Emma Thompson plays a grief-stricken loner who stops to ask directions near a Minnesota lake and finds herself among a murderous couple in a remote cabin in the thriller “Dead of Winter” (HBO, 8 p.m.), making its premium cable debut. Judy Greer, Marc Menchaca and Laurel Marsden also star.
The Winter Games have their penultimate day with men’s cross-country skiing (USA 10 p.m.), men’s ski cross finals (USA, 7:05 a.m.), mixed team relay skiing (USA, 7:30 a.m.), women’s biathlon (USA, 8:15 a.m.), women’s mass start speed skating (USA, 8:15 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.), men’s mass start (USA, 9 p.m.; NBC, 11:30 a.m.), Canada vs. USA (USA, 9:30 a.m.) in the women’s curling bronze final, women’s and men’s mass start (NBC, 10 a.m.), four-man bobsled (USA, 10:45 a.m.), men’s ski cross finals (USA, 11:45 a.m.), two-woman bobsled (NBC, 1 and 3:15 p.m.), women’s free ski halfpipe final (NBC, 1:30 p.m.), Slovakia vs. Finland (USA, 2:40 p.m.) in the men’s hockey bronze final, Canada vs. USA (CNBC, 4 p.m.) in the women’s curling bronze final, the mixed team aerials final (NBC, 4:30 p.m.), four-man bobsled (NBC, 5:15 p.m.) before Primetime in Milan (NBC, 8 p.m.) and Olympic Late Night (NBC, 11:30 p.m.).
The wild dogs dwindle in number as the lion pride grows stronger than ever on “Kingdom” (BBC America, 8 p.m.).
“The Stars Between Us” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.) is a made-for-TV romance about a couple who meets during an eclipse. Sarah Drew and Matt Long star.
Tami Roman plays a woman torn asunder by the disillusion of her marriage and a miscarriage, who may convey her problems onto her twin on “Double Double Trouble” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.).
Larry Wilmore and Jordan Carlos are guests on “Have I Got News For You” (CNN, 9 p.m.).
“Iyanla: The Inside Fix” (OWN, 8 p.m.) has lessons on healing generational trauma.
A woman wants to stand on her own financially on “Maxxed Out” (OWN, 9 p.m.).
Svengoolie presents “The Mist” (MeTV, 8 p.m.).
Because Turner Classic Movies’ 31 Days of Oscar is concentrating on epic-length films today, there will be the fewest number of titles — just six — to cover the 23 hours, with “Ben-Hur” (7:30 a.m.), “Lawrence of Arabia” (11:30 a.m.), “Cleopatra” (3:30 p.m.), “Gone with the Wind” (8 p.m.), “Doctor Zhivago” (midnight) and “Quo Vadis” (3:30 a.m.).
Basketball includes Orlando at Phoenix (NBA, 5 p.m.) and Houston at Knicks (ABC, 8:30 p.m.).
Oh boy, spring baseball begins with games that include Boston vs. Minnesota (MLB, 1 p.m.).
Men’s college basketball includes Creighton at St. John’s (Fox, noon), Florida State at Clemson (CW, noon), Florida at Mississippi (ESPN, noon), Loyola Chicago at St. Joseph’s (ESPNU, noon), East Carolina at Charlotte (ESPN2, noon), North Carolina at Syracuse (ABC, 1 p.m.), Cincinnati at Kansas (CBS, 1 p.m.), Navy at Army (CBS Sports, 1:30 p.m.), Xavier at Butler (TNT, 1:30 p.m.), Miami at Virginia (ESPN2, 2 p.m.), Tennessee at Vanderbilt (ESPN, 2 p.m.), Southern Illinois Edwardsville at Tennessee State (ESPNU, 2 p.m.), Georgia Tech at Louisville (CW, 2:15 p.m.), Kansas State at Texas Tech (Fox, 2:30 p.m.), Washington at Maryland (Peacock, 3 p.m.), Arizona at Houston (ABC, 3 p.m.), Oklahoma State at Colorado ((TNT, 3:30 p.m.), Missouri at Arkansas (ESPN, 4 p.m.), South Carolina State at Norfolk State (ESPNU, 4 p.m.), Arizona State at Baylor (ESPN2, 4 p.m.), Oregon at USC (Fox Sports 1, 4 p.m.), Monmouth at Charleston (CBS Sports, 4 p.m.), Connecticut at Villanova (TNT, 5:30 p.m.), Georgetown at Seton Hall (Fox Sports 1, 6 p.m.), Temple at Wichita State (ESPN2, 6 p.m.), San Diego State at Colorado State (CBS Sports, 6 p.m.), Michigan vs. Duke (ESPN, 6:30 p.m.), Illinois at UCLA (Fox, 8 p.m.), Texas A&M Corpus Christi at McNeese (ESPNU, 8 p.m.), Illinois State at Bradley (ESPN2, 8 p.m.), Providence at DePaul (Fox Sports 1, 8 p.m.), New Mexico at Fresno State (CBS Sports, 8 p.m.), Kentucky at Auburn (ESPN, 8:30 p.m.), St. Mary’s at Washington State (ESPN2, 10 p.m.), UC Santa Barbara at Hawaii (ESPNU, 10 p.m.), Utah State at Nevada (Fox Sports 1, 10 p.m.), Santa Clara at San Francisco (EBS Sports, 10 p.m.) and Iowa State at BYU (ESPN, 10:30 p.m.).
Women’s games include Navy at Army (CBS Sports, 11 a.m.).
There is third round play in the Genesis Invitational (Golf, 1 p.m.; CBS, 3 p.m.).
AHL hockey has Texas at Chicago (NHL, 8 p.m.).
College football has the HBCU Legacy Bowl (NFL, 4 p.m.).
Major League Soccer begins its season with games that include Atlanta at Cincinnati (Fox, 4:45 p.m.) and Philadelphia at D.C. United (Apple T+, 7:30 p.m.).
Jon Batiste plays “Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11 p.m., check local listings).