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What to watch
'Macy's 4th of July Fireworks'
GIANNY MATIAS, NBC
SATURDAY
July 4, 2026
All times Eastern. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
SportsCenter
ABC, 5 p.m. Live
This special two-hour edition of ESPN's SportsCenter celebrates the people, moments and stories that have shaped American sports culture.
Disney Celebrates America: Nashville's Star-Spangled Bash
ABC, Freeform, FX & Nat Geo, 8 p.m. Live
Ryan Seacrest hosts this musical celebration of America's 250th birthday in the heart of downtown Nashville. Performers include the All-American Rejects, Boyz II Men, Clint Black, Little Big Town, NE-YO, Nick Jonas, Reba McEntire and Tim McGraw. The event also features one of the largest fireworks and drone shows in the United States set to a live score by the Nashville Symphony.
Macy's 4th of July Fireworks
NBC, 8 p.m. Live
The 50th Macy's 4th of July Fireworks extravaganza in New York City features performances by Noah Kahan, Post Malone, Salt-N-Pepa, Bebe Rexha, Shaboozey and Blake Shelton. The fireworks are paired with an awe-inspiring laser show emanating from the Brooklyn Bridge.
The Great American Block Party 250
CBS, 8 p.m. Live
CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil and Entertainment Tonight's Nischelle Turner host this three-hour live celebration of America's 250th birthday. Broadcast live from the nation's capital, the special takes viewers across the country for star-studded concerts and performances, culminating in an incredible fireworks show over Washington, D.C. Performers include Zac Brown Band, Jon Batiste, Goo Goo Dolls, and the War and Treaty.
America — Made in Virginia: 250 Years Together
PBS, 8 p.m. Live
This star-filled Independence Day tribute takes place at Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area in Virginia. The special blends live performances, music and historic interpretations to create an inspiring celebration that connects the nation's founding to the present day. The finale features a spectacular fireworks display accompanied by classic patriotic favorites recorded by the United States Air Force Heritage of America Band.
CATCH A CLASSIC
Happy Independence Day
TCM, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
Kick off your Fourth of July with a Hollywood classic as TCM spends the day showcasing the diverse landscape and vibrant stories of the American experience. The lineup includes Judge Hardy and Son (1939), which sees Andy Hardy (Mickey Rooney) trying to track down the daughter of an immigrant couple in order to save their home; The Howards of Virginia (1940), a pre-Revolutionary War drama about a farmer (Cary Grant) who marries into a wealthy family but finds his marriage strained by his allegiance to the uprising; The Scarlet Coat (1955), the story of a Continental Army officer who goes undercover to expose Benedict Arnold's treason; and 1776, a 1972 musical retelling of the Founding Fathers' struggle to get the Declaration of Independence signed. The highlight of the lineup is 1942's Yankee Doodle Dandy, a musical morale booster released just months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor that was Warner Bros.' highest-grossing picture to that point and won James Cagney an Oscar for Best Actor. The theme concludes with the 1962 musical The Music Man (pictured), set against the backdrop of Independence Day.
MOVIES YOU'LL LOVE
'The Expendables'
KAREN BALLARD
Bad Boys (1995, Action) Martin Lawrence, Will Smith VICE, 6:30 p.m.
50 First Dates (2004, Romance-comedy) Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore Comedy Central, 7 p.m.
A House Built on Lies (2026, Suspense) Kimberly-Sue Murray, Diana Salvatore LMN, 8 p.m.
Christmas Under Construction (2026, Romance) Jessica Lowndes, Daniel Lissin Hallmark, 8 p.m.
Project Hail Mary (2026, Science fiction) Ryan Gosling, Sandra Huller MGM,8 p.m.
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family (2011, Comedy-drama) Tyler Perry, Shad 'Bow Wow' Moss BET, 8 p.m.
The Expendables (2010, Action) Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham SHO, 10 p.m.
The Strangers: Chapter 3 (2026, Horror) Madelaine Petsch, Gabriel Basso Encore, 10:45 p.m.
National Treasure (2004, Adventure) Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger Freeform, 11 p.m.
Norbit (2007, Comedy) Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton BET, 11 p.m.
What to watch
'Grantchester'
KUDOS AND MASTERPIECE
SUNDAY
July 5,2026
All times Eastern. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
MLB Baseball
NBC, beginning at noon Live
NBC airs an MLB matinee with the N.Y. Mets visiting the Atlanta Braves. The holiday weekend wraps up with a Sunday Night Baseball clash between NL West rivals as Manny Machado and the San Diego Padres take on Freddie Freeman and the Dodgers in Los Angeles.
NTT IndyCar Series: Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio
FOX, 12:30 p.m. Live
Alex Palou, Kyle Kirkwood, David Malukas, Christian Lundgaard, Pato O'Ward and In-dyCar's best drivers compete on the 2.258-mile, 13-turn Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
NASCAR Cup Series: eero 400
TNT &truTV, 6 p.m. Live
The Cup Series returns to Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois, as top drivers Tyler Reddick, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, Ty Gibbs and Kyle Larson battle for 267 laps in a NASCAR In-Season Challenge race.
Patience
PBS, 8 p.m.
In the new episode "The Timetable," a young autistic girl witnesses her father's murder at the railway museum but is unable to tell anyone what happened. Patience (Ella Maisy Purvis) connects with her and makes a breakthrough in the case.
Hammerhead Sharks Up Close With Bertie Gregory
Nat Geo, 9 p.m.
Bertie Gregory kicks off Nat Geo's 2026 Shark-fest with a new special that takes the wildlife cinematographer to Mexico's Pacific waters in search of the rare hammerhead shark,
Grantchester
PBS, 9 p.m.
In this new episode, Alphy's (Rishi Nair) trip to reconcile with his mother takes a shocking turn when a passenger on the train is murdered and Alphy becomes the prime suspect.
CATCH A CLASSIC
Bringing Up Baby
TCM, noon
The undisputed gold standard of the screwball comedy genre, Howard Hawks' Bringing Up Baby (1938) pairs delightfully unhinged socialite Susan Vance (Katharine Hepburn) with hilariously flustered Dr. David Huxley (Cary Grant) in a tale of a mild-mannered paleontologist whose life is upended by an eccentric heiress and her pet leopard, Baby. While now considered a master class in rapid-fire dialogue, impeccable physical comedy and undeniable star chemistry, the film's path to legendary status was anything but a straight line. Upon its initial release, the film was a notorious commercial flop, and Hepburn was labeled "box office poison." But history has proved differently, both for Hepburn and the film, as Bringing Up Baby has appeared on numerous lists of the greatest American films of all time and was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry in 1990.
MOVIES YOU'LL LOVE
'Red Tails'
JIRI HANZL
Jaws (1975, Suspense) Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw AMC, 6 p.m.
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