What To Watch: SNL Returns, Fall Premiere Week Encores And More
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On TV this Saturday: Woody Harrelson presides over the SNL premiere, CBS gives viewers a second chance to sample its new sitcoms and Freeform airs a late-night Emergence encore. Here are nine programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Showtimes for September 28, 2019
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College Football
ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC
Seven games: Among the broadcast-network matchups are Northwestern vs. Wisconsin (12 pm, ABC); Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma (12 pm, Fox); Clemson vs. North Carolina (3:30 pm, ABC); Ole Miss vs. Alabama (3:30 pm, CBS); Virginia vs. Notre Dame (3:30 pm, NBC); USC vs. Washington (3:30 pm, Fox) and Ohio State vs. Nebraska (7:30 pm, ABC).
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Bob Hearts Abishola
CBS
Series premiere encore: A compression-sock business owner (Mike & Molly's Billy Gardell) falls for his cardiac nurse (Transparent's Folake Olowofoyeku). (Read recap.)
Isn't It Romantic
HBO
Premium cable premiere: A romantically cynical architect (Pitch Perfect'sRebel Wilson) wakes up in an alternate universe where she is the star of a romantic comedy; Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games), Adam Devine (The Righteous Gemstones), Priyanka Chopra Jonas (Quantico) and Betty Gilpin (GLOW) co-star.
Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story
Lifetime
TV-movie premiere: A 15-year-old girl is sent to a conversion therapy home in Utah against her will, after she comes out as gay to her devout Mormon parents.
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Carol’s Second Act
CBS
Series premiere encore: A retired schoolteacher (Everybody Loves Raymond's Patricia Heaton) pursues her dream of becoming a doctor. (Read recap.)
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All Rise
CBS
Series premiere encore: A newly appointed judge (Luke Cage's Simone Missick) begins pushing boundaries in the courtroom. (Read recap.)
Planet Earth: Nature's Great Events
BBC America
70 minutes: The plankton bloom transforms the seas of Alaska into a rich wonderland for the local whales and sea lions.
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Emergence
Freeform
Series premiere encore: In this ABC drama, a police chief (Fargo's Allison Tolman) takes in a young girl (Billions' Alexa Swinton) she finds near the site of a mysterious accident, and who has no recollection of what happened. (Read recap.)
