October 29 – November 4: Crave Weekly Streaming Overview

Crave continues to deliver weekly alerts highlighting new and noteworthy programming and scheduling changes for the week ahead.   Highlights This Week  

• As the world’s medical research community grapples with the current COVID-19 pandemic, a timely new documentary from SHOWTIME explores the nascent biohacking movement and the unconventional scientists and researchers developing alternative medicines to prolong human life and eradicate incurable viruses and diseases. CITIZEN BIO, which premieres Friday, Oct. 30 at 9 p.m. ET, hails from Canadian filmmakers Trish Dolman (Canada in a Day) and Graeme Manson (ORPHAN BLACK), and follows the stories of four of America’s most notorious biohackers and their relationships with Aaron Traywick, a self-proclaimed biohacker whose life took a tragic turn when he was mysteriously found dead at the age of 28. Following his death, theories began floating around about whether it was linked to the potential ground-breaking treatments he was developing, treatments that could have the power to disrupt the highly regulated pharmaceutical market.

 

• The first five episodes of HULU’s eight-part anthology series, MONSTERLAND, join Crave on Saturday, Oct. 31. Based on a collection of stories from Nathan Ballingrud’s North American Lake Monsters, this haunting series is driven by tales of encounters with gothic beasts including mermaids, fallen angels, and werewolves. Broken people are driven to desperate acts in an attempt to repair their lives, ultimately learning there is a thin line between man and beast.

 

• Emmy^® and Peabody^® Award-winning late-night host Stephen Colbert presents SHOWTIME’s live election night special, STEPHEN COLBERT’S ELECTION NIGHT 2020: DEMOCRACY’S LAST STAND: BUILDING BACK AMERICA GREAT AGAIN BETTER 2020. Premiering live on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 11 p.m. ET and on demand the following morning, the one-hour special will feature the celebrated host of THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT reacting in real-time to election results as the state-by-state returns come in. Guests will include American radio presenter and author, Charlamagne Tha God, and hosts Alex Wagner, John Heilemann, and Mark McKinnon of SHOWTIME’s THE CIRCUS.

  What Critics Are Saying about HBO’s THE UNDOING   “a supremely gripping marriage thriller” “Grant and Nicole Kidman bring an upscale gloss to a potboiler that is endlessly entertaining even though it includes a bludgeoned murder victim. […] Once again, Kidman brings sympathy and understanding to this smart woman with questionable judgement, who now faces the question: how well do you know the people you love? […] Sure, it has themes of class and privilege, but THE UNDOING is really as weightless and as delightful as the soap bubbles that float across the screen in the opening credits.” – Caryn James, BBC   “A seriously upmarket, nicely made whodunit” “[…] prestige popcorn entertainment […] terrifically loaded with twists.” – John Doyle, The Globe and Mail   “In ‘THE UNDOING,’ Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant Anchor a Gilded, Toxic Murder Mystery” “The new HBO limited series is, to no one’s surprise, ably acted and handsomely made. […] When Kidman’s character Grace gets overwhelmed, we see flashes of the horrors running through her head […]. In these unsettling moments, when Grace acts as an unreliable narrator in the increasingly bizarre story of her own life, “THE UNDOING” is extremely effective as a psychological thriller.” – Caroline Framke, Variety   Crave Audience Metrics   Crave continues to have Canadians covered, delivering the best movies, TV series, and original hits all in one place. STAR TREK DISCOVERY holds the top spot for the second week in a row, followed by LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER at #2. HBO’s new limited series, THE UNDOING debuts at #3, and Sacha Baron Cohen’s WHO IS AMERICA? joins the list at #8.  Here are the Top 10 most-watched programs on Crave for the week of October 21 – 27:  

1. STAR TREK DISCOVERY
2. LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER
3. THE UNDOING
4. SOUTH PARK
5. SEINFELD
6. THE VOW
7. GAME OF THRONES
8. WHO IS AMERICA?
9. THE BIG BANG THEORY
10. GRETEL AND HANSEL

  What to Watch for the Week of October 29 – November 4 *All Programming Subject to Change  

• Based on the writings of Bruce Lee, HBO’s action-packed crime series WARRIOR continues Friday, Oct. 30 at 10 p.m. ET. In the fifth episode, a guilty Mai Ling (Dianne Doan) tries to make things right with Ah Sahm (Andrew Koji), who’s more intent than ever on seeking revenge. Penny (Joanna Vanderham) finds her business in trouble and learns that Ah Sahm has been using her. Leary (Dean Jagger) gets a warning and offers one of his own. Ah Toy (Olivia Cheng) pays an emotional visit to Nellie’s (Miranda Raison) Sonoma winery. Bill (Kieran Bew) and Chao (Hoon Lee) put their plot against the Fung Hai into action.

 

• A new episode of HBO’s six-part docu-comedy, HOW TO…WITH JOHN WILSON, drops Friday, Oct.  30 at 11 p.m. ET. In the second episode, John Wilson offers a unique history of New York’s hideous yet sprawling network of overhead “protection,” otherwise known as scaffolding – and contemplates what it might take to reduce its nearly 300-mile eyesore presently overtaking the city.

 

• HBO’s thrilling limited series from BIG LITTLE LIES creator David E. Kelley and Emmy^®, Academy Award^®, and Golden Globe^®-winning director Susanne Bier (Bird Box), THE UNDOING, continues Sunday, Nov. 1 at 9 p.m. ET. In the second episode, after seeking refuge at her father’s house, Grace (Nicole Kidman) finds herself on the receiving end of detectives’ probing questions.

 

• STARZ’s investigative docuseries, SEDUCED: INSIDE THE NXIVM CULT, continues Sunday, Nov. 1. In the third episode, India is subjected to forced starvation, sleep deprivation, emotional abuse, physical punishments, separation from family, repeated sexual assault, and being branded without anesthesia.

 

• SHOWTIME’s limited series THE GOOD LORD BIRD continues Sunday, Nov. 1 at 9 p.m. ET. In the fifth episode, Onion and new recruit John Cook head to Harper’s Ferry to prepare for the arrival of John Brown and his army. However, Onion quickly struggles to perform his mission of recruiting more African-American soldiers from the area when Cook’s reckless behavior threatens their exposure to suspicious neighbors. After several weeks of waiting, Brown, his army, and his daughter Annie finally arrive, creating a new distraction for Onion: true love.

 

• WE ARE WHO WE ARE, HBO’s stunning coming-of-age series from Call Me by Your Name director Luca Guadagnino comes to an end Monday, Nov. 2 at 10 p.m. ET. In the finale, Caitlin and Fraser sneak off to catch a concert in Bologna. Along the way, Fraser finally feels comfortable admitting a shocking secret.

 

• All-new episodes this week include; DESUS & MERO (Thursday, Oct. 29 at 11 p.m. ET); HOW TO…WITH JOHN WILSON (Friday, Oct. 30 at 11 p.m. ET); STAR TREK: DISCOVERY (Friday, Oct. 30 at 9 p.m. ET); REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER (Friday, Oct. 30, live at 11 p.m. ET, on-demand the following morning); WARRIOR (Friday, Oct. 30 at 10 p.m. ET); THE UNDOING (Sunday, Nov. 1 at 9 p.m. ET); THE SPANISH PRINCESS (Sun. Nov. 1); SEDUCED: INSIDE THE NXIVM CULT (Sunday, Nov.1); THE CIRCUS (Sunday, Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. ET); OUR CARTOON PRESIDENT (Sunday, Nov. 1 at 8:30 p.m. ET); THE GOOD LORD BIRD (Sunday, Nov. 1 at 9 p.m. ET); THE COMEDY STORE (Sunday, Nov. 1 at 10 p.m. ET); LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER (Sunday, Nov. 1, live at 11 p.m. ET, on-demand the following morning); DESUS & MERO (Sunday, Nov.1 at 11 p.m. ET); WE ARE WHO WE ARE (Monday, Nov. 2 at 10 p.m. ET)

  Complete listings for the week of October 29 – November 4 *All Programming Subject to Change HBO WARRIOR, Season 2, Episode 5 (October 30 at 10 p.m. ET) HOW TO…WITH JOHN WILSON, Season 1, Episode 2 (October 30 at 11 p.m. ET) REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER, Season 18, Episode 32 (October 30, live at 11 p.m. ET, on-demand the following morning) THE UNDOING, Season 1, Episode 2 (November 1 at 9 p.m. ET) LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER, Season 7, Episode 28 (November 1, live at 11 p.m. ET, on-demand the following morning) WE ARE WHO WE ARE, *Season Finale* Season 1, Episode 8 (November 2 at 10 p.m. ET) Movies BLACK CHRISTMAS (2019) (October 30) UNDERWATER (October 30) A VIEW TO A KILL (November 1) CASINO ROYALE (2006) (November 1) DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (November 1) DIE ANOTHER DAY (November 1) DR. NO (November 1) FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (November 1) FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (November 1) GOLDENEYE (November 1) GOLDFINGER (November 1) LICENSE TO KILL (November 1) LIVE AND LET DIE (November 1) MOONRAKER (November 1) NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN (November 1) OCTOPUSSY (November 1) ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE (November 1) QUANTUM OF SOLACE (November 1) SKYFALL (November 1) SPECTRE (November 1) THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS (November 1) THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN (November 1) THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (November 1) THE WORLD ID NOT ENOUGH (November 1) THUNDERBALL (November 1) TOMORROW NEVER DIES (November 1) YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (November 1) ASH (November 4) SHOWTIME DESUS & MERO, Season 2, Episode 60 (October 29 at 11 p.m. ET) CITIZEN BIO *Documentary* (October 30 at 9 p.m. ET) THE CIRCUS, Season 5, Episode 20 (November 1 at 8 p.m. ET) OUR CARTOON PRESIDENT, Season 3, Episode 17 (November 1 at 8:30 p.m. ET) THE GOOD LORD BIRD, Season 1, Episode 5 (November 1 at 9 p.m. ET) THE COMEDY STORE, Season 1, Episode 5 (November 1 at 10 p.m. ET) DESUS & MERO, Season 2, Episode 60 (November 1 at 11 p.m. ET) STEPHEN COLBERT’S ELECTION NIGHT 2020: DEMOCRACY’S LAST STAND: BUILDING BACK AMERICA GREAT AGAIN BETTER 2020 (November 3, live at 11:00 p.m. ET, on demand the next morning) STARZ PRIMARY COLOURS (November 1) SEDUCED: INSIDE THE NXIVM CULT, Season 1, Episode 3 (November 1) THE SPANISH PRINCESS PART 2, Season 2, Episode 4 (November 1) THE CANDIDATE (November 3) ENEMY (November 4) More Riveting TV to Watch ARE YOU THE ONE?, Season 6 – 8 (October 30) SCARY GODMOTHER (October 30) STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, Season 3, Episode 3 (October 30 at 9 p.m. ET) MONSTERLAND, Season 1, Episodes 1 – 5 (October 31) JANN, Season 2, Episode 7 (November 2 at 8 p.m. ET) THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, Season 24, Episode 26-30 (November 3) THE VOICE, Season 19, Episode 5 (November 3)