What To Watch: Saturday Night Live Returns, Yvonne Orji Special And More
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On TV this Saturday: Miles Teller kicks off Season 48 of Saturday Night Live, Lifetime dramatizes the Gabby Petito Story and Insecure's Yvonne Orji returns to HBO with a new stand-up special. Here are eight programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern. (Also check out our weekly TVLine-Up of premieres and finales, plus our monthly streaming guide.)
Showtimes for October 1, 2022
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Huluween Dragstravaganza
Hulu
Drag superstars Ginger Minj and Monét X Change host a Halloween special full of musical numbers and sketch comedy; Lady Bunny, Manila Luzon and Kesha co-star.
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The Gabby Petito Story
Lifetime
TV-movie premiere: Police begin a nationwide search when 22-year-old Gabby Petito (The Gifted's Skylar Samuels) disappears while traveling with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie (Orange Is the New Black's Evan Hall); Thora Birch (Hocus Pocus) co-stars.
Girlfriendship
Hallmark Channel
TV-movie premiere: Three friends (Sister, Sister's Tamara Mowry-Housley, The Expanse's Lyndie Greenwood and Power Book III: Raising Kanan's Krystal Joy Brown) rediscover passion, purpose and romance while on a birthday getaway.
Halloween in Hollywood
NBC
One hour: The horror genre is celebrated at Universal's Halloween Horror Nights; Chris Hardwick hosts; Jamie Lee Curtis, Jason Blum and David Gordon Green share a sneak peek at the upcoming Halloween Ends.
Home for Harvest
GAC Family
TV-movie premiere: A travel writer (My Boss' Wedding's Brigitte Kingsley) returns home to find romance both old and new; Landy Cannon (The Perfect Kiss) co-stars.
Scream (2022)
Showtime
Premium cable premiere: Twenty-five years after the original streak of murders haunted Woodsboro, a new killer dons the Ghostface mask with hopes of unveiling long-hidden secrets; Neve Campbell (Party of Five), Courteney Cox Arquette (Friends), David Arquette (Never Been Kissed), Jenna Ortega (YOU) and Melissa Barrera (Vida) star.
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Yvonne Orji: A Whole Me
HBO
The Insecure star/comedian discusses therapy, friendship and dating in her new one-hour special.
