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Best tube bets this weekend

The top draws on broadcast and cable and in sports

By Louisa Ada Seltzer

November 2, 2012

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FRIDAY

Best bet on broadcast: ABC, "Malibu Country," 8:30 p.m. Series premiere. New comedy starring country singer Reba McEntire.

Best bet on cable: Disney Channel, "Jessie," 8:30 p.m. Emma becomes friends with a transfer student on her first day of high school.

Top sporting event: ESPN, "NBA Basketball," 8 p.m. The defending NBA champion Miami Heat take on the Knicks in New York.

SATURDAY

Best bet on broadcast: NBC, "Saturday Night Live," 11:30 p.m. Should be an entertaining pre-election episode with comedian Louis C.K. hosting, with musical guest Fun.

Best bet on cable: Lifetime, "The Eleventh Victim," 8 p.m. An assistant district attorney-turned-therapist searches for a serial killer who is murdering her clients.

Top sporting event: CBS, "College Football," 8 p.m. National championship implications as No. 5 LSU hosts No. 1 Alabama.

SUNDAY

Best bet on broadcast: Fox, "The X Factor," 8 p.m. The finalists are revealed in a special Sunday edition.

Best bet on cable: Bravo, "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," 9 p.m. Season premiere. Former Miss USA winner Kenya Moore and NFL wife Porsha Stewart join the cast.

Top sporting event: NBC, "Sunday Night Football," 8:20 p.m. Good NFC matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and the league's only remaining undefeated team, the Atlanta Falcons.

A look at this week's top TV draws
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Time	Network	Program	Description
8 p.m.	CBS	"Undercover Boss" (R)	Season premiere. First up this season is the CEO of Modell's Sporting Goods.
8:30 p.m.	ABC	"Malibu Country" (C)	Series premiere. Reba McEntire stars as the ex-wife of a country star who tries to get her own singing career going.
9 p.m.	NBC	"Grimm" (D)	A murder case could be connected to a Grimm.
9 p.m.	Fox	"Fringe" (D)	One of the team members makes a startling choice amid devastating events.
10 p.m.	TLC	"Brides of Beverly Hills" (R)	Season premiere. Hulk Hogan's ex, Linda Hogan, is featured.
10:30 p.m.	ESPN	"NBA Basketball" (S)	Battle of Los Angeles between the Lakers and Clippers.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3
Time	Network	Program	Description
7 p.m.	Fox	"College Football" (S)	High-flying Oregon takes on USC in Los Angeles.
8 p.m.	NBC	"Horse Racing" (S)	Live coverage of the 29th Breeders' Cup.
8 p.m.	CBS	"College Football" (S)	A rematch of last year's national championship game between Alabama and LSU.
9 p.m.	Hallmark Channel	"Christmas Song" (M)	Yes, it's a new Christmas movie airing before Election Day.
9 p.m.	Discovery Channel	"Plane Crash" (N)	Behind the scenes of a planned remotely controlled plane crash, staged in an effort to improve airline safety.
11:30 p.m.	NBC	"Saturday Night Live" (C)	Comedian Louis C.K. hosts, with musical guest Fun.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4
Time	Network	Program	Description
8 p.m.	Fox	"The X Factor" (R)	The wildcard round continues on a special night.
8:20 p.m.	NBC	"Sunday Night Football" (S)	The Cowboys face the Falcons in Atlanta.
9 p.m.	AMC	"The Walking Dead" (D)	The group gets separated, throwing lives into danger.
9 p.m.	Lifetime	"Left to Die" (M)	An American woman is put in an Ecuadorean prison after being falsely accused of drug trafficking.
9 p.m.	Bravo	"Real Housewives of Atlanta" (R)	The Atlanta edition of the franchise kicks off its fifth season.
10 p.m.	WE	"Bridezillas" (R)	Season finale. Former "Bad Girls Club" cast member Natalie Nunn gets married.
A = awards show or special, C = comedy, D = drama, DD = daytime drama, G = game show, K = kids, M = movie, N = news/documentary, R = reality, S = sports, T = talk/variety show.