TV Weekend 8.5 - 8.6

By Raven Williams, @nevaRWilliams

New Japan Pro Wrestling (FRI, AXS TV, 8pm)
Masters Of Illusion (FRI, The CW, 8pm & 8:30pm)

What Would You Do? (FRI, ABC, 9pm)
New Japan Pro Wrestling (FRI, AXS TV, 9pm)
Killjoys (FRI, Syfy, 9pm)

Dark Matter (FRI, Syfy, 10pm)
Real Time With Bill Maher (FRI, HBO, 10pm)
Outcast (FRI, Cinemax, 10pm)

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RIO OLYMPICS
Opening Ceremony (FRI, NBC, 7:30pm)

Rowing, Cycling, Water Polo (SAT, NBC, 8am)
Archery, Shooting, Beach Volleyball (SAT, NBC Sports, 9am)
Tennis (SAT, Bravo, 9:30am, 12:30pm, 3:30pm, 5:45pm)
Cycling, Swimming (SAT, NBC, 10:30am)

Women's Rugby (SAT, NBC Sports, 12pm)
Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Water Polo (SAT, NBC Sports, 1pm)
Beach Volleyball, Rowing (SAT, NBC, 2:30pm)
Equestrian (SAT, USA, 3pm)

Women's Field Hockey: U.S. vs. Argentina (SAT, USA, 4pm)
Women's Soccer: U.S. vs. France (SAT, NBC Sports, 4pm)
Women's Volleyball: U.S. vs. Puerto Rico (SAT, NBC, 4:15pm)
Beach Volleyball (SAT, USA, 5:30pm)

Men's Basketball: U.S. vs. China (SAT, NBC Sports, 6pm)
Fencing (SAT, USA, 6:30pm)
Swimming, Beach Volleyball, Gymnastics (SAT, NBC, 8pm)
Judo, Weightlifting (SAT, NBC Sports, 8pm)
Soccer, Table Tennis, Boxing (SAT, NBC Sports, 9pm)

MLB
Indians @ Yankees (FRI, STO, 7pm)
Giants @ Nationals (FRI, MLB, 7pm)
Cubs @ Athletics OR Red Sox @ Dodgers (FRI, MLB, 11pm)

Indians @ Yankees (SAT, STO/MLB, 1pm)
Red Sox @ Dodgers (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 4pm)
Giants @ Nationals OR Mets @ Tigers (SAT, MLB, 7pm)
Angels @ Mariners OR Phillies @ Padres (SAT, MLB, 10pm)

NFL
2016 Pro Football Hall Of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony (SAT, ESPN/NFL Network, 7pm)

BASKETBALL
City Slam (FRI, ESPN 2, 9pm & 10pm)

MMA & BOXING
Premier Boxing Champions (FRI, ESPN, 9pm)

UFC Prefight Show (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 7pm)
UFC Fight Night Prelims (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 8pm)
UFC Fight Night: Alex Caceres vs. Yair Rodriguez (SAT, FOX Sports 1, 10pm)

GOLF
Travelers Championship, Third Round (SAT, CBS, 3pm)

SOCCER
Liverpool FC vs FC Barcelona (SAT, ESPN, 12pm)

TENNIS
BB&T Atlanta Open, Semifinals (SAT, ESPN 2, 7pm)

FOOTBALL
AFL, First Round (SAT, CBS SportsNet, 7pm)
AFL, First Round (SAT, CBS SportsNet, 10pm)