Friday, October 9, 2020

What's On Tonight (Saturday): Wild animal friends

Wild Life

Good tidings! It is a slow television night, so it is back to cartoons. Specifically, the other new TZGZ offering: Wild Life. It takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where a gang of zoo animal friends hang out and do wacky things. The animation is not great, and the stories don't offer much worth recommending, but Syfy is still a newbie to adult animation. The show does have the voices of John Reynolds, Baron Vaughn, and Reggie Watts.

Elsewhere, Hotel Transylvania is such a lovely place, kitties sing and dance, Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse fight for the best currents, hell houses in film get a spotlight, and Bill Burr takes a stab at live sketch comedy.

They're here! Here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, October 10!

EARLY PRIMETIME

The Fall πŸ“Ί (Ovation, 7 p.m.): Did you see the WCW pick this week? Anderson's really good and not-that-old crime series The Fall, which premiered stateside on Netflix back in the day, now comes to Ovation. In the first episode, "a bereavement counsellor maintains a seemingly normal family and marital life and while pretending to work on a support hotline at night, instead goes out and commits meticulously well-planned murders on adult women."✔️

Hotel Transylvania 2/Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation πŸŽ₯ (Freeform, 7:45 p.m.): A double feature of the two latter movies of the forgettable Hotel Transylvania franchise.

Tour of Duty πŸ“Ί (Heroes & Icons, 7 p.m.): A young desk clerk seeking to prove himself is assigned to Anderson's platoon. 

QUICK HITS:
Notre Dame Football on NBC 🏈 (NBC, 7:30 p.m.): Florida State at Notre Dame
Saturday Night Football πŸˆ (ABC, 7:30 p.m.): Miami at Clemson

FOR THE RECORDLicense to Kill (Oxygen, 6 p.m.)
The Fall (via Giphy)

πŸ•— EASTERN / πŸ•– CENTRAL

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show πŸ“Ί (Antenna TV, 8 p.m.): Celebrating the early sitcom's 70th anniversary, Antenna TV presents a weekend with beloved comics George and Gracie. In this episode, Gracie hires a valet to help George with his personal matters.

Cats πŸŽ₯ (HBO, 8 p.m.): The terrible Andrew Lloyd Webber musical got big screen treatment and it didn't go over well.✔️

Cheer Camp Killer πŸŽ₯ (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): The plot should be obvious.

The Twilight Zone πŸ“Ί (Decades, 8:30 p.m.): Spend the weekend with the '80s TZ! In this season one story, the Shadow Man, a mysterious entity made of darkness, defends a boy in exchange for being allowed to stay under his bed.

QUICK HITS:
PBA Playoffs Round of 24 🎳 (Fox)
2020 NLDS, Game 5 ⚾ (FS1): San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers

FOR THE RECORD: Group Chat: The Show (Nickelodeon, 8:30 p.m.); Help! I Wrecked My House (HGTV); Nickelodeon's Unfiltered (Nickelodeon); Ted Bundy: The Survivors (Reelz, special)

πŸ•˜ EASTERN / πŸ•— CENTRAL

Coronavirus: Facts and Fears: A CNN Town Hall with Former CDC Directors (CNN, 9 p.m.): SPECIAL. Five former CDC directors join Anderson Cooper and Dr. Sanjay Gupta to discuss the growing concern over infection spikes across the country, the rising death toll, and the race for a vaccine amid fears of the politicization of science.

The Current War πŸŽ₯ (Showtime, 9 p.m.): Rival 19th-century inventors Thomas Edison (Benedict Cumberbatch) and George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon) battle for dominance in the use of differing electrical currents.

My Best Friend's Bouquet πŸŽ₯ (Hallmark Channel, 9 p.m.): Hey! People of color!

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. 

FOR THE RECORDBlack Love (OWN); Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet (Animal Planet); Hidden Potential (HGTV); Live Rescue (A&E)

πŸ•™ EASTERN / πŸ•˜ CENTRAL

Eli Roth's History of Horror (AMC, 10 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. Home is where the heart is, unless one lives in a house of hell. The second season begins with "Houses of Hell."

FOR THE RECORD: 48 Hours (CBS); Dating Game Killer: The Lost Victims (Reelz, special); Mega Zoo (Animal Planet)

πŸ•š EASTERN / πŸ•™ CENTRAL

Cursed Films (AMC, 11 p.m.): A series of untimely deaths connected to the making of the Poltergeist films inspire rumors that the production is cursed. This docuseries premiered on Shudder this spring.
Cats (via Giphy)

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Assassination Classroom (Adult Swim, 1 a.m.): Kanzaki faces her past, and the school goes to Kyoto, but E class must keep assassination a priority.

Black Clover (Adult Swim, 1:30 a.m.): Finral asks Asta to help him break his own curse: his flirty nature. Meanwhile, Blue Rose Knights and Black Bulls come together for a meeting.

Brogan: Master of Castles (Syfy, 1:20 a.m.): Evan and his Master of Weapons, Gun-Nut, prep against a dragon attack... "prep" meaning drink a lot.

Cyanide & Happiness (Syfy, 1:05 a.m.): A look at what if junk mail wasn't junk. A YouTuber tries to cope. A look at if a ladder can save a family.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (Adult Swim, 12:30 a.m.): "King of Kings"

Kolchak: The Night Stalker πŸ“Ί (MeTV, midnight): The INS Christmas party is to send off Tony Vincenzo, but he gets audited instead, and it is Carl who gets to go on the singles cruise, where a werewolf goes on a killing spree. I hate it when that happens.

Lost in Space πŸ“Ί (MeTV, 1 a.m.): After strange gases cause the robot to grow into a giant. I don't like it when my personal robot goes into a giant either.

Magical Girl Friendship Squad (Syfy, midnight): Alex starts a new job. Daisy's parents check in, and Nut learns the power of trash TV.

Naruto: Shippuden (Adult Swim, 2:30 a.m.): "The Sad Sun Shower"

Purgatony (Syfy, 1:06 a.m.): Purgatory goes into shutdown, and Tony must find a killer among one of three clones from the future.

The Six Million Dollar Man πŸ“Ί (Cozi, midnight): The deaths of agents put Steve on the trail of moonshiners.

⭐ Wild Life (Syfy, 12:15 a.m.): "Debbie takes over Glenn's beloved book club." Debbie is a self-loving panda (SkittLeZ Ortiz) and Glenn (John Reynolds) is a pacifist cheetah who has a hard time making decisions.

LATE-NIGHT TV

Austin City Limits (PBS, 11 p.m.): Yola
The Greg Gutfeld Show (Fox News, 10 p.m.): Dagen McDowell, Johnny Joey Jones, Kat Timpf, and Tyrus
Saturday Night Live (NBC, 11:30 p.m.): Bill Burr and Jack White

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Note: All times are Eastern.
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⭐: Top Pick
πŸ’²: Game show
πŸŽ₯: Movie
πŸ“Ί: Throwback
✔️: Video/gif/photo included
🏈⚾🎳: Sportsballs

Happy watching, everyone! And remember, WOT will be a few minutes early tomorrow! #SNL

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