What's On Tonight (Saturday): Planet Earth with a vengeance

Planet Earth III

Criminal court part 2 is now in session! Here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, November 4!

Our Top Pick tonight is the premiere of Planet Earth III (BBC America & AMC+, 8 p.m.). This third edition of the Planet Earth title captures new animals and new locations, such as the Caribbean flamingos, clown frogfish, sea angel, and right whale. There is also a focus on how animals are adapting to living alongside humans and our demand for nature's resources. It's the 13th series from BBC Earth's landmark titles, the last ones being 2022's The Green Planet (PBS) and Frozen Planet II (BBC America).

Elsewhere, the Rise is getting ugly, Lifetime thinks you're Supposed to Be Here, Attack on Titan (finally!) returns for its penultimate outing, Ted Sarandos' wife chats with Oprah, and Jorge Drexler goes to the Limits.

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

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🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL

🎥🎄 A Dash of Christmas (Great American Family): This documentary profiles the Christmas founding father Dasher I, who was better known as Dash in his younger days. His family's early fortunes in pumpkin and gourd farming are explored as are his playboy days before he joined Cinnamomum army -- there is still debate on if he joined freely or if his parents forced him to join. The spread of Gremlins through the countryside pushed Dasher to become a leader as they made havoc of his homelands, and he made a great leader in what became the War of the First Noel. He was a star in being able to chase out Gremlins and is often credited with pushing them out of Cinnamomum. However, the Donder and Blixem families still disagree on how much credit he rightfully deserves. After the Gremlins were outed, Dasher stuck with the Christmas Alliance, becoming a key figure and helped craft the foundation of Christmasia after the war ended.

🎥🎄 Never Been Chris'd (Hallmark Channel / Peacock, Sunday): In part 1 of a trilogy: On a solo vacation in the capital city, pharmacist Christina Wreath runs into her one-time, long-ago date Craig, who's now a rising politician in the city with ambitions for federal office. They connect, not really reconnecting because their first date 10 years ago was a disaster (but memorable). But it is a concerning time and the day after their meeting, the War of the Third Noel begins. Craig knows he must lead and enlist, but he also doesn't want to leave Christina. She's more on the fence because she has a FWB back home. Craig prepares to leave for training and he must tell Christina goodbye, not knowing that they are both heading to the same place -- Spice; Christina's home and location of Craig's training camp. Christina mostly brushes off the relationship, but when Craig shows up in Spice, she must make a decision on if she's committed to see if they, as a couple, might have something.

⭐ Planet Earth III (BBC America & AMC+): SERIES PREMIERE. "Discover amazing landscapes, the most amazing fights of animals on our planet, from the highest mountains to the deepest oceans, from the darkest caves to the hottest deserts with new technology." This first episode is about coasts.✔️

🎥 You're Not Supposed to Be Here (Lifetime): "A woman and her pregnant partner retreat to a beautiful cabin in a remote mountain town. However, their peaceful getaway soon turns into a living nightmare when they realize the local townspeople have something they want."

WHAT ELSE IS ON

All Elite Wrestling: Collision (TNT)

🎥 Bruce Lee: The Legend (TCM / Paramount+ & Tubi & FreeVee, now)

🎥 Cowboys & Aliens (The CW / Starz App, now)

Love & Marriage: Huntsville (OWN)

🎥 Svengoolie (MeTV): Kingdom of the Spiders

WWE Supershow (Peacock)

🕘 9 P.M. EASTERN / 🕗 8 P.M. CENTRAL

📺 Night Court (Catchy Comedy / FreeVee, now): Spend the weekend with the evening team of New York City's courts and the bizarre and wacky people who pass through it. It is a standout sitcom of the '80s. In this episode, Dan's (John Larroquette) plan to romance Harry's (Harry Anderson) girlfriend Margaret (guest star Mary Cadorette) fails when he takes her for a night at the opera. RIP Harry. RIP Markie Post. RIP Charles Robinson. RIP Paula Kelly. RIP Richard Moll.✔️

All Rise (OWN): "Pretty Ugly"

WHAT ELSE IS ON

🎥 The Collective (Showtime)

Heartland Docs, DVM (National Geographic Wild)

Pets & Pickers (Animal Planet)

Night Court (via Giphy)

🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL

📺 Diff'rent Strokes (Rewind TV): Arnold is tricked into playing Romeo in the school play opposite his arch rival Lisa.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet (National Geographic Wild)

NFL Icons (MGM+): Mike Singletary

OWN Spotlight (OWN): Oprah & Nicole Avant

💤😴 LATE NIGHT 😴💤

Attack on Titan (Adult Swim, midnight): As the Rumbling advances, the remaining members of the Scout Regiment race against the clock with their Marleyan and Azumabito allies to catch up to Eren and stop the Rumbling before the rest of the world is crushed under the Wall Titans' feet.✔️

📺 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (MeTV, 2 a.m.): A 3,000-year-old mummy puts a spell on Crane and terrorizes the Seaview.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

Austin City Limits (PBS, 11 p.m.): Jorge Drexler

Attack on Titan (via Giphy)

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Key Sources: The Futon Critic; IMDb; TV Passport; Zap2it
⭐: Top Pick
💲: Game show
📡: Linear broadcast

🇰🇷: Korean Drama
🎥: Movie
📺: Throwback

🎄: Holiday program

✔️: Video/gif/photo included

Happy watching, everyone!