History of the Eagles (8pm, Showtime) - The final hour of a documentary by filmmaker Alex Gibney offering an inside look at the legacy of Eagles music.

Pastor Brown (8pm, Lifetime) - A wayward preacher's daughter returns home and accepts her dying father's wish to take over the leadership of his church, much to the dismay of the congregants who know about her sordid past as an exotic dancer. Stars Salli Richardson-Whitfield and Nicole Ari Parker. Adrienne has a review.

Oprah's Next Chapter (8pm, OWN) - Oprah Winfrey interviews pop superstar Beyonce.

Beyonce: Life is But a Dream (9pm, HBO) - A 90-minute profile of Beyonce, produced and directed by Beyonce, featuring concert footage and glimpses of Beyonce's personal life. Adrienne saw this one too.

Saturday Night Live (11:29pm, NBC) - Christoph Waltz is the host and the music guest is Alabama Shakes (pictured here). Do you like Alabama Shakes? See below.

Austin City Limits (Midnight, UNC-TV) - Bluesman Guy Clark Jr. performs selections from his 2012 album "Blak and Blu," and Alabama Shakes highlight material from its 2012 album "Boys & Girls."

Take away the private jets, the screaming throngs, the relationship with the Obamas, the rich rapper husband, the stage extravaganzas, the glam squad, the luxury vacations, and Beyonce and I are a pretty much living parallel lives.

We're both just sweet, simple hard-working, God-fearing gals trying to figure out and make our way through this crazy thing called life.

That's what I gleaned from "Beyonce: Life Is But a Dream" (9 p.m. Saturday, HBO), the about 30-minutes-too-long documentary produced, directed by and starring Bey. The superstar perfectionist wants us to witness a time of change and growth in her life, when she took the reigns of her career and truly became the independent woman of whom she often sings.

Bey starts her story by showing us the Houston home she grew up in. It's nothing like the Marcy Projects of hubby's Jay-Z's youth; it's pretty dang nice. She has memories of popsicles and sunshine and her dad. The dad part is important; the film, in part, is about growing up and sadly, it seems, away from her father. Seems poppa Matthew Knowles didn't take her firing him as her manager well, despite the fact that it was for loving reasons. She wanted him to just be her dad. Her longing for and sadness over that lost relationship is genuinely sad.

The film is a mix of concert footage, home videos (past and present) and Bey sharing her video diary; apparently when she has no one to talk to she talks into her computer. That seems to happen a lot.

We don't hear much from Jay-Z, although he and Bey seem to sing together fairly often, and it's clear she adores him. She's now on record for saying that Jay taught her how to be a woman. And an artist too.

And WE GET TO SEE BLUE IVY'S FACE! Or at least what she looked like during the early months of her first year. She's cute.

"Life Is But A Dream" was conceived, I believe, as our most personal look at Beyonce ever, but I think you'll leave where you started. Unless you didn't know that sometimes Beyonce might be sad, or confused or that money doesn't eliminate all your problems (raise your hand if you'd rather be rich with problems versus poor with problems), you won't leave really knowing anything about her. What do she and Jay talk about? Is there a part of the world she'd like to visit? If she wasn't a performer,w what would she have done? What's her worst fear? Her favorite color? What was all that Destiny Child's stuff really about? I can't tell if Beyonce is so practiced at the art of seeming to reveal without actually revealing that she thinks revealing she's human is revelatory, if she really thinks we don't think she is human and so this fairly superficial stuff is illuminating or if this is as interesting and introspective as she gets.

Overall, like many diaries, "Life Is But A Dream" is full of the kind of stuff that seems profound to the teller, but not to you, and maybe with time, not all that profound to the teller. It's awfully sincere though, and Beyonce, even when she gets a little tough with the help (when she's putting together the show) seems kind and delightfully grateful for the special life she's getting to live.

I don't happen to think it's a bad thing to imagine that there's something spectacularly different about those who live these extraordinary lives versus the rest of us. I get that Beyonce is human, but I don't mind thinking she's superhuman too; that it's not just her voice, hard work and luck that separates us. When you're broke, there's something comforting about believing money could solve all your problems, that stars of stage and screen aren't like us. For Beyonce "Life Is But A Dream" means life is a dream come true. As a fan, I just like dreaming of a life like hers.

If you happen to be around painter Beverly McIver when her cell phone rings, you'll get a nice little treat. Her ringtone is the song "At Last" -- and even though it's Beyonce's cover rather than Etta James' definitive 1961 version, it's a fitting sentiment for McIver these days. After a lifetime of struggle, things are finally falling into place for her art and her career, with an upcoming show at the NC Museum of Art and an acclaimed documentary film about her life airing on HBO later this year.

She's our Tar Heel of the Week, and you can read all about that here.

Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (8pm, CBS ABC) - Charlie is the hapless host and Snoopy is in the kitchen dishing up ice cream, popcorn and toast for Thanksgiving. Included is a bonus cartoon, "This Is America, Charlie Brown: The Mayflower Voyagers," which finds the gang aboard the Mayflower in 1620.

CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute (8pm, CNN) - Anderson Cooper hosts the fourth annual salute to everyday people for their work improving the world. Bon Jovi, Sugarland, and John Legend with Common and Melanie Fiona perform. Presenters include Jessica Alba, Halle Berry, LL Cool J, Kid Rock, Demi Moore, Marisa Tomei, Keifer Sutherland, Aaron Eckhart, Gerard Butler, and Renee Zellweger. The 33 rescued Chilean miners and five of their rescuers are also recognized. Read more here, and view a photogallery of images from the ceremony.

Taylor Swift: Speak Now (8pm, NBC) - A behind-the-scenes look at Taylor Swift's travels from New York to Los Angeles, which include recording sessions, a video shoot, run-ins with paparazzi, and autograph signings. Swift also performs at unusual venues along the way. More info here.

NBC's People of the Year (9pm, NBC) - Matt Lauer spotlights notable people of 2010, including Chilean miner rescuer Brandon Fisher. Also featured: NBA player Lebron James, Manhattan mosque developer Sharif El-Gamal, pop singer Justin Timberlake, and others.

Beyonce's I Am ... World Tour (10pm, ABC) - A look at performances, production, costumes, choreography, and backstage and offstage moments from Beyonce's world tour in support of her CD "I Am ... Sasha Fierce." Included: appearances by Kanye West and Jay-Z, and footage from Croatia, Africa, China, Australia, and Abu Dhabi.

If you're in the mood for a little musical entertainment tonight as you wallow in your carb-induced stupor, ABC has two big concert shows for you.

"Beyoncé...I Am Yours" (9pm) is a show from the Las Vegas portion of this summer's tour, and features unseen footage from the singer's life. The Vegas show was different from the rest of the tour, with Beyoncé saying she wanted to make that experience even more special for fans. 

"Paul McCartney: Good Evening New York City" is McCartney's July 2009 concert from Shea Stadium in Queens. The Beatles originally played Shea Stadium in 1965 and McCartney returned there for a hugely popular encore this summer (Shea is now Citi Field). The full concert is available on dvd and cd, and this show is an edited version. 10pm.  

One of the consequences of Michael Jackson's death is that his family has regained the spotlight, and like a lot of us, Michael has some crazy folk in his family.

Which brings us to LaToya Jackson.

But before we go there, last night's Video Music Awards on MTV opened with a tribute to the King of Pop, with Janet Jackson. (Kanye West: rude jerk. Beyonce: class act.)

Maybe you don't have tickets to Saturday's Soul Picnic or maybe you like to shake your groove thing privately.

Fear not.

Tune in to TV One on Sunday at 8 pm for "TV One Night Only: Live From the Essence Music Festival."

It's a two-hour sampling of performances from the 15th annual New Orleans gathering.

The lineup: Beyonce, En Vogue, Ne-Yo, Jazmine Sullivan, Salt N Pepa, John Legend, Charlie Wilson, the Rev. Al Green, Teena Marie, Anita Baker, Robin Thicke.

Timing turned the BET awards 2009 into the first televised tribute to the life and music of Michael Jackson.

And it was officially sanctioned -- father Joe Jackson was in the audience (with, naturally, Al Sharpton) and a brief, onstage, appearance by Janet Jackson. Clad in all-white, she teared up as she reminded the audience that while MJ was an icon to them, to the Jacksons he was family.

I'm just thankful that Beyonce had the good sense to keep her jewelry box firmly shut tonight. I don't think we could have handled much more from this look.

Would it have been more bearable as a straight gown rather than a mermaid shape?

Without the big print?

Maybe just in all black?