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Sit on it! Here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, April 29!
Our Top Pick tonight is Chasing the Rains (BBC America & AMC+, 8 p.m.). This week's nature documentary, which premiered last Saturday, follows three animal matriarchs (elephant, wild dog, cheetah) as they try to survive a harsher-than-usual dry season in Kenya's national parks. A making-of special is available available on AMC+.
Elsewhere, David Bowie has a Daydream, Murdoch delivers, Food Wars bakes Christmas cake, White House Correspondents correspond over dinner, the Judds say farewell, Happy Days are here again, and Japan calls upon all its kaiju.
Elsewhere, David Bowie has a Daydream, Murdoch delivers, Food Wars bakes Christmas cake, White House Correspondents correspond over dinner, the Judds say farewell, Happy Days are here again, and Japan calls upon all its kaiju.
(All times are Eastern. All listings are new unless otherwise stated. For more listings, visit The Futon Critic or Zap2it.)
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STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME
Murdoch Mysteries (Ovation, 7 p.m. / Plex, now): Higgins enlists Watts help after he messes up the courier delivery of a horse statue for some very dangerous thugs.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
The Piece Makers (HBO Max, 3 a.m. / Magnolia, 8 p.m.)
🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL
⭐ Chasing the Rains (BBC America & AMC+): How elephants dig wells. A sudden river-filling downpour. Cheetah Kuleta loses one of her cubs to lions. Spoiler? Wild dog Phoenix faces off with a hyena mob.
🎥 Hearts in the Game (Hallmark Channel): A New York City publicist is tasked with spinning the image of a MLB pitcher who froze during Game 7 of the World Series. And, you not going to believe this... he was also the guy who broke her heart in high school!
The Judds: Love Is Alive - The Final Concert (CMT): SPECIAL. "After 31 years, Wynonna takes the stage again with special guests Martina McBride, Little Big Town, Brandi Carlile, Kelsea Ballerini and Ashley McBryde."
🎥 Moonage Daydream (HBO): "A cinematic odyssey exploring David Bowie's creative and musical journey. From visionary filmmaker Brett Morgen, and sanctioned by the Bowie estate."
🎥 Road Trip Hostage (Lifetime): A deranged criminal forces a young woman to drive him across the country. This could be the dark, gritty reboot of Route 66.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
Love & Marriage: Huntsville (OWN)
Masters of Illusion (The CW | The CW app, tomorrow): My Uyên, Andi Gladwin, Kevin Li, Shaun Jay, David Gabbay, Trigg Watson, Wayne Hoffman
🎥 Svengoolie (MeTV): Destroy All Monsters
The White House Correspondents' Dinner (CNN & C-SPAN & MSNBC)
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| Moonage Daydream (via Giphy) |
🕘 9 P.M. EASTERN / 🕗 8 P.M. CENTRAL
📺 Happy Days (Catchy Comedy): Go back to '50s Milwaukee for the weekend about the teenager Richie Cunningham, his family, and friends with a binge of Happy Days. This viewing goes back to the sitcom's early years, so you will see episodes when Fonzie, Raph, and Joanie were just a recurring characters and its single-camera era. In this episode, "Richie's old girlfriend comes back to Milwaukee and wants to go steady with him."
WHAT ELSE IS ON
Critter Fixers: Country Vets (National Geographic Wild)
Houses with History (HGTV | Discovery+, tomorrow)
Totally Weird and Funny (The CW | The CW app, tomorrow)
🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL
📺 Magnum, P.I. (Get TV): Magnum believes his wife, supposedly killed in Saigon, is alive.
48 Hours (CBS | Paramount+, tomorrow)
Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet (National Geographic Wild)
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| Happy Days (via Giphy) |
💤😴 LATE NIGHT 😴💤
Food Wars! (Adult Swim, 1 a.m.): Soma faces off with an underground chef named Sarge, and the theme of the challenge is Christmas cake. Meanwhile, Tsukasa battles against Asahi Saiba.
Naruto: Shippuden (Adult Swim, 2 a.m.): Naruto is frustrated at his inabilities, and recalls why his father sealed the Nine Tails inside of him.
One Piece (Adult Swim, 1:30 a.m.): Mocha makes a sacrifice for her friends.
📺 Star Trek (MeTV, 11 p.m. | Paramount+, now): When the Enterprise brings aboard Klingon prisoners, an alien entity pits both sides against each other in an ever-escalating struggle.
📺 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (MeTV, 2 a.m.): After an entire technical crew is murdered by one of its own members aboard the Seaview, Nelson captures the killer and averts an enemy plot to blow up a seven-nation peace conference.
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| Destroy All Monsters (via Tumblr) |
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Key Sources: The Futon Critic; IMDb; TV Passport; Zap2it
⭐: Top Pick
💲: Game show
🎥: Movie
📺: Throwback
✔️: Video/gif/photo included
Happy watching, everyone!
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