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DARK WATERS STAR WARS: THE RISE OF FROZEN II Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway SKYWALKER Voices of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel Drama Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver Animated Comedy CH. 521 Action CH. 534 CH. 525, 531 Dark Waters: © 2019 Focus Features LLC. Features Focus and Storyteller Distribution Co., LLC. © 2019 Credit: Mary Features Dark Waters: Cybulski / Focus Castle Rock and TM Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Shawshank The Redemption: © 1994 Rise of Skywalker: The Star Wars: © 2019 Disney. All Rights Reserved. II:Frozen © 2019 Best Bets May 31
RETURN TO MAYBERRY MeTV 247, 5pm This made-for-TV reunion movie welcomes back the cast of The Andy Griffith Show as Andy returns to Mayberry to run again for sheriff, only to discover his former deputy, Barney, has also entered the race. CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD ABC, 8pm SEASON PREMIERE! Hosted by Steve Harvey, the iconic game show returns for a new season.
PRESS YOUR LUCK SEASON ABC, 9pm PREMIERE! Three contestants compete against each other answering questions to earn spins on the Big Board and the opportunity to win $1 million. DR. K’S EXOTIC ANIMAL ER Nat Geo Wild 190, 9pm SEASON PREMIERE! Dr. Susan Kelleher (“Dr. K”) owns and operates one of the busiest exotic animal care practices in South Florida. KILLING EVE SEASON FINALE! BBC America 135 & AMC 131, 9pm Find out what happens to British intelligence agent Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh) and international assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer) in the Season 3 finale. Killing Eve has already been renewed for Season 4. LAUREL CANYON, PART 1 EPIX 380, 9pm With a wealth of rare and newly unearthed footage and audio recordings, Alison Ellwood’s feature-length documentary, airing in two parts, spotlights artists and groups like Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt, the Eagles, the Doors, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and others centered in the Laurel Canyon area of Los Angeles who created a music revolution in the 1960s and ’70s. Part 2 airs next Sunday.
MATCH GAME SEASON ABC, 10pm PREMIERE! Hosted by Alec Baldwin, the bawdy panel game is back, and upcoming celebrity panelists include Amy Sedaris, Angie Harmon, Bob Saget, Christie Brinkley, Fred Armisen, Jane Krakowski, Padma Lakshmi and Vivica A. Fox, among many others.
QUIZ NEW AMC 131, 10pm MINISERIES! Stephen Frears (The Queen) directed this three-part drama based on the true story of Charles and Diana Ingram (Matthew Macfadyen and Sian Clifford), who with an accomplice were accused of cheating their way to a million pounds on Britain’s Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 2001. All Times Eastern