What To Watch This Weekend: Stream Our Top 7 TV and Movie Picks (September 8–14)

Only Murders in the Building | Hulu | Comedy

Season 5 premiere, Tuesday, Sept. 9: Last season, this comedy-mystery about a trio of true-crime buffs—played by Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez—ventured out of the titular building (the Arconia) for jaunts to Hollywood and Los Angeles. In the fifth season, the three are sticking around New York ‘cause they’re tangling with mobsters. New to the cast this time are Bobby Cannavale, Jermaine Fowler, Keegan-Michael Key, Christoph Waltz, Dianne Wiest, and Renée Zellweger. Also look for guest appearances from Meryl Streep, Nathan Lane, and more. Three episodes drop today, and the rest will come weekly.

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television | HBO, HBO Max | Documentary

Limited series premiere, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 9:00 p.m. ET: This two-part film/series comes from Issa Rae’s (Insecure) HOORAE production company and director Giselle Bailey (The Legend of the Underground). It tells the history of black representation in TV, covering its cringey blackface beginnings through today, when black creators have an even stronger voice, but continue to face and overcome struggles. The second part airs tomorrow night, and both parts stream on HBO Max the day after broadcast.

The Girlfriend | Prime Video | Drama

Series premiere, Wednesday, Sept. 10: Robin Wright (House of Cards, The Princess Bride) directs and stars in this adaptation of Michelle Frances’ novel. Wright’s character, Laura, has achieved personal and professional success as a career woman, wife, and mother. Then she meets, and instantly dislikes, her son’s very sus(picious) new girlfriend, Cherry (Olivia Cooke). The entire six-episode series streams today on Prime Video.

The Hospital | BET | Sketch comedy

Limited series premiere, Wednesday, Sept. 10: “Welcome to the world’s worst hospital,” opens the trailer to this all-improv sketch comedy show. Then the jokes come in rapid fire: There’s a “no snitching policy” on missing medication, a weirdo doctor tells an expectant mother her offspring will have dolphin feet, and an orderly calls a patient to complain that they didn’t tip for emptying bedpans they filled (rather prolifically). If the show is as funny as its trailer, I’m definitely watching all four episodes.

77th Emmy Awards | CBS, Paramount+ | Awards show

Live event, Sunday, September 14, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT: Comedian Nate Bargatze hosts this 77th night of honoring the best show on TV. Tune in to see if your favorite series snags one of these gorgeous trophies or if your tastes go unvalidated for another year. If you wanna watch the red carpet proceedings, check out our guide, “How to Watch the 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards Red Carpet,” by CableTV.com staff writer Olivia Bono. As usual, the Emmy Awards airs live on CBS and streams on Paramount+ the following day.

Doc | FOX, Hulu | Drama

Season 2 premiere, Sunday, September 14, 8:00 p.m. ET: In the first season of this American remake of the Italian medical drama Nelle tue mani, Dr. Amy Larsen (Molly Parker) continues to put her life back together after suffering a traumatic brain injury that left her with no memory of the last eight years of her life—nor the major life events that transpired in that time. Tonight’s premiere airs on a special night and time, but subsequent episodes will air in the series’ normal Sunday 9 p.m. ET time slot. New episodes stream on Hulu the day after broadcast.