June 19, 2021

All times Mountain. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.

Meet the Meerkats

discovery+  Season Finale

Season 1 of this docuseries that follows groups of meerkats living in the Kalahari Desert of Southern Africa concludes with this episode. Actor/comedian Rob Delaney narrates.

Major League Baseball

FOX & FS1, beginning at 5 p.m. Live

FOX’S Saturday MLB regional broadcast window features the Chicago White Sox at the Houston Astros, the Cincinnati Reds at the San Diego Padres or the St. Louis Cardinals at the Atlanta Braves. Then on FS1, the Detroit Tigers visit the Los Angeles Angels.

NBC, starting at 8 p.m.

The U.S. Olympic Team Trials continue with the finals of the men’s 100-meter butterfly, women’s 200-meter backstroke and women’s 800-meter freestyle swimming events, followed by the finals of the women’s 100-meter race and women’s discus throw track and field events.

Krush Groove

TCM, 8 p.m.

Pioneering R&b/hip-hop/rap stars Sheila

E., RUN-D.M.C., the Fat Boys and Kurtis Blow lead the heavy-hitting cast of musical stars in this fun 1985 feature-film romp through New York City’s teen subculture directed by Michael Schultz (Car Wash). They play some of the talented, street-savvy performers on the move at the new (and fictional) Krush Groove record label in this story loosely based on the early days of Def Jam Recordings and its cofounders Russell Simmons (dramatized here as the character Russell Walker, played by Blair Underwood in his film debut) and Rick Rubin (who portrays himself). Also appearing as themselves in the musical comedy/drama are artists Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde, New Edition, Beastie Boys and LL Cool J, while Simmons himself makes a cameo as a club owner named Crocket. A terrific soundtrack with songs by some of the movie’s stars as well as other legends of the era, like Chaka Khan, Debbie Harry and the Gap Band, vibrantly powers the rags-toriches story. “Krush Groove” concludes an afternoon and evening of Black-led musicals, music documentaries and concert films that TCM is airing in celebration of Juneteenth today. The lineup begins earlier in the day with “Say Amen, Somebody” (1982), and, leading up to “Krush Groove,” also includes

“Shake! Otis at Monterey” (1987), “Jazz on a Summer’s Day” (1959), “Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser” (1988), “Jimi Hendrix” (1973) and “Sparkle” (1976). — Je Pfei er

Detroit

AMC, 9 p.m.

The 2017 crime drama based on the 1967 Algiers Motel Murders that occurred during the 12th Street Riot makes its premiere on AMC tonight. Three civilians were killed and nine others were injured by a riot task force.

Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty

BBC America, 9 p.m.

The good fortune of the Whiskers comes to a sudden end when history repeats itself with terrifying consequences for Swift. Meanwhile, pregnant Flint leads Hakuna Matata home, only to be confronted by local land-grabbers, the Ubuntu gang, forcing her into a snap decision — fight or flight?

Fight the Power: The Movements That Changed America

History, 9 p.m.

From the labor movement of the 1880s, to women’s su©rage and civil rights, to the LGBTQ+ and Black Lives Matter movements, protest is in the American DNA. This hourlong documentary o©ers an unfiltered look at the impact key movements throughout U.S. history have in shaping our society, laws and culture.

Her Pen Pal

Hallmark Channel, 10 p.m.  Original Film Event planner Victoria (Mallory Jansen) can’t wait to attend — and plan — her best friend’s wedding in Paris. But when she finds out her ex is bringing a date, Victoria reconnects with her French childhood pen pal (Joshua Sasse).