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Happy Saturday! Tonight's Top Pick goes to the HBO movie Coastal Elites, which was made during the pandemic. Written by Paul Rudnick and directed by Jay Roach, the movie stars Dan Levy, Sarah Paulson, Kaitlyn Dever, Bette Midler, and Issa Rae as people living in either LA or NYC and trying to navigate society, politics, and the pandemic.
Elsewhere, Gabriel Byrne becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Lucy gets documentary treatment, Jasmine Roth saves DIY home projects gone wrong, Dallas and Robo return to stock car racing, Hop Pop and the kids to a shopping mall, and Decades takes N.Y.P.D. out of the vault.
How do spell s'perience, here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, September 12!
STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME
Secret State (Ovation, 7 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. This 2012 British miniseries comes to the traditional TV as the latest crime series addition to Ovation's lineup. The series is about the relationship between a democratically elected government, big business, and the banks and stars Gabriel Byrne, Ralph Ineson, and Charles Dance, among others.✔️
QUICK HITS:
NASCAR 🏎️ (NBCSN, 7:30 p.m.): Federated Auto Parts 400
Saturday Night Football 🏈 (ABC, 7:30 p.m.): Clemson at Wake Forest
🕗 EASTERN / 🕖 CENTRAL
Acrimony 🎥 (BET, 8 p.m.): A faithful wife who is tired of standing by her devious husband is enraged when it becomes clear she has been betrayed.
Amphibia (Disney Channel, 8:30 p.m.): Hop Pop investigates the disappearance of an old friend and the shadowy crime syndicate he suspects are behind it. Later, Hop Pop takes the kids to a Newtopian shopping mall to buy souvenirs, and Anne will do anything to get the perfect gift for her mom.
Big City Greens (Disney Channel, 8 p.m.): Cricket struggles to get the best birthday present for his best friend, Remy. After almost getting in a dirt bike accident, Cricket decides to live his life in shelter.
⭐ Coastal Elites 🎥 (HBO, 8 p.m.): Five characters in isolation react with frustration, hilarity, and introspection as they grapple with politics, culture, and the pandemic. The comedy movie is a series of monologues.✔️
Deranged Granny 🎥 (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): With a title like that, who needs a synopsis?
Help! I Wrecked My House (HGTV, 8 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. Jasmine Roth and her team help overzealous homeowners fix their do-it-yourself disasters.
Help! I Wrecked My House (HGTV, 8 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. Jasmine Roth and her team help overzealous homeowners fix their do-it-yourself disasters.
Lucille Ball: We Love Lucy (Reelz, 8 p.m.): SPECIAL. Lucille Ball blazed a new path for women in the entertainment industry. Her bravery and willingness to try anything for a laugh changed the rules of television. But simply being funny was never enough for her. The shrewd, enterprising redhead struggled against a system created by men.
Out of the Past 🎥 (TCM, 8 p.m.): The masterpiece noir film about a private eye who cannot seem to get away from a gambler and his no-good girlfriend.
Svengoolie: Night of the Lepus 🎥 (MeTV, 8 p.m.): This movie about giant killer rabbits is not only terrible, it's hilarious.
QUICK HITS:
MLB ⚾ (Fox): Houston at Los Angeles Dodges / Cleveland at Minnesota
NBA 🏀 (ESPN): Houston at Los Angeles
NHL 🏒 (NBC): Vegas vs. Dallas
🕘 EASTERN / 🕗 CENTRAL
N.Y.P.D. 📺 (Decades, 9 p.m.): Decades presents this two-season half-hour police drama wonder all weekend. In this early episode, after an elderly African-American high school teacher is killed, Ward goes to the neighborhood where the killing took place, but is met with cold hostility from the residents. The next episode is about police brutality, and features a young Roy Schneider.
This Weekend in Pop Culture (WOT&Pop Culture, 9:30 p.m.): What pop culture have you consumed lately? Have you been to the theater? Those are a thing again for some brave souls.
🕙 EASTERN / 🕘 CENTRAL
48 Hours (CBS, 10 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. "An out-of-control home makeover leads to murder.
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show (MSNBC, 10 p.m.): Did you miss Thursday's Top Pick on Peacock? Refuse to watch Peacock? Tonight on basic cable you can catch the fabulous documentary about one week in February 1968 when Harry Belafonte (personally chosen by Johnny) hosted The Tonight Show and made the show a voice for several Black and minority performers and activists.✔️
🕚 EASTERN / 🕙 CENTRAL
FOR THE RECORD: Hidden Potential (HGTV, season premiere); Hotel Paranormal (Travel Channel, season finale)
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Black Clover (Adult Swim, 1:30 a.m.): "A New Resolve"
Cyanide & Happiness (Syfy, 12:57 a.m.): A guy meets his girlfriend's parents... a couple tries to cope... outlaws battle over treasure.
Dallas & Robo (Syfy, 11:50 p.m.): When Dallas and Robo return to the world of stock car racing, they square off against their two biggest rivals, Whiskey Johnson and Dallas's ego.✔️
Hell Den (Syfy, 1:05 a.m.): It's Andrew's first birthday since humanity was destroyed and an unexpected guest arrives.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (Adult Swim, 12:30 a.m.): Bruno accidentally leads Doppio to the Colosseum, while the rest of the group look for their leader.
Kolchak: The Night Stalker 📺 (MeTV, midnight): The newspaper reporter who investigates the supernatural in Windy City is back! In the first episode of the cult classic, Kolchak argues that a serial killer is actually Jack the Ripper.
Naruto: Shippuden (Adult Swim, 2:30 a.m.): "The Fallen Castle"
LATE-NIGHT TV
The Greg Gutfeld Show (Fox News, 10 p.m.): Dave Rubin, Joe DeVito, Kat Timpf, and Tyrus
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Note: All times are Eastern.
Key Sources: The Futon Critic; IMDb; TV Passport; Zap2it⭐: Top Pick
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📺: Throwback
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🏈⚾🏀🏒🏎️: Sportsballs
Happy watching, everyone!
Happy watching, everyone!
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