Friday, May 19, 2023

What's On Tonight (Saturday): Summer feels Love

Love to Love You, Donna Summer

I need hot stuff! Here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, May 20!

Our Top Pick tonight is Love to Love You, Donna Summer (HBO & HBO Max, 8 p.m.). The new documentary profiles the Queen of Disco singer and songwriter who is the timeless voice of such iconic songs as "I Feel Love," "Hot Stuff," "Love to Love You Baby," "MacArthur Park," and "Bad Girls." Summer, who died in 2012, is of the best-selling music artists of all time and helped jumpstart electronic dance music.

ElsewhereLove is found in the big parks, Food is about moms, Murdoch becomes a lumberjack, Mia Goth is a PearlNaruto overcomes puppets, and a spy is a Killer.

(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

πŸŽ₯ Killer Coworker (Tubi, 3 a.m.): When a spa employee is framed for the murder of a jealous coworker, she must uncover the culprit before she becomes their next victim.

Murdoch Mysteries (Ovation, 7 p.m. / Plex, now): Murdoch suspects malfeasance and murder in the apparent drowning of a military recruit.

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

πŸŽ₯ Love in Zion National (Hallmark Channel): Sparks fly between an assistant curator and an American Indian park ranger as they explore Zion National Park.

⭐πŸŽ₯ Love to Love You, Donna Summer (HBO): Donna Summer creates music that takes her from the avant-garde scene in Germany to the glitter and bright lights of dance clubs in New York. This features never-before-seen home video footage and interviews with friends, family, and colleagues.✔️

πŸŽ₯ The Man with My Husband's Face (Lifetime): When a woman's husband disappears during a kayaking trip, everyone assumes that he drowned. When she catches a glimpse of a man who looks exactly like him, it sets off a chain of events that unravels everything she thought she knew about him.

Murdoch Mysteries (Ovation): Murdoch is asked by a former logging camp friend to exonerate him in a decades old murder.

WHAT ELSE IS ON
Love & Marriage: Huntsville (OWN)
Masters of Illusion (The CW | The CW app, tomorrow): Ed Alonzo, Andi Gladwin, Shaun Jay, The Conjurors, Smoothini, Eric Buss
πŸŽ₯ Svengoolie (MeTV): The Thing with Two Heads 

πŸ•˜ 9 P.M. EASTERN / πŸ•— 8 P.M. CENTRAL

πŸ“Ί Cheers (Catchy Comedy): Spend the weekend where everyone knows you name. Those loveable Boston losers of the quintessential '80s sitcom get binge treatment. In this episode, "Carla hires an Englishwoman to fill Diane's place while she's in Europe."✔️

πŸŽ₯ Pearl (Showtime): Trapped on an isolated farm, Pearl (Mia Goth) must tend to her ailing father under the watch of her mother. Lusting for the glamorous life she's seen in movies, Pearl's temptations and repressions collide.

WHAT ELSE IS ON
Banded (AXS TV)
Critter Fixers: Country Vets (National Geographic Wild)
Totally Weird and Funny (The CW | The CW app, tomorrow)
Cheers (via Giphy)

πŸ•™ 10 P.M. EASTERN / πŸ•˜ 9 P.M. CENTRAL

πŸ“Ί Magnum, P.I. (Get TV): A puzzling international situation arises when Magnum agrees to protect a famous ballerina.

WHAT ELSE IS ON
48 Hours (CBS | Paramount+, tomorrow)
Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet (National Geographic Wild)✔️
πŸ“Ί SNL Vintage (NBC / Peacock, now): Paul Rudd, DJ Khaled (18 May 2019)

πŸ’€πŸ˜΄ LATE NIGHT πŸ˜΄πŸ’€

Food Wars! (Adult Swim, 1 a.m.): Erina's concern for her mother makes her think that it would be best for everyone if Asahi won the competition. Joichiro returns to Japan and reveals to Dojima how he met Soma's mother and became involved with Asahi.

Naruto: Shippuden (Adult Swim, 2 a.m.): Naruto joins up with the rest of his comrades to overcome the puppet attack.

One Piece (Adult Swim, 1:30 a.m.): Law reaches the end of his fight with Vergo. Luffy fights Caesar.

πŸ“Ί Star Trek (MeTV, 11 p.m.): Kirk and his crew find themselves at the mercy of powerful individuals who possess mind-over-matter powers and plan to use the Enterprise crew for their twisted entertainment.

πŸ“Ί Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (MeTV, 2 a.m.): A life-like robot uses the Seaview to seize control of the world.
Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet (via Giphy)

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Key SourcesThe Futon CriticIMDbTV PassportZap2it
⭐: Top Pick
πŸ’²: Game show
πŸŽ₯: Movie
πŸ“Ί: Throwback
✔️: Video/gif/photo included

Happy watching, everyone!

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