‘Kids’ Choice’ honors, pokes fun at celebs
Tonight’s might-see
“Kids’ Choice Awards,” 8-9:30 p.m.; then “Dance on Sunset” debut, 9:30, both Nickelodeon.
Each year, this award show offers fun, commotion and the sliming of a celebrity.
It also has awards, none taken too seriously. For this year’s show (hosted by Jack Black), the nominated movies are “Alvin and the Chipmunks,” “Transformers,” the “Pirates of the Caribbean” sequel and “Are We Done Yet?”
That’s followed by “Sunset,” a variety show that has a dance troupe and music guests.
Tonight’s might-see II
NCAA Tournament, 3:30 p.m., CBS.
These games are the big ones, with the winners reaching the NCAA basketball tournament’s final four. There’s one doubleheader today, another at 11 a.m. Sunday.
Other choices include:
“Without a Paddle” (2004), 7:30-9:30 p.m., Comedy Central. In a change of plans, the channel throws in this movie about three guys searching for treasure in the Oregon wilderness.
“Catch Me If You Can” (2002), 8-11 p.m., ABC. This is a fun little movie, but not the sum of the immense talent involved. Steven Spielberg directed Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks, with John Williams adding a zesty score. The movie tells of a real-life imposter who posed as a lawyer, doctor and more.
“Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” 8 p.m., NBC. Launching an NBC night of reruns, this hour involves the deaths of an upscale dentist and his patient.
“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” 9 p.m., NBC. When a kidnapped girl is found in the trunk of a car, police are soon confronting a violent man.
“Law & Order,” 10 p.m., NBC. A teen was killed after her car was towed. Suspects include a pimp and a prostitute.
“Saturday Night Live,” 11:29 p.m., NBC. Ellen Page hosts, with music by Wilko.
Sunday must-see
“The Tudors” season opener, 9 p.m., pay-cable Showtime.
When we last saw King Henry VIII, he was lusting for the one thing he couldn’t have.
That’s sex with Anne Boleyn. She insists he marry her; the Catholic Church insists he stay married to Queen Catherine.
Even if you know how this ends, you’ll enjoy the re-telling. It’s intelligently written, beautifully filmed and skillfully cast. Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Natalie Dormer convincingly depict the power of young lust.
Sunday’s must-see II
PBS’ “Sense and Sensibility” debut, 9 p.m., KSPS Channel 7 and KCDT Channel 26; concludes next Sunday.
Now for the flip side of British history. Expect little lust and lots of unrequited love. Also, expect subtlety and humor.
In adapting Jane Austen’s novel, Andrew Davies uses his comic touch to show why a woman and her three daughters are short of money and hope. From there, romances and misunderstandings flicker gently.
Sunday’s other choices include:
NCAA Tournament, 11 a.m., CBS. Here’s another college basketball doubleheader, wrapping up next week’s Final Four in the NCAA tournament.
“Futurama,” 7-9 p.m., Comedy Central. A made-for-video movie, “Bender’s Big Score,” is shown as four episodes. Evil forces take control of Bender.
“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” 8 p.m., ABC. Two homes get makeovers. One is for a single mom who has worked to get a high school certificate and start college; the other is for her neighbor, the kids’ informal grandmother.
“The Simpsons,” 8 p.m., Fox. Marge as a ballet star?
“Dog Whisperer: Lives Changed,” 8 p.m., National Geographic. Cesar Millan revisits four stories in which a transformed dog drastically changed a human’s life. That concludes with a feel-good story about a girl with cerebral palsy, now training service dogs.
“Who Cares About Girls: “Sex Workers or Victims?” 9 p.m., Oxygen. Lisa Ling talks to a 17-year-old Las Vegas prostitute and to a young New York prostitute. She also meets officials in those cities and Dallas.