What's On Tonight (Saturday): The witch is Good this Halloween

Good Witch: Curse from a Rose (via Giphy)

Happy Spooks to you! It's not quite prime Halloween season — though it is here! — but Hallmark Channel gets the season going with the annual Good Witch special. This year, Cassie's college roommate is back and she has a score to settle. Otherwise, it's a fairly quiet Saturday. There are a few suspense movies, the usual anime selection, and a new flick about Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn. So black as midnight on a moonless night, here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, October 19!

EARLY PRIMETIME

Columbo 📺 (Cozi TV, 7 p.m.): Egotistical but successful star William Shatner of a TV detective show murders his blackmailing producer Lola Albright and makes it look like a robbery. Later, spinster head of a family-run museum Joyce Van Patten murders her brother Tim O'Connor when he threatens to dissolve the financially strapped institution.

Doctor Who 📺 (Retro TV, 6 p.m.): On Solos in the 30th century. the Marshal of Solos (Paul Whitsun-Jones) plots to change Solos' atmosphere to make it breathable for humans but not for the native Solonians.

Leprechaun 🎥 (IFC, 6 p.m.): Before primetime, you can watch horrible Leprechaun: Origins and then you can spend the night with the rest  of the first four films of the Leprechaun franchise, beginning with the camp-classic that was Jennifer Aniston's screen debut. These movies were a staple of my Shitty Movie Nights in high school.

FOR THE RECORD: The DNA of Murder with Paul Holes (Oxygen, 7 p.m.); Murder for Hire (Oxygen, 6 p.m.)

Leprechaun (via Giphy)

🕗 EASTERN / 🕖 CENTRAL

Glass 🎥 (HBO, 8 p.m.): In this crossover/sequel to Unbreakable and Split, security guard Bruce Willis uses his supernatural abilities to track James McAvoy, a disturbed man who has 24 personalities. I borrowed from the local library but had to return it before getting a chance to watch it.

⭐ Good Witch: Curse from a Rose (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.): Back for its annual Halloween special... Cassie's long-lost college roommate, Autumn Delaney, who has a background with some cosmic powers, makes an unexpected visit to Grey House on a mission to disrupt Middleton's Halloween festivities. RUDE. Sorry, no Bailee Madison this year.

Patsy & Loretta 🎥 (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): A biopic about the friendship between Patsy Cline (Megan Hilty) and Loretta Lynn (Jessie Mueller).

Pather Panchali 🎥 (TCM, 8 p.m.): In this cinematic masterpiece from India that is one of my favorite movies of all time, the young Apu and his family struggle to keep their head above water. Sacrifices are frequently made to just put food on the table. Apu's father Harihar leaves for the city to make money, but while he's gone, the daughter Durga falls ill.

Svengoolie: The Mummy's Hand 🎥 (MeTV, 8 p.m.): In the first sequel of the Mummy franchise, a mummy is revived to destroy the invaders of an Egyptian princess' tomb. It's a good popcorn flick.

Twin Peaks 📺 (Decades, 8 p.m.): This weekend's binge is the entirety of the '90s classic Twin Peaks, which will replay season one again Sunday night. But at this particular timeslot: the first season finale!

FOR THE RECORD: Crikey! It's the Irwins (Animal Planet); WOW: Women of Wrestling (AXS TV)

🕘 EASTERN / 🕗 CENTRAL

The Hummingbird Project 🎥 (Showtime, 9 p.m.): High-frequency traders Jesse Eisenberg and Alexander Skarsgård go up against their old boss, Salma Hayek, in an effort to make millions in a fiber-optic cable deal.

FOR THE RECORD: Cake Boss (Discovery Family); Dr. Oakley Yukon Vet (Nat Geo Wild); First Time Flippers (DIY); Live PD (A&E); Love & Marriage: Huntsville (OWN); New Japan Pro Wrestling (AXS TV); Pit Bulls & Parolees (Animal Planet)

🕙 EASTERN / 🕘 CENTRAL

Countdown to Christmas: 10th Anniversary Preview Special (Hallmark Channel, 9 p.m.): A special previewing all the holiday movies coming to your television in the next two months.

The Virginian 📺 (INSP, 10 p.m.): The Virginian, John, and Elizabeth goes to Texas where The Virginian is seen by members of a gang whose leader thinks he is responsible for the death of his brother seven years earlier. Elizabeth is kidnapped to trap him. Guest stars include Charles Bronson, Charles Grodin, and Don Mitchell.

FOR THE RECORD: 48 Hours (CBS); Amanda to the Rescue (Animal Planet); Fear Thy Neighbor (ID); House Hunters Renovation (HGTV); Ready to Love (OWN)

🕚 EASTERN / 🕙 CENTRAL

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 📺 (MeTV, 11 p.m.): On a planet, oppressed by a ruler who is worshiped by the people, Buck is asked to pose as a prophesied leader but soon finds himself in a duel to the death.

Hill Street Blues 📺 (Heroes & Icons, 11 p.m.): Tonight's trio of episodes includes the start of Dennis Franz's first appearance on the show as Det. Sal Benedetto. It is a great arc.

One-Punch Man (Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.): Garou threatens the Hero Association. Hellish Blizzard pressures Saitama.

One-Punch Man (via Giphy)

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Black Clover (Adult Swim, 2 a.m.): Mereoleona and Nozel rush to catch Licht inside the dungeon, but Rhya the Disloyal stops Mereoleona in her tracks.

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (Adult Swim, 2:30 a.m.): Inside the mine where the monster reportedly lurks, Team 7 encounters White Zetsu and discovers a link to the godlike matriarch Kaguya Otsutsuki.

Demon Slayer (Adult Swim, 1:30 a.m.): When Tanjiro heads for Mt. Sagiri with Nezuko, who's been turned into a demon, Tanjiro catches the smell of blood from inside a temple.

Dr. Stone (Adult Swim, midnight): Senku feeds the villagers ramen so they can help him make iron. Senku meets Asagiri Gen a man who's been unpetrified and is working for Tsukasa.

Fire Force (Adult Swim, 12:30 a.m.): Company 8's generous efforts to rebuild Asakusa become jeopardized when a White-Clad scheme unfolds.

Food Wars! (Adult Swim, 1 a.m.): The members of Polar Star Dormitory are treated to a meal from a surprise guest.

The Invaders 📺 (MeTV, midnight): Vincent tries to decipher an alien's mysterious message. Guest stars include Dawn Wells.

The Joey Bishop Show 📺 (Antenna TV, 1:30 a.m.): Joey tries to get a trained chimp on Jack Paar's show

Lost in Space 📺 (MeTV, 1 a.m.): Due to the planet's orbit, the Robinsons are going to freeze to death unless they head south... but there's a cyclops on the route, too!

Lupin the Third Part 5 (Adult Swim, 3:30 a.m.): Tensions rise among the gang as they settle into their Riquewihr hideout to plan their next move.

The Invaders (via Screenphiles)

LATE-NIGHT TV

Austin City Limits (PBS, 11 p.m.): Steve Earle & the Dukes
The Greg Gutfeld Show (Fox News, 10 p.m.): Joe DeVito, Emily Compagno, Kat Timpf, and Tyrus
Johnny Carson 📺 (Antenna TV, 10 p.m.): Maude Tull, Raymond Burr, Robert Klein, and Tom Burnam (3 Feb 1976)

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Sources: The Futon Critic; TV Passport; Zap2it
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Happy watching, everyone!