Ottawa Citizen

Saturday Highlights

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Wild 24 (2) 7pm

From the forests to the waters, this is a snapshot of the extraordin­ary lives of Tasmania’s animals over 24 hours. This land south of the Australian mainland has an extraordin­ary variety of strange and bizarre creatures.

Corner Gas (6) 7pm

Hank installs a new digital thermostat for Oscar and Emma, only to be drawn into their battle over the perfect temperatur­e. Karen makes Lacey regret disobeying a local yield sign, and Davis puts up a security sticker by the door of Corner Gas.

The Nature of Things (26) 7pm

Canadian veterinari­an Dr. Mike Cranfield makes house calls for Africa’s endangered mountain gorillas, performing checkups, giving medicine and sometimes operating. But how much should vets intervene with wild population­s?

Rookie Blue (3) 8pm

Now that Sam and Marlo’s baby girl has arrived, it’s clear nothing could have prepared Andy for this moment. So when Juliet offers Andy an opportunit­y to leave town for four months on an undercover project, Andy starts to consider it.

the fifth estate (26) 8pm

Pit bulls, with their jaws of steel, can kill and maim. Traumatize­d families and public safety advocates support a ban, but a powerful group of lobbyists say pit bulls are the most misunderst­ood breed of dogs. Mark Kelley investigat­es.

Bravest Warriors (48) 8pm

Danny and Impossibea­r are sent to prison for time crimes. Danny’s new cellmate is the Reverend Pickechips. Chris is left home alone in the Invisible Hideout as the Bathroom Eves led by Spankus stage a holographi­c slave revolt. Independen­ce Day: Resurgence

(39) 9pm

Twenty years after the first invasion, a massive alien force invades Earth, following a distress signal sent by the original army. Blowing through Earth’s new defenses, the invaders ravage the planet. It is up to a band of pilots to save the world.

The Cleveland Show (48) 9pm

Cleveland and Donna are excited to have the house to themselves when Cleveland Jr. and Roberta go on a school trip to Washington, D.C., but a disgruntle­d Rallo will do whatever it takes to keep Cleveland and Donna apart.

Extreme Hotels (54) 9pm

Anthony Melchiorri gets in touch with his inner child at four hotels built high in the treetops. From an ingeniousl­y designed lodge deep in the Amazon jungle to spherical-shaped suites on Vancouver Island, each one is more charming than the last.

The Last Pope? (55) 9pm

Over 900 years ago, a Catholic saint, Malachy, received a prophecy regarding the identities of future popes, along with the end of the Papacy. Pope Francis, it seems, is destined to be the last pope, possibly signalling a coming apocalypse.

Modern Family (47) 10 pm

Claire is caught off guard when Phil’s father shows up in an RV with a little four-legged friend. Cameron offers to fill in as a drummer for Dylan’s band, and Jay and Gloria suffer the consequenc­es when they take Manny to a traumatizi­ng horror movie.

Gilmore Girls (51) 10 pm

Rory agrees to go to dinner with her old flame Jess when he appears at her grandparen­t’s house with a surprise. When Logan unexpected­ly joins them, a confrontat­ion develops, leaving both Rory and Logan to face the choices they have made.

ReBoot: The Guardian Code (65) 10 pm

The contents of a mysterious sphere reveals a startling secret about the origin of the Guardian Code. Tamra and Vera get a detention. Vector and Googz sneak into Megabyte’s Fortress and discover that he’s expanding his Sentinel Army.

Ultimate Summer Cook-Off (95) 10 pm

Eddie Jackson welcomes six spectacula­r chefs to the summer house for the ultimate allAmerica­n showdown. The chefs have 30 minutes to whip up their best backyard burger.

The Simpsons (29) 11 pm

When Lisa becomes scared at the Krustyland Halloween Horror Night, Homer is forced to take down his Everscream Terrors decoration­s. Halloween pop-up employees seek vengeance on Homer for causing them to lose their jobs.

Speechless (51) 11 pm

Exploring the city on their own, JJ and Kenneth realize strangers look at them as inspiratio­nal. The two push their luck, receiving free food and baseball game admissions. Kenneth lets this get to his head, goes overboard, and things fall apart.

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