The best thing about Oscar weekend for true film buffs is the 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards (IFC, 5 p.m.), shining a line on less well known films of the year, (“American Honey,” which got six nominations) although some of them have turned up amid Academy Awards nominees as well (“Moonlight” also got six). Other nominated films include “Manchester by the Sea” up for five awards, “Other People” and “Jackie” each got four.
Nick Kroll and John Mulaney, in and out of their “Oh Hello” personas, host the afternoon event on the beach in Santa Monica, Calif.
It’s practically all sports on prime time network TV. The rarest is prime time network hockey, which in this case is Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh (NBC, 8 p.m.) in what looks to be an unseasonably warm NHL Winter Classic. It’s on opposite NBA action with Chicago at Cleveland (ABC, 8:30 p.m.) and Denotay Wilder vs. gerald Washington in a heavyweight boxing (FOX, 8 p.m.) from Birmingham.
“NCIS” star Pauley Perrette talks about her stalking incident on “48 Hours” (CBS, 9 p.m.).
“Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates” (HBO, 8 p.m.), the comedy with Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, Zac Efron and Adam Devine, makes its premium cable debut, as does last year’s “The Shallows” (Starz, 9 p.m.) with Blake Lively vs. a shark.
Zac Efron’s breakthrough, “High School Musical” (Disney, 9 p.m.) is also on tonight.
The 40th anniversary of “Roots” (Sundance, 11 a.m.) is marked with a replay of its eight episodes today and Sunday.
“Say Yes to the Dress” (TLC, 8 p.m.) takes a three hour look at its best bits from the past decade with the special “10 Years of Yes.”
A senator’s daughter is kidnapped on “Ransom” (CBS, 8 p.m.).
The second installment of “Planet Earth II” (BBC, 9 p.m.) looks at wildlife in the mountains, or what David Attenborough calls “the roof of the world.” Last week’s initial installment, from infrequently visited islands, repeats at 8.
“The Dead Files” (Travel, 10 p.m.) looks into attacking poltergeist in Santa Rosa Beach, Flas.
The celebrities on “Stars to the Rescue” (Animal Planeet, 8 p.m.), a show about animal adoption and rescue, include Selma Blair, Olympian Aly Raisman and the NHL’s David Backes.
On the made-for-TV movie “Infidelity in Suburbia” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.), a fling with a contractor turns creepy. Sarah Butler and Marcus Rosner star.
Last weeks bio film “Britney Ever After” (Lifetime Movie Network, 8 p.m.) also gets a replay.
The first episode of CMT’s new series “Sun Records” (MTV, 8 p.m.) gets a replay on a sister station.
Miss Robbie has her first solo performance in 20 years in the seventh season finale of “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” (OWN, 9 p.m.).
Denzel Washington, Jamie Dornan, Keanu Reeves, Whoopi Goldberg and Rag N’Bone Man visit “The Graham Norton Show” (BBC America, 11 p.m.).
Oscars are tomorrow and Turner Classic Movies’ alphabetical 31 Days of Oscar is still stuck in S (with a couple of T movies after midnight): “Splendor in the Grass” (6 a.m.), “Stage Door” (8:15 a.m.), “Stagecoach” (10 a.m.), “A Star is Born” (noon), “The Story of G.I. Joe” (2 p.m.), “Strangers on a Train” (4 p.m.), “A Streetcar Named Desire” (5:45 p.m.), “Summer of ’42” (8 p.m.), “The Sundowners” (10 p.m.), “Swing Time” (12:30 a.m.), “A Tale of Two Cities” (2:30 a.m.) and “The Tender Trap” (5 a.m.).
Men’s college basketball today includes Virginia at North Carolina State (ESPN, noon), Navy at Bucknell (CBS Sports, noon), Tulane at Temple (ESPNU, noon), Wichita State at Missouri State (ESPN2, noon), SMU at Connecticut (CBS, noon), VCU at Rhode Island ((ESPN2, 2 p.m.), West Virginia at TCU (ESPN, 2 p.m.), Florida at Kentucky (CBS, 2 p.m.), Texas Tech at Oklahoma State (ESPNU, 2 p.m.), Illinois State at Northern Iowa (CBS Sports, 2 p.m.), Richmond at Fordham (NBC Sports, 2:30 p.m.), Creighton at Villanova (Fox, 3 p.m.), Baylor at Iowa State (ESPN, 4 p.m.), Purdue at Michigan (ESPN2, 4 p.m.), Mississippi State at Vanderbilt (ESPNU, 4 p.m.), Duke at Miami (CBS, 4 p.m.), Marquette at Providence (CBS Sports, 4 p.m.), Saint Joseph’s at Saint Louis (NBC Sports, 4:30 p.m.), Iowa at Maryland (ESPN2, 6 p.m.), Kansas at Texas (ESPN, 6 p.m.), Kansas State at Oklahoma (EPNU, 6 p.m.), Nevada at UNLV (CBS Sports, 6 p.m.), San Diego State at Colorado State (CBS Sports, 8 p.m.), Long Beach at UC Davis (ESPNU, 8 p.m.), Alabama at Texas A&M (ESPN2, 6 p.m.), UCLA at Arizona (ESPN, 8:15 p.m.) and BYU at Gonzaga (ESPN2, 8:30 p.m.).
Pro games also include Charlotte at Sacramento (NBA, 5 p.m.).
Hockey also has Anaheim at Los Angeles (NHL, 4 p.m.).
In golf, there’s third round play in the Honda Classic (Golf, 1 p.m.; NBC, 3 p.m.).
In Japan, there is the running of the Tokyo Marathon (NBC Sports, 7 p.m.).
A Kendrick Lamar episode is replayed on “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings).
The Emma Stone hosted-episode of “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) with Shawn Mendes gets a rerun.