What To Watch: V.C. Andrews' Dawn Premiere, Katie Cassidy's Christmas Crush And More
On TV this Saturday: Brec Bassinger stars in the latest V.C. Andrews adaptation, Katie Cassidy has a Christmas Crush and a new docuseries celebrates one of the geekiest years ever. Here are seven programs to keep on your radar. (Also check out our weekly TVLine-Up of premieres and finales, plus our monthly streaming guide.)
Showtimes for July 8, 2023
U.S. Women's Open
The third round of the women's golf championship airs live from Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, Calif.
A Belgian Chocolate Christmas
TV-movie premiere: A photographer (Retreat to Paradise's Jaclyn Hales) takes her best friend's place at a Belgian culinary school during the holidays and connects with the chocolatier (Christmas Comes Home's Zane Stephens) instructing the class.
A Royal Christmas Crush
TV-movie premiere: When she accepts the opportunity to work at the Royal Ice Hotel, Ava (Arrow's Katie Cassidy) winds up in a whirlwind romance with the prince (Chesapeake Shores' Stephen Huszar) himself.
Greatest Geek Year Ever: 1982
Docuseries premiere: The greatest year in cinema is explored, including a look back at Poltergeist and how an alien botanist named E.T. conquered Hollywood.
UFC
Two hours: Jimmy Crute fights Alonzo Menifield; Yazmin Jauregui takes on Denise Gomes; and Robbie Lawler battles Niko Price, live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
V.C. Andrews' Dawn
Limited series premiere (Part 1 of 4): A young girl (Stargirl's Brec Bassinger) learns dark family secrets, as her cruel grandmother (Knots Landings' Donna Mills) rules her life with an iron fist; Fran Drescher (The Nanny), Joey McIntyre (Boston Public) and Jesse Metcalfe (Dallas) co-star. (Read preview.)
Saturday Night Live
Woody Harrelson hosts this encore episode from February; Jack White performs.