What to watch SUNDAY
June 27, 2021
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
NASCAR Cup Series: Explore the Pocono Mountains 350 NBCSN, 2:30 p.m. Live
NASCAR Cup Series drivers wrap up a doubleheader weekend of racing at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
U.S. Olympic Trials: Track & Field NBC, 6 p.m.
NBC Sports’ coverage of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track & field events concludes tonight with the finals of the men’s high jump, women’s 400-meter hurdles, men’s 5,000-meter race, women’s 800-meter race, men’s 1,500-meter race, men’s 200-meter race, heptathlon and men’s long jump.
2021 BET Awards BET, 7 p.m.
Taraji P. Henson hosts this year’s installment of the annual ceremony celebrating Black excellence across music, television, film and sports, which returns as a live event following last year’s virtual awards show. Megan Thee Stallion and DaBaby lead the nominees with seven nominations each, followed by Cardi B and Drake with five nods apiece. Queen Latifah will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement BET Award. The ceremony is preceded an hour earlier by a live countdown special, and is followed by DJ Cassidy’s Pass the Mic: BET Awards Edition.
This Is Me: Pride Celebration Spectacular Disney+ YouTube & Facebook accounts, 7 p.m.
The Disney+ YouTube (youtube.com/ disneyplus) and Facebook (facebook.com/ disneyplus) accounts will stream the service’s first ever variety show, which celebrates its community of LGBTQ+ creators, employees and fans. Hosted by Nina West (“RuPaul’s Drag Race”), the special will feature one-of-a-kind musical performances from iconic movies and series available to stream on Disney+, reinterpreted through an LGBTQ+ lens.
The Kings
Showtime, 7 p.m. Series Finale
The documentary series chronicling 1980s boxing greats Roberto Durán, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns
and Sugar Ray Leonard concludes.
U.S. Olympic Trials: Gymnastics
NBC, 7:30 p.m.
NBC Sports’ coverage of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for gymnastics concludes with
Night 2 of the women’s competition.
Biography: KISStory A&E, 8 p.m.
This four-hour, two-night event chronicles the band’s five decades in the business as founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, along with current members Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer, as well as guests Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), manager Doc McGhee (Motley Crue, Bon Jovi), music producer Bob Ezrin (Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd) tell the wild story of the most influential band in the world.
Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story CNN, 8 p.m.
This immersive documentary film is a definitive, cinematic portrait of trailblazing author, mother, rebel and icon Jackie Collins, one of the world’s most successful and celebrated writers, whose “girls can do anything” motto was aspirational for both fans and the author alike. Spanning Collins’ life, the film’s intimate narrative is enhanced with family photographs, home movie footage, audio recordings of Collins’ novels and even excerpts from her personal diaries.
The Food That Built America
History, 8 p.m. Season Finale
In “Breakfast Barons,” Dr. John Kellogg and his brother start a revolution in breakfast, while rival C.W. Post takes direct aim at an empire of his own. But the creation of an iconic food comes at a cost, as the Kellogg brothers’ relationship reaches a boiling point under the weight of their success.
Us PBS, 8 p.m. (WTTW Chicago, 8 p.m.)
Miniseries Finale
Searching for Albie (Tom Taylor) in Venice, Douglas (Tom Hollander) makes a new friend, Freja (Sofia Grabol). Later, he lands in jail. Meanwhile, back in England, Connie (Saskia Reeves) wonders what’s going on.