Fast horses! Funny hats! The 152nd Kentucky Derby (NBC, 2:30 p.m.) is schduled amid the mint juleps and money-changing, from Churchill Downs in Lousiville, Ky. The actual post time is 6:57 p.m.
Besides the five hours of pre-race coverage there’s also a post-race Hallmark movie this year. In “Kentucky Roses” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.), Odette Annable plays a florist at Churchill Downs greenhouse who aims to contribute to the Derby’s garland of roses. Then she meets a track repairman (Andrew Waler).
The latest version of Emily Brontë’s romantic period drama “Wuthering Heights” (HBO, 8 p.m.) with Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, makes its premium cable debut.
It’s all sports in the primetime broadcast world with Philadelphia at Boston (NBC, 7:30 p.m.) in Game 7 of the first round series. Winner advances in the NBA playoffs. .
It plays opposite the inaugural game of the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with Philadelphia at Carolina (ABC, 8 p.m.). (Which game will Philly fans watch?).
Baseball has Dodgers at St. Louis (Fox, 7 p.m.) in primetime. Earlier games include Arizona at Cubs (MLB, 2:15 p.m.), Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (Fox Sports 1, 4 p.m.) and Kansas City at Seattle (MLB, 9:30 p.m.). And if you don’t like real baseball, ithere is always Savannah Bananas vs. Texas Tailgaters (ESPN2, 8 p.m.) in Banana Ball.
Animals of the African savannah battle in the new true nature series “Primal Combat” (Nat Geo Wild, 10 p.m.).
Another new series, “Amsterdam Narcos” (National Geographic, 9 p.m.) begins in the 1970s when organized crime and violence came to the city’s drug scene.
“Duck Dynasty: The Revival” (A&E, 10 p.m.) goes back to college.
The loneliness epidemic and AI are topics on “Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever” (CNN, 9 p.m.).
On “Love and Marriage: Huntsville” (OWN, 8 p.m.), Tisha and Destiny continue feuding.
Love bombing leads to a murder on “48 Hours” (CBS, 10 p.m.).
“Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell” (MeTV, 8 p.m.) is on Svengoolie.
Noah Wyle picks the double feature on Turner Classic Movies and stays away from medical movies with “Fat City” (8 p.m.) and “Inside Moves” (10 p.m.). The 12 o’clock noir is “Drunken Angel” (midnight), followed by two films about New York singles, “Crossing Delancey” (2 a.m.) and “Metropolitan” (4 a.m.). The midday musical is “The Opposite Sex” (noon).
There is third round play in the Cadillac Championship (Golf, noon; CBS, 2 p.m.).
NASCAR runs its Andy’s Frozen Custard 340 (CW, 3:30 p.m.).
UFL action has Dallas at D.C. (ABC, noon).
College baseball includes Miami at North Carolina State (ESPNU, 7 p.m.).
Colege softball includes Florida at Georgia (ESPN, noon), Baylor at Texas Tech (ESPN, 2:30 p.m.) and Oklahoma at Texas A&M (ESPN2, 5 p.m.).
Men’s college lacrosse has Siena vs. Marist (ESPNU, noon) and Georgetown vs. Providence (ESPNU, 2 p.m.).
Women’s college lacrosse has Army vs. Navy (CBS Sports, 3:30 p.m.) and Florida vs. Colorado (ESPNU, 4 p.m.).
Olivia Rodrigo plays double duty as host and musical guest on a new “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.). The rerun at 10 has Jason Sudeikis and Brandi Carlile from October 2021.