Saturday, June 5, 2021

What's On Tonight (Sunday): Saints be praised

Saints & Sinners

Survey says! Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, June 6!

Tonight's Top Pick comes from a network you better have heard of, but this time with one of its dramas. Following the lives of various Baptist church members in a small Georgia town, Saints & Sinners -- not related -- was the first drama for the African-American-oriented network. The heavily dramatic show stars David Banner, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Gloria Reuben, Keith Robinson, and Clifton Powell, among others. Tonight, it concludes its fifth season. You might not know anything about the show, but in a corner of television audiences, it is incredibly popular, even more than a lot of broadcast shows.

Elsewhere, the Kennedy Center honors, Late Night concludes with the present day, Showtimes spotlights boxing Kings, New Yorkers move next to the Harts, Final Space spills secrets, ABC has fun and games, Little Birds lands at Starz, Luke Fox fights for his life, the Good Witch does surgery, Caesar's wife gets TV series treatment, and Pose runs its final runway.

STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME

60 Minutes (CBS, 7 p.m.): The inquiry into the origins of the COVID-19 virus led by the World Health Organization... ransomware... wildlife filmmaker Sir David Attenborough.

Bless the Harts (Fox, 7:30 p.m.): When the house across the street sells to a couple from New York, Jenny, Betty, and Violet get caught in a lie trying to impress them. Wayne and Travis try to become masters at cornhole to help Wayne's Mee-Maw.

5 MORE9 Months with Courteney Cox (Facebook, 5 p.m.); Axios (HBO, 6 p.m.); Mastermind of Murder (Oxygen, 7 p.m.); Snapped (Oxygen, 6 p.m.); U.S. Gymnastics Championships (NBC, 7 p.m.)

πŸ•— 8 P.M. EASTERN / πŸ•– 7 P.M. CENTRAL

The Girlfriend Experience (Starz, 8 p.m.): Cassie is back with a vengeance, taking her work to the next level. Iris' secrecy around the project puts a dent in her relationship with Hiram and their collaboration around Emcee.

The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS, 8 p.m.): The year's honorees are choreographer and actress Debbie Allen, singer-songwriter and activist Joan Baez, country singer-songwriter Garth Brooks, violinist Midori, and actor Dick Van Dyke.

The Kings (Showtime, 8 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. "A four-part series featuring four champions who ushered in a boxing renaissance. The series showcases the dominance of Roberto Duran, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard and their battles in and out of the ring."✔️

Legends of Tomorrow (The CW, 8 p.m.): With Astra now a mortal, she finds it hard to adapt to the real world with no guidance from Constantine. Frustrated and lonely, Astra makes a new friend who promises to help her. Meanwhile, Sara meets the person responsible for her kidnapping.

Run the World (Starz, 8:30 p.m.): A group of women work, live and play in Harlem as they strive for world domination.

πŸŽ₯ Soccer Mom Madam (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): A single mother establishes a high-end escort service that matches beautiful young women with the wealthiest and most powerful men in the city. She manages to keep her lifestyle hidden from her kids and others until the FBI starts to investigate her. I hope this is a crossover with FBI: Most Wanted.

QUICK HITS:
Autopsy: The Last Hours Of... (Reelz): Andy Griffith
Biography (A&E): Bret "Hitman" Hart
πŸ’² Celebrity Family Feud (ABC, season premiere): Rob Lowe, Terrence Howard
A Year in Music (AXS TV, 8:30 p.m.): 2000

5 MOREAlicia Keys: Live in LA (TV One, special); 90 Day FiancΓ©: Happily Ever After? (TLC); Home Town Takeover (HGTV, season finale); Naked & Afraid XL (Discovery Channel); Shahs of Sunset (Bravo)

πŸ•˜ 9:00 EASTERN / πŸ•— 8:00 CENTRAL

Batwoman (The CW, 9 p.m.): "As Luke Fox's life hangs in the balance, repercussions from the devastating event are the catalyst for some life-changing decisions for those around him."

The Chi (Showtime, 9 p.m.): Tiff discovers a possible solution to her relationship woes with Emmett. Douda, Tracy and Trig take community protection into their own hands.

Fear the Walking Dead (AMC, 9 p.m.): In a race against time to stop Teddy's plan, motives are revealed and convictions are tested as Morgan and his allies infiltrate and make their way through the beached submarine that holds the tools for Teddy's destruction.

Good Witch (Hallmark Channel, 9 p.m.): Sam is excited to perform surgery on a star basketball player. Joy makes a discovery and decides to revive the Middleton Exchange tradition.

In Treatment (HBO, 9 & 9:30 p.m.): With the house to himself, an energized Eladio shares the true depth of his unlikely connection to Jeremy. Later, Brooke helps Colin realize how his hyper-focus on the opinions of others has long curtailed the development of his authentic self. After testing Brooke's boundaries, Colin makes an unusual request for their final session.

Little Birds (Starz, 9 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. In 1955, heiress Lucy Savage (Juno Temple) arrives in Tangier, fresh off the transatlantic steamer to one of the last outposts of colonial decadence, and a culture shock in more ways than one. This British import is inspired by AnaΓ―s Nin's 1979 collection of erotic short stories.✔️

The Moodys (Fox, 9 p.m.): Ann discovers a secret that Dan and her mentor, Grace, have been hiding. Sean Moody Sr. attempts to play matchmaker for Bridget. Sean Jr. and Marco make their very first sale.

⭐ Saints & Sinners (Bounce TV, 9 p.m.): SEASON FINALE. "Ella and Cypress's major players aim to take the devil down at any cost."

Searching for Secrets (Smithsonian Channel, 9 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. "Every great metropolis has its secrets, some tucked away in the annuls of history and others hidden in plain sight. ...city landmarks often embody unknown stories, some whimsical, some sinister, but all fascinating in their own way." First up: New York City.

The Story of Late Night (CNN, 9 p.m.): SERIES FINALE. With the exit of an era, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, James Corden, Seth Meyers, Samantha Bee, and Trevor Noah join the late-night TV ranks.

War of the Worlds (Epix, 9 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. Four months after Emily disappeared onto an alien ship, the London survivors have set up a resistance base from which they plan to fight back. The aliens have since appeared and, though Bill cannot understand how, they look exactly like humans.

QUICK HITS:
Autopsy: The Last Hours Of... (Reelz): Elizabeth Montgomery
The Food That Built America (Food Network): Potato chips
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted (National Geographic): Rugged coast, Portugal

5 MOREBarnwood Builders (DIY, season premiere); πŸ’² The Chase (ABC, season premiere); The Great Food Truck Race (Food Network, season premiere); Married to Medicine (Bravo); Very Scary People (HLN, season finale)

πŸ•™ EASTERN / πŸ•˜ CENTRAL

Black Monday (Showtime, 10 p.m.): Dawn puts on a show for her parole officer. Blair puts on a show for the RNC. Mo makes a big personal announcement; Keith tries to please Larry. Blair shoots for political points.

Domina (Epix, 10 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. "The life and rise of Livia Drusilla, the powerful wife of the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar."✔️

Flatbush Misdemeanors (Showtime, 10:30 p.m.): When Kevin and Dan's jazz musician neighbor faces eviction, Kevin enlists Jasmine to organize a protest. Dan anxiously dreads an after-school meeting with Jess to discuss a case in which he expects to be fired for his ties to Drew and Zayna.

Pose (FX, 10 p.m.): SERIES FINALE. In the two-hour series finale, when Blanca discovers an HIV clinical trial is denying access to people of color, she joins ACTUP in an effort to get Pray Tell medication.✔️

United Shades of America (CNN, 10:15 p.m.): Kamau explores the shifting ethnic makeup of the U.S. in a celebratory exploration of an increasingly robust mixed-race population and the ways in which they are changing and challenging the culture.

QUICK HITS:
πŸ’² To Tell the Truth (ABC): RuPaul, Cedric the Entertainer, Nikki Glaser
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo): Jackie Walters, Golnesa Gharachedaghi

5 MOREBar Rescue (Paramount Network); Breaking Bobby Bones (National Geographic); Extreme Sisters (TLC); Snackmasters (Cooking Channel); WWE's Most Wanted Treasures (A&E)

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Final Space (Adult Swim, 12:30 a.m.): New timeslot for this TBS-produced show that was previously airing on Adult Swim's pre-Toonami Saturday lineup. "Long held secrets are revealed that will change the Team Squad forever."

πŸ“Ί Mission: Impossible (MeTV, 3 a.m.): Jim is sent in to recover a list of allied agents from the enemy's highest ranking intelligence minister, Logan Ramsey. Joan Collins's, Ramsey' secretary, is apparently on the IMF's side but Jim decides not to use her.

Ziwe (Showtime, 11 p.m.): Ziwe contemplates immigration in America with interview guest Julio Torres.

MORE90 Day Pillow Talk: Happily Ever After (TLC, 11 p.m.); Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO, 11 p.m.)

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