What's On Tonight (Saturday): Grammy-winner Billie Eilish goes to the City Limits

"Bad Guy," Billie Eilish (via Giphy)

"PBS! PBS! PBS!" That is public-mediaspeak for "Hello, welcome to another edition of What's On Tonight!" The Top Pick on this lovely Saturday goes to Austin City Limits, which features 18-year-old electropop musician Billie Eilish, who won big at the Grammy Awards last Sunday. Her rise in music, alongside her collaborator and brother, has been five years in the making, tinkering in various pop subgenres. Elsewhere, doggos and cats battle for trophies in some pre-bowl day bowl games.recent episodes of Murdoch Mysteries arrive on Ovation, the Doctor faces the Sontarans, J-Lo is profiled on Reelz, and Fire Force concludes its season on Toonami. I'm the bad guy, duh, here's what's on television for tonight, Saturday, February 1!

💻 STREAMING / EARLY PRIMETIME

Bridget Jones film trilogy (Hulu, 3 a.m.): It's a new month, so new movies and TV shows are coming to streaming services. The three Bridget movies come to Hulu, so you can see Renee in the role that garnered her a first Oscar nomination. But don't forget to check out Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, and Tubi (Grease 2!).

Doctor Who 📺 (Retro TV, 6 p.m.): The Sontaran Field Major Styre, performs experiments on humans he trapped as part of the Sontarans' invasion stratagem.

Murdoch Mysteries (Ovation, 6 p.m.): PREMIERE. Ovation welcomes the 13th season of this long-running Canadian detective drama, which previously debuted on Acorn TV starting on Christmas. In the opener, Murdoch investigates an explosion at a suffrage rally attended by Dr. Talbot and Julia, after a man dies. In the following episode, a man is found murdered and an innocent man is arrested and subsequently released while the murderer posed to kill again.✔️

FOR THE RECORD: Crash Landing on You (Netflix, 3 a.m.); Criminal Confessions (Oxygen, 6 p.m.)

Murdoch Mysteries (via Giphy)

🕗 EASTERN / 🕖 CENTRAL

Alita: Battle Angel 🎥 (HBO, 8 p.m.): A deactivated cyborg is revived, but cannot remember anything of her past life and goes on a quest to find out who she is. The special effects are really good as is Rosa Salazar in the title role, but the movie is a bit of a letdown on story, building not just a universe but also laying plenty of groundwork for a franchise.✔️

All That (Nickelodeon, 8:30 p.m.): Ms. Hushbaum celebrates her birthday in the library... Lex and Gaby have a text-off... everyone's favorite babies have their 8-month photo shoot... Officer Smart joins the Star Crew as a calculations expert. To top it off, Public performs.

Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales (Reelz, 8 p.m.): The series returns to profile Oscar snubbed Jennifer Lopez. She discusses her career from background dancer on In Living Color to recording star and leading lady as well as her personal life, which includes three marriages (and divorces).

Henry Danger (Nickelodeon, 8 p.m.): Henry and the gang set up a secret underground restaurant in the Man Cave for Charlotte's private dinner with music superstar Jack Swagger. When word gets out that Jack Swagger is in town, some unwanted guests crash the party.

NFL Honors (Fox, 8 p.m.): Ceremonies in Miami recognize the NFL's best players, performances and plays from the 2019 season.

Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story 🎥 (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): Stacey Castor weathered the storm of her first husband's death and managed to find love again with her boss, David. But when David is discovered dead of an apparent suicide, the police suspect some foul play.

Puppy Bowl Presents: The Dog Bowl III (Animal Planet, 8 p.m.): SPECIAL. Team Oldies and Team Goldies return with a new lineup of adorable and adoptable canines. Expect a tough match, but I haven't seen the Vegas odds on who is expected to win.

FOR THE RECORD: Man vs. Bear (Discovery Channel); Say Yes to the Dress America (TLC)

Alita: Battle Angel (via Giphy)

🕘 EASTERN / 🕗 CENTRAL

Aaron Hernandez: An ID Murder Mystery (Investigation Discovery, 9 p.m.): Were last week's two options about Aaron Hernandez not enough? Well, now ID joins the fray.

The Best of Enemies 🎥 (Showtime, 9 p.m.): Civil rights activist Ann Atwater (Taraji P. Henson) faces off against C.P. Ellis (Sam Rockwell), Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan, in 1971 Durham, North Carolina over the issue of school integration.✔️

Here Comes the Brides 📺 (Decades, 9 p.m.): This late '60s family comedy Western is back for binge treatment this weekend. In this episode, traveling salesman/magician Jack Albertson visits Seattle and offers to stop the torrential rains which have halted all work on the mountain.

Iowa Caucuses: The Final Poll: A CNN Special Event (CNN, 9 p.m.): Results of the final CNN/Des Moines Register poll before the caucus is released. Some DM Register friends of mine thought I should include this. America, no matter what happens on February 3, I apologize.

Seven Worlds, One Planet (BBC America, 9 p.m.): Travel to South America, the most species-rich continent on Earth. In the Andes, pumas hunt guanaco while rarely seen bears search for mini avocados, and in the Amazon, poison dart frogs care for their babies, colorful macaws eat clay, and birds make death-defying flights.

A Valentine's Match 🎥 (Hallmark Channel, 9 p.m.): Fired from her job as a reality TV host, a woman returns home for Valentine's Day and finds herself running a town festival auction with her ex-fiance. Hallmark seems to think old relationships will frequently mend themselves. [*gags*]

FOR THE RECORD: Family or Fiancé (OWN); The Incredible Dr. Pol (Nat Geo Wild); Live PD (A&E); Pit Bulls & Parolees (Animal Planet)

The Best of Enemies (via Giphy)

🕙 EASTERN / 🕘 CENTRAL

Real Story of... (Reelz, 10 p.m.): The story of Texas-born Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez. Her story was made into the biopic Selena, which helped push Jennifer Lopez into the spotlight.

The Six Million Dollar Man 📺 (Cozi TV, 10 p.m.): An ore deposit is discovered on a tribe's reservation that can be a great source of power. Two men check it out but they vanish, so Steve is sent to find them. However, to enter the area, which is considered sacred ground, Steve must pass a grueling test.

The Sonny and Cher Show 📺 (getTV, 10 p.m.): The Smothers Brothers and Debbie Reynolds perform alongside the divorced couple.

FOR THE RECORD: Ancient Aliens (History); Fire Masters (Cooking Channel, premiere); Haunted Hospitals (Travel Channel); Heartland Docs, DVM (Nat Geo Wild); Iyanla, Fix My Life (OWN)✔️; The Vet Life (Animal Planet)

Iyanla, Fix My Life (via Giphy)

🕚 EASTERN / 🕙 CENTRAL

Sisters in the Name of Love 📺 (getTV, 11 p.m.): Soul singers Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle, and Dionne Warwick do their thing in this 1986 special.

⭐ Austin City Limits (PBS, 11 p.m.): Billie Eilish appeared on Saturday Night Live this fall (in a creative, though not so great performance) and now, fresh after becoming the youngest person to win the Big Four at the Grammys, she goes to Austin. Her first studio album, last year's When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? crosses into several subgenres and was on several best-of lists. We will see Eilish again next weekend at the Oscars.✔️

Cat Bowl II (Hallmark Channel, 11 p.m.): SPECIAL. I'm not sure why cats get bumped to late night. Inspirational adult cat-letes compete in a matchup for the ages, including stories of senior and special needs cats overcoming all odds.✔️

Dr. Stone (Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.): Senku dubs himself, Kaseki and Chrome the Spartan Crafts Club as they work on helping the villagers prepare for winter and special projects like storing electricity.

My Hero Academia (Adult Swim, 11 p.m.): The fight against the League of Villains continues. Togata meets up with Chisaki and Eri.

Super Bowl LIV Music Fest (Fox, 11 p.m.): In this live hour-long special, DJ Khaled, Maroon 5, Guns N' Roses and more perform in Miami.

💤💤😴💤💤

Black Clover (Adult Swim, 2 a.m.): PREMIERE. While the possessed elves set their sights on the capital, bent on destroying mankind, Asta's newest sword could be the key to stopping them for good.

Demon Slayer (Adult Swim, 1:30 a.m.): Zenitsu refuses to fight; Inosuke challenges Tanjiro to a fight. The trio follows a Kasugai crow.

Fire Force (Adult Swim, 12:30 a.m.): FINALE. In the first season finale, Capt. Burns visits Shinra in the hospital to offer the truth of the fire from 12 years ago. The show will return for season two.

Food Wars! (Adult Swim, 1 a.m.): Ryo and Megumi find out which of them will advance. Asako battles Hayama.

The Invaders 📺 (MeTV, midnight): Barbara Hershey is given an alien crystal, which is soon believed to be a miracle. Ed Asner is also back to guest star.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (Adult Swim, 2:30 a.m.): The gang goes to Pompeii to obtain the means to retrieve the boss' daughter.

Naruto: Shippuden (Adult Swim, 3 a.m.): Naruto, an adolescent ninja, dreams of becoming the Hokage in his village.

Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld (Adult Swim, midnight): The group that attacked the Ocean Turtle is a secret unit from the U.S. National Security Agency.

Cat Bowl (via Giphy)

LATE-NIGHT TV

Austin City Limits (PBS, 11 p.m.): Billie Eilish
The Greg Gutfeld Show (Fox News, 10 p.m.): Emily Compagno, John Rich, Kat Timpf, and Tyrus
Saturday Night Live (NBC, 10:29 p.m.): JJ Watt and Luke Combs (live thread)
SNL Vintage 📺 (NBC, 10 p.m.): Eli Manning and Rihanna (5 May 2012)

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Note: All times are Eastern.

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Saturday Night Live, "Host: Jennifer Lopez" (via Giphy)

Happy watching, everyone!