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■ 31 DAYS OF OSCAR: BEST SCREENPLAY WINNERS AND 1990S & 2000S WINNERS
TCM, beginning at 6:15 a.m. & 8 p.m.
Catch a Classic! Like Saturdays, Sundays during Turner Classic Movies’ 31 Days of Oscar celebration will be divided into two themes. From the morning into the early evening, the network will feature winners in a specific major Oscar category from throughout Hollywood history. The evening will then feature winners in various categories from the 1990s and 2000s specifically. Today’s lineup, beginning in the early morning, starts out with the following films that took home Academy Awards for their screenplays (original or adapted from another source), either as their only wins or among other wins: “Little Women” (1933), “Pygmalion” (1938), “The Lavender Hill Mob” (1951), “Citizen Kane” (1941), “The Great McGinty” (1940), “Woman of the Year” (1942) and “Pillow Talk” (1959). Starting in primetime, TCM then airs four Oscar-winning favorites from the 1990s and 2000s: “The Iron Lady” (2011, network premiere) — won in both of its nominated categories: Best Actress (Meryl Streep) and Best Achievement in Makeup; “Shakespeare in Love” (1998) — 13 nominations, seven wins, notably including Best Picture, Best Actress (Gwyneth Paltrow), Best Supporting Actress (Judi Dench) and Best Original Screenplay (Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard); “Jerry Maguire” (1996) — five nominations, one win: Best Supporting Actor (Cuba Gooding Jr.); and “Antonia’s Line” (1995) — won in its only nominated category: Best Foreign Language Film (The Netherlands).
■ ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE SOCCER
USA Network, 8 a.m. Live A doubleheader of soccer action from across the pond begins with an hourlong pre-show leading into the first match, Watford vs Arsenal. Following that match is a half-hour intermission show that leads into today’s second match, Manchester City vs. Manchester United. After that, an hourlong postgame show concludes the day’s coverage.
■ 2022 PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES
NBC, 12 p.m.
Two hours of recorded event coverage from the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing.
■ NBA BASKETBALL
ABC & ESPN, 1 p.m. Live ABC and ESPN combine to televise four Sunday NBA games: the Brooklyn Nets at the Boston Celtics (ABC), the Phoenix Suns at the Milwaukee Bucks (ABC), the Toronto Raptors at the Cleveland Cavaliers (ESPN) and the N.Y. Knicks at the L.A. Clippers (ESPN).
■ NASCAR CUP SERIES: PENNZOIL 400
FOX, 3:30 p.m. Live
Kyle Larson, Brad Keselowski, Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin and other top drivers compete in the NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
■ 37TH FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS
IFC, 5 p.m. Live; also streams on AMC+ Positioned once again squarely in the corridor leading into Oscar voting, the Spirit Awards return to celebrate — as they have for nearly 40 years — creative independence, original and provocative subject matter, diversity, innovation, and uniqueness of vision in films and television productions released over the past year. Notable series nominated in various TV categories this year include “Blindspotting,” “Reservation Dogs,” “Rutherford Falls,” “Squid Game” and “The White Lotus.”
■ AMERICA’S GOT TALENT: EXTREME: “BEST OF AUDITIONS 2”
NBC, 7 p.m. Look back at some of the most memorable acts from last week’s second Auditions episode.
■ A BRIDESMAID IN LOVE
UPtv, 7 p.m.
Original Film! Recently single professional bridesmaid and writer Cate James (Tori Anderson) is excited to help her best friend Maxine (Eva Tavares) with her wedding day and is happily surprised to bump into Maxine’s handsome brother Matt (Sean Poague), who’s in town for his sister’s wedding. Just as the perfect pair get close, old flames come back into the picture, confusing Cate even more. Will she follow her heart?
■ WHEN CALLS THE HEART
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. Season Premiere! Season 9 of the hit drama brings fresh faces to Hope Valley as Elizabeth (Erin Krakow) and Lucas (Chris McNally) finally decide to pursue a relationship together. Per Krakow, “There are a lot of exciting storylines where characters are taking the reins of their lives, really making bold moves and bold decisions in their love lives and their businesses.”
■ IF WALLS COULD TALK
Lifetime, 8 p.m. Original Film! Inspired by true events. After the death of her father, Olivia Garland moves home to help her mother, Rebecca. She becomes concerned about Rebecca’s claims of a ghost in the house and wonders if Rebecca is beginning to decline mentally. When Rebecca breaks her hip, Olivia hires health aide Jake Winters, whose patience and warmth seem too good to be true, and when strange things keep happening, Olivia must decide who she can trust and how to keep her and her mother safe. Stars Margo Parker, Conner Floyd and Nicole Danielle Watts.
■ THE COURTSHIP
NBC, 8 p.m.; episodes stream next day on Peacock New Series! When this dating show/social experiment started development as a Peacock series, it had the title “Pride & Prejudice: An Experiment in Romance.” Now moved to NBC for its premiere episodes and under a new name, the series’ concept remains the same and should appeal to fans of Jane Austen. Transported to a castle in the English countryside re-created in the style of the late 18th/early 19th-century Regency era, a group of suitors try to win the heart of a heroine using the courting methods of that time, from carriage and boat rides to archery outings and handwritten letters to communicate.
■ THE CIRCUS
Showtime, 8 p.m. Season Premiere! The mustsee for political junkies is back to look at the landscape eight months before the 2022 midterm elections.
■ KANDI & THE GANG
Bravo, 9 p.m.
New Series! In the heart of the city, Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker run an ever-evolving restaurant empire. Their Southern eatery OLG — named after the “Old Lady Gang” consisting of Kandi’s mom, Mama Joyce, and Aunts Nora and Bertha — is busier than ever. The restaurant has been a fan favorite with lines down the block and classic Southern dishes, but peeling back the curtains on this family-owned and operated restaurant reveals that mixing business and relatives can sometimes create a recipe for tension.
■ ROADRUNNER: A FILM ABOUT ANTHONY BOURDAIN
CNN, 9 p.m.
This documentary from Oscar winner Morgan Neville (”20 Feet From Stardom”) about the life of cultural explorer, writer and chef Anthony Bourdain makes its broadcast premiere tonight, airing with limited commercial interruption. In his film, Neville synthesizes the essence of thousands of hours of Bourdain’s professional archive, family photos, home video, personal letters and more than 30 original interviews of people who were close to Bourdain during his life, to develop a compelling portrait.
■ SOMEONE THEY KNEW ... WITH TAMRON HALL
Court TV, 9 p.m.
New Series! Journalist and author Tamron Hall hosts this weekly true-crime series that follows the path from victim to verdict to explore how, when it comes to murder, it is rare for there to be no prior connection between the killer and the deceased. The stories are told from the point of view of the people impacted by the case, including the lawyers, jurors, members of law enforcement, and the victim’s family and friends, using new interviews, archival footage and re-creations of the crime.
■ FROM: “CHOOSING DAY”
EPIX, 9 p.m.
The Matthews family must choose which of the two settlements they will join: the people of the town, or the people of Colony House. Jade (David Alpay) comes to terms with the notion that all of this is real, and Boyd (Harold Perrineau) is faced with an impossible decision that strikes at the very heart of life in the town.
■ WINNING TIME: THE RISE OF THE LAKERS DYNASTY
HBO, 9 p.m.
New Series! This 10-episode drama explores the professional and personal lives of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s as they become one of the most revered and dominant squads in basketball history. Coaches, executives, players, other staff and family members are all part of the mix as a spotlight is shone on behind-the-scenes wheeling and dealing, including ownership squabbles and tension among players. The superstar cast includes John C. Reilly, Quincy Isaiah, Sally Field, Adrien Brody, Jason Clarke, Solomon Hughes, Jason Segel, Gaby Hoffmann, Julianne Nicholson, Rob Morgan and Tracy Letts.
■ SECRETS OF THE ZOO: TAMPA: ORANGAGANG
Nat Geo Wild, 9 p.m. A baby orangutan’s birth marks a victory for this critically endangered species but challenges first-time mom RanDee. Plus: Cherished anteater Silvio is celebrated.
■ OUTLANDER
Starz, 9 p.m.
Season Premiere! “Season 6 is about, what do you do when that home turns against you?” notes executive producer Maril Davis. The new season sticks closely to Diana Gabaldon’s sixth book, “A Breath of Snow and Ashes.” “There’s distrust and conflict on the ridge. It is a journey of trauma for so many.” The 90-minute season opener is the first of eight episodes this season.
■ 2022 PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES
USA Network, 9 p.m. Live; also streams on Peacock Five hours of live event coverage from the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing.
■ BRITANNIA
EPIX, 10 p.m. Season Finale! In the Season 3 finale, while still searching for Lucius (Hugo Speer) and his knowledge of the Spear, Cait (Eleanor WorthingtonCox) takes the fight to the redoubt.
■ TRANSPLANT
NBC, 10 p.m.
Season Premiere! This popular Canadian medical drama returns for its second-season run in the States beginning tonight. Season 2 picks up with Dr. Bashir “Bash” Hamed (Hamza Haq) and his fellow residents reeling after Dr. Jed Bishop (John Hannah) suffers a stroke. For Syrian refugee Bash, life at the Toronto hospital he had started to consider home suddenly feels precarious. As the team adjusts to new colleagues while dealing with the challenges of life, unexpected faces from the past leave Bash seriously doubting whether his transplant into this new world was successful.
■ HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS
Science Channel, 10 p.m. Season Premiere! As the series returns for a six-episode 10th season, the world’s leading cosmological experts and stunning CGI again take viewers straight into the heart of the latest discoveries in space and astronomy, such as an invisible network of dark matter connecting more than 2 trillion galaxies, and updates from the latest probes and rovers that are exploring Saturn and Mars.
■ SHINING VALE
Starz, 10:20 p.m.
New Series! This thrilling eight-episode horror comedy is about a dysfunctional family that moves from the city to a small town into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place. But no one seems to notice except for Pat (Courteney Cox), who’s convinced she’s either depressed or possessed. The series also stars Greg Kinnear, Mira Sorvino, Judith Light, Sherilyn Fenn, Merrin Dungey, Gus Birney and Dylan Gage.