What's On Tonight (Saturday): Sword play

Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld (via Tenor)

Ew, David! Here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, February 6!

Anime! Tonight, the third season of Sword Art Online comes to an end on Adult Swim's Toonami. You might also call it the fourth season since this season was in two parts and took two years to air. There are years between seasons and another season hasn't been ordered about more fighting and drama in an online world, but a movie is due in Japan later this year.

Elsewhere, David Rose is live from New York, puppies do sports, the Devil makes over Hell, Steve Carell runs a campaign, A Discovery goes to France, Whitney and Bobbi get documentary treatment, Kyle Chandler gets his newspaper early, and Eren meets Reiner.

STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME

A Discovery of Witches (Sundance Now, 3 a.m.): Matthew and Diana arrive in France on their journey to face Philippe. Elsewhere, Louisa and Kit cut a swathe through London.

📺 Doctor Who (Retro TV, 6 p.m.): Arriving in Mexico during the Aztec empire, Barbara becomes mistaken for the goddess Yetaxa, and accepts the identity in hope of persuading the Aztecs to give up human sacrifice, despite the Doctor's warnings about changing history.✔️

The Fall (Ovation, 7 p.m.): Gibson and Anderson put fresh evidence to Spector with explosive results. Spector's new found friendship with another inmate develops with devastating consequences.

Life in a Day (YouTube, noon): A user-generated feature film featuring snippets from July 25, 2020.

Puppy Bowl Presents: The Dog Games (Discovery+, 3 a.m.): Puppers!

Puppy Bowl Presents XVII Presents: Best in Show (Discovery+, 3 a.m.): More puppers!

Puppy Bowl Presents XVII Presents: Puppy Bowl Nation (Discovery+, 3 a.m.): Puppers overload!!

FOR THE RECORD: Cupcake Guys Training Camp (Discovery+, 3 a.m., special); Killer Motive (Oxygen, 6 p.m.); Lovely Bites by Chef Lovely (Discovery+, 3 a.m.); The Netflix Afterparty (Netflix, 3 a.m.); One Deadly Mistake (Oxygen, 7 p.m.); Tregave's Way in the Kitchen (Discovery+, 3 a.m.)

Doctor Who, "The Aztecs" (via 

🕗 EASTERN / 🕖 CENTRAL

Danger Force (Nickelodeon, 8 p.m.): When Danger Force accidentally forgets about plans they have with Ray, he surprises them with a new member of the team to make them jealous.

🎥 Irresistible (HBO, 8 p.m.): Democratic political consultant Steve Carell helps a retired Marine colonel Chris Cooper run for mayor in a small town in Wisconsin — the Florida of the Midwest. Then Rose Byrne shows up.

Side Hustle (Nickelodeon, 8:30 p.m.): Mr. Prusko is such a boring teacher that students can't even stay awake in class, so Lex and Presley make a deal to make him cooler in exchange for good grades, but Mr. Prusko becomes too cool and is now known as Mr. P.

🎥 Svengoolie: The Black Scorpion (MeTV, 8 p.m.): Volcanic activity frees giant scorpions from the earth who wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City.

📺 Tour of Duty (Heroes & Icons, 8 p.m.): Out in the field, Percell captures a VC. Doc and another soldier stand guard. A second VC attacks Danny and while Doc and the other soldier watch, the first VC grabs a gun. 

🎥 Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): An in-depth look at the lives of singer Whitney Houston and her daughter, Bobbi Kristina, including conversations with the friends and family that were closest to them.✔️

A Wild Year on Earth (BBC America, 8 p.m.): It's time for the months of May and June.

QUICK HITS:

Breaking the Band (Reelz): Twisted Sister

FOR THE RECORD: Escape to the Chateau (HGTV); The Incredible Dr. Pol (Nat Geo Wild); Super Bowl Gospel Celebration 2021 (BET, special)

🕘 EASTERN / 🕗 CENTRAL

🎥 Beverly Hills Wedding (Hallmark Channel, 9 p.m.): Two white people who broke up have second thoughts.

🎥 Detroit (BET, 9 p.m.): In this hollow movie based on a true story, as rioting and civil unrest rocks Detroit during the summer of 1967, several policemen begin interrogating guests at the Algiers Motel. By the end of the night, three unarmed men are gunned down while several others are brutally beaten.

🎥 True History of the Kelly Gang (Showtime, 9 p.m.): The story of Australian bushranger Ned Kelly and his gang as they flee from authorities during the 1870s.

This Weekend in Pop Culture (WOT&Pop Culture, 9:30 p.m.): What pop culture have you consumed lately?

QUICK HITS:

Breaking the Band (Reelz): Poison

FOR THE RECORD: Could You Survive? with Creek Stewart (Weather Channel); Love & Marriage: Huntsville (OWN); NFL Honors (CBS); Pit Bulls & Parolees (Animal Planet)

🕙 EASTERN / 🕘 CENTRAL

🎥 Blazing Saddles (TCM, 10 p.m.): WESTERNS for $800: One ad slogan for this comic western was "Never give a saga an even break" (30 Dec 1987)

📺 Early Edition (Decades, 10 p.m.): Spend the weekend with a guy who gets tomorrow's newspaper today. Also, remember those extra large, chock-full-of-advertising newspapers? "Gary encounters a woman who has tendency for ambulance chasing."

🎥 White Men Can't Jump (Starz Encore, 10 p.m.): NET FLICKS for $800: Basketball hustlers + "Jeopardy!" = this film with Wesley Snipes & Rosie Perez (27 Jun 2017)

QUICK HITS:

Behind Every Man (OWN): Faith Evans

📺 SNL Vintage (NBC): Harvey Keitel, Madonna (16 Jan 1993)

FOR THE RECORD: The Eisen Hour (Epix); Heartland Docs, DVM (Nat Geo Wild); Highway to Hell (Weather Channel)

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Assassination Classroom (Adult Swim, 2 a.m.): E class keeps sneaking its way to the top of the hotel. Karma must use his brains to beat an enemy.

Attack on Titan (Adult Swim, 12:30 a.m.): While Willy Tybur reveals the truth in a shocking speech to the world, tensions rise behind the stage as Eren and Reiner meet face to face.

Cosmo Samurai (Adult Swim, midnight): SERIES PREMIERE. A 4-part event series where Toonami's heroes Tom and SARA finally go anime! However, this is a non canonical event. I'll still take it.✔️

Devil May Care (Syfy, midnight): SERIES PREMIERE. "Hell's newest resident becomes Devil's social media manager, and nothing will ever be the same."✔️

Fire Force (Adult Swim, 1:30 a.m.): The team is dismayed to hear that their discoveries are being quashed by the church, prompting Licht to turn to unofficial channels. Joker approaches Benimaru with a proposition concerning the Holy Sol Temple.

📺 Lost in Space (MeTV, 1 a.m.): A cave boy appears and attempts to lure Penny away, but she refuses and is instead caught in a net. She is transported to an intergalactic zoo, were she will be put on show. Meanwhile, Dr. Smith tries to take over the zoo, of course.

Naruto: Shippuden (Adult Swim, 3 a.m.): "Nine Tails"

📺 The Six Million Dollar Man (Cozi, midnight): Steve poses as an amateur boxer to track an assassination squad stalking athlete defectors.

SSSS.Gridman (Adult Swim, 2:30 a.m.): Rikka and Akane's group date doesn't go as planned. Yuta wants to confess his feelings for Rikka.

⭐ Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld (Adult Swim, 1:30 a.m.): SEASON FINALE. Rinko informs Kazuto that Alice is missing. He's about to rush to the Rath Roppongi branch when the doorbell rings. In a panic, Kazuto throws open the door, only to find a deliveryman there with a huge cardboard box.

QUICK HITS:

Austin City Limits (PBS, 11 p.m.): Jerry Jeff Walker, Billy Joe Shaver

The Greg Gutfeld Show (Fox News, 10 p.m.): Charlie Hurt, Kate Hyde, Kat Timpf, Tyrus

Saturday Night Live (NBC, 11:30 p.m.): Dan Levy, Phoebe Bridgers✔️

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Note: All times are Eastern.

Key Sources: The Futon Critic; IMDb; J! Archive; TV Passport; Zap2it
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Happy watching, everyone!

(Responsible adults will be here early tomorrow when WOT goes up -- SNL day!)