What to watch SATURDAY
April 17, 2021
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
Ghost Brothers: Lights Out
discovery+ New Series
The Ghost Brothers — Dalen Spratt, Juwan Mass and Marcus Harvey — explore haunted hotspots across the country, checking out and sizing up local legends and supernatural stories. In the premiere episode, “Roff Family Rituals,” the spirit of an infamously possessed girl starts calling. But as the Ghost Brothers communicate with the ghostly caller in Watseka, Illinois, they find there’s more to her death than anyone suspected.
The Beverly Hillbillies Decades, 11 a.m.
Dip into your liquor cabinet every time the Clampetts call their swimming pool a “cement pond” during this sitcom marathon.
Major League Baseball FS1, 3 p.m. Live
Saturday’s action begins with José Abreu and the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park to take on the Boston Red Sox. Later, the Minnesota Twins are in Anaheim for a tilt with Mike Trout and the L.A. Angels.
NBA Basketball
ABC & ESPN, 3:30 p.m. Live
Bojan Bogdanovic and the Utah Jazz visit the L.A. Lakers on ESPN. Then in primetime
CATCH A CLASSIC Mister Roberts
TCM, 9 p.m.
During today’s “31 Days of Oscar: Oscars From A to Z” lineup, Turner Classic Movies dials “M” for its movie titles, including the must-see (or -see again) classic Mister Roberts. Henry Fonda re-created his Broadway stage role in this Best Picture Oscar-nominated 1955 comedy/drama about the dehuon ABC, Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors are in Boston to take on Jayson Tatum and the Celtics.
Murders at the Boarding House: Part One
Oxygen, 6 p.m.
When the Sacramento Police Department receives a missing persons report from a concerned social worker, they send Detective John Cabrera to the boarding house where the individual was last seen. The elderly landlady, Dorothea Puente, is friendly and cooperative, but when Cabrera discovers human remains in the backyard, Puente falls under suspicion of murder. Now, with police getting closer to unearthing the rest of the bodies, the old lady goes on the run.
One Wild Day
BBC America, 7 p.m. New Series
This three-part natural history series embarks on a 24-hour journey with the most extraordinary animals on our planet. The
manizing aspects of war. Onboard a supply ship in the Pacific theater during the waning days of World War II, cargo officer Doug Roberts (Fonda) longs for combat duty, but in the meantime serves as a buffer between the men and their tyrannical captain (James Cagney). The terrific cast also includes William Powell, in his final film appearance, as the ship’s doctor and Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner Jack Lemmon as Ensign Pulver, later played by Robert Walker Jr. in a 1964 sequel named after the character. series begins with “Deserts,” exploring a day in the life of creatures in Earth’s hottest, driest environments.
Boxing: Tony Harrison vs. Bryant Perrella
FOX, 7 p.m. Live
This Premier Boxing Champions event features Tony Harrison vs. Bryant Perrella in a super welterweight bout at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles.
Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story
Lifetime, 7 p.m. Original Film
Gabrielle Flores (Rose Rollins) has it all — a devoted husband, a beautiful daughter and one of the best PR firms in the country. When Gabrielle’s father suddenly reveals she has a half sister, Keisha (Serayah), only child Gabrielle is delighted to welcome her into her life. But Keisha wants more than a sisterly bond — she wants Gabrielle’s life, and she is willing to do whatever it takes to get it.
Right in Front of Me
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. Original Film Carly (Janel Parrish) gets a second chance at romance with her college crush but isn’t sure how to impress him until her new friend Nick (Marco Grazzini) starts giving her advice. Soon she learns who the right man for her really is.
Storm of Suspicion The Weather Channel, 8 p.m.
Season Premiere
The true-crime series returns for Season 2 with back-to-back episodes. The show examines murders where weather played a central role in solving or covering up the crime. Each episode features experts and forensic meteorologists, and is shaped as a real-life mystery with weather ultimately playing the pivotal role in how the deadly event was resolved.