What To Watch: Tina Fey Hosts SNL Finale, HBO's Fahrenheit 451 And More
On TV this Saturday: The royal wedding dominates the airwaves, Tina Fey returns to Studio 8H and Killmonger leads HBO's adaptation of Fahrenheit 451. Here are seven programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern:
Showtimes for May 19, 2018
Royal Wedding Coverage
CBS (with hosts Gayle King and Kevin Frazier), NBC (Suvannah Guthrie and Hota Kotb), PBS (Meredith Vieira and Matt Baker), CNN (Anderson Cooper) and BBC America (a BBC One simulcast) go live at 4 am, followed by ABC (Robin Roberts and David Muir) and E! (Giuliana Rancic and Brad Goreski) at 5 am and Fox News (Shepard Smith, Sandra Smith and Ainsley Earhardt) at 6 am. (Not an early riser? CBS is also airing a two-hour recap special, Royal Romance: The Marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, at 8 pm.)
The Royal Wedding Live with Cord and Tish!
Two hours: The cabler has nabbed broadcast legends Cord Hosenbeck (Will Ferrell) and Tish Cattigan (Molly Shannon) to oversee their coverage.
NHL Playoffs
The Washington Capitals face the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final.
Fahrenheit 451
This TV-movie, adapted from the Ray Bradbury novel, stars Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther) as fireman Guy Montag, and Michael Shannon (Boardwalk Empire) as Captain Beatty. (Watch trailer.)
Patrick Melrose
65 minutes: Shocking events tear Patrick's life in two during a family getaway in the South of France.
Royally Ever After
A schoolteacher (The Good Doctor's Fiona Gubelmann) learns that her boyfriend (Reign's Torrance Coombs) is the prince of St. Ives (which he conveniently forgot to mention on his Bumble profile).
Saturday Night Live
Season 43 finale: Tina Fey returns as host, with musical guest Nicki Minaj. (Watch promo.)