What to watch SATURDAY
April 15, 2023
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
NBA Playoffs: Round 1 ABC & ESPN, beginning at Noon Live
The postseason march to the NBA Finals begins today with conference quarterfinal action, featuring three games on ESPN and one primetime matchup on ABC.
USFL Football FOX, beginning at 3:30 p.m. Live
The second season of the revived USFL football league begins today on FOX with the Philadelphia Stars at the Memphis Showboats and the New Jersey Generals at the Birmingham Stallions.
The Wedding Cottage
Hallmark Channel, 7 p.m. Original Film A wedding-guide creator (Erin Krakow) must convince an uninspired artist and owner of a special wedding cottage (Brendan Penny)
to renovate the run-down cottage and host a contest-winning couple’s wedding.
Drunk, Driving and 17 Lifetime, 7 p.m. Original Film
Honor student Kim (Savannah Lee Smith) is every parent’s dream — she’s a stellar student, popular, responsible and preparing to attend Stanford. But everyone’s impressions of her change after one disastrous night. At a supervised party at her boyfriend’s house,
Kim sees him flirting with another girl, runs for her car and makes the worst decision of her life. In just a second, Kim wrecks her life — destroying her car and almost killing a classmate. As Kim faces the consequences of her actions, her boyfriend’s parents face scrutiny for serving alcohol to minors at their home. Also stars Michael Michele.
Critter Fixers: Country Vets Nat Geo Wild, 8 p.m.; also streams on Disney+
In “Bladder Stone Bonanza,” the docs at Critter Fixer save a dog from the brink of disaster, remove a record number of kidney stones from another and give a wild turtle a fighting chance — all while trying to practice what they preach on the clinic’s resident pet, Bear the Cat. They also help a giant Flemish rabbit, a colorful conure, a chicken with a stuck egg and a couple of adorable kittens.
Saturday Night Live NBC, 10:30 p.m. Live; also livestreams on Peacock
Oscar nominee Ana de Armas, who co-stars with Chris Evans in the new Apple TV+ original movie Ghosted, premiering April 21, hosts SNL for the first time. Colombian singer Karol G makes her first appearance as musical guest; her new album, Manana Sera Bonito, released in February, is the first all-Spanish album by a female artist to hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.