What To Watch: Red Band's Second Life, Fraggin' Mythbusters, SNL And More
On TV this Saturday: Red Band Society gets resuscitated, J.K. Simmons leads Saturday Night Live, the NFL celebrates its best players and Fox offers a second viewing of Backstrom. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.
Repeat to Revisit: I’m an avid TV fan who missed the pilot of Rainn Wilson’s new crime drama. What do I do? Catch up with this rerun, of course.
Beautiful & Twisted
Lifetime
Based on a true story, this TV-movie follows Ben Novack, Jr. (Parks and Rec’s Rob Lowe), a hotel heir who weds a stripper (Paz Vega) shortly before getting murdered — and his wife is the prime suspect. Candice Bergen (Murphy Brown) plays Ben’s mother. (A special Beyond the Headlines about Novack follows at 10 pm.)
Saturday Night Live
NBC
In this "NFL Saturday" special, SNL alum Seth Meyers leads an hour of fan-favorite sports sketches.
ET
Black Sails
Starz
Flint gives Dufresne some advice, while Eleanor is asked to depose a captain.
Mel Brooks Live at the Geffen
HBO
The comedy icon performs a one-man show at the Geffen Playhouse in L.A., sharing jokes, songs and anecdotes about his illustrious career.
Mythbusters
Discovery
Adam and Jamie take on the classic videogame Doom -- can one carry all those weapons/supplies? -- including the recreation of a level in real life.
NFL Honors
NBC
Hosted by Seth Meyers (a busy guy tonight, eh?), the awards special salutes football’s best players and plays from the 2014 season.
Red Band Society
Fox
New time slot alert! In the series’ antepenultimate episode — its final two installments air back-to-back next week — an unexpected return reveals a betrayal, while another red bander fights for freedom.
ET
Transporter
TNT
When Frank is hired to transport a racehorse worth $10 million to the Belmont Stakes, a mysterious attacker breaks into the stable.
ET
Saturday Night Live
NBC
Oscar nominee/Golden Globe and SAG winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) hosts, with musical guest D’Angelo.
