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Dealing with loss
‘Ray Donovan’ tries to overcome tragedy with a shift to New York City
By Kenneth Andeel TV MediaSometimes a change of scenery is necessary to move forward and mend. Other times, however, if you bring enough pain with you, a change of scenery will not suffice. When season 6 of “Ray Donovan” commences on Sunday, Oct. 28, on Showtime, the characters in the series and the fans watching it will together begin to explore the question of how deeply new surroundings can help to surmount the trauma initiated at the conclusion of the show’s fifth season.
With five years in the books, “Ray Donovan” has had itself figured out for some time, devising and then settling into a recognizable narrative rhythm. The show’s mixture of family drama and seedy criminal intrigue follows Ray Donovan (Liev Schreiber, “The Manchurian Candidate,” 2004), a Boston native employed in Los Angeles as a “fixer” for a law firm. Ray’s job requires solving his clients’ emergencies in creative, frequently illegal ways. When it comes to executing solutions, there isn’t much that Ray deems unacceptable, and his tactics range from blackmail and threats to the actual instigation of mayhem and murder.
The character occupies the sort of unstable and uncomfortable territory that was trailblazed in recent years by such seminal television antiheroes as Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini, “The Sopra-
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nos”) or Walter White (Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”). The audience watches these characters struggle with their shaky moral codes, striving for self-improvement but consistently resorting to the performance of terrible deeds whenever challenged.
Five seasons worth of “Ray Donovan” have exposed Ray’s contradictory nature: he’s fluctuated between devoted family man and neglectful parent/inveterate adulterer; and alternated between clever, virtuous strategy and a retreat to brute violence. Complicated (and sometimes just plain bad) protagonists have become the norm in ambitious adult dramas, and “Ray Donovan” enthusiasts have grown accustomed to balancing admiration with condemnation when it comes to Schreiber’s titular antihero.
Ray’s family life has always been a central part of the series. The first major conflict of the show involved the release of Ray’s reprobate father, Mickey (Jon Voight, “National Treasure,” 2004), from prison and the uncertainty about how Mickey would reintegrate into the lives of his three sons — Ray, Terry (Eddie Marsan, “Miami Vice,” 2006) and Bunchy (Dash Mihok, “The Thin Red Line,” 1998) — and about how willing Mickey was to manipulate, abuse and betray them (the answer turned out to be “very”).
Ray’s wife, Abby (Paula Malcomson, “Deadwood”), has been another pillar of the show, and her
imperfect but devoted relationship with Ray, as well as her own struggles with personal demons, have offered a lot of drama. In the season 4 premiere, Abby was diagnosed with cancer, and to the ferocious dismay of many fans, her story permanently concluded in season 5 when she succumbed to the disease and Malcomson departed the show.
The season 5 finale set up an unresolved cliffhanger as Ray, reacting to the loss of his wife, took a plunge off of a 10-story building into New York’s East River, leaving fans to speculate whether it was some sort of dream sequence or a literal turn of events in the narrative.
Promotional material for season 6 reveals that Ray did indeed attempt suicide but was unsuccessful. Previews show Ray being rescued from his act of desperation by the timely intervention of an NYPD patrolman, Sean (Mac) McGrath (Domenick Lombardozzi, “The Wire”), who pulls Ray from the East River and engages the devastated man in an unexpected brawl to keep him from wading back in to his doom.
Ray’s fateful encounter with Mac and his new association with the sometimes corrupt fraternity of the New York Police Department will be a major part of season 6, and another accomplished character actor joins the cast to play a different police officer: Tony Curran (“Doctor Who”) will portray Sgt. Mikey (Rad) Radulovic and will offer another point of entry for
Ray as he becomes entangled within the culture and affairs of the NYPD.
Susan Sarandon (“Thelma & Louise,” 1991) reprises the role of studio exec and media mogul Samantha Winslow, who became a major client of Ray’s in season 5 and will continue to provide him with work this year. Winslow offers Ray some direction and distraction in the aftermath of his suicide attempt by retaining his services to extricate mayoral candidate Anita Novak, portrayed by series newcomer Lola Glaudini (“The Sopranos”), from a compromising sequence of events that involve harassment, assault and a dead body in need of disposal and coverup.
As Ray injects himself into the machinations of the NYC underbelly, family members from L.A. begin to trickle into the city, and the inevitable return of Mickey (who was sent to prison through Ray’s plotting during season 5) will spark some midseason fireworks as the seasoned crook looks to wreak vengeance once again upon his estranged scions.
The combination of the fresh New York setting, the absence of a major character in Abby, and the unresolved pain of the characters she left behind means season 6 of “Ray Donovan” represents a serious shakeup. Ray will have to make his way in a new town without the benefit of his dependable Los Angeles resources and connections, and the alliances he begins to form in NYC may turn out to have competing interests. Watch “Ray Donovan” conquer the Big Apple on Sunday, Oct. 28, on Showtime.
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The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon
A survey conducted by California Pizza Kitchen found that pizza is Americans’ favorite food. Not surprisingly, the study also found that America’s favorite state is California, and their favorite room is “kitchen.”
Southwest Airlines is holding a giant sale this week, offering some flights for $49. People asked, “What’s the catch?!” and Southwest said, “You have to fly Southwest.”
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Melania Trump was in Ghana today. As in, she’s never Ghana come back.
Late Night With Seth Meyers
According to a former Yale classmate, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh once set off a bar fight in college after confusing another patron for the lead singer of the band UB40. And if you have any idea who that is, you also be 40.
Ben & Jerry’s ice cream recently helped a New York man propose to his girlfriend in a grocery store by creating a special label reading “Marry Me Mint.” Which was a pretty big FU to all the recently dumped people perusing the ice cream aisle.
Sunday, Oct. 28
8:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 E:60 (1:00)
FSN Boondock Nation (0:30)
8:25 a.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer ARS at C. Pal. London, England (Live) (2:05)
8:30 a.m. FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF Golf Final Round WGC: HSBC Champions. Shanghai, China (5:00)
9:00 a.m. ESPN Sunday NFL Countdown (Live) (3:00)
ESPN2 Fantasy Football Now (Live) (3:00)
FSN Jason Mitchell Outdoors (0:30)
9:30 a.m. FSN Vikings Game Plan
(0:30)
10:00 a.m. (9) KMSP FSN Vikings GameDay Live (Live) (1:00)
(15) KVRR (29) WFTC NFL Kickoff
(Live) (1:00)
(23) WUCW The Meatsauce and Monty Show (0:30)
10:30 a.m. NBCSN Premier League
Mornings (Live) (0:30)
11:00 a.m. (7) KCCO The NFL Today (Live) (1:00)
(9) KMSP (15) KVRR Fox NFL Sunday (Live) (1:00)
(11) KARE EPL Soccer Evert. at MUN Manchester, England (Live) (2:00)
FSN Focused (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Monster Energy Cup Series Qualifying First Data 500. Martinsville, Va. (1:00)
11:30 a.m. FSN In the Spotlight (0:30) Noon (7) KCCO NFL Football N.Y. J at Chi. Chicago, Ill. (Live) (4:00)
(9) KMSP NFL Football (Live) (3:00)
(15) KVRR NFL Football Sea. at Det. Detroit, Mich. (Live) (3:00)
ESPN Serie A Soccer SMP at MIL Milan, Italy (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 CFL Football Tor. at Mtl. Montreal, Que. (Live) (3:00)
FSN NCAA Volleyball Pit. vs. Duke (Live) (2:00)
NBCSN NASCAR America (Live) (1:00)
12:30 p.m. (5) KSTP World of X Games (1:00)
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE Premier League Goal Zone (Live) (1:00)
NBCSN Countdown to Green (Live) (0:30)
1:30 p.m. (5) KSTP F1 Auto Racing Mexican Grand Prix. Mexico City, Mexico (Live) (2:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Final Round Sanderson Farms Championship. Jackson, Miss. (Live) (3:00)
NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Monster Energy Cup Series First Data 500. Martinsville, Va. (Live) (4:00)
2:00 p.m. (11) KARE Premier League Download (1:00)
ESPN Championship Drive (Live) (0:30)
FSN UFC Unleashed (1:00) 2:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Final (1:00)
3:00 p.m. (9) KMSP NFL Football (Live) (3:30)
(11) KARE ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Skate Canada. Laval, Que. (Live) (2:00)
(15) KVRR NFL Football G.B. at L.A. Los Angeles, Calif. (Live) (3:30)
ESPN2 Drone Racing League (1:00)
FSN Loons Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
3:30 p.m. ESPN 30 for 30 (0:30)
FSN MLS Soccer MIN at Clb Columbus, Ohio (Live) (2:00)
4:00 p.m. (7) KCCO CBS Sports Spectacular (1:00)
ESPN Baseball Tonight (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 Drone Racing League (1:00)
4:30 p.m. GOLF CHAMPS Golf Final Round QQQ Championship. Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Live) (2:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Championship Drive (0:30)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 30 for 30 (0:30)
FSN Loons Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR Monster Energy Post-race (Live) (0:30)
6:00 p.m. (11) KARE Football Night in America (Live) (1:20)
ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Baseball Tonight (Live) (1:00)
FSN Champions Tennis QQQ Series Legends. Winston-Salem, N.C. (2:00)
NBCSN NASCAR Victory Lap (Live) (1:00)
6:30 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR The OT (0:30)
7:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR MLB Baseball Game 5 World Series. (Live) (3:00)
ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Kickboxing Glory 60. Lyon, France (2:00)
GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
NBCSN Proving Grounds (0:30)
7:20 p.m. (11) KARE NFL Football N.O. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (3:10)
7:30 p.m. NBCSN Drive on NBC Sports (0:30)
8:00 p.m. ESPN Poker World Series. (1:00)
FSN WPT Poker Tournament of Champions. (1:00)
GOLF LPGA Golf Final Round Taiwan Championship. Taoyuan, Taiwan (3:00)
9:00 p.m. ESPN Poker World Series. (1:00)
ESPN2 Basketball: A Love Story (2:00)
FSN UFC Main Event (1:00)
9:30 p.m. (23) WUCW Whitetail Properties (0:30)
10:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Sled Head 24/7 (0:30)
NBCSN Wrestling Greco-Roman Final United World Championship. Budapest, Hungary (2:00)
10:30 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:30)
FSN Boondock Nation (0:30)
11:00 p.m. (9) KMSP NFL Game Day Prime (1:00)
ESPN SportsCenter With Scott Van Pelt (1:00)
ESPN2 F1 Auto Racing Mexican Grand Prix. Mexico City, Mexico (2:30)
FSN WPT Poker Tournament of Champions. (1:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Sanderson Farms Championship. Jackson, Miss. (3:00)
11:30 p.m. (5) KSTP In Depth With Graham Bensinger (0:30)
(15) KVRR NFL Game Day Prime (1:00)
Monday, Oct. 29
8:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Loons Live Post-game (0:30)
GOLF Golf Final Round WGC: HSBC Champions. Shanghai, China (5:00)
NBCSN The Dan Patrick Show (Live) (3:00)
8:30 a.m. FSN Boondock Nation (0:30)
9:00 a.m. ESPN First Take (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 Get Up! (2:00)
FSN DFL Soccer M’Glad. at Frei. Freiburg, Germany (2:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:30)
GOLF NCAA Golf Individual Championship East Lake Cup. Atlanta, Ga. (Live) (3:00)
NBCSN Premier League Live (Live) (0:55)
2:30 p.m. ESPN2 College Football Live (Live) (0:30)
2:55 p.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer MCI at TOT London, England (Live) (2:05)
3:00 p.m. ESPN High Noon (0:30)
ESPN2 Intentional Talk (Live) (1:00)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)
ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)
FSN Vikings Huddle (0:30)
GOLF The Skill Code (0:30)
7:00 p.m. ESPN Monday Night Kickoff (Live) (0:15)
ESPN2 NFL esta noche (Live) (0:15)
FSN NBA Basketball L.A. L. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (2:30)
GOLF Driven (1:00)
NBCSN Super High Roller Bowl (1:00)
USA WWE Monday Night Raw (3:05)
7:15 p.m. ESPN NFL Football N.E. at Buf. Buffalo, N.Y. (Live) (3:00)
ESPN2 NFL Fútbol Americano N.E. at Buf. Buffalo, N.Y. (Live) (3:00)
8:00 p.m. GOLF The Legend of East Lake (1:00)
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11:30 p.m. ESPN NFL PrimeTime (1:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter With Scott Van Pelt (1:00)
Tuesday, Oct. 30
8:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Wild Live Post-game (0:30)
GOLF CHAMPS Golf Final Round QQQ Championship. Thousand Oaks, Calif. (2:30)
NBCSN The Dan Patrick Show (Live) (3:00)
8:30 a.m. FSN Becoming Wild (0:30)
9:00 a.m. ESPN First Take (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 Get Up! (2:00)
FSN DFL Soccer B. Muni. at Mai. Mainz, Germany (2:00)
10:30 a.m. GOLF NCAA Golf Final Round Sanderson Farms Championship. Jackson, Miss. (2:30)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
FSN NBA Basketball L.A. L. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
NBCSN Bass 2 Billfish (0:30)
11:30 a.m. NBCSN Into the Blue (0:30) Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)
ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN Saltwater Experience (0:30)
12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:30)
NBCSN Fishing With Roland Martin (0:30)
1:00 p.m. ESPN2 Jalen & Jacoby (1:00)
FSN NHL Hockey Min. at Van. Vancouver, B.C. (2:00)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (1:00)
NBCSN Sweetwater (0:30)
1:30 p.m. NBCSN A Fishing Story (0:30)
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2:00 p.m. ESPN NBA: The Jump (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 NFL Live (1:30)
GOLF NCAA Golf Match Play Semifinal East Lake Cup. Atlanta, Ga. (Live) (3:00)
NBCSN Seasons on the Fly (0:30)
2:30 p.m. NBCSN My Classic Car (0:30)
3:00 p.m. ESPN High Noon (0:30)
FSN NBA Basketball L.A. L. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
ESPN2 College Football Live (0:30)
NBCSN Glory Road (0:30)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
FSN MLS Soccer MIN at Clb Columbus, Ohio (2:00)
NBCSN Proving Grounds (0:30)
11:30 a.m. (9) KAWE Yoga in Practice (0:30)
NBCSN Drive on NBC Sports (0:30) Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)
NBCSN Match of the Week (2:00)
12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL PrimeTime (Live) (1:00)
1:00 p.m. ESPN2 Jalen & Jacoby (1:00)
FSN NCAA Football (3:00)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (1:00)
1:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:30)
2:00 p.m. ESPN2 NBA: The Jump (Live) (0:30)
4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
FSN #VikingsConnected (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN Monday Night Countdown (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN WPT Poker Tournament of Champions. (1:00)
GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
NBCSN Premier League Goal Zone (Live) (0:30)
5:30 p.m. NBCSN Men in Blazers (Live) (0:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF Best Lessons Ever (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR America (Live) (1:00)
6:30 p.m. FSN Wolves Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN Poker Masters. (1:00)
9:00 p.m. GOLF NCAA Golf Individual Championship East Lake Cup. Atlanta, Ga. (3:00)
NBCSN Poker Masters. (1:00)
9:30 p.m. FSN Wolves Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
10:00 p.m. FSN Wolves Weekly (0:30)
NBCSN Super High Roller Bowl (1:00)
10:15 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter With Scott Van Pelt (1:15)
ESPN2 College Football Live (0:30)
10:30 p.m. FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)
10:45 p.m. ESPN2 College Football Final (0:45)
11:00 p.m. FSN UFC Countdown (1:00)
NBCSN Super High Roller Bowl (1:00)
4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)
ESPN2 Baseball Tonight (Live) (1:00)
NBCSN NASCAR America (Live) (1:00)
4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)
FSN Wolves Weekly (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
NBCSN Tractor Pulling Lucas Oil Pro League Wheatland, Mo. (1:00)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
FSN Boondock Nation (0:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN CFP Rankings Show (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 Baseball Tonight (Live) (0:30)
FSN Focused (0:30)
GOLF School of Golf (0:30)
Sports this week
NBCSN NHL Live! (Live) (1:00)
6:30 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR MLB Pre-game Show (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (0:30)
FSN #VikingsConnected (0:30)
GOLF Golf Channel Academy (0:30)
7:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR MLB Baseball Game 6 World Series. (Live) (3:00)
ESPN Basketball: A Love Story (2:00)
ESPN2 NCAA Football (Live) (3:00)
FSN Becoming Wild (0:30)
GOLF Driver vs. Driver (1:00)
NBCSN NHL Hockey V.G.K. at Nash. Nashville, Tenn. (Live) (2:45)
USA WWE Super Smackdown (2:00)
7:30 p.m. FSN Wild Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
8:00 p.m. FSN NHL Hockey Min. at Edm. Edmonton, Alta. (Live) (2:30)
GOLF Driver vs. Driver (1:00)
SHOW Inside the NFL (1:00)
9:00 p.m. ESPN Basketball: A Love Story (2:00)
GOLF NCAA Golf Match Play Semifinal East Lake Cup. Atlanta, Ga. (3:00)
9:30 p.m. HBO Boxing Daniel Jacobs vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko HBO After Dark. (2:45)
9:45 p.m. NBCSN NHL Overtime (Live) (0:45)
Wednesday, Oct. 31
8:30 a.m. FSN Becoming Wild (0:30)
9:00 a.m. ESPN First Take (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 Get Up! (2:00)
FSN DFL Soccer Stutt. at Hoff. Sinsheim, Germany (2:00)
10:30 a.m. GOLF Golf Advisor Round Trip (0:30)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
FSN NHL Hockey Min. at Edm. Edmonton, Alta. (2:00)
GOLF The Legend of East Lake (1:00)
Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)
ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)
GOLF Inside the PGA Tour (0:30)
12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:30)
GOLF PGA TOUR Champions Learning Center (0:30)
1:00 p.m. ESPN2 Jalen & Jacoby (1:00)
FSN NBA Basketball L.A. L. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (1:00)
2:00 p.m. ESPN NBA: The Jump (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 NFL Live (1:30)
GOLF NCAA Golf Match Play Championship East Lake Cup. Atlanta, Ga. (Live) (3:00)
3:00 p.m. ESPN High Noon (Live) (0:30)
FSN NHL Hockey Min. at Edm. Edmonton, Alta. (2:00)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
FSN #VikingsConnected (0:30)
NBCSN Proving Grounds (0:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Countdown (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 Baseball Tonight (Live) (0:30)
FSN Focused (0:30)
GOLF PGA TOUR Champions Learning Center (0:30)
NBCSN Five Rings Films (1:30)
6:30 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR MLB Pre-game Show (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 NCAA Football Ball St. at Tol. Toledo, Ohio (Live) (3:00)
FSN Wolves Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
GOLF Inside the PGA Tour (0:30)
7:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR MLB Baseball Game 7 World Series. (Live) (3:00)
ESPN NBA Basketball Ind. at N.Y. New York City, N.Y. (Live) (2:30)
FSN NBA Basketball Utah at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (2:30)
GOLF Driver vs. Driver (1:00)
HBO Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (1:00)
7:30 p.m. NBCSN 1968: The Legacy of the Mexico City Olympics (2:00)
8:00 p.m. (29) WFTC The P.J. Fleck Show (0:30)
GOLF Driver vs. Driver (1:00)
9:00 p.m. GOLF NCAA Golf Match Play Championship East Lake Cup. Atlanta, Ga. (3:00)
9:30 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball S.A. at Pho. Phoenix, Ariz. (Live) (2:25)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:30)
Thursday, Nov. 1
8:30 a.m. FSN Wolves Weekly (0:30)
9:00 a.m. ESPN First Take (Live) (2:00)
FSN DFL Soccer Sch. at Leip. Leipzig, Germany (2:00)
GOLF Morning Drive
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
FSN NBA Basketball Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
Noon (9) KAWE Classical Stretch: By Essentrics (0:30)
ESPN Outside the Lines (Live)
12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:30)
1:00 p.m. ESPN2 Jalen & Jacoby (1:00)
FSN NCAA Volleyball Women’s Min. vs. Wis. (1:30)
NBCSN NHL Hockey Wpg. vs. Fla. Helsinki, Finland (Live) (2:30)
1:30 p.m. GOLF Driver vs. Driver (1:00)
2:00 p.m. ESPN NBA: The Jump (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)
2:30 p.m. FSN NCAA Football Ind. at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (3:00)
3:00 p.m. ESPN High Noon (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 Intentional Talk (Live) (1:00)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 1 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (3:00)
NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)
4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)
ESPN2 College Football Live (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR America (Live) (0:30)
4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
ESPN2 Highly Questionable (0:30)
NBCSN Dale Jr. Download (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR K&N Pro Series (1:00)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
FSN #VikingsConnected (0:30)
6:00 p.m. (9) KMSP Vikings Live (0:30)
ESPN College Football Countdown (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Rooster Tales (0:30)
NBCSN Betting the Breeders’ Cup (0:30)
6:30 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR NFL Pre-game Show (Live) (0:50)
ESPN NCAA Football Temple at C. Flo. Orlando, Fla. (Live) (3:00)
FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)
Friday, Nov. 2
8:00 a.m. ESPN2 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)
9:00 a.m. ESPN First Take (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 Get Up! (2:00)
FSN Champions Tennis QQQ Series Legends. New Haven, Conn. (2:00)
GOLF Morning Drive (Live) (2:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 First Take (2:00)
FSN NBA Basketball Utah at Min. Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
GOLF LPGA Golf Round 1 Japan Classic. Shiga, Japan (4:00)
NBCSN FEI Equestrian World Cup Show Jumping Washington, D.C. (1:00)
Noon (9) KAWE Sit and Be Fit (0:30)
ESPN Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN Mecum Top 10 (0:30)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
FSN Three Wide Life (0:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Countdown (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 College Football Countdown (Live) (0:30)
FSN #VikingsConnected (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Monster Energy Cup Series Qualifying AAA Texas 500. Fort Worth, Texas (Live) (1:00)
6:30 p.m. ESPN2 NCAA Football Pit. at Vir. Charlottesville, Va. (Live) (3:00)
FSN NCAA Volleyball Women’s Min. vs. Wis. (1:30)
7:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Courtside (Live) (0:15)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Las Vegas, Nev. (3:00)
NBCSN Curling Night in America (2:00)
7:15 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Okl. at Was. Washington, D.C. (Live) (2:20)
8:00 p.m. FSN Pro Football Weekly (0:30)
8:30 p.m. (29) WFTC Vikings Connected (0:30)
FSN #VikingsConnected (0:30)
9:00 p.m. FSN Wolves Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
CNBC NASCAR Auto Racing Xfinity Series Qualifying O’Reilly Auto Parts 300. Fort Worth, Texas (Live) (1:00)
2:00 p.m. (5) KSTP ESPN ESPN2 College Football Scoreboard (Live) (0:30)
FSN NCAA Hockey Women’s Wis. vs. MNSU (Live) (2:30)
2:30 p.m. (5) KSTP (7) KCCO (9)
KMSP (15) KVRR ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Football (Live) (3:00)
(9) KAWE Prairie Sportsman (0:30)
(11) KARE Horse Racing Breeders’ Cup. Louisville, Ky. (Live) (3:00)
CNBC EPL Soccer (2:30)
NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Monster Energy Cup Series Final Practice AAA Texas 500. Fort Worth, Texas (Live) (0:30)
3:00 p.m. GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
3:30 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (3:00)
NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Xfinity Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300. Fort Worth, Texas (Live) (2:30)
5:30 p.m. (5) KSTP ESPN ESPN2 College Football Scoreboard (Live) (0:30)
FSN Vikings Huddle (0:30)
6:00 p.m. (5) KSTP College Football Scoreboard (Live) (0:30)
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7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Poker World Series. (1:00)
FSN NCAA Volleyball Women’s W. Ill. vs. N. Dak. (Live) (2:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 1 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Las Vegas, Nev. (3:00)
NBCSN FIG Gymnastics World Championship Women’s All-Around Doha, Qatar (2:00)
TNT NBA Basketball Mil. at Bos. Boston, Mass. (Live) (2:30)
7:20 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR NFL Football Oak. at S.F. Santa Clara, Calif. (Live) (3:10)
8:00 p.m. ESPN2 MLS Soccer (Live) (2:00)
9:00 p.m. FSN NCAA Volleyball Women’s Min. vs. Wis. (1:30)
NBCSN Betting the Breeders’ Cup (0:30)
9:30 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:30)
TNT NBA Basketball N.O. at Por. Portland, Ore. (Live) (2:30)
10:00 p.m. ESPN2 Drone Racing League (1:00)
GOLF LPGA Golf Round 1 Japan Classic. Shiga, Japan (Live) (3:00)
12:30 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live) (1:30)
NBCSN Betting the Breeders’ Cup (0:30)
1:00 p.m. ESPN2 Jalen & Jacoby (1:00)
FSN John Gillespie’s Waters & Woods (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Monster Energy Cup Series Practice AAA Texas 500. Fort Worth, Texas (Live) (1:00)
1:30 p.m. FSN Midwest Outdoors (0:30)
2:00 p.m. ESPN NBA: The Jump (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)
NBCSN Horse Racing Breeders’ Cup. Louisville, Ky. (Live) (4:00)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
FSN Rooster Tales (0:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Las Vegas, Nev. (Live) (3:00)
4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)
4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
ESPN2 Highly Questionable (0:30)
FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)
NBCSN FIG Gymnastics World Championship Apparatus Final Doha, Qatar (2:00)
9:30 p.m. (15) KVRR KVRR Sports Extra (0:30)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:30)
FSN NBA Basketball Min. at G.S. Oakland, Calif. (Live) (2:30)
9:35 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Min. at G.S. Oakland, Calif. (Live) (2:20)
10:00 p.m. GOLF LPGA Golf Round 2 Japan Classic. Shiga, Japan (Live) (3:00)
Saturday, Nov. 3
8:00 a.m. ESPN College GameDay (Live) (3:00)
9:30 a.m. FSN Midwest Outdoors (0:30)
NBCSN Premier League Mornings (Live) (0:25)
9:55 a.m. NBCSN EPL Soccer (Live) (2:05)
10:00 a.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
10:30 a.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR Fox College Football Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)
11:00 a.m. (5) KSTP (9) KMSP (15)
KVRR ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Football (Live) (3:00)
FSN NCAA Volleyball Women’s IPFW vs. N. Dak. (Live) (2:00)
GOLF LPGA Golf Round 2 Japan Classic. Shiga, Japan (4:00)
11:30 a.m. CNBC NASCAR Auto Racing Monster Energy Cup Series Practice Texas AAA Texas 500. Fort Worth, Texas (Live) (1:00)
Noon (11) KARE Premier League Goal Zone (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN Horse Racing Breeders’ Cup. Louisville, Ky. (Live) (2:30)
12:30 p.m. (7) KCCO DR1: Champions Series Wheatland, Mo. (1:00)
(11) KARE EPL Soccer Liverp’l at ARS London, England (Live) (2:00)
(9) KMSP (15) KVRR College Football Extra (0:30)
ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Football (Live) (3:00)
FSN Becoming Wild (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR Xfinity Series Postrace Show (Live) (0:30)
6:30 p.m. (5) KSTP Pre-game (Live) (0:07)
(9) KMSP (15) KVRR NCAA Football (Live) (3:30)
NBCSN NCAA Hockey Ohio St. at N.D. Notre Dame, Ind. (Live) (2:30)
6:35 p.m. (5) KSTP NCAA Football (Live) (3:15)
7:00 p.m. (7) KCCO NCAA Football Ala. at LSU Baton Rouge, La. (Live) (3:00)
FSN NHL Hockey Min. at St.L. St. Louis, Mo. (Live) (2:30)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Las Vegas, Nev. (3:00)
9:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 College Football Scoreboard (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN FIG Gymnastics World Championship Apparatus Final Doha, Qatar (2:00)
9:30 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 NCAA Football (Live) (3:00)
FSN Wild Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
9:50 p.m. (5) KSTP Ford Wrap-Up (Live) (0:08)
10:00 p.m. FSN Vikings Game Plan (0:30)
GOLF LPGA Golf Final Round Japan Classic. Shiga, Japan (Live) (3:00)
10:30 p.m. (15) KVRR Vikings Game Plan (0:30)
FSN #VikingsConnected (0:30)
11:00 p.m. (23) WUCW Ring of Honor Wrestling (1:00)
FSN The Fantasy Football Hour (1:00)
NBCSN Match of the Day (2:00)
Gingerbread houses invade Halloween in Food Network competition
By Andrew Warren TV MediaIt seems that gingerbread isn’t just for the holiday season anymore. Of course, the sweet and snappy treat can be enjoyed at any time of the year, but gingerbread houses with their elaborate decorations and cookies accented with royal icing really do scream “Christmas.”
Well, Food Network’s been challenging ginger-based norms all month with “Haunted Gingerbread Showdown,” which has been airing on Sunday evenings. Nine of the nation’s best gingerbread artists have spent the past three weeks tackling deviously difficult challenges, and it all comes to a head when the three top competitors finally face off in the com-
petition’s finale right before Halloween, on Sunday, Oct. 28.
Cookbook author and “SemiHomemade Cooking” host Sandra Lee oversees the spooky competition, which has been terrifyingly intense so far. Over the past three weeks, the competitors have been tasked with baking gingerbread creations to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the classic 1988 film “Beetlejuice,” putting together a delicious party that’s filled with gingerbread ghouls, ghosts and their spooky friends, and building a haunted theme park complete with spine-chilling rides and attractions. All made out of gingerbread, of course, with candy and icing adding color and detail to the creations.
For the three bakers who have made it to the finale, the challenge
that awaits them must be as terrifying as the other competitors. Some very special Halloween fans join judges Jamika Pessoa (“Food Network Star”) and Jason Smith (“Best Baker in America”) for their final baking task, in which Lee challenges the contestants to create the ultimate Halloweenthemed gingerbread house. At stake is $25,000 for the winner, not to mention the bragging rights
that come from beating such talented bakers.
Gingerbread houses are a classic Christmas treat, but there’s really no reason that buildings made out of sweet cookies can’t be enjoyed at other times of the year. After all, Halloween is all about sugary delights and incredible decorations, so join Sandra Lee in the conclusion of “Haunted Gingerbread Showdown,” airing Sunday, Oct. 28.
Sunday, Oct. 28
Noon (8) WDSE Around the Farm Table Inga explores the farm-to-table movement along the Lake Superior shore in Ashland.
1:00 p.m. (9) KAWE Lidia’s Kitchen
Monday, Oct. 29
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
Tuesday, Oct. 30
11:30 a.m. (9) KAWE Sara’s Weeknight Meals Sara makes a California roll, and cooks peppery vegetarian rice with Grace Young. (N)
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
Wednesday, Oct. 31
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
Thursday, Nov. 1
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
Friday, Nov. 2
12:30 p.m. (9) KAWE Food Over 50 Fish like salmon and mackerel are the best sources of omega-3 fatty acids.
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.
Saturday, Nov. 3
6:00 a.m. TRAV Food Paradise These Southern-inspired spots are crushing country cooking across the US.
7:00 a.m. TRAV Food Paradise Triplewide Cajun country pork chop stacked sky-high of piggy perfection.
7:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Taste of Malaysia
With Martin Yan The Peranakan community in Malaysia unites Chinese and Malay (Baba Nyonya) cultures.
8:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Simply Ming TRAV Food Paradise These restaurants prove that good food is even greater when it comes in a tasty package.
8:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Moveable Feast With Fine Cooking (N)
9:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Martha Bakes
A&E Food Quest The hosts take viewers on epicurean adventures like no others.
TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious
Destinations Andrew showcases the flavorful fusions of the island paradise of Mauritius.
9:30 a.m. (2) KTCA How to Cook Well
With Rory O’Connell Salad of coolea cheese with apple syrup and braised beef with oysters are served.
TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious
Destinations Andrew takes a culinary tour of the Dominican Republic; roast pig; fried dough pockets.
10:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Pati’s Mexican Table (N)
TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious
Destinations Andrew explores the
food of Boston, Massachusetts, including clam chowder.
10:30 a.m. (2) KTCA New Orleans Cooking With Kevin Belton Seafood Gumbo; Corn Maque Choux; Beignets.
TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations
11:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Jacques Pépin: More Fast Food My Way Jacques uses local blue cheese to make mini savoury cheesecakes on arugula.
11:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Lidia’s Kitchen (N) Noon (2) KTCA Sara’s Weeknight Meals Sara makes a California roll, and cooks peppery vegetarian rice with Grace Young. (N)
12:30 p.m. (2) KTCA America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated Host Julia Collin Davison shows Bridget Lancaster how to make a Korean rice bowl.
1:00 p.m. (2) KTCA Cook’s Country From America’s Test Kitchen Tennessee pulled turkey sandwiches and Eastern North Carolina fish stew are made. (N)
1:30 p.m. (2) KTCA Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Chicken couscous and chickpea and harissa soup are made. (N)
2:30 p.m. (8) WDSE Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Milk Street is a multimedia, instructional food preparation organization.
3:00 p.m. (8) WDSE America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated Kitchen experts offer cooking tips, techniques, product evaluations and demonstrations.
Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Food Oct 28, 2018 to Nov 3, 2018
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