SUNDAY’S BEST PICKS
3:30 PM _ NASCAR Cup Series The Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, is the scene today as NASCAR Cup Series drivers such as Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski get set to do battle in the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix. Chase Elliott won this race a year ago on the 3.4-mile, 20-turn road course in a rain-soaked affair marked by poor visibility and traction for drivers and a shortening of the contest from 68 to 54 laps.
8PM $ NCIS: Los Angeles When the partner of DOJ Agent Lance Hamilton (guest star Bill Goldberg) gets killed, Sam (LL
Cool J) once again assumes his undercover persona of “Switch” to find the culprit in the new episode “Bonafides.” Meanwhile, Kensi and Deeks (Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen) team up with Rountree and Kilbride (Caleb Castille, Gerald McRaney) to catch an aerospace engineer who stole some classified Navy schematics. Another new episode, directed by series star Ruah, immediately follows.
8PM * The Oscars The 94th Academy Awards ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, honoring the best in films released between March 1 and Dec. 31, 2021 (last year’s Oscar race extended its eligibility period through February 2021 to compensate for the extended pandemic lockdown). Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall will share hosting duties. Samuel L. Jackson, Elaine May and Liv Ullmann will receive honorary Academy Awards for their distinguished careers. Additionally, Danny Glover will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. 8PM (BBCA) Killing Eve This acclaimed and very quirky series continues its final season with the new episode “Don’t Get Attached,” in which Eve (Sandra Oh) explores the past of her target and stumbles across some secrets from the history of The Twelve. Meanwhile, Villanelle (Jodie Comer) embraces killing once again, although she tries taking lives for altruistic reasons before ultimately deciding to kill anyone who oppressed her. Elsewhere, Carolyn (Fiona Shaw) tracks down a top member of The Twelve.
8:30 PM _ The Great North Ham (voice of Paul Rust) becomes the friend of an older woman who loves a good party more than anything else in the new episode “As Goldie as It Gets.” Elsewhere, Judy (voice of Jenny Slate) decides to take up pottery and discovers that she actually is ... not great at it, to say the least. Guest voices include Julio Torres (“Los Espookys”) and Sarah Baker (“The Kominsky Method”); Nick Offerman, Dulcé Sloan, Will Forte and Megan Mullally also are heard in their regular voice roles.
9PM G March After a long, challenging season, the band finally gets to kick back and enjoy some shared fun as a group in “We’re All We Need,” the Season 1 finale of this docuseries. It’s also graduation day for Kaylan, who is struggling through a tough transition into “adulting.” The drum majors make their case as to who should be up next as the band looks to the future.
9PM (NGEO) Wicked Tuna In a post-pandemic season where everyone is focused intensely on making up for lost time and money, some captains elect to cut their expenses to the bone by fishing close to home, while others roll the dice and make the long steam down to Chatham, banking that a big payday is more likely there, in the new episode “Whale of a Tuna.”
Last year’s reigning champion, Capt. Paul Hebert, is among those opting to go south, since he hasn’t caught a fish so far.
9PM (HBO) Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty As the Lakers head to training camp in Palm Springs, Buss (John C. Reilly) finds himself way over his head financially in the new episode “Who the F... Is Jack McKinney.” Meanwhile, the team’s new coaches are struggling to prove their vision that involves a groundbreaking style of play. Elsewhere, Jeanie (Hadley Robinson) is determined to bring her father’s celebrated flair to the Forum. Quincy Isaiah and Jason Clarke also star. 10:01 PM (STRZ) Shining Vale As Pat (Courteney Cox) tries to figure out how to get rid of the spectral Rosemary (Mira Sorvino) once and for all, she discovers that Terry (Greg Kinnear) has been keeping a horrifying secret from her in the new episode “Chapter Five: The Squirrel Knew.” Meanwhile, daughter Gaynor (Gus Birney finds out something about Pat that is likely to change how she views her mother forever. Dylan Gage also stars.
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