1) “Saturday Night Live,” 11:29 p.m., NBC. Maya Rudolph has been a steady force on “SNL.” She was in the cast for seven years, then made at least 20 guest stops, winning an Emmy for her portrayal of Kamala Harris. She’s also starring in the terrific “Loot” (shown here) on Apple TV+. Still, she’s only hosted twice (winning another Emmy for one of those). Here’s her third turn, a week before the season finale; Vampire Weekend is the music guest.
2) “ABBA: Against the Odds,” 8-10 p.m., CW. Fifty years ago, ABBA’s “Waterloo” became the first Swedish winner of the Eurovision Song Contest. The group, which had only been singing in English for a year, soared. It had nine No. 1 singles in England (but only one, “Dancing Queen,” in the U.S.). It’s also had a Broadway musical, two movies and now roughly the 12th documentary.
3) “SWAT,” 8 p.m., CBS. This reruns the season’s third episode. Back from his Mexico City adventure, Hondo finds that assassins are in Lon Angeles, targeting mysterious expatriates from Japan.
4) Basketball, 3:30 and 8:30 p.m. ET, ABC. The pro playoffs have Oklahoma City at Dallas and then Boston at Cleveland. Also, thockey playoffs are on TNT – New York at Carolina, 7 p.m. ET, Dallas at Colorado, 10. Fox has baseball (Reds-Giants or Cards-Brewers) at 7:15 p.m. ET, varying by region; Fox Sports 1 has Braves-Mets at 4:10.
5) Movies. Rudolph is one of many people who thrive after “SN.” At 8 p.m. on HBO, she has a supporting role in “Sisters” (2015), a fairly funny film starring “SNL” alums Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Also, some of Eddie Murphy’s best films are on IFC: The first two “Beverly Hills Cop” ones (1984 and (1987) are at 3 and 5:30 p.m.,; “Trading Places” (1983), with Dan Aykroyd of “SNL,” is at 8.
— Mike Hughes, TV America