Once, Carol Burnett was queen of Saturday night with her variety show. Tonight, she receives the Lifetime Achievement Award at The 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TBS, TNT, 8 p.m.). As a bonus, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will present her the award.
Also there will be some actors’ awards given, with “Trumbo” leading the movie nominations with three. The SAG Awards are the only ones to give ensemble honors. Among movies, nominees in that category are “Beasts of No Nation,” “The Big Short,” “Spotlight,” “Straight Outta Compton” and “Trumbo.” Among TV shows, “Downton Abbey,” “Game of Thrones,” “Homeland,” “House of Cards” and “Mad Men.”
There’s enough glitz at the event, held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, to warrant pre-show coverage “Live from the Red Carpet” (E!, 6 p.m.).
A new season of “Doctor Who” (BBC America, 9 p.m.) though the Doctor himself is missing, after aliens freeze the sky. Then he gets trapped in a Dalek city.
Yes, “Making of a Murderer” (Netflix, streaming) is compelling and all, but does it have Keith Morrison? “Steven Avery: Innocent or Guilty?” (Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.) does.
Jennifer Lopez and Viola Davis star as “Lila and Eve” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.) as two mothers of murdered children who join forces to fight as vigilantes in the film that debuted at Sundance a year ago, had limited theatrical release in July before making its debut tonight on Lifetime, which produced it.
On the made-for-TV “Dater’s Handbook” (Hallmark, 9 p.m.) a woman changes her personality in accordance to a guidebook, but meets a man who’s happy with her old self. With Meghan Markle of “Suits,” Kristoffer Polaha and Jonathan Scarfe, it kicks off a spate of Valentine’s Day movies.
NBA gets a prime time showcase with San Antonio at Cleveland (ABC, 8:30 p.m.).
The Walrus crew has some problems on “Black Sails” (Starz, 9 p.m.),
An inter-tribal election approaches on “Beauwolf” (Esquire, 10 p.m.), just like in Iowa!
“True Story” (NBO, 8 p.m.), the thriller starring Jonah Hill as a reporter and James Franco as an accused murderer, makes its premium cable debut.
Good season to watch “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou” (Flix, 9:35 p.m.), if not for the knit hats, for the abundance of Bowie on the soundtrack. It’s part of a Wes Anderson night that also has “Rushmore” (Flix, 8 p.m.).
“Zombie House Flipping” (FYI, 10 p.m.) is not as exotic as it sounds. Tonight they flip a Tudor house in the burbs. For flesh eaters your better bet is “Zombieland” (MTV, 9 p.m.).
“Growing Pains” stars Tracey Gold and Jeremy Miller are looked up on “Oprah: Where Are They Now?” (OWN, 10 p.m.).
“Mythbusters” (Discovery, 8 p.m.) are blowing up cars again.
“It’s Not You, It’s Men” (OWN, 9 p.m.) is a talk show where, yes, men are the problem. Rev. Run’s wife is a guest.
The Black Dahlia house in Los Angeles is visited in the season premiere of “Ghost Adventures” (Travel, 9 p.m.).
A trio of films about psychiatric nurses play on Turner Classic Movies, “The Nun’s Story” (8 p.m.), “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (10:45 p.m.) and “The Caretakers” (1:15 a.m.). Later comes James B. Harris’“Some Call it Loving” (TMC, 3 a.m.) which includes a young Richard Pryor and Mia Farrow’s sister.
Men’s college hoops include West Virginia at Florida (ESPN, noon), Vanderbilt at Texas (ESPN2, noon), Houston at East Carolina (ESPNews, noon), Georgia Tech at Syracuse (ESPNU, noon), Butler at Marquette (Fox Sports 1, noon), Fordham at Massachusetts (NBC Sports, noon), Alabama Birmingham at Marshall (CBS Sports, noon), Virginia at Louisville (CBS, 1 p.m.), Iowa State at Texas A&M (ESPN, 2 p.m.), Tennessee at TCU (ESPN2, 2 p.m.), Mississippi at Kansas State (ESPNU, 2 p.m.), La Salle at Dayton (NBC Sports, 2 p.m.), Xavier at DePaul (CBS Sports, 2 p.m.), Boston College at North Carolina (ESPN2, 4 p.m.), Texas Tech at Arkansas (ESPNU, 4 p.m.), Murray State at Tennessee Martin (CBS Sports, 4 p.m.), Oklahoma at LSU (ESPN, 5 p.m.), Georgia at Baylor (ESPNU, 6 p.m.), Tulane at Tulsa (ESPNU, 6 p.m.), Saint Joseph’s at Rhode Island (CBS Sports, 6 p.m.), Kentucky at Kansas (ESPN, 7 p.m.), Providence at Georgetown (Fox Sports 1, 8 p.m.), Oklahoma State at Auburn (ESPN2, 8 p.m.), Memphis at SMU (ESPNU, 8 p.m.), San Diego State at UNLV (CBS Sports, 8 p.m.), Pepperdine at BYU (ESPN2, 10 p.m.) and UC Santa Barbara at California Irvine (ESPNU, 10 p.m.).
The Australian Open winds up with the Men’s doubles final (Tennis, 5:30 a.m.), mixed doubles final (Tennis, midnight) and the Men’s final (ESPN, 1 a.m.).
The NHL All-Stars Skills Competition (NBC Sports, 10 p.m.) is a fun change of pace from Nashville.
Sleater-Kinney play a new “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings) with Heartless Bastards.
Elizabeth Banks hosts a “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) repeat from November with Disclosure, performing with Lorde and Sam Smith. Earlier, an 2008 episode at 10 p.m. is hosted by Ben Affleck, with David Cook and an appearance by John McCain.