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| David Byrne's American Utopia |
Hello! Tonight, David Byrne brings his Broadway show to the small screen. HBO presents a performance of American Utopia, directed by Spike Lee. The musical, which includes music from Byrne's American Utopia album and songs from his Talking Heads days, received rave reviews when it opened in 2019. I figure this won't disappoint.
Elsewhere, Run the Jewels performs for Adult Swim, Amphibia gets an extended episode, Matthew McConaughey is a gentleman, SNL gets insecure, and Nat Geo spotlights the Photo Ark and some of Earth's rarest creatures.
Everybody's coming to my house and they're never gonna go back home, here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, October 17!
STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME
Beauty and the Beast 📺 (Decades, 6 p.m.): Spend the weekend with Ron Pearlman and Linda Hamilton. In the second episode penned by George R.R. Martin, on Halloween, Vincent protects an Irish peace activist who's being targeted.
The Fall (Ovation, 7 p.m.): DSI Stella Gibson's worst fears are realised as Spector's murder spree in Belfast continues and she faces very real consequences after a reckless decision.
Start-Up (Netflix, 3 a.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. The latest Korean drama to Netflix.
QUICK HITS:
Saturday Night Football 🏈 (ABC, 7:30 p.m.): North Carolina at Florida State
🕗 EASTERN / 🕖 CENTRAL
Amphibia (Disney Channel, 8:30 p.m.): In this special extended episode, Anne and the Plantars protect themselves from the dangers of the annual Blue Moon by locking themselves in the house and entertaining each other with the scariest stories they can think of.
⭐ David Byrne's American Utopia 🎥 (HBO, 8 p.m.): Singer David Byrne and a group of international musicians perform songs from the hit Broadway musical American Utopia.✔️
Tour of Duty 📺 (Heroes & Icons, 8 p.m.): Goldman reveals to Zeke that it may be time for him to move to a desk job. Alex is glad to see Myron back but tells him that she is going to take the Paris job.
The Wrong Cheerleader Coach 🎥 (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): Or Psycho Cheerleader Coach.
QUICK HITS:
College Football 🏈 (CBS): Georgia at Alabama
🕘 EASTERN / 🕗 CENTRAL
The Gentlemen 🎥 (Showtime, 9 p.m.): American expat Matthew McConaughey tries to sell off his highly profitable marijuana empire in London, triggering plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.
Tales from the Hood 3 (Syfy Movie) 🎥 (Syfy, 9 p.m.): William, a lumbering man in his 50s, tries to outrun an unseen evil with 6-year-old girl Brooklyn, who tells him four different moralistic and horrific stories to keep her mind off the impending danger.
Sweet Autumn 🎥 (Hallmark Channel, 9 p.m.): White couple + maple syrup
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
Eli Roth's History of Horror (AMC, 10 p.m.): The history of monster movies is also the history of the evolution of special effects technology. Whatever their size or shape and whatever they represent, for many horror fans monsters are the best part of the genre.
Photo Ark (Nat Geo Wild, 10 p.m.): SPECIAL. In the first part of this two-part event special, National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore showcases species in the Amazon rainforest that he's photographed as part of the Photo Ark, a project to photograph endangered and threatened species and subspecies before they possibly disappear. (The PBS series a few years was excellent.)✔️
🕚 EASTERN / 🕙 CENTRAL
Cursed Films (AMC, 11 p.m.): Years after actor Bruce Lee's mysterious death is attributed to the Lee Family Curse, his son Brandon's life is cut short due to a tragic on-set accident during the making of The Crow.
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Adult Swim x Ben & Jerry's Present Holy Calamavote (Adult Swim, midnight): SPECIAL. If David Byrne wasn't enough... Adult Swim has a special performance by Run the Jewels.✔️
Brogan: Master of Castles (Syfy, 1:37 a.m.): Manitor sulks about his ex-girlfriend, Queen Swallows, while best friend, Bad-Lock, shares wisdom.
Cyanide & Happiness (Syfy, 1:14 a.m.): A woman's pet is suffering... a man talks to Jesus... a man advertises his crime fighting.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (Adult Swim, 1:30 a.m.): Righteous actions born of truth shall never be destroyed. Piercing Golden Wind with the arrow, Giorno draws the final battle against Diavolo.
Kolchak: The Night Stalker 📺 (MeTV, midnight): The ghost of an arsonist tries to take over a renowned conductor's body as his doppelganger.
Lost in Space 📺 (MeTV, 1 a.m.): Will returns to camp following a cosmic storm only to discover that his family has been replaced with androids.
Magical Girl Friendship Squad (Syfy, 12:15 a.m.): The girls realize that their inner monologue can be a real jerk.
Purgatony (Syfy, 1:22 a.m.): Tony and Chad must travel to heaven to find someone who should have been sent to hell.
The Six Million Dollar Man 📺 (Cozi, midnight): A friend of Steve's is accused of being a traitor.
Wild Life (Syfy, 12:30 a.m.): The zoo crew become obsessed with tennis and meet a cool bear.
LATE-NIGHT TV
The Greg Gutfeld Show (Fox News, 10 p.m.): Charles Hurt, Emily Compagno, Kat Timpf, and Tyrus
Saturday Night Live (NBC, 11:30 p.m.): Issa Rae and Justin Bieber
SNL Vintage 📺 (NBC, 10 p.m.): Tom Hanks and Keith Richards (8 Oct 1988)
⭐: Top Pick
🎥: Movie
📺: Throwback
✔️: Video/gif/photo included
SNL Vintage 📺 (NBC, 10 p.m.): Tom Hanks and Keith Richards (8 Oct 1988)
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Note: All times are Eastern.
Key Sources: The Futon Critic; IMDb; TV Passport; Zap2it⭐: Top Pick
🎥: Movie
📺: Throwback
✔️: Video/gif/photo included
🏈⚾🏒: Sportsballs
Happy watching, everyone! And remember, tomorrow's WOT will be up a little early because of SNL.
Happy watching, everyone! And remember, tomorrow's WOT will be up a little early because of SNL.
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