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Music on TV this week: Brittany Howard; Bishop Briggs; Dolly Parton; Bloc Party; Pete Yorn

Brittany Howard performs on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' on ABC on Monday, Nov. 25, 2019.
Brittany Howard performs on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' on ABC on Monday, Nov. 25, 2019.Randy Holmes/ABC

by Luke Taylor

November 25, 2019

Artists heard on The Current are frequently featured on TV programs, and we've gathered the listings in one convenient place for you. We'll also post videos of performances as the week progresses.

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This week's schedule

The week begins with new programming ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Brittany Howard and Bishop Briggs appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC on Monday and Tuesday, respectively, while Bloc Party will perform on The Late Late Show with James Corden on CBS on Wednesday.

On Tuesday evening, NBC airs a music special, Dolly Parton: 50 Years at the Opry, starting at 8 p.m. Central.

Reruns dominate for the Thanksgiving weekend; most notable among them, Austin City Limits unearths a gem from its season 43: an hour of The Pretenders, originally aired Oct. 14, 2017.

Here's the complete rundown. Check your local listings for broadcast times (schedule subject to change).

Monday, November 25

Jason Aldean, Good Morning America (ABC)

Brittany Howard, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) | watch Brittany Howard in concert at the Palace Theatre, Sept. 19

Noah Cyrus and Leon Bridges, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC) | Leon Bridges in studio, 2018

Paradison Fontaine feat. Offset, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS)

Tuesday, November 26

Dolly Parton: 50 Years at the Opry, music special (NBC)

Bishop Briggs, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) | in studio at The Current, 2016

John Pardi, Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)

Wednesday, November 27

Jon Batiste and youth poet Laureate Amanda Gorman, CBS This Morning (CBS)

JP Saxe feat. Julia Michaels, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)

Old Dominon, Jimmy Kimmel Live!; note: rerun from Nov. 12 (ABC)

Bloc Party, The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS) | in studio at The Current, 2012

Jeff Goldblum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)

Thursday, November 28 - Thanksgiving

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, live coverage (NBC and CBS)

The Teskey Brothers, Jimmy Kimmel Live!; note: rerun from Nov. 17 (ABC)

Jason Aldean, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)

Cherry Glazerr and Reggie Watts, The Late Late Show with James Corden; note: rerun from Sept. 25 (CBS) | in studio at The Current, March 11

Friday, November 29

NCT 127, Today (NBC)

Garth Brooks; Brad Paisley, Good Morning America (ABC)

Garth Brooks, Jimmy Kimmel Live!; note: rerun from Nov. 20 (ABC)

Billy Ray Cyrus, The Late Late Show with James Corden; note: rerun from May 22 (CBS)

Saturday, November 30

Pete Yorn, CBS This Morning Saturday Sessions (CBS) | in studio at The Current, Nov. 23

Camila Cabello, Saturday Night Live (NBC); note: rerun from Oct. 12

The Pretenders, Austin City Limits; note: rerun from Oct. 14, 2017 (PBS) | The Pretenders at Xcel Energy Center, recap and photos, December 2016


Watch again: See last week's highlights.

Today - NBC
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - NBC
Late Night with Seth Meyers - NBC
A Little Late with Lilly Singh - NBC
Saturday Night Live - NBC

Jimmy Kimmel Live! - ABC
The View - ABC
Good Morning America - ABC

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - CBS
The Late Late Show with James Corden - CBS
The Talk - CBS
CBS This Morning - CBS
CBS Sunday Morning - CBS

Independent Lens - PBS
Austin City Limits - PBS

Watch What Happens Live - Bravo
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah - Comedy Central
Busy Tonight - E!
Conan - TBS

The Ellen DeGeneres Show - network varies; check local listings
The Real - network varies; check your local listings
Live with Kelly and Ryan - network varies; check your local listings
The Wendy Williams Show - network varies; check your local listings

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