What's On Tonight (Saturday): Shippuden ships out

Naruto: Shippuden

Can't stop myself, out of control! Here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, August 31!

Our Top Pick tonight is the finale of Naruto: Shippuden (Adult Swim, 1:30 a.m.). Yes, after more than 10 years, Adult Swim's Toonami programming block reaches the 500th and final episode of the anime. For the last few years, the anime block's Shippuden have been previously unaired dubbed episodes that are also uncut. Good for Adult Swim. While 500 episodes seems like a lot, the series is a follow-up to the classic Naruto, which has 220 episodes. If you wanna be anime-literate, you've got some work to do.

Elsewhere, TV networks love feet and balls, a wife becomes a Dominatrix, the neighborhood is Twisted, a young woman is Head Over Heels, and One Piece tries peace.

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

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EARLY STREAMING & EVENING

🎥 Secret Life of a Dominatrix (Tubi, 3 a.m.): A wife uncovers her husband's dark secret after joining a dominatrix club.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

⚾ Baseball Night in America (Fox, 7 p.m.): Atlanta Baseball Team at Philadelphia Phillies; or Milwaukee Brewers at Cincinnati Reds

🏈 Big Ten Saturday Night (NBC, 7:30 p.m.): Fresno State at Michigan; season premiere

🎥 Breathe (Paramount+ with Showtime [linear], 7:30 p.m. / Paramount+ with Showtime [streaming], now)

🏈 College Football on CBS Sports (CBS, 7:30): UCLA at Hawaii

⚽ NWSL Soccer (Ion, 7:30 p.m.): Seattle Reign at Racing Louisville FC

🏈 Pac-12 College Football Series (The CW, 6:30 p.m.): Idaho State at Oregon State

🏈 Saturday Night College Football (ABC, 7:30 p.m.): Notre Dame at Texas A&M; season premiere

Sportsballz (via Giphy)

🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL

🎥 Head Over Heels (Hallmark Channel / Peacock, Sunday): Addison lands a life-changing internship at a studio leading up to the New York Fashion Week. This better end with a Go-Go's concert.

🎥 Twisted Neighbor (Lifetime): A cookbook editor moves into a gossipy neighborhood whose residents are obsessed with an app. It is not MeowMeowBeenz. But the cookbook editor becomes a prime suspect when someone goes missing.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

All Elite Wrestling: Collision (TNT)

🎥 Dinner & a Movie: Beetlejuice (TBS)✔️

🎥 Svengoolie (MeTV): War of the Colossal Beast

🎥 The Watchers (HBO / Max, now)

Beetlejuice (via Giphy)

🕘 9 P.M. EASTERN / 🕗 8 P.M. CENTRAL

📺 The Odd Couple (Catchy Comedy / Paramount+, now): It's time for another weekend with two divorced men sharing an apartment and attempting to not drive one another crazy. [*loudly clears sinuses*] The show is a '70s classic. In this episode, "Oscar ruptures his Achilles tendon as Felix is preparing for an operation on his deviated septum. The two end up sharing a hospital room."✔️

WHAT ELSE IS ON

⚽ NWSL Soccer (Ion, 9:30 p.m.): Utah Royals FC at Houston Dash

🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL

Killer Chemistry (Investigation Discovery / Max, Sunday): SPECIAL. Professor Tiffany Maher is a faculty favorite, and it's hard to believe that she could have any enemies, but when Tiffany is murdered, investigators discover a secret online life that may lead them to her killer.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

📡 Andrew Zimmern's Wild Game Kitchen (FYI)

Disaster Autopsy (National Geographic)

TNT Overdrive (TNT)

The Odd Couple (via Giphy)

 

💤😴 LATE NIGHT 😴💤

📺 2 Stupid Dogs and the Secret Squirrel Show (MeTV Toons, 11 p.m.): A fight over a toilet seat. Learn how Secret & Morocco met. Hollywood brings the dogs onto an ark. 

📺 Freakazoid (MeTV Toons, 11:30 p.m.): The Lobe kidnaps Steff. Superheroes rescue a big victim. Freak's arrested by cyberspace police. 

⭐ Naruto: Shippuden (Adult Swim, 1:30 a.m.): SERIES FINALE. As Naruto's wedding nears, Iruka begins to lose sight of what he was to Naruto, and becomes unsure of what to say for his message. Then, obvs, Naruto and Hinata tie the knot.

One Piece (Adult Swim, 1 a.m.): Doflamingo and Fujitora's agreement to not engage each other lasts for the moment, meaning all eyes are turned towards taking down the Straw Hats and claiming the rewards.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

📡 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba (Adult Swim, 12:30 a.m.)✔️

Demon Slayer (via Giphy)

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

🇰🇷: Korean Drama
🎥: Movie

🏈🏀⚽🎾🏌️🏒🏎️: Sportsballs

📺: Throwback

✔️: Video/gif/photo included

Happy watching, everyone!