1) “Marshals,” 8 p.m., CBS. For a furious stretch, this is in full military mode — rifles, grenade, trucks, horses and explosions. Surrounding that is lots of macho dialog, some of it sharp and some just repetitive. There’s also a cliche boss, some family warmth (shown here) and a country song. This sort of fits together, but it’s not clear if it can work from week to week. Read more…
For fans of PBS mysteries, this will be a double-farewell year.
“Miss Scarlet” has announced that it will have one final season, its seventh. That will apparently air a few months after “Grantchester” has its 11th and final seasons. Read more…
1) Academy Awards, 7 p.m. ET Sunday, ABC. Conan O’Brien hosts a night led by “Sinners” and (shown here) “One Battle After Another.” They have 16 and 13 nominations; for best-picture, they face “Marty Supreme,” “Frankenstein” and “Sentimental Value” (9 apiece), “Hamnet” (8) and “F1,” “Train Dreams,” “Secret Agent” and “Bugonia” (4 each). Read more…
1) “Saturday Night Live,” 11:29 p.m., NBC. Ryan Gosling is a great guest anywhere, including the Oscars and (shown here) “SNL.” Now he’s the host, three weeks before his “Project Hail Mary” movie opens. It’s his fourth time as host and the first for Gorillaz as the music guest. A week later, Harry Styles will have his second turn in both jobs. Read more…
