The Brainerd Dispatch TV Week November 29th 2015

Oz-some performance NBC continues its holiday tradition with ‘The Wiz Live!’

By Jacqueline Spendlove TV Media

Where does the time go? It seems like only yesterday Allison Williams (“Girls”) was sporting a boyish wig and soaring across the stage in the title role of “Peter Pan Live!” alongside a dancing Christopher Walken (“Catch Me If You Can,” 2002) as Captain Hook.

The holidays have nearly circled back again, however, and NBC is carrying on its newfound tradition of airing a live musical production for TV audiences as Christmas approaches. This year, the network is bringing the funk with “The Wiz Live,” a soul/R&B adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” with a modern spin and an all-black cast. “The Wiz Live!” airs Thursday, Dec. 3, on NBC.

The 1975 production of “The Wiz” was a huge hit on Broadway. The show took home seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Choreography and Best Original Score. It in turn spawned a film adaptation released in 1978 starring Diana Ross (“Lady Sings the Blues,” 1972), Michael Jackson (“This Is It,” 2009) and Richard Pryor (“Silver Streak,” 1976), which has become a cult classic.

The production is an excellent choice on NBC’s part to get viewers to tune in to a live show, particularly after last year’s mixed reviews of “Peter Pan Live!” While “Pan” drew more than nine million viewers, making it the most-watched program of the night on the major networks, that’s only about half the number of people who tuned in for its predecessor, “The Sound of Music Live!” Some critics didn’t buy Williams’ whimsy as the boy who wouldn’t grow up, panning the show as long and lifeless. Others, however, praised the performers and the production as a whole, and the live format gives audiences something decidedly different in prime-time television.

In any case, the duo responsible for producing all three “Live!” shows — Craig Zadan and Neil Meron — is taking no chances this time around. For one thing, the team has landed a story that’s universally loved — who can’t get on board with the Kansas farm girl who learns

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Fellow R&B icon and nine-time Grammy winner Mary J. Blige (“Rock of Ages,” 2012) plays Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West, while rising small-screen stars Amber Riley (“Glee”) and Uzo Aduba (“Orange Is the New Black”) play Addaperle, the Good Witch of the North, and Glinda, the Good Witch of the South, respectively.

Elijah Kelley, who starred with Latifah in “Hairspray,” plays the Scarecrow, alongside R&B singer Ne-Yo (“Stomp the Yard,” 2007) as the Tin Man and funny-guy David Alan Grier (“In Living Color”) as the Cowardly Lion.

Stephanie Mills, the original Dorothy in “The Wiz” on Broadway, is returning to the show to play Auntie Em, which was a major score for Zadan and Meron.

“Everyone you talk to who remembers the show remembers Stephanie Mills as Dorothy,” Zadan said in a Broadway World interview. “Having her be part of this show’s company is both nostalgic and thrilling.”

As for the new Dorothy, Williams may not yet be the household name that some of her castmates are, but she’s certainly not short on talent. Of the more than 600 girls who turned up for the open call in New York and Los Angeles, “Shanice was the best singer and actress,” said Meron in the same interview. “She also felt like a real teenager who would bring something fresh and touching to the show.”

The 19-year-old New Jersey native has five years of musical training under her belt and has costarred in local productions of “West Side Story,” “Pippin” and more. She even has experience with “The Wiz” already, having played Addaperle in her middle school production of the show. Now she dons her silver slippers and a crisp jean jacket as a contemporary Dorothy, ready to belt it out with the best of them.

It requires genuine talent to pull off a live performance, and there’s no doubt that the cast of “The Wiz Live!” has it in spades. The live musical shows are becoming a tradition for NBC during the holidays, and this one has all the elements necessary to be a huge hit. Don’t miss “The Wiz Live!” when it airs Thursday, Dec. 3, on NBC.

Elijah Kelley as seen in “The Wiz Live!”

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(11) KARE World of Adventure Sports (1:00)

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ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Third Place AdvoCare Invitational. Orlando, Fla. (Live) (2:00)

FSN Golf Life (0:30) Noon (9) KMSP NFL Football (Live) (3:00)

(11) KARE Red Bull Signature Series Straight Rhythm. Pomona, Calif. (2:00)

(15) KVRR NFL Football Min. at Atl. Atlanta, Ga. (Live) (3:00)

ESPN Championship Drive (Live) (0:30)

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(7) KCCO NFL Football Buf. at Kan. Kansas City, Mo. (Live) (3:23)

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GOLF APGA Golf Final Round Australian Open. Sydney, Australia (5:00)

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7:00 p.m. FSN NCAA Football Wash.St. at Wash. Seattle, Wash. (3:00)

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GOLF APGA Golf Final Round Australian Open. Sydney, Australia (4:00)

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10:00 p.m. ESPN2 Ball Up Million Dollar Summer Challenge Semifinal (0:30)

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10:15 p.m. HBO Boxing Wladimir

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11:00 p.m. FSN WPT Poker Borgata Classic. (1:00)

11:30 p.m. ESPN2 NBA Tonight (0:30)

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GOLF Masters Highlights (1:00)

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

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

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8:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Big10/ ACC Challenge. Purd. vs. Pit. Pittsburgh, Pa. (Live) (2:00)

SHOW Inside the NFL (1:00)

8:30 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Big10/ ACC Challenge. Md. at UNC Chapel Hill, N.C. (Live) (2:00)

9:00 p.m. SHOW A Season With Notre Dame Football (0:30)

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

NBCSN NHL Hockey Pit. at S.J. San Jose, Calif. (Live) (2:30)

SHOW A Season With Notre Dame Football (0:30)

10:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (0:30)

FSN Wolves Weekly (0:30)

SHOW Inside the NFL (1:00)

10:30 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:30)

ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)

FSN Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron (0:30)

11:00 p.m. FSN WPT Poker Borgata Classic. (1:00)

GOLF Golf Central (0:30)

11:30 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Live (Live) (0:30)

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Wednesday, Dec. 2

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

GOLF Golf Highlights (1:00)

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

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GOLF Golf Highlights (1:00)

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

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FSN UFC Ultimate Insider (0:30)

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

FSN Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron (0:30)

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NBCSN Fantasy Football Live (Live) (0:30)

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ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Big-10/ ACC Challenge. Mich. vs. N.C. St. Raleigh, N.C. (Live) (2:00)

FSN Wolves Weekly (0:30)

GOLF Champions Tour Year End Review (1:00)

NBCSN NHL Top 10 (0:30)

6:30 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Big10/ ACC Challenge. Vir. vs. Ohio St. Columbus, Ohio (Live) (2:00)

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

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NBCSN Fishing With Roland Martin (0:30)

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Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique (0:30)

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GOLF Golf Semifinal World Long Drive Championship. Thackerville, Okla. (2:00)

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FSN Basketball Waldorf vs. North Dakota Exhibition Game. (2:00)

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ESPN2 Jim Valvano’s ESPY Speech (0:15)

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6:15 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Big10/ ACC Challenge. L.ville vs. Mich. St. East Lansing, Mich. (Live) (2:00)

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7:00 p.m. GOLF EPGA Golf Round 1 Australian PGA Championship. Queensland, Australia (Live) (5:00)

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7:30 p.m. HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (1:00)

8:00 p.m. FSN NCAA Basketball Vir. C. vs. M.T. St. (Live) (2:00)

8:15 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Big10/ ACC Challenge. Ind. at Duke Durham, N.C. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Big-10/ ACC Challenge. N.D. at Ill. Champaign, Ill. (Live) (2:00)

9:30 p.m. NBCSN NHL Overtime (Live) (0:30)

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NBCSN NFL Turning Point (0:30)

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FSN WPT Poker Borgata Classic. (1:00)

NBCSN Boxing Kevin Bizier vs. Fredrick Lawson Premier Champions. Miami, Fla. (2:00)

SHOW A Season With Notre Dame Football (0:30)

11:30 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)

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Thursday, Dec. 3

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FSN UEFA Soccer Champions League. Roma vs. Barc. (2:00)

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Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: The Esmonde Technique (0:30)

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NBCSN Whitetail Diaries (0:30)

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NBCSN Fisher’s ATV World (0:30)

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NBCSN Outlaw Pulling Series (0:30)

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FSN NCAA Basketball Gonz. vs. Wash. St. (2:00)

GOLF Golf Central (0:30)

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

GOLF PGA Golf Round 1 Hero World Challenge. Bahamas (3:00)

NBCSN NFL Turning Point (0:30)

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ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)

FSN A Piece of the Game (0:30)

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FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)

NBCSN Fantasy Football Live (Live) (0:30)

6:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball

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FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)

NBCSN Nitro Circus: Crazy Train (1:00)

TNT NBA Basketball Okl. at Mia. Miami, Fla. (Live) (2:30)

6:30 p.m. (7) KCCO NFL Thursday Night Kickoff (Live) (0:30)

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

GOLF Golf Central (0:30)

7:00 p.m. (7) KCCO NFL Thursday Night Kickoff (Live) (0:25)

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

GOLF EPGA Golf Round 2 Australian PGA Championship. Queensland, Australia (Live) (5:00)

NBCSN Nitro Circus: Crazy Train (1:00)

SYFY WWE Smackdown! (2:00)

7:25 p.m. (7) KCCO NFL Football G.B. at Det. Detroit, Mich. (Live) (2:50)

8:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Ken. vs. UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 30 for 30 (2:00)

NBCSN Nitro Circus: Crazy Train (1:00)

8:30 p.m. TNT NBA Basketball S.A. at Mem. Memphis, Tenn. (Live) (2:30)

9:00 p.m. NBCSN Nitro Circus: Crazy Train (1:00)

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

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

ESPN2 30 for 30 (1:30)

FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)

NBCSN Nitro Circus: Crazy Train (1:00)

10:30 p.m. FSN Rooster Tales (0:30)

SHOW A Season With Notre Dame Football (0:30)

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

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

FSN Midwest Outdoors Magazine (0:30)

NBCSN Charlie Moore: No Offense (0:30)

2:00 p.m. ESPN2 His & Hers (1:00)

FSN Outdoor Bound TV With Kurt Walbeck (0:30)

NBCSN Racer TV (0:30)

2:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:00)

FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)

NBCSN Lucas Oil Motorsport Hour (1:00)

3:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsNation (1:00)

FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)

GOLF Golf Central (0:30)

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

FSN Three Wide Life (0:30)

NBCSN NASCAR America (Live) (1:00)

6:30 p.m. FSN Gopher Football With Tracy Claeys (0:30)

GOLF Golf Central (0:30)

7:00 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Football MAC Championship. Detroit, Mich. (Live) (3:00)

FSN NCAA Hockey Ohio St. vs. Min. (Live) (2:30)

GOLF EPGA Golf Round 3 Australian PGA Championship. Queensland, Australia (Live) (5:00)

NBCSN NASCAR Red Carpet Special (Live) (1:00)

8:00 p.m. NBCSN NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Award Show (3:00)

SPIKE Bellator MMA (2:15)

8:30 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Cle. at N.O. New Orleans, La. (Live) (2:30)

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

FSN Basketball (0:30)

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

ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Ore. vs. UNLV Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (2:00)

10:30 p.m. FSN #VikingsConnected (0:30)

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

FSN WPT Poker Alpha8. Florida (1:00)

NBCSN NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Award Show (3:00)

SHOW A Season With Notre Dame Football (0:30)

11:30 p.m. SHOW Inside the NFL (1:00)

Saturday, Dec. 5

11:30 a.m. (7) KCCO NCAA Basketball Temple at Wisc. Madison, Wis. (Live) (2:30)

(9) KMSP (15) KVRR Fox College Hoops Tip-Off (Live) (0:30)

(11) KARE EPL Soccer (2:00)

FSN In-Depth Outdoors (0:30)

NBCSN NFL Turning Point (0:30)

Noon (9) KMSP (15) KVRR NCAA Basketball Syr. vs. Geo. (Live) (2:00)

FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)

2:30 p.m. (7) KCCO College Football Today (Live) (0:30)

(9) KMSP (15) KVRR UFC Embedded (0:30)

NBCSN NFL Turning Point (0:30)

3:00 p.m. (5) KSTP World of X Games (1:00)

(7) KCCO NCAA Football SEC Championship. Atlanta, Ga. (Live) (3:30)

NBCSN NCAA Basketball Ole Miss vs. Lowell (Live) (2:00)

3:30 p.m. FSN College Basketball Pregame (Live) (0:30)

4:00 p.m. (11) KARE Long Drive Championships (1:00)

FSN NCAA Basketball SD St. vs. S.D. San Diego, Calif. (Live) (2:00)

GOLF Golf Central (0:30)

4:15 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Women’s Jimmy V Classic. N.D. vs. Con. Storrs, Conn. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Buff. at Duke Durham, N.C. (Live) (2:00)

4:30 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Hero World Challenge. Bahamas (2:30)

5:00 p.m. NBCSN NCAA Hockey Lowell vs. N.D. (Live) (2:30)

6:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR College Football Pre-game (Live) (1:00)

FSN State of Hockey (0:30)

6:15 p.m. ESPN College Football Scoreboard (Live) (0:30)

ESPN2 College Basketball Live Scoreboard (Live) (0:15)

6:30 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Football MWC Championship. (Live) (3:00)

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

6:45 p.m. ESPN NCAA Football (Live) (3:00)

7:00 p.m. (5) KSTP Saturday Night Football Pre-game Show (Live) (0:07) (9) KMSP (15) KVRR NCAA Football Big Ten Championship. (Live) (3:30)

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

GOLF EPGA Golf Final Round Australian PGA Championship. Queensland, Australia (Live) (5:00)

FSN Bull Riding Championship. (1:00)

NBCSN Nitro Circus: Crazy Train (1:00)

TNT Inside the NBA (1:00)

11:30 p.m. ESPN2 30 for 30 (1:00)

Friday, Dec. 4

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

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

FSN NHL Hockey Tor. at Min. St. Paul, Minn. (2:00)

GOLF Golf Central Pre-game

FSN Rooster Tales (0:30)

GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Hero World Challenge. Bahamas (3:00)

NBCSN NFL Turning Point (0:30)

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

ESPN2 First Take Re-Take (0:30)

FSN Minnesota Traveler (0:30)

NBCSN Pro Football Talk (Live) (0:30)

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

ESPN2 Highly Questionable (0:30)

FSN UEFA Europa League Magazine (1:00)

NBCSN NFL Turning Point (0:30)

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

ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)

NBCSN NASCAR America (0:30)

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

FSN UEFA Champions League Magazine (0:30)

NBCSN NASCAR America (0:30)

6:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Brook. at N.Y. New York City, N.Y. (Live) (2:30)

ESPN2 College Football Countdown (Live) (1:00)

NBCSN USSA (Live) (1:30)

12:30 p.m. FSN Rooster Tales (0:30)

1:00 p.m. FSN PrepSpotlight.tv

Presents: The Yearbook 2015-16 (0:30)

1:30 p.m. (11) KARE PGA Golf Round 3 Hero World Challenge. Windermere, Fla. (2:30)

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

GOLF EPGA Golf Round 3 Nedbank Challenge. Sun City, South Africa (2:30)

NBCSN Lucas Oil Motorsport Hour

(1:00)

2:00 p.m. (5) KSTP College Football Countdown (Live) (1:00)

(7) KCCO CBS College Football Special (0:30)

(9) KMSP (15) KVRR UFC Embedded (0:30)

ESPN College Football Scoreboard

(Live) (0:15)

ESPN2 College Basketball Live Scoreboard (Live) (0:15)

2:15 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Arz. at Gonz. Spokane, Wash. (Live) (2:00)

ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Harv. vs. Kan. Lawrence, Kan. (Live) (2:00)

7:05 p.m. (5) KSTP NCAA Football (Live) (3:15)

8:00 p.m. SHOW Boxing Daniel Jacobs vs. Peter Quillin Showtime Championship. (Live) (2:30)

9:30 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Basketball Tex.A&M vs. Arz. St. Tempe, Ariz. (Live) (2:00)

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

9:45 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:15)

10:00 p.m. (29) WFTC Vikings Connected (0:30)

FSN Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron (0:30)

NBCSN Premier League Match of the Day (2:00)

10:20 p.m. (5) KSTP College Football Post-game Show (Live) (0:08)

10:30 p.m. FSN #VikingsConnected (0:30)

11:00 p.m. (23) WUCW Ring of Honor Wrestling (1:00)

ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)

Quest to be best: Cheftestants get set to compete

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By Cassie Dresch TV Media

nia to cook for some of the Golden State’s biggest stars.

Sunday, Nov. 29

3:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods

Andrew goes to one of the world’s culinary capitals, Paris, France.

4:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods

Andrew heads to Croatia, an Eastern European kingdom straight out of a storybook.

6:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods

Baja in Mexico where the people and food are outstanding.

4:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods

Andrew gets an intimate look at the food and the people that live in Madagascar.

Thursday, Dec. 3

Buckle

up, “Top Chef” fans, because the hit cooking competition is hitting the road. That’s right, Bravo is taking host Padma Lakshmi, head judge Tom Colicchio and 17 cheftestants on a six-city California road trip for lucky season No. 13. The new season gets underway with a special two-night event Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 2 and 3, on Bravo, before settling into its regular Thursday night timeslot.

There’s sure to be no shortage of exciting culinary challenges for the cheftestants this season, especially as they make stops around Califor-

In Palm Springs, the chefs must prepare a meal for supermodel Chrissy Teigen, whose husband is Grammy-, Golden Globe- and Oscarwinning singer John Legend. On a stop in Oakland, the chefs have to hope that their dish is “2 legit 2 quit” for Grammy-winning rapper MC Hammer. They also visit San Francisco, Santa Barbara, San Diego and Los Angeles this season.

Lakshmi, who has hosted the series since season 2, is back again with Colicchio, who has been head judge for every season. Also returning to the judges panel are veteran mainstays Gail Simmons, Richard

Blais and Emeril Lagasse. Over the course of the season, other famed culinary stars are slated to stop by, including Oprah Winfrey’s former chef Art Smith, James Beard Awardwinning chef Hugh Acheson and “The Taste” mentor Ludo Lefebvre.

The 17 cheftestants — who hail from all over the country — are no slouches when it comes to the culinary industry, and that’s a good thing, since the prize they’re playing for is the crème de la crème of prizes. Of course, they’re all vying for the ul-

timate title of Top Chef, but with it also comes $125,000 of cold, hard cash; a showcase at the trendy Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, Colorado; and a feature in Food & Wine Magazine.

“Top Chef” is back for a lucky 13th season, and it’s shaping up to be another good competition. See who shines and who crumbles like feta when the new season of “Top Chef” kicks off with a special twonight event Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 2 and 3, on Bravo.

Andrew enjoys cheese-steaks, shad cake, and turkey neck and pig liver in Philadelphia.

Monday, Nov. 30

7:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods

America Andrew hits one of our original colonies, Virginia, where plenty of surprises await.

8:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods

Andrew has pig snoots, sliced spleen, and BBQ woodchuck in Kansas City.

9:00 p.m. (5) KSTP The Great Holiday Baking Show (N)

TRAV Booze Traveler Andrew experiences daiquiris in a Jurassic park and tries pineapple homebrew.

11:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods

Andrew has pig snoots, sliced spleen, and BBQ woodchuck in Kansas City.

Tuesday, Dec. 1

7:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods

Andrew tries fresh bull testicle ceviche in a market in Guatemala.

8:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods

Andrew travels to multicultural hot spot Jerusalem, for tastes older than the city itself. (N)

9:00 p.m. TRAV Booze Traveler (N)

11:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods

Andrew travels to multicultural hot spot Jerusalem, for tastes older than the city itself.

Wednesday, Dec. 2

2:30 p.m. TRAV Man v. Food Travel to Charleston South Carolina to try oysters by the shovel and fried chicken.

3:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods

Andrew explores the peninsula of

1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.

Friday, Dec. 4

1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.

Saturday, Dec. 5

11:00 a.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods

Andrew travels to Amsterdam for unique reinventions of traditional Dutch recipes.

Noon (8) WDSE WDSE Cooks Fun loving cooks from all over the northland will be making their favorite hotdishes. (N)

1:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise

Today we are serving up down home comfort food that is good for the belly and soul.

2:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise

Looks at the many variations of the hot dog, including the Atlanta southern slaw dog.

2:30 p.m. (2) KTCA Jacques Pepin’s 80th Birthday Celebration

Honoring the legacy of world renowned chef Jacques Pepin.

3:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise In this episode, hamburgers are in the spotlight.

4:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise Check out the hunger-bustingest handheld feasts from coast to coast.

5:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise

America’s tastiest BBQ dishes include slow-smoked brisket and sauce dripping ribs.

Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Food Nov 29, 2015 to Dec 5, 2015

Gail Simmons, Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio as seen in “Top Chef”

Late Laughs

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Jimmy Fallon

I saw that Jay-Z and Beyoncé dressed as the characters from the Eddie Murphy movie “Coming to America.” In fact, their “Coming to America” costumes were so good, Donald Trump had them both deported.

It’s being reported that the Jets had their locker room swept for listening devices before their recent game against the New England Patriots. The Jets became suspicious when they noticed an unmarked van parked in the shower.

The Late Show: Stephen Colbert

“Thursday Night Football” will now be seen only on NFL network, and they’re kicking off with a heck of a matchup: The Cleveland Browns versus

the undefeated Cincinnati Bengals. It’s the battle of Ohio, so Governor John Kasich is going to have to bet a signature regional food item against himself.

Late Night With Seth Meyers: Seth Meyers

Bernie Sanders this weekend took his three grandchildren trick-ortreating in New Hampshire. Or as Fox News reported it: “Bernie Sanders Supports Handouts for the Unemployed.”

Videoreleases

Mistress America

Solution on page 10.

Lonely college freshman Tracy (Kirke) is finding that her experience living and studying in NYC is a far cry from the exciting, glamorous lifestyle she thought she’d be enjoying. A call placed to her soon-tobe stepsister, Brooke (Gerwig), soon changes that. The adventurous, outgoing resident of Times Square quickly draws Tracy out of her disappointment and ennui and takes her under her wing in a series

of dream-chasing, score-settling experiences and misadventures that more than answer to the Big Apple life Tracy had envisioned. Director:NoahBaumbach.Stars: GretaGerwig,LolaKirke,Michael Chernus,HeatherLind.2015.84 min.Comedy.

Greta Gerwig stars in “Mistress America”

Assisted Living That Works For You

Heritage House of Pequot Lakes is located in a quiet country setting on a 20 acre campus with five homes geared toward the special needs of our aging population. On this campus, we are privileged to see many types of wildlife from deer, who come to eat the apples off the trees, to eagles that soar above us. Each one of our houses on campus will strive to meet the needs from an independent individual to a completely dependent resident.

Community Services: Single level living

All male and female units

Paid utilities (telephone not included)

Heat & air-conditioning

Private & semi private rooms

Wireless internet provided Three home-cooked meals daily

Exercise program

Cable television included

Two nutritous snacks daily

Religious services on site

On site medical physician as needed

Activities 3 times daily

24 hour supervision & care

24 hour onsite RN/LPN nursing serviesMedication administration

Assistance with bathing & dressing

Mechanical lifts

Two person assists

Dining/activity area