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Monday, Feb. 20
American Experience: “Ruthless: Monopoly’s Secret History”
PBS, 9pm
For generations, Monopoly has been America’s favorite board game, a love letter to unbridled capitalism and — for better or worse — the impulses that make our free-market society tick. But behind the myth of the game’s creation is an untold tale of theft, obsession and corporate double-dealing. Part detective story, part sharp social commentary and part pop-culture celebration, this film presents the fascinating true story of the game and those who created it.
All American: “Lost One”
The CW, 8pm
An unexpected event rocks both the Beverly Hills and Crenshaw communities, bringing them together in surprising ways.
Fantasy Island: “#Happy”
FOX, 8pm
Reggie Austin, Selah Austria, Cree Kawa and Melinda Clarke guest-star in the new episode “#Happy,” in which a woman’s fantasy is to have her real life be as perfect as it appears on social media.
America’s Got Talent: All-Stars: “Final Performances”
NBC, 8pm
The best of the best showcase their talent with incredible performances in hopes of being crowned the first ever All Stars winner. The superfans vote to choose the champion, who will be revealed next week.
Antiques Roadshow: “Cheekwood Estate & Gardens, Hour 2”
PBS, 8pm
As the visit to Nashville’s Cheekwood Estate & Gardens continues, see astonishing finds such as a Civil War Union soldier archive, Disneyland railroad hat badges (ca. 1957) and an art deco diamond, sapphire and pearl necklace (ca. 1925). One find is worth between $75,000-$85,000. The show’s third and final hour at Cheekwood premieres Monday, March 13.
Presidential Biopics
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies celebrates Presidents’ Day with a lineup of four films about the lives of some of our most famous commanders in chief: PT 109 (1963), with Cliff Robertson portraying John F. Kennedy during his World War II service as a Navy officer; Young Mr. Lincoln (1939), director John Ford’s fictionalized account of the early life of Abraham Lincoln (Henry Fonda); Sunrise at Campobello (1960), featuring Ralph Bellamy as Franklin D. Roosevelt and Best Actress Oscar nominee Greer Garson as Eleanor Roosevelt in a look at the initial struggles of FDR after he was first struck with paralysis in 1921; and Tennessee Johnson (1942), led by Van Heflin as Andrew Johnson.
All American: Homecoming: “Behind the Mask”
The CW, 9pm
Keisha (Netta Walker) works hard on choreographing a routine for the upcoming masquerade dance but takes her frustrations out on Cam (Mitchell Edwards).
Cassius X: Becoming Ali
Smithsonian Channel, 9pm
On March 6, 1964, just 10 days after becoming heavyweight champion of the world, Cassius Clay officially changed his name to Muhammad Ali. While the news came as a shock to many, Ali’s interest in Islam began five years earlier, before his gold medal win at the 1960 Olympics. Based on the acclaimed book by Stuart Cosgrove, this film explores the seminal years in Ali’s life when his public pursuit of a boxing title coincided with a secret spiritual journey, nurtured by the Nation of Islam’s most prominent figures, Elijah Muhammad and Malcolm X.
The Watchful Eye: “Stairway to Eleven”
Freeform, 10pm
Tory (Amy Acker), Matthew (Warren Christie) and Jasper (Henry Joseph Samiri) try to find the best way to confront their grief and honor Allie’s memory.
History’s Greatest of All Time With Peyton Manning: “Candy Clash”
History, 10pm
If you have a sweet tooth, you’ll love this installment of host Peyton Manning’s new countdown series, in which he takes viewers through the Top 10 candies of all time.
Quantum Leap: “Family Style”
NBC, 10pm
Ben Song (Raymond Lee) has been leaping into strangers’ bodies since the sci-fi revival launched in September. This week, his adventures hit close to home when the good doctor jumps into Kamini, the eldest adult daughter of Indian immigrants, in 2009 Portland, Oregon. Song is struck by the parallels to his own Asian American family, and “we finally get to see pockets of emotion that perhaps Ben has buried or forgotten,” reveals Lee. “We may even find moments of closure.” A perk of the moving episode? “You’re going to really want Indian food after,” the actor advises with a laugh. “Have DoorDash on speed dial!”
Tuesday, Feb. 21
The Rookie: “Exposed”
ABC, 8pm
Stop in the name of love! After four seasons of flirting, the LAPD’s most arresting new couple has finally paired up. “They’re quite a force to be reckoned with,” Eric Winter says of the #Chenford fandom that has championed the love match of his stern Sgt. Tim Bradford and Melissa O’Neil’s more emotional cop Lucy Chen. Still, it’s not “all cotton candy and rainbows,” Winter says. Case in point: Their first Valentine’s Day. “It’s not an easy one,” he previews of the episode, postponed from Feb. 14 by the State of the Union. Any hope of a perfect romantic day is put on hold when Tim discovers early on that Lucy did something behind his back, which, for rule stickler Tim, “ruffles his feathers quite a bit.” Things are just as tricky for the precinct’s other lovebirds. Expect issues to arise for seasoned officer Nolan (Nathan Fillion) and firefighter Bailey (Jenna Dewan) as well, though Winter hints things will resolve in the classic comedy-infused Rookie way. “It’s not what you’d expect,” he teases of the outcome. Hey, no one ever said love was easy!
FBI: “Money for Nothing”
CBS, 8pm
After a string of armed robberies target various businesses, the team investigates a suspect who leads them to something much bigger in the new episode “Money for Nothing.”
Night Court: “Train Court”
NBC, 8pm
When a train delay causes issues, Abby (Melissa Rauch) sees an opportunity to serve underground justice. Gurgs (Lacretta) tries to stall the proceedings so Abby can meet her two favorite celebrities (Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski), but Dan (John Larroquette) has dinner reservations that he won’t give up.
Finding Your Roots: “And Still I Rise”
PBS, 8pm
Henry Louis Gates Jr. reveals the unexpected family trees of activist Angela Y. Davis and statesman Jeh Johnson, using DNA and long-lost records to redefine notions of the Black experience — and challenge preconceptions of America’s past.
TCM Spotlight: Screwball Comedy: “Lying for Love” & “Later Era Screwballs”
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies’ monthlong Tuesday night celebration of great romantic screwball comedies continues, with this evening’s first three films coming from the era representing the height of that genre, and when most of its classics were produced, the 1930s and ’40s. Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda kick off this evening in The Lady Eve (1941), followed by Carole Lombard and John Barrymore in Twentieth Century (1934), and Lombard and Fredric March in Nothing Sacred (1937). The lineup concludes with two films that weren’t produced during the heyday of the screwball comedy, but still deftly use tropes of the genre and embody its fun spirit: Monkey Business (1952), directed by Howard Hawks, and starring Ginger Rogers and Cary Grant; and What’s Up, Doc? (1972), director Peter Bogdanovich’s homage to not only the great screwball comedies of the ’30s and ’40s, but also to the classic Bugs Bunny cartoons of that era, starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan O’Neal.
American Auto: “Going Green”
NBC, 8:30pm
Katherine (Ana Gasteyer) and the team head to Silicon Valley to invest in green tech, including Sandbox — a potentially bogus company founded by Wesley’s (Jon Barinholtz) friend Chase (guest star Ben Feldman).
The Rookie: Feds: “For Love and Money”
ABC, 9pm
The FBI teams up with the LAPD to take down a shady Casanova linked to a notorious drug lord.
Accused: “Robyn’s Story”
FOX, 9pm
Emmy winner Billy Porter (Pose) directs this emotional story about Kevin (J. Harrison Ghee), a shy teacher who moonlights as a fierce drag queen named Robyn Banks and pays the price when he falls hard for the wrong guy — a volatile, closeted married man (Chris Coy).
La Brea: “The Wedding” & “The Swarm”
NBC, beginning at 9pm
Back-to-back episodes of the family adventure drama premiere tonight. First, in “The Wedding,” when the Clearing and Fort unite to celebrate the union of Ty (Chiké Okonkwo) and Paara (Tonantzin Carmelo), the invitation of a controversial guest threatens to upend the festivities. Meanwhile, Lucas (Josh McKenzie) offers Veronica (Lily Santiago) an unexpected strategy to unravel her captor’s odd connection to 10,000 B.C. Then, in “The Swarm,” Eve (Natalie Zea) and Gavin (Eoin Macken) ally with James (Jonno Roberts) to infiltrate the Lazarus Building in hopes of saving Ty and stopping Kira (Simone McAullay) from destroying their only way home. Plus, when a deadly horde awakens beneath the Clearing, Veronica must save Ella (Michelle Vergara Moore) before a lethal sting kills her.
Fight the Power: How Hip-Hop Changed the World
PBS, beginning at 9pm
Series Finale!
The docuseries concludes with back-to-back episodes. First, in “Culture Wars,” experience hip-hop in the 1990s during the Clinton years and the unstoppable rise in popularity of the music, which becomes a force that is attacked by all sides of the political establishment. The series then concludes with “Still Fighting,” which follows the evolution of hip-hop as its artists turn into multimillionaires and successful entrepreneurs, and shows how, as a cultural phenomenon, the music continues to change history and be adopted as the voice of protest around the world.
Will Trent: “Unable to Locate”
ABC, 10pm
The GBI discovers that a neo-Nazi organization is planning an attack.
FBI: Most Wanted: “Transaction”
CBS, 10pm
In the new episode “Transaction,” the team must navigate the mistrust of authorities in a tightknit Somali community in Minnesota as they race to find a kidnapped 14-year-old girl.
History’s Greatest Heists With Pierce Brosnan: “The Baker Street Bank Burglary”
History, 10pm
September 1971: Enterprising thieves tunnel underneath and up into the vault of a Lloyds Bank branch in London. When an amateur radio enthusiast intercepts their walkie-talkie chatter, they find themselves in a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game with Scotland Yard.
Wednesday, Feb. 22
The Low Tone Club
Disney+
New Series!
Colombian singer Carlos Vives leads this series as Amaranto Molina, an unconventional music teacher who starts teaching at a music school that only encourages students who do well by commercial success standards. Every year Principal Eduardo Kramer (Julián Arango) chooses five students, nicknamed The High Tones, to be part of the school’s prestigious Teen Band. Molina, on the other hand, is put in charge of The Low Tones, a group of students whose talents do not meet the school’s standards. With his disruptive methods, this eccentric teacher and The Low Tones will embark on a music journey that will help heal wounds and inspire each one of them to express their unique talents. All 10 episodes are available today.
Voices Rising: The Music of “Wakanda Forever”
Disney+
This special takes a look at the artists behind the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack.
And the Winner Is … MOVIES!
MOVIES!, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
There are still a few weeks until this year’s Academy Awards ceremony, but MOVIES! begins getting you into an Oscar frame of mind with a lineup of several films that have each won at least one of those famed statuettes. The featured titles are: Portrait of Jennie (1948), a fantasy/drama led by Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten and Ethel Barrymore that won for its special effects; the Clifton Webb/Dorothy McGuire-led romantic comedy/drama Three Coins in the Fountain (1954), which won Oscars for Best Cinematography and Best Original Song (the famous title tune by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn, performed by an uncredited Frank Sinatra); the romantic drama Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955), starring William Holden and Best Actress nominee Jones, which won for Best Costume Design — Color, Original Song (Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster’s memorable title tune) and Music; the romantic comedy/drama A Letter to Three Wives (1949), which won Oscars for Best Director and Screenplay (both for Joseph L. Mankiewicz); The Grapes of Wrath (1940), the adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel that won for Best Supporting Actress (Jane Darwell) and Best Director (John Ford); How Green Was My Valley (1941), the drama that earned Ford his second consecutive Best Director Oscar, and also won Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Donald Crisp), Best Cinematography — Black-and-White and Best Art Direction; the coming-of-age sports comedy/drama Breaking Away (1979), which earned Steve Tesich a Best Original Screenplay Oscar; The Paper Chase (1973), a comedy/drama costarring Best Supporting Actor winner John Houseman; and the Best Picture-winning drama Gentleman’s Agreement (1947), which also won for Best Director (Elia Kazan) and Best Supporting Actress (Celeste Holm). The lineup concludes with a re-airing of The Grapes of Wrath.
Can’t Turn Us Around: Alabama’s Foot Soldiers
History, 7pm
Theo E.J. Wilson, a community activist and grandson of a Tuskegee Airman, hosts this hourlong documentary that goes beyond the more well-known leaders of the civil rights movement to look at a different side of the revolution comprised of the “foot soldiers” outside the spotlight — the Black American citizens who put everything on the line to fight for their rights across crucial battleground cities in Alabama during the 1950s and ’60s.
The Flash: “Rogues of War”
The CW, 8pm
Barry (Grant Gustin) and Iris (Candice Patton) start to put together the pieces of what’s happening in Central City.
The Masked Singer: “ABBA Night”
FOX, 8pm
The new episode “ABBA Night” is full of pop rock and disco nostalgia, as the reigning champ takes on two new celebrity singers, each performing iconic songs from Swedish supergroup ABBA.
Property Brothers: Forever Home: “The Right Note”
HGTV, 8pm
Bruce and Larry bought their L.A. house 11 years ago; it’s where they got married and adopted their son. Their musical family has so many cherished memories in the home, but the layout is too choppy for their lifestyle. Jonathan and Drew Scott open the floorplan to create a beautiful space to cook, entertain, and enjoy their friends and family for decades to come.
Chicago Med: “On Days Like Today … Silver Linings Become Lifelines”
NBC, 8pm
Crockett (Dominic Rains) relies on O.R. 2.0 to save a construction worker’s severed hand; Charles (Oliver Platt) and Goodwin (S. Epatha Merkerson) clash as negotiations drag on between the administration and the custodial workers’ union; and Hannah (Jessy Schram) fights to keep a mother and her newborn baby together.
Dogs in the Wild: A “Nature” Miniseries
PBS, 8pm
Miniseries Finale!
In the third and final installment of this miniseries, “Defending Wild Dogs,” join the researchers who are making groundbreaking discoveries and going to extraordinary lengths to save wild canids around the world, from endangered wolves to injured African wild dogs.
Island of the Monsoon
Smithsonian Channel, 8pm
New Series!
In “Leopard Queen of Yala,” we enter the leopard Eden of Yala National Park in Sri Lanka and follow a young cat’s journey to find a home to call her own. Witness the coming-of-age story of Asha, a young female leopard ousted by her mother and forced to make it on her own.
The Goldbergs: “Two-Timing Goldbergs”
ABC, 8:30pm
Adam (Sean Giambrone) and Carmen (Isabella Gomez) discuss the status of their relationship; and an old friend visits Erica (Hayley Orrantia).
Abbott Elementary: “Teacher Conference”
ABC, 9pm
Staff members head to the Pennsylvania Educational Conference.
Tough as Nails
CBS, 9pm
Season Finale!
Season 4 of the competition series that tests the strength, endurance, life skills and mental toughness of some of America’s best essential workers concludes with a two-hour finale tonight.
Kung Fu: “The Scepter”
The CW, 9pm
Nicky (Olivia Liang) is forced to confront Bo (Ben Levin) to get information on Xiao’s (Jennifer Khoe) whereabouts before it’s too late.
Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test: “Survival”
FOX, 9pm
In the new episode “Survival,” the recruits face tough lessons of survival and leadership as they attempt to go behind enemy lines without being captured.
The Nate & Jeremiah Home Project
HGTV, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Married interior designers Jeremiah Brent and Nate Berkus get that home is where the heart is. Season 2 of their reno show kicks off with a sweet labor of love for a Long Island couple who have filled a tiny Cape Cod with four kids and many memories. Knowing “who they are as people,” Berkus says, comes first in any project. Touched by the family’s bond and sensitive to their tight budget, the guys get crafty working to fit in their clients’ treasured items while also doubling their square footage. How? The answer is literally under their feet.
Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller: “Black Market Babies”
Nat Geo, 9pm
Ukraine was the epicenter of the billion-dollar global surrogacy business until its war with Russia upended the controversial industry. Now, nearly a year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, other countries are stepping in to fill the void, but that’s not necessarily a good thing. In this episode, host Mariana van Zeller investigates how the dream of starting a family incites a burgeoning babies-for-cash underworld market.
Chicago Fire: “Run Like Hell”
NBC, 9pm
An annoying floater takes a romantic interest in Violet (Hanako Greensmith); Ritter (Daniel Kyri) catches a local politician in a compromising position; and Mouch (Christian Stolte) and Severide (Taylor Kinney) help Trudy (Amy Morton) with an arson investigation.
NOVA: “New Eye on the Universe”
PBS, 9pm
Last summer’s NOVA episode “Ultimate Space Telescope” told the dramatic story of how NASA engineers built and launched the James Webb Space Telescope, the most complex machine ever launched into space. Now, with tons of new data and spectacular images flooding in from the telescope, this installment follows scientists as they peer deeply back in time to answer some of astronomy’s biggest questions, like how the first stars and galaxies formed, and whether we can see fingerprints of life in the atmospheres of distant exoplanets.
Not Dead Yet: “Not Dating Yet”
ABC, 9:30pm
Nell’s (Gina Rodriguez) friends rally to set her up on some dates, but Nell isn’t sure she is ready to move on.
NHL Hockey: Chicago at Dallas
TNT, 9:30pm Live
Max Domi and the Chicago Blackhawks skate into American Airlines Center in Dallas to face off against Jason Robertson and the Stars.
A Million Little Things: “In the Room”
ABC, 10pm
The ladies treat Maggie (Allison Miller) to one last hurrah before the baby’s arrival.
Snowfall
FX, 10pm
Season Premiere!
The sixth and final season of Snowfall begins with a two-episode premiere. The story picks up in October 1986, and drug kingpin Franklin Saint (Damson Idris) is desperate after being wiped out by former CIA officer Teddy McDonald (Carter Hudson). With Aunt Louie (Angela Lewis) undercutting Franklin’s business, and the KGB, DEA, CIA and corrupt LAPD bearing down on them, will the Saint family survive?
Chicago P.D.: “Trapped”
NBC, 10pm
After a brutal shooting, Burgess (Marina Squerciati) and Ruzek (Patrick John Flueger) find themselves trapped aboard the busy L subway train. As they piece together scant evidence, the team is drawn into a dark family drama, and Burgess’ proximity to the shooting triggers harsh memories.
Grown-ish: “The A Team”
Freeform, 10:30pm
The crew looks for new ways to alleviate stress and decides to give mushrooms a try.
Thursday, Feb. 23
Liaison
Apple TV+
New Series!
This new six-episode thriller starring French actors Vincent Cassel (Westworld) and Eva Green (Penny Dreadful) is a high-stakes contemporary drama exploring how the mistakes of the past can destroy the future. It’s the first French- and English-language Apple TV+ original. Episodes drop on Fridays beginning today.
The Ms. Pat Show
BET+
Season Premiere!
The comedy returns for its third season, as Ms. Pat (Patricia Williams) continues to tell it like it is as she figures out how to survive suburban Indiana with her husband, kids and sister.
Call Me Chihiro
Netflix
Original Film!
Based on the 2013-18 Japanese manga Chihiro-san, this drama tells the story of a former sex worker named Chihiro (Kasumi Arimura), who works at a small bento (take-out meal) shop in a seaside town. There, she interacts with people whose mental scars and struggles leave them unable to live happily, and her words and actions influence each person’s way of living.
Outer Banks
Netflix
Season Premiere!
In Season 3 of the teen action/mystery drama, after losing the gold and fleeing the Outer Banks, the Pogues have washed ashore on a desert island that, for a brief moment, seems like an idyllic home. But things quickly go south for John B (Chase Stokes), Sarah (Madelyn Cline), Kiara (Madison Bailey), Pope (Jonathan Daviss), JJ (Rudy Pankow) and Cleo (Carlacia Grant) when they find themselves once again caught up in a race for the treasure and quite literally running for their lives: Ward (Charles Esten) and Rafe (Drew Starkey) are hungry for revenge, and Carlos Singh (Andy McQueen), a ruthless Caribbean don, will stop at nothing to find the bounty.
Bel-Air
Peacock
Season Premiere!
Season 2 of this hourlong dramatic reimagining of the ’90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air picks up with Will (Jabari Banks) at a crossroads as a new figure comes into his life who challenges what he’s learned in Bel-Air and competes for control of his influence. Episodes are available Thursdays beginning today.
Black Snow
Sundance Now & AMC+
New Series!
Part coming-of-age drama and part whodunit, this six-part crime drama follows the mystery of a small-town murder that rocked the Australian South Sea Islander community. In 1995, 17-year-old Isabel Baker (Talijah Blackman-Corowa) was murdered. The crime shocked her tight-knit community and left the town devastated; the case was never solved, and the killer never found. In 2020, the opening of a time capsule unearths a secret that puts cold-case detective James Cormack (Travis Fimmel) on the trail of the killer. The first two episodes drop today; new episodes are available Thursdays.
Station 19
ABC, 8pm
New Episodes!
The Grey’s Anatomy spinoff about a group of firefighters will begin airing new episodes of its sixth season following a long winter hiatus.
Walker: “Best Laid Plans”
The CW, 8pm
Cordell (Jared Padalecki) and Cassie (Ashley Reyes) realize they aren’t the only ones keeping secrets.
Next Level Chef: “No Pain, No Grain”
FOX, 8pm
In the new episode “No Pain, No Grain,” the chefs must elevate a sandwich into an upscale dining experience.
Law & Order: “Fear and Loathing”
NBC, 8pm
Cosgrove (Jeffrey Donovan) and Shaw (Mehcad Brooks) must unravel a string of false crime reports to get to the truth surrounding a respected doctor’s murder. Shaw becomes the target of retaliation when he files a complaint against two patrol officers.
Star of the Month: Rita Moreno
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies’ monthlong Thursday night celebration of Rita Moreno’s legendary film performances concludes with tonight’s four-title lineup featuring some of her work from the 1970s and early ’80s. Leading things off is director Richard Lester’s The Ritz (1976), a comical farce set in a gay bathhouse in Manhattan that finds Moreno reprising her Tony-winning role of Googie Gomez that she originated in the 1975 Broadway production of Terrence McNally’s play; she is accompanied by others reprising their stage roles, as well, including Jack Weston, Jerry Stiller and F. Murray Abraham. After that is The Four Seasons (1981), writer/director/star Alan Alda’s Golden Globe-nominated romantic comedy that follows the ups and downs of three couples who vacation together each season; along with Alda and Moreno, the film stars Carol Burnett, Len Cariou, Sandy Dennis, Bess Armstrong and Weston. Next, Moreno shares a notable scene with Jack Nicholson in director Mike Nichols’ erotic coming-of-age comedy/drama Carnal Knowledge (1971), which costars Art Garfunkel, Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominee Ann-Margret and Candice Bergen. The evening concludes with the TCM premiere of Happy Birthday, Gemini (1980), a comedy/drama based on Albert Innaurato’s hit play Gemini and led by Madeline Kahn.
Mystic: “The Prophecy”
UPtv, 8pm
When scenes from Issie’s (Macey Chipping) visions seem to be happening in real life, the gang find themselves in a race against time to change the course of the future before tragedy strikes.
Grey’s Anatomy
ABC, 9pm
New Episodes!
This long-running medical drama returns from its winter hiatus with the beloved character Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), who will be leaving the show after this season, making her last appearance before the finale.
Walker Independence: “How We Got Here”
The CW, 9pm
Through a series of letters Gus (Philemon Chambers) writes to his late wife, origin stories are revealed.
Animal Control: “Rabbits and Pythons”
FOX, 9pm
In the new episode “Rabbits and Pythons,” a tech geek tells Frank (Joel McHale) that his rabbits got into his special chocolate bars, and Frank and Shred (Michael Rowland) assist a man with a python wrapped around his neck.
Married to Real Estate: “Space to Entertain”
HGTV, 9pm
A family of three is anxious to get out of the mother-in-law’s home and find a place in Acworth, Georgia, so they can be close to a thriving community with great schools. They are looking for a large house with an updated open design to entertain, but the inventory is very limited, so finding the right home in the area will be a challenge. Once they find the right property, Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson work to transform it into their perfect family home.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: “King of the Moon”
NBC, 9pm
Three-time Emmy winner Bradley Whitford plays a neurologist with early-onset dementia who confesses to a murder. For the first time, the crime show reveals a suspect’s backstory in flashbacks as the truth comes out. Nancy Travis plays his wife, and Mariska Hargitay directs.
Call Me Kat: “Call Me ‘Cat’s in the Cradle’”
FOX, 9:30pm
Max (Cheyenne Jackson) receives a surprise visit from his dad (guest star David James Elliott) for the first time in 30 years in the new episode “Call Me ‘Cat’s in the Cradle.’”
Swamp People: Serpent Invasion: “Calf Eater”
History, 9:35pm
When Burmese pythons invade Florida’s Everglades, animals suffer — including baby cows on a cattle ranch. Star hunter Bruce Mitchell joins Zak Catchem and the gang to help with the Python Elimination Program and save the babes from the swamp stranglers.
Law & Order: Organized Crime: “The Wild and the Innocent”
NBC, 10pm
After the daughter of Stabler’s (Christopher Meloni) former Marine buddy is kidnapped, the task force must help to settle a dangerous dispute between two rival biker gangs wrapped up in a deadly scheme.
Friday, Feb. 24
The Reluctant Traveler
Apple TV+
New Series!
This new eight-episode docuseries (all available today) follows Emmy Award-winning actor Eugene Levy as he visits some of the world’s most beautiful and intriguing destinations.
Bruiser
Hulu
Feature Film Exclusive!
Following its limited theatrical release in December, this first narrative feature film from Disney’s Onyx Collective makes its streaming debut. Director/cowriter Miles Warren’s searing drama began as a 10-minute short of the same name that debuted at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, and is now a feature-length tale that expands its exploration of fathers, families and the effects of toxic masculinity. It follows 14-year-old Darious (Jalyn Hall), who explores the boundaries of his manhood through tumultuous interactions with Malcolm (Shamier Anderson), his strict but loving father, and Porter (Trevante Rhodes, also a producer), a charismatic drifter. When Darious learns Porter’s true identity, he is thrust into a conflict between the two men that may rip his family apart and threaten his safety.
Formula 1: Drive to Survive
Netflix
Season Premiere!
The docuseries returns for a fifth season of following the drivers, managers and team owners on the Formula 1 racing circuit.
We Have a Ghost
Netflix
Feature Film Exclusive!
Finding a ghost named Ernest (David Harbour) haunting their new home turns Kevin’s (Jahi Di’Allo Winston) family into overnight social media sensations. But when Kevin and Ernest go rogue to investigate the mystery of the ghost’s past, they become targets of the CIA. Anthony Mackie, Jennifer Coolidge, Tig Notaro, Erica Ash and Faith Ford also star in this family horror comedy from writer/director Christopher Landon (Freaky).
The Consultant
Prime Video
New Series!
Christoph Waltz leads this comedic thriller that brings new meaning to the phrase “boss from hell.” When consultant Regus Patoff (Waltz) is hired to improve business at the app-based gaming company CompWare, the employees begin experiencing new demands and challenges that put everything into question … including their lives. The series is based on Bentley Little’s 2015 novel. All eight episodes are available today.
Harlem
Prime Video
Season Finale!
Season 2 of Tracy Oliver’s comedy drops its concluding two episodes today.
Nocebo
Shudder
Feature Film Exclusive!
This Filipino-Irish psychological thriller stars Eva Green as a British fashion designer suffering from a mysterious illness that puzzles her doctors and frustrates her husband (Mark Strong), until help arrives in the form of a Filipino caregiver (Chai Fonacier), who uses traditional folk-healing to reveal a horrifying truth.
The Mandalorian
ABC/Freeform/FX, 8pm
Broadcast Premiere!
Set after the fall of the Empire, this series follows the journey of a lone bounty hunter (Pedro Pascal) as he travels through the Star Wars galaxy. In this pilot episode, the Mandalorian tracks a target for a well-paying, mysterious client.
Newlywed Nightmare
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
A just-married couple, Lauren (Sarah Borne) and David (Yoshi Sudarso), take a honeymoon that turns perilous when the bride is kidnapped and forced into dirty-money deeds. Can her hubby and a PI (Catherine Dyer) find her fast enough?
Robert Ryan Westerns
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Although in real life a pacifist who supported social causes like the efforts to fight racial discrimination, Robert Ryan was renowned for his appearances in violent film genres like war movies and Westerns, and for his ability to embody bigoted villains whom he would find “totally despicable,” as he explained to the Los Angeles Times in 1959 during one of the frequent times he spoke about this dichotomy between his on- and offscreen lives. That recognition may have been part of what helped Ryan portray such unforgettable personalities, but whatever the reason, you can enjoy the star in three of his memorable Western roles as villainous, or at least amoral, characters in tonight’s triple feature on Turner Classic Movies. The lineup starts with director Anthony Mann’s The Naked Spur (1953), which boasts an Oscar-nominated screenplay by Sam Rolfe and Harold Jack Bloom that follows a bounty hunter (James Stewart, in his third Western collaboration with Mann) in pursuit of a murderous outlaw (Ryan). Janet Leigh, Ralph Meeker and Millard Mitchell costar. Next, in Day of the Outlaw (1959), Ryan plays a ruthless cattleman at war with the homesteaders in the town he helped establish, who finds himself fighting to save the community when a gang of outlaws (led by Burl Ives) rides in and threatens to wipe it out. Finally, cowriter/director Sam Peckinpah’s Oscar-nominated Revisionist Western The Wild Bunch (1969) finds Ryan, in one of his later roles, portraying a bounty hunter working for a corrupt railroad agent, who leads a posse in pursuit of the titular gang of aging outlaws looking for one last big score before the 20th century fully settles in and leaves them obsolete. William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Edmond O’Brien, Ben Johnson and Warren Oates also star.
Young Rock
NBC, 8:30pm
Season Finale!
Season 3 of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s semiautobiographical sitcom concludes with “False Ceilings.” Florida, 2000: With his Hollywood prospects on the upswing, Dwayne (Uli Latukefu) makes good on a long-standing promise to his family. Yet as the Johnsons reflect on how far they’ve come, Dwayne can’t help wondering if there’s something bigger for him on the horizon.
All the Single Ladies
OWN, 9pm
Season Finale!
Through laughter and a few tears, an educator, a comedian, a business executive and a medical professional talk about their hard-earned lessons after ignoring the red flags in their previous relationships.
Great Performances: “The Magic of Spirituals”
PBS, 9pm
This documentary examines the behind-the-scenes story of Kathleen Battle and Jessye Norman’s famed concert of spirituals at Carnegie Hall on March 18, 1990, with extensive performance clips and new interviews with opera star Angel Blue, Met Opera general manager Peter Gelb and more.
Party Down
Starz, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Ten years later, most of the Party Down catering team have moved on, including actor/bartender Henry Pollard (Adam Scott). After a surprise reunion, the gang find themselves once again stoically enduring the procession of random parties and oddball guests all over Los Angeles. Other original cast members returning include Ken Marino, Jane Lynch, Martin Starr, Ryan Hansen and Megan Mullally, along with new cast members Jennifer Garner, Tyrel Jackson Williams, Zoë Chao and James Marsden.
Kindred Spirits: “Ghost Wars”
Travel Channel, 9pm; also streams on discovery+
Amy Bruni, Adam Berry and Chip Coffey go to Providence, Rhode Island, to investigate a haunted library that began displaying paranormal activity decades ago. Books fly from shelves, objects launch off desks and names are called out in the night. The spirits seem angry, but why?
Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Nat Geo, 10pm
Season Finale!
In the second-season finale of this docuseries that goes behind the scenes at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Jolo, the rescued manatee, battles a potentially deadly parasitic infection that puts her release in jeopardy; Kianga the elephant throws a temper tantrum in the pool; Maathai the cheetah has tummy troubles that must be investigated; and Kevin the crested coua chick shows his keepers how to keep his food on target.
Saturday, Feb. 25
College Basketball
CBS, ESPN & FOX, beginning at 12pm Live
Today’s college hoops highlights include Creighton at Villanova (FOX), UConn at St. John’s (CBS), Indiana at Purdue (FOX), Arizona State at Arizona (CBS), Auburn at Kentucky (CBS) and Saint Mary’s at Gonzaga (ESPN).
NHL Hockey
ABC, beginning at 1pm Live
A Saturday twin bill of NHL hockey on ABC has the N.Y. Rangers at the Washington Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins at the St. Louis Blues.
Frozen Planet II: “Frozen Lands”
BBC America, 8pm
Visit the boreal forests and treeless tundra of Earth’s northern regions in the new episode “Frozen Lands.” Seasonal changes bring opportunities and challenges to grizzly bears, wolves, bison, caribou, snowy owls and other creatures.
54th Annual NAACP Image Awards
BET, 8pm Live; delayed PT
The annual ceremony returns in front of an audience for the first time in three years with this installment broadcast from Pasadena, California. One of the most distinguished multicultural awards shows for people of color, the NAACP Image Awards highlight artists committed to uplifting values that inspire equality, justice and progressive change. Winners in the various categories were determined by online voting. Nominees for Outstanding Motion Picture are Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Emancipation, A Jazzman’s Blues, Till and The Woman King. Among the television categories, Outstanding Comedy Series nominees are Abbott Elementary, Atlanta, black-ish, Rap Sh!t and The Wonder Years, while Outstanding Drama Series nominees are Bel-Air, Bridgerton, Euphoria, P-Valley and Queen Sugar. For all the nominees and more info, visit naacpimageawards.net.
Made for Each Other
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
A sculptor (Alexandra Turshen) uses magic to turn her ideal man (Aaron O’Connell) into reality but begins to fall for her real-life friend (Matt Cohen).
12 Desperate Hours
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
Based on an Ann Rule true-crime story, this film, directed by Gina Gershon, was shot in 15 days. Val (Samantha Mathis, Billions), held hostage with the kids, must outwit the captor before Daddy gets home. That’s a mental load!
Cold Justice: “Burning Mystery”
Oxygen, 8pm
The 1992 murder of Natasha Atchley — a 19-year-old whose remains were found in her burned-out Camaro’s trunk — draws fierce prosecutor Kelly Siegler to San Jacinto County, Texas. Empathetic and dogged, she’s chased answers in this cold case for three decades.
TCM Special Theme: Black History Month: “Independent Women”
TCM, beginning at 8pm
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Turner Classic Movies’ monthlong Saturday evening block celebrating Black History Month concludes tonight with a double feature of movies written and directed by Black women, and led by strong female characters, both of which have been selected for preservation in the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry in recent years because of their cultural, historical and artistic significance. First up is Kathleen Collins’ semiautobiographical drama Losing Ground (1982), about the rocky relationship between a college professor (Seret Scott) and her husband (Bill Gunn), which becomes even more strained when they spend a summer away from the city. Losing Ground was the first feature-length drama directed by an African American woman since the 1920s, but it sadly never had a theatrical release during Collins’ lifetime (she passed away in 1988 at age 46), playing only on the festival circuit and largely overlooked at the time. In 2015, her daughter, Nina Collins, restored the film; it was reissued and hailed by critics. Tonight’s second feature is The Watermelon Woman (1996), a romantic comedy/drama from Cheryl Dunye, who also stars as a young Black lesbian filmmaker who probes into the life of a 1930s Black actress who played “mammy” stereotypes in movies of the time. The Watermelon Woman is the first feature film directed by a Black lesbian, and is considered a landmark in queer cinema.
NBA Basketball: Boston at Philadelphia
ABC, 8:30pm Live
The Boston Celtics visit Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center to take on James Harden and the 76ers.
Rico to the Rescue: “Ranch House Redo”
HGTV, 9pm
A family’s plan to renovate a ranch property into a modern farmhouse turns into a nightmare with a lengthy legal process against their failed contractor. Now, builder Rico León and his team arrive and propose a solution to see their home to a long overdue completion.
Saturday Night Live: “Woody Harrelson/Jack White”
NBC, 11:30pm Live; also livestreams on Peacock
Actor Woody Harrelson becomes a member of SNL’s famed “five-timers club” as he returns to guest-host tonight, following his previous gigs in 1989, 1992, 2014 and 2019. He is joined by musical guest Jack White, who is making a fifth SNL appearance of his own (his fourth time as a solo artist, following his initial 2002 appearance as part of the White Stripes).