The TV Cave’s Daily TV Guide: What to Watch on August 22

Saturday TV is giving viewers a little bit of everything on August 22. Soccer fans can spend most of the day planted in front of the Premier League, Food Network is heading into the kitchen with a new Italian cooking series, and primetime brings two very different original movies.

Then there’s Mother Mary, making its cable debut on HBO with Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel leading the music drama. CBS is also getting into the competition game with horses, riders and a cool $1 million on the line.

Here’s what to watch on TV and streaming for Saturday, August 22, 2026.

Saturday, August 22 TV Schedule

Time (ET)	Show	Network/Streaming	What to Know
7:30 AM–12:30 PM	Premier League Soccer	USA Network / Peacock / NBC	Saturday starts early with Manchester United vs. Hull City at 7:30 a.m. on USA. At 10 a.m., Peacock has Ipswich Town vs. Sunderland and Nottingham Forest vs. Leeds United, while USA carries Everton vs. Crystal Palace. Brentford vs. Tottenham closes out the slate at 12:30 p.m. on Peacock and NBC.
12:00 PM	Cook Like An Italian With Gabe Bertaccini	Food Network	Series Premiere: Chef Gabe Bertaccini tackles Italian classics including spaghetti carbonara and lasagna, showing viewers how fresh ingredients and straightforward techniques can bring a little Italy into their own kitchens.
8:00 PM	The Babysitter's Double Life	Lifetime	Movie Premiere: A college student struggling financially begins an affair with a wealthy father and eventually creates an unusual service aimed at lonely divorced dads. Courtney Fulk, Cole Gerdes, Josie Davis and Sophie Teasell star. Yes, Lifetime knows exactly what kind of Saturday night movie you came for.
8:00 PM	Love Finds You	Hallmark Channel	Movie Premiere: A mislabeled package sends jewelry designer Alex (Aimee Teegarden) searching for the man she believes could be perfect for her. Delivery driver Jack (Chris McNally) joins the hunt, and because this is Hallmark, we have a feeling the destination may not be quite as important as the guy helping her get there.
8:00 PM	Mother Mary	HBO	New to Cable: Anne Hathaway stars as pop icon Mother Mary, whose impending comeback brings her face-to-face with estranged former best friend and costume designer Sam Anselm (Michaela Coel). Old wounds and unfinished business resurface at possibly the worst—or best—possible time.
8:00 PM	The Run for a Million	CBS	Two-Hour Special: Taylor Sheridan calls the action as 16 riders compete in an elite reining competition, guiding their horses through carefully executed circles, spins and stops while chasing the sport's biggest honor and a $1 million prize.

Premier League Soccer Takes Over Saturday Morning

Forget sleeping in. Premier League fans have business to handle.

The action begins at 7:30 a.m. ET when Manchester United faces Hull City on USA Network. By 10 a.m., viewers have multiple matches to choose from, including Ipswich Town vs. Sunderland on Peacock, Nottingham Forest vs. Leeds United on Peacock and NBC Sports, and Everton vs. Crystal Palace on USA Network.

The day's Premier League action continues at 12:30 p.m. with Brentford taking on Tottenham, airing on Peacock and NBC. Basically, grab the coffee, find your preferred match and accept that the remote belongs to soccer until lunchtime.

Food Network Says It's Time to Finally Master Carbonara

At noon, Cook Like An Italian With Gabe Bertaccini makes its Food Network debut, with Chef Gabe Bertaccini helping home cooks tackle some of the Italian dishes they've probably ordered dozens of times but may still be afraid to make themselves.

The series focuses on classics including spaghetti carbonara and lasagna, with Bertaccini emphasizing simple techniques, fresh ingredients and plenty of love. If your previous attempts at carbonara somehow turned into scrambled eggs with pasta, perhaps Gabe has arrived exactly when you need him.

Saturday Night Movies Bring Romance, Secrets and Anne Hathaway

At 8 p.m., the movie options split into three very different lanes. Lifetime goes provocative with The Babysitter's Double Life, following a financially struggling college student whose relationship with a wealthy father eventually inspires an unconventional business venture. Considering the title and premise, we're guessing things don't remain simple for very long.

Hallmark Channel keeps things much sweeter with Love Finds You. Aimee Teegarden plays jewelry designer Alex, whose search for a mystery man begins with a mislabeled package. Chris McNally's delivery driver Jack helps her track him down, which sounds like an awful lot of effort to find another guy while a Hallmark leading man is standing right there. Alex, please pay attention.

Over on HBO, Mother Mary makes its cable debut. Anne Hathaway plays the titular pop superstar, who reconnects with Michaela Coel's Sam Anselm ahead of a major comeback performance. Their reunion forces long-buried emotional wounds back into the open, giving viewers something decidedly heavier than Saturday night's traditional romantic fare.

CBS Puts $1 Million on the Line in The Run for a Million

If movies aren't calling your name, CBS has a two-hour alternative with The Run for a Million. The special brings 16 riders together for a high-level reining competition where precision is everything and the stakes couldn't be much higher.

Taylor Sheridan calls the action as competitors navigate circles, spins, stops and other demanding maneuvers in pursuit of reining's highest honor and a $1 million prize. Sheridan and horses on television? Now where have we heard that combination before?

What Should You Watch Tonight?

Saturday's schedule really depends on your mood. Love Finds You is the pick for viewers looking for an easy romantic escape, while The Babysitter's Double Life has Lifetime fans covered if they want something considerably messier. The Run for a Million offers something completely different for competition fans.

But Mother Mary stands out as the night's most intriguing dramatic option. Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel sharing the screen as former best friends carrying years of unresolved history is more than enough reason to tune in.

And if you're starting your television day before everyone else wakes up, the Premier League has you covered from breakfast through lunch. Not a bad way to spend a Saturday.