Saturday Night Live Kicks off Season 45 with Woody Harrelson and Billie Eilish

This was a huge week for TV with season premieres of new and returning shows flooding the networks, but there was every bit as much happening in the real world as well. Needless to say, keeping up with everything happening in the news and entertainment realms has been challenging. Fortunately, Saturday Night Live returns tonight at  just the right time.

SEASON PREMIERE: Back for a new season, Saturday Night Live is once again broadcasting live coast to coast tonight. Given recent events, they're going to have a lot to cover. Woody Harrelson hosts, with musical guest Billie Eilish. 11:35 PM ET / 8:30pm PT on NBC

NEW EPISODE: Also live is the 3-hour episode of Live PD. Join police officers from around they country as they go on patrol in America's cities. 9:00 PM ET on A&E

CABLE PREMIERE: HBO's big Saturday night movie this week is Isn't it Romantic. Natalie (Rebel Wilson) has grown cynical about love. Things take an interesting turn however, when she suddenly realizes she's become stuck inside a romantic comedy. Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games) and Adam Devine (Pitch Perfect) costar. Watch the trailer. 8:00 PM ET on HBO

ALSO TONIGHT

• Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story tells the horrifying true story of Alex Cooper, whose parents had her kidnapped and involuntarily checked into a Utah conversion therapy home when she confided her homosexuality to them. 8:00 PM ET on Lifetime
• Love & Marriage: Huntsville follows power couples and longtime friends as they work to revive Huntsville, Alabama while working on joint real estate ventures and their own marriages. 9:00 PM ET on OWN
• Iron Chef America pits Chefs Victoria Blamey and Stephanie Izard against one another in a sizzling grill battle. 9:00 PM ET on Cooking Channel

Mike Attebery is Senior Editor at Primetimer and the author of seven mystery thrillers. Follow him on Twitter at @mikeattebery.