What To Watch: Jake Gyllenhaal Hosts SNL, King Richard On HBO, The Kids' Choice Awards And More
Courtesy of NBC
On TV this Saturday: Jake Gyllenhaal returns to Studio 8H, Nickelodeon hosts its annual Kids' Choice Awards and King Richard makes its HBO debut. Here are 11 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 April 9, 2022
ET
Murdoch Mysteries
Ovation
Ogden goes undercover at a woman's reformatory to solve an inmate's murder.
The Ten Commandments
ABC
As is tradition, the Alphabet Net marks Passover with the 1956 religious classic, starring Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner.
ET
Kids' Choice Awards
Nickelodeon
90 minutes: Super Bowl champ Rob Gronkowski and Miranda Cosgrove (iCarly) host the slimiest night of the year, live from Barker Hangar in Santa Monica; Kid Cudi performs.
ET
A Royal Runaway Romance
Hallmark Channel
TV-movie premiere: After her relationship with an artist fizzles out, a princess (Home and Away's Philippa Northeast) turns her attention to her loving bodyguard (Pretty Little Liars' Brant Daugherty).
Fallen Angels Murder Club: Heroes and Felons
Lifetime
TV-movie premiere: When a journalist covering the murder of a club member winds up dead, Hollis (R&B singer Toni Braxton) finds herself at the center of the investigation; Kelly Hu (Arrow) and Lisa Berry (Supernatural) co-star.
King Richard
HBO
Premium cable premiere: Will Smith won the Oscar for his portrayal of Venus and Serena Williams' father Richard, a man who raised two of the most extraordinary athletes of all time; Aunjanue Ellis (Lovecraft Country), Saniyya Sidney (The Passage) and Demi Singleton (Godfather of Harlem) co-star. (Smith banned from Oscars!)
ET
Would I Lie to You?
The CW
Series premiere: Opposing pairs of celebrity guests attempt to sniff out fact from fiction; Aasif Mandvi (Evil) hosts (read preview), alongside team captains Matt Walsh (Veep) and Sabrina Jalees (Canada's Got Talent).
ET
Masters of Illusion
The CW
Season 8 premiere: Featured magicians include Ed Alonzo (Saved by the Bell), Rob Lake, Shoot Ogawa, Clairvoyants, Stuart MacDonald and Eric Buss.
ET
SNL Vintage
NBC
Jackass star Johnny Knoxville hosts this Season 30 episode from May 7, 2005; System of a Down performs.
She Went Missing
Lifetime
TV-movie premiere: A reporter (Run the World's Corbin Reid) returns to her hometown to investigate the disappearance of her childhood best friend, only to find her long-dormant stalker waiting; Jaime M. Callica (Tyler Perry's Ruthless) co-stars.
