What's On Tonight (Saturday): Bird's eye view of War

Ukraine War from the Air

Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale! Here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, April 15!

Our Top Pick tonight is the special Ukraine War from the Air (National Geographic, 10 p.m.). The one-hour program walks us through the Russian invasion and Ukraine's forces fighting back with many shots from the air alongside commentary from the people that fought and lived through (and stood up to) the Russian occupation.

Elsewhere, Ana de Armas is Live from New York, One Piece travels by dragon, Murdoch investigates athletes, Drunk, Driving, and 17 is no way to go through life, Tubi joins the Cheer squad, and Catchy Comedy goes on a tour.

(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

🎥 Blood, Sweat and Cheer (Tubi, 3 a.m.): A single mom masquerades as her teenage daughter to attempt to make the high school dance squad.

📺 Doctor Who (Retro TV, 6 p.m.): An alien from another plane uses the dreams of Tegan to reach the planet Deva Loka and attack colonists.

Murdoch Mysteries (Ovation, 7 p.m. / Plex, now): As Murdoch investigates the murder of an elite athlete who gets impaled by a javelin, Hart and Arthur plot her father's demise.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

The Piece Makers (HBO Max, 3 a.m. / Magnolia, 9 p.m.)

🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL

🎥 Drunk, Driving, and 17 (Lifetime): A 17-year-old honor student gets into a drunken driving accident after her boyfriend's parents allow alcohol to be served to minors in their home.

🎥 The Wedding Cottage (Hallmark Channel | Peacock, tomorrow): A woman must convince an uninspired artist to renovate a rundown cottage for a couple's dream wedding.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

Love & Marriage: Huntsville (OWN)

Masters of Illusion (The CW | The CW app, tomorrow): Wayne Hoffman, Eric Jones, Ana DeGuzman, Rob Lake, Robert Ramirez, My Uyên, Dan Sperry, Ed Alonzo

🎥 Svengoolie (MeTV): This Island Earth

🕘 9 P.M. EASTERN / 🕗 8 P.M. CENTRAL

📺 Gilligan's Island (Catchy Comedy / Tubi, now): Spend the weekend with Gilligan, the Skipper, the millionaire, his wife, the movie star, the professor, and Mary Ann. The quintessential '60s escapist sitcom is a classic for the absurd plots but yet enough of it works because the casting/acting is so good. In this episode, "surfer Duke Williams rides a giant tsunami to the island." Because... of course. Makes total sense.✔️

WHAT ELSE IS ON

Critter Fixers: Country Vets (National Geographic Wild)

Houses with History (HGTV | Discovery+, tomorrow)

Pets & Pickers (Animal Planet)

To Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific (National Geographic)

Totally Weird and Funny (The CW | The CW app, tomorrow)

Gilligan's Island (via Giphy)

🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL

📺 Magnum, P.I. (Get TV): A man disappears while sailing through a channel cursed by ancient Hawaiians.

⭐ Ukraine War from the Air (National Geographic): SPECIAL. A year of war fought and observed from the air. The story of the Ukraine people's efforts to win back their country after Russia's invasion.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

48 Hours (CBS | Paramount+, tomorrow)

Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet (National Geographic Wild)

📺 SNL Vintage (NBC / Peacock, now): Seth Rogen, Spoon (6 Oct 2007)

💤😴 LATE NIGHT 😴💤

Food Wars! (Adult Swim, 1 a.m.): Soma heads off to the second venue and encounters someone unexpected before the second challenge begins.

My Hero Academia (Adult Swim, 12:30 a.m.): "Ochaco speaks up to try and help Izuku."

Naruto: Shippuden (Adult Swim, 2 a.m.): Team Jiraiya, Shikamaru, and his Leaf teammates are lured into a mysterious village during their battle.

One Piece (Adult Swim, 1:30 a.m.): Luffy hitches a ride on a dragon. Mocha tries to keep the Master's candy away from her friends. Zoro pits his steel against snow in a battle with Monet.

📺 Star Trek (MeTV, 11 p.m.): The Enterprise is boarded by two strange visitors: Medusan Ambassador Kollos, a creature that must be kept in a box because its ugliness is enough to drive a human mad, and his aide, beautiful telepath Miranda, who senses murderous intent aboard the ship.

📺 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (MeTV, 2 a.m.): In a race to keep a ship carrying the president out of danger, Nelson and Crane battle a whale that has swallowed an atomic bomb.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

Saturday Night Live (NBC, 11:29 p.m.): Ana de Armas, Karol G✔️

Ana de Armas (via Giphy)

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

Reminder: SNL is tomorrow, so the Sunday WOT will be posted a few minutes early!