What To Watch: Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament, NatGeo's Barkskins, Lorena Bobbitt Biopic And More
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On TV this Monday: Marcia Gay Harden leads NatGeo's Barkskins adaptation, Lifetime chronicles the life of tabloid sensation Lorena Bobbitt and the Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament gets underway. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Showtimes for May 25, 2020
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Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament
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Through June 5| This two-week event, taped in early February, features 15 K-12 instructors competing for a $100,000 prize and a spot in the next edition of the Tournament of Champions.
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DC's Stargirl
DC Universe
After an unexpected run-in with Brainwave, Courtney is targeted at Blue Valley High's open house night. (Episode 1 earned an average reader grade of "A-.")
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I Am Lorena Bobbitt
Lifetime
TV-movie premiere: Counting Lorena Gallo as an EP, this telepic recounts her life's journey as an immigrant bride-turned-battered wife who cut off her husband's penis in 1993.
The Titan Games
NBC
Season 2 premiere (two hours): Everyday heroes go up against world-class professional athletes, including Olympic gold medalists, NFL stars and UFC champs.
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Barkskins
NatGeo
Limited series premiere (two episodes per week): This 17th Century drama, based on Annie Proulx's 2016 novel of the same name, chronicles the mysterious massacre of settlers in the vast and unforgiving wilds of 1690s New France; David Thewlis (Fargo) and Marcia Gay Harden (Code Black) star.
Grant
History
Docuseries premiere: From EP Leonardo DiCaprio comes this three-night event chronicling the life of Civil War hero-turned-president Ulysses S. Grant.
NASA & SpaceX: Journey to the Future
Science
120 minutes: This special chronicles the journey leading up to the launch of Space X's Crew Dragon Capsule on Wednesday; Walton Goggins (The Unicorn) narrates.
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American Dad
TBS
Stan is compelled to right an old wrong after he runs into a middle-school classmate; Francine attempts to scare Greg.
