Plan your week in entertainment

Plan your entertainment for the week with these highlights and pop-culture milestones.

MONDAY, 11/25

Wrap up a few fall favorites to make room for new shows on your DVR: The CW's Hart of Dixie and Beauty and the Beast end their fall seasons, and TNT's Major Crimes returns.

TUESDAY, 11/26

Read: Adriana Trigiani's heroine returns in the third book of her Valentine Roncalli series. In The Supreme Macaroni Company, the love and work lives of Valentine, a shoemaker at her family's business, Angelini Shoe Company, continue with new obstacles.

WEDNESDAY, 11/27

It's the start of the holiday season, which means festive films are hitting theaters. Out today: Black Nativity, a contemporary adaptation of Langston Hughes' celebrated play (stars Jacob Latimore, Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett and Jennifer Hudson).

THURSDAY, 11/28

Happy Thanksgiving! Take a break from stuffing yourself with turkey and all the trimmings to watch a holiday classic. The 40th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving airs at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.

FRIDAY, 11/29

Watch: Not in the mood to shop on this Black Friday? Catch Idris Elba as the famed South African president in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.