Take your chance on the TV biopic “Miss Cleo: Her Rise and Fall” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.), about the most famous member of the 1990s famed Psychic Readers Network, that took 800-number calls from late night infomercial viewers until complaints started coming in about false advertising (claims that obviously she should have seen coming).
The title role is played by Robin Allen, better known as the rapper The Lady of Rage. Shane Johnson of “Power” and Ian Bohen of “Yellowstone” also star in the film that’s followed by the documentary “Call Me Miss Cleo” (Lifetime, 10 p.m.).
Meanwhile, the Lady of Rage’s cousin Snoop Dogg will likely pop up on the penultimate day of Olympic competitions, highlighted by U.S. vs. France (NBC, 3:30 p.m.) and summarized on “Primetime in Paris: The Olympics” (NBC, Peacock, 8 p.m.) where there will be the men’s 10-meter platform diving final, the men’s and women’s 4 x 400 meter finals, and the first gold medal final in break dancing.
Another made-for-TV movie “My Dreams of You” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.) stars Skylar Samuels about a woman who keeps dreaming of a handsome stranger (Kapil Talwalkar).
“Mammals” (BBC America, 8 p.m.) concentrates on critters who, like us, need to beat the heat.
Lindsey tries to break Elmer’s porn habit on “Forbidden Love” (TLC, 10 p.m.).
“The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper” (CNN, 8 p.m.) replays a pretty good episode, in which Donie O’Sullivan hangs out with some QAnon dudes
Pat Benatar and Neil Geraldo play a repeat of “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11 p.m.).
“Casino” (AMC, 7 p.m.) followed by “Goodfellas” (AMC, 9:30 p.m.) is a good Saturday night Robert De Niro – Martin Scorsese double feature.
Meryl Streep is royalty on Turner Classic Movies’ Summer Under the Stars with “Julia” (6 a.m.), “Dancing at Lughnasa” (8 a.m.), “Still of the Night” (10 a.m.), “A Cry in the Dark” (11:45 a.m.), “Florence Foster Jenkins” (2 p.m.), “Doubt” (4 p.m.), “Kramer vs. Kramer” (6 p.m.), “Sophie’s Choice” (8 p.m.), “The French Lieutenant’s Woman” (10:45 p.m.), “Silkwood” (1 a.m.) and “Ironweed” (3:30 a.m.).
Preseason football abounds with Washington at Jets (CBS, noon), Chicago at Buffalo (NFL, 1 p.m.), Las Vegas at Minnesota (NFL, 4 p.m.) and Kansas City at Jacksonville (NFL, 7 p.m.).
Baseball has Texas at Yankees (MLB, 1 p.m.), Houston at Boston (Fox Sports 1, 4 p.m.), Baltimore at Tampa Bay (Fox, 7:15 p.m.) and Mets at Seattle (MLB, 9:30 p.m.).
NASCAR runs its Clean Harbors 250 (Fox Sports 1, 7:30 p.m.).
There is third round play in the Wyndham Championship (Golf, 1 p.m.; CBS, 3 p.m.).
Canadian football has Hamilton at Montreal (CBS Sports, 7 p.m.).