Will Katie Thurston make out with a cat again on tonight’s Bachelorette?
Plus: The CW establishes The Republic Of Sarah and celebrities play the dating game on The Celebrity Dating Game
Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Monday, June 14. All times are Eastern.
Top pick
The Bachelorette (ABC, 8 p.m.): If you’re here because of the headline above, let us prove to you that Katie Thurston did indeed make out with a (guy dressed like a) cat on last week’s season premiere of The Bachelorette:
You may have questions. Our answers: 1) Yes, that is a paw. 2) Yes, she got makeup all over her face. 3) No, it did not stay there, which seems like a big missed opportunity for potentially hilarious bro-rage. 4) Yes, the cat guy (a math teacher) got a rose and was very bummed that he didn’t get the first impression rose. 5) No, the first impression rose did not go to a guy dressed like a flamingo or something, but he did give her a pasta necklace, so.
Check out what ludicrous prop food the contestants didn’t eat over on our sister site The Takeout.
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Wild card
The Republic Of Sarah (The CW, 9 p.m., series premiere): We’ll have feature coverage on this earnest series in the coming weeks, but for now, let’s just fill you in on the premise. Sarah (Stella Baker), a “rebellious high school teacher,” is fighting what seems an uphill battle for her community when a valuable mineral deposit is found underneath her town of Greylock, New Hampshire. So she throws a Hail Mary, and decides to see if, thanks to a convenient historical technicality, Greylock can declare independence.
The Celebrity Dating Game (ABC, 10 p.m., series premiere): Okay, listen, we’re going to give this one a shot. Why? Michael Bolton, that’s why.