What To Watch: Waller-Bridge Hosts SNL, HIMYM Vet Abducted And More
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On TV this Saturday: Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Taylor Swift take over SNL,Alyson Hannigan gets Abducted and Liam Neeson is in Cold Pursuit. Here are nine programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Showtimes for October 5, 2019
ET
College Football
ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC
Eight games: Broadcast matchups include Oklahoma vs. Kansas (12 pm, ABC); Iowa vs. Michigan (12 pm, Fox); Texas vs. West Virginia (3:30 pm, ABC); Auburn vs. Florida (3:30 pm, CBS); Bowling Green vs. Notre Dame (3:30 pm, NBC); Northwestern vs. Nebraska (4 pm, Fox); Michigan State vs. Ohio State (7:30 pm, ABC) and California vs Oregon (8 pm, Fox).
ET
Murder for Hire
Oxygen
Fall premiere: Dalia Dippolito, a 26-year-old escort, becomes a media sensation after attempting to kill her husband.
ET
31 Nights of Halloween Fan Fest
Freeform
90 minutes: This special pays tribute to Ghostbusters, Hocus Pocus, The Addams Family and The Haunted Mansion; Christina Aguilera, Kristin Chenoweth and Ray Parker Jr. perform; Vanessa Hudgens and Jordan Fisher host. (Get complete 31 Nights of Halloween schedule.)
Abducted: The Mary Stauffer Story
Lifetime
TV-movie premiere: In 1980, a teacher (How I Met Your Mother's Alyson Hannigan) and her daughter are held captive for 53 days by a former student.
Cold Pursuit
HBO
Premium cable premiere: A snowplow driver (Taken's Liam Neeson) seeks revenge for the murder of his son; Laura Dern (Big Little Lies) co-stars.
