in season 3, which consists of 10 one-hour episodes. The season opener picks up two weeks after the execution of Ted Pryce (Oliver Milburn, “The Descent,” 2005), King Simon’s (Vincent Regan, “300,” 2006) murderer, who died at the hands of an angry mob.

Queen Helena is left scrambling to prove that her children, Prince Liam (William Moseley, “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” 2005) and Princess Eleanor (Alexandra Park, “The Elephant Princess”), are Simon’s and, hence, legitimate heirs to the throne.

Unfortunately for Helena and her offspring, Simon’s brother — and the country’s current ruler — King Cyrus (Jake Maskall, “EastEnders”) is determined to make sure Helena doesn’t prove the twins’ paternity.

At the same time, twins Liam and Eleanor have become enor-

mously popular, and a #KingLiam hashtag spreads across England as the people support their hero prince. However, Liam is tormented by the memory of Ted’s execution, and copes with his anger and resentment in a dangerous way. Elsewhere, Eleanor struggles to figure out what to do about her relationship with Jasper (Tom Austen, “Grantchester”). Although he once tried to blackmail her, she has fallen in love with him. While fans are no doubt interested in what’s going on with the rest of the royal Henstridge family, the real story of the season is the potential reappearance of Robert, Liam and Eleanor’s presumeddead brother. In June, news broke that Max Brown (“The Tudors”) had been cast as Simon and Helena’s eldest child, and true heir to the throne. The extent of the role is as yet unknown, but Robert’s reappearance could have big implications for his siblings, mother and uncle. The whole family was devastated when he was reported dead in the series debut, and much of what’s happened since then has been a direct result of his apparent demise.

Brown is not the only new face this season. Hurley’s real-life son, 14-year-old Damian, makes his professional acting debut in “The Royals” as Prince Hansel of Lichtenstein. The cast also welcomes British actor Jules Knight (“Holby

City”) as Spencer, the new Lord Chamberlain.

Hurley’s son’s debut and Robert’s return has had fans buzzing about the new season, and E! has taken advantage of the U.S. election year to promote the series. The show made headlines in October with a cheeky promo for season 3, in which Hurley’s Queen Helena told Americans that England was ready to welcome them back following the November election.

“The Royals” has amassed a loyal following of fans, more than 800,000 viewers were tuning in by the end of last season. However, the show hasn’t always been a big hit with critics, many of whom panned the show from the beginning. Regardless of what TV critics say, “The Royals” has been reasonably well received by audiences, scoring a 71 percent Rotten Tomatoes approval rating.

The plot may have people divided, but Hurley’s performance has been almost universally praised, even by the show’s staunchest critics. The actress first came to the attention of North American audiences as Hugh Grant’s girlfriend in

the early ‘90s, when she wore a daring black Versace dress to the L.A. premiere of Grant’s “Four Weddings and a Funeral” (1994). More than just a pretty face, she quickly established herself as a leading lady, appearing in such big screen successes as “Bedaz-

zled” (2000) and the Austin Powers franchise, opposite Mike Myers. For all her past successes, Hurley’s biggest claim to fame may very well prove to be her role as Queen Helena in “The Royals,” so don’t miss the season 3 premiere Sunday, Dec. 4, on E!

William Moseley as seen in “The Royals”

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15 Ms. Heaton of ABC comedy “The Middle”

17 202 in ancient

Rome

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19 Initials-sharers of the model/entrepreneur who is a judge on “America’s Got Talent”

20 Lee Majors’s starring role on ‘70s action series “The Six Million Dollar Man”: 2 wds.

24 Comedy series for Marilu Henner

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29 “I’m a Celebrity... Get __ __ of Here!”

31 “My __ Foot” (1989) starring Daniel Day-Lewis

32 Jazzy singer Ms. Laine

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38 Mr. Allen of “Home Improvement”

39 Ivy League sch., __ _.

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46 “All Those Years __” by George Harrison

47 “__ Almighty” (2007) starring Steve Carell

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2 Perfume by Cacharel

3 On the __ (Right on time)

4 State flower of New Mexico

5 “Bon voyage!”

6 Cars travel on them

7 Mike Brady’s professional realm on “The Brady Bunch”

8 Music heard on ‘74 to ‘84 sitcom “Happy Days”: 3 wds.

9 Mai __ (Types of cocktails)

10 __ Lanka

12 Actor who stars as

Ragnar Lothbrok on “Vikings” on The History Channel: 2 wds.

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20 Letters at Indy

21 Unit of weight in China

22 Advantageous

23 Vintage films cable TV channel

26 Chop __ (Popular takeout dish)

28 Q. “Is __ ‘_’ that’s the 18th letter of the alphabet?” A. “Indeed.”

30 Opposites of ‘Froms’ on gift tags

34 “The Closer” actress Ms. Sedgwick, and namesakes

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37 Napoleonic Wars

marshal

38 Animated TV series, cute-style

40 Greek alphabet’s 21st letter

42 “__ Got a Secret”

43 Jazz cornetist Mr. Adderley

44 ‘Live Well’ lettered health supplements store

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Sports this week

Sunday, Dec. 4

8:00 a.m. ESPN NFL Insiders (Live) (1:00)

ESPN2 SportsCenter (2:00)

FSN In-Depth Outdoors (0:30)

9:00 a.m. (15) KVRR Midwest Outdoors Magazine (0:30)

ESPN Sunday NFL Countdown (Live) (2:00)

FSN Jason Mitchell Outdoors (0:30)

9:30 a.m. (15) KVRR Ultimate Outdoor Adventure (0:30)

FSN Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron (0:30)

GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

NBCSN Premier League Live (Live) (0:25)

9:55 a.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer Man. U. at Evert. Liverpool, England (Live) (2:05)

10:00 a.m. (9) KMSP FSN Vikings GameDay (Live) (1:00)

(15) KVRR Vikings Game Plan (0:30)

(29) WFTC NFL Kickoff (Live) (1:00)

ESPN2 Fantasy Football Now (Live) (2:00)

GOLF PGA Golf Final Round Hero World Challenge. New Providence, Bahamas (Live) (2:00)

10:30 a.m. (15) KVRR Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron (0:30)

11:00 a.m. (7) KCCO The NFL Today (Live) (1:02)

(9) KMSP (15) KVRR Fox NFL Sunday (Live) (1:00)

ESPN College Football Playoff (Live) (4:00)

FSN The Game 365 (0:30)

11:30 a.m. (23) WUCW Sunday Shockwave (0:30)

FSN Xterra Adventures (0:30)

Noon (9) KMSP NFL Football S.F. at Chi. Chicago, Ill. (Live) (3:00)

(11) KARE PGA Golf Final Round Hero World Challenge. New Providence, Bahamas (Live) (3:00)

(15) KVRR NFL Football (Live) (3:00)

ESPN2 Fitness Women’s CrossFit Games. (1:00)

FSN Champions Tennis PowerShares Series Legends. Newport, R.I. (2:00)

GOLF AsianTour Golf Final Round Open India. New Delhi, India (3:00)

NBCSN Premier League Goal Zone (Live) (1:00)

(7) KCCO NFL Football Hou. at G.B. Green Bay, Wis. (Live) (3:58)

1:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Women’s SEC/ Big 12 Challenge. Bay. at Ten. Knoxville, Tenn. (Live) (2:00)

NBCSN Premier League Behind the Badge (0:30)

1:30 p.m. NBCSN RFU Rugby English Premiership. L.W. vs. Wor. (2:00)

2:00 p.m. (5) KSTP Holiday Movie Spectacular (2:00)

FSN NCAA Hockey Women’s Min. vs. Wisc. (Live) (2:30)

3:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR NFL Football N.Y. G at Pit. Pittsburgh, Pa. (Live) (3:30)

(11) KARE Golf World Long Drive Championship. Thackerville, Okla. (1:00)

ESPN NCAA Basketball Women’s Jimmy V Classic. Con. vs. Tex. Uncasville, Conn. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 NCAA Basketball SE Mo. at Ind. Bloomington, Ind. (Live) (2:00)

GOLF Golf Central (1:00)

3:30 p.m. NBCSN Nitro World Games: All Access (0:30)

4:00 p.m. (7) KCCO Golf Chef’s Classic. Manhasset, N.Y (1:00)

(11) KARE Swimming Short Course National Championships. Atlanta, Ga. (1:00)

GOLF PGA Golf Final Round Hero World Challenge. New Providence, Bahamas (5:00)

NBCSN USSA Alpine Skiing World Cup. Val D’Isere, France (1:00)

4:30 p.m. FSN Xterra Adventures (0:30)

5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:30)

ESPN2 Championship Drive (Live) (2:30)

FSN Crashed Ice Helsinki, Finland (1:00)

NBCSN Lucas Oil Motorsport Hour (1:00)

6:00 p.m. (11) KARE Football Night in America (Live) (1:20)

FSN Bull Riding Championship. (1:00)

6:30 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR The OT (0:30)

ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

7:00 p.m. FSN WPT Poker Montreal, Que. (1:00)

7:20 p.m. (11) KARE NFL Football Car. at Sea. Seattle, Wash. (Live) (3:15)

7:30 p.m. ESPN Championship Drive (Live) (2:30)

ESPN2 Pool Trick Shot Magic. Atlantic City, N.J. (1:00)

8:00 p.m. FSN Wild Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

8:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pool Trick Shot Magic. Atlantic City, N.J. (1:00)

FSN NHL Hockey Min. at Edm. Edmonton, Alta. (Live) (2:30) Monday, Dec. 5

8:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

FSN Wild Live Post-game (0:30)

GOLF Morning Drive (2:00)

NBCSN The Dan Patrick Show (Live) (3:00)

8:30 a.m. FSN Sled Head 24/7 (0:30)

9:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 First Take (Live) (2:00)

FSN DFL Soccer B. Muni. at Mai. Mainz, Germany (2:00)

10:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

GOLF LET Golf Round 3 The Queens. Aichi Prefecture, Japan (2:00)

11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 His & Hers (Live) (1:00)

FSN NHL Hockey Min. at Edm. Edmonton, Alta. (2:00)

NBCSN RFU Rugby English Premiership. (2:00)

11:30 a.m. (9) KAWE Functional Fitness (0:30) Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)

ESPN NFL PrimeTime (Live) (1:00)

ESPN2 Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)

GOLF PGA Golf Final Round Hero World Challenge. New Providence, Bahamas (5:00)

12:30 p.m. ESPN2 College Football Live (Live) (0:30)

1:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Insiders (Live) (1:00)

ESPN2 First Take (1:30)

FSN NCAA Hockey Women’s Min. vs. Wisc. (2:00)

NBCSN Premier League Live (Live) (0:55)

1:55 p.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer Hull at Middlesb. Cleveland, England (Live) (2:05)

2:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:00)

2:30 p.m. ESPN2 NBA: The Jump (Live) (0:30)

3:00 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (0:30)

ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)

USA WWE Monday Night Raw (3:05)

7:15 p.m. ESPN NFL Football Ind. at N.Y. J East Rutherford, N.J. (Live) (3:05)

Tuesday, Dec. 6

8:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

GOLF Morning Drive (2:00)

NBCSN The Dan Patrick Show (Live) (3:00)

9:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 First Take (Live) (2:00)

FSN DFL Soccer Sch. at Leip. Leipzig, Germany (2:00)

10:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

GOLF LET Golf Final Round The Queens. Aichi Prefecture, Japan (2:00)

11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 His & Hers (Live) (1:00)

ESPN2 FSN UEFA Soccer Champions League. (Live) (2:15)

NBCSN Seasons on the Fly (0:30)

2:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:00)

GOLF EPGA Golf Final Round Australian Championship. Queensland, Australia (2:00)

NBCSN The Scott Martin Challenge (0:30)

2:30 p.m. NBCSN Fisher’s ATV World (0:30)

3:00 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (Live) (0:30)

NBCSN My Classic Car (0:30)

3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)

NBCSN Racing Roots (0:30)

3:45 p.m. ESPN2 ESPN FC (Live) (0:15)

4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)

ESPN2 NBA: The Jump (0:30)

FSN Vikings Huddle (0:30)

GOLF Champions Tour Year End Review (1:00)

NBCSN NASCAR Southern Speed: Legend of Darlington (1:00)

4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)

ESPN2 Highly Questionable (0:30)

FSN #VikingsConnected (0:30)

5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (0:30)

ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)

FSN UFC Ultimate Insider (0:30)

GOLF Golf Central (0:30)

NBCSN NASCAR The Season (1:00)

5:30 p.m. ESPN College Gameday (Live) (0:30)

ESPN2 Baseball Tonight (Live) (0:30)

FSN Xterra Adventures (0:30)

GOLF Best Lessons Ever (0:30)

6:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball

Jimmy V Classic. Purd. vs. Arz. St. New York City, N.Y. (Live) (2:00)

NBCSN The Dan Patrick Show (Live) (3:00)

8:30 a.m. FSN Across the Ice Belt (0:30)

GOLF Morning Drive (2:00)

9:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 First Take (Live) (2:00)

FSN DFL Soccer Fran. vs. Augs. (2:00)

10:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

10:30 a.m. GOLF Driver vs. Driver (1:00)

11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 His & Hers (Live) (1:00)

FSN NBA Basketball S.A. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)

NBCSN Mixed Martial Arts Blagoy Ivanov vs. Josh Copeland World Series of Fighting. (2:00)

11:30 a.m. GOLF European Tour Highlights (1:00)

Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)

ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)

ESPN2 First Take (1:30)

12:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Live (Live) (0:30)

GOLF Golfing World (0:30)

1:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Insiders (Live) (1:00)

FSN UEFA Champions League Pregame (Live) (0:30)

GOLF LET Golf Round 1 Dubai Ladies Masters. Dubai, UAE (3:30)

NBCSN Mixed Martial Arts Marlon Moraes vs. Josh Hill World Series of Fighting. (2:00)

1:30 p.m. ESPN2 FSN UEFA Soccer Champions League. (Live) (2:15)

2:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:00)

2:55 p.m. HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (1:00)

3:00 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (Live) (0:30)

FSN NHL Hockey Min. at Edm. Edmonton, Alta. (2:00)

3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)

4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)

ESPN2 Nación ESPN (Live) (1:00)

NBCSN Premier League Goal Zone (Live) (0:30)

4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)

NBCSN Men in Blazers (Live) (0:30)

5:00 p.m. ESPN Monday Night Countdown (Live) (2:15)

ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)

FSN Crashed Ice Helsinki, Finland (1:00)

GOLF Golf Central (1:00)

NBCSN Premier League Behind the Badge (0:30)

5:30 p.m. NBCSN Premier League Behind the Badge (0:30)

6:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Syr. vs. Con. New York City, N.Y. (Live) (2:00)

FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)

GOLF The Golf Fix (1:00)

NBCSN Match of the Week (2:00)

6:30 p.m. FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)

7:00 p.m. FSN NCAA Football Big Ten Championship. Indianapolis, Ind. (3:00)

FSN The Yearbook Published by PrepSpotlight.tv 2016-17 (0:30)

NBCSN National Walleye Tour (0:30)

11:30 a.m. FSN Becoming Wild (0:30)

NBCSN G3 Sportsman (0:30)

Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)

ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)

ESPN2 First Take (1:30)

FSN Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron (0:30)

GOLF The Golf Fix (1:00)

NBCSN Charlie Moore: No Offense (0:30)

12:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Live (Live) (0:30)

FSN #VikingsConnected (0:30)

NBCSN Charlie Moore: No Offense (0:30)

1:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Insiders (Live) (0:30)

FSN UEFA Champions League Pregame (Live) (0:30)

GOLF European Tour Highlights (1:00)

NBCSN Fishing With Roland Martin (0:30)

1:30 p.m. ESPN Fantasy Football Kickoff (Live) (0:30)

ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Vill. vs. La S. Philadelphia, Pa. (Live) (2:00)

FSN The Game 365 (0:30)

GOLF Best Lessons Ever (0:30)

NBCSN Poker After Dark (1:00)

6:30 p.m. FSN Wolves Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

GOLF Golf Channel Academy (0:30)

7:00 p.m. FSN NBA Basketball S.A. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (2:30)

GOLF Gary Player: Picture This (1:00)

NBCSN Poker After Dark (1:00)

USA WWE Smackdown! (2:00)

8:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball

Jimmy V Classic. Fla. vs. Duke New York City, N.Y. (Live) (2:30)

ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Tex. at Mich.

Ann Arbor, Mich. (Live) (2:00)

GOLF Feherty (1:00)

NBCSN Poker After Dark (1:00)

SHOW Inside the NFL (1:00)

9:00 p.m. GOLF Feherty (1:00)

NBCSN Poker After Dark (1:00)

9:30 p.m. FSN Wolves Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)

Wednesday, Dec. 7

8:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

FSN Wolves Live Post-game (0:30)

NBCSN Mixed Martial Arts Justin Gaethje vs. Ozzy Dugulubgov World Series of Fighting. (2:00)

3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)

3:45 p.m. ESPN2 ESPN FC (Live) (0:15)

4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)

ESPN2 NBA: The Jump (0:30)

FSN NBA Basketball S.A. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)

4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)

ESPN2 Highly Questionable (0:30)

GOLF Morning Drive (Live) (0:30)

5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)

GOLF Golf Central (0:30)

NBCSN NHL Top 10 (0:30)

5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Baseball Tonight (Live) (0:30)

GOLF Best Lessons Ever (0:30)

NBCSN NHL Top 10 (0:30)

6:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Countdown (Live) (1:00)

ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Women’s Con. at N.D. Notre Dame, Ind. (Live) (2:00)

FSN Wild Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

GOLF School of Golf (1:00)

NBCSN NHL Live! (Live) (1:00)

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6:30 p.m. FSN NHL Hockey Min. at Tor. Toronto, Ont. (Live) (2:30)

7:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Cle. at N.Y. New York City, N.Y. (Live) (2:30)

GOLF Champions Tour Year End Review (1:00)

NBCSN NHL Hockey Bos. at Was. Washington, D.C. (Live) (2:45)

8:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Dav. at UNC Chapel Hill, N.C. (Live) (2:00)

GOLF EPGA Golf Round 1 Hong Kong Open. Fanling, Hong Kong (Live) (2:00)

9:00 p.m. FSN Wild Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)

HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (1:00)

9:30 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball G.S. at L.A. C. Los Angeles, Calif. (Live) (2:30)

FSN Becoming Wild (0:30)

9:45 p.m. NBCSN NHL Overtime (Live) (0:45)

10:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Wash. at Gonz. Spokane, Wash. (Live) (2:00)

Thursday, Dec. 8

8:30 a.m. FSN Northland Outdoors (0:30)

GOLF EPGA Golf Round 1 Hong Kong Open. Fanling, Hong Kong (4:00)

9:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 First Take (Live) (2:00)

FSN DFL Soccer Fran. vs. Augs. (2:00)

10:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 His & Hers (Live) (1:00)

FSN NHL Hockey Min. at Tor. Toronto, Ont. (2:00)

Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)

ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)

ESPN2 First Take (2:00)

12:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Live (Live) (0:30)

GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

1:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Insiders (Live) (1:00)

FSN UEFA Soccer Champions League. (2:00)

GOLF PGA Golf Round 1 Franklin Templeton Shootout. Naples, Fla. (Live) (3:00)

2:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:00)

ESPN2 His & Hers (0:30)

2:30 p.m. ESPN2 NBA: The Jump (Live) (0:30)

3:00 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (Live) (0:30)

ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)

FSN UEFA Champions League Highlights (1:00)

3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)

4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)

ESPN2 SportsNation (0:30)

FSN #VikingsConnected (0:30)

GOLF Golf Central (0:30)

4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)

ESPN2 Highly Questionable (0:30)

FSN Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron (0:30)

GOLF PGA Golf Round 1 Franklin Templeton Shootout. Naples, Fla. (3:00)

5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)

FSN Champions Tennis PowerShares Series Legends. Winston-Salem, N.C. (2:00)

5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)

NBCSN FINA Swimming World Championship. (Live) (2:00)

6:00 p.m. ESPN College Football Awards Show (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)

TNT NBA Basketball Min. at Tor. Toronto, Ont. (Live) (2:30)

6:30 p.m. (11) KARE Football Night in America (Live) (0:50)

7:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Iowa at Ia. Iowa City, Iowa (Live) (2:00)

FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)

7:20 p.m. (11) KARE NFL Football Oak. at Kan. Kansas City, Mo. (Live) (3:10)

7:30 p.m. FSN Rooster Tales (0:30)

GOLF Golf Central (0:30)

NBCSN Racing Roots (0:30)

8:00 p.m. ESPN Championship Drive (Live) (1:00)

FSN NCAA Football Big Ten Championship. Indianapolis, Ind. (3:00)

GOLF EPGA Golf Round 2 Hong Kong Open. Fanling, Hong Kong (Live) (2:00)

NBCSN Nitro World Games: All Access (0:30)

8:30 p.m. NBCSN Nitro World Games: All Access (0:30)

TNT NBA Basketball S.A. at Chi. Chicago, Ill. (Live) (2:30)

9:00 p.m. ESPN College GameDay (1:00)

ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)

NBCSN Nitro World Games: All Access (0:30)

9:30 p.m. NBCSN Nitro World Games: All Access (0:30)

Friday, Dec. 9

8:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)

NBCSN The Dan Patrick Show (Live) (3:00)

8:30 a.m. FSN Rooster Tales (0:30)

GOLF EPGA Golf Round 2 Hong Kong

Open. Fanling, Hong Kong (4:00)

9:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 First Take (Live) (2:00)

FSN UEFA Soccer Champions League. (2:00) 10:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00) 11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 His & Hers (Live) (1:00)

FSN Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron (0:30)

NBCSN Lucas Oil Motorsport Hour (1:00) 11:30 a.m. FSN #VikingsConnected (0:30) Noon (9) KAWE Sit and Be Fit (0:30)

ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)

ESPN2 First Take (2:00)

FSN The Game 365 (0:30)

NBCSN Lucas Oil Motorsport Hour (1:00)

12:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Live (Live) (0:30)

FSN Xterra Adventures (0:30)

GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

1:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Insiders (Live) (1:00)

FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)

GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Franklin Templeton Shootout. Naples, Fla. (Live) (3:00)

NBCSN Lucas Oil Motorsport Hour (1:00)

1:30 p.m. FSN Midwest Outdoors Magazine (0:30)

2:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:00)

ESPN2 His & Hers (0:30)

FSN In-Depth Outdoors (0:30)

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GOLF Golf Central (0:30)

NBCSN NASCAR America (0:30)

5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)

GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Franklin Templeton Shootout. Naples, Fla. (3:00)

NBCSN FINA Swimming World Championship. (Live) (2:00)

6:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Countdown (Live) (1:00)

ESPN2 NCAA Football Quarter-final Division I Tournament. (Live) (3:00)

FSN Three Wide Life (0:30)

6:30 p.m. FSN Wild Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

7:00 p.m. (9) KAWE NCAA Hockey LSSU at Bem. Bemidji, Minn. (Live) (2:30)

ESPN NBA Basketball Hou. at Okl. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Live) (2:30)

FSN Becoming Wild (0:30)

GOLF EPGA Golf Round 3 Hong Kong Open. Fanling, Hong Kong (Live) (4:30)

Saturday, Dec. 10

8:00 a.m. ESPN College GameDay (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 SportsCenter (2:00)

FSN Rooster Tales (0:30)

8:30 a.m. (29) WFTC Sports Stars of Tomorrow (0:30)

FSN Lindy Fish Ed. (0:30)

NBCSN Premier League Live (Live) (0:25)

8:55 a.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer Sto. at Arsen. London, England (Live) (2:05)

9:00 a.m. (9) KMSP Vikings Huddle (0:30)

CNBC EPL Soccer C.Pal. at Hull Hull City, England (Live) (2:00)

FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)

GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (1:00)

9:30 a.m. FSN Midwest Outdoors Magazine (0:30)

10:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 NFL MatchUp (0:30)

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NBCSN WR Rugby World Series. Dubai, UAE (2:00)

2:30 p.m. ESPN2 NBA: The Jump (Live) (0:30)

3:00 p.m. ESPN SportsNation (Live) (0:30)

ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)

FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)

3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)

FSN Rooster Tales (0:30)

4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)

ESPN2 SportsNation (0:30)

FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)

GOLF Golf Father/ Son Challenge ProAm. Orlando, Fla. (1:00)

NBCSN NFL Turning Point (0:30)

4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)

ESPN2 Highly Questionable (0:30)

FSN Sled Head 24/7 (0:30)

NBCSN NASCAR America (0:30)

5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)

FSN UEFA Europa League Highlights (1:00)

FSN NHL Hockey Edm. at Min. St. Paul, Minn. (Live) (2:30)

7:30 p.m. NBCSN NFL Turning Point (0:30)

8:00 p.m. NBCSN Ironman World Championship (1:00)

8:30 p.m. DISN The Lodge (0:30)

GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Franklin Templeton Shootout. Naples, Fla. (2:00)

9:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)

NBCSN Adventure Racing Spartan Race. (1:00)

9:30 p.m. (15) KVRR KVRR Sports Extra (0:30)

ESPN NBA Basketball Pho. at L.A. L. Los Angeles, Calif. (Live) (2:30)

FSN Wild Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)

10:00 p.m. (29) WFTC Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron (0:30)

ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)

FSN Becoming Wild (0:30)

NBCSN Adventure Racing Spartan Race. (1:00)

10:15 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:20)

10:30 p.m. (29) WFTC Vikings Connected (0:30)

2:15 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Neb. at Kan. Lawrence, Kan. (Live) (2:00)

3:00 p.m. (5) KSTP College Football’s Glory Road (1:00)

(11) KARE PGA Golf Round 3 Father/ Son Challenge. Orlando, Fla. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Wich. vs. Okl. Oklahoma City, Okla. (Live) (2:00)

FSN NCAA Basketball Tenn. St. at N.C. St. Raleigh, N.C. (Live) (2:00)

GOLF EPGA Golf Round 3 Hong Kong Open. Fanling, Hong Kong (2:00)

NBCSN Lucas Oil Motorsport Hour (1:00)

SPIKE Bellator MMA (2:15)

4:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR Fox College Hoops Tip-Off (Live) (0:30)

NBCSN Lucas Oil Motorsport Hour (1:00)

4:15 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball #Neonhoops Showcase. Duke vs. UNLV Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:00)

4:30 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR NCAA Basketball Utah vs. Xav. (Live) (2:00)

SHOW Boxing Anthony Joshua vs. Eric Molina Showtime International. Aachen, Germany (Live) (1:30)

5:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball L.B. at Tex. Austin, Texas (Live) (2:00)

FSN Vikings Huddle (0:30)

GOLF Golf Day 1 Father/ Son Challenge. Orlando, Fla. (Live) (2:00)

10:30 a.m. ESPN2 ESPNU Film Room (0:30)

FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)

11:00 a.m. (7) KCCO NCAA Basketball Never Forget Tribute Classic. N.D. vs. Vill. Newark, N.J. (Live) (2:30)

(9) KMSP (15) KVRR (29) WFTC

UFC’s Road to the Octagon (1:00)

ESPN NCAA Football Quarter-final Division I Tournament. (Live) (3:00)

ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Arz. at Mo. Columbia, Mo. (Live) (2:00)

FSN NCAA Basketball Boston U. at Syr. Syracuse, N.Y. (Live) (2:00)

NBCSN Premier League Live (Live) (0:30)

11:30 a.m. (11) KARE EPL Soccer Man. C. at Leic. Leicester, England (Live) (2:00)

Noon (9) KMSP (15) KVRR PGA Golf Franklin Templeton Shootout. Naples, Fla. (Live) (4:00)

GOLF LET Golf Final Round Dubai Ladies Masters. Dubai, UAE (3:00)

12:45 p.m. HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (1:00)

1:00 p.m. (5) KSTP World of X Games (1:00)

ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Miami Invitational. La S. vs. Geo. Miami, Fla. (Live) (2:00)

FSN NCAA Basketball Tx.S. at L.ville Louisville, Ky. (Live) (2:00)

1:30 p.m. (7) KCCO College Football Today (Live) (0:30)

(11) KARE Ironman World Championship (1:30)

NBCSN Racer TV (0:30)

2:00 p.m. (5) KSTP Championship Drive (1:00)

(7) KCCO NCAA Football Army vs. Navy Baltimore, Md. (Live) (3:30)

ESPN NCAA Studio Update (Live) (0:15)

NBCSN Lucas Oil Motorsport Hour (1:00)

GOLF Golf Central (0:30)

NBCSN Polo (1:00)

5:30 p.m. FSN The Yearbook Published by PrepSpotlight.tv 2016-17 (0:30)

GOLF Golf Day 1 Father/ Son Challenge. Orlando, Fla. (2:00)

6:00 p.m. FSN Minnesota Timberwolves: Track the Pack (0:30)

NBCSN NCAA Hockey Bos. vs. N.D. (Live) (2:30)

6:15 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (0:45)

6:30 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR MLS Pre-game (Live) (0:30)

FSN Wolves Weekly (0:30)

7:00 p.m. (9) KAWE NCAA Hockey LSSU at Bem. Bemidji, Minn. (Live) (2:30)

(9) KMSP (15) KVRR MLS Soccer MLS Cup. (Live) (2:30)

ESPN Heisman Trophy Presentation (Live) (1:00)

ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Mich. at UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. (Live) (2:00)

FSN NCAA Basketball Wisc. at Marquette Milwaukee, Wis. (2:00)

7:30 p.m. GOLF Golf Central (2:30)

8:00 p.m. ESPN 30 for 30 (2:00)

8:30 p.m. NBCSN FINA Swimming World Championship. (1:30)

8:35 p.m. HBO Boxing Terence Crawford vs. Eric Molina After Dark. (Live) (2:45)

9:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Col. at BYU Provo, Utah (Live) (2:00)

FSN Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron (0:30)

SHOW Boxing Jesus Cuellar vs. Abner Mares, Jermall Charlo vs. Julian ‘J-Rock’ Williams, Anthony Joshua vs. Eric Molina Showtime Championship. (3:30)

9:30 p.m. FSN #VikingsConnected (0:30)

10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

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By Andrew Warren TV Media

Well, the impossible happened.

Robert Irvine’s “Restaurant: Impossible,” the series that followed the barrel-chested chef as he renovated and remade struggling restaurants around America, was canceled this past summer after 13 seasons.

The “Impossible” legacy lives on, though! Irvine and the spiky-haired Guy Fieri team up for the latest “Guy’s Grocery Games” tournament called, appropriately enough, “Guy’s Grocery Games: Impossible,” premiering Sunday, Dec. 4, on Food Network.

As the name suggests, “GGG: Impossible” is the classic “Guy’s Grocery Games” formula — chefs competing against each other in a series of supermarket-themed cooking challenges — with the added twist of Robert Irvine being the ultimate obstacle that they need to overcome.

Each episode of the four-part tournament only features three chefs competing instead of the typical four. After just two rounds of intense cooking (the show typically has three rounds), the trio of contestants is whittled down to just one by a panel of judges, and that lucky winner earns a pretty sweet $10,000 prize.

But, of course, nothing is ever that easy. After vanquishing the initial competition, the now-richer winner has one final challenge, and a chance to win a second $10,000 check: that is, if he or she can take down Mr. Impossible himself in a head-to-head cooking battle.

In the finale, all three previous winners reconvene for a final battle of the champions. There’s another $10,000 up for grabs for the grand champion, and after that, a final showdown with Irvine for one last shot at yet another $10,000 if they can make a dish that wows the judges even more than chef Irvine’s.

In the tournament’s premiere, the three competing chefs face some of host Guy Fieri’s most “impossible” challenges ever. In the first round, they’re tasked with making a classic lumberjack breakfast, but can only use ingredients that all start with the same letter. After one of the chefs is eliminated, the remaining two have to cook up a tasty seafood feast — but they’re only able to shop for ingredients using a child-sized cart.

It’s all the fun that “Guy’s Grocery Games” is known for, but with an extra-impossible challenge tossed in at the end. “Guy’s Grocery Games: Impossible” premieres Sunday, Dec. 4, on Food Network.

The Rachael Ray Show 8:00 p.m. (5) KSTP The Great American Baking Show (N)

Friday, Dec. 9

p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show

Saturday, Dec. 10

a.m. (2) KTCA Cook’s Country From America’s Test Kitchen

11:30 a.m. (2) KTCA America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations Noon (2) KTCA Sara’s

Late Laughs

Jimmy Kimmel

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Tomorrow we will elect either Biff from “Back to the Future” or one of the robots from “Westworld.”

It turns out these poll numbers are no different from those experiments where they make hamsters ring a bell for a dropper full of sugar water. They’re meaningless.

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