A two hour special delves into the most famous ship disasters, “Titanic: Into the Heart of the Wreck” (History, 9 p.m.).
A new season comes for another ghost hunting series “Kindred Spirits” (Travel, 10 p.m.). First stop, Salem, Mass.
Turner Classic Movies shows a couple of films in which a flower plays a part, “City Lights” (8 p.m.) and “Vertigo” (9:45 p.m.). The 12 o’clock noir is “The Strange Affairs of Uncle Harry” (midnight), followed by a pair of seasonal films, “If Winter Comes” (1:45 a.m.) and “Winter Meeting” (3:30 a.m.).
Pro basketball has Sacramento at Houston (NBA, 5 p.m.) and Toronto at New Orleans (NBA, 7:30 p.m.).
There’s more of men’s college basketball than anything else today with games that include Missouri at Arkansas (CBS, noon), Texas at Kansas (ESPN2, noon), Creighton at Providence (Fox, noon), DePaul at St. John’s (Fox Sports 1, noon), Duquesne at George Washington (NBC Sports, 12:30 p.m.), Iowa at Rutgers (ESPN2, 2 p.m.), LSU at Florida (CBS, 2 p.m.), TCU at Kansas State (ESPNU, 2 p.m.), Davidson at VCU (NBC Sports, 2:30 p.m.), Ohio at Ball State (CBS Sports, 3 p.m.), West Virginia at Oklahoma (ESPN2, 4 p.m.), Colorado State at San Diego State (CBS, 4 p.m.), Butler at Seton Hall (Fox Sports 1, 4:30 p.m.), George Mason at Dayton (NBC Sports, 4:30 p.m.), St. Bonaventure at Richmond (CBS Sports, 5 p.m.), Alabama at Tennessee (ESPN2, 6 p.m.), Wichita State at Mississippi (ESPNU, 6 p.m.), Fordham at Lasalle (NBC Sports, 6:30 p.m.), Marquette at Georgetown (CBS Sports, 7:30 p.m.), Duke at Florida State (ESPN2, 8 p.m.), Boise State at San Jose State (Fox Sports 1, 8:30 p.m.), San Francisco at Gonzaga (ESPN2, 10 p.m.), Stanford at Oregon (ESPNU, 10 p.m.) and Nevada at New Mexico (CBS Sports, 10 p.m.).
The world junior hockey championship quarterfinals have Russia vs. Germany (NHL, noon), Finland vs. Sweden (NHL, 3:30 p.m.), Canada vs. Czech Republic (NHL, 7 p.m.) and U.S. vs. Slovakia (NHL, 10:30 p.m.).
Musical highlights from the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame events are collected in the special “ACL Hall of Fame: The First Six Years” (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings).
The John Mulaney-hosted “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.) with the Strokes, from October — a good one, as I recall, is replayed. At 1989 rerun with Dolly Parton is on at 10.