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Saturday, Aug. 19
Stand Up to Cancer
Various Networks, 8pm
This evening, during its eighth televised fundraising special, Stand Up to Cancer celebrates 15 years of funding groundbreaking cancer research. Over the hourlong special, entertainers from film, television, music and more — including President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden — share the screen to help raise awareness for the continued need for cancer research to save lives. The event will air across several broadcast and cable networks, and streaming services. Visit standuptocancer.org for more details.
FIFA Women’s World Cup: Third Place Match
FOX, 4am Live
The losing teams from the semifinal round meet at Suncorp Stadium in Milton, Australia, to determine the FIFA Women’s World Cup third-place team.
Summer Under the Stars: Fred Astaire
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
Fred Astaire’s birth name of “Frederick Austerlitz” may not have flowed as smoothly off fans’ lips had he kept it when he began wowing audiences with his big-screen singing and dancing, but his legendary moves still would have been as memorable — especially those he displayed with his most famous dance partner, Ginger Rogers, in musicals like Top Hat (1935), Shall We Dance (1937) and Carefree (1938), all of which can be seen during today’s Summer Under the Stars salute to Astaire. You can also enjoy Astaire wowing viewers with other partners, including Judy Garland in Easter Parade (1948) and Cyd Charisse in Silk Stockings (1957).
NFL Preseason
NFL Network, beginning at 1pm Live
NFL Network airs four Week 2 NFL preseason games today with the Jacksonville Jaguars at the Detroit Lions, the Miami Dolphins at the Houston Texans, the Chicago Bears at the Indianapolis Colts and the Dallas Cowboys at the Seattle Seahawks.
The Wild Sides
BBC America, 8pm
Series Finale!
In the finale, “Growing Up,” Mashatu has become a lush and fruitful land after the rains, and animal families welcome their next generation. Danger lurks even closer, as the lions see the young as easy prey.
Giuliani: What Happened to America’s Mayor?
CNN, 8pm
This four-part series looks at how how the man some considered a hero in the aftermath of 9/11 became a key architect of President Donald Trump’s election conspiracies. Weaving together a rich tapestry of archival footage and illuminating interviews with influential friends and former colleagues from his multi-decade career, the series goes behind the scenes to witness Giuliani’s operatic life of victories and defeats from his heyday at the Southern District of New York to his mayoralty and key role advising Trump. Produced by Left/Right, this revealing CNN Original Series is the definitive telling of the Giuliani story, exposing the psyche of one of America’s most iconic politicians.
Never Too Late to Celebrate
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
Camila’s (Alexa PenaVega) busy work schedule has left her exhausted and with little time for a life. When she meets Javi (Carlos PenaVega), a substitute teacher at the school where her mother (Sherry Miller) works, she takes him up on his offer to join the Spanish class he teaches on the side so she can finally learn the language of her late father. Sparks fly as Javi helps Camila connect with her roots.
Sunday, Aug. 20
FIFA Women’s World Cup: Final
FOX, 6am Live
The FIFA Women’s World Cup soccer tournament concludes today with the championship match between England and Spain at Sydney’s Stadium Australia.
Summer Under the Stars: Barbara Stanwyck
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
During Hollywood’s golden age, Ruby Catherine Stevens — better known as Barbara Stanwyck — was among the most versatile of that era’s great actresses, flawlessly and believably moving from characters in dramas like Executive Suite (1954); to films noir such as Double Indemnity (1944), which earned her an Oscar nod; to lighthearted romantic comedies like Ball of Fire (1941), which netted another Oscar nomination, and Christmas in Connecticut (1945). These classics and several others can be seen during today’s Stanwyck celebration on Summer Under the Stars.
NASCAR Cup Series: Go Bowling at The Glen
USA Network, 3pm Live
Watkins Glen International in New York brings top Cup Series stars William Byron, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Ross Chastain and others to compete for 90 laps around the 2.454-mile road course.
MLB Baseball: Little League Classic: Washington vs. Philadelphia
ESPN, 7pm Live
The sixth annual event featuring MLB teams playing at Historic Bowman Field in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, features the Washington Nationals vs. the Philadelphia Phillies.
NFL Preseason: New Orleans at L.A. Chargers
NFL Network, 7pm Live
NFL Network airs a Week 2 preseason matchup with the New Orleans Saints at the L.A. Chargers at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
The Chosen: “Indescribable Compassion”
The CW, 8pm
Jesus’ (Jonathan Roumie) followers slowly gain faith and witness some very incredible things.
761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers
History, 8pm
This two-hour documentary special from executive producer Morgan Freeman tells the true story of the 761st tank battalion, the first and only Black tank unit to serve in combat during World War II. It explores in depth the major battles they faced both overseas while in combat against Nazi Germany and back home in the United States, where they continued to face racism despite their heroism. The program features an interview with one of the last surviving members of the 761st, along with new and archival interviews, period footage, and new commentary and stories from family and relatives of these soldiers.
TMZ Investigates: “Gilgo Beach Serial Murders: Missed Warning Signs”
FOX, 9pm
This new special analyzes the decades-long investigation into the infamous series of killings that took place on or near Gilgo Beach on New York’s Long Island from 1996-2011. TMZ explores how a botched investigation and missed clues may have led to even more murders.
When Calls the Heart: “Great Expectations”
Hallmark Channel, 9pm
By the time Rosemary (Pascale Hutton) goes into labor, the entire town is there to support her.
The Winter King
MGM+, 9pm
New Series!
A revisionist take on King Arthur is the premise of this new historical 10-episode drama set in the fifth century. Based on a book series by Bernard Cornwell, who also wrote The Last Kingdom series, and taking place in a land run by warring factions before Britain was united, it follows Arthur’s (Iain De Caestecker) journey from outcast to legendary leader. Costarring Nathaniel Martello-White as Merlin and Jordan Alexandra as Guinevere.
Running Wild With Bear Grylls: The Challenge: “Daveed Diggs”
Nat Geo, 9pm
Bear Grylls takes actor, musician and Hamilton star Daveed Diggs on an adventure in the Great Basin Desert to teach him to track, climb and eat whatever the desert provides. On Day 2, Daveed must fly solo and put his skills to the test by using what he’s learned to find Bear and earn his extraction.
Disappeared
Investigation Discovery, 10pm
Season Premiere!
Season 11 of this true-crime series begins with a special two-hour look at the 2001 disappearances of 10-year-old Tionda Bradley and her sister, 3-year-old Diamond, from their Chicago apartment. Retired Chicago PD Detective Pamela Childs, who was part of the original investigation, revisits critical theories and evidence while exploring the impact the Bradley sisters’ disappearances have had on their family and the community at large.
Never Say Never With Jeff Jenkins: “Penguin Party in Patagonia”
Nat Geo, 10pm
Jeff Jenkins navigates the perilous waters and rough windy cliffs of Patagonia with the help of local guides Micki Fischer and Vecky Bronzovich. In the heart of Tierra del Fuego, Jeff catches king crabs and connects to the Indigenous culture to learn from their traditions. Inspired by the ways of the Yamana, Jeff pilots a sailboat to meet the cutest natives of the land — hundreds of penguins.
Sister Wives
TLC, 10pm
Season Premiere!
The hit series returns for a new season promising an even deeper look at the Brown family as they navigate the challenges and rewards of polygamy. This season Kody still grapples with the fallout from his divorce with Christine, while Christine is learning to love who she is on her own. Robyn is the only wife secure in her marriage, yet is devastated that her original dream of a big, happy polygamist family is falling apart. Meri is steadily coming to realize that Kody isn’t going to have the change of heart she has been waiting for and makes a life-changing decision. Lastly, Kody has been spending less and less time at Janelle’s house and, after an explosive fight, she kicks him out. Through their transparency and vulnerability, the Browns shed light on the hardships their family is struggling to overcome.
Monday, Aug. 21
Summer Under the Stars: James Stewart
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
One of the most beloved and likable actors in Hollywood history, James Stewart’s “nice-guy” everyman appearance and famously folksy drawl may have hidden his deceptively expansive acting range. He could do it all and make it seem easy while doing it, whether it was collaborating with director Frank Capra on classics like Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), which netted him the first of his five Best Actor Oscar nominations, or headlining powerful dramas like The FBI Story (1959) and Western titles including Winchester ’73 (1950) and Shenandoah (1965). You can explore Stewart’s range in these films and more during today’s Summer Under the Stars celebration.
Secrets of Prince Andrew
A&E, 8pm
This documentary special tells the inside story of Prince Andrew’s disastrous BBC Newsnight interview in November 2019, and asks, “Why did he do it?” In a definitive biography of Prince Andrew, the program features the twists and turns of palace intrigue, secret conversations and Queen Elizabeth’s involvement, told through the lens of the infamous BBC interview that shook the monarchy.
The Bachelorette
ABC, 8pm
Season Finale!
Season 20 of this long-running popular dating competition ends tonight when 27-year-old Charity Lawson will choose a winner from her remaining potential suitors.
Son of a Critch: “Candyland”
The CW, 8pm
Mark (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) and Ritchie (Mark Ezekiel Rivera) receive police protection after thinking they witnessed a crime on Halloween night. Fox (Sophia Powers) grows tired of her brother’s tiresome behavior.
NFL Preseason: Baltimore at Washington
ESPN, 8pm Live
The Baltimore Ravens visit the Washington Commanders for a Week 2 preseason game on ESPN’s Monday Night Football.
Stars on Mars: “Distress Signal”
FOX, 8pm
The Mars habitat has detected a weak distress signal that the six remaining celebronauts must investigate immediately in the new episode “Distress Signal.”
American Ninja Warrior: “Las Vegas Finals 1”
NBC, 8pm
The national finals begin in Las Vegas as the remaining competitors move on to Stage 1 for their chance to win $1 million and become the next American Ninja Warrior.
Run the Burbs: “Let’s Go to the Movies”
The CW, 8:30pm
Andrew (Andrew Phung) and Khia (Zoriah Wong) play matchmaker for Sebastian (Chris Locke). At work, Camille (Rakhee Morzaria) struggles with a firing spree and Ramesh (Ali Hassan) helps Leo (Roman Pesino) unclog his “mind palace.”
Children Ruin Everything: “Road Trips”
The CW, 9pm
As they race against time, the Berneys struggle to survive a chaotic road trip to Manitoulin Island.
Maine Cabin Masters
Magnolia Network, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Builder Chase Morrill is back to save and transform more outdated cabins deep in the remote woods of Maine.
Great Performances: “Leonard Bernstein’s Kaddish Symphony”
PBS, 9pm
Experience Bernstein protégé Marin Alsop conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from the Ravinia Festival featuring soprano Janai Brugger, Uniting Voices Chicago and Jaye Ladymore as narrator.
Bump: “Superwoman”
The CW, 9:30pm
Oly (Nathalie Morris) tries to have it all, and Birdie’s (Lisa Kay) efforts to impress those close to Dom (Angus Sampson) bring mixed results.
Tuesday, Aug. 22
Untold
Netflix
Season Finale!
The docuseries that goes behind the headlines of the wildest sports stories drops the final film of its third season today with “Swamp Kings.” It’s a story that is more expansive than usual, so it differs from Untold’s usual single-film installments and is presented as a four-episode docuseries. “Swamp Kings” looks at the remarkable return to prominence of the Florida Gators football program between 2005 and 2010.
Summer Under the Stars: Geraldine Chaplin
TCM, beginning at 6am
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Geraldine Chaplin is the firstborn of comic actor/filmmaking legend Charlie Chaplin’s eight children with his fourth wife, Oona O’Neill, and is a star in her own right. So it is fitting that she is finally getting her own SUTS celebration, an 11-film lineup headlined by her English-language acting debut as Tonya in the epic drama Doctor Zhivago (1965), for which she earned a Golden Globe nomination as Most Promising New Actress. Beginning the day is the TCM premiere of Honeycomb (1969), a Spanish drama cowritten by Chaplin and directed by renowned filmmaker Carlos Saura, with whom Chaplin collaborated on a number of films in the late 1960s and ’70s. Two more of those Chaplin/Saura dramas are also making their network premieres today: Anna and the Wolves (1973) and Stress-es tres, tres (Stress Is Three, 1968), the latter film airing very late tonight/early tomorrow.
Beat Shazam: “Hip Hop or Country?”
FOX, 8pm
A team of band teachers, a team of cousins and a married couple battle to take home the $1 million prize in the new episode “Hip Hop or Country?”
America’s Got Talent: “Qualifiers 1”
NBC, 8pm Live
Six weeks of live shows at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium begin with the start of the qualifying rounds tonight. Live results shows will air Wednesdays beginning tomorrow, Aug. 23.
Don’t Forget the Lyrics!: “Strike It Rich!”
FOX, 9pm
A bowling executive continues her quest for a perfect game, and a glitter-loving dad tries to dazzle his way to a $1 million prize in the new episode “Strike It Rich!”
Justified: City Primeval: “The Smoking Gun”
FX, 10pm
The Albanian mob and corrupt police officials complicate Raylan’s (Timothy Olyphant) hunt for Mansell (Boyd Holbrook) in the new episode “The Smoking Gun.”
Wednesday, Aug. 23
Invasion
Apple TV+
Season Premiere!
This science fiction drama series following multiple perspectives of an alien invasion across the globe returns for a second season, offering a glimpse into the Earth’s surviving population as it is under constant extraterrestrial assault.
Ahsoka
Disney+
New Series!
Move over, Mando, Andor and Obi-Wan! It’s time for Ahsoka Tano to step into the Star Wars spotlight. First seen onscreen in 2008’s animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the horned badass — Force-sensitive yet quite snippy — from the Togruta race has solidified her spot as a fan favorite thanks to Rosario Dawson’s thrilling guest turns on Disney+’s The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. Ahsoka’s new adventures are set several years after 1983’s Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi and within the same universe as The Mandalorian. We do know she’ll have to face down blue-skinned baddie Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen, who also voiced the iconic character on the animated Star Wars: Rebels). Thankfully, Ahsoka has live-action iterations of her Rebels allies on her side: Jedi Ezra Bridger (Eman Esfandi), pilot Hera Syndulla (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and bounty hunter Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo). The first two episodes premiere today; new episodes drop Wednesdays. — Damian Holbrook
The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On
Netflix
Season Premiere!
Season 2 of the reality relationship series drops its first eight episodes today; the remaining two installments, the finale episode and the reunion episode, will be available next Wednesday, Aug. 30.
Summer Under the Stars: Vincent Price
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
Though he did also appear in dramas and films noir, Vincent Price is, of course, best remembered for bringing his unique physical presence and instantly recognizable creepy voice to spooky roles. At some point he seemed to realize he was good at scaring people, and that audiences enjoyed the type of fun — sometimes even comedic — scares he gave them. Price, in turn, clearly had a blast delivering those frights wherever he could, including in several of the films featured today during his Summer Under the Stars celebration, such as House of Wax (1953), House on Haunted Hill (1959), The Pit and the Pendulum (1961), The Masque of the Red Death (1964), The Tingler (1959) and others.
Nancy Drew
The CW, 8pm
Series Finale!
The fourth and final season of the most current adaptation of the popular Carolyn Keene books ends tonight. “It’s really sad to say goodbye,” Kennedy McMann, who plays the titular teenage sleuth told Entertainment Weekly. “But [the showrunners] handled it so gracefully, with so much respect. I would’ve hated to not give our fans a proper conclusion. I’m really glad I got to put her to bed appropriately.” Nancy and the Drew Crew’s mission to save Horseshoe Bay from sins of its past comes to an epic conclusion in “The Light Between Lives,” in which they contend with Nancy’s most shocking discovery yet.
MasterChef: United Tastes of America
FOX, 8pm
In two new episodes tonight, “Military Rations Mystery Box” and “Tag Team,” the chefs must individually prepare a gourmet meal out of ingredients from military rations. Then, the remaining chefs must take turns preparing a three-course meal in the tag-team challenge.
America’s Got Talent: “Qualifiers 1 Results”
NBC, 8pm Live
Find out who is moving on after last night’s live performance show as the live results shows begin this evening and continue Wednesdays.
First Republican Presidential Primary Debate
FOX News Channel, FOX Business Network & FOX Nation, 9pm Live
FOX News Channel, FOX Business Network and FOX Nation present live coverage of the first Republican presidential primary debate held tonight at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. FOX News Channel’s Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum are moderators.
Superfan: “Gloria Estefan”
CBS, 9pm
Contestants play multiple rounds to prove they are Gloria Estefan’s biggest fan, with the winner claiming a once-in-a-lifetime prize. Keltie Knight and Nate Burleson host.
Riverdale
The CW, 9pm
Series Finale!
The supernatural adaptation of the classic Archie comics will conclude its seventh and final season, which sent the entire Riverdale crew back into the 1950s and reverted them into teenagers. Tonight’s finale returns to the present, as 86-year-old Betty turns to a special friend to help her relive her last day of senior year.
Bargain Block
HGTV, 9pm
Season Premiere!
In “Demolition Distress,” Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas take on a beautiful house in a traditional Detroit neighborhood that needs work from the framing up. Halfway through the renovation, however, they run into a major setback when the city places a demolition order on the house.
Temptation Island
USA Network, beginning at 9pm
Season Finale!
Season 5 of the reality series concludes with a double episode, including a 90-minute reunion special.
grown-ish
Freeform, 10pm
Season Finale!
Andre (Marcus Scribner) and Annika (Justine Skye) mix business with pleasure as he tackles high-stakes negotiations for her in the last episode of the season, titled “Let Go.”
My Strange Addiction: Still Addicted?
TLC, 10pm
Season Finale!
Weston loves eating raw meat, but his mom is worried it could lead to major health problems. Rachel breastfeeds her husband, Alexander, but what is normal to them is upsetting to their family and friends. Pillow addict Tamara meets car lover Nathaniel.
Thursday, Aug. 24
The Hustle of @617MikeBiv
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This documentary film details the life of music artist, and founding member of both New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe, Michael Bivins. Talent featured in the documentary include Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, DMC, Doug E. Fresh, Sean “Puffy” Combs, Quincy Jones, Bobby Brown, Magic Johnson and more.
Zatima
BET+
Season Premiere!
This spinoff of Tyler Perry’s Sistas, starring Devale Ellis as Zac and Crystal Renee Hayslett as Fatima, is back for its third season.
Ragnarok
Netflix
Season Premiere!
This Norwegian coming-of-age fantasy drama with a twist of Norse mythology returns for its third and final season. As an epic final battle of gods against giants draws near, Magne’s (David Stakston) fortitude will face its ultimate trial.
Who Is Erin Carter?
Netflix
New Series!
A supermarket robbery in Spain puts a British teacher, Erin (Evin Ahmad), at the center of this thriller series’ action. When one of the robbers recognizes her, it raises one head-scratching question: Who is Erin Carter really? As the tense episodes play out, we get some answers and learn more about what this seemingly staid wife and mother is hiding … and the lengths she will go to protect her family. But deadly forces may make it impossible to keep her identity a secret much longer.
Summer Under the Stars: Loretta Young
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
Beginning her career at a very early age, Loretta Young was only 4 years old in the 1917 film Sirens of the Sea. For the next few decades, she would star with some of Hollywood’s most famous actors: in 1934, with Cary Grant in Born to Be Bad; in 1935, with Clark Gable in Jack London’s Call of the Wild; and in 1946, alongside Orson Welles in The Stranger. Today and through the night, TCM will be featuring some of her lesser-known films, including Life Begins (1932), Midnight Mary (1933), Rachel and the Stranger (1948), A Night to Remember (1942) and Taxi (1931).
NFL Preseason
NFL Network & Prime Video, beginning at 7:30pm Live
The third and final week of the NFL preseason kicks off with the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Atlanta Falcons on NFL Network, followed by the Indianapolis Colts at the Philadelphia Eagles on Prime Video.
Mountain Men
History, 8pm
Season Premiere!
History’s favorite mountain men and women are back in action for Season 12. Series favorite Tom Oar gives an assist to newcomer Paul Antczak as he prepares for trapping season. North Carolina’s Eustace Conway is on the hunt before sunrise to harvest his winter meat. In Montana, Jake Herak, armed with bow and arrow, prowls the foothills to score an early season deer.
Friday, Aug. 25
You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah
Netflix
Original Film!
Adam Sandler produced and stars in this comedy that follows the tumultuous and relatable friendship between two BFFs — Stacy Friedman (played by Sandler’s real-life daughter, Sunny) and Lydia Rodriguez Katz (Samantha Lorraine) — who are preparing for the most important day (and party!) in a young Jewish girl’s life: her bat mitzvah. But Stacy and Lydia find their friendship in jeopardy thanks to some very cringey middle school mishaps and a popular boy.
Summer Under the Stars: Ernest Borgnine
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
Over his six-decade acting career, Ermes Effron Borgnino — better known as Ernest Borgnine — brought his incredible talent, gruff-yet-relaxed voice and famous gap-toothed grin to an amazing array of big- and small-screen roles, playing both good guys and heavies. His movie career started in the early 1950s, with memorable supporting roles in classics like Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), one of the titles featured in today’s Summer Under the Stars lineup. You’ll also see Borgnine’s talent on display in The Dirty Dozen (1967), Ice Station Zebra (1968), The Wild Bunch (1969), Escape From New York (1981) and more.
Family Law: “Family History”
The CW, 8pm
Abby (Jewel Staite) can’t help but intervene when she discovers Jerri’s daughter won’t let Jerri (Bobbi Charlton) meet her grandchild, but Abby’s meddling reopens old wounds from Jerri’s past.
NFL Preseason
NFL Network & CBS, beginning at 8pm Live
Week 3 of the NFL preseason continues with the Detroit Lions at the Carolina Panthers on CBS. NFL Network airs the New England Patriots at the Tennessee Titans and the L.A. Chargers at the San Francisco 49ers.
Moonshine
The CW, 9pm
Season Finale!
In the last episode of the season, titled “So Long, Farewell, You’re Staying,” the Finley-Cullens, who have finally made peace with each other, must face their biggest challenge of all: find some missing drugs, reason with some shady buyers and frame Jill — all while hosting a fundraiser for local law enforcement.
Great Performances: “Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2023”
PBS, 9pm
Continuing the annual tradition, the world-renowned Vienna Philharmonic is joined by a guest soloist to perform an open-air concert under the direction of a guest conductor from the gardens of Austria’s imperial Schönbrunn Palace.
Minx: “This Is Our Zig”
Starz, 9pm
Shelly (Lennon Parham) gets a taste of college life while joining Joyce (Ophelia Lovibond) on her victory-lap trip to Vassar in the new episode “This Is Our Zig.”
Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip With Sam and Graham: “Taste of New Zealand”
Starz, 9:30pm
Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish embark on an immersive food and wine tour of New Zealand in the new episode “Taste of New Zealand.”
The Proof Is Out There: “Alien Sabotage, Ghost Child and Hungry Hungry Sasquatch”
History, 10pm
Veteran TV journalist Tony Harris and his team of experts dive into the following claims tonight to find the truth: Is a home security video proof that UFOs are messing with our technology? Did a species of carnivorous marsupials, thought to be long extinct, just get caught on camera? Did a visitor at a historic cemetery in Savannah capture home video of a ghost child? And a metal detectorist claims to have recorded the sound of a hungry Bigfoot in the Alaskan wilderness.
Heels: “Who the Hell Is The Condamned?”
Starz, 10pm
In the new episode “Who the Hell Is The Condamned?,” a mysterious new wrestler gains popularity in Duffy, igniting Gully’s (Mike O’Malley) ire.
Saturday, Aug. 26
Summer Under the Stars: Doris Day
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
Beloved actress/singer/animal welfare activist Doris Day (born Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff) became one of the biggest movie stars of the 1950s and ’60s, a particular fan favorite in musicals and romantic comedies of that era, like On Moonlight Bay (1951), and the beloved films she made with Rock Hudson and Tony Randall, starting with Pillow Talk (1959), which earned her a Best Actress Oscar nomination. You can enjoy those two titles during today’s Summer Under the Stars celebration, along with other Day classics, including Please Don’t Eat the Daisies (1960), Move Over, Darling (1963), Billy Rose’s Jumbo (1962), Love Me or Leave Me (1955) and more.
Little League Baseball World Series
ABC, beginning at 12:30pm Live
The Little League Baseball World Series U.S. and International championship games are held today at Howard J. Lamade Stadium in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Winners advance to tomorrow’s title game.
NFL Preseason
NFL Network, beginning at 1pm Live
NFL Network wraps up its live game coverage of the 2023 preseason with the Cleveland Browns at the Kansas City Chiefs, the N.Y. Jets at the N.Y. Giants and the L.A. Rams at the Denver Broncos.
College Football
NBC & ABC, beginning at 2:30pm Live
The Navy Midshipmen and Notre Dame Fighting Irish square off in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Ireland on NBC. In primetime, ABC airs the Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kick-Off between the Jackson State Tigers and the South Carolina State Bulldogs in Atlanta.
MLB Baseball
FS1 & FOX, beginning at 4pm Live
FOX Sports’ Saturday MLB action begins on FS1 with the Atlanta Braves at the San Francisco Giants. Then on FOX’s regional primetime broadcast, viewers will see either the St. Louis Cardinals at the Philadelphia Phillies, the Texas Rangers at the Minnesota Twins or the Chicago Cubs at the Pittsburgh Pirates.
NASCAR Cup Series: Coke Zero Sugar 400
NBC, 7pm Live
The final race of the NASCAR Cup Series regular season takes place at Daytona International Speedway, as top drivers William Byron, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Ross Chastain and others look to solidify their spots in the playoffs.
Napa Ever After
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
After inheriting her estranged grandmother’s winery in Napa Valley, Cassandra (Denise Boutte), a high-powered attorney, takes a sabbatical to renovate the property. With the help of a handsome local (Colin Lawrence), she learns more about the grandmother she hardly knew and begins to reconcile the past while finally opening herself up to love.
