Nick Park brings back his charming characters with the second full-length feature “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” (Netflix, streaming) that finds the stop-motion inventor and his dog adjusting to new “smart gnome” technology that gets hacked by their old foe Feathers McGraw, the malevolent penguin from 1993’s “The Wrong Trousers.” There’s a lot of chase scenes, but the expertise has advanced in the clay-modeling moves, even as the humor has stayed steady. It’s a whole lot of fun.
The creators of the glossy real estate reality shows “Selling Sunset” and “Selling the OC” move east with a similarly glossy look at ridiculously high end properties in Manhattan, “Selling the City” (Netflix, streaming). There’s no reason the sellers all have to look like models, but they do. And the real drama starts when they start sniping among themselves.
The oddball way to pair up hits Deutchland in “Love is Blind: Germany” (Netflix, streaming).
College football bowl games include North Texas vs. Texas State (ESPN, 4 p.m.) at the First Responder Bowl from Dallas, and Minnesota vs. Virginia Tech (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.) in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl from Charlotte.
One NFL family gets further exposure as the first late night sports and entertainment talk show “They Call it Late Night with Jason Kelce” (ESPN, 1 a.m.) premieres, hosted by the former Philadelphia Eagles center.
Convening The 119th Congress (CSPAN, noon) begins with the election of the House Speaker, which has turned out to be day-long circuses in recent years. Political junkies take note.
Speaking of which: It’s been a whirlwind few weeks for a congressman from Florida, who found himself nominated for Attorney General, only to be withdrawn in the face of a House Ethics Committee report citing 20 occasions that he had paid women for sex or drugs. Now he hosts “The Matt Gaetz Show” (OAN, 9 p.m.) on the relentlessly right wing channel.
A third season starts for the time-traveling family series “The Way Home” (Hallmark, 9 p.m.) with Andie McDowell and Chyler Leigh.
George has a secret to keep on “Lopez vs. Lopez” (NBC, 8:30 p.m.).
“Happy’s Place” (NBC, 8 p.m.) sees a showdown of dealing emcees at the tavern’s anniversary party.
The third annual Cedy Awards, named after host Cedric the Entertainer, are awarded to the best viral videos on “The Greatest @Home Videos” (CBS, 8 p.m.).
Life in Dallas before the pandemic is seen through the people who live and work there on a new film on “Independent Lens” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings).
“The Last Woodsmen” (Discovery, 10:11 p.m.) prepares for fire season.
Two crew members get into a fight on “Gold Rush” (Discovery, 8 p.m.).
“Belle Collective” (OWN, 8 p.m.) has its reunion.
Missiles manned by pigeons and other unconventional weapons are surveyed on “The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd” (History, 9 p.m.).
“Mysteries Unearthed with Danny Trejo” (History, 10 p.m.) looks at ancient religious texts buried in Egypt.
An underling in the fashion industry is a suspect when her boss turns up dead on the new made-for-TV thriller “Dressed to Kill” (Lifetime Movie Network, 8 p.m.).
On a new “Outlander” (Starz, 8 p.m.), the American Revolution reaches the Battle of Monmouth.
Turner Classic Movies betins a month-long Friday night theme: “Was it all a dream?” with “Spellbound” (8 p.m.), “The Manchurian Candidate” (10 p.m.), “Nightmare” (12:15 a.m.), “Murder, My Sweet” (2 a.m.) and “Stranger on the Third Floor” (3:45 a.m.).
During the day are films of Marion Davies, born this day in 1897, with “Five and Ten” (6 a.m.), “The Bachelor Father” (7:30 a.m.), “Hearts Divided” (9:15 a.m.), “Blondie of the Follies” (10:45 a.m.), “Going Hollywood” (12:30 p.m.), “Ever Since Eve” (2 p.m.), “The Floradora Girl” (3:30 p.m.), “Beverly of Graustark” (5 p.m.) and “Cain and Mabel” (6:30 p.m.).
Basketball includes Knicks at Oklahoma City (NBA, 8 p.m.) and Atlanta at Lakers (NBA, 10:30 p.m.).
Hockey has Pittsburgh at Florida (NHL, 7 p.m.).
Men’s college football includes Akron at Bowling Green (CBS Sports, 6 p.m.), Wichita State at Temple (ESPN2, 7 p.m.), Iowa at Wisconsin (Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.), Michigan at Ohio State (Fox, 8 p.m.), Xavier at Georgetown (CBS Sports, 8 p.m.), Creighton at Marquette (Fox Sports 1, 9 p.m.), Saint Joseph’s at Saint Louis (ESPN2, 9 p.m.) and Nevada at New Mexico (Fox Sports 1, 11 p.m.).
Men’s college hockey has Denver at Maine (ESPNU, 6 p.m.).
Daytime Talk
Kelly Clarkson: Kaley Cuoco, Xolo Maridueña (rerun). Drew Barrymore: Keke Palmer, Andrew Rannells, Damons Hoffman, Pilar Valdes (rerun). Jennifer Hudson: Ken Jeong, Rita Ora, Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy (rerun). Tamron Hall: Brandi Sellers-Jackson, Jeanine Rogers, Mark MacDonald, Amanda Hines.
Late Talk
All reruns: Stephen Colbert: Kate McKinnon, Peter Sarsgaard. Jimmy Kimmel: Nikki Glaser, Nicholas Hoult, cast of “The Outsiders.” Jimmy Fallon: Richard Gere, Bowen Yang, Jin. Seth Meyers: Kerry Washington, Darren Criss, Helen J. Shen. Taylor Tomlinson: Langston Kerman, David Gborie, Megan Gailey.