The network drama “1st To Die” (7 p.m. Sunday, NBC) opens with a scene of homicide detective Lindsay Boxer (Tracy Pollan) placing a gun to her head. Is this a moment of inner torment — or a sign that she doesn’t want to sit through this belabored three-hour movie mystery?

Based on James Patterson’s novel, “Die” also stars Gil Bellows as Boxer’s partner and former lover, Chris Raleigh. They’re assigned to stop a serial killer who targets honeymooners. When not bickering with Raleigh, Boxer confers with her informal “Women’s Murder Club,” a kaffeeklatsch of crime fighters consisting of the city’s medical examiner (Pam Grier), an assistant district attorney (Megan Gallagher) and a spunky young reporter (Carly Pope).

A trail of evidence soon leads to best-selling true-crime author Nicholas Jenks (Robert Patrick). But Boxer wonders if the clues arrived too easily. A go-nowhere subplot about Boxer’s bout with an incurable blood disease serves only to explain her cranky behavior. Other featured players include Mitch Pileggi, Angie Everhart and Sean Young. “First” is not to die for.

• The Grammys won’t be the only awards show to air this weekend. D.L. Hughley is host of the 11th Annual Trumpet Awards (6 p.m. today, TBS), honoring black achievement in fields as diverse as law, politics and entertainment. This year’s honorees include recording artists Destiny’s Child, actress Pam Grier, director Spike Lee, military officer Lt. Col. Marilyn Wills and teacher Najiyyah ijlal Nashid. Scheduled performers include Chaka Khan, Al Jarreau, Destiny’s Child and gospel singers Donnie McClurkin and Mary Mary.
• After six seasons and 55 episodes, the incarceration is over. The gritty prison soap opera “Oz” (8 p.m. Sunday, HBO) wraps up with a special 100-minute finale. Life imitates art as members of the prison population stage a performance of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth.”

Tonight’s other highlights

• Harrison Ford stars in “The Fugitive” (7:30 p.m., NBC).
• Ben Affleck and Sandra Bullock star in the 1999 romantic comedy “Forces of Nature” (7 p.m., ABC).
• How can you resist “Black Dog” (8 p.m., USA), the 1998 trucker drama starring Patrick Swayze and Meat Loaf?
• Christopher Walken is host of “Saturday Night Live” (10:30 p.m., NBC), featuring musical performances by Foo Fighters.

Sunday’s other highlights

• Scheduled on “60 Minutes” (6 p.m., CBS): Iraq’s former top nuclear scientist explains what may await U.S. forces; Bering Strait, a Grammy-nominated Russian country-western band; William Bratton takes on L.A.’s gangs.
• Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen star in the 2000 thriller “X-Men” (7 p.m., Fox).
• The tempestuous history of Harlem’s proto rap group, The Last Poets, is recounted and celebrated in a documentary featuring Ossie Davis, Russell Simmons and Isaac Hayes (6 p.m., Bravo).
• A corrupt cop (John Heard) finds life unendurable on a repeat episode of “The Sopranos” (7 p.m., HBO) from the show’s first season.
• A tabloid journalist (Sandra Bernhard) may know why a never-famous starlet was murdered on “Dragnet” (9 p.m., ABC).