Tonight on TV: Doctor Who, Saturday Night Live S.38 Premiere & More

News & Notes

On cable tonight, Nat Geo Wild has the series finale of Dog Whisperer, Showtime has a Willie Barcena: I Gotta Be Honest comedy special, and Syfy has the TV movie premieres of Aladdin and the Death Lamp and Pegasus vs. Chimera.

In late night, NBC has the 38th season premiere of Saturday Night Live.

Listen to the latest from TV times Three: Ep.150, “ABC Fall TV Preview 2012.” On this episode I am joined by @danielletbd and @mekeishamadto to take a look at what ABC has in store for Fall 2012 and also discuss The L.A. Complex.

Prime Picks

Doctor Who (BBC America): Repeat. Last week’s episode, “Dinosaurs on a Spaceship,” replays.

Doctor Who (BBC America): New. It’s “A Town Called Mercy,” where The Doctor becomes the sheriff of a Western town that is being attacked by a cyborg. Plays again later.

Copper (BBC America): Repeats. This past Sunday’s episode, “The Empty Locket,” replays.

Other Option

• Strike Back (Cinemax): Repeat. Last night’s episode replays. Replays again later.

Sports Notes

• ABC has doubleheader college football action today and later Saturday Night College Football with Notre Dame at Michigan State.
• CBS has a college football game today.
• ESPN has a college football game followed by NASCAR racing action with the Nationwide Series: Dollar General 300 followed by doubleheader college football action.
• ESPN2 has third round coverage of the Women’s British Open golf tournament followed by quadrubpleheader college football action.
• FOX has an MLB on FOX game today followed by CFB on FOX tonight with California at Stanford.
• FX has doubleheader college football action today.
• MLB Network has a game tonight.
• NBC Sports has doubleheader college football action today.

Late Night

• Boss (Starz): Repeat. Last night’s episode, “Mania,” replays. Replays earlier this evening as well.
• Saturday Night Live (NBC): Season Premiere. Seth McFarlane hosts with musical guest Frank Ocean.

Saturday TV Marathons

AMC has five episodes of Hell on Wheels today.
BET has 10 episodes of The Steve Harvey Show tonight.
Centric has 18 episodes of The Jamie Foxx Show.
gmc has 12 episodes of Moesha today followed by eight episodes of Touched by an Angel.
MTV has episodes of Awkward. all day today and tomorrow.
TNT has The Bourne Trilogy today.

What are you going to watch tonight on TV?