TV & Movies

What to Watch on Saturday: Lifetime movie on gospel group, Ted Bundy survivors speak

(L to R) Angela Birchett stars as Jacky, Sheléa Frazier stars as Dorinda, Kierra Sheard stars as Karen and Raven Goodwin stars as Denise in “The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel” premiering April 11 on Lifetime.
(L to R) Angela Birchett stars as Jacky, Sheléa Frazier stars as Dorinda, Kierra Sheard stars as Karen and Raven Goodwin stars as Denise in “The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel” premiering April 11 on Lifetime. LIFETIME

The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel (Lifetime) - This new movie tells the inspirational story behind one of the most successful gospel groups in history, and their mother Mattie Moss Clark (Aunjanue Ellis). The Clark sisters overcame humble beginnings in Detroit, enduring abuse, loss, rejection, betrayal and sibling rivalries to achieve international fame. The movie also stars Christina Bell, Kierra Sheard, Shelea Frazier, Raven Goodwin and Angela Birchett.

At Home with Farm Aid (8 p.m., AXS TV) - Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews perform in a special benefit concert for family farmers impacted by COVID-19. Each artist performs from their own homes. You can get AXS TV on channel 1106 on AT&T U-verse, channel 340 on DirecTV and channel 167 on DISH Network.

Fashionably Yours (9 p.m., Hallmark) - In this movie, a magazine fashion editor is passed over for a big promotion and decides it’s time to move back home.

Alaska Animal Rescue (9 p.m., Nat Geo Wild) - This new series follows wildlife heroes from three renowned conservation centers in Alaska as they respond to animals in need. Stranded sea lion, orphaned lynx, injured eagle — the folks at Alaska Sea Life Center, Alaska Raptor Center and Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center are there to help.

48 Hours: Live to Tell: Surviving Ted Bundy (10 p.m., CBS) - On tonight’s show, three women who survived attacks by serial killer Ted Bundy tell their stories and talk about how they healed. One of those women is Kathy Kleiner, a Chi Omega sorority sister who survived a night of terror when Bundy sexually assaulted and murdered two women in her Florida State sorority house in 1978. Sheriff Ken Katsaris, who led the investigation in Florida, is also interviewed by “48 Hours,” and compares Bundy to a shark — “a killing machine,” Katsaris said.

Saved by the Barn (10 p.m., Animal Planet) - Two brothers run the Barn Sanctuary in Michigan, saving animals like a lamb in Iowa who needs major medical attention.

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Brooke Cain
The News & Observer
Brooke Cain is a North Carolina native who has worked at The News & Observer and McClatchy for more than 30 years as a researcher, reporter and media writer. She is the National Service Journalism Editor for McClatchy. 
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