TCM MORNING & AFTERNOON MOVIE: SIDNEY POITIER ALL AMERICAN: “SEASON PASS” GAMES: “DASH TEST DUMMIES”
TCM, beginning at 6 a.m. Catch a Classic! Spend your morning and afternoon with legendary actor Sidney Poitier when Turner Classic Movies airs a lineup of some of his most memorable films. The schedule begins with “Edge of the City” (1957), a noirish drama in which Poitier costars with John Cassavetes. The acclaimed film was unusual for its time in its portrayal of an interracial friendship, and earned Poitier a Best Actor BAFTA Award nomination. Also today, see Poitier in the drama “Something of Value” (1957); the 1961 adaptation of the play “A Raisin in the Sun,” which earned Poitier another BAFTA nod as well as a Golden Globe nomination; his Best Actor Oscar-winning role in “Lilies of the Field” (1963); another multi-award-nominated role in the 1965 drama “A Patch of Blue”; one of his most famous roles, in 1967’s “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”; and the romantic drama “A Warm December” (1973), which he also directed.
NBA BASKETBALL NBA TV & TNT,
beginning at 12 p.m. Live
The NBA celebrates the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with five national TV games: Orlando at New York (NBA TV), Minnesota at Atlanta (NBA TV), Phoenix at Memphis (TNT), Milwaukee at Brooklyn (TNT) and Golden State at L.A. Lakers (TNT).
The CW, 8 p.m. Season Premiere! Spencer (Daniel Ezra) finds himself on the defense after an interview he gave comes out, upsetting his old teammates, and emotions get the best of them. Billy (Taye Diggs) is excited for a fresh start at South Crenshaw High, but he first must confront something from his past that could be a roadblock to his success.
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FOX, 8 p.m.
Season Premiere! The fourth season premiere kicks off with another jaw-dropping signature disaster that only Los Angeles’ finest and most fearless first responders can handle. Angela Bassett, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kenneth Choi, Oliver Stark and Peter Krause star.
■ ELLEN’S GAME OF
NBC, 8 p.m. Contestants play Ellen’s favorite games Oh Ship!, Aw Snap, Say Whaaat?! and Taste Buds. The winner of each of the first four rounds moves on to Know or Go, and that winner advances to Hotter Hands for a chance to win a cash prize.