What to watch SATURDAY
June 26, 2021
All times Pacific. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
NASCAR Cup Series: Pocono 325
NBCSN, noon Live
NASCAR is in Pennsylvania this weekend beginning with Saturday’s 325-mile race on Pocono Raceway’s 2.5-mile “Tricky Triangle.”
Major League Baseball FOX & FS1, beginning at 1 p.m. Live
MLB action on FOX Sports starts with the Kansas City Royals at the Texas Rangers on FS1. Then on FOX in primetime, viewers will see either the Chicago Cubs at the Los Angeles Dodgers or the New York Yankees at the Boston Red Sox.
U.S. Olympic Trials: Men’s Gymnastics NBC, 1 p.m. Live
NBC Sports’ coverage of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for gymnastics begins with Day 2 of the men’s competition.
Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty
BBC America, 8 p.m.
In “Winter of Discontent,” all three families of the dynasty are suffering a hard winter. Swift’s life is threatened once again, only this time the enemy is within. Flint is forced to take risks to feed her family, and Daisy takes on the Zulus to win the Ubuntu gang a prized corner of the manor.
Doomsday Mom:
The Lori Vallow Story
Lifetime, 8 p.m. Original Film
This is based on the true story of Lori Vallow (Lauren Lee Smith), who gained national attention when her children, J.J. and Tylee, were reported missing from their Idaho home in the fall of 2019. As investigators learned of Lori and her husband Chad Daybell’s (Marc Blucas) involvement in a doomsday-prepper group, a trail of mystery was revealed, spanning five states and numerous questionable deaths. The film also stars Linda Purl and Patrick Duffy.
Sand Dollar Cove
Hallmark Channel, 9 p.m. Original Film Real estate development project manager Elli (Aly Michalka) is sent by her company to the quaint, seaside Connecticut town of Sand Dollar Cove to acquire the beachfront property they’ve chosen as the site of their new resort. Brody (Chad Michael Murray), the charming local who holds the deed, wants to make sure the town’s beloved pier — where many memories have been made over the years — remains intact. Elli and Brody spend time together while she tries to figure out a way to make the deal work, and the undeniable connection between them grows. Based on the book by Nancy Naigle.
U.S. Olympic Trials: Track & Field
NBC, 9 p.m.
NBC Sports’ coverage of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for track & field events continues tonight with the finals of the women’s javelin throw, men’s 400-meter hurdles, women’s 10,000-meter race, women’s 200-meter race, men’s 110-meter hurdles, women’s pole vault and women’s long jump.