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10 more days for Emmy eligibly! Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, May 22!
Our Top Pick tonight is the science fiction romance drama The Time Traveler's Wife (HBO, 9 p.m.). The show is a second attempt at adapting the Audrey Niffenegger novel about Henry (Theo James) born with a genetic disorder that causes him to time travel. His wife (Rose Leslie) has trouble making it work as she (and viewers) can encounter Henry at various times of his life -- and vice versa. This Steven Moffat-helmed series is def influenced by his Doctor Who (think River Song) tenure. It's also messy and some pieces simply don't work. It's certainly doesn't read as prestige HBO. There's lots of man butt but no frontal.
Elsewhere, Cypress residents determine who are Saints and who are Sinners, Animation Domination concludes another season, S.W.A.T. stops terrorists, Stanley Tucci seeks Italy in London, Billy the Kid goes Chihuahua, First Ladies aggravate their husbands, Lucy Worsley gets to the madness of George III.
Elsewhere, Cypress residents determine who are Saints and who are Sinners, Animation Domination concludes another season, S.W.A.T. stops terrorists, Stanley Tucci seeks Italy in London, Billy the Kid goes Chihuahua, First Ladies aggravate their husbands, Lucy Worsley gets to the madness of George III.
(All times are Eastern. All listings are new unless otherwise stated. For more listings, visit The Futon Critic or Zap2it.)
ON THIS SITE
Cancellation League (3 p.m.-ish): Post Upfronts Week. I hope we get a Fox schedule before the month is done.
STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME
61st Street (AMC+, 3 a.m.): SEASON FINALE. Franklin faces a setback! Moses takes the stand! a verdict is read!
Duncanville (Fox, 7:30 p.m.): Jack and Duncan want to increase their wealth and status, so they make a local plumbing commercial.
Fear the Walking Dead (AMC+, 3 a.m.): As the survivors prepare to escape the area by raft, Alicia turns back to save one more person trapped in the fallout.
Malory Towers (BYUtv, 7:30 p.m.): SEASON FINALE. It's the last day of school and Miss Grayling is to sign away Malory Towers forever.✔️
📺 That's So Raven (Disney+, now): With the fifth season of the revival Raven's Home done (and a semi-rebooted season, too), you can also revisit the original series on Disney+, which itself was rebooted in its final season. The show follows Raven Baxter (Raven-Symoné) who has the supernatural ability to see short flashes of the future. Chaos frequently ensues in a rather innocent and adolescent sorta of way.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC, 7 p.m.): Season finale
Collector's Call (MeTV, 6:30 p.m.): TV props
Making Good (BYUtv, 7 p.m.): Season finale
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🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL
Gaslit (Starz): Martha finally speaks out, putting a strain on her marriage. The FBI comes closer to an answer on the real story behind Watergate and John Dean is forced to come clean to Mo on their Camp David honeymoon.
The Great North (Fox, 8:30 p.m.): SEASON FINALE. The Tobins spend Father's Day weekend at an RV park and uncover the identity of the Fiend of Family Land. Moon meets a skunk, and Judy thinks she's found a new love.
I Love That for You (Showtime, 8:30 p.m.): Patricia plans a cancer charity weekend that leaves Joanna panicking. Jackie wants control over "Beautiful You," but Patricia's focus lies elsewhere.
Lucy Worsley Investigates (PBS): "A close look at the life of George III, including the effect of his mental illness on Britain and how the assassination attempt on his life changed psychiatry."
🎥 The Price of Perfection (Lifetime): A recently widowed woman must uncover the secrets of her seemingly perfect daughter when the teen starts to abuse drugs and then goes missing.
Riverdale (The CW): Tabitha enlists Archie's help saving the diner from Percival. Betty opens up to Agent Drake about her ability to see people's evil auras. Cheryl reconnects with her childhood crush.
Saints & Sinners (Bounce TV): SERIES FINALE. Everything is on the line as the citizens of Cypress fight to survive.✔️
The Simpsons (Fox): SEASON FINALE. After Bart humiliates him at church, Homer finally teaches his son to admire his dad -- until a visit from a magical, singing janitor changes everything.
When Calls the Heart (Hallmark Channel): SEASON FINALE. Elizabeth worries about her relationship with Lucas. Bill helps Gowen through the fallout of the mine explosion.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
60 Minutes Presents (CBS)
90 Day Fiancé (TLC)
American Idol (ABC): Season finale
Naked & Afraid XL (Discovery Channel)
The Real Housewives of Atlanta (Bravo)
The Trevor Reed Interview: Finally Home (CNN Special Report) (CNN): Special
Valley of the Kings: The Lost Tombs (Science): Special
Vice (Showtime)
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🕘 9 P.M. EASTERN / 🕗 8 P.M. CENTRAL
Billy the Kid (Epix): Billy, on the move again, ends up in Chihuahua, New Mexico, with a new Mexican friend called Segura. Together they enjoy several risky escapades but in the end, Billy risks losing his life.
Bob's Burgers (Fox): SEASON FINALE. Part 2 of 2. When Tina's family read her erotic friend fiction, they find out what she's up to and try to stop her.✔️
Family Guy (Fox, 9:30 p.m.): SEASON FINALE. Peter attends a business conference in Atlantic City with Preston. Stewie helps Chris prepare for his role in Adam West High School's rendition of Romeo and Juliet.
The First Lady (Showtime): Eleanor moves Hick into the White House while Franklin has the FBI spy on her. Betty works to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, which aggravates Jerry's staff. Michelle pushes Barack to support marriage equality despite his reelection concerns.
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS): SEASON FINALE. The NCIS team continue to search for Callen as they realize they're being tricked by multiple deepfakes.
Ridley Road (PBS): SERIES FINALE. "Vivien races to secure evidence against Jordan. Jack faces mortal danger."
🎥 Rip in Time (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries): An organic farmer meets a man named Rip Van Winkle Jr., who claimed to be from the year 1787. Maybe he knows Claire Randall or Jamie Fraser. As crazy as his story is, she soon discovers she wants to jump his bones. Or maybe this turns out to be the series finale of Legends of Tomorrow. Return Rip to his own era and protect the timeline.
⭐ The Time Traveler's Wife (HBO): After a rocky 'first' meeting, Henry and Clare try to reset with a second date, but she still struggles to rectify this Henry with the man she knows and loves. Henry takes Clare back to the most formative moment of his childhood.
Two Shallow Graves (Investigation Discovery): SERIES PREMIERE. A docuseries on the McStay family murders begins and continues for the next couple nights.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
Autopsy: The Last Hours Of... (Reelz): Jacqueline Kennedy OnassisCarnival Eats (Cooking Channel)
Key Sources: The Futon Critic; IMDb; TV Passport; Zap2it
⭐: Top Pick
🎥: Movie
📺: Throwback
Fear the Walking Dead (AMC): "Divine Providence" linear premiere
Secrets of the Zoo (National Geographic Wild)
Secrets of the Zoo (National Geographic Wild)
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy (CNN): London
Worst Cooks in America (Food Network)
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🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL
The Baby (HBO, 10:30 p.m.): As Natasha and Mrs. Eaves remain trapped in Barbara's summer solstice ritual, the baby's complicated origin, connection to Mrs. Eaves, and trauma-filled path to Natasha are revealed.
Barry (HBO): "This is just an example of bottling it up."
S.W.A.T. (CBS): SEASON FINALE. When control of a university chemistry lab is seized, the team races to thwart a devastating terror attack.✔️
Wild Fish (National Geographic): SERIES PREMIERE. A new show about finding various fish in the wild. I think? I'm kinda guessing on every statement in that sentence.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
Autopsy: The Last Hours Of... (Reelz): John F. Kennedy Jr.
61st Street (AMC): "The Two Trials" linear premiere
Bar Rescue (Paramount Network)
Nomad with Carlton McCoy (CNN): Ghana
Sex & Murder (HLN): Season finale
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo): Kandi Burruss, Lil Jon
Welcome Home Nikki Glaser? (E!)
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📺 Mission: Impossible (MeTV, 3 a.m.): "Howard Bainbridge, a chemical warfare expert who defected to the East, was contaminated by his own experiments and then returned back to the U.S. and his family manor, where his father (a paranoid arch-conservative) had him killed and the body buried."
Three Busy Debras (Adult Swim, midnight & 12:15 a.m.): SEASON FINALE. The Debras meet Nonna at Nonna's Nonnaria. Later, the trio comes to terms with their own mortality as a very rude meteor hurtles toward Lemoncurd. They definitely wouldn't look up.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO, 11:07 p.m.)
Rich & Shameless (TNT, 12:30 a.m.): Clare Bronfman
Ziwe (Showtime, 11 p.m.): Ilana Glazer
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Key Sources: The Futon Critic; IMDb; TV Passport; Zap2it
⭐: Top Pick
🎥: Movie
📺: Throwback
✔️: Video/gif/photo included
Happy watching, everyone!
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