What To Watch: Last Kingdom's First Episode, Melrose Place Story And More
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On TV this Saturday: BBC America braves The Last Kingdom, Melrose Place goes the way of Full House and 90210 and saucy Amy Schumer takes the SNL stage. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.
Showtimes for October 10, 2015
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Actors Hall of Fame Induction
Ovation
Televised for the first time, 15 names are added to the prestigious foundation, joining the ranks of Meryl Streep, Morgan Freeman and Robert De Niro.
The Unauthorized Melrose Place Story
Lifetime
Dying to know the behind-the-scenes drama of (as Lifetime calls it) "90210’s soapier, yet equally popular counterpart"? Now’s your chance, followed by a Melrose-centric Beyond the Headlines at 10 pm.
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Blunt Talk
Starz
Celia makes a blunder that unfavorably thrusts Walter back into the public eye. (As if he was seen favorably by the public already?)
Doctor Who
BBC America
On a remote Army outpost, a fearsome alien warlord called The Fisher King sets in motion a twisted plan to ensure his own survival.
Ominous
Syfy
Part of the cabler’s "31 Days of Halloween" spook-a-thon, this horror flick stars Barry Watson (7th Heaven) and Esmé Bianco (Game of Thrones) as parents mourning their six-year-old son. But when a stranger brings the boy back to life, the child who returns is (understandably!) not the one his parents knew.
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Survivor's Remorse
Starz
Cam puts on a magical first date for Allison, with whom he is completely smitten; Uncle Julius learns how the other half lives during a jaunt with the police.
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The Last Kingdom
BBC America
Series premiere: Adapted from Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Stories novels, this eight-parter follows Uhtred (Alexander Dreymon, American Horror Story), a young warrior on a mission to reclaim his birthright after being kidnapped by the Vikings and raised as one of their own.
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Fox Fall Preview
Fox
To tide you over until next Tuesday, the network offers up three-minute previews of what’s to come on Grandfathered, The Grinder and Scream Queens.
Paul F. Tompkins: Crying and Driving
Comedy Central
Performing from The Palace Theatre in Los Angeles, the comedian covers a range of topics, from his marriage to washing dishes to getting his driver’s license.
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Saturday Night Live
NBC
Inside Amy Schumer’s leading lady hosts, and The Weeknd — whose name I always think I’m misspelling — performs.
