What To Watch: Vikings Returns To History, Homage To Cats And More
'Vikings' Season 6B premiere (Courtesy of Amazon Prime)
On TV this Saturday: Vikings' quest continues on History Channel, Netflix pays tribute to the little lions in your living room, and an X-Files alum headlines Lifetime's Gone Mom. Here are seven programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Showtimes for June 5, 2021
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Kitty Love: An Homage to Cats
Netflix
Purrrr-fect family viewing! The documentary chronicles the daily lives, routines and adventures of a group of Dutch cats — from the cute to the curious.
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Gone Mom: The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos
Lifetime
TV-movie premiere: Police investigate a man (Alphas' Warren Christie) after his wife (The X-Files' Annabeth Gish) mysteriously disappears. (Read preview.)
Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty
BBC America
Docuseries premiere: Three families of meerkats struggle to survive the vastly changing Kalahari Desert in South Africa; Bill Nighy (Love Actually) narrates.
Vikings
History Channel
Final/Season 6B cable premiere (two episodes per week): Ubbe makes a difficult decision about Kjetill; the battle against the Rus leads to grave consequences; Dir plots to overthrow Oleg. (All 10 episodes are already streaming on Amazon Prime and Hulu.)
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Wrong Turn
Showtime
Premium cable premiere: A woman (Warrier Nun's Charlotte Vega) and her friends encounter a group of cannibalistic mountain dwellers while hiking the Appalachian Trail; Matthew Modine (Stranger Things), Adain Bradley (The Bold and the Beautiful) and Emma Dumont (The Gifted) co-star.
You Had Me at Aloha
Hallmark Channel
TV-movie premiere: Clashing travel show cohosts (played by When Calls the Heart's Pascale Hutton and Kavan Smith) form an off-screen romance.
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Saturday Night Live
NBC
Former cast member Maya Rudolph hosts this encore from March; Jack Harlow performs. (Season 46 episodes, ranked!)
