What's On Tonight (Saturday): Back in New York and in front of a (limited) studio audience!

Saturday Night Live

Live on your computer, it's What's On Tonight! After nearly seven months, the Not Ready for Primetime Players at back at Studio 8H. I don't know about you, but I'm ready for its mediocre but highly comforting humor. In its 46th season premiere, Chris Rock returns for his third host gig, and Jim Carrey steps in to be Joe Biden because... why not! And because we here at WOT&PC "love" SNL, too, there will be live-thread. It will go up at 10 p.m., in case anyone wants to talk about the Vintage.

Elsewhere, Secret State ends, Julia Louis-Dreyfus has doubts about Will Ferrell, there's a mega zoo in Australia, Nut confronts her past, and robot versions are made of everyone on Wild Life.

Ooh, somebody stop me, here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, October 3!

STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME

Doctor Who 📺 (Retro TV, 6 p.m.): On the planet Manussa, the Mara takes over the bodies of Tegan and Lon, the ruler's son, while seeking to manifest itself by using a crystal.

Secret State (Ovation, 7 p.m.): SERIES FINALE. Following the attack on Anthony Fossett, Agnes tries every avenue to contact Tom Dawkins and share information about what brought down the Prime Minister's plane. When MI6 brief Dawkins about the cause of the crash, he takes drastic steps to stick to his principles as the true intentions of those around him become clear.

Tour of Duty 📺 (Heroes & Icons, 7 p.m.): A young desk clerk seeking to prove himself is assigned to Anderson's platoon. 

QUICK HITS:

College Football 🏈 (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.): Auburn at Georgia

Saturday Night Football 🏈 (ABC, 7:30 p.m.): Oklahoma at Iowa State

FOR THE RECORD: License to Kill (Oxygen, 6 p.m.); Stranger (Netflix, 3 a.m.)

🕗 EASTERN / 🕖 CENTRAL

The Amazing Spider-Man 🎥 (Starz, 8:20 p.m.): Some kid is bit by a spider... superhero...but a lizard. Blah blah blah. Emma Stone!!✔️

Downhill 🎥 (HBO, 8 p.m.): Julia Louis-Dreyfus starts to have second doubts about her husband, Will Ferrell after he runs away from an approaching avalanche, leaving her and their two sons behind.

Dying to Be a Cheerleader 🎥 (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): A high school student becomes a murder suspect when a cheerleader is found dead in the gym showers.

Young Dylan (Nickelodeon, 8 p.m.): Dylan has a dream about his mom which becomes a reality when she comes to take him home with her.

FOR THE RECORD: Help! I Wrecked My House (HGTV); Nickelodeon's Unfiltered (Nickelodeon, 8:30 p.m.); Ted Bundy: The Survivors (Reelz, special)

Saturday Night Live or The Amazing Spider-Man (via Giphy)

🕘 EASTERN / 🕗 CENTRAL

Cheers 📺 (Decades, 9:30 p.m.): Spend the weekend at the place where everybody knows your name. These are later-day episodes, so don't expect Coach or Diane. In this episode, a part one, Rebecca reveals her true feelings about Sam when Robin proposes.✔️

Country at Heart 🎥 (Hallmark Channel, 9 p.m.): Country music + Hallmark.

The Mask (Syfy Movie) 🎥 (Syfy, 9 p.m.): Bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss is transformed into a manic superhero when he wears a mysterious mask. The movie is... okay.

Ready or Not (Fuse, 9 p.m.): See the story of 17-year old activist Marcel McClinton who is in pursuit of a Houston City Council seat. Marcel faces the challenge of running a campaign all while attending high school.

This Weekend in Pop Culture (WOT&Pop Culture, 9:30 p.m.): What pop culture have you consumed lately? Have you been to the theater? Those are a thing again for some brave souls. 

FOR THE RECORD: Black Love (OWN); Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet (Animal Planet); Group Chat: The Show (Nickelodeon); Hidden Potential (HGTV); The Incredible Dr. Pol (Nat Geo Wild); Live Rescue (A&E)

🕙 EASTERN / 🕘 CENTRAL

Mega Zoo (Animal Planet, 10 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. An Australian import about a big zoo. First up, critically injured koalas are rescued from Australia's blazing bushfires, two-tonne rhino calf named Kipenzi wreaks havoc in the zoo trucks, and snow leopard Miska reveals an exciting secret.

FOR THE RECORD: 48 Hours (CBS)

🕚 EASTERN / 🕙 CENTRAL

FOR THE RECORD: I Quit (Discovery Channel, season finale)

Cheers (via Giphy)

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Assassination Classroom (Adult Swim, 1 a.m.): Time for midterms! Koro Sensei gives his aspiring assassins an ultimatum as they battle a grueling test and the disdain of the rest of the school. I'm really enjoying this show.✔️

Black Clover (Adult Swim, 1:30 a.m.): Episode title: "Those Who Have Been Gathered"

Brogan: Master of Castles (Syfy, 1:20 a.m.): The Dragon Empress Mildred sends Prince Evan and Queen Swallows a housewarming gift.

Cyanide & Happiness (Syfy, 1:05 a.m.): A girl has a party trick... a superhero fights grime... a man saves Earth with a cup.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (Adult Swim, 12:30 a.m.): Suave Italian gangster Giorno Giovanna, the good-natured son of the evil vampire Dio, works his way up through the mafia in the hopes of taking control and turning it away from corruption.

Kolchak: The Night Stalker 📺 (MeTV, midnight): An overlooked victim of the Las Vegas vampire makes her way to Los Angeles and begins killing anew.

Lost in Space 📺 (MeTV, 1 a.m.): A female warrior with plans of colonizing the planet captures the Robinsons, enslaving the males and attempting to brainwash the females.

Magical Girl Friendship Squad (Syfy, midnight): Alex and Daisy look for ways to make rent. Nut confronts her chaotic past.

Naruto: Shippuden (Adult Swim, 2:30 a.m.): Episode title: "Rain Followed by Snow, With Some Lightning"

Purgatony (Syfy, 1:06 a.m.): Tony realizes something has to give, so he pursues a job transfer while trying to drive Chad Bradley into quitting Purgatory.

⭐Saturday Night Live (NBC, 11:30 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. Chris Rock and Megan Thee Stallion help bring SNL back to New York after the three at-home shows last season. The show is going to be live at Studio 8H, and there will be a small audience. The cast remains intact with Ego Nwodim moving up to regular, and it adds three new players: Andrew Dismukes, Lauren Holt, and Punkie Johnson. That's 20 performers!! And because none are capable of playing the main political icons, Jim Carrey is the new Joe Biden and expect Maya Rudolph to appear as Kamala Harris. And of course Alec Baldwin.✔️

The Six Million Dollar Man 📺 (Cozi, midnight): Steve again battles a bionic would-be criminal.

Wild Life (Syfy, 12:15 a.m.): Darby makes robot versions of everyone.

Assassination Classroom (via Giphy)

LATE-NIGHT TV

Austin City Limits (PBS, 11 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE-ish. "The Very Best of John Prine"
The Greg Gutfeld Show (Fox News, 10 p.m.): Charlie Hurt, Jim Florentine, Kat Timpf, and Tyrus

Saturday Night Live (NBC, 11:30 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. Chris Rock and Megan Thee Stallion
SNL Vintage 📺 (NBC, 10 p.m.): Woody Harrelson and Billie Eilish (28 September 2019)

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Note: All times are Eastern.

Key Sources: The Futon Critic; IMDb; TV Passport; Zap2it
⭐: Top Pick
🎥: Movie
📺: Throwback
✔️: Video/gif/photo included

🏈⚾🏀🏒: Sportsballs

Happy watching, everyone! 

AND remember that tomorrow's WOT will be a few minutes early!