Hugh Jackman and Alison Janney seem to be hugely enjoying their roles as Long Island school scofflaws in the new made-for-TV “Bad Education” (HBO, 8 p.m.) based on an actual story, uncovered by a high school journalist.
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) returns with its second “at home” edition. Had they exhausted all the Zoom jokes yet? They’re tight lipped about who will show up as special guests, as they were two weeks ago when a recovered Tom Hanks surprisingly showed up.
The Saturday night penchant for nature film comes to broadcast TV for a look at baby animals on “Born Wild: The Next Generation” (ABC, 8 p.m.).
Even better news: The at-home interactive dance party moves from the internet to cable with “Club MTV Presents: #DanceTogether with D-Nice” (MTV, VH1, 10 p.m.).
Before that, get warmed up with a replay of this week’s terrific “Let’s Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince” (CBS, 8 p.m.).
J-Lo’s strip club saga “Hustlers” (Showtime, 9 p.m.) makes its premium cable debut, with Constance Wu, Julia Stiles and Keke Palmer.
Fleming pushes her relationship with Gates on “Line of Duty” (AMC, 11 p.m.).
A 2018 U.K. production of “The Sound of Music” is replayed on “Great Performances” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings).
On the made for TV thriller “Dying for Motherhood” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.), a single mother puts herself at the mercy of an adopting couple.
A romance writer is murdered on “Matchmaker Mysteries: A Fatal Romance” (Hallmark, 9 p.m.) starring Danica McKellar and Bruce Boxleitner.
Now that nobody is able to travel, it makes sense that a channel dedicated to it is now filled with ghost series, the latest of which is “My Paranormal Nightmare” (Travel, 10 p.m.).
Dan rescues cockfighting roosters on “Saved by the Barn” (Animal Planet, 10 p.m.).
One network has a lot of questions tonight: “Who Killed Shanann Watts?” (Investigation Discovery, 8 p.m.), and “Who Killed Caylee Anthony?” (Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.). The latter inquiry takes three hours.
An exercise on “Love Goals” (OWN, 9 p.m.) involves weapons. How will Coolio react?
The Saturday night showcase for Peter Bogdanovich concludes with two of his more recent and lesser known films, “Nickelodeon” (8 p.m.) and “Saint Jack” (10:15 p.m.). Later comes the midnight noir “Wicked Woman” (12:15 a.m.) and two films set in Europe, “Zorba the Greek” (2 a.m.) and “When in Rome” (4:30 a.m.).
A bride is abandoned by her bridesmaids on “Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta” (TLC, 8 p.m.).
There’s a wallaby in the city on “The Zoo” (Animal Planet, 9 p.m.). And a tiger has dental work on “The Zoo: Bronx Tales” (Animal Planet, 8 p.m.). The most relevant of the shows tonight is the half hour special “The Zoo: Covid-19 & Animals” (Animal Planet, 11 p.m.).
On the nature series “Life Story” (BBC America, 9 p.m.), animals sort out their hierarchies.
“The UnXplained” (History, 10 p.m.) looks into a horse who supposedly can read minds.
No sports on TV? Why not show five year old matches? Here’s the FIFA Women’s World Cup from Canada in 2015, U.S. vs. Japan (Fox, 8 p.m.).
The NFL Draft (ABC, ESPN, NFL, noon) has its fourth through seventh round.