What To Watch: The Greatest Showman On HBO, College Football And More
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On TV this Saturday: HBO debuts The Greatest Showman, a Young and the Restless alum deals with her Boyfriend's Secret and Georgia faces a major test in the SEC. Here are nine programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern:
Showtimes for September 8, 2018
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Esme & Roy
HBO
Snug’s favorite toy is missing, and only Esme and Roy can find it. I repeat: The toy is missing. This is not a drill.
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The Bandit
CMT
As tribute to the late Burt Reynolds, CMT is airing this 2016 documentary about the movie star, his best friend and stunt-double Hal Needham, and the making of their unlikely smash hit Smokey & The Bandit.
College Football
ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC
Eight games: Among the broadcast-TV match-ups are Georgia Tech vs. South Florida (12 pm, ABC), UCLA vs. Oklahoma (1 pm, Fox), Georgia vs. South Carolina (3:30 pm, CBS), Ball State vs. Notre Dame (3:30 pm, NBC), Colorado vs. Nebraska (3:30 pm, ABC), Iowa State vs. Iowa (5 pm, Fox), Penn State vs. Pittsburgh (8 pm, ABC) and USC vs. Stanford (8:30 pm, Fox).
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The Greatest Showman
HBO
Premium cable premiere: Hugh Jackman leads this colorful musical about Barnum & Bailey Circus founder P.T. Barnum; Zac Efron (High School Musical), Michelle Williams (Dawson's Creek) and Zendaya (K.C. Undercover) co-star. (Get details on Zendaya's HBO drama.)
Her Boyfriend’s Secret
Lifetime
A home decorator (The Young and the Restless' Kelly Sullivan) thinks she's found the perfect man — but since she's in a Lifetime movie, he's eventually revealed to be a violent sociopath.
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John Ritter: Behind Closed Doors
Reelz
This behind-the-scenes look at the life of the beloved funnyman includes interviews with Three's Company roomies Suzanne Somers and Joyce DeWitt and 8 Simple Rules' Kaley Cuoco.
Planet Earth: Mission Galapagos
BBC America
Docuseries finale: Liz Bonnin travels to the oldest islands in the Galapagos, where the team explores a lava cave. (Get Doctor Who return date!)
Wedding of Dreams
Hallmark Channel
In the sequel to 2014's Summer of Dreams, Debbie (singer Debbie Gibson) must choose between Noah (13 Reason Why's Robert Gant) and her music career.
