What To Watch: Love In Time Of Corona, Breonna Taylor Special, Queen & Slim, DC FanDome Panels And More
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On TV this Saturday: Breonna Taylor's death is examined, DC invites you into the FanDome and Leslie Odom, Jr. seeks Love in the Time of Corona. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Showtimes for August 22, 2020
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Sharknado Marathon
Syfy
All six of the Ian Ziering-led disaster movies air in reverse, starting with The Last Sharknado: It's About Time (at 8:30 am) and ending with the original Sharknado (at 6:30 pm). (View full schedule.)
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Schitt's Creek Marathon
Pop TV
Through 7 pm| Spend part of your day with the Roses and binge on all 14 episodes of the Emmy-nominated final season. (Revisit best finale moments.)
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DC FanDome
DCFanDome.com
The virtual fan event kicks off with a Wonder Woman 1984 panel, while the day's TV-centric fare includes Q&As with The Flash, Titans and Females of Color in the DC Universe (view the updated, two-day schedule).
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Love in the Time of Corona
Freeform
Two-night event: This four-part series, which was filmed entirely from the actors' homes, tells four entwined stories about the search for love and connection during quarantine; Leslie Odom, Jr. (Hamilton), Gil Bellows (Patriot), L. Scott Caldwell (Lost) and Tommy Dorfman (13 Reasons Why) star. (Episodes 3 and 4 air Sunday at 8 pm; read preview; watch trailer.)
NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
NBC
Round 2 of the playoffs kicks off with the Dallas Stars vs. the Colorado Avalanche.
Premier Boxing Champions Special
Fox
Two hours: Two-time champ Shawn Porter battles Sebastian Formella in a WBC Welterweight Title eliminator; Sebastian Fundora takes on Nathanial Gallimore.
Queen & Slim
HBO
Premium cable premiere: A Black couple (Get Out's Daniel Kaluuya and Jett's Jodie Turner-Smith) goes on the run after the man kills a cop in self-defense following a minor traffic violation; Bokeem Woodbine (Fargo), Chloe Sevigny (Big Love) and Indya Moore (Pose) co-star.
Secrets in the Basement
Lifetime
TV-movie premiere: An unsuspecting couple moves into a suburban home, only to discover that a mysterious masked figure lives in their basement.
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#SayHerName, Justice for Breonna Taylor
BET Her
The one-hour special discusses Taylor's March 13 murder and highlights the lack of awareness around Black female victims of police brutality; Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, rapper/actor Common, NBA player Kyrie Irving, journalist Jemele Hill and Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza appear.
