This weekend cheesesteaks and po’boys are on the line if you’re betting on football. The New Orleans Saints and the Philadelphia Eagles square up for the NFC wild card game, pitting not just teams, but cities with great cultural traditions, against each other. If you don’t have a dog in that race, then check out the latest of the Paranormal Activity movies or just check out a good book. Here’s the rest of the best of the weekend.
HOT ON TV:
All Times Eastern
Friday, January 3
Waist Deep
BET, 8 p.m.
Tyrese and Meagan Good are star-crossed lovers on the run
Saturday, January 4
Raising Whitley
OWN, 9 p.m.
Comedienne Kym Whitley is back for the new season of the reality show centered around her adopted son
NFL Football: Saints vs. Eagles
NBC, 8 p.m.
The NFC wild card game features the Who Dat Nation vs. The Bird Gang with both quarterbacks coming out of the same Texas high school
Sunday, January 5
READ IT:
The Truth Is In The Wine By Curtis Bunn
Former sportswriter tries his hand at fiction in the story of an estranged couple and both of their moms travel to wine country to effect a reconciliation
SEE IT:
Paranormal Activity: Marked Ones
The latest installment of the creepy horror series gets a Latino makeover and a thumbs up from critics
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IN CONCERT/EVENTS:
Friday, January 3
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Howard Theater
8 p.m.
Saturday, January 4
ATLANTA, GA
Atlanta Civic Center
8 p.m.
BILOXI, MS
Hard Rock Live
8 p.m.
Sunday, January 5
NEW YORK, N.Y.
Classic Soul and Motown Revue at Lucille’s (located inside BB King’s.)
B.B. King’s Blues Club Bar and Grill
7 and 9:30 p.m.