What's On Tonight (Saturday): Bill Pullman commits to a truly unbelievable Murder

Murdaugh Murders: The Movie

Yeah, they know who lit, me and Barbie, bitch! Here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, October 14!

Our Top Pick tonight is Murdaugh Murders: The Movie, Part 1 (Lifetime, 8 p.m.). The keyword there is Lifetime because Tubi also has its own dramatic adaptation out today. Competing TV movies! The Lifetime version, which airs as part of the network's Truly Unbelievable Movie Series, stars Bill Pullman as the prominent South Carolina family patriarch whose life and legacy comes crashing down after a fire reveals bad secrets. This is no low-brow case. The Murdaughs have been the subject of standalone documentaries/docuseries on Oxygen, Investigation Discovery, Max, CNN, NewsNation, and Court TV as well as episodes of 48 Hours, Dateline NBC, 20/20, and American Greed. Netflix's docuseries on the family recently released a second season.

Elsewhere, Pete Davidson returns to be Live, Hallmark is having a Field Day, GAF kicks of TV's Christmas movie season, One Piece struggles to stay alive, All Rise must say something, and Jenny Lewis goes to the City Limits.

(All times are Eastern. All listings are new unless otherwise stated. For more listings, visit The Futon Critic or Zap2it.)

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EARLY STREAMING & EVENING

🎥 The Murdaugh Murders (Tubi, 3 a.m.): A determined reporter interviews the infamous Alex Murdaugh and hopes for answers pertaining to the alleged murders of his wife and son.✔️

WHAT ELSE IS ON

🇰🇷 Strong Girl Nam-Soon (Netflix, 9:30 a.m.): 

🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL

🎥 Field Day (Hallmark Channel / Peacock, Sunday): "Three moms from different social circles must work together to plan their kids' elementary school field day." If one of the moms is Katie Otto, I'll watch.

🎥🎄 Destined 2: Christmas Once More (Great American Family): "In this sequel, Theo continues to miss connecting with his girlfriend, Kim as he attempts to propose at Christmas."

⭐🎥 The Murdaugh Murders: The Movie, Part 1 (Lifetime): Alex Murdaugh (Bill Pullman) is the head of a family-led legal dynasty in South Carolina. His family's hidden crimes begin piling up as Alex attempts to conceal his own financial felonies and he falls into a dark spiral.✔️

WHAT ELSE IS ON

All Elite Wrestling: Collision (TNT)

Love & Marriage: Huntsville (OWN)

🎥 Svengoolie (MeTV): Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

🕘 9 P.M. EASTERN / 🕗 8 P.M. CENTRAL

All Rise (OWN): "Say Something" Ooh, whoa, whoa, whoa, yeah / S-s-s-say something, say something / Tell me how you're feeling

WHAT ELSE IS ON

Heartland Docs, DVM (National Geographic Wild)

Pets & Pickers (Animal Planet): Season premiere

🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL

48 Hours (CBS / Paramount+, Sunday): In "Jade Janks and the Secret Photos," a woman is charged with her stepfather's murder when he is found dead soon after she discovered explicit photos of herself on his computer.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet (National Geographic Wild)

🎥 Svengoolie (MeTV, 10:30 p.m.): Invaders from Mars✔️

Invaders from Mars (via Fosho and Tell)

💤😴 LATE NIGHT 😴💤

FLCL: Shoegaze (Adult Swim, midnight / Max, Sunday): "Far-Fre (Far Friend)"

Naruto: Shippuden (Adult Swim, 1:30 & 2 a.m.): Kaguya restricts access to the Peak of Demise, an area near the Divine Tree, to those who undertake her ritual. The Sage Toad Gamamaru ignites Hagoromo's curiosity by telling him what lies beyond the peak.

One Piece (Adult Swim, 12:30 & 1 a.m.): Luffy struggles to save his neck as many in Block C intend to put an end to his life. Block B participants too battle it out in an edge-of-the-seat fight.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

Austin City Limits (PBS, 11 p.m.): Jenny Lewis, Muna

Saturday Night Live (NBC & Peacock, 11:30 p.m.): Pete Davidson, Ice Spice: season premiere

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Key Sources: The Futon Critic; IMDb; TV Passport; Zap2it
⭐: Top Pick
💲: Game show
📡: Linear broadcast

🇰🇷: Korean Drama
🎥: Movie
📺: Throwback

✔️: Video/gif/photo included

Happy watching, everyone!

Reminder: SNL is tomorrow, so the Sunday WOT will be posted a few minutes early!