Friday, May 5, 2023

What's On Tonight (Saturday): Amateur avenging gone wrong

Vigilante, Inc.

Hasenpfeffer Incorporated! Here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, May 6!

Our Top Pick tonight is Vigilante, Inc. (Vice News Presents) (Tubi, 3 a.m.). This is the second in a string of documentary news specials from Vice News for Fox's FAST streamer Tubi. The previous entry focused on Elon Musk. Tonight's episode focuses on the rise of online vigilantism.

Elsewhere, Murdoch helps the innocent, the Rains come to Africa, Laverne & Shirley are gonna make their dreams come true, getting kidnapped on Prom Night isn't preferred, One Piece might expose characters, and a Food battle begins

(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): Murdoch must prove Brackenreid's innocence, when he's framed for murder by a vengeful foe.

⭐ Vigilante, Inc. (Vice News Presents) (Tubi, 3 a.m.): Examine the contentious world of internet vigilantism via the lens of a recent Los Angeles arsonist manhunt, which was sparked by the Citizen app for crime and neighborhood watch.

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

πŸŽ₯ Abducted on Prom Night (Lifetime): A recently divorced mother allows her troubled daughter to attend prom, but what was supposed to be the best night of their lives turns into a twisted cat-and-mouse game when the daughter and her friends are taken hostage by their limousine driver.

Chasing the Rains (BBC America & AMC+): FINALE. Anastasia's herd splits to protect two precious elephant calves. Kuleta retakes territory for her remaining cheetah cubs. Phoenix searches for a new mate. The skies open up and rain begins to heal the parched land.

πŸŽ₯ When Love Springs (Hallmark Channel): When Rory arrives at a bed-and-breakfast for her parents' vow renewal, she runs into the ex who broke her heart. Panicked, she pretends the bed-and-breakfast owner is her new boyfriend.

WHAT ELSE IS ON
Love & Marriage: Huntsville (OWN)
Masters of Illusion (The CW | The CW app, tomorrow): Murray SawChuck, Naathan Phan, Eric Jones, Ben Barnes, Ed Alonzo, Eric Eaton, Robert Ramirez
πŸŽ₯ Svengoolie (MeTV): Blacula✔️
Blacula (via Giphy)

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

πŸ“Ί Laverne & Shirley (Catchy Comedy): Spend the weekend with the two Milwaukee women who never heard the word impossible. Brewery bottle cappers Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney are single and trying to get by in the late '50s and early '60s. There's also their neighbors Lenny and Squiggy and Shirley's sometimes boyfriend Carmine. Eventually the entire gang moved California. In this episode, "Shirley is promoted to supervisor and has the other workers hating her for it."✔️

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

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

πŸ“Ί Magnum, P.I. (Get TV): Magnum is attacked by a sumo wrestler and a little person.

WHAT ELSE IS ON
48 Hours (CBS | Paramount+, tomorrow)
Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet (National Geographic Wild)
Laverne & Shirley (via Giphy)

πŸ’€πŸ˜΄ LATE NIGHT πŸ˜΄πŸ’€

Food Wars! (Adult Swim, 1 a.m.): The battle between Takumi and Don Calma begins, and the theme of the battle is to create amuse-bouche as a team.✔️

Naruto: Shippuden (Adult Swim, 2 a.m.): Sasuke and Sakura join up with the others. Puppet User blocks the path back to Hidden Leaf Village.

One Piece (Adult Swim, 1:30 a.m.): Brownbeard attempts to expose Caesar as a villain. The horrific truth about Punk Hazard is finally revealed. Luffy puts the hurt on his gaseous enemy.

πŸ“Ί Star Trek (MeTV, 11 p.m.): While working to deflect an asteroid on a collision course with an inhabited planet, the Enterprise discovers that the asteroid is actually a spaceship with a population unaware of the outside world.

πŸ“Ί Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (MeTV, 2 a.m.): The Seaview battles a giant spider monster while retrieving explosive fuel cylinders from a wrecked nuclear sub.
Food Wars! (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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