Day: February 20, 2025

Best-bets for Feb. 22: awards, Asia, auditions

1) “NAACP Image Awards,” 8-10 p.m., CBS and BET. “Wicked,” which reaches Peacock on March 21, is up for best picture, alongside “Bob Marley: One Love” (shown here), “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” “Piano Lesson” and “The Six Triple Eight.” TV comedies include “Abbott Elementary,” “Poppa’s House,” “The Neighborhood,” “The Upshaws,” and “How to Die Alone.” Read more…

Week’s top-10 for Feb. 24: It’s Oscar time, plus a reality surge

1) Academy Awards, 7-10:30 p.m. ET Sunday ABC. It won’t be easy to keep us entertained. With a few exceptions (“Wicked,” shown here, for instance), the nominees are obscure; there will be music, but not the best-song nominees. We’ll hope for fun from the host (Conan O’Brien), announcer (Nick Offerman) and presenters, including Ben Stiller, Amy Poehler and Bowen Yang. Read more…