What To Watch: The Way Back On HBO, Stanley Cup Playoffs And More
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On TV this Saturday: Ben Affleck's sports drama The Way Back arrives on HBO, Round 2 of the NHL playoffs continue and SNL revisits JLo's latest hosting stint. Here are eight programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Showtimes for August 29, 2020
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NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
NBC, NBCSN
Three games: The Tampa Bay Lightning hits the ice with the Boston Bruins (12 pm, NBC); the Philadelphia Flyers face off against the N.Y. Islanders (7 pm, NBCSN); and the Vegas Golden Knights take on the Vancouver Canucks (9:45 pm, NBCSN).
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NASCAR Cup Series: Coke Zero Sugar 400
NBC
Ryan Blaney, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano and more compete in the 400-mile race, live from Florida's Daytona International Speedway.
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Love Island
CBS
While suffering from an alien fever, Buck fears that an ambassador and his entourage are really reptilian beings. (CBS does not provide Love Island teasers, so we’ll be running random MeTV synopses from each night.)
Premier Boxing Champions Special
Fox
Two hours: Former champ Erislandy Lara battles Greg Vendetti for the WBA Super Welterweight Title; Alfredo Angulo takes on Caleb Truax.
Sorority Secrets
Lifetime
TV-movie premiere: A college student finds herself in danger after joining a sorority that doubles as an escort service.
The Way Back
HBO
Premium cable premiere: A former high school athlete (Justice League's Ben Affleck) who drowned his future in alcohol gets a chance at redemption when he becomes the basketball coach at his alma mater; Al Madrigal (I'm Dying Up Here), Janina Gavankar (The Morning Show) and Michaela Watkins (The Unicorn) co-star.
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Black Panther
TBS
Three hours: The Wakanda-set Marvel film airs in tribute to the late actor Chadwick Boseman. (Re-airs Sunday at 8 pm; read obituary.)
