What To Watch: HBO Plays Favourite, Million Dollar Mile's Last Lap And More
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On TV this Saturday: The Favourite comes to HBO, Jennifer Garner plays a vengeful mom and the cancelledMillion Dollar Mile has run its course. Here are nine programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Showtimes for August 3, 2019
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My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Discovery Family
Season 9B premiere: Pinky Pie asks Cheese Sandwich to help find her life's purpose. (No, you're not tripping. That's an actual description of the episode.)
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Frankie Drake Mysteries
Ovation
Two episodes: First up, Mary acts in a radio drama, only to discover that the play is a cover for a heist. Then at 8 pm, the team investigates a robbery at an orphanage.
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The Favourite
HBO
Premium cable premiere: From director Yorgos Lanthimos comes this period black comedy about cousins (Denial's Rachel Weisz and Maniac's Emma Stone) who vie to serve the ailing Queen Anne of England (Oscar winner Olivia Colman).
Million Dollar Mile
CBS
Series finale (two episodes): A Harlem Globetrotter takes the field; the undefeated "Harvard Hammer" races two runners in the same night. (Officially cancelled.)
V.C. Andrews' Dark Angel
Lifetime
In the second of five films, Heaven finds herself living with her estranged grandparents (PLL: The Perfectionists' Kelly Rutherford and BH90210's Jason Priestley).
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Love and Sunshine
Hallmark Channel
TV-movie premiere: A woman (The Wonder Years' Danica McKellar, surprise!) falls for a military man (Grace and Frankie'sMark Deklin) after fostering his retired canine partner.
Peppermint
Showtime
Premium cable premiere: A woman (Camping’sJennifer Garner) seeks revenge after her husband and daughter are murdered; John Gallagher Jr. (The Newsroom), Juan Pablo Raba (Narcos), Annie Ilonzeh (Chicago Fire) and Jeff Hephner (Chicago Med) co-star.
Wild Singapore
BBC America
Sir David Attenborough explores the urban wildlife of Singapore and the surprising places they call home.
