Just as the UFL is not the NFL, neither is the United Bowl the Super Bowl. But it’s being played today with DC vs. Louisville (ABC, 3 p.m.) and is maybe the fifth biggest thing happening in the nation’s capital this weekend.
A bigger deal is the World Cup, with twice as many matches today, with Qatar vs. Switzerland (Fox, 3 p.m.) in Santa Clara, Brazil vs. Morocco (Fox, 6 p.m.) in New Jersey, Haiti vs. Scotland (Fox, 9 p.m.) in Massachusetts and Australia vs. Turkey (Fox Sports 1, midnight) from Vancouver.
The NBA Finals couldn’t get more nail-biting with Knicks at San Antonio (ABC, 8:30 p.m.), with New York leading the series 3-1, they would win it all tonight.
“Craig Ferguson: American on Purpose” (CNN, 9 p.m.) has a shout out to freedom of speech.
Predators have a heyday on “Wild Spring” (BBC America, 8 p.m.).
In the made-for-TV “Texas Two-Step” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.), Heather Hemmens plays a woman who returns to Texas to help her aunt’s failing country music bar but runs into her childhood sweetheart (Brendan Perry).
Lifetime movies have been poking at the paranoia surrounding ex wives. The latest is “The Jealous Bride” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.) with Amber Stevens West and Michael Xavier.
The second reunion episode of “Love and Marriage: Huntsville” (OWN, 8 p.m.) represents its 11th season finale.
The 2021 true-crime series “Liverpool Narcos” (National Geographic, 9 p.m.) gets another life, starting with the rise of heroin there in the 1980s.
The horror action comedy “They Will Kill You” (HBO, 8 p.m.) with Zazie Beetz, Tom Felton and Heather Graham, makes its premium cable debut.
The controversial Blake Lively film “It Ends with Us” (FX, 7 and 10 p.m.) makes its cable premiere.
House of Svengoolie has “Idle Hands” (MeTV, 8 p.m.).
Maggie Gyllenhaal picks a pair for Turner Classic Movies tonight. Her choices: “Nights of Cambria” (8 p.m.) and “Babette’s Feast” (11:15 p.m.). The midnight noir comes a little late with “Blackout” (1:15 a.m.), followed by “My Dinner with Andre” (3 a.m.) and “Dinner at Eight” (5 a.m.).
Baseball includes St. Louis at Minnesota (MLB, 2 p.m.), Dodgers at White Sox (MLB, 5 p.m.), Philadelphia at Milwaukee (Fox Sports 1, 5:10 p.m.) and Tampa Bay at Angels (MLB, 10 p.m.).
NASCAR runs its MillerTech Battery 250 (CW, 4 p.m.).
There is the 94th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (truTV, 10 a.m.).
The College World Series has Oklahoma vs. Alabama (ESPN, 3 p.m.) and Texas vs. Georgia (ESPN, 8 p.m.).
The NCAA women’s outdoor championships (ESPN2, 8 p.m.) has day two in Oregon.
There is third round play in the Canadian Open (Golf, 1 p.m.; CBS, 3 p.m.).
WNBA action has Indiana at Connecticut (Peacock, 6 p.m.) and Minnesota at Las Vegas (CBS, 8 p.m.).
There is also some Beach Volleyball (CW, 7 p.m.).
Canadian football has BC at Saskatchewan (CBS Sports, 7 p.m.).
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) is a rerun from March with Ryan Gosling and musical guest Gorillaz.