Best-bets for Nov. 3: Strong dramas from fact or fiction

1) “Dopesick,” any time, Hulu. As the sixth (of eight) episode begins, coal country has been shattered by OxyContin. An earnest doctor (Michael Keaton) has lost his license and is in rehab; his young patient (Kaitlyn Dever) is deeply addicted. Some federal officials in Virginia face resistance from the Purdue Pharma drug company and indifference from Department of Justice leaders. It’s s stunning episode, including great work from Keaton, Dever and (as an intense drug official, shown here) Rosario Dawson. Read more…

1) “Dopesick,” any time, Hulu. As the sixth (of eight) episode begins, coal country has been shattered by OxyContin. An earnest doctor (Michael Keaton) has lost his license and is in rehab; his young patient (Kaitlyn Dever) is deeply addicted. Some federal officials in Virginia face resistance from the Purdue Pharma drug company and indifference from Department of Justice leaders. It’s s stunning episode, including great work from Keaton, Dever and (as an intense drug official, shown here) Rosario Dawson.

2) “CSI: Vegas,” 10 p.m., CBS. This “CSI” reboot began with a crisis: Someone framed former lab tech Hodges; that could invalidate thousands of convictions. Now Grissom and Sidle have a suspect, in an intriguing story that will reach a turning point next week. As usual, there’s also a quicker case to solve: All of the people on a flight have been brutally killed … yet someone managed to escape with a fortune. Folsom (Matt Lauria) solves it, and even has a few warm moments.

3) “The Masked Singer,” 8 p.m., Fox. The World Series ended one day early, when the Atlanta Braves — with only baseball’s 12th-best record during the regular season — beat the Astros, four games to two. So “Masked Singer” is back, with a Thanksgiving theme and Group B performing; Joel McHale is a guest judge. “Alter Ego” follows at 9 p.m.

4) “The Conners,” 9 p.m., ABC. After floundering through much of her life, Becky is suddenly thriving in college. Her nephew Mark, however, is at a new school. His mom (Darlene) worries about him making friends; he turns to Ben for advice.

5) “Secrets of the Dead,” 10 p.m., PBS. This was a 10-year probe of a mystery that goes back 5,000 years: Yes, the Stonehenge monument is fascinating, but it offfers a separate mystery: The stones in the inner circle were apparently transported from a Welsh field, 130 miles away. A college prof struggles for years to prove that a structure was first built in Wales, then massively relocated.

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