What To Watch: V.C. Andrews' Dawn Ends, UFC 291, Geek Year Finale And More
Courtesy of Lifetime
On TV this Saturday: V.C. Andrews' latest miniseries comes to a close, Shark Week heads to Portugal and Act Your Age finishes its first season. Here are nine 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 29, 2023
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Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators
Ovation
Season 2 premiere (two episodes): Frank and Lu track down a pampered pet; then at 8 pm, when a LARP battle goes very wrong, the investigators must clear the queen's name and catch the culprit.
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Act Your Age
Bounce TV
Season 1 finale: Bernadette imagines a world where Angela and Keisha never moved into the penthouse. (Not yet renewed.)
Aloha Heart
Hallmark Channel
TV-movie premiere: After she travels to Hawaii for her best friend's wedding, a conservationist (The Originals' Taylor Cole) winds up helping a new hotel manager (Fire Country's Kanoa Goo) make changes to his family business.
Baking It
NBC
Maya and Amy challenge the bakers to recreate some of the grannies' vintage recipes with a modern spin.
Dawn of the Monster Mako
Discovery ChannelSHARK WEEK BITE!
An underwater cinematographer tracks down a 14-foot giant Mako shark in the waters of Portugal. (Megasharks of Dangerous Reef follows at 9 pm; view full Shark Week schedule.)
Greatest Geek Year Ever: 1982
The CW
Docuseries finale: Henry Winkler works the Night Shift, plus segments on 48 HRS., Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Friday the 13th Part 3.
V.C. Andrews' Dawn
Lifetime
Limited series finale: After finding her real father in New York City, Christie and her stepbrother flee to the plantation where she was born, only to find it has plenty dark secrets of its own. (Read Part 3 post mortem.)
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UFC 291 Main Card
PPV
From the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Dustin Poirier fights Justin Gaethje for the “BMF” title, plus three other bouts. (How to stream.) Preliminary cards air 6:30 pm on ESPN+ and 8 pm on ABC/ESPN/ESPN+.
