“Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) presents one of the most unusual episodes of the show since they did one from New Orleans in season two (in 1977). Owing to the coronavirus, tonight’s episode will originate from each cast member’s individual home. Tough to do sketches, maybe, but they can at least parody the zoom calls going on these past weeks.
There’s no host for their first “live” show in a month; no musical guest either. But there will be a Weekend Edition, which could be reasonably done, and a likely salute to Hal Willner, the show’s longtime music coordinator, who died this week of the complications related to the coronavirus. At 10, there’s an episode from 2013 hosted by Justin Timberlake.
The biggest stars behind the bio film “The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.) are its producers — Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige and Missy Elliott. None appear before the camera in the story of the biggest-selling gospel group. The young cast does its own singing.
The new series “Saved by the Barn” (Animal Planet, 10 p.m.) tracks a tech worker from Austin who takes over his family’s farm in Michigan, turning it into a sanctuary for rescued farm animals.
There’s a similar intent behind another new series tonight, “Alaska Animal Rescue” (Nat Geo Wild, 9 p.m.) about conservationists helping animals further north. Hope they don’t fall in “The Alaska Triangle” (Travel, 10 p.m.).
The continuing story of Pennywise comes on the sequel “It: Chapter Two” (HBO, 8 p.m.), making its premium cable debut, as does “Semper Fi” (Showtime, 9 p.m.).
On the made for TV “Fashionably Yours” (Hallmark, 9 p.m.) Kat Graham plays a fashion magazine employee who is shown around Seattle by a romantic interest played by Kendrick Sampson.
John Leguizamo’s path to Broadway gets a repeat view on “Great Performances” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings).
The at-home performances in the special that replaced the Academy of Country Music Awards this week, “ACM Presents: Our Country” (CBS, 8 p.m.) gets a replay.
Women who survived their encounters with Ted Bundy talk on a new “48 Hours” (CBS, 10 p.m.).
“The UnXplained” (History, 10 p.m.) looks at odd rocks.
A Bronx zoo tiger was the first animal to contract Covid-19 this week, but the one on “The Zoo” (Animal Planet, 9 p.m.) tonight only has to go to the tiger. It’s not mentioned on “The Zoo: Bronx Zoo” (Animal Planet, 8 p.m.) either.
“Life Story” (BBC America, 9 p.m.) looks at the development of animals all over the world.
A plus-sized ride wants a mermaid gown on “Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta” (TLC, 8 p.m.).
“Deadliest Catch” (Discovery, 8 p.m.) pays tribute to a fallen captain with the two hour special “Deadliest Catch: Legacy of Phil Harris” (Discovery, 9 p.m.).
Speaking of deadly, “Justice with Judge Jeanine” (Fox News, 9 p.m.) gets a call from a guy way in over his head.
There’s no sign of Clark Gable in the new show “It Happened One Night” (Investigation Discovery, 8 p.m.), yet another true crime show. It precedes the two hour “The Green River Killer: Mind of a Monster” (Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.).
The Saturday night salute to Peter Bogdanovich on Turner Classic Movies this month continues with the crowd pleasing “What’s Up, Doc?” (8 p.m.) and “Paper Moon” (10 p.m.). They are followed by the 12 o’clock noir, “Beyond a Reasonable Doubt” (midnight) and John Frankenheimer’s “Grand Prix” (1:45 a.m.).
Janelle Monae plays a 2018 “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings).