5 things you have to watch on TV this weekend
Connie Britton leads Dear Edward, Saturday Night Live welcomes Pedro Pascal, and more

Welcome to the weekend edition of What’s On. Here are the big things happening on TV from Friday, February 3, to Sunday, February 5. All times are Eastern. [Note: The weekly What’s On will publish on Sundays.]
1. Jason Katims presents another tearjerker with Dear Edward
Apple TV+, Friday, 12:01 a.m.: It’s a Friday Night Lights reunion! Sort of. Connie Britton leads Jason Katims’ emotional new drama, Dear Edward, starring opposite Colin O’Brien, Taylor Schilling, Amy Forsyth, and Maxwell Jenkins. The show follows a young boy named Edward Adler, who survives a plane crash that kills his entire family and everyone else on board. He has to go live with his aunt, while the loved ones of those who died form a support group to cope with this tragedy. Here’s an excerpt from The A.V. Club’s review:
It’s not so much that Katims populates his shows with a cast of characters who tug at our heartstrings in decidedly different ways; it’s that he does so in a way that embraces the plurality required to tap into the empathy so much of contemporary pop culture finds almost too gauche nowadays