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tvrundown USA 2026.04.05

Sunday, April 5th:

(streaming): Nippon Sangoku (APrime, post-apocalypse anime series premiere), Saturday Night Live UK (Peacock, "Riz Ahmed, Kasabian")

(also new): "Inside-Out Classic" (disney|DXD, Pixar-animated NHL game, live), HBCU Awarefest (BET, charity benefit concert special, 2.5 hrs), "Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic" (HBO|hboMAX, inside the new Harry Potter series)

(original made-for-TV movies): "Where the Wind Blows" (UPtv, earlier, 2hrs), "Kidnapping My Own Daughter" (LIFE, 2hrs+)

(earlier - hour 0): 60 Minutes (CBS), America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC)

(hour 1): Marshals (CBS), Call the Midwife (PBS), When Hope Calls (GAFam, season 3 "Brookfield" opener), Tournament of Champions (FOOD, 2hrs), "The Faithful: Women of the Bible" (FOX, 2hrs), Real Housewives of Atlanta (BRAVO, season 17 opener)

(hour 2): Tracker (CBS), The Forsytes (PBS), Dark Winds (AMC, 2hrs++), American Classic (MGM+, penultimate), DTF St.Louis (HBO, penultimate), Tournament of Champions (FOOD, contd), "The Faithful" (FOX, contd, limited series finale), Real Housewives of Rhode Island (BRAVO, regular timeslot premiere)

(hour 3): Watson (CBS), The Count of Monte Cristo (PBS), Dark Winds (AMC, contd+, season 4 finale), Rooster (HBO, 33mins) / . / The Comeback (HBO), "Betrayal: Secrets & Lies" (ABC, true-crime)

[preempted, most returning next week: Family Guy (FOX), . / Universal Basic Guys (FOX), American Dad! (FOX), . / Family Guy (FOX), Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) resuming in two weeks.]

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tvrundown USA 2025.04.06

Sunday, April 6th:

(streaming shows): MobLand (Para+), "1923" (Para+, series finale), The Last Anniversary (SundanceNow|AMC+), The Potato Lab (netflix, limited series finale), Witch Watch (hulu, anime series premiere, subtitled)

(other highlights): "An Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile" (CBS, concert special, 90mins), "Sinister Surgeon" (LIFEtime original movie, 2hrs+), Hacks (TBS, season 1 marathon, night 4 of five, ~82mins)

(earlier - hour 0): 60 Minutes (CBS), America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC)

(hour 1): Call the Midwife (PBS), "The Americas" (NBC), The Simpsons (FOX) / . / Family Guy (FOX), When Hope Calls (GAFam, season 2 opener), Yellowjackets (SHO, penultimate), American Idol (ABC, 2hrs), Tournament of Champions (FOOD, 2hrs), WWE LFG (A&E, 90mins)

(hour 2): Wolf Hall (PBS), Suits L.A. (NBC), The Great North (FOX) / . / Krapopolis (FOX), Dark Winds (AMC, ~70mins), The White Lotus (HBO, 90mins), The Chicken Sisters (HALL), Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue (MGM+, limited series finale), United States of Scandal (CNN), American Idol (ABC, contd), Tournament of Champions (FOOD, contd), David Blaine: Do Not Attempt (NatGeo, ~2hrs), WWE LFG (A&E, contd), . / WWE Rivals (A&E), The Food That Built America (HIST, repeat)

(hour 3): Marie Antoinette (PBS), The White Lotus (HBO, contd, season 3 finale) / . / The Righteous Gemstones (HBO, ~40mins), The $100,000 Pyramid (ABC), David Blaine: Do Not Attempt (NatGeo, contd, season 1 finale), WWE Rivals (A&E, contd) / . / WWE's Greatest Moments (A&E)

(hour 4 - latenight): Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO), YOLO: Rainbow Trinity ([adultswim]) / . / "Oh My God, Yes! ... Circumstances" ([as])

[preempted, resuming next week: Tracker (CBS), Watson (CBS, repeat), The Equalizer (CBS) ] [note: Poker Face (USA) reairs have ended.]

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tvrundown USA 2021.12.18

Saturday, December 18th:

(exclusive & streaming): Single's Inferno (netflix, Korean dating reality series premiere), Bulgasal: Immortal Souls (netflix, Korean fantasy series premiere), The Great Soul Food Cook-Off (DSC+, next 2 eps, season 1 finale)

(original made-for-TV movies): "The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls" (HALL, 2hrs), "Toying With the Holidays" (LIFE, 2hrs++), "Deadly Girls' Night Out" (LMN, 2hrs), "Merry Switchmas" (BET, 2.5 hours), "Christmas for Keeps" (HMM, 2hrs)

(other highlights): When Hope Calls (GACFam, season 2 opener, new network, 2hrs), "Out of Stock: Supply Chain Crisis" (DSC, docu-series premiere, 2hrs++), Wild Patagonia (BBCAm, 70mins, part 3/3 finale), "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" (theCW, animated "classic"), Cold Justice (OXY), Saturday Night Live (NBC, "Paul Rudd | Charli XCX")

(latenight "Toonami" [adultswim]): Blade Runner Black Lotus, "The Animatrix" (2003 movie, 2hrs+15mins), Rick and Morty ("Extras" reairs, 45mins)

[note: Yashahime Princess Half-Demon (season 1 finale) was pre-empted last week and will air on New Year's Eve/Day.] (source)

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tvrundown USA 2020.02.23

Sunday, February 23rd:

(highlights): Hi Bye, Mama! (netflix, twice weekly), "Vision of Love" (UP, original movie, 2hrs), Race For the White House (CNN), "Riddled with Deceit" (HMM, a "Martha's Vineyard" mystery, 2hrs), "The Windsors: Inside the Royal Dynasty" (CNN, part 2 of 6)

(earlier / hour 0): 60 Minutes (CBS), America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC)

(hour 1): God Friended Me (CBS), American Idol (ABC, 2hrs), The Simpsons (FOX) /   / Duncanville (FOX), Batwoman (theCW), Doctor Who (BBCAm, ~70mins), When Calls the Heart (HALL, season 7 opener), The Circus (SHO) /   / Our Cartoon President (SHO), Outlander (Starz)

(hour 2): NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS), American Idol (ABC, contd), Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC), Sanditon (PBS Masterpiece, limited series finale), Bob's Burgers (FOX) /   / Family Guy (FOX), Supergirl (theCW), Worst Cooks in America (FOOD), The Walking Dead (AMC, season 10B resumes, 65mins), When Hope Calls (HALL, spinoff broadcast premiere), The Outsider (HBO), Homeland (SHO), Wrong Man (Starz), War of the Worlds (EPIX)

(hour 3): NCIS: New Orleans (CBS), The Rookie (ABC, season 2B resumes), Good Girls (NBC), Vienna Blood (PBS, limited series finale), Dare Me (USA), Better Call Saul (AMC, season 5 opener, special night 1 of 2, ~80mins), Avenue 5 (HBO) /   / Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO, 40mins), Kidding (SHO, 60mins), Slow Burn (EPIX, part 2 of 6)

(hour 4 - latenight): Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO), Talking Dead (AMC), Ballmastrz 9009 ([adultswim], season 2 opener, 30mins)

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tvrundown USA 2019.09.21

Saturday, September 21st:

(original made-for-TV movies): "The Great Gilly Hopkins" (UP, 2hrs), "Angrily Ever After" (BET, 2hrs++), "Escaping the NXIVM Cult: A Mother's Fight to Save Her Daughter" (LIFE, 2hrs++), + Beyond the Headlines (Lifetime, a Gretchen Carlson special)

(highlights): Arthdal Chronicles (netflix), Maigret (OVAtion, limited series finale, 2hrs), "2019 Creative Arts Emmy Awards" (FXX, highlights special, 2.5+ hours), All That (NICK, season 1B resumes), When Hope Calls (HALL, series broadcast premiere, 2hrs), Planet Earth: Nature's Great Events (BBCAm, 70mins), The Mondo Animation Hour (ElRey)

(latenight "Toonami" [adultswim] lineup): Dragon Ball Super, gen:LOCK, Dr.Stone, Fire Force, Food Wars!, Black Clover, Boruto, Naruto Shippuden, Mobile Suit Gundam Origin: Red Comet, Lupin the 3rd

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tvrundown USA 2019.08.30

Friday, August 30th:

(exclusive/streaming): Carnival Row (amazon, series premiere, all 8 eps available), Keeping Faith (AcornTV, BBC thriller available stateside, all 14 eps), When Hope Calls (HallmarkMoviesNow, "When Calls the Heart" spinoff series  premiere, first 2 eps then weekly), The A List (netflix, series premiere, all 13 eps), Styling Hollywood (netflix, docuseries premiere, all 8 eps), Carole & Tuesday (netflix, anime premiere, first 12 eps available), The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (netflix, prequel series premiere, all 10 eps)

(also new): "Who Stole My Daughter?" (LMN original movie, 2hrs)

(hour 1): BattleBots (DSC, 2hrs), Masters of Illusion (theCW) /   / The Big Stage (theCW)

(hour 2): BattleBots (DSC, contd), What Would You Do? (ABC)

(hour 3): Killjoys (SyFy), The UnXplained (HIST, penultimate), Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO, preempted, returns next week)

(hour 4 - latenight): A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)