November 2022

Great Performances 8 p.m., 12 a.m. on KPTS It only seems like Josh Groban has been around forever.

The 96th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade 9 a.m. on KSNW Warm up the big screen TV and get yourself a cold drink because the world-famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade will once again delight New York City spectators and a national television audience with its signature mix of giant character balloons, fantastic floats, marching bands, performance groups, celebrities, clowns and the oneand- only Santa Claus.

7 p.m. on KSNW On the eve of the famed Thanksgiving Day parade, viewers get a behind-the-scenes look at the incredible stories behind the floats, balloons, performances and bands on their journey to the streets of New York.

American Masters 8 p.m., 12 a.m. on KPTS This new documentary film examines the remarkable story of Indigenous artist Buffy Sainte-Marie as she rises to prominence in New York’s Greenwich Village folk music scene in the 1960s and blazes a ground-breaking path as an Oscar-winning singer-songwriter (for the song “Up Where We Belong” from “An Officer and a Gentleman”), social activist, educator and artist in the new episode “Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On.”

All American: Homecoming 8 p.m. on KSCW Marcus (Cory Hardrict) tasks Damon (Peyton Alex Smith) and JR (Sylvester Powell) with hosting a potential top baseball recruit, but unexpected tension between the two messes things up. Meanwhile, Simone’s (Geffri Maya) interest in joining a sorority grows because she’s still not getting the sisterhood bond she craves from the tennis team. Nate (Rhoyle Ivy King) puts a more inclusive spin on an annual Black History Month event that not everyone is thrilled about in the new episode “Free Your Mind.”

2022 American Music Awards 7 p.m. on KAKE It’s hard to believe but it’s been 50 years since the legendary Dick Clark created the first American Music Awards show making it one of the longest continually broadcast award shows.