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STREAMING / EARLY PRIMETIME
Doctor Who 📺 (Retro TV, 6 p.m.): The tyrant Queen Xanxia and the Captain use the hollow planet Zanak as a spaceship to plunder the planets' resources. One of those planets is Calufrax, the second segment of the powerful Key to Time.
Frankie Drake Mysteries (Ovation, 7 p.m.): A showgirl dies by falling off the rooftop of the Tip-top Club, so Frankie goes undercover as a hostess at a mermaid-themed nightclub.
Tour of Duty 📺 (Heroes & Icons, 7 p.m.): Goldman, Horn, Calhoun, and Pointer are returning to the base after spending two days in the rear. Their jeep hits a mine, wounding Calhoun and Pointer while Goldman is blinded when a fire extinguisher blows up in his face. Then a VC squad opens fire.
FOR THE RECORD: Accident, Suicide or Murder (Oxygen, 6 p.m.); J-Style Trip (Netflix, 3 a.m.); The King: Eternal Monarch (Netflix, 3 a.m.); Mark of a Killer (Oxygen, 7 p.m.); Rugal (Netflix, 3 a.m.)
🕗 EASTERN / 🕖 CENTRAL
All That (Nickelodeon, 8:30 p.m.): Coach Kreeton teaches pingpong... music video parody "Yummy"... the kids get trapped in a never-ending TikTok dance... Tammy TMI is interviewed on live television... a new way to get ready for the day.
⭐ Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 (several networks, 8 p.m.): Created by the XQ Institute, the LeBron James Family Foundation, and the Entertainment Industry Foundation and curated by LeBron James, this hour-long special will be "a joyful tribute to the high school class of 2020, with a collection of commencement addresses (including Barack Obama), celebrity performances and inspirational vignettes." Expect appearances by David Dobrik, Bad Bunny, H.E.R., Jonas Brothers, Bmike, Yara Shahidi, Zendaya, Olivia Wilde, Pharrell Williams, Lena Waithe, and a bunch of other people only the kids know. I celebrate with a few staples of graduations.
Joker 🎥 (HBO, 8 p.m.): ♫ White male rage! White male rage! White male rage! ♫✔️
The Loud Family (Nickelodeon, 8 p.m.): When the lights go out in the Loud House, the kids entertain themselves by taking turns telling parts of a story. Later, when Luan must enroll in a culinary class, Dad uses it to share his passion for cooking with one of his kids.
Seinfeld 📺 (TBS, 8:30 p.m.): TBS fills most of its day with a best-of Jerry Stiller Seinfeld marathon, which concludes with the classic episode that introduced millions to Festivus. The one-liners never stop.
The Twisted Twin 🎥 (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): A movie about a contortionist?
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🕘 EASTERN / 🕗 CENTRAL
Fear Not with Iyanla Vanzant (OWN, 9 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. Sisterhood Saturday Nights on OWN presents this new series with Iyanla Vanzant that kinda sounds like a good-vibes therapy show. In the first episode, Oprah asks Iyanla to explore the root of fear infecting the nation during the COVID-19 pandemic, so Iyanla calls musician and COVID-19 survivor BeBe Winans.✔️
Go Back to China 🎥 (Fuse, 9 p.m.): The spoiled rich Anna Akana is sent to work for her family's toy business in China after she is cut off by her father for blowing through most of her trust fund.
How to Train Your Husband 🎥 (Hallmark Channel, 9 p.m.): In the latest from the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, Astrid attempts to make Hiccup a more helpful husband with the kids, but she ends up discovering that she loves him just the way he is.
Paradise Hills 🎥 (Showtime, 9 p.m.): Teenager Emma Roberts wakes up in an apparently idyllic school for young ladies to reform rebel girls. But a dark secret lies within its walls. The cast includes Awkwafina, Danielle Macdonald, Eiza González, and Milla Jovovich.
This Weekend in Pop Culture (WOT&Pop Culture, 9:30 p.m.): What pop culture have you consumed lately?
FOR THE RECORD: Alaska Animal Rescue (Nat Geo Wild, finale); Dateline NBC (NBC); Live PD (A&E); Paranormal 911 (Travel Channel); The Zoo (Animal Planet)
🕙 EASTERN / 🕘 CENTRAL
Girlfriends Check In (OWN, 10 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. Another new socially-distant show for the women. Different groups of female celebrity friends take part in virtual get-togethers to share laughter, support, love, and gossip.
The Johnny Cash Show 📺 (getTV, 10 p.m.): First up is Roy Orbison, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Phil Harris. Later, Glen Campbell and Marty Robbins.
🕚 EASTERN / 🕙 CENTRAL
Hill Street Blues 📺 (Heroes & Icons, 11 p.m.): Buntz is on the hot seat again when Internal Affairs grills him regarding his fatal shooting of a fellow detective. Later, when citizens help apprehend the mass murderer known as "The Creeper," they squabble over the reward money.
Line of Duty (AMC, 11 p.m.): Oof on last episode's ending scene. What a horrible way to go. Kate Fleming is planted undercover in Lindsay Denton's Missing Persons Unit.
Mannix 📺 (Decades, 11 p.m.): Spend another weekend with Mannix and his cool theme song. In this episode, Peggy asks her boss to find her missing boyfriend Yaphet Kotto. Mannix must deal with unhelpful police, bigots, and others who want Gabe to stay lost.
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Black Clover (Adult Swim, 1:30 a.m.): As Yami and the elvish Charlotte test the limits of the devil's mighty Word Soul Magic, Nero asks Finral a favor and reveals a centuries-old secret.
Cyanide & Happiness (Syfy, 1:58 a.m.): A man is haunted... A knight is causing problems... A man knows the secrets of a hero.
Dr. Havoc's Diary (Syfy, 1:18 and 2:04 a.m.): Dr. Havoc enlists a seductive assassin to give Agent Brock Mason what he deserves. Later, Havoc meets a female hero whose uniform is not designed for fighting crime.
Gary and His Demons (Syfy, 1:06 a.m.): Gary goes home to confront the horror of a family dinner with his parents and annoyingly perfect brother Steve.
Harley Quinn (Syfy, 12:30 a.m.): Harley tries to make a big splash by crashing one of the Legion of Doom's criminal enterprises with the help of her BFF Poison Ivy.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (Adult Swim, 2 a.m.): A fortune teller speaks cryptically to a teenager in Sardinia, who hides a remarkable secret.
Lost in Space 📺 (MeTV, 1 a.m.): The Robinsons go through a food crisis when their plant purifier breaks down. Will and Dr. Smith discover a traveling show of circus people, and Will is later tricked in to agreeing to join.
My Hero Academia (Adult Swim, midnight): After his encounter with Gentle Criminal and La Brava, Izuku races back to the school festival to perform in 1-A's musical showcase.
Naruto: Shippuden (Adult Swim, 2:30 a.m.): Naruto uses his sensory powers to detect and destroy the transformed White Zetsu clones.
Paranoia Agent 📺 (Adult Swim, 12:30 a.m.): A policeman is corrupted by bribes and prostitution.
LATE-NIGHT TV
The Greg Gutfeld Show (Fox News, 10 p.m.): Charlie Hurt, John Rich, Kat Timpf, and Tyrus
SNL Vintage 📺 (NBC, 10 p.m.): Bill Murray and Sting (20 Feb 1993)
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Note: All times are Eastern.
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