What to watch SATURDAY
March 2, 2024
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
Formula 1 Racing: Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix
ESPN, 8:55 a.m. Live
Formula 1 ignites its 2024 campaign in the Middle East with the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir. This is the first time the F1 season begins on a Saturday (to accommodate the Muslim holy time of Ramadan).
NBA Basketball
NBA TV & ABC, beginning at 4 p.m. Live
The Utah Jazz are at the Miami Heat for a Saturday matinee on NBA TV. In primetime on ABC, Nikola Jokia and the Denver Nuggets take on Lebron James and the Lakers in Los Angeles.
Single Black Female 2: Simone’s Revenge Lifetime, 7 p.m. Original Film
Three years after narrowly escaping the murderous clutches of her half sister Simone (Amber Riley), Monica (Raven Goodwin) is ready for a fresh start in Seattle as the host of the city’s top primetime investigative television program. With her best friend Bebe (K. Michelle) by her side and a new love interest, things are looking up for Monica. Secretly nursed back to health and suffering from amnesia, Simone is building a new life when she comes across Monica on TV and her memories come rushing back, leading to a fateful reunion between the sisters.
Svengoolie Classic Horror & Sci-fi Movie
METV, 7 p.m.
Sven introduces the 1944 Universal monster movie The Invisible Man’s Revenge, starring John Carradine as a scientist who tests his invisibility serum on an escapee from a psychiatric hospital (Jon Hall), who then goes on a crime spree.
The 51st Annual Saturn Awards Comet, 9 p.m.
Comet is the television home for this year’s Saturn Awards ceremony. The latest installment of this long-running event was held (and livestreamed) Feb. 4 and honored the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror from July 2022 through September 2023. Among the film nominees this year were Avatar: The Way of Water, Barbie, Scream VI and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Special awards that were presented included the Visionary Award, given to Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer), and the inaugural Lance Reddick Legacy Award, presented to Keanu Reeves.