What To Watch: Chris Rock Hosts SNL, Schitt's Creek Season 6 Binge And More
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On TV this Saturday: Chris Rock returns to Studio 8H, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell ski toward disaster and Freeform continues its month-long countdown to Halloween. Here are nine programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Through 4:30 pm| This live theatrical event bridges the gap between the series' "Summer" and "Winter" episodes, unraveling the events of a single day in real time; Jude Law and Katherine Waterston appear; recording artist Florence Welch co-stars. (The event will be available to stream on HBO's Facebook page following its run.)
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31 Nights of Halloween
Freeform
Day 3 highlights include Ghostbusters (at 10 am), Ghostbusters II (12:30 pm), Beetlejuice (3:05 pm) and Hocus Pocus (5:10 pm). (View full line-up.)
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College Football
ABC, CBS
Three games: Baylor hosts West Virginia (12 pm, ABC); Texas A&M takes on Alabama (3:30 pm, CBS); North Carolina at Boston College (3:30 pm, ABC).
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Downhill
HBO
Premium cable premiere: Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep) and Will Ferrell (Saturday Night Live) play marrieds forced to reevaluate their relationship after surviving a near-death experience on a ski vacation; Zach Woods (Avenue 5) and Miranda Otto (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) co-star.
Dying to Be a Cheerleader
Lifetime
TV-movie premiere: A high school student becomes a murder suspect when a cheerleader is found dead in the gym showers.
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Country at Heart
Hallmark Channel
TV-movie premiere: When a struggling country singer (Nashville's Jessy Schram) and a songwriter (Eureka's Niall Matter) team up, their complicated partnership results in both a hit song... and true love!
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48 Hours
CBS
Correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti takes viewers inside the 2019 investigation into the disappearance of two children whose bodies eventually turned up in their stepfather's yard.
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Saturday Night Live
NBC
Season 46 premiere: Fargo star and former SNL cast member Chris Rock hosts, Jim Carrey makes his debut as Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden (watch promo), and Megan Thee Stallion serves as musical guest. (Who else is hosting in October?)
