Wynonna Earp's Long-Delayed Fourth Season Arrives on Syfy

For fans of Syfy's cult hit Wynonna Earp, this weekend has been a long time coming. While the series was picked up for a fourth season back in 2018, it looked all but dead after the show's production company faced financial challenges and the cast was released from their contracts. Enter "The Earpers," the show's small but devoted fanbase whose unique campaign to save Wynonna Earp led to its resurrection. Also this weekend: the NBA Countdown gives basketball fans a taste of what they're craving, Epix writes a new chapter on Charles Manson, and HBO's Perry Mason finally heads to court. Here's what's new and noteworthy on TV this weekend:

SATURDAY JULY 25

SPECIAL PRESENTATION: The parade of Tiger King-inspired tv projects continues with Surviving Joe Exotic, an Animal Planet  special telling the stories of the animals at the center of the now-shuttered G.W. Zoo. The new doc features interviews with familiar Zoo employees and never-before-seen footage of Joe Exotic himself, shot months before his arrest in 2018. Watch the trailer. 10:00 PM ET on Animal Planet

SPORTS: With basketball set to return on July 30th, prepare for all the action by watching the NBA Countdown and following the seeding games from the NBA "bubble" at the ESPN World of Sports at Walt Disney World. 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT on ABC

CABLE PREMIERE: HBO's big Saturday night movie premiere this week is Motherless Brooklyn. Edward Norton directs and stars in the tale of a detective in 1950s New York who attempts to solve his friend's murder while dealing with the symptoms of Tourette's Syndrome. Watch the trailer. 8:00 PM ET on HBO

SEASON PREMIERE: The teams at New Orleans' Villabolos Rescue Center look after rescue dogs in Pit Bulls and Parolees, including a pup who returns to the shelter after being place in a home where things didn't go according to plan. 9:00 PM ET on Animal Planet

NEW EPISODE: In a new installment of Vacation House Rules, Debra and Scott help a mother and daughter as they do their best to make a vacation property profitable. 8:00 PM ET on HGTV

NEW EPISODE: Two hikers are pursued through a haunted woodland in Hotel Paranormal. Meanwhile, a guard faces down a spectral entity.10:00 PM ET on Travel Channel

SUNDAY JULY 26

SEASON PREMIERE: Returning for the first half of its fourth season, Wynonna Earp's season premiere sees the show's namesake heroine (Melanie Scrofano) racing to the Garden to keep her sister from being trapped there forever. Watch the trailer. 10:00 PM ET on Syfy

SERIES PREMIERE: Epix's six-part docuseries Helter Skelter: An American Myth revisits the disturbing case of Charles Manson and the Manson Family, using new interviews to paint a detailed picture of the horrifying events that came to a head in the summer of 1969. Read our review. 10:00 PM ET on Epix

NEW EPISODE: It took six episodes, but HBO's Perry Mason is finally hitting the courtroom. Perry (Matthew Rhys) gets off to a rough start as the trial gets underway, but following some devastating testimony, he begins to find his sea legs. 9:00 PM ET on HBO

NEW EPISODE: Kevin (Alex R. Hibbert) doesn't feel like marking his birthday this year on The Chi. Meanwhile, Douda's (Curtiss Cook) campaign hits the skids when a secret from his past comes back to haunt him. Watch the preview. 9:00 PM ET on Showtime

NEW EPISODE: Work on the Golden State Killer investigation continues on I'll Be Gone in the Dark, while Michelle McNamara's loved ones deal with the shock of her sudden passing. 10:00 PM ET on HBO

NEW EPISODE: The penultimate episode of Outcry sees Greg Kelley demanding an investigation into the Cedar Park police department. 10:00 PM ET on Showtime

NEW EPISODE: The race is on to find baby Ana on The Alienist: Angel of Darkness. Meanwhile, William Randolph Hearst (Matt Letscher) throws an engagement party to celebrate his goddaughter's impending nuptials. 10:00 PM ET on TNT

Mike Attebery is Senior Editor at Primetimer and the author of seven mystery thrillers. Follow him on Twitter at @mikeattebery.