1) “TV We Love,” 8 and 9 p.m., CW. Long ago, TV gave us black-and-white comedies, done on cramped sets. Many were awful; a few gave sharp scripts to gifted actors. Here are profiles of the great “I Love Lucy” (1951-57), shown here. and the very good “Honeymooners” (1955-56).
2) Football, 4:30 and 9 p.m. ET, ABC and ESPN. These are key games, each with a division title at stake. First, the Panthers (8-8) face the Bucs (7-9); if the Bucs win, there will be a champ (and play-off team) with a losing record. Then it’s the Seahawks (13-3) and 49ers (12-4); both will be in the playoffs, but one gets there as division champion.
3) “The Paper,” 8-9:30 p.m., NBC. This clever show aired its 10 episodes on Peacock, then started to rerun them Mondays on NBC. Now, alas, its final three episodes are shoveled into one Saturday pile. They’re good ones, actually — starting with an expose of the newspaper’s owners and ending with the state journalism awards.
4) More comedy, NBC. It’s a funny-rerun night. At 9:30, “St. Denis Medical” sees a staff shortage, with Joyce forced to treat patients. At 10 and 11:30, “Saturday Night Live” is hosted by Timothee Chalamet and Miles Teller.
5) ALSO: At 8 p.m., HBO has the brilliant “Fargo” (1996) and CBS reruns the season’s second and third “Fire Country” episodes. Those find the team reeling from the death of Vince (Bode’s dad, the batallion chief); now the interim chief is played by Shawn Hatosy, who won an Emmy in “The Pitt.”