{"id":885446,"date":"2026-10-17T11:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T11:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/885446\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T11:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T11:16:09","slug":"what-to-watch-on-tv-and-streaming-saturday-october-17-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/885446\/","title":{"rendered":"What To Watch On TV And Streaming Saturday, October 17, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                                             &#13;<br \/>\n                                                    &#13;<br \/>\n                            &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"gallery-image \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/intro-1792171893.jpg\" data-slide-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/2288702\/what-to-watch-october-17-2026-tv-shows-movies\/\" data-post-id=\"2288702\" data-slide-num=\"0\" data-slide-title=\"What To Watch Saturday: WNBA Finals Game 1, New Hallmark Movie, 48 Hours Premiere, And More: \" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" alt=\"What to Watch on TV and Streaming Saturday, October 17, 2026\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    Ishika Samant\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Every day, TVLine&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/category\/what-to-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">What to Watch<\/a> column spotlights new and returning English-language shows (and select movies) premiering or airing fresh episodes across broadcast, cable and streaming \u2014 organized below by release time and alphabetically within each slot.<\/p>\n<p>On TV this Saturday: The\u00a0WNBA Finals begin,\u00a0Lyndsy Fonseca and\u00a0Robert Buckley star in &#8220;Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story,&#8221; and &#8220;48 Hours&#8221; premieres on CBS.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like a recommended watchlist delivered to your inbox each morning, you can <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tvline.kit.com\/whattowatch?utm_source=tvline&amp;utm_medium=whattowatch_article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">sign up for TVLine&#8217;s free What to Watch newsletter here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>            <a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/2268087\/october-2026-tv-schedule-what-to-watch-printable-calendar-premieres-finales-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#13;<br \/>\n                PRINTABLE OCTOBER TV CALENDAR&#13;<br \/>\n            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                Showtimes for October 17, 2026<\/p>\n<p>\n        3:30 PM<br \/>\n        ET\n    <\/p>\n<p>        WNBA Finals<\/p>\n<p>\n            NBC<br \/>\n            GAME 1\n        <\/p>\n<p>Atlanta Dream visit the Golden State Valkyries, live from San Francisco&#8217;s Chase Center. <\/p>\n<p>\n        8:00 PM<br \/>\n        ET\n    <\/p>\n<p>        The Death of Robin Hood<\/p>\n<p>\n            HBO<br \/>\n            NEW TO CABLE\n        <\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>        Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story<\/p>\n<p>\n            Hallmark Channel<br \/>\n            MOVIE PREMIERE\n        <\/p>\n<p>A reporter (Lyndsy Fonseca) is assigned to profile a devoted Chicago Bears superfan (Marsha Mason), bringing her together with the woman&#8217;s grandson, a firefighter and fellow diehard (Robert Buckley); Barbara Alyn Woods and Khary Payton co-star.<\/p>\n<p>        Silver Bells at Christmas<\/p>\n<p>\n            Great American Family<br \/>\n            MOVIE PREMIERE\n        <\/p>\n<p>When Ginny fights to save her late mother&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>        Sins of an Amish Husband<\/p>\n<p>\n            Lifetime<br \/>\n            MOVIE PREMIERE\n        <\/p>\n<p>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).<\/p>\n<p>        UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott<\/p>\n<p>\n            Paramount+<\/p>\n<p>Joaquin Buckley takes on Mike Malott in the night&#8217;s main event.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n        9:00 PM<br \/>\n        ET\n    <\/p>\n<p>        48 Hours<\/p>\n<p>\n            CBS<br \/>\n            TWO EPISODES\n        <\/p>\n<p>Season 39 premiere: A son speaks out for the first time as he fights to challenge his father\u2019s murder conviction. 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