Friday, July 21, 2023

What's On Tonight (Saturday): Dawn of this star girl

Dawn

Yabba Dabba Doo! Here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, July 22!

Our Top Pick tonight is limited series Dawn (Lifetime, 8 p.m.). Based on the V.C. Andrews/Andrew Neiderman books, the series pits young Dawn Longchamp (Brec Bassinger) against her wicked step-grandmother Lillian Cutler (Donna Mills) as she is trusted into a new family. Each installment run 2 hours (including commercials) and covers a book. I watched the first one, and while the production values and script leave plenty to be desired, Bassinger is a solid lead, who can hold her own against Donna Mills and Fran Drescher.

Elsewhere, Your Age wants privacy, Toonami airs the correct episode of Dr. Stone, Peppa goes swimming, One Piece heads for Dressrosa, and Catchy Comedy takes a page right out of history.

(All times are Eastern. All listings are new unless otherwise stated. For more listings, visit The Futon Critic or Zap2it.)

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

Act Your Age (Bounce TV): After Bernadette invades Jacob' privacy, he decides to give her a taste of her own medicine. Angela's weekend is interrupted when her disapproving mother-in-law unexpectedly comes to town.

⭐ Dawn (Lifetime): Dawn becomes the rightful owner of Cutler's Cove Hotel, but she can't seem to escape her grandmother's presence. Soon, her brother's obsession and her sister's violent rage threaten Dawn's dream once again.

Peppa Pig (Nick Jr, 8:50 p.m.): "Peppa goes on adventures while swimming and playing at the pool, the lake, and the beach."✔️

WHAT ELSE IS ON
AEW: Collision (TNT)
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982 (The CW / The CW App, Sunday)
Love & Marriage: Detroit (OWN)
Prime Suspect: Earth (Weather Channel)
πŸŽ₯ Svengoolie (MeTV): The Uninvited
Peppa Pig (via Giphy)

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

πŸ“Ί The Flintstones (Catchy Comedy / Tubi, now): Spend the weekend with the modern stone age family that was clearly a ripoff of The Honeymooners with this classic animated series of the '60s. In this episode, "Barney becomes 'man's best friend' when Fred's inept hypnotism goes awry. "

WHAT ELSE IS ON
The Earth Unlocked (Weather Channel)
The Incredible Dr. Pol (National Geographic Wild)
Love Island (Peacock)✔️
Vacation House Rules (HGTV / Max, Sunday)

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

πŸ“Ί Magnum, P.I. (Get TV): "A prison escapee intends to kill Magnum."
Love Island (via Giphy)

πŸ’€πŸ˜΄ LATE NIGHT πŸ˜΄πŸ’€

Dr. Stone: New World (Adult Swim, 12:30 a.m.): The science ship Perseus is completed, and begins its voyage to the uncharted routes with a selected Ishigami crew on board. Their destination and goal, the island where the ISS astronauts crash landed and where a 'treasure chest' sleeps." Synopsis look familiar? Yeah, this episode was supposed to air last week but the following episode aired instead. Tonight, the correct episode airs.

Naruto: Shippuden (Adult Swim, 2 a.m.): Naruto heads back to the village to convince Sasuke to leave Orochimaru. Yahiko, taking the name Pain, arrives with revenge on his mind.

One Piece (Adult Swim, 1:30 a.m.): The Straw Hats set a course for Dressrosa. Law explains his alliance with Luffy. Smoker's refusal to reveal a secret earns him a serious beating from Doflamingo.

πŸ“Ί Star Trek (MeTV, 11 p.m. / Paramount+, now): While seeking a cure for a fever ravaging the Enterprise, Kirk and Spock encounter Flint, a hermit-like Earth man, and his beautiful young ward.

πŸ“Ί Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (MeTV, 2 a.m.): While an adventurer leads the Seaview in search of a monster that killed his camera crew, crewman Patterson tries to prove that the deaths were the adventurer's fault.✔️
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (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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