What To Watch: George Michael Film, Dana Carvey Show Docu And More
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On TV this Saturday: Showtime chronicles the late George Michael, Anjelica Huston fronts Lifetime's Watcher In the Woods remake and Hillary Clinton visits with Graham Norton. Here are nine programs to keep on your radar:
Showtimes for October 21, 2017
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Too Funny to Fail
Hulu
This docu chronicles the unanticipated failure of 1996's short-lived The Dana Carvey Show, featuring new interviews with Carvey and then-unknowns Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell. (Watch trailer.)
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College Football
CBS, NBC, Fox and ABC
Eight games: Among the broadcast-TV offerings are Maryland vs. Wisconsin (12 pm, Fox); Oklahoma State vs. Texas (12 pm, ABC); Tennessee vs. Alabama (3:30 pm, CBS); Indiana vs. Michigan State (3:30 pm, ABC); Oklahoma vs. Kansas State (4 pm, Fox); USC vs. Notre Dame (7:30 pm, NBC); Michigan vs. Penn State (7:30 pm, ABC); Kansas vs. TCU (8 pm, Fox).
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The Watcher In the Woods
Lifetime
From director Melissa Joan Hart comes this remake of the 1980s cult classic, featuring Oscar winner Anjelica Huston in the role of Mrs. Aylwood.
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A Harvest Wedding
Hallmark
A woman (Teen Wolf's Jill Wagner) is reunited with her first love (Continuum's Victor Webster) while planning a wedding. Andrea Brooks (Supergirl) co-stars.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
BBC America
Dirk, Todd and Farah come across a body that is linked to a cold case.
George Michael: Freedom
Showtime
This 90-minute documentary gives insight into the most formative period of the late singer's life, including a struggle with his record label and the death of a loved one. (Watch trailer.)
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The Graham Norton Show
BBC America
Guests include former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, actor Jeff Goldblum, comic Jack Whitehall and musical guest Gregory Porter.
Versailles
Ovation
A battle of the sexes ensues within the palace, as preparations for the war abroad get underway.
