What To Watch: Samantha Bee Vs. White House Correspondents' Dinner, The Son's End Begins And More
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On TV this Saturday: Full Frontal counters the White House Correspondents' Dinner, HBO honors rock and roll royalty and The Son's end begins. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Showtimes for April 27, 2019
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NFL Draft
ABC
Football analysts Trey Wingo, Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay lead coverage of the final four rounds.
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The Darkest Minds
HBO
Premium cable premiere: A group of superpowered teens form a resistance against a hostile government; Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give), Mandy Moore (This Is Us), Bradley Whitford (The Handmaid's Tale) and Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones) star.
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Love Takes Flight
Hallmark Channel
TV-movie premiere: A single mom (Awkward's Nikki DeLoach) falls for an EMT pilot (Chicago Med's Jeff Hephner) after her young daughter befriends the man's recently widowed dad.
Ransom
CBS
A disgraced negotiator impersonates Eric, risking the life of a hotel owner and tarnishing Eric's reputation.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
HBO
Three hours: Inductees include Stevie Nicks, Radiohead, Janet Jackson, Def Leppard, The Cure and The Zombies; Don Henley, Harry Styles and Roxy Music perform.
Smart Justice: The Jayme Closs Case
Lifetime
90 minutes: A panel of abduction survivors discuss the harrowing story of fellow abductee Jayme Closs, and how she came to escape her captor after 88 days; Elizabeth Smart hosts.
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The Son
AMC
Final season premiere (65 minutes): Young Eli leads a Comanche raid into Mexico in 1852; in 1915, the McCullough family faces a threat to their oil business. (Watch trailer.)
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White House Correspondents' Dinner
C-SPAN
90 minutes: The dinner goes without a comedian as emcee for the first time since 2003; instead, presidential biographer Ron Chernow will give the keynote speech.
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Full Frontal With Samantha Bee: Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
TBS
Surprise guests are to be expected at this semi-annual alternative to the WHCD, which raises money for the Committee to Protect Journalists.
