A Vampire Concert, Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Run for a Million,’ ‘Westies’ Finale, Tributes to NASCAR

Interview With the Vampire

SUNDAY: And to think people had a fit when Ozzy Osbourne once bit the head off of a bat during a concert. Fans screamed in delight earlier this summer when a real-life (albeit fictional) vampire took the stage of New York’s Beacon Theatre to mesmerize Anne Rice fans for a preview of AMC‘s The Vampire Lestat (which premiered several days later), in a concert special titled The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only Live. Lestat himself — otherwise known as the show-stopping Sam Reid — regaled the audience with a set of high-octane songs written especially for the supernatural rock-star season by composer Daniel Hart. (Uptown, the cast of Broadway’s The Lost Boys probably wondered what all the fuss was about.)

The Run for a Million

SATURDAY: Saddle up with Taylor Sheridan, the creator of Yellowstone and its many offshoots, as he presents 16 elite equestrians competing for $1 million during a professional reining competition he created in 2019. (Fans of his CMT docuseries The Last Cowboy will be well acquainted with the drill.) With participants hailing from Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, Ohio, and as far away as Italy, Sheridan calls the action from South Point Casino in Las Vegas as the riders guide their steeds through an intricate series of circles, spins, and stops. (Rodeo buffs can also check out the latest from the Professional Bull Riders Team Series with coverage of Gambler Days from Austin’s Moody Center on The CW: Saturday at 7:30/6:30c and Sunday at 3 pm/2c.)

The Westies

SUNDAY: Hell’s Kitchen may never be the same after the Season 1 finale of the 1980s-set mob drama. The legendary Irish gang is in disarray, with members torn in a generational divide, the old guard aligned against the young upstarts after deputy enforcer Jimmy Roarke (Tom Brittney) splits from longtime Westies boss Eamon Sweeney (J.K. Simmons). Caught in the crossfire: corrupt NYPD officer and FBI informant Gleen Keenan (Titus Welliver), who’s been trying unsuccessfully to keep his estranged son Danny (Aidan Wojtak-Hissong) from becoming too involved with Sweeney and the gang.

NASCAR Americana

SUNDAY: The docuseries charting the colorful history of NASCAR brings the popular sport into the present in the third and final chapter, “Enduring Spirit,” celebrating tradition while welcoming a new generation of superstars. The episode uses June’s 2026 Anduril 250 race, the first-ever run at a U.S. Naval base, as a backdrop, featuring this year’s Daytona 500 champ Tyler Reddick and three-time Cup Series race winner Bubba Wallace. (A new episode of History Channel’s The Mega-Brands That Built America, airing Sunday at 10/9c, explores how NASCAR developed from its moonshining roots into one of the nation’s most enduring spectator sports.)

The Walking Dead: Dead City

SUNDAY: After a sinkhole swallows much of the Manhattan community’s pantry, causing unrest amid the hungry survivors, Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Renata (Aimee Garcia) lead a team including Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) on a mission to wrangle more zombies to use as fuel to keep the lights on, figuring 24/7 electricity is better than nothing. This doesn’t stop cracks from emerging in their fragile society, where being a leader can put a target on one’s back.

INSIDE WEEKEND TV:

• The Great American Journey (Saturday, NBC, check local listings): Frasier‘s Kelsey Grammer hosts a series, joining NBC’s “The More You Know” educational Saturday lineup, that travels the country on its 250th anniversary to spotlight places, people, and events that shaped the nation’s history.
• Love Finds You (Saturday, 8/7c, Hallmark Channel): Romcom alert: Aimeé Teegarden (Friday Night Lights) is a jewelry designer who believes a mislabeled package will lead her to her soulmate. Enter the charming delivery driver (Chris McNally), who helps her on her citywide search.
• The Babysitter’s Double Life (Saturday, 8/7c, Lifetime): Courtney Fulk is a cash-poor college student whose babysitting service for divorced dads morphs into a prostitution ring. So who’s looking after the kids?
• Lanterns (Sunday, 9/8c, HBO): After the pilot episode’s shocking flash-forward, the action in the droll superhero adventure returns to 2016, with Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) sending his protégé, John (Aaron Pierre), on an errand while he stirs things up in Rushville.
• Lioness (Sunday, streaming on Paramount+): With the Lioness team frantically hunting to retrieve Joe (Zoe Saldaña) from her captors, the higher-ups meet to discuss worst-case scenarios and when and whether to engage the president.