Neal Justin's TV picks for Nov. 26: Ryan Saunders, 'Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season,' 'Mike Birbiglia: The New One'

November 25, 2019 at 6:23PM
Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Ryan Saunders. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez@startribune.com – Minneapolis, MN – October 27, 2019, Target Center, NBA, Basketball, Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Miami Heat
Timberwolves coach Ryan Saunders is in the HBO spotlight. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Like father, like son

The reason "Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel" has such a long winning streak has a lot to do with its willingness to set aside the stats and get to the heart of its subject matter. Expect that approach to be front and center when correspondent Andrea Kremer sits down with Timberwolves coach Ryan Saunders to discuss the challenge of living up to the legacy left by his late father, Flip Saunders.

8 p.m., HBO

Downhill racer

"Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season" hits the slopes with the Minnesota native during her inspirational, and emotionally wrenching, last races. But directors Steve and Todd Jones make time for home movies that show her learning the sport at Burnsville's Buck Hill with plenty of tough love from her first instructor, Erich Sailer. The documentary doesn't shirk from dealing with Vonn's sometimes troubled relationship with her father, but it mostly maneuvers around her relationship with Tiger Woods.

9 p.m., HBO

Father fears

Mike Birbiglia will never be nominated for Father of the Year, but in his comedy special, "Mike Birbiglia: The New One," he proves that he's a strong contender for the title of America's most sensational storyteller, openly sharing his reluctance, if not outright fear, over becoming a parent. If you didn't catch his live performance of this one-man show at the Ordway Center last month, you won't want to miss this TV version.

Now streaming on Netflix

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Lindsey Vonn arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Charlie's Angels" at the Regency Theater Westwood on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
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