Decades, 12:00 p.m. ET
Yes, it’s another weekend marathon from Decades. And a rare one, which will be of more interest to genre fans – but, to them (and to me), a delight. From Britain’s Hammer Studios, which gave us all those Peter Cushing-Christopher Lee Dracula and other sexualized Hammer horror films of the 1950s through the 1980s, comes a 13-episode TV series from 1980: Hammer House of Horror. This is rarely shown on American TV, and with only 13 episodes in total, Decades is showing each one a couple of times to fill the weekend. So dive in: My favorites include “Rude Awakening” (2 p.m. ET), which features Lucy Gutteridge as a shape-shifting femme fatale who bewitches and bewilders Denholm Elliott, and “The Carpathian Eagle” (8 p.m. ET), which features Suzanne Danielle as a woman involved with an ancient curse. That episode, by the way, features a small role by a young man who was into his first year as a TV and film actor: Pierce Brosnan (pictured).
Fox, 8:00 p.m. ET
Last night, the Los Angeles Dodgers made it look easy. Not just its victory against the Tampa Bay Rays, which it won 6-2, but the entire game of baseball. Tonight, with the Dodgers enjoying a 2-1 edge in this year’s World Series: Game 4.
HBO, 8:00 p.m. ET
Two different versions of Jane Austen’s Emma, that beloved romance novel and comedy of manners, were made the same year in 1996 – one for the movies, the other for British television. The TV version, starring Kate Beckinsale, was excellent. So was the big-screen version, in which the title character was portrayed by Gwyneth Paltrow. And now, almost a quarter-century later, there’s another Emma with which to contend. This one stars Anya Taylor-Joy, who’s currently starring in Netflix’s brand new The Queen’s Gambit.
NBC, 11:30 p.m. ET
This week’s guest host is Adele, and the musical guest is H.E.R. Adele and H.E.R. are pictured here with Kate McKinnon. Grammatically, it should be Adele and S.H.E., but I’m more concerned about Adele here. What does the poor woman have to do to qualify as the musical guest?