This week’s 5 best bets for what to watch
Colbert special
Need a dose of laughter on election night? Check out the special “Stephen Colbert’s Live Election Night Democracy’s Series Finale: Who’s Going to Clean Up This Sh*t?” (11 p.m. Tuesday, Showtime).
‘SNL Election Special’
Before you head to the polls, “Saturday Night Live” will rerun some of its recent political sketches in “The 2016 SNL Election Special” (10 p.m. Monday, NBC).
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‘Martha & Snoop’
Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg will invite celebrity friends to indulge in cocktails and cooking each week in the new series “Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party” (10 p.m. Monday, VH1).
‘The Crown’
“The Crown: Season 1” (Friday, Netflix) follows the early reign of Queen Elizabeth II (Claire Foy), including her wedding to Philip Mountbatten (Matt Smith).
‘The Night Manager’
A luxury hotel manager (Tom Hiddleston) is recruited to investigate an arms dealer (Hugh Laurie) in the six-part miniseries “The Night Manager” (Saturday, Amazon), based on the John le Carre novel.