What To Watch: Ian Ziering Vs. Zombies, Clint Eastwood Is The Mule And More
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On TV this Saturday: Ian Ziering dives headfirst into a Zombie Tidal Wave, When Calls the Heart's Elizabeth enjoys a Summer Romance and Clint Eastwood is an old Mule. Here are nine programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Showtimes for August 17, 2019
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Frankie Drake Mysteries
Ovation
Two episodes: Mary accuses Detective Greyson of hiding evidence. Then at 8 pm, the team hunts down a dangerous jewel thief.
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Escape Room
Starz
Premium cable premiere: A group of strangers must navigate a series of deadly escape rooms and the fatal puzzles contained within; Deborah Ann Woll (Daredevil), Taylor Russell (Lost in Space), Jay Ellis (Insecure) and Tyler Labine (New Amsterdam) star.
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's All in the Family and The Jeffersons
ABC
Non-live encore (90 minutes): Woody Harrelson and Marisa Tomei play Archie and Edith Bunker, while Jamie Foxx and Wanda Sykes portray George and "Weezy" Jefferson. (Two more Studio Audience specials are coming — but which sitcoms should be revived?)
The Mule
HBO
Premium cable premiere: John Mulaney and Pete Davidson's favorite Clint Eastwood movie focuses on an elderly war vet who runs drugs for a powerful kingpin — and has multiple threesomes along the way; Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born), Andy Garcia (Ballers), Laurence Fishburne (black-ish), Michael Peña (Narcos: Mexico) and Dianne Wiest (Life in Pieces) co-star.
V.C. Andrews' Gates of Paradise
Lifetime
In the fourth of five films, Heaven's orphaned and crippled daughter (When Calls the Heart's Lizzie Boys) is sent to live with her great grandfather, where her family’s dark past continues to haunt her.
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A Summer Romance
Hallmark Channel
TV-movie premiere: Sparks fly between a Montana rancher (When Calls the Heart'sErin Krakow) and a business developer (General Hospital's Ryan Paevey) after he tries to buy her family's property.
Wild Singapore
BBC America
Explore the jungles of Singapore, which hide obscure primates and flying dragons.
Zombie Tidal Wave
Syfy
TV-movie premiere: A veteran sea captain (BH90210's Ian Ziering) must lead his island community against a literaltornado tidal wave of sharks zombies.
