What To Watch: Westworld And Power Marathons, Esme & Roy And More
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On TV this Saturday: HBO binges on the Emmy-nominated Westworld, Starz gives viewers a chance to re-Power up and the Sesame Workshop introduces the world to Esme & Roy. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern:
Showtimes for August 18, 2018
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DuckTales
Disney XD
Season 1 finale (60 minutes): The family races against time to save Scrooge from the vengeful Magica De Spell; Don Cheadle (House of Lies) guest-voices.
Esme & Roy
HBO
Series premiere: From the makers of Sesame Street comes this program that offers a creative approach to "learning through play" and mindfulness strategies for preschoolers.
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Westworld Marathon
HBO2
Through 9 pm| Here's your chance to binge on the Emmy-nominated sophomore run (while of course pausing after each episode to read Kim Roots' recaps).
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Power Marathon
Starz
Through 11 pm | Fall behind on Season 5? Don't sweat it! The cabler is re-airing the first seven hours, before new episodes resume next Sunday. (Read recaps.)
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Darkest Hour
HBO
Premium cable premiere: Academy Award winner Gary Oldman stars as Winston Churchill in this acclaimed film that finds the prime minister leading a helpless nation in a stare-down with Hitler's Nazi Germany.
Married to a Murderer
Lifetime
Emma (Spartacus' Anna Hutchison) marries the wealthy man of her dreams... then endures the nightmarish wrath of his jealous twin brother!
Pink Collar Crimes
CBS
This hour focuses on a criminal who duped people into believing she was an accountant and used their IRS payments to finance her lavish lifestyle.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd: If I Leave Here Tomorrow
Showtime
95 minutes: This documentary chronicles the rise of the legendary rock band, as well as their drunken antics and controversial use of the rebel flag.
Pearl in Paradise
Hallmark
A photojournalist (Teen Wolf's Jill Wagner) and a best-selling author (Life Unexpected's Kristoffer Polaha) team up to find an elusive Fijian pearl... and also love, surely.
