What's On Tonight (Saturday): They were with Stupid

Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid

Bang! Zoom! Here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, October 5!

Our Top Pick tonight is the documentary Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid (CNN, 7 p.m.). The documentary is a profile of Democratic consultant James Carville, who has been aiding campaigns since the '70s but rose to national prominence in the '90s. The Ragin' Cajun is also married to Republican political consultant Mary Matalin.

Elsewhere, Nate Bargatze is Live from New York, Disney gets into the Halloween spirit, Andy Richter has News, Johnson gets some final advice, Uzumaki still has a spiral problem, and Lifetime isn't Dead.

(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

⭐🎥 Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid (CNN, 7 p.m.): Set during the 2024 election, this documentary "follows Democratic consultant James Carville as he navigates the current cultural and political landscape and delves into his famous, bi-partisan marriage to Republican strategist, Mary Matalin."

🎃 Kiff: The Haunting of Miss McGravy's House (Disney Channel & Disney XD, 7:30 p.m.): "Kiff and her friends haunt a house on Halloween to save it from being sold."

Ranma 1/2 (Netflix, 3 a.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. "The romantic escapades and misadventures of a young man who is struck by a curse that makes him change gender."✔️

📺 The Honeymooners (Catchy Comedy, all weekend / Tubi & Pluto TV, now): TV COMEDY for $100: 106 "New" episodes of this Jackie Gleason series were recently offered to TV stations (17 Dec 1985)

WHAT ELSE IS ON

🏈 ACC College Football Series (The CW, 6:30 p.m.): Colorado State at Oregon State

🏈 Big Ten Saturday Night (NBC, 7:30 p.m.): Michigan at Washington

🏈 Fox College Football (Fox, 7:30 p.m.): Baylor at Iowa State

⚽ NWSL Soccer (Ion, 7:30 p.m.): Bay FC at NJ/NY Gotham FC

🏈 Saturday Night College Football (ABC, 7:30 p.m.): Tennessee at Arkansas

🕗 PRIMETIME 🕚

48 Hours (CBS, 10 p.m. / Paramount+, Sunday): "The investigation into the death of Sarah Harris raises questions about the relationship between a doctor and his much younger girlfriend."

🎥 Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the Winemaker (Great American Family, 8 p.m.): Candace Cameron Bure's first non-Hallmark attempt at a new TV mystery movie franchise.

🎥 Autumn at Apple Hill (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. / Peacock, Sunday): "A woman inherits an inn from her grandparents."

🎃 Big City Greens (Disney Channel & Disney XD): Cricket tries to avoid a fortune teller's ominous prediction that he will get a stinky slap. In an inescapable escape room, Cricket must decide between family and freedom.

🎥 The Girl Who Wasn't Dead (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): When a teenager vanishes, authorities believe she's dead. But she reemerges (or rises from the dead?) 3 years later at her own murder trial. I'd like to see a Lifetime take on zombies.

Johnson (Bounce TV, 8 p.m.): SEASON FINALE. Naomi gets marriage advice from Lynette Sampson that doesn't sit well with Omar. Jarvis finds out who's responsible for the fraud on his credit report. Omar's fight with Stephen comes back to haunt him.✔️

🎃 Primos (Disney Channel & Disney XD, 8:30 p.m.): Tater and Lot Lot uncover the reason why the summer has been so spooky. Tater wants payback for being Gordita's lab rat.

🎃 Zombies: The Re-Animated Series (Disney Channel & Disney XD, 9 p.m.): "Visiting an alternate universe where humans, zombies, and werewolves square off in a dance battle on the night of Halloween."

WHAT ELSE IS ON

All Elite Wrestling: Collision (TNT, 8 p.m.)

🎥 The Girl in the Pool (Paramount+ with Showtime [linear], 8 p.m. / Paramount+ with Showtime [streaming], now)

Have I Got News for You (CNN, 9 p.m. / Max, Sunday): Andy Richter, Ana Navarro

House Hunters Renovation (HGTV, 10 p.m.): Season premiere

Love & Marriage: Detroit (OWN, 8 p.m.)

⚽ NWSL Soccer (Ion, 10 p.m.): Utah Royals FC at Portland Thorns FC

🎥 Svengoolie (MeTV, 8 p.m.): Son of Frankenstein

Johnson (via Giphy)

💤😴 LATE NIGHT 😴💤

📺 2 Stupid Dogs and the Secret Squirrel Show (MeTV Toons, 11 p.m.): The dogs try to solve a mystery at the Grand Canyon.

📺 Freakazoid (MeTV Toons, 11:30 p.m.): The Lobe's plot to cripple the TV industry interrupts a date.

One Piece (Adult Swim, 1:45 a.m.): The Tontattas locate their captive comrades and get the message to them. Heavy-hitters from the Colosseum take a break from the bashing.

🎃 Uzumaki (Adult Swim, 12:30 p.m. / Max, Sunday): "Hair twisting, bodies intertwining, spirals are developing all over the town."

WHAT ELSE IS ON

Austin City Limits (PBS, 11 p.m.): Gary Clark Jr., Black Pumas

📡 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba (Adult Swim, 1:15 a.m. / Netflix, now)

🏈 Fox College Football (Fox, 11 p.m.): Texas Tech at Arizona

Saturday Night Live (NBC & Peacock, 11:29 p.m.): Nate Bargatze, Coldplay✔️

Saturday Night Live (via Tenor)

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

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