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Every day, TVLine’s What to Watch column spotlights new and returning English-language shows (and select movies) premiering or airing fresh episodes across broadcast, cable and streaming — organized below by release time and alphabetically within each slot.
On TV this Saturday: The WNBA Finals begin, Lyndsy Fonseca and Robert Buckley star in “Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story,” and “48 Hours” premieres on CBS.
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Showtimes for October 17, 2026
3:30 PM
ET
WNBA Finals
NBC
GAME 1
Atlanta Dream visit the Golden State Valkyries, live from San Francisco’s Chase Center.
8:00 PM
ET
The Death of Robin Hood
HBO
NEW TO CABLE
Robin Hood (Hugh Jackman) finds himself gravely injured after a battle he thought would be his last, until a mysterious woman (Jodie Comer) offers him a chance at salvation.
Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story
Hallmark Channel
MOVIE PREMIERE
A reporter (Lyndsy Fonseca) is assigned to profile a devoted Chicago Bears superfan (Marsha Mason), bringing her together with the woman’s grandson, a firefighter and fellow diehard (Robert Buckley); Barbara Alyn Woods and Khary Payton co-star.
Silver Bells at Christmas
Great American Family
MOVIE PREMIERE
When Ginny fights to save her late mother’s beloved Christmas shop, a determined buyer and the return of her first love force her to choose between holding onto the past and opening her heart to a new future; Laura Osnes, Ryan McPartlin, Chuck Wicks, and Taylor Kalupa star.
Sins of an Amish Husband
Lifetime
MOVIE PREMIERE
A devout Amish woman (Maddy Hillis) suspects foul play after her sister (Karis Cameron) dies in a mysterious barn fire and begins investigating her brother-in-law (Jean Luc Bilodeau).
UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott
Paramount+
Joaquin Buckley takes on Mike Malott in the night’s main event.
9:00 PM
ET
48 Hours
CBS
TWO EPISODES
Season 39 premiere: A son speaks out for the first time as he fights to challenge his father’s murder conviction. Then at 10 p.m., a detective uses a piece of chewed gum to crack a cold case that went unsolved for more than 40 years.
Have I Got News for You
CNN
Political commentator Adam Mockler and author/comedian Josh Gondelman join the panel.
11:00 PM
ET
Austin City Limits
PBS
R&B singer-songwriter Ari Lennox takes the ACL stage at Austin’s Moody Theater.