What To Watch: Sesame Street Turns 50, Little Mermaid Encore And More
Courtesy of HBO
On TV this Saturday: Sesame Street marks a milestone, BBC America dives back into Blue Planet and Freeform rebroadcasts The Little Mermaid Live. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Showtimes for November 9, 2019
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College Football
ABC, CBS, Fox
Seven games: Broadcast matchups include Penn State vs. Minnesota (12 pm, ABC); Maryland vs. Ohio State (12 pm, Fox); USC vs. Arizona State (3:30 pm, ABC); LSU vs. Alabama (3:30 pm, CBS); Iowa vs. Wisconsin (4 pm, Fox); Clemson vs. NC State (7:30 pm, ABC) and Iowa State at Oklahoma (8 pm, Fox).
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Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary Celebration
HBO
Celebrate 50 years of sunny days with special guests Whoopi Goldberg, Sterling K. Brown, Patti LaBelle, Elvis Costello, Meghan Trainor, Norah Jones, Nile Rodgers and Itzhak Perlman; Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Inception) hosts.
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The Kid Who Would Be King
HBO
Premium cable premiere: When a young boy discovers the mythical sword Excalibur, he must team up with the mysterious Merlin to stop an evil witch; Patrick Stewart (Star Trek: Picard), Rebecca Ferguson (Mission Impossible) and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Four Weddings and a Funeral) star.
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Amish Abduction
Lifetime Movies
TV-movie premiere: An Amish woman (A Series of Unfortunate Events' Sara Canning) finds her life upended when her husband leaves to live a "normal life" and tries to take their son away with him.
TV-movie premiere: An extreme-sports photographer (The Royals' Merritt Patterson) falls for a man (Shadowhunters' Jon Cor) who is taking care of his nephew.
The Professor
Showtime
Premium cable premiere: A college professor (Johnny Depp) takes his life into his own hands after he is diagnosed with a terminal disease; Rosemarie DeWitt (Black Mirror), Zoey Deutch (The Politician), Danny Huston (Succession) and Ron Livingston (A Million Little Things) co-star.
Radio Christmas
Lifetime
TV-movie premiere: To boost the numbers on her show, a local radio host (The Cosby Show's Keshia Knight Pulliam) sets out to discover the identity of the town's mysterious Secret Santa.
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Blue Planet Now
BBC America
Docuseries premiere: Explore the wonders of the deep, blue sea in this follow up to Blue Planet II.
