What To Watch: Creative Arts Emmys, NXIVM Sex Cult Movie And More
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Emmy winner Bradley Whitford (Shutterstock)
On TV this Saturday: FXX broadcasts the Creative Arts Emmys, Supergirl's Peter Facinelli plays a sex cult leader andHallmark Channel previews its streaming-only When Calls the Heart spinoff. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Showtimes for September 21, 2019
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Shameless Marathon
Showtime
Through 9 pm| The cabler continues its slow binge in anticipation of the Season 10 premiere with a look back at Season 2.
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College Football
ABC, CBS, Fox
Five games: Among the broadcast-network matchups are Michigan State vs. Northwestern (12 pm, ABC); Michigan vs. Wisconsin (12 pm, Fox); Auburn vs. Texas A&M (3:30 pm, CBS); Oklahoma State vs Texas (7:30 pm, ABC) and Notre Dame vs. Georgia (8 pm, CBS).
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Maigret
Ovation
Season 2 finale: Maigret investigates the link between a stripper and a countess after the two are found strangled within a day of each other.
Escaping the NXIVM Cult: A Mother's Fight to Save Her Daughter
Lifetime
TV-movie premiere: In this shocking true story, actress Catherine Oxenberg (played by Cloak & Dagger's Andrea Roth) fights to save her daughter India from the titular sex cult and its charismatic leader, Keith Raniere (Supergirl's Peter Facinelli); Sara Fletcher (Mom Tested) co-stars as Smallville alum-turned-Raniere associate Allison Mack. (A follow-up special hosted by former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson airs at 10 pm.)
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
HBO
Premium cable premiere: When DUPLO invaders attack Bricksburg, Emmet (Parks and Rec’sChris Pratt) and the rest of the gang must work together to save the LEGO universe; Will Ferrell and Maya Rudolph (SNL), Elizabeth Banks (Press Your Luck), Will Arnett (Arrested Development), Tiffany Haddish (The Last O.G.), Alison Brie (GLOW) and Nick Offerman co-star.
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All That
Nickelodeon
Everyone goes crazy when Beyoncé stumbles into the classroom; Detectives Ann and Dan crash a birthday party; Peyton Manning visits Jay-Z Penny.
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Planet Earth: Nature's Great Events
BBC America
70 minutes: The Great Flood turns the arid plains of the Okavango into bountiful wetlands, making it the perfect place for a herd of elephants to settle down.
When Hope Calls
Hallmark Channel
Special preview (two episodes): This When Calls the Heart spinoff follows two orphaned sisters (The Strain's Jocelyn Hudon and Ransom's Morgan Kohan) who open an orphanage in a small town. (The series can be streamed on Hallmark Movies Now, where the first four episodes are currently available.)
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Saturday Night Live
NBC
Repeat to Revisit: Former cast member Adam Sandler hosts; Shawn Mendes performs.
