Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (via Giphy) |
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Overhaulin' (MotorTrend.com, 3 a.m.): PREMIERE. It lives again! This show about auto designer Chip Foose and his ace mechanics and designers turning mediocre autos into custom cars for deserving folks debuted on TLC back in 2004 and ran for five seasons. It returned on Discovery's Velocity channel for three seasons beginning in 2012. After a four years away, the show returns still under Discovery's umbrella (MotorTrend is a rebranded Velocity) and premieres online.✔️
EARLY PRIMETIME
Doctor Who πΊ (Retro TV, 6 p.m.): In the serial, set on the planet Inter Minor, the alien time traveller the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and his travelling companion Jo Grant (Katy Manning) are trapped inside a miniscope, a device used by the showman Vorg (Leslie Dwyer) to shrink life forms and put them on display for entertainment.
FOR THE RECORD: The DNA of Murder with Paul Holes (Oxygen, 7 p.m.)
π EASTERN / π CENTRAL
Christmas in Louisiana π₯π (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): When Jana Kramer returns home to celebrate the anniversary of the town's Sugarcane Christmas Festival, she rediscovers the magic of the season. Romance soars with Percy Daggs III.
Christmas Under the Stars π₯π (Hallmark Channel, 9 p.m.): Guy loses his high finance job right before Christmas. He takes a gig at a tree lot. Meets girl and her son. You know where this is going.
Crikey! It's the Irwins (Animal Planet, 8 p.m.): Bindi swims alongside whale sharks, assisting with research efforts on the world's largest and least understood fish. Robert works to save an echidna that's trapped under a fridge. Terri joins a close-up exam on a grizzly.
Henry Danger (Nickelodeon, 8 p.m.): Captain Man and Kid Danger guard Swellview's newest attraction, the EnvyGram Wall.. and then Captain Man destroys it.
Little π₯ (HBO, 8 p.m.): In this comedy with performers that deserved a better script, mean boss Regina King is transformed into her younger self, Marsai Martin. Her assistant, Issa Rae has to manage the change in appearance.✔️
My Sister's Deadly Secret π₯ (Lifetime Movie Network, 8 p.m.): When Sharon finally tracks down her estranged sister, Raven, she's elated to be back together until she begins to suspect that Raven isn't her sister at all. But then it's Christmas! Wait, wrong network.
Svengoolie: The Gorgon π₯ (MeTV, 8 p.m.): In the early twentieth century, a Gorgon takes human form and terrorizes a small European village by turning its citizens to stone. This average British horror pic stars Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.
FOR THE RECORD: America's Most Musical Family (Nickelodeon, 8:30 p.m.); Caribbean Life (HGTV); Real Life Nightmare (HLN); WOW: Women of Wrestling (AXS TV)
Little (via Giphy) |
π EASTERN / π CENTRAL
An Acceptable Loss π₯ (Showtime, 9 p.m.): Tika Sumpter teaches at a university but 4 years ago she was top aide to VP Rachel and was part of a total victory action. Rachel is now US president and worried about Libby keeping quiet. Libby also has a student spying on her.
All That (Nickelodeon, 9:30 p.m.): This week, it's the "All That Music Special" with BeyoncΓ© and Jay-Z hosting (the First Annual All That Music Video Award Show Presentation Program Special Show) and giving out awards to the best music videos of the year, and look back on the best musical moments of All That so far.
Batman πΊ (Decades, 9 p.m.): A weekend with the '60s Caped Crusader and Boy Wonder. In the second Joker story, a wave of senseless robberies by the Joker prove to be part of a plot against a visiting maharajah.
FOR THE RECORD: Dr. Oakley Yukon Vet (Nat Geo Wild); First Time Flippers (DIY); Ghost Adventures (Travel Channel, premiere); Live PD (A&E); Love & Marriage: Huntsville (OWN); Mexico Life (HGTV); New Japan Pro Wrestling (AXS TV); Pit Bulls & Parolees (Animal Planet)
π EASTERN / π CENTRAL
Highway to Hell (Investigation Discovery, 10 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. Truck driver Bob Nelson is on the verge of completing his final cross-country ride and returning home to celebrate his 25th wedding anniversary. When he fails to show, police discover his abandoned truck and a crime scene that raises questions.
⭐ Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Nicktoons, 10:30 p.m.): FINALE. Season one wraps up with "Insane in the Mama Train" and "End Game," the latter of which has nothing to do with the MCU. With the dark armor nearly complete, the Turtles decide to get serious and embrace their ninja heritage. I tried to embrace this show, but the animation and storytelling was not my cup of tea.✔️
FOR THE RECORD: Amanda to the Rescue (Animal Planet); Destination Fear (Travel Channel); House Hunters Renovation (HGTV); Island Life (HGTV); The Lost Corvettes (FYI); Ready to Love (OWN)
π EASTERN / π CENTRAL
My Hero Academia (Adult Swim, 11 p.m.): Overhaul proposes an alliance with Shigaraki. Izuku gets help from Togata.✔️
One-Punch Man (Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.): As the Super Fight tournament gets underway, with Suiryu and Lightning Max facing off in the first bout. Genos must leave to tackle a monster invasion in City C.
One-Punch Man (Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.): As the Super Fight tournament gets underway, with Suiryu and Lightning Max facing off in the first bout. Genos must leave to tackle a monster invasion in City C.
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Black Clover (Adult Swim, 2 a.m.): Back into the early days of the relationship between elf and humans.
Demon Slayer (Adult Swim, 1:30 a.m.): Tanjiro heads out for his first assignment, helping a town where girls have been vanishing nightly.
Dr. Stone (Adult Swim, midnight): Senku joins in the Grand Bout in order to win alcohol to produce the antibiotic. Magma's henchman kidnaps Suika.
Fire Force (Adult Swim, 12:30 a.m.): Yu learns to forge unbreakable items from Vulcan and learns something about Vulcan in the process. Company 8 rallies to defend Vulcan when a threat emerges.
Food Wars! (Adult Swim, 1 a.m.): The lists for the Autumn Elections are out. Soma seeks out a former colleague of his father's.
The Invaders πΊ (MeTV, midnight): Vincent goes to see a doctor when he discovers an unconscious alien, but the invaders try to stop an X-ray from happening. Guest stars include Sally Kellerman and Ed Begley.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (Adult Swim, 2:30 a.m.): Polpo's Stand, Shadow Sabbath, attacks as the lighter is relit but Giorno faces it alongside Koichi.
Lost in Space πΊ (MeTV, 1 a.m.): Talking-head aliens capture Dr. Smith with the plan to replace their burnt out computer with his brain. Smith bargains with them, and they attempt to use Will's brain instead. Danger, Will Robinson!!
Lupin the Third Part 5 (Adult Swim, 3:30 a.m.): Lupin and the gang race to the island headquarters of Shake Hands to rescue a kidnapped Fujiko.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (via Giphy) |
LATE-NIGHT TV
Austin City Limits (PBS, 11 p.m.): Kane Brown and Colter Wall
The Greg Gutfeld Show (Fox News, 10 p.m.): Rob Long, Johnny Joey Jones, Kat Timpf, and Tyrus
Johnny Carson πΊ (Antenna TV, 10 p.m.): Bob Speca, Joan Rivers, and Truman Capote (20 May 1975)
Saturday Night Live (NBC, 11:29 p.m.): Harry Styles (live-thread page)
SNL Vintage πΊ (NBC, 10 p.m.): Jerry Seinfeld and David Bowie (2 Oct 1999)
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Note: All times are Eastern.
Key Sources: The Futon Critic (outline); Zap2it (descriptions); TV Passport (throwbacks)⭐: Top pick(s)
πΊ: Throwback
π₯: Movie
π: Holiday-themed program
✔️: Midlevel video/gif included
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