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Oppa is Gangnam style! Here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, May 9!
Our Top Pick tonight is the premiere of K-Everything (HBO Max, 3 a.m. / CNN, 8 a.m.). This new docuseries, underwritten by Hyundai, finds host Daniel Dae Kim returning to his birth country, South Korea, and finding out why and how the country has had such an impact on the global culture in music, food, TV and film.
Elsewhere, Matt Damon is Live from New York, Disney returns to the Chibiverse, sportsballs are played, Hallmark plays Mahjong, Valerie Bertinelli seeks new Love, and Rooster protects his flock.
(All times are Eastern. All listings are new unless otherwise stated. For more listings, visit The Futon Critic or Gracenote.)
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EARLY STREAMING & EVENING
Chibiverse (Disney Channel & Disney XD, 6:30 p.m.): Dr. Doof traps all the heroes and tries to take over the Chibiverse. Elsewhere, Phineas time-travels with Merian to fix a party, and Kiff and Barry must save Kim Possible from Lord Hater.
⭐ K-Everything (HBO Max, 3 a.m. / CNN, 8 a.m.): SERES PREMIERE. In this 4-part docuseries, Daniel Dae Kim goes on a quest to discover how South Korea has sparked a global pop culture movement, driving trends in music, food, TV and film.✔️
Song of the Samurai (HBO Max, 3 a.m.): SERES PREMIERE. "Follows the Shinsengumi samurai corps during late-Edo period Kyoto, centered on former street fighter Hijikata Toshizo and his brotherhood with Kondo Isami and Okita Soji as loyalty, betrayal, and war test them."
WHAT ELSE IS ON
🏒 2026 NHL Playoffs (TNT & Tru TV, 6 p.m.): Game 4: Carolina at Philadelphia
⚾ Baseball Night in America (Fox, 7 p.m.): St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres; or New York Mets at Arizona Diamondbacks
⚽ NWSL on Ion (Ion, 6:30 & 8:45 p.m.): Boston Legacy FC at Gotham FC / San Diego Wave FC at Angel City FC
🕗 PRIMETIME 🕚
48 Hours (CBS, 10 p.m. / Paramount+, Sunday): "When a widow is found dead below a staircase in her Beverly Hills mansion, detectives search for answers."
🎥 All's Fair in Love & Mahjong (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. / Hallmark+, Sunday): A school nurse turns her love of the game Mahjong into a new path, inspired by a jovial contractor fixing up her home.
Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever (CNN, 9 p.m.): Kara travels to South Korea to explore a health care system that combines preventative, accessible care with cutting-edge health technology, and asks what Koreans can teach Americans about living longer, healthier lives.
🎥 Love, Again (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): Valerie Bertinelli 30-year marriage to Henry Czerny faces upheaval when he's diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's. Then she finds comfort in friendship with Eric McCormack.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
🏀 2026 NBA Playoffs (ABC, 8:30 p.m.): Game 3: Oklahoma at Los Angeles
🏒 2026 NHL Playoffs (TNT & Tru TV, 9 p.m.): Game 3: Colorado at Minnesota
AEW Collision (HBO Max & TBS, 8 p.m.)
Dateline NBC (NBC, 9 p.m. / Peacock, Sunday)
Duck Dynasty: The Revival (A&E, 10 p.m.): Season finale
📡🎥 Greenland 2: Migration (HBO, 8 p.m. / HBO Max, now)
House Hunters (HGTV, 10 p.m.)
Primal Combat (National Geographic Wild, 10 p.m.)
Storage Wars (A&E, 9 p.m.): Season finale
🎥 Svengoolie (MeTV, 8 p.m.): First Men in the Moon
Ted Turner: The Maverick Man (CNN, 10 p.m.): Repeat special✔️
Two for One (TCM, 8 p.m.): Kanal (1957) & Salvatore Giuliano (1962) with Bill Hader
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💤😴 LATE NIGHT 😴💤
One Piece (Adult Swim, 2 a.m.): The Straw Hats and the others split up into four teams, each on different missions. Some from the Mink Tribe insist on leaving with Luffy's team. Meanwhile, Usopp makes a weapon for Nami that seems to work like magic.
Rooster Fighter (Adult Swim, midnight): "Demons and Devils lie in wait to attack Keiji and his flock."
WHAT ELSE IS ON
📡 Blue Lock (Adult Swim, 1 a.m. / CrunchyRoll now)
📡 Dan da Dan (Adult Swim, 12:30 a.m. / CrunchyRoll & Netflix, now)
📡 Tokyo Revengers (Adult Swim, 1:30 a.m. / CrunchyRoll & Hulu, now)
Saturday Night Live (NBC & Peacock, 11:29 p.m.): Matt Damon, Noah Kahan
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Key Sources: The Futon Critic; Gracenote; IMDb; TV Passport
⭐: Top Pick
💲: Game show
📡: Linear broadcast
🎥: Movie
📺: Throwback
✔️: Video/gif/photo included
🏈🏀⚾⚽🏐🎾🏌️🏒🏎️🐂: Sports
Happy watching, everyone!
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