1) “Ringo & Friends at the Ryman,” 8-10 p.m., CBS. As a Beatle, Ringo Starr recorded Buck Owens’ “Act Naturally”; it was clear he likes country. Now, 60 years later, Starr (shown here), 84, does that song and others with Brenda Lee, Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris, Jamey Johnson, Mickey Guyton, Jack White, Molly Tuttle, Rodney Crowell and more. Read more…
1) “Dark Winds” opener, 9 p.m., AMC, repeating at 10:09 and 11:18. After a long and eerie flash-forward, stories pile up in a richly crafted episode: Joe and Chee (shown here) search for two teens, amid talk of a monster … An FBI agent (Jenna Elfman) probes a case he buried … And his former deputy has an emotional encounter at the border. Read more…
1) “Saturday Night Live,” 11:29 p.m., NBC. For Lady Gaga (shown here), appearances on “SNL have been rare, but spectacular. She’s been the music guest four times in the past 15 years (not counting Peacock’s “SNL” mega-concert), often with visually ambitious numbers. Only once, however, did she double as host; now comes her second time doing both. Read more…
1) “North by Northwest” (1959), 8 p.m. ET, Turner Classic Movies. Post-Oscars, there are still good movies to try. This zesty Hitchcock adventure (shown here with Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint) is surrounded by the Marx Brothers’ “A Day at the Races” (1937) at 6 and “Lover Come Back” (1961) — an amiable Rock Hudson/Doris Day film with an Oscar-nominated script — at 10:30. Read more…
1) “Grey’s Anatomy” (shown here) return, 10 p.m., ABC. In the midst of a heat wave, Jo and Lucas went to a convenience story to get ice. There was a gunman, a fight and a shot; now – 15 weeks later – we learn what happened. There’s chaos in the hospital and Ben’s emergency plan faces challenges. Also, Amelia and Winston disagree about a patient. Read more…
1) “The Amazing Race” opener, 9:30-11 p.m., CBS. It’s the show’s largest line-up, with 14 duos. There are married nurses and dating nurses. Three more duos are married, including Las Vegas performers and the parents of eight boys. There are father-son lumberjacks (shown here) and Chicago’s retired gangs-and-narcotics chief, who’s with his daughter. Read more…
1) Presidential address, 9 p.m. ET, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, PBS and news channels. Technically, it’s not a “State of the Union” speech until a year into the term. But the last seven presidents also delivered a talk their first year, so here it is. The follow-up (including Democratic response by new Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan) continues to at least 11 ET. Alternatives, listed next, include “Will Trent” (shown here), Tom Hanks and more. Read more…
1) “Sullivan’s Crossing,” 9 p.m. today, CW. If you missed the second season (a good one), catch it now. In this rerun of the opener, Maggie (shown here) rushes to her dad, who is s hospitalized and has forgotten his financial deadline. Also, she thinks Cal ignored her; in truth, he left a note that Lola hid. Read more…
1) Academy Awards, 7-10:30 p.m. ET, ABC. The movies are obscure (except “Wicked,” shown here) and two Timothee Chalamet films), but the show will try to hold our attention. It has Conan O’Brien as host, Nick Offerman as announcer and top singers — Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Queen Latifah, Doja Cat, Raye, Lisa (of Blackpink) and the Los Angeles Master Chorale. Excerpts are optional hand-crafted summaries of your content that can be used in your theme. Learn more about manual excerpts. Read more…
1) “I Am Luke Perry,” 8-10 p.m., CW. Perry’s roles ranged from bull-rider to vampire-hunter, but his biggest stretch (shown here) was as a rich kid in “Beverly Hills, 90210.” He was the opposite, a steelworker’s son who grew up in an Ohio town of 2,600. Before his death at 52, following strokes, he neatly fit into “Riverdale,” playing a decent dad who did construction. Read more…
