Holding The 96th Academy Awards (ABC, 7 p.m.) earlier than usual on a day when Daylight Savings Time starts mean the sun won’t even be down by the time Jimmy Kimmel begins his monologue. They hope to end by 10:30 p.m., at which time they’ll show a new episode of “Abbott Elementary” (ABC, 10:30 p.m.).
By now you know the nominees (and probable winners); most all of them are available by now on streaming services if you want to skip the ceremonies or cram before they start, with “Oppenheimer” (Peacock) leading with 13 nominations; “Poor Things” (Hulu), has 11; “Killers of the Flower Moon” (AppleTV+) has 10; “Barbie” (Max) has eight.
Other best film nominees (and their streaming homes) include “American Fiction” (Prime Video), “The Holdovers” (Peacock), “Maestro” (Netflix) and “Past Lives” (Paramount+). Best film nominees not yet streaming free on a service (but available for rent or purchase there) are “Anatomy of a Fall” and “The Zone of Interest.”
Among the Oscar performers will be Billie Eilish and Ryan Gosling, doing their songs from “Barbie”; Jon Batiste will do his song from “American Symphony” (Netflix) and Becky G will sing a song from the “Flamin’ Hot” (Hulu). All the best song contenders will be performed.
The sponsoring network has its own Oscars Preshow (ABC, 6:30 p.m.; elsewhere, there’s “E!’s Brunch at the Oscars” (2 p.m.), “E! Live from the Red Carpet” (E!, 4 p.m.) and “Red Carpet Rundown: Oscars” (E! 6:30 p.m.).
Other networks generally roll over and play reruns. But Fox has a mostly full animation schedule with new episodes of “Bob’s Burgers” (Fox, 8:30 p.m.), “The Great North” (Fox, 9 p.m.) and “Grimsburg” (Fox, 9:30 p.m.).
It must be another one of those Daylight Savings things: 120 minutes of “60 Minutes” (CBS, 7 p.m.0 with reports on the Ukraine, artist Jeff Koons, and Caligula.
Frederick confronts his past on the season finale of “Belgravia: The Next Chapter” (MGM, 9 p.m.).
On “The Regime” (HBO, 9 p.m.), Nicholas looks for some damaging intel on Zubak.
Susie has a new business on “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO, 10 p.m.). It goes a little long, so “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (HBO, 11:20 p.m.) starts a little later.
Veronica Long plays a woman who helps an American transition into European royalty in the made-for-TV romance “A Royal Makeover” (UPtv, 7 p.m.).
“WWE Rivals” (A&E, 8 p.m.) explores Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker; “Biography: WWE Legends” (A&E, 9 p.m.) is about Razor Ramon.
Rick and Michonne look for a way to survive on “The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live” (AMC, 10 p.m.).
“The Real Housewives of Potomac” (Bravo, 8 p.m.) have a Crab Boil.
Quad tries to make amends on “Married to Medicine” (Bravo, 9 p.m.).
“Taiwan: Unfinished Business” (CNN, 8 p.m.) is a news special investigation by Fareed Zaharia.
A joint in Fountain Hills, Ariz., gets a “Bar Rescue” (Paramount, 10 p.m.).
“Operation: Pet Rescue” (Nat Geo Wild, 10 p.m.) helps a Husky struck by a car.
A territorial bull shark muddles a search for a giant barracuda on “Last of the Giants: Wild Fish” (National Geographic, 10 p.m.).
“Wicked Tuna” (National Geographic, 9 p.m.) is looking for early season jumbos.
Hires Root Beer and Dr. Pepper — both invented as prohibition alternatives — are among the ”The Foods That Built America” (History, 9 p.m.).
Elliot questions how much of Kat’s heart is in 1814 on “The Way Home” (Hallmark, 9 p.m.).
“Naked and Afraid” (Discovery, 8 p.m.) is tough on two former addicts in South Africa.
The early riders are recalled in the documentary “Legends of the Pony Express” (INSP, 6 p.m.).
The 31st and final day of Turner Classic Movies’ 31 Days of Oscar brings their last batch of former best picture nominees and winners with “A Farewell to Arms” (8:30 a.m.), “Dark Victory” (10 a.m.), “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (noon), “Bonnie and Clyde” (2 p.m.), “Gone with the Wind” (4 p.m.), “Around the World in 80 Days” (8 p.m.), “Wings” (11:15 p.m.), “You Can’t Take It With You” (1:45 a.m.) and “The Broadway Melody” (4 a.m.).
Basketball has Philadelphia at New York (ESPN, 7 p.m.) and Minnesota at Lakers (ESPN, 9:30 p.m.).
Hockey has Edmonton at Pittsburgh (TNT, 1 p.m.), Nashville at Minnesota (TNT, 3:30 p.m.) and Arizona at Chicago (NHL, 6 p.m.).
Spring baseball has Tampa Bay vs. Boston (MLB, 1 p.m.) and Cubs vs. Texas (MLB, 4 p.m.).
Men’s college basketball on championship Sunday has Longwood at UNC Asheville (ESPN2, noon), Wisconsin at Purdue (Fox, 12:30 p.m.), Bucknell at Colgate (CBS Sports, 2 p.m.), Drake at Indiana State (CBS, 2 p.m.), Austin Peay at Stetson (ESPN2, 2 p.m.), Lehigh at Boston University (CBS Sports, 4 p.m.), Furman at Samford (ESPNU, 4 p.m.), Michigan State at Indiana (CBS, 4:30 p.m.), East Tennessee State at Chattanooga (ESPNU, 6:30 p.m.) and Illinois at Iowa (Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.).
Women’s games include Nebraska at Iowa (CBS, noon), UNC Greensboro at Chattanooga (ESPNU, noon), Notre Dame at NC State (ESPN, 1 p.m.), Marquette at UConn (Fox Sports 1, 2:30 p.m.), LSU at South Carolina (ESPN, 3 p.m.), Rhode Island at Richmond (ESPN2, 4 p.m.), USC at Stanford (ESPN, 5 p.m.), Georgetown at Creighton (Fox Sports 1, 5 p.m.) and Presbyterian at Radford (ESPN2, 6 p.m.).
Auto racing includes the Gatornationals (Fox Sports 1, 10:30 p.m.), the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (NBC, noon) and the Shriners Children’s 500 (Fox, 3:30 p.m.).
Final rounds are played in the Arnold Palmer Invitational (Golf, 12:30 p.m.; NBC, 2:30 p.m.).
Sunday Talk
ABC: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Rep. Nancy Mace. CBS: Sens. Bernie Sanders, Mark Warner and Marco Rubio, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. NBC: Sens. Raphael Warnock and Lindsey Graham, Rep. Adam Schiff. CNN: Warnock, Sen. James Lankford, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein. Fox: Buttigieg, Sen. Katie Britt.