What to watch
SATURDAY
March 16, 2024
All times Eastern. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
College Basketball CBS, FOX, ESPN & ESPN2, beginning at 11 a.m. Live
College hoops conference tournament action heats up on the day before Selection Sunday. Catch the Big Ten semifinals (CBS), SEC semifinals (ESPN), the American Athletic Conference semifinals (ESPN2), the Big 12 final (ESPN), the Big East final (FOX), the MAC final (ESPN2), the ACC final (ESPN), the Pac12 final (FOX), the Big West final (ESPN2) and the WAC final (ESPN2).
NHL Hockey:
N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh ABC, 3 p.m. Live
Artemi Panarin and the N.Y. Rangers face off against Sidney Crosby and the Penguins at Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena.
55th NAACP Image Awards BET & CBS, 8 p.m. Live
This long-running celebration of Black excellence in TV, movies, music and literature returns for its latest installment. Colman Domingo leads nominees across the motion-picture categories with three nominations (for his work in Rustin and The Color Purple and as Entertainer of the Year). Ayo Edebiri received the most nominations in the television and streaming categories, with two (for her work in Abbott Elementary and The Bear). Victoria Monét and Usher lead the music-recording categories, with six and five nods, respectively. Among networks/ services, Netflix leads the way with 55 nominations, followed by Prime Video with 27.
Friday Night Sext Scandal
Lifetime, 8 p.m. Original Film
Inspired by real stories, this world-premiere film exposes the practice of young boys “hunting” nude photographs of female classmates in order to share and trade with others. When 16-year-old Shawn (Anthony Timpano), a talented football athlete, lands a spot in the starting lineup, he is welcomed into the team’s inner circle. However, he soon discovers that these elite players are involved in a sick, secret game that is playing out under the noses of their community.
NBA Basketball: Golden State at L.A. Lakers ABC, 8:30 p.m. Live
Saturday night NBA action has Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors in Los Angeles to face Lebron James and the Lakers.
Critter Fixers: Country Vets
Nat Geo Wild, 9 p.m. Season Premiere The docuseries that follows longtime friends Dr. Hodges and Dr. Ferguson, who own and operate Critter Fixer Veterinary Hospital 100 miles south of Atlanta, is back for Season
6. In the season premiere, the docs help 15 small-town celebrity Chihuahuas, pay it forward by helping an EMT’S injured dog and try to keep a pet dove flying.