What To Watch: The Shape Of Water On HBO, College Football And More

On TV this Saturday: HBO discovers The Shape of Water, SNL revisits Will Ferrell's latest hosting stint and an Awkward alum falls Truly, Madly, Sweetly in love. Here are seven programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern:

Showtimes for September 22, 2018

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Esme & Roy

HBO

A rainy day sends Esme, Roy, Hugo and baby Fig to their Netflix accounts the planetarium. 

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College Football

ABC, CBS, Fox

Six games: Notre Dame vs. Wake Forest (at 12 pm, ABC), Clemson vs. Georgia Tech (3:30 pm, ABC), Texas A&M vs. Alabama (3:30 pm, CBS), TCU vs. Texas (4:30 pm, Fox), Stanford vs. Oregon (8 pm, ABC) and Wisconsin vs. Iowa (8:30 pm, Fox).

Versailles Marathon

Ovation

Through 10 pm | Revisit Season 1 ahead of its third — and final — season (premiering Saturday, Oct. 6). (A Season 2 marathon airs next Saturday.)

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The Shape of Water

HBO

Premium cable premiere: The Best Picture winner centers on a mute maid (Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins) who falls in love with a mysterious creature held captive in a secret government facility; Michael Shannon and Octavia Spencer co-star.

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Planet Earth: Yellowstone

BBC America

70 minutes: Summer arrives, melting the chilling snow to reveal valleys, grasslands and summer forests.

Truly, Madly, Sweetly

Hallmark Channel

Sparks fly after a food truck owner (Awkward's Nikki Deloach) and a finance manager (Cedar Cove's Dylan Neal) are forced into an unlikely partnership.

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Saturday Night Live

NBC

Repeat to Revisit: Will Ferrell hosts — whether Chevy Chase likes it or not. (Who's hosting the Season 44 premiere?)

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