What To Watch: Game 5 Of The NBA Finals, The Hour Revisited And More

On TV this Saturday: The Bucks and Suns go head-to-head in Game 5, Superstar Racing takes a victory lap, and Ovation revisits a beloved Dominic West drama. Here are eight programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.

Showtimes for July 17, 2021

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The Empty Man

HBO

Premium cable premiere: A small-town ex-cop (Rubicon's James Badge Dale) suspects that a series of mysterious disappearances may be connected to a supernatural entity; Marin Ireland (Sneaky Pete) and Samantha Logan (All American) co-star.

The Hour

Ovation

Revisit Season 1 of the acclaimed drama 10 years after its debut, as a small team of British journalists (including Fargo's Ben Whishaw and The Affair's Dominic West) launch an investigative news show at the time of the Hungarian Revolution and Suez Crisis.

Nobody Will Believe You

Lifetime

TV-movie premiere: A woman (Neighbours' Jenna Rosenow) and her daughter (Girl In the Basement's Emily Topper) hope for a fresh start... until her daughter's phone is hacked by a crazy stalker.

Shark Week

Discovery Channel

The sharks-travaganza continues with Return to Shark Vortex (at 8 pm), Shark Week Best in Show (9 pm) and I Was Prey (10 pm). (View full lineup.)

Superstar Racing Experience

CBS

Season 1 finale: The drivers compete in one last race, live from Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. (Get CBS fall premiere dates.)

Wild Tokyo

BBC America

This one-hour special shines a light on the densely populated Tokyo's surprising array of wildlife.

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NBA Finals

ABC

The Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks remain tied (2-2) heading into Game 5. [polldaddy poll=10873416]

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Saturday Night Live

NBC

Schmigadoon!'s Keegan-Michael Key hosts this repeat from May; Olivia Rodrigo performs. (Season 46 episodes, ranked! Plus, read Schmigadoon! premiere post mortem.)

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