What To Watch: The Watchers On HBO, Rockford Files Marathon And More

On TV this Saturday: Dakota Fanning headlines a horror movie, The Rockford Files celebrates a big anniversary and the WWE plots a Bash in Berlin. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar. (Also check out our weekly TVLine-Up of premieres and finales and monthly streaming guide.)

Showtimes for August 31, 2024

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The Rockford Files

GET TV Through 6 pm

Celebrate the James Garner detective drama's 50th anniversary with a marathon of the series' best episodes. (Continues Sunday at 1 pm, and every weekend in September; get full schedule.)

WWE Bash in Berlin

Peacock

Cody Rhodes takes on Kevin Owens; CM Punk battles Drew McIntyre.

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PAC-12 College Football

The CW

The series kicks off with Portland State vs. Washington State. Then at 6:30 pm, Idaho State takes on Oregon State. (Get full schedule.)

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Big Ten Saturday Night

NBC

Season 2 premiere: Fresno State takes on Michigan.

Saturday Night College Football

ABC

Season 19 premiere: Notre Dame goes head-to-head with Texas A&M.

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Dinner and a Movie

TBS

Prepare for the upcoming Beetlejuice sequel by joining Jason and Jenny for a viewing of the original 1988 classic.

Divine Influencer

GAF

TV-movie premiere: An entitled influencer (The Chosen's Lara Silva) is humbled when she's forced to work at a homeless shelter after losing everything.

Head Over Heels

Hallmark Channel

TV-movie premiere: A woman (Good Witch's Rebecca Dalton) tries to prove herself in the world of high-end fashion... and potentially falls in love in the process; Olivier Renaud (Astrid and Lilly Save the World) co-stars.  

Twisted Neighbor

Lifetime

TV-movie premiere: When one of her neighbors goes missing, a cookbook editor (A Chef's Deadly Revenge's Kathryn Kohut) becomes the prime suspect.

The Watchers

HBO Premium Cable Premiere

Four strangers trapped in a forest can’t see anything, but anyone — and anything — can see them; Dakota Fanning (The Alienist), Georgina Campbell (Broadchurch) and Olwen Fouéré (The Tourist) co-star. (How to stream!)

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