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Friday, Feb. 28
NBA Basketball
ESPN, beginning at 7:30pm Live
February’s NBA schedule closes out with a star-studded doubleheader on ESPN. First up, the top two teams in the East collide when Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers visit Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics. In the second game, James Harden and the L.A. Clippers are “on the road” against LeBron James, Luka Dončić and the L.A. Lakers.
31 Days of Oscar 2025: Best Costume Winners and Nominees/Oscar-Worthy Dads
TCM, beginning at 9am
Catch a Classic!
Today’s 31 Days of Oscar daytime lineup features films that were nominated for or won Academy Awards for their costume design: The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962; winner in Color category), What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962; winner in Black-and-White category), Raintree County (1957; nominee) and Tess (1979; winner). The evening theme is “Oscar-Worthy Dads,” featuring Life Is Beautiful (1997; Best Actor winner, Best Director nominee and Best Original Screenplay co-nominee Roberto Benigni), On Golden Pond (1981; Best Actor winner Henry Fonda), Fiddler on the Roof (1971; Best Actor nominee Topol), The Great Santini (1979; Best Actor nominee Robert Duvall) and Life With Father (1947; Best Actor nominee William Powell).
College Basketball
ESPN2, FOX & FS1, beginning at 7pm Live
Say farewell to February and get ready for March Madness with Davidson at VCU (ESPN2), UCLA at Purdue (FOX) and Iowa at Northwestern (FS1).
NCIS: Sydney: “Truth Sabre”
CBS, 8pm
In the new episode “Truth Sabre,” NCIS is thrown into the murky world of online conspiracies after a car owned by a U.S. Navy cyber engineer explodes just as her teenage daughter was about to take a driving lesson.
Fur Babies
Nat Geo Wild, 9pm
Season Finale!
Two hourlong episodes close out the first season of this series that follows veterinarians as they provide support to people during the experience of their pets’ pregnancies and the arrival of newborns.
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Saturday, March 1
31 Days of Oscar 2025: Best Picture Winners and Nominees/Oscar-Worthy Alcoholics
TCM, beginning at 7:30am
Catch a Classic!
Today’s 31 Days of Oscar daytime lineup features films that were nominated for or won Best Picture: Five Star Final (1931; nominee), Crossfire (1947; nominee), The Music Man (1962; nominee), Doctor Zhivago (1965; nominee) and The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957; winner). The evening theme is “Oscar-Worthy Alcoholics,” featuring The Lost Weekend (1945; Best Actor winner Ray Milland), I’ll Cry Tomorrow (1955; Best Actress nominee Susan Hayward), Leaving Las Vegas (1995; Best Actor winner Nicolas Cage), Key Largo (1948; Best Supporting Actress winner Claire Trevor) and Johnny Eager (1941; Best Supporting Actor winner Van Heflin).
College Basketball
CBS, FOX, ESPN & ESPN2, beginning at 12pm Live
Flip your calendar to March and tune in for some marquee college hoops action, including UConn at Providence (CBS), Butler at Villanova (FOX), Seton Hall at St. John’s (CBS), Cincinnati at Houston (CBS), Creighton at Xavier (FOX), Pittsburgh at Louisville (ESPN2), Georgia at Texas (ESPN2), Arizona at Iowa State (ESPN) and Gonzaga at San Francisco (ESPN).
NHL Hockey
ABC & ESPN, beginning at 3pm Live
Catch the Boston Bruins at the Pittsburgh Penguins on ABC, followed by the Detroit Red Wings at the Columbus Blue Jackets on ESPN.
I Am Luke Perry
The CW, 8pm
This moving tribute executive produced by Luke Perry’s close friend and Beverly Hills, 90210 costar Jason Priestley combines archival footage and interviews with family and friends to give viewers a better look into the life of Perry, who died in 2019.
The Royal We
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
When her older sister elopes with a nonroyal, Princess Bea (Mallory Jansen), who has lived her entire life outside of royal duties, must now step in and honor an arranged marriage to a prince (Charlie Carrick) of a small kingdom.
Killing the Competition
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
Melissa Joan Hart stars as Elizabeth Fenwick, a loving mother who can’t seem to move past the fact that she’s now 40 and no longer the star dancer and high school prom queen. After returning to her hometown with her children and husband (Eddie Mills), Elizabeth sees her teenage daughter, Grace (Lily Brooks O’Briant), is poised to have the same vibrant life she once cherished. Her obsession leads to a dangerous descent.
Sunday, March 2
31 Days of Oscar 2025: Best Picture Winners and Nominees/Oscar-Worthy Heiresses
TCM, beginning at 6:15am
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As the 2025 Academy Awards ceremony airs tonight on ABC, TCM is continuing its 31 Days of Oscar celebration, which wraps up tomorrow. Today’s daytime lineup features films that were nominated for or won Best Picture: The Divorcee (1930; nominee), Little Women (1933; nominee), The Letter (1940; nominee), Citizen Kane (1941; nominee), Gone With the Wind (1939; winner) and An American in Paris (1951; winner). The evening theme is “Oscar-Worthy Heiresses,” featuring My Man Godfrey (1936; Best Actress nominee Carole Lombard), It Happened One Night (1934; Best Actress winner Claudette Colbert), The Heiress (1949; Best Actress winner Olivia de Havilland), The Philadelphia Story (1940; Best Actress nominee Katharine Hepburn) and Dark Victory (1939; Best Actress nominee Bette Davis).
IndyCar: Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
FOX, 12pm Live
FOX Sports’ coverage of the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series season hits the gas in Florida as Scott Dixon, Scott McLaughlin, Pato O’Ward, Colton Herta, Will Power and two-time reigning IndyCar champion Alex Palou cruise through the 1.8-mile, 14-turn circuit in downtown St. Petersburg and Albert Whitted Airport.
NASCAR Cup Series: EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix
FOX, 3:30pm Live
Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney, William Byron, Kyle Larson and more of the Cup Series’ best are in Austin, Texas, for the reconfigured EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. The race will now be run on the slightly shorter 2.3-mile, 20-turn National Course.
The 97th Academy Awards
ABC, 7pm Live; red carpet show at 6:30pm
Emilia Pérez leads the field at this year’s Oscars with 13 nominations, which also sets the record for most nominations for a non-English language film. Another musical, Wicked, is close behind with 10 nods, and the epic period drama The Brutalist also received 10 nominations. Other notable nominees at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony, which is being hosted by Conan O’Brien, include Anora, A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, I’m Still Here, Nickel Boys and The Substance.
Tracker: “Shades of Gray”
CBS, 8pm
While tracking the son of a prominent New Jersey cupcake chain founder, Colter (Justin Hartley) gets thrust into the middle of a violent Mafia war in the new episode “Shades of Gray.”
Tournament of Champions
Food Network, 8pm
Season Premiere!
Guy Fieri’s fiercest culinary event is back for a sixth season, where, for the first time ever, all four former champions of the series will hang up their knives for new, on-set assignments. After eight weeks and 31 grueling head-to-head battles, one talented chef will win it all and be crowned champion, taking home the coveted Tournament of Champions belt and a $150,000 cash prize.
Family Guy: “Drunk With Power”
FOX, 8pm
In the new episode “Drunk With Power,” Peter (voice of Seth MacFarlane) befriends U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at a brewery tour. After a night of drinking, they wake up in the morning to discover they’ve swapped lives.
Abducted in the Everglades
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
Tori Spelling stars as Beverly, a mother who embarks on a search of the large Florida grasslands and teams up with a rugged boatman after her daughter goes missing during a spring break trip.
The Americas: “The Wild West”
NBC, 8pm
This episode visits the western United States, where survival demands grit and adaptability. In snowbound Yellowstone, coyotes use skill and geothermal heat to get by. In Colorado, hundreds of rattlesnakes emerge after winter, while a pregnant female risks starvation to give birth. In Arizona’s desert, honeypot ants survive extreme heat by storing nectar inside their own bodies deep underground. On the Great Plains, as fires renew the grasslands, aging bison face fierce rivals to win mates, while in Kansas, wild horses run beneath lightning-charged skies.
Grimsburg: “Training Wheels Day”
FOX, 8:30pm
In the new episode “Training Wheels Day,” Flute (voice of Jon Hamm) is unhappy when the mayor pressures the police to put Otis the Kid Detective on the force.
Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches
AMC, 9pm
Season Finale!
The second season comes to a thrilling close and, per the Anne Rice novels the show is based upon, there will be blood. “Anne Rice is very dark,” notes Alexandra Daddario, who stars as Rowan Mayfair, head witch in charge of a New Orleans clan of enchantresses. “Her experiences in life really let her write these incredibly rich books that really go there.” Having tracked the human embodiment of demonic Lasher (Jack Huston) to Scotland, Rowan is now the one who’s gone there — literally — along with telepathic cousin Moira (Alyssa Jirrels), beau Lark (Ben Feldman) and Mayfair patriarch Cortland (Harry Hamlin). But as the finale reveals, the Scottish side of the family may have different plans for their guests, as well as Lasher, whose true nature and reunion with a long-ago love triggers a power struggle that will put several lives on the line.
The Great North: “Bots on the Side Adventure”
FOX, 9pm
In the new episode “Bots on the Side Adventure,” Ham (voice of Paul Rust) starts performing at Yet-E-Cheddar’s and develops a strange relationship with an animatronic Freddie the Yeti.
When Calls the Heart: “Buried Treasure”
Hallmark Channel, 9pm
The Garrison Gang comes for their gold with Hope Valley residents in the crosshairs.
Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue
MGM+, 9pm
New Series!
This mystery series follows the survivors of a plane crash in a Mexican jungle, and the paranoia and suspicion that overcome them when they start being murdered one by one. Eric McCormack (Will & Grace), Peter Gadiot (Queen of the South), Lydia Wilson (Flack) and David Ajala (Star Trek: Discovery) star.
No Taste Like Home With Antoni Porowski: “Justin Theroux’s Italian Quest” & “James Marsden’s German Dish Up”
Nat Geo, 9pm
In tonight’s first episode, host Antoni Porowski and actor Justin Theroux go on an Italian road trip full of delicious discoveries and surprising revelations as they seek the origins of a family pasta dish. Then, Antoni takes actor James Marsden from the Texas plains to Germany, looking for the origins of the Marsden family’s beloved chicken-fried steak and also unearthing dramatic secrets behind James’ ancestors’ decision to emigrate.
Malawi Wildlife Rescue
Nat Geo Wild, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Season 2 returns to Lilongwe for another look behind the scenes of Malawi’s only wildlife rescue center. Follow veterinarian Dr. Amanda Salb and her team as they rehabilitate and release injured and abandoned animals, big and small, back to the wild. Two hourlong episodes start the season. The first episode tags along on a baboon rescue mission and observes a challenging pangolin surgery. In the following episode, watch an infection sideline a duiker’s release and check in on an ill bush baby.
Suits LA: “Old Man Hanrahan”
NBC, 9pm
Ted (Stephen Amell) needs Amanda’s (Maggie Grace) help with a new prosecutor in Lester’s (Kevin Weisman) murder trial; Erica (Lex Scott Davis) squares off against Rick (Bryan Greenberg) to stop him from poaching a client; Stuart (Josh McDermitt) and Samantha (Rachelle Goulding) argue over Rick’s position in the firm; and in the past, Ted improvises after losing a witness.
Krapopolis: “Baby Boom”
FOX, 9:30pm
Aphrodite’s (voice of Rachael MacFarlane) Fertility Fest is here and baby fever is at an all-time high in the new episode “Baby Boom.”
Fallen
AMC, 10pm
New Series!
Based on the No. 1 New York Times bestseller, this sci-fi/fantasy series comes from the executive producer of The Handmaid’s Tale and first debuted on streamer Sundance Now. The seductive supernatural drama follows a young woman sent to a remote institution for a crime she doesn’t remember, where nothing is as it seems.
The Equalizer: “Dirty Sexy Money”
CBS, 10pm
McCall (Queen Latifah) is asked to help a local family that lost their life savings in a suspicious fire in the new episode “Dirty Sexy Money.”
Grosse Pointe Garden Society: “Pests”
NBC, 10pm
Birdie (Melissa Fumero) grows more invested in her scholarship recipient, Ford (Felix Wolfe); Alice (AnnaSophia Robb) investigates her dog’s murder; Catherine (Aja Naomi King) wrestles with coming clean about her affair; Brett (Ben Rappaport) butts heads with his ex-wife; and in flash-forwards, Birdie seeks help covering up the body.
American Idol
ABC, 10:30pm
Sneak Preview!
A special early presentation of the premiere episode of the hit singing competition’s 23rd season will air tonight, and again on March 9 during its regular time slot.
Monday, March 3
Recipes for Love and Murder
Acorn TV
Season Premiere!
In Season 2, when a massive fire engulfs the small town of Eden, a fateful chain of events is triggered and Tannie Maria (Maria Doyle Kennedy), Jessie (Kylie Fisher) and Khaya (Tony Kgoroge) get dragged into a multiple-murder investigation that unearths the town’s darkest secrets. The first two episodes drop today; new episodes are available Mondays.
31 Days of Oscar 2025 Concludes
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies’ 31 Days of Oscar celebration concludes today, beginning with a daytime lineup that features films that were nominated for or won Academy Awards for their visual/special effects: A Stolen Life (1946; nominee), Tom Thumb (1958; winner), 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964; nominee), The Spirit of St. Louis (1957; nominee), The Time Machine (1960; winner), Mighty Joe Young (1949; winner) and 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968; winner). The evening theme is “Oscar-Worthy Heroes,” featuring The Pride of the Yankees (1942; Best Actor nominee Gary Cooper), Norma Rae (1979; Best Actress winner Sally Field), Blossoms in the Dust (1941; Best Actress nominee Greer Garson), Sister Kenny (1946; Best Actress nominee Rosalind Russell) and The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936; Best Actor winner Paul Muni).
College Basketball
ESPN, ESPN2 & FS1, beginning at 7pm Live
Highlights of Monday night college hoops are Wake Forest at Duke (ESPN), Kansas at Houston (ESPN), Wichita State at North Texas (ESPN2), UCLA at Northwestern (FS1) and Eastern Washington at Montana (ESPN2).
All American: “I Got a Story to Tell”
The CW, 8pm
Both Beverly and Crenshaw high schools are on a hot streak in their respective games; Amina (Alexis Chikaeze) struggles with her decision to run for Stu-Co president when she discovers her campaign speech falls on a very difficult day; Coop (Bre-Z) attends a law panel.
Extracted: “Surviving the Storm”
FOX, 8pm
With a storm approaching, the survivalists face a decision that could affect both their fellow competitors in the wild and their families back at HQ in the new episode “Surviving the Storm.”
The Voice: “The Blind Auditions, Part 5”
NBC, 8pm
Coaches Kelsea Ballerini, Michael Bublé, John Legend and Adam Levine vie to discover and coach the next singing phenomenon on the fifth and final night of the blind auditions.
NCIS: “Close to Home”
CBS, 9pm
The team investigates a large sum of money that was discovered near the naval library in the new episode “Close to Home.”
Rescue: HI-Surf: “Pono”
FOX, 9pm
In the new episode “Pono,” Emily’s (Arielle Kebbel) day off is interrupted when she comes across an unresponsive cave diver.
Celebrity IOU
HGTV, 9pm
Courteney Cox gets to give a surprise room makeover to someone she cares about in tonight’s new episode.
The Hunting Party: “Roy Barber”
NBC, 10pm
When Bex (Melissa Roxburgh) and the team race to stop Roy Barber (Leif Gantvoort), known as the Couple Killer, before he strikes again, they uncover a chilling scheme that puts Roy’s crimes in an entirely new light.
Tuesday, March 4
Lost Boys & Fairies
BritBox
New Series!
Set in Cardiff, this three-episode drama (all available today) explores the universal theme of parents and children through the perspective of gay adoption. Gabriel (Sion Daniel Young) and his partner, Andy (Fra Fee), long to take their relationship to the next level by adopting a child. While initially wanting to adopt a girl, they meet and begin to grow fond of Jake (Leo Harris), a child placed in foster care after being removed from his violent father. The series follows Gabriel on a coming-of-middle-age journey as he faces his own childhood trauma so he can help Jake deal with his.
With Love, Meghan
Netflix
New Series!
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, hosts this half-hour series that blends practical how-to’s and candid conversations with Meghan and her friends, new and old. She also shares personal tips and tricks, embracing playfulness over perfection, and highlights how easy it can be to create beauty, even in the unexpected. Meghan and her guests — including Roy Choi, Mindy Kaling, Alice Waters and acclaimed chefs and special friends — also roll up their sleeves in the kitchen, the garden and beyond, and invite viewers to do the same.
John Garfield Birthday Tribute
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
Jacob Julius Garfinkle, better known as actor John Garfield, was born in New York City 112 years ago today (March 4, 1913); he died there on May 21, 1952, at the untimely age of 39. Despite a brief, roughly 13-year big-screen career, Garfield left enduring performances, often playing brooding, rebellious, working-class characters. You can enjoy several of those performances today as Turner Classic Movies remembers Garfield with a lineup of his films. Kicking things off are two spy thrillers: Dangerously They Live (1941) and The Fallen Sparrow (1943), which costars Maureen O’Hara. After that is the crime drama Blackwell’s Island (1939), costarring Rosemary Lane; the drama East of the River (1940), also with Brenda Marshall and Marjorie Rambeau; the drama Dust Be My Destiny (1939), costarring another Lane sister, Priscilla; the adventure film Flowing Gold (1940), also featuring Pat O’Brien and Frances Farmer; Castle on the Hudson (1940), a prison drama also with O’Brien and Ann Sheridan; Garfield’s second film, the crime drama They Made Me a Criminal (1939), directed by Busby Berkeley and costarring Claude Rains and the Dead End Kids; and Garfield’s second-to-last film, The Breaking Point (1950), a film noir adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s To Have and Have Not that also stars Patricia Neal in one of her earlier roles.
NBA Basketball
TNT, beginning at 7:30pm Live
Tuesday night NBA action on TNT has the Golden State Warriors at the N.Y. Knicks and the L.A. Clippers at the Phoenix Suns.
Kitchen Nightmares: “Leo’s”
FOX, 8pm
In this new episode, Chef Gordon Ramsay tries to help Leo’s Italian Grill get back on its feet after the owner suffered a family tragedy.
Deal or No Deal Island: “Million Dollar Walk”
NBC, 8pm
A romantic ploy is made to wrestle control of the game from the remaining six players, but is there a deeper motive behind the gesture?
FOX Nation Presidential Joint Address to Congress
FOX Nation, 8:30pm Live
FOX Nation, FOX News Media’s streaming service, presents this 2025 State of the Union Address countdown show live from Nashville. Hosted by Outkick’s Tomi Lahren, the live discussion features a panel composed of Outkick founder Clay Travis, former 2020 Trump deputy communications director Erin Perrine and FNC contributor Ben Domenech as they break down the night’s events. The streaming service will then stream the address live at 9pm.
Daredevil: Born Again
Disney+, 9pm
New Series!
Charlie Cox reprises his role as blind lawyer Matt Murdock and his superhero alter ego, Daredevil, and Vincent D’Onofrio is back as crime lord Wilson Fisk, aka Kingpin, in this nine-episode, TV-MA-rated Marvel series. Born Again finds Murdock continuing to fight for justice both through his bustling law firm and through more physical means, using his heightened abilities as Daredevil. Meanwhile, former mob boss Fisk pursues his own political endeavors in New York. When their past identities begin to emerge, both men find themselves on an inevitable collision course. Also reprising their roles from Netflix’s 2015-18 Daredevil series are Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page, Elden Henson as Franklin “Foggy” Nelson and Ayelet Zurer as Vanessa Marianna-Fisk, Wilson’s wife. Jon Bernthal returns to his role as Frank Castle/Punisher, who was introduced in Season 2 of Netflix’s Daredevil and was spun off into his own “street-level” Marvel-based series, The Punisher, on that streaming service from 2017-19. Among notable new characters are Hector Ayala, aka White Tiger (Kamar de los Reyes), who was Marvel Comics’ first Latin American superhero, and the first overall Puerto Rican superhero, and serial-killer supervillain Muse, played by an as-yet-to-be-announced actor. The first two episodes drop tonight; new episodes are available Tuesdays at this time.
Life Below Zero
Nat Geo, 9pm
Season Finale!
The Season 23 finale, “The Last Snow,” follows Alaskans while they make the most of the endless sun as the last of the snow melts.
2025 State of the Union Address
Various Networks, 9pm Live
The annual State of the Union address, during which President Donald Trump will speak to Congress and provide policy proposals for the upcoming legislative year, airs tonight on various networks including ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, FOX News Channel, FOX Nation, CNN and MSNBC.
Jay & Pamela
TLC, 10pm
New Series!
Meet Jay and Pamela: a couple who share the same rare brittle bone disorder, who are determined to build the life of their dreams together.
Denise Richards and Her Wild Things
Bravo, 10:30pm
New Series!
Two back-to-back episodes kick off this new series that sees Denise Richards returning to the reality TV spotlight (her short-lived “fail” on Special Forces doesn’t count). More than 15 years ago, Richards was navigating a notoriously difficult marriage to Charlie Sheen along with intense scrutiny and tabloid attention, all while raising two young girls, when she allowed cameras to document her life. It’s hard to believe that her life today could be even more complicated and unpredictable, but that’s what they’re saying, and cameras capture her daughters — Sami, Lola and Eloise — and husband Aaron as they navigate their hectic lives together.
Wednesday, March 5
The Leopard
Netflix
New Series!
This Italian drama is a dazzlingly sensuous epic set against the backdrop of revolution in 1860s Sicily. At its heart is Don Fabrizio Corbera (Kim Rossi Stuart), prince of Salina. As Italy moves toward unification and the old aristocratic order is threatened, he realizes that his family’s future is in jeopardy. He eventually faces an impossible choice. He has the power to engineer a marriage that could secure his family’s legacy, but in doing so, he would break the heart of his favorite daughter, Concetta (Benedetta Porcaroli).
College Basketball
FS1, beginning at 6:30pm Live
A pair of Big East college basketball matchups on FS1 has DePaul at Providence and Marquette at UConn.
Shifting Gears: “Career”
ABC, 8pm
Georgia (Barrett Margolis) invites Matt (Tim Allen) and Riley (Kat Dennings) to her school’s Career Day; Gabriel (Seann William Scott) mentors Carter’s (Maxwell Simkins) car project.
Wild Cards: “Catch Me if You Can”
The CW, 8pm
Max’s (Vanessa Morgan) childhood bestie visits, pulling her into her old con ways; while Ellis (Giacomo Gianniotti) investigates the murder of a former tennis pro, the BFFs go undercover to find the killer.
The Masked Singer: “Group B Premiere: Voices of Olympus”
FOX, 8pm
Get ready to meet five new contestants as they perform renditions of “I Believe in a Thing Called Love,” “Bad Blood,” “Rewrite the Stars,” “Espresso” and “Saving All My Love for You” in the new episode “Group B Premiere: Voices of Olympus.”
Chicago Med: “Down in a Hole”
NBC, 8pm
Ripley (Luke Mitchell) struggles to rescue a woman and her daughter trapped in an abandoned well; an old friend from Frost’s (Darren Barnet) TV days shadows Maggie (Marlyne Barrett); and Asher (Jessy Schram) discovers an extremely rare condition in her patient’s ultrasound.
Star of the Month: Barbara Stanwyck
TCM, beginning at 8pm
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Actress Ruby Catherine Stevens, better known as screen icon Barbara Stanwyck, is celebrated each Wednesday night, and continuing well into Thursday, this month on Turner Classic Movies with several of her memorable films. The lineups are largely separated by various genres, showing how versatile a star Stanwyck was. Some of her earliest films, mostly dramas/crime dramas and featuring a few pre-Code titles, air during tonight’s initial lineup, which continues into the next afternoon: the notorious-for-its-time drama Baby Face (1933); the romantic drama Ladies of Leisure (1930), Stanwyck’s second starring role and her first film with director Frank Capra; two more Capra-directed dramas, The Miracle Woman (1931) and Forbidden (1932); Night Nurse (1931), a crime drama/mystery costarring Joan Blondell and Clark Gable, and Stanwyck’s first film with director William Wellman; two other Wellman-directed dramas, The Purchase Price (1932) and So Big (1932); and the dramas Illicit (1931), Ladies They Talk About (1933), Gambling Lady (1934), Ever in My Heart (1933), The Woman in Red (1935) and His Brother’s Wife (1936).
Abbott Elementary: “Books”
ABC, 8:30pm
A debate over a controversial book leads Ava (Janelle James) to remove it from the library, but some parents push for its return.
Good Cop/Bad Cop: “Mr. Popular”
The CW, 9pm
When the Eden Vale High star quarterback is attacked, disturbing secrets are uncovered that reveal just what extremes people will go to in order to win.
The Floor: “Strategic Showdown”
FOX, 9pm
Emerging players look for ways to outsmart their strongest rivals in the new episode “Strategic Showdown,” which includes subjects like TV moms, fictional fathers, directors and the Met Gala. Rob Lowe hosts.
Chicago Fire: “Too Close”
NBC, 9pm
Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo) and Severide (Taylor Kinney) eagerly await big news. Meanwhile, Pascal (Dermot Mulroney) searches for the perfect anniversary gift.
The Amazing Race
CBS, 9:30pm
Season Premiere!
Season 37 of The Amazing Race has 14 new teams — the largest cast ever — embarking on a journey of a lifetime. Teams will encounter game-changing twists in every episode. One of the new twists, Fork in the Road, makes teams choose which direction and route they want to take to the Pit Stop, creating two parallel races in which two teams will be eliminated. Destinations this season include Hong Kong, Japan, Dubai, Bulgaria and Strasbourg, France.
Chicago P.D.: “Greater Good”
NBC, 10pm
Voight (Jason Beghe) questions Deputy Chief Reid’s (Shawn Hatosy) motives in enacting a Violence Reduction initiative across a neighborhood where numerous gangs are fighting for territory.
Thursday, March 6
Lil Kev
BET+
New Series!
Created by Kevin Hart, and inspired by his childhood and comedy, this adult animated series is set in 1993 North Philadelphia and follows 12-year-old Kevin (voiced by Hart), whose wild imagination and unshakable optimism constantly collide with his neighborhood’s harsh realities. At the same time, his no-nonsense mother, Nancy (Wanda Sykes), juggles night shifts as an E.R. nurse while waging a one-woman war to keep Kev on track.
Douglas Is Cancelled
BritBox
New Series!
Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey) and Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy) lead this provocative four-episode comedy/drama from writer Steven Moffat (Sherlock) that offers a timely look at gender politics and trial by social media. Douglas (Bonneville) and Madeline (Gillan) are cohosts on a popular current affairs show. Madeline is young and sharp; Douglas is middle-aged and highly respected. But a single tweet, claiming Douglas told a sexist joke at a recent wedding, tears his life apart, and he desperately tries to save his career. Is he truly guilty — or a victim of “cancel culture”? Two episodes are available Thursdays starting today.
Beauty in Black: Part 2
Netflix
New Episodes!
Tyler Perry’s drama returns for its second part. It follows two women leading very different lives. While Kimmie (Taylor Polidore Williams) is struggling to make a living after her mother kicked her out, Mallory (Crystle Stewart) is running a successful business. But they soon find themselves entangled in each other’s worlds.
Noir Behind Bars!
MOVIES!, beginning at 8:30am
Catch a Classic!
If you’re a fan of great films noir, you might find yourself a captive audience for this lineup of nine terrific noirs that are at least partly set in prison. The lineup begins with Female Jungle (1955), led by Kathleen Crowley, Lawrence Tierney, John Carradine and Jayne Mansfield, making her film debut. Following that is the sexploitation drama Girls in Prison (1956); a more professional and artistic take on a similar “women in prison” theme, Caged (1950), starring Best Actress Oscar nominee Eleanor Parker, Best Supporting Actress nominee Hope Emerson and Agnes Moorehead; Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951), which was an inspiration for Johnny Cash’s classic song “Folsom Prison Blues”; the Best Picture-nominated I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (1932), led by Best Actor nominee Paul Muni; House of Numbers (1957), starring Jack Palance and Barbara Lang; Women’s Prison (1955), featuring Ida Lupino, Jan Sterling and Cleo Moore; The Steel Jungle (1956), led by Perry Lopez, Beverly Garland and Walter Abel; and 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932), directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring Spencer Tracy and Bette Davis in some of their earlier roles.
9-1-1
ABC, 8pm
New Episodes!
Season 8 of the hit emergency responder drama series will return from its winter hiatus with new episodes beginning tonight.
Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage: “McAllister Auto Loves the Ladies”
CBS, 8pm
Georgie and Audrey (Montana Jordan and Rachel Bay Jones) give the tire store a makeover in the new episode “McAllister Auto Loves the Ladies.”
Next Level Chef: “Ciao Down”
FOX, 8pm
In order to keep their place in the competition, each of the 15 chefs must create an incredible Italian dish in the new episode “Ciao Down.”
Doctor Odyssey
ABC, 9pm
New Episodes!
The new medical drama set on a luxury cruise ship returns from its winter hiatus with all new episodes, beginning with a two-part episode titled “Shark Attack!” in which Max (Joshua Jackson) and Avery (Phillipa Soo) are at a crossroads while Avery faces a difficult decision. Meanwhile, after someone is bitten by a shark, The Odyssey takes a dangerous detour to rescue a sinking boat, where a mysterious new passenger catches Max’s eye.
Animal Control: “Retrievers and Fruit Bats”
FOX, 9pm
Desperate to find a new benefactor for Emily’s (Vella Lovell) outdoor kennel initiative, Frank and Victoria (Joel McHale and Grace Palmer) make a last ditch appeal to an unlikely acquaintance. Guest star Ken Jeong returns as Roman Park in the new episode “Retrievers and Fruit Bats.”
Going Dutch: “The Exes of Evil”
FOX, 9:30pm
When Col. Quinn’s (Denis Leary) three ex-wives show up on base, he’s surprised and furious to learn they’re all good friends. Lisa Edelstein, Deirdre O’Kane and Dennenesch Zoudé guest-star in the new episode “The Exes of Evil.”
Grey’s Anatomy
ABC, 10pm
New Episodes!
The 21st season of the long-running hit medical drama returns from its winter hiatus with all new episodes beginning tonight with “Hit the Floor,” which will focus on the chaos at Grey Sloan following the aftermath of the convenience store shooting.
Friday, March 7
Chaos: The Manson Murders
Netflix
In this new film, director Errol Morris (The Thin Blue Line) delves into the shadowy and complex narrative of the Manson Family murders, challenging the official accounts of the most infamous killing spree of the 1960s. Exploring the darkest corners of recent history, the documentary casts light on newly revealed links between the CIA, LSD, Charles Manson, and the likes of Jack Ruby and Vincent Bugliosi, and features gripping interviews, shocking archival visuals and even music that Manson made.
Formula 1: Drive to Survive
Netflix
Season Premiere!
Season 7 of this sports docuseries offers a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most pivotal moments of the 2024 Formula 1 racing season, from revitalized teams and intense personality clashes to offtrack controversies and midseason upheavals.
Plankton: The Movie
Netflix
Original Film!
This animated musical comedy based on the SpongeBob SquarePants series features Mr. Lawrence reprising his voice role as Plankton, whose world is flipped upside down when his plan for world domination is thwarted. Also reprising their roles from the series are Jill Talley as Karen Plankton, Tom Kenny as SpongeBob, Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick Star, Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks, Clancy Brown as Mr. Krabs and Rodger Bumpass as Squidward.
When Life Gives You Tangerines
Netflix
New Series!
This South Korean drama offers a vibrant journey through the four seasons of life as it follows the adventures of Ae-sun (IU), nicknamed “the remarkable rebel,” and Gwan-sik (Park Bo-gum), nicknamed “unyielding iron,” through four seasons on Jeju Island.
College Basketball
ESPN2 & FOX, beginning at 7pm Live
Highlights of Friday night’s college basketball action are Dayton at VCU (ESPN2), Purdue at Illinois (FOX) and South Florida at Memphis (ESPN2).
The Last of Sheila
MOVIES!, 8pm
Catch a Classic!
This delightfully offbeat and intricate 1973 dark comedy/whodunit murder mystery was directed by Herbert Ross, and cowritten by composer Stephen Sondheim and actor Anthony Perkins, one of the collaborations between the longtime friends. Apparently, though, Sondheim was famed in theater circles for concocting complex puzzles and scavenger hunts (he even inspired the main character in Anthony Shaffer’s play Sleuth). Those sorts of games are evident in the screenplay he and Perkins came up with, about a wealthy widower (James Coburn) who, a year after his wife, Sheila’s (Yvonne Romain), death in a hit-and-run, invites a group of friends to spend a week on his yacht playing a scavenger hunt mystery game. It starts becoming all too real and all too deadly, though, as secrets from among the group begin to come out. Richard Benjamin, Dyan Cannon, Joan Hackett, James Mason, Ian McShane and Raquel Welch also lead the cast of this film, which Rian Johnson has said was among the inspirations for his film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. If you miss it tonight, The Last of Sheila also happens to be airing the evening of Sunday, March 9 on Turner Classic Movies.
Happy’s Place: “Whiskey Business”
NBC, 8pm
When Steve (Pablo Castelblanco) drops his favorite pen down a crack in the bar, Bobbie (Reba McEntire) decides to pry the bar open to find it, discovering a very valuable bottle of whiskey in the process. Meanwhile, Steve is thrown by Emmett’s (Rex Linn) reaction to breaking a knife that Steve gifted him.
Power Book III: Raising Kanan
Starz, 8pm
Season Premiere!
In Season 4, slates are wiped clean for Kanan (Mekai Curtis), Raq (Patina Miller) and the rest of the Thomas family — but their fresh start arrives with one very dangerous obstacle looming large: Unique (Joey Bada$$) is alive, and he’s more volatile and revenge-hungry than ever.
Fire Country: “Death Trap”
CBS, 9pm
The Station 42 crew responds to a wellness check at the home of a hoarder that escalates into a full-blown house fire in the new episode “Death Trap.”
The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs
Shudder, 9pm Live
Season Premiere!
Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the Mailgirl return for a seventh season of presenting double features of films sure to delight horror fans and video hounds alike. New episodes premiere the first Friday of each month.
Saturday, March 8
Travels With Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet
BritBox
New Series!
In this five-episode series (all available today), Sir David Suchet, who famously portrayed one of mystery writer Agatha Christie’s most famous creations, detective Hercule Poirot, in the 1989-2013 series Agatha Christie’s Poirot, travels the world following in the footsteps of the Queen of Mystery. Before becoming a bestselling author, Christie embarked upon a world tour in 1922 at age 31. Her 10-month itinerary of the then-British Empire took her across South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, along with a holiday to Hawaii. Now, over a century later, re-creating her surprising and fascinating journey offers an opportunity for Suchet and all fans of the author to discover a lesser-known Agatha — the woman she really was.
NHL Hockey
ABC, beginning at 12:30pm Live
A Saturday afternoon NHL twin bill has the Seattle Kraken at the Philadelphia Flyers, followed by the Boston Bruins at the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Women Who Rock
AXS TV, beginning at 1:30pm
With concerts by Stevie Nicks and Cyndi Lauper, profiles of iconic figures like Pat Benatar, a countdown of top female musicians, and other special programming, celebrate International Women’s Day with a salute to the trailblazing “Women Who Rock.”
College Basketball
CBS & ESPN, beginning at 1:30pm Live
As the regular season winds down and conference championships get ready to tip off, catch a full Saturday of college hoops with Iowa State at Kansas State (CBS), Alabama at Auburn (ESPN), Ohio State at Indiana (CBS), Arizona at Kansas (ESPN), Duke at North Carolina (ESPN) and Houston at Baylor (ESPN).
Planet Earth: Asia
BBC America, 8pm
Series Finale!
The nature documentary series presented by Sir David Attenborough concludes tonight with two episodes. In “Saving Asia,” meet extraordinary people who are using ingenious solutions to protect Asia’s wildlife and habitats. In “Making of Asia,” follow camera crews behind the scenes as they capture amazing footage of natural wonders across the vast continent.
I Am Raquel Welch
The CW, 8pm
This documentary special celebrating the life of Hollywood icon Raquel Welch includes an emotional interview with her son, Damon, and never-before-seen archives from her personal estate.
The Reluctant Royal
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
A Philly mechanic (Andrew Walker) is surprised to learn that his long-lost father is a duke. But the duke isn’t quite what he expected, nor are his growing feelings for the duke’s adviser, Prudence (Emilie de Ravin).
I Was Octomom: The Natalie Suleman Story
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
In 2009, single mom Natalie Suleman’s once-private life was torn apart when she gave birth to octuplets using IVF. Told from her perspective, the movie follows Suleman’s journey starting from her decision to have one more IVF procedure to complete her then family of six, to becoming a mother of 14, and surviving a media storm filled with hate and death threats that eventually led her to seclusion. Kristen Lee Gutoskie (The Handmaid’s Tale) stars as Suleman, Caitlin Stryker (A Million Little Things) stars as her best friend Beth, and Anita Wittenberg (Cruel Instruction) plays her mother Angela.
Directed by Dorothy Arzner
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies is celebrating International Women’s Day today with three films from director Dorothy Arzner. Beginning her motion picture career as an editor during the early silent era, Arzner began directing in the late 1920s. From then until she retired from feature directing in the early ’40s, Arzner was pretty much the only woman director working in Hollywood. She was the first woman to join the Directors Guild of America and the first woman to direct a sound film, and she helped launch the careers of several iconic actresses, including Katharine Hepburn, Rosalind Russell and Lucille Ball, some of whom you’ll see in this evening’s triple feature. Up first is Craig’s Wife (1936), a drama led by Russell as a dominating wife. John Boles and Billie Burke costar. After that is Merrily We Go to Hell (1932), a romantic comedy/drama led by Fredric March and Sylvia Sidney, and with a prominent early supporting appearance by Cary Grant. The lineup concludes with Christopher Strong (1933), a romantic drama starring Colin Clive and Hepburn in her second screen role and first starring role.
NBA Basketball: L.A. Lakers at Boston
ABC, 8:30pm Live
ABC’s Saturday primetime NBA matchup features LeBron James, Luka Dončić and the L.A. Lakers visiting Boston for a classic rivalry game against Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and the Celtics.
Saturday Night Live: “Lady Gaga”
NBC, 11:30pm Live; also livestreams on Peacock
Lady Gaga does double duty on SNL for her second time tonight, making her second appearance as host and fifth as musical guest following the release of her latest album, Mayhem, which is due out March 7.