What to Watch on Friday: ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ on stage
Great Performances: Driving Miss Daisy (9:30 p.m., UNC-TV) – Alfred Uhry’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play performed by Angela Lansbury as Miss Daisy and James Earl Jones as Hoke. Boyd Gaines reprises his role as Boolie.
Also on tonight . . .
Killjoys (9 p.m., Syfy) – An easy salvage job takes an insidious turn. When something takes control of the ship, the Killjoys must confront their own dark secrets.
Treasure Quest: Snake Island (10 p.m., Discovery) – In this new series, treasure hunters search for a fortune on Brazil’s Snake Island. Tonight’s first episode indicates problems with the team and with the equipment could derail the expedition.
Burgers, Brew & ’Que (10:30 p.m., Food) – In the premiere of a new series about – you guessed it – burgers, beer and barbecue, Bobby Flay makes a surprise guest appearance at a barbecue joint in New York with a one-of-a-kind brontosaurus beef rib. In Nashville, a look at “hot chicken.” Hosted by Michael Symon.
This story was originally published July 17, 2015 at 2:00 AM with the headline "What to Watch on Friday: ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ on stage."