STARZ ENCORE Family TV Guide — Thursday, 17 September 2026

Browse the full STARZ ENCORE Family TV guide for Thursday, 17 September 2026. 15 programmes listed , including 3 tonight. US listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

1. 00:04 1h 33m

   Shelby the Dog Who Saved Christmas

   Family Film ★ 4.8

   

   On Christmas Eve, an orphaned dog must evade a dog catcher, a boy's parents and a mean great dane.

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2. 01:37 1h 33m

   Running Free

   Drama, Family Film ★ 5.7

   

   While in the Alaskan wilderness, a 12-year-old boy befriends a lone wolverine cub, and they must avoid a poacher with nefarious intentions.

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3. 03:10 2h

   Instant Family

   Comedy, Drama Film ★ 7.5

   

   When a couple decides to start a family, they attempt to foster one small child, but soon find themselves taking in three siblings.

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4. 05:10 1h 34m

   Girl in Progress

   Comedy, Drama Film ★ 5.6

   

   As single mom Grace juggles work, bills, and her affair with a married doctor, her daughter, Ansiedad, plots a shortcut to adulthood.

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Morning

1. 06:44 1h 36m

   Oddball

   Family, Adventure Film ★ 6.9

   

   A peculiar chicken farmer and his granddaughter train a dog to keep a penguin sanctuary safe from foxes in the hopes of bringing his family back together.

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2. 08:20 1h 42m

   Star Kid

   Action, Adventure, Family, Science Fiction Film ★ 6.5

   

   A magical cybersuit gives a lonely seventh-grader powers and takes him on an intergalactic adventure where he is expected to defeat an evil space villain.

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3. 10:02 1h 59m

   Instant Family

   Comedy, Drama Film ★ 7.5

   

   When a couple decides to start a family, they attempt to foster one small child, but soon find themselves taking in three siblings.

   ★ Cast & Info ▾ More info

Daytime

1. 12:01 1h 24m

   Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred

   Adventure, Comedy, Family, TV Movie Film ★ 5.2

   

   Fred Figglehorn becomes convinced that the eerie new music teacher at school is a villainous vampire, so he and Bertha set out on a mission to save their town.

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2. 13:25 1h 17m

   The Ladybug

   Animation, Family, Adventure Film ★ 6.6

   

   Rube is a seven-spotted ladybug who lives in a glass cage inside a greenhouse and fulfills his dream of traveling to the legendary bug utopia Golden Canyon.

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3. 14:42 1h 30m

   The Adventure of A.R.I.: My Robot Friend

   Family, Science Fiction Film ★ 6.9

   

   ARI, the robot, is in deep trouble when he is kidnapped by a businessman for the wrong reasons. While ARI struggles, unexpected help comes from a teenager.

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4. 16:12 1h 25m

   Sparkle: A Unicorn Tale

   Family, Fantasy, Adventure Film ★ 5.8

   

   A teenager decides to escape from an orphanage when she learns that her beloved farm animals will be placed in the care of her egotistical neighbor.

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5. 17:37 1h 36m

   Oddball

   Family, Adventure Film ★ 6.9

   

   A peculiar chicken farmer and his granddaughter train a dog to keep a penguin sanctuary safe from foxes in the hopes of bringing his family back together.

   ★ Cast & Info ▾ More info

Evening

1. 19:13 1h 42m

   Star Kid

   Action, Adventure, Family, Science Fiction Film ★ 6.5

   

   A magical cybersuit gives a lonely seventh-grader powers and takes him on an intergalactic adventure where he is expected to defeat an evil space villain.

   ★ Cast & Info ▾ More info
2. 20:55 1h 59m

   Instant Family

   Comedy, Drama Film ★ 7.5

   

   When a couple decides to start a family, they attempt to foster one small child, but soon find themselves taking in three siblings.

   ★ Cast & Info ▾ More info
3. 22:54 1h 24m

   Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred

   Adventure, Comedy, Family, TV Movie Film ★ 5.2

   

   Fred Figglehorn becomes convinced that the eerie new music teacher at school is a villainous vampire, so he and Bertha set out on a mission to save their town.

   ★ Cast & Info ▾ More info