Typical of a year when a pandemic has thrown the sports calendar off its axis, The 146th Kentucky Derby (NBC, 2:30 p.m.) is run on Labor Day Weekend. Among the candidates: Belmont winner Tiz the Law, and other nags with legalistic names, Storm the Court, Major Fed, Enforceable and Mr. Big News. Watch the pre-race coverage all you want, but the actual post time is 7 p.m.
Then get ready for a prime time spotlight for Islanders vs. Philadelphia (NBC, 7:30 p.m.) in game 7 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinals. Winner faces Tampa Bay.
What would normally be a big college football Saturday is a modest one with Eastern Kentucky at Marshall (ESPN, 1 p.m.), Middle Tennessee at Army (CBS Sports, 1:30 p.m.), SMU at Texas State (ESPN, 4:30 p.m.) and Arkansas State at Memphis (ESPN, 8 p.m.).
Turner Classic Movies’ laudable weekend-long festival of rock movies continues with the Who in “The Kids are Alright” (8 p.m.), the Rolling Stones in “Shine a Light” (10 p.m.), the L.A. punk overview “The Decline of Western Civilization” (12:5 a.m.), its head banging sequel, “The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years” (2:15 a.m.) and capped with “This is Elvis” (4 a.m.).
The final months of World War II in the Pacific 75 years ago are recounted in the documentary “Apocalypse ’45” (Discovery, 8 p.m.).