What’s on TV Saturday: ‘The 27-Hour Day’ on Hallmark; Tokyo Olympics continue; freeway series
The prime-time TV grid is on hiatus in print. You can find more TV coverage at: latimes.com/whats-on-tv.
SERIES
Destination California (N) 7 p.m. The CW
The Zoo: Bronx-Sized Brown bears wreak havoc on an exhibit. Also, the zookeepers prepare for the birth of a litter of African wild dogs, and the newest keeper handles a golden eagle with help from zoo director Jim Breheny. 8 p.m. Animal Planet
Eden: Untamed Planet The new episode “Luangwa: The Emerald Valley” visits the untouched grasslands at the end of East Africa’s Great Rift Valley. 8 p.m. BBC America
Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan Myles (Carl Anthony Payne II) goes along with Dylan (Young Dylan) to camp overnight for a chance to appear in a music video and be the first to get new sneakers. 8 p.m. Nickelodeon
Tokyo Olympics
The Times TV team tuned in to NBC’s prime-time coverage of the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday and broke down where it succeeded — and where it fell short.
Baseball Gold medal game: U.S. versus Japan (live) 6:30 a.m. USA and (tape) 12:30 a.m. NBCSP
Canoe sprint Finals in men’s and women’s kayak four 500-meter; men’s canoe single 1000-meter and women’s canoe double 500-meter (tape) 7 a.m. NBCSP
Golf, handball, water polo, wrestling Women’s golf final round; men’s handball final (France versus Denmark); women’s water polo final (U.S. versus Spain); finals in wrestling. (tape) 7:15 a.m. NBC
Artistic swimming Team final (tape) 7:30 a.m. NBCSP
Equestrian Team jumping final (tape) 8:30 a.m. NBCSP
Men’s handball Gold medal match: France versus Denmark (tape) 9:30 a.m. USA and 5 p.m. NBCSP
Modern pentathlon Laser run (tape) 10:30 a.m. NBCSP and 8:30 p.m. CNBC
Beach volleyball, rhythmic gymnastics, equestrian, artistic swimming, canoe Men’s beach volleyball final; rhythmic gymnastics individual event final; equestrian (jumping); artistic swimming (team event); canoe sprint finals (tape) 10:45 a.m. NBC
The Tokyo Olympics has already offered a unique experience for the reporters who are covering the Games for the first time.
Men’s volleyball Gold medal match: France versus Russia (tape) 10:45 a.m. USA and 7:30 p.m. NBCSP
Women’s golf Final round (tape) 11:30 a.m. NBCSP; Sunday 3 a.m. Golf
Women’s marathon (tape) 12:30 p.m. NBCSP
Karate, wrestling, boxing Women’s and men’s kumite karate finals; wrestling repechage matches in men’s freestyle and women’s freestyle; gold medal boxing bouts in men’s flyweight, men’s middleweight, women’s flyweight and women’s welterweight (tape) 12:45 p.m. USA
Men’s basketball Gold medal game: France versus U.S. (tape) 3 and 10:30 p.m. NBCSP
Men’s marathon (live) 3 p.m. USA and Sunday 3:30 a.m. USA
Marathon, track and field, diving, water polo Men’s marathon; track and field finals in women’s high jump, women’s 10,000-meter, men’s javelin, men’s 1500-meter, and men’s and women’s 4x400-meter; men’s platform diving final; women’s water polo final (live) 5 and 11:30 p.m. NBC
Men’s soccer Gold medal match: Brazil versus Spain (tape) 5 p.m. CNBC and Sunday 3:30 a.m. NBCSP
Women’s volleyball Bronze medal game (live) 5:30 p.m. USA; gold medal Game (live) 9:30 p.m. USA and (live) 10:30 p.m. NBC
Women’s water polo Gold medal match: Spain versus U.S. (tape) 6:30 p.m. NBCSP
Women’s handball Bronze medal match (live) 7 p.m. CNBC; (live) 1:45 a.m. USA
Rhythmic gymnastics Group all-around final (live) 7 p.m. USA
Track cycling Women’s sprint final and men’s keirin final (tape) 8:30 p.m. USA; final in the men’s Madison event (tape) 11:30 p.m. USA
Men’s water polo Bronze medal match (live) 9:30 p.m. CNBC; gold medal match (live) 12:30 a.m. USA
Men’s beach volleyball Gold medal match: Norway versus Russia (tape) 9:30 p.m. NBCSP
Boxing Gold medal bouts in women’s lightweight, women’s middleweight, men’s lightweight and men’s super heavyweight (live) 10:50 p.m. CNBC
Women’s basketball Gold medal game (tape) Sunday 6 a.m. USA
Final events (tape) Sunday 8:30 a.m. USA
Cycling, rhythmic gymnastics, handball, water polo, volleyball Track cycling finals, rhythmic gymnastics team final and gold medal matches in women’s handball, men’s water polo and women’s volleyball (tape) Sunday 10 a.m. NBC
Closing ceremony From Olympic Stadium (tape) Sunday 5 p.m. NBC
Here’s everything you need to know about the Tokyo Olympics, including Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles’ dominance and Southern California’s influence on the Games.
SPORTS
Baseball The Seattle Mariners visit the New York Yankees, 10 a.m. MLB; the New York Mets visit the Philadelphia Phillies, 1 p.m. FS1; the Arizona Diamondbacks visit the San Diego Padres, 5:30 p.m. FS1; the Angels
visit the Dodgers, 6 p.m. BSW and SportsNetLA
SATURDAY TALK SHOWS
Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC
Good Morning America Chris Witherspoon; Brian Kelly. (N) 9 a.m. KABC
Sunday Talk Show Guests August 8: “The Sunday Show With Jonathan Capehart”; “Face the Nation”; “This Week”; “Fox News Sunday”; “State of the Union”
MOVIES
All My Life Marc Meyers’ 2020 romantic tearjerker, based on a true story, casts Harry Shum Jr. (“Glee”) and Jessica Rothe (“Utopia”) as a newly engaged couple who are looking forward to a long life together until diagnosed with terminal liver cancer. Jay Pharaoh, Keala Settle and Ever Carradine also star. 8 p.m. HBO 8 p.m. HBO
The 27-Hour Day Taking a break from her wellness empire, a self-help entrepreneur (Autumn Reeser) develops a romance with the owner (Andrew W. Walker) of a mountain retreat in this new TV romance. 9 p.m. Hallmark
No Man’s Land In this 2021 Western from director Conor Allyn, Bill Greer (Frank Grillo) and his son Jackson (Jake Allyn) are patrolling the Texas-Mexico border when Jackson accidentally kills a Mexican immigrant boy. Bill takes the blame and flees on horseback to Mexico, seeking forgiveness from the victim’s father. Andie MacDowell and Jorge A. Jiménez also star. 9 p.m. Showtime
Field of Dreams (1989) 8 a.m. MLB
Back to the Future Part II (1989) 8 a.m. Paramount
Sleepless in Seattle (1993) 8 a.m. TMC
The Dead Zone (1983) 8:20 a.m. Epix
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005) 8:24 a.m. TNT
Thelma & Louise (1991) 8:30 a.m. POP; 3:58 p.m. KCET
Parenthood (1989) 8:33 a.m. Encore
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) 9:07 a.m. Bravo
Cars (2006) 9:30 a.m. Freeform
Interstellar (2014) 9:30 a.m. FXX
Ford v Ferrari (2019) 9:55 a.m. HBO
Back to the Future (1985) 10:30 a.m. Paramount
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) 11:06 a.m. Starz
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) 11:29 a.m. TNT
I Love You, Man (2009) 11:30 a.m. Showtime
American Gangster (2007) 11:30 a.m. TMC
The Bourne Supremacy (2004) Noon A&E
The Hunger Games (2012) Noon CMT
Shrek 2 (2004) Noon Nickelodeon
Meet the Parents (2000) Noon TRU
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) 12:39 p.m. Bravo
The Natural (1984) 1 p.m. Ovation
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 1 and 8:50 p.m. Paramount
Raising Arizona (1987) 1:15 p.m. IFC
Deepwater Horizon (2016) 1:30 p.m. FXX
Goodfellas (1990) 1:30 p.m. History
The Time of Their Lives (1946) 1:30 p.m. TCM
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) 2:29 p.m. TNT
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) 2:30 p.m. A&E
21 Jump Street (2012) 3 p.m. FX
Buck Privates (1941) 3:15 p.m. TCM
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) 3:30 p.m. CMT
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) 3:30 p.m. Paramount
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) 3:44 p.m. Bravo
Mean Girls (2004) 4:15 p.m. TBS
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) 5 p.m. A&E
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) 5 p.m. TCM
Ratatouille (2007) 5:10 p.m. Freeform
22 Jump Street (2014) 5:30 p.m. FX
Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) 5:47 p.m. TNT
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 6 and 11:20 p.m. Paramount
Jaws (1975) 6:30 p.m. AMC
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (2014) 6:45 p.m. CMT
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) 7:10 p.m. Bravo
Hook (1991) 7:30 p.m. Ovation
Despicable Me (2010) 7:50 p.m. Freeform
The Most Dangerous Game (1932) 8 p.m. KVCR
John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum (2019) 8 p.m. A&E
The Italian Job (2003) 8 p.m. Cinemax
Flight (2012) 8 p.m. Epix
All My Life (2020) 8 p.m. HBO
Coming to America (1988) 8 p.m. VH1
Crazy Rich Asians (2018) 8:30 p.m. TBS
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 8:32 p.m. TNT
The 27-Hour Day (2021) 9 p.m. Hallmark
No Man’s Land (2021) 9 p.m. Showtime
And Then There Were None (1945) 9:05 p.m. KVCR
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 (2015) 9:45 p.m. CMT
Despicable Me 2 (2013) 9:55 p.m. Freeform
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) 10:28 p.m. Bravo
The Witch (2015) 10:35 p.m. TMC
The Flying Deuces (1939) 10:50 p.m. KVCR
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983) 11:19 p.m. TNT
TV highlights for Aug. 1-7 include the Tokyo Olympics, a profile of President Obama, a docuseries about UFOs and the superhero sequel “The Suicide Squad”
TV Grids for the entire week of Aug. 1-7 in downloadable and printable PDF files
Movies on TV this week: Aug. 1: ‘Unforgiven’ on TCM; ‘Jaws’ on AMC; ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ and ‘Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back’ on TNT
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