Las Vegas Review-Journal (Sunday)
What to watch SUNDAY
February 26, 2023
All times Pacific. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
NBA Basketball ABC & ESPN, Beginning at 10 a.m. Live
Four games are on the national TV slate today: Phoenix Suns at Milwaukee Bucks and L.A. Lakers at Dallas Mavericks (ABC), and Minnesota Timberwolves at Golden State Warriors and L.A. Clippers at Denver Nuggets (ESPN).
NASCAR Cup Series: Pala Casino 400 FOX, 12:30 p.m. Live
The NASCAR Cup Series returns to the 2-mile oval at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, as Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson, Ryan Blaney, Ross Chastain, Joey Logano and other top drivers compete in the Pala Casino 400.
29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Netflix’s Youtube Channel, 5 p.m. Live
Starting in 2024, the SAG Awards will livestream annually on Netflix. This year’s ceremony will livestream on Netflix’s Youtube channel (youtube.com/netflix). Top film and TV nominees include some of last month’s Golden Globe winners, including Angela Bassett (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), Cate Blanchett (Tar), Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary), Austin Butler (Elvis), Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus), Colin Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin), Paul Walter Hauser (Black Bird), Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Zendaya (Euphoria).
A Nashville Legacy Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 7 p.m. ▪ Original Film
Naima (Andrea Lewis), a doctoral student, moves to Nashville to uncover secrets about an undiscovered music group. After she begins interning at a well-known museum, she meets a man (Pooch Hall) she believes is also an intern but who turns out to be the heir to the Berryhall Records empire. The two bond over their love of music and desire to leave a mark on the world.
The Simpsons FOX, 8 p.m.
Carl (voice of Alex Desert) looks into the roots of his identity by discovering the origins of a mysterious rodeo buckle in the new episode “Carl Carlson Rides Again.”
Wicked Tuna Nat Geo, Beginning at 9 p.m. ▪ Season Premiere
Season 12 of the reality series kicks off with back-to-back hourlong episodes tonight. Last season ended with a frenzied race to the finish, with Capt. Bob Cook of the Fat Tuna finishing at the top of the fleet and now out to prove that his success was no fluke. He will have to defend his title against a variety of worthy competitors, including the youngest of the bunch, Time Flies Capt. Jack Patrican, who was runner-up last season, proving that experience isn’t always necessary to finish at the top.
The Blacklist NBC, 10 p.m. ▪ Season Premiere
The James Spader-led crime/thriller series moves from its longtime Friday night time slot to Sunday evenings as it begins its 10th and final season tonight. Returning with Spader are Diego Klattenhoff, Hisham Tawfiq and Harry Lennix. Anya Banerjee joins the cast in a regular role as Siya Malik, an MI6 intelligence officer and daughter of the late Meera Malik, an early member of the task force who was played by Parminder Nagra in the show’s first season (the character was assassinated in the season finale). The season premiere, “The Night Owl,” picks up six months after Wujing’s (Chin Han) escape from custody, with Reddington (Spader) mysteriously resurfacing in Manhattan amid an explosion. When a former Blacklister is found at the scene, the task force begins to investigate a larger conspiracy at play.