Friday, September 26, 2025

What's On Tonight (Saturday): Death becomes her

Death Investigator with Barbara Butcher

Wax on, wax off! Here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, September 27!

Our Top Pick tonight is the series premiere of Death Investigator with Barbara Butcher (Oxygen, 9 p.m.). With the new season, there are still limited Saturday options, so in turning to the TV staple of true crime, we have Death Investigator about the cases of NYC investigator Barbara Butcher. This Dick Wolf-produced show recounts some of the hundreds of homicides Butcher worked on during her time at the Office of Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York.

Elsewhere, 48 Hours is back but remains 1 hour in length, Courtney Stodden gets Lifetime movie treatment, Nat Geo searches the Lost & Found, a Karate Kid comes to Netflix, Hallmark goes Birding, and One Piece will upset the world.

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

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EARLY STREAMING & EVENING

πŸŽ₯ Karate Kid: Legends (Netflix, 3 a.m.): After kung fu prodigy Li Fong (Ben Wang) relocates to New York City, he attracts unwanted attention from a local karate champion and embarks on a journey to enter the ultimate karate competition with the help of Mr. Han (Jackie Chan) and Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio). Joshua Jackson and Ming-Na Wen also star.

WHAT ELSE IS ON
⚾ Baseball Night in America (Fox, 7 p.m.): Cincinnati Red at Milwaukee Brewers; season finale
🏈 Big Ten Saturday Night (NBC, 7:30 p.m.): Oregon at Penn State
⚽ NWSL on Ion (Ion, 7:30 p.m.): Racing Louisville at Angel City FC
🏈 Pac-12 College Football Series (The CW, 7 p.m.): Virginia Tech at North Carolina State
🏈 Saturday Night College Football (ABC, 7:30 p.m.): Alabama at Georgia

πŸ•— PRIMETIME πŸ•š

48 Hours (CBS, 10 p.m. / Paramount+, Sunday): SEASON PREMIERE. "The case of 17-year-old Benjamin Elliott, whose defense team says he was sleepwalking when he fatally stabbed his twin sister."

πŸŽ₯ Adventures in Love & Birding (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. / Hallmark+, Sunday): "A single mom agrees to be the partner of a bird enthusiast for a birding competition but misunderstands the assignment and tells everyone she's his new girlfriend instead of just his teammate." It happens to everyone sooner or later.

Crossroad Springs (Great American Family, 8 p.m.): The Hamilton's get closer to purchasing the quarry land; Janet helps deliver Tina's baby.

⭐ Death Investigator with Barbara Butcher (Oxygen, 9 p.m. / Peacock, Sunday): SERIES PREMIERE. "Veteran NYC Death Investigator Barbara Butcher shares her 20+ years solving major murders, showing how crime scenes and victims' bodies hold crucial clues to cracking cases."

πŸŽ₯ Grounded in Love (Great American Family, 9 p.m.): When a flight attendant loses her job, she returns to her grandma's farm to replant her roots as feelings resurface with her childhood best friend.

πŸŽ₯ I Was a Child Bride: The Courtney Stodden Story (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): 16-year-old Courtney Stodden gets thrust into the spotlight when she marries 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison. Their controversial relationship sets her on a complex, emotional journey as she comes of age under the harsh public eye.

WHAT ELSE IS ON
AEW: Collision (TNT & HBO Max)
⚾ Banana Ball World Tour (TruTV, 8 p.m.)
πŸŽ₯ Dinner and a Movie (TBS, 8:30 p.m.): Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Have I Got News for You (CNN, 9 p.m.): Joy Reid, Lewis Black
Inside Airport Lost & Found (National Geographic, 9 & 10 p.m.): Series premiere
Love Island Games (Peacock, 9 p.m.)
πŸŽ₯ Svengoolie (MeTV, 8 p.m.): The Night Strangler
Unlocked: Family Secrets (OWN, 9 p.m.): Series premiere

πŸ’€πŸ˜΄ LATE NIGHT πŸ˜΄πŸ’€

One Piece (Adult Swim, 2 a.m.): While the Straw Hats are underway, Doflamingo makes serious predictions about the upset of the world order. Meanwhile, the recent actions in Dressrosa have led to surprising results.

WHAT ELSE IS ON
πŸ“‘ Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (Adult Swim, 1 a.m. / CrunchyRoll, now)
πŸ“‘ Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga (Adult Swim, 1:30 a.m. / CrunchyRoll now)
πŸ“‘ Dandadan (Adult Swim, 12:30 a.m. / Hulu & Netflix, now)
πŸ“‘ Dragon Ball Daima (Adult Swim, midnight / Netflix, now)

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πŸ“‘: Linear broadcast
πŸŽ₯: Movie
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Happy watching, everyone!

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