Friday, March 27, 2020

What's On Tonight (Saturday): There's a new Force of Danger in town

Danger Force (via Giphy)
Hello all you home-bodies. It is yet another quiet Saturday night with few scripted offerings. The lone premiere is the Henry Danger spinoff Danger Force. I know, I know. I pick Nickelodeon shows too often... this is the sixth time this season. But there aren't many options! In this new tween show, Henry Danger is gone, but Captain Man picks up a small team of young newbies to train. Elsewhere, the West Memphis Three case gets documentary treatment, Det. Murdoch concludes his season, Dylan goes to school, Will Robinson wakes up a princess, and gangster wives prove their worth. Would you like a jelly baby, here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, March 28!

STREAMING / EARLY PRIMETIME

The Boxtrolls ðŸŽ¥ (Disney XD, 7 p.m.): In this animated masterpiece from Laika, a young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator.✔️

Doctor Who ðŸ“º (Retro TV, 6 p.m.): After the horrors at Fang Rock ends, the Doctor, Leela, and the newbie robo K9 are faced with an intelligent virus intending to spread across the universe after finding a suitable spawning location on the moon Titan. Too much these days? It isn't a strong serial.

Murdoch Mysteries (Ovation, 7 p.m.): FINALE. Det. Murdoch suspects a colleague has ties to a murder, and Crabtree meets an intense fan. Later, closing the 13th season, Murdoch is certain someone close to Station House No. 4 is involved in an unexpected death.

Tour of Duty ðŸ“º (Heroes & Icons, 7 p.m.): Baker insists his fellow squad members follow him to an incoming helicopter. The incoming "VIP"" turns out to be Baker's twin brother.

FOR THE RECORDCold Justice (Oxygen, 6 p.m.); The DNA of Murder with Paul Holes (Oxygen, 7 p.m.); Hi Bye, Mama! (Netflix, 3 a.m.); Hyena (Netflix, 3 a.m.); J-Style Trip (Netflix, 3 a.m.)
The Boxtrolls (via Giphy)

🕗 EASTERN / 🕖 CENTRAL

⭐ Danger Force (Nickelodeon, 8 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. Captain Man has a new crew of superpowered sidekicks, Danger Force. When he tells them there's a crime drought in Swellview, the new heroes begin to suspect that Captain Man is fighting crime without them.✔️

Fatal Florida (Investigation Discovery, 8 p.m.): A three-episode airing about murders in Florida. Because... Florida.

The Forgotten West Memphis Three (Oxygen, 8 p.m.): SPECIAL. The first part of a two-part (and night) special reopens the case on the West Memphis Three, three teens convicted and sentenced for the brutal murder of three young boys in rural Arkansas in 1993. The case has been long-surrounded by controversy.✔️

The Kitchen ðŸŽ¥ (HBO, 8 p.m.): New York gangsters wives Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, and Elisabeth Moss continue to operate their husbands' rackets after they're locked up in prison in the 1970s.

A Mother Knows Worst ðŸŽ¥ (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): In this 180 of Father Knows Best... Six months after losing her newborn, a woman who wants to start a family becomes increasingly obsessed with a glamorous mother and her baby girl.

Trolls 🎥 (NBC, 8 p.m.): Before the sequel arrives on-demand later next month, check out the original of this overly-juvenile, but not completely terrible pop song-infused animated flick.

Young Dylan (Nickelodeon, 8:30 p.m.): On his first day at school, Dylan starts a classroom protest over having to wear uniforms. Going to school... those were the days...

FOR THE RECORDDr. Oakley, Yukon Vet (Animal Planet); Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (TLC)

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Just My Type ðŸŽ¥ (Hallmark Channel, 9 p.m.): A woman judges the men in her life by what fonts and typefaces they prefer. Comic Sans? Brush Script? Papyrus? Arial? GTFO! Will she find that person who loves Frutiger or Futura? (This probably isn't at all correct.)

FOR THE RECORDAncient Aliens (History); Cake Boss (Discovery Family); The Incredible Dr. Pol (Nat Geo Wild, finale); Love Goals (OWN); Say Yes to the Dress England (TLC); The Substitute (Nickelodeon, finale); These Woods Are Haunted (Travel Channel)

🕙 EASTERN / 🕘 CENTRAL


Being (BET Her, 10 p.m.): Yandy Smith is profiled.✔️

The Sonny and Cher Show ðŸ“º (getTV, 10 p.m.): Sherman Hemsley and Andy Griffith!

FOR THE RECORD48 Hours (CBS); Critter Fixers: Country Vets (Nat Geo Wild); Haunted Hospitals (Travel Channel); Nate and Jeremiah: Save My House (HGTV); The Unxplained (History)
Yandy Smith, Love & Hip Hop: New York (via Giphy)

🕚 EASTERN / 🕙 CENTRAL

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 📺 (getTV, 11 p.m.): Gather round all you talent scouts. It's the Bee Gees, Arthur Godfrey, and Moms Mabley. That ain't no jive talkin'.

The Big Valley ðŸ“º (Decades, 11 p.m.): A weekend binge with the Barkleys! A retired Civil War era Union general is tried for war crimes by ex-Confederates at the Barkley ranch while the family is held captive. Nick! Heath! Jarrod! There's a fire in the barn!✔️

Hill Street Blues ðŸ“º (Heroes & Icons, 11 p.m.): Reports of heavy bum infestation on the Hill prompts Renko and Hill to take pity on one poor soul who might provide some answers. In the meantime, Belker risks double jeopardy when he tries to sort out which Rabinowitz twin brother filched a pair of diamonds.

My Hero Academia (Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.): Class 1-A needs to decide what they want to do for the school festival. Midoriya and Togata pay Eri a visit at the hospital.
The Big Valley (via Giphy)

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Black Clover (Adult Swim, 1:30 a.m.): Vanessa heads up a group of Black Bulls trapped in a fatal dream world. Meanwhile, Sally runs some quick tests, and Henry vows to save his friends.

Demon Slayer (Adult Swim, 12:30 a.m.): Following the battle, Nezuko and Tanjiro get taken to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters. The fate of the siblings is discussed as the Hashira meeting with the Corps leader takes place.

Food Wars! (Adult Swim, 1 a.m.): Soma begins a stint at a busy family restaurant to get real-life experience.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (Adult Swim, 2 a.m.): The team travels to the island of San Giorgio Maggiore to deliver Trish.✔️

Lost in Space ðŸ“º (MeTV, 1 a.m.): The Robinson men discover an underground civilization while exploring the planet. Will wakes a sleeping princess who wants him to remain and rule with her.

Naruto: Shippuden (Adult Swim, 2:30 a.m.): Naruto and his team are assigned a mission to identify and hunt down the perpetrator of the Tonika Village massacre.

Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld (Adult Swim, midnight): The dark knights and the pugilists attempt to cross over Asuna's bottomless chasm, where the Human Empire Army waits. Critter makes an announcement about a limited-time beta test for a bizarre new VRMMO.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (via Giphy)

LATE-NIGHT TV

The Greg Gutfeld Show (Fox News, 10 p.m.): Tom Shillue, Mike Baker, Kat Timpf, and Johnny Joey Jones
SNL Vintage ðŸ“º (NBC, 10 p.m.): Adam Sandler and Shawn Mendes (4 May 2019)

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Note: All times are Eastern.
Key SourcesThe Futon Critic (outline); Zap2it (descriptions); TV Passport (throwbacks)
⭐: Top pick(s)
📺: Throwback
🎥: Movie
✔️: Midlevel video/gif

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