The first of a month’s worth of romance films inspired by Jane Austen is “Paging Mr. Darcy” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.), about a scholar who meets a “Pride and Prejudice” re-enactor at an Austen conference. Mallory Jansen and Will Kemp star.
The NHL All-Star Game (ABC, 3 p.m.) is played this afternoon in Toronto.
Primetime is reserved for basketball, with Lakers at the Knicks (ABC, 8:30 p.m.) in NBA action, Iowa at Maryland (Fox, 8 p.m.) in women’s college basketball and Syracuse at Wake Forest (CW, 7:45 p.m.) in men’s college hoops.
Because of the 20th anniversary, there’s a look back at the history of the Puppy Bowl (Animal Planet, 9 p.m.).
“Jeff Dunham: I’m with Cupid” (Comedy Central, 8 p.m.) is a new Valentine’s Day-themed special from the comedian and ventriloquist. It’s repeated at 9 and 10 p.m.
Filmed in October, and first aired in November “Byron Allen Presents the Grim Awards” (CBS, 8 p.m.) is rerun, possibly because it’s Black History Month. Eddie Murphy, Denzel Washington, Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson and Don Cheadle are among the honorees.
“Border Security: America’s Front Line” (National Geographic, 9 p.m.) intercepts some luxury knockoffs.
Clifton is suspected of being in a throuple on “Love & Marriage: DC” (OWN, 8 p.m.).
“The Incredible Dr. Pol” (Nat Geo Wild, 9 p.m.) deals with a spring boom of baby goats.
And a garden is built on “The Incredible Pol Farm” (Nat Geo Wild, 10:30 p.m.).
Turner Classic Movies’ Black History Month Weekend continues with “The Emperor Jones” (6:30 a.m.), “Within Our Gates” (8 a.m.), “Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking” (9:30 a.m.), “Odds Against Tomorrow” (11 a.m.), “Long Day’s Journey Into the Night” (12:45 p.m.), “A Raisin in the Sun” (3:30 p.m.), “In the Heat of the Night” (6 p.m.), “When We Were Kings” (8 p.m.), “Hoop Dreams” (9:45 p.m.), “Cornbread, Earl and Me” (1 a.m.), “The Jackie Robinson Story” (2:45 a.m.) “Greased Lightning” (4:15 a.m.).
Men’s college hoops include Connecticut at St. John’s (Fox, noon), Virginia Tech at Miami (ESPN, noon), Arkansas at LSU (ESPN2, noon), St. Joseph’s at La Salle (ESPNU, noon), Navy at Colgate (CBS Sports, noon), Penn State at Indiana (Fox Sports 1, noon), Duquesne at Rhode Island (USA, 12:30 p.m.), Wichita State at Memphis (CBS, 1 p.m.), Grambling State vs. Jackson State (TNT, 1 p.m.), Virginia at Clemson (ESPN, 2 p.m.), Texas at TCU (ESPN2, 2 p.m.), East Carolina at Charlotte (ESPNU, 2 p.m.), Murray State at Northern Iowa (CBS Sports, 2 p.m.), Marquette at Georgetown (Fox Sports 1, 2 p.m.), Fordham at Saint Louis (USA, 2:30 p.m.), Utah State at San Diego State (Fox, 3:30 p.m.), Hampton vs. Howard (TNT, 3:30 p.m.), Houston at Kansas (ESPN, 4 p.m.), Florida at Texas A&M (ESPN2, 4 p.m.), Richmond at VCU (ESPNU, 4 p.m.), Elon at North Carolina A&T (CBS Sports, 4 p.m.), Maryland at Michigan State (Fox, 5:30 p.m.), Georgia Tech at North Carolina State (CW, 5:30 p.m.), Drake at Indiana State (ESPN2, 6 p.m.), Towson at Hofstra (CBS Sports, 6 p.m.), Duke at North Carolina (ESPN, 6:30 p.m.), Iowa State at Baylor (ESPN2, 8 p.m.), Middle Tennessee State at Western Kentucky (ESPNU, 8 p.m.), Wyoming at UNLV (CBS Sports, 8 p.m.), Tennessee at Kentucky (ESPN, 8:30 p.m.), Xavier at DePaul (Fox Sports 1, 9:30 p.m.), Oregon at UCLA (ESPN2, 10 p.m.), Colorado State at Fresno State (CBS Sports, 10 p.m.) and St. Mary’s (Calif.) at Gonzaga (ESPN, 10:30 p.m.).
There is third round play in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am (Golf, 1 p.m.; CBS, 3 p.m.).
The U.S. Olympic Running Trials (NBC, noon) are held.
College football haas its Senior Bowl (NFL, 1 p.m.).
Tanya Tucker and Brittney Spencer play a new “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings).
Ayo Edebiri, the Emmy winning star from “The Bear” hosts her first “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 11:30 p.m.). Musical guest for the new show is an “SNL” veteran, Jennifer Lopez, back for her fourth time. The rerun at 10 p.m. is from last week’s show, with Dakota Johnson and Justin Timberlake.