She’s received nine Grammys, is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and partiipated on “Dancing with the Stars.” At 70 she’s still touring and had a song featured this year in the movie “The Butler.”
But somehow we have still failed Gladys Knight to the extent that she feels she needs a reality show. So here’s “Knight Life with Gladys” (OWN, 10 p.m.), which shows her behind the scenes of her performing life as she tries to juggle home life with her husband/manager and their large family.
Her brother and former Pip Melard “Bubba” Knight is enlisted as comic relief, dooing kooky things that aren’t really that kooky, such as wanting to have a solo career. It follows three episodes of “Six Little McGhees” (OWN, 8:30, 9 and 9:30 p.m.) that follows the home life of a Columbus couple and their sextuplets.
Women in Lifetime movies are usually just wronged, but in their latest feature is titled “The Wrong Woman” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.). In it, Danica McKellar (Winnie Cooper of “The Wonder Years”) is charged with an attempted murder in what could be considered a very loose take on Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Wrong Man.” One nice touch: it features Jim O’Heir — Jerry from “Parks and Recreation.”
Daughtry, Jeff Dunham and the usual array of wrestling stars perform on the 11th annual “WWE Tribute to the Troops” (NBC, 8 p.m.), recorded this year in Washington.
From the people who brought you “Untold Stories of the ER” (TLC, 9 p.m.) comes a special category of danger: “Sex Sent Me to the ER” (TLC, 10 p.m.). Quoting directly from the press release may be most effective: “In the premiere episode, a 440lb. virgin accidentally sends his girlfriend headfirst through a wall during his first time; a rock ‘n’ roll bandleader collapses in the middle of a peak performance; and a man with a broken penis has complications when both his wife and girlfriend arrive at the ER.”
Bo Derek is judge for a racetrack themed competition on “Cupcake Wars” (Food, 8 p.m.).
I like the fact that a former Fred Flintstone, Mark Addy, plays Hercules on the series “Atlantis” (BBC America, 9 p.m.).
Not much on the Saturday night movie premiere front. There’s the zombie love pic, “Warm Bodies” (HBO, 8 p.m.) and “The Man with the Iron Fists” (Cinemax, 10 p.m.).
Tonight is that special night in which you can flip from “Lincoln” (Showtime 2, 9 p.m.) and “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” (Cinemax, 8:15 p.m.).
With the big outdoor game between Detroit and Toronto coming Wednesday, we can assume this may be the final episode of “24/7 Red Wings/Maple Leafs: road to the NHL Winter Classic” (HBO, 10 p.m.).
Women who fear they are going crazy are featured on Turner Classic Movies with “Gaslight” (8 p.m.), “Suspicion” (10 p.m.) and “Leave Her to Heaven” (midnight).
Bowl games today include Rutgers vs. Notre Dame (ESPN, noon) in the Pinstripe Bowl, Cincinnati vs. North Carolina (ESPN, 3:30 p.m.) in the Belk Bowl, Miami vs. Louisville (ESPN, 6:45 p.m.) in the Russell Athletic Bowl, and Kansas State vs. Michigan (ESPN, 10:15 p.m.) in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl.
Men’s college hoops include Jackson State at Memphis (ESPNU, noon), Nebraska at Cincinnati (ESPN2, noon), Florida International at Georgetown (Fox Sports 1, noon), Prairie View A&M at Wisconsin (ESPNU, 2 p.m.), Eastern Michigan at Duke (ESPN2, 2 p.m.), Villanova at Syracuse (CBS, 2 p.m.), St. John’s vs. Columbia (Fox Sports 1, 2:30 p.m.), Louisville at Kentucky (CBS, 4 p.m.), Akron at South Carolina (ESPNU, 4 p.m.), Providence at Massachusetts (ESPNU, 6 p.m.), Old Dominion at Richmond (NBC Sports, 6:30 p.m.), Santa Clara at Gonzaga (ESPNU, 8 p.m.), Missouri at North Carolina State (ESPN2, 8 p.m.) and Alabama at UCLA (ESPN2, 10 p.m.).
It’s U.S. vs. Canada (NBC Sports, 4 p.m.) in women’s hockey. And men’s and women’s 500 meter speedskating continues its Olympic Trials (NBC, 3 p.m.).
Len Goodman, Julie Walters and Tinie Tempah are guests on a new “Graham Norton Show” (BBC America, 9 p.m.).
The duo Rodrigo y gabriela perform on “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings).
The “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) is a repeat of the Paul Rudd episode with One Direction that featured cameos from Will Ferrell and a revival of the Bill Branski skit. At 10 p.m. is a one-hour cut down of last week’s cameo-infested episode with Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake that also featured Paul McCartney, Madonna, Barry Gibb and Michael Bloomberg.