On TV this Saturday: Issa Rae heads the Studio 8H stage, David Byrne jams out on HBO and Vivica A. Fox unleashes one psychotic cheerleading coach. Here are eight programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
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What to Watch Today
Issa Rae Hosts SNL, Byrne's American Utopia and More
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College Football
Three games: Louisville plays Notre Dame (2:30 pm, NBC); North Carolina takes on Florida State (7:30 pm, ABC); Georgia visits Alabama (8 pm, CBS).
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MLB League Championship Series
The Braves and Dodgers head into the NLCS Game 6 (4:30 pm, FS1), and the ALCS wraps up with Game 7 between the Rays and Astros (8:30 pm, TBS).
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David Byrne's American Utopia
Talking Heads’ David Byrne performs songs from his hit Broadway musical alongside a group of international musicians; Spike Lee (Da 5 Bloods) directs.
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The Wrong Cheerleader Coach
TV-movie premiere: A single dad (Parker Lewis Can’t Lose‘s Corin Nemec) and his teen daughter (Double the Trouble, Twice the Fun‘s Madi Burton) face a deranged cheerleading coach (Empire‘s Vivica A. Fox). On top of all that, Tara Reid (American Pie) co-stars.
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Sweet Autumn
TV-movie premiere: A woman (Awkward‘s Nikki Deloach) and a maple farmer (Hallmark Men’s League All-Star Andrew Walker) discover the truth behind their inheritance of a candy store.
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Tales From the Hood 3
Cable premiere: The cult classic anthology returns as William (Candyman‘s Tony Todd) tries to outrun an unseen evil while protecting a young girl; Lynn Whitfield (Greenleaf) co-stars.
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Eli Roth's History of Horror
Roth and his guests dissect cinema’s greatest monster movies and the evolution of special effects technology.
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Saturday Night Live
Insecure‘s Issa Rae hosts, with musical guest Justin Bieber. (Watch Bill Burr highlights.)
