TV picks for Nov. 21: 'Checked Inn,' 'Chicago Med,' Jim Carrey

November 20, 2017 at 7:58PM
Jim Carey in "Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton" on Netflix.
Jim Carrey channels Andy Kaufman in the Netflix documentary “Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Room service

Monique Greenwood gave up her job as editor-in-chief of Essence Magazine to dedicate herself to running B&Bs. Find out what makes her getaways so enticing in the new reality series "Checked Inn," with a celebrity guest list that includes Peabo Bryson.

9 p.m., OWN

Is there an (Asian) doctor in the house?

"Chicago Med" has more in common with "ER" than its setting. Like that popular series, Dick Wolf's stab at a medical drama lacks a significant number of Asian-American doctors, who are prevalent in most major emergency rooms. The Season 3 premiere is captivating enough, especially when Oliver Platt is around. If only he was sharing the screen with more diverse faces.

9 p.m., KARE, Ch. 11

Moon raker

Jim Carrey's approach to the role of Andy Kaufman in Milos Forman's "Man on the Moon" has become even more legendary than the film itself, which explains the interest in "Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond," a behind-the-scenes documentary directed by Chris Smith ("American Movie"). One will still have to wait for a film that explores the actor's methods in channeling Ace Ventura.

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