Friday’s TV Highlights: ‘Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon’ on Showtime
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ROCK ON: The 2011 documentary “Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon” profiles the Tennessee band led by Caleb Followill, above, at 9:30 p.m. on Showtime.
SERIES
Doctor Who: BBC America kicks off a marathon of episodes from the long-running sci-fi drama’s latest season, interspersed with a series of new making-of specials (5 p.m.).
Fringe: Olivia (Anna Torv) has William Bell’s soul trapped inside her in this repeat of the trippy drama (9 p.m. Fox).
Paranormal Challenge: The abandoned and purportedly haunted Linda Vista Hospital in Boyle Heights is the next stop for this spooky series (11 p.m. Travel).
Heat Seekers: Spicy doughnuts and jalapeno mac ’n’ cheese are on the menu when this food-themed travelogue visits Charleston, S.C. (10 p.m. Food).
Torchwood: Miracle Day: Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) is confronted by a man he thought was dead on a new episode of the science-fiction series (10 p.m. Starz).
Haven: Audrey (Emily Rose) and Nathan (Lucas Bryant) investigate a drowning in this new episode (10 p.m. Syfy).
SPECIALS
Life After Dinosaurs: The rise of mammals and the eventual emergence of humans are charted in this new special (6 and 9 p.m. National Geographic).
MOVIES
Taxi Driver: Robert De Niro is one seriously disturbed NYC cabby in director Martin Scorsese’s gritty 1976 drama; Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Albert Brooks and Harvey Keitel also star (7:30 p.m. IFC).
Escape From Alcatraz: Clint Eastwood stars in this fact-based 1979 prison-break thriller directed by Don Siegel (9 p.m. CBS).
SPORTS
Preseason football: The Green Bay Packers play the Indianapolis Colts (5 p.m. CBS).
Baseball: The Angels visit the Rangers (5 p.m. FSN); the Cubs battle the Brewers (5 p.m. WGN America); and the Dodgers host the Rockies (7 p.m. FS Prime).