All Times Eastern. PBS programming varies regionally.
Thursday, Feb. 1
Genius: MLK/X
Nat Geo, 9pm
Season Premiere!
This season, Nat Geo’s award-winning anthology series Genius focuses on two iconic geniuses — Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X — and how their dueling philosophies helped usher America through the Civil Rights Movement. Stars Kelvin Harrison Jr. (The Trial of the Chicago 7) as King and Aaron Pierre (The Underground Railroad) as Malcolm X.
The Tourist
Netflix
New Series!
This Australian thriller moves to Netflix in the U.S. for its second season, which premieres on Feb. 29. You can catch up with the first season starting today; this initial installment follows an Irish man (Jamie Dornan) who wakes up with amnesia in an Australian hospital and must use what few clues he has to discover his identity before his past catches up with him. Season 2 will take place in Ireland, with Dornan and costar Danielle Macdonald returning.
A Bloody Lucky Day
Paramount+
New Series!
In this 10-episode (all dropping today) thriller from South Korea, Lee Sung-min plays down-on-his-luck taxi driver Oh Taek, whose fortunes seem to change when he agrees to drive a mysterious man named Geum Hyuk-soo (Yoo Yeon-seok) to a faraway city in exchange for an exorbitant fare. But when the passenger reveals himself to be a serial killer, Oh Taek must play mind games to ensure his lucky streak doesn’t come to a deadly end.
Kings From Queens: The RUN DMC Story
Peacock
This documentary is the never-been-told story of the most influential rap group in the history of music, RUN DMC. Joseph “Rev Run” Simmons, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels and Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell met on the streets of Hollis, Queens, before these hip-hop legends would go on to legitimize a genre of music that critics labeled a fad. Their influence on culture shattered racial barriers, making them international stars and fashion leaders of the ’80s. After a series of life-changing events and challenges, including Mizell’s murder in 2002, Rev Run and DMC reunite to tell their story and celebrate the genre of music they established.
NFL Pro Bowl Games: Skills Showdown
ESPN, 7pm Live
The NFL’s second Pro Bowl Games take place in Orlando, Florida, featuring the AFC vs. NFC in skills competitions tonight and a 7-on-7 flag football game on Sunday.
Son of a Critch: “Reach for the Top”
The CW, 8pm
Mark (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) is dumbfounded when he faces his crush.
Next Level Chef: “Auditions — Home Cooks”
FOX, 8pm
The auditions continue in this new episode as the home cooks fight for one of the coveted five spots that advances them to the mentorship team draft.
The Tall Tales of Jim Bridger: “A Prince on the Prairie”
INSP, 8pm
While guiding a hunting expedition, Jim Bridger (Rib Hillis) must deal with an arrogant foreign prince who is abusing his servant boy. But the tables soon turn when it is the prince who needs rescuing, and his only hope is the long-suffering servant.
Law & Order: “Unintended Consequences”
NBC, 8pm
An unexpected witness appears when Shaw (Mehcad Brooks) and Riley (Reid Scott) investigate a real estate agent’s murder.
The Power of Film: “The Power of Paradox”
TCM, 8pm
Catch a Classic!
This episode looks at how, in almost every memorable film, things are not what they seem, and learning the truth about characters and situations creates much of the tension in the movie. Often, the truth of the story is quite paradoxical, which is what makes viewers want to keep watching. Representative titles following the episode are 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Metropolis (1927), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) and Rebel Without a Cause (1955).
Farmer Wants a Wife
FOX, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Ty Ferrell, Mitchell Kolinsky, Brandon Rogers and Nathan Smothers are the farmers looking for love in Season 2 of this reality dating series. Jennifer Nettles returns as host.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: “The Punch List”
NBC, 9pm
Benson (Mariska Hargitay) tries to support a victim’s family when tragedy strikes twice.
Children Ruin Everything: “Talking”
The CW, 9:30pm
Astrid (Meaghan Rath) and James (Aaron Abrams) struggle to find something to talk about other than the kids.
Friday, Feb. 2
Orion and the Dark
Netflix
Original Film!
This animated film based on the children’s book follows elementary schoolkid Orion (voice of Jacob Tremblay), who is completely consumed by irrational fears of bees, dogs, the ocean and more. But of all his fears, the greatest is one he confronts on a nightly basis: the dark. So when the literal embodiment of his worst fear pays a visit, Dark (Paul Walter Hauser) whisks Orion away on a roller-coaster ride around the world to prove there is nothing to be afraid of in the night. Can Orion learn to stop letting fear control his life and finally embrace the joy of living?
The Tiger’s Apprentice
Paramount+
Original Film!
This is an animated fantasy adventure based on the children’s book series by Laurence Yep. It follows Chinese American teenager Tom Lee (voice of Brandon Soo Hoo), whose life changes forever when he discovers that he is part of a long lineage of magical protectors known as the Guardians. With guidance from a mythical tiger named Hu (Henry Golding), Tom trains to take on Loo (Michelle Yeoh), a force who is as powerful as a Guardian but with evil intentions to use magic to destroy humanity. To have a fighting chance against Loo, Tom must reunite all 12 Zodiac animal warriors and master his own newly discovered powers. The voice cast also includes Lucy Liu, Sandra Oh and Bowen Yang.
Bosco
Peacock
Original Film!
Based on actual events, this drama follows Quawntay “Bosco” Adams (Aubrey Joseph), who has been sentenced to 35 years behind bars for attempting to possess marijuana, as he miraculously escapes from a maximum-security prison to be at his first child’s birth.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Prime Video
New Series!
When Atlanta’s Donald Glover called Francesca Sloane suggesting they cocreate a series inspired by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s hit 2005 film, Sloane wasn’t sure it would work. “But then he explained the idea of taking something that is such a saturated genre and subverting it,” she says. “That felt absolutely intriguing.” The result is eight episodes of what Sloane calls “a remix” featuring Glover and Pen15’s Maya Erskine as John and Jane Smith. “We focus on the quieter moments,” she says, while promising there will still be elements from the film: “shoot-’em-ups and really exciting action.” Despite lots of nods to the original, the series does switch up the movie’s premise. These Smiths are not unhappily married when we meet them. They’re new hires that a mysterious agency orders to play husband and wife while undertaking dangerous kill missions. “We really wanted them to be strangers so that we can see the entire relationship unfold in front of our eyes,” Sloane explains. “That way, you’re seeing two people learn to be vulnerable when real feelings come into play as they face daily life-and-death situations.” — Ileane Rudolph
Dario Argento Panico
Shudder
In the secluded ambience of hotel rooms, Italian horror movie master Dario Argento (Suspiria) crafted his greatest cinematic creations, seeking solace from the outside world to delve into his nightmares. Now, in this retrospective documentary, Argento finds himself in a hotel room to return to the very setting that ignited his creative fervor to conclude his latest script and participate in an intimate interview, all while being followed by a film crew documenting his life for a movie about his illustrious career.
NHL All-Star Skills
ESPN, 7pm Live
Hockey’s best skate for bragging rights and a big cash prize during NHL All-Star weekend at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena. The All-Star Skills competition has a new format, with 12 players accumulating points in multiple events. The top scorer wins $1 million.
Transplant: “Tariq”
NBC, 8pm
In the wake of a shocking incident, the doctors at York Memorial need to rally, and Bash (Hamza Haq) is thrown into an unexpected public health crisis.
Black History Month Weekend Marathon
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
In honor of Black History Month, TCM will be airing classic films highlighting the African American experience all weekend long, starting tonight with The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974), which depicts African American life in the South at the end of the Civil War through the eyes of a young slave named Jane Pittman and is based on a novel by Ernest J. Gaines. The 1994 documentary Freedom on My Mind follows that, telling the true story of segregated Mississippi’s voter registration movement in the early 1960s. Then, Richard Belzer and Andre Braugher star in the 1996 drama Get on the Bus, directed by Spike Lee, about a group of African American men who take a cross-country bus trip to participate in the Million Man March. Four documentaries close out the night and air into early the following morning: The Murder of Fred Hampton (1971), a film about the life and death of a young civil rights activist and leader of the Illinois Black Panther Party who was shot in a police raid on his apartment in 1969; Cicero March (1966), a short documentary about a 1966 civil rights march in Cicero, Illinois; American Revolution 2 (1969), a documentary on the 1968 Democratic National Convention and its aftermath; and the nine-minute special Black Moderates and Black Militants (1968).
Gilded Newport Mysteries: Murder at the Breakers
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 9pm
Original Film!
A writer (Ali Skovbye) in 1895 Rhode Island witnesses a murder while attending a ball at the Vanderbilt mansion and is drawn into the investigation when her brother is arrested.
Kokomo City
Showtime, 9pm
Four Black transgender sex workers tell their life stories in intimate and candid interviews in this acclaimed documentary film.
Saturday, Feb. 3
Black History Month Weekend Marathon Continues
TCM, beginning at 6:15am
Catch a Classic!
More films highlighting the Black experience air all day today, including the short Oscar-winning documentary tribute to the actor/activist Paul Robeson, Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist (1979); the 1933 pre-Code DuBose Heyward play adaptation The Emperor Jones; and Within Our Gates (1920), a silent film about the revival of the KKK during Jim Crow, directed by Oscar Micheaux and followed by a documentary highlighting him, called Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking (2021). Later in the morning, you can catch Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), a film noir starring Harry Belafonte, and the 1982 TV movie adaptation of the Eugene O’Neill play Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1982), which starred an all-Black cast. In the afternoon and into the evening, catch two Sidney Poitier-led films, A Raisin in the Sun (1961) and the five-time Oscar winner In the Heat of the Night (1967), a dark thriller about a Black man home to see his mother in the rural South who is arrested for murder because of his race and assists a white police chief in hunting the real murderer. To finish out the evening is the sports documentary exploring Muhammad Ali’s epic boxing match against George Foreman, When We Were Kings (1996); Hoop Dreams (1994), a documentary tracking the lives of William Gates and Arthur Agee, two high school basketball players in inner-city Chicago, as they work toward one day playing in the NBA; and Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975), a coming-of-age sports drama costarring Laurence Fishburne in his film debut and NBA player Jamaal Wilkes.
College Basketball
FOX & ESPN, beginning at 12pm Live
Top-tier college hoops action includes UConn at St. John’s on FOX, and Houston at Kansas, Duke at North Carolina and Tennessee at Kentucky on ESPN.
NHL All-Star Game
ABC, 3pm Live
The NHL All-Star Game at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena features a pool of 44 top players testing their mettle in a four-team, 3-on-3 tournament.
Paging Mr. Darcy
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
A love of Jane Austen’s novels helps two people (Mallory Jansen and Will Kemp) overcome their pride in the first of four original “Loveuary” films inspired by Jane Austen.
The Svengoolie Classic Horror & Sci-Fi Movie: “Revenge of the Creature”
MeTV, 8pm
Sven introduces 1955’s Revenge of the Creature, the first of two sequels to Creature From the Black Lagoon. Here, the Gill-man (played by Ricou Browning in the water and by Tom Hennesy on land) is captured and brought to a Florida aquarium for study, eventually escaping. John Agar and Lori Nelson star.
Sunday, Feb. 4
Black History Month Weekend Marathon Continues
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
Catch the final lineup of TCM’s weekend celebrating Black actors and stories, which kicks off with a 1984 episode of American Playhouse titled “Solomon Northup’s Odyssey,” about a musician in the mid 19th century who gets kidnapped and sold into slavery and is based on a true story. Gordon Parks directed the episode, and a documentary about his career, Gordon Parks: Moments Without Proper Names (1988), is the next title. Following that is another film he directed, The Learning Tree (1969), a bittersweet drama about a year in the life of a teenage boy born into a poor Kansas family. Then, Claudette Colbert stars in the comedy/drama Imitation of Life (1934), about a single mother who takes in a Black housekeeper and her daughter then starts a successful business with her. Following that is a short documentary focusing on the African American contribution to the war effort called The Negro Soldier (1944); the John Ford-directed Western drama Sergeant Rutledge (1960), which follows a Black sergeant who goes on trial for killing a white woman and her father; Sounder (1972), a drama about a family of Black sharecroppers in the Depression-era South who struggle to survive after the patriarch is imprisoned for stealing food; and finally, to close out the day, three sisters form a singing group in in 1950s Harlem in the musical drama Sparkle (1976).
NFL Pro Bowl Games
ABC & ESPN, 3pm Live
The NFL’s Pro Bowl Games in Orlando, Florida, wrap up today with the AFC vs. NFC in skills competitions and the 7-on-7 flag football game. Peyton and Eli Manning return as head coaches.
NASCAR Cup Series: Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum
FOX, 6:30pm Live
The NASCAR Cup Series gears up for the new season with this 150-lap exhibition race on a temporary, quarter-mile asphalt track built inside Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
66th Annual Grammy Awards
CBS, 8pm Live
Trevor Noah hosts for the fourth straight time as the recording industry’s best artists, songs, albums, producers and more are honored in this ceremony at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Home Town
HGTV, 8pm
100th Episode Special!
In “From Show Goats to Show Stopper,” a couple who are longtime business owners in Laurel, Mississippi, recently purchased a historic building downtown. They want to convert the upper level into their residence and Ben and Erin Napier are tasked with turning a gymnasium-like space into a luxurious downtown loft.
Arctic Ascent With Alex Honnold
Nat Geo, 8pm
Free Solo’s Alex Honnold, along with world-class climbers Hazel Findlay and Mikey Schaefer, attempt to summit Greenland’s Ingmikortilaq, an unclimbed Arctic sea cliff that rises out of the frozen wilderness and is nearly 1,000 feet higher than Yosemite’s El Capitan. For Honnold, a longtime climate activist, this expedition is about more than just climbing; it is an opportunity to witness firsthand the impact of climate change on a wilderness that is vitally important to the future of the planet.
Miss Scarlet and the Duke: “The Calling”
PBS, 8pm
Eliza (Kate Phillips) and Nash (Felix Scott) are still struggling to work together when an explosive case takes them into a cutthroat industry where people will kill to keep their secrets.
The Many Lives of Martha Stewart
CNN, beginning at 9pm
Series Finale!
The final two hourlong episodes of this four-part docuseries about Martha Stewart’s life and career premiere tonight.
The Harlem Hellfighters
History, 9pm
This insightful and empowering documentary explores the leadership, sacrifice and valor of one of World War I’s best military regiments — the 15th National Guard, also known as the Harlem Hellfighters.
All Creatures Great and Small: “Papers”
PBS, 9pm
With the war feeling closer to home, James (Nicholas Ralph) desperately wants things in order and Carmody (James Anthony-Rose) trained up to support Siegfried (Samuel West); Carmody and Mrs. Pumphrey (Patricia Hodge) clash because he can’t see her dogs the way she does; and a dinner with Gerald (Will Thorp) leaves Mrs. Hall (Anna Madeley) with a dilemma, but watching James and Helen (Rachel Shenton) brace for their future gives her a new perspective.
Funny Woman: “Episode 5”
PBS, 10pm
Barbara (Gemma Arterton) is banished to Blackpool to await her fate and wonders if her career is over. A remorseful Clive (Tom Bateman) decides to win her back, but will Barbara forgive him?
Curb Your Enthusiasm
HBO, 10:05pm
Season Premiere!
Larry David stars in the 12th and final season of this comedy offering a tongue-in-cheek depiction of the writer/producer/comedian’s fictionalized life. Cheryl Hines and Jeff Garlin also star.
Monday, Feb. 5
College Basketball
ESPN, beginning at 7pm Live
Catch Miami at Virginia and Kansas at Kansas State in tonight’s college basketball twin bill on ESPN.
Celebrity IOU: “Zoe Saldaña’s Electrifying Surprise”
HGTV, 8pm
Zoe Saldaña (Avatar) gets her chance at providing a surprise, life-changing home renovation in tonight’s episode. The award-winning actress and producer works with Drew and Jonathan Scott to deliver a spectacular home overhaul for an extraordinary person in her life — her best friend and makeup artist of 15 years.
America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League: “Semifinals 2”
NBC, 8pm
The semifinal rounds continue, with the remaining acts performing and two of them receiving Golden Buzzers to advance to the finals. A third act will be chosen by the audience voters.
Antiques Roadshow: “Old Sturbridge Village, Hour 2”
PBS, 8pm
Continuing its stay in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, Antiques Roadshow appraises finds including a 1977 Pelé-signed soccer ball and a 1933 RKO King Kong Bachrach photo.
Hitchcock in Black and White
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Spend an evening with the Master of Suspense as TCM presents a lineup featuring six of director Alfred Hitchcock’s films that were shot in black and white. It begins with the classic spy thriller Notorious (1946), starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman and Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee Claude Rains. After that, Henry Fonda and Vera Miles lead the docudrama/film noir The Wrong Man (1956), followed by Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter and Karl Malden in another noir, 1953’s I Confess. The lineup concludes early tomorrow with three 1930s films Hitchcock made in Britain: the legendary spy thriller The 39 Steps (1935), starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll; the 1938 mystery The Lady Vanishes, led by Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave; and Hitch’s probably lesser-known crime thriller Young and Innocent (1937).
Below Deck
Bravo, 9pm
Season Premiere!
A supersized 75-minute episode will kick off Season 11 of this reality show centered around the crew of a million-dollar charter boat in the Caribbean, with Kerry Titheradge taking over as captain, joined by returning cast members Fraser Olender and Ben Willoughby.
Independent Lens: “Sister Úna Lived a Good Death”
PBS, 10pm
Following a cancer diagnosis, Sister Úna — a mischievous, rule-breaking Catholic nun dedicated to social justice — chooses to live as she’s dying. In this touching end-of-life documentary, the self-proclaimed “leader of the misfits” plans her funeral in her last nine months to live.
Tuesday, Feb. 6
#Cybersleuths: The Idaho Murders
Paramount+
New Series!
This three-part true-crime docuseries follows an obsessed group of TikTok sleuths as they sift through clues, explore leads and try to unravel the 2022 murders of four students at the University of Idaho.
College Basketball
FS1 & ESPN2, beginning at 6:30pm Live
FS1 airs DePaul at St. John’s, Butler at UConn and San Diego State at Air Force. On ESPN2, catch Charlotte at South Florida and Saint Mary’s at Pacific.
NBA Basketball
TNT, beginning at 7:30pm Live
The Dallas Mavericks are at the Brooklyn Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks visit the Phoenix Suns for TNT’s Tuesday night NBA doubleheader.
Name That Tune: “Divas vs. Boybands”
FOX, 8pm
Tonight’s new episode of the musical guessing game has Wendi McLendon-Covey vs. Vanessa Williams and Howie Dorough vs. Drew Lachey in “Divas vs. Boybands.”
Night Court: “A Crime of Fashion”
NBC, 8pm
It’s Fashion Week in New York, and Abby (Melissa Rauch) gets caught in a whirlwind romance with a famous designer. Meanwhile, a high-profile defendant offers to make Dan’s (John Larroquette) dreams come true, but it comes at a cost to Olivia (India de Beaufort).
Finding Your Roots: “Far and Away”
PBS, 8pm
Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores the extraordinarily diverse roots of journalist Sunny Hostin and actor Jesse Williams — telling long-lost stories of African and European ancestry that compel his guests to rethink their own identities.
TCM Guest Programmer: James L. Brooks
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Couples are at the heart of guest programmer/director James L. Brooks’ selection for tonight’s lineup. A neurotic comedy writer and an equally obsessive singer forge an atypical romantic relationship in Annie Hall (1977), which won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actress, and stars Woody Allen and Diane Keaton; Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn sparkle as married attorneys who find themselves arguing opposite sides of an attempted murder case in the comedy classic battle of the sexes Adam’s Rib (1949); and then-husband-and-wife duo Charlie Chaplin and Paulette Goddard star in the acclaimed silent film Modern Times (1936), about a man who turns against technological advances during the machine age.
Extended Family: “The Consequences of Sleepovers”
NBC, 8:30pm
Trey (Donald Faison) is in charge of the nest for an evening, but when Grace (Sofia Capanna) asks to have a friend over, Jim (Jon Cryer) abandons his plans to help navigate the unpredictability of sleepovers.
The Floor: “You Can Run but You Can’t Hide”
FOX, 9pm
The quiz show hosted by Rob Lowe turns up the heat as only 42 players remain — and 34 have yet to play — in the new episode “You Can Run but You Can’t Hide.” One of the youngest players tries to take over the most territory, as eight more contestants are sent home.
La Brea: “The Road Home, Part 1”
NBC, 9pm
A traitor turning on the survivors leads to a deadly confrontation and a shocking discovery.
1000-LB Sisters
TLC, 9pm
Season Finale!
In “Sunflower,” Amy wants to make amends, but she worries Amanda won’t accept her apology. When Tammy gets some devastating news, her whole world is turned upside down, and her family rallies behind her in support.
Good Trouble: “One Way or Another”
Freeform, 10pm
Callie (Maia Mitchell) has an idea to protect Mariana (Cierra Ramirez), Isabella (Priscilla Quintana) has a request for Gael (Tommy Martinez), and Malika (Zuri Adele) grows concerned.
Quantum Leap: “The Family Treasure”
NBC, 10pm
A cursed treasure hunt draws Ben (Raymond Lee) to Mexico in 1953, putting him between two estranged siblings struggling with their late father’s legacy. As they navigate a series of lethal obstacles, Ben finds the real challenge lies in repairing this broken family’s bond.
Wednesday, Feb. 7
The Marvels
Disney+
Feature Film Exclusive!
In this entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole, her powers are entangled with superfan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel (Iman Vellani), and Carol’s estranged niece, Capt. Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris). Together, this unlikely trio, with the help of Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Carol’s pet Flerken, Goose, embarks on a cosmic adventure to take on the powerful Dar-Benn (Zawe Ashton), new leader of the Kree. Also debuting today is “The Making of The Marvels,” a new installment of Marvel Studios Assembled.
The Conners
ABC, 8pm
Season Premiere!
The sixth season of this hit Roseanne reboot returns tonight. Series regulars John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert and the rest of the gang are set to return, except for Jayden Rey, who played DJ’s daughter Mary. In this episode, titled “The Publisher Cops Show Pilot,” Jackie (Metcalf) faces problems at the Lunch Box and must take advice from an unexpected guest.
Wild Cards: “Strangers on a Wave”
The CW, 8pm
After a surfer gets shot and washes up on the beach, Ellis (Giacomo Gianniotti) goes undercover.
In With the Old
Magnolia Network, 8pm
Season Premiere!
A couple is granted a free home in Lincoln, Kansas. Nicknamed “The Big Green Monster,” the 1910 Dutch Colonial has been relocated by the family to their farm, where they are restoring this forgotten piece of history into a dream home.
The Night Stalker & The Night Strangler
MOVIES!, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
The 1972 and 1973 made-for-TV films that preceded the cult classic 1974-75 television series called Kolchak: The Night Stalker follow a washed-up reporter named Carl Kolchak who begins to believe a serial killer in Las Vegas is actually a vampire.
Chicago Med: “These Are Not the Droids You Are Looking For”
NBC, 8pm
Goodwin (S. Epatha Merkerson) is worried after an accident lands two people close to her in the E.D. Meanwhile, Archer (Steven Weber) returns to Med and treats a man worried about a family curse, while Maggie (Marlyne Barrett) and Zola (Sophia Ali) help a patient on a cross-country road trip.
Nature: “Flyways”
PBS, 8pm
Shorebirds fly thousands of miles each year along ancient and largely unknown migratory routes called flyways. Follow conservationists and scientists who are racing against the clock to understand and save these birds.
Not Dead Yet
ABC, 8:30pm
Season Premiere!
Gina Rodriguez returns as Nell in Season 2 of this hit comedy about an obituary writer who can talk with dead people. Nell’s editor Dennis (Josh Banday), her best friend and coworker Sam (Hannah Simone), and her demanding boss Lexi (Lauren Ash) also return, with a new series regular, Brad Garrett, playing Lexi’s dad, the owner of the newspaper. In the first episode of the new season, titled “Not Owning It Yet,” Lexi’s father comes into the office and forms a bond with Nell, much to his daughter’s dismay.
Abbott Elementary
ABC, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Season 3 of the workplace comedy following a group of teachers at an elementary school returns tonight, with two back-to-back episodes called “Career Day Part 1” and “Career Day Part 2,” where Janine (Quinta Brunson) plans a district-wide Career Day and is anxious for its success.
Family Law: “Play It Straight”
The CW, 9pm
Abby (Jewel Staite) helps a paranoid actor avoid being outed.
Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller: “Black Market Meds”
Nat Geo, 9pm
Americans spend more per capita on prescription drugs than anywhere else in the world. That’s why nearly 20 million U.S. citizens are turning to the black market for their meds — and why criminals are eager to cash in on the rising demand. In this episode, Mariana heads to Mexico and India to meet some of the underworld opportunists risking the lives of vulnerable patients.
Chicago Fire: “The Little Things”
NBC, 9pm
Julia spends a couple of days at 51; Boden’s (Eamonn Walker) stepson, James, returns and is desperate for Boden to help his mother; and, after a little girl starts a fire in her backyard, Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo) and her team decide to dig deeper.
NOVA: “Easter Island Origins”
PBS, 9pm
The giant stone heads of Easter Island have inspired theories for centuries. Now, new research reveals intriguing evidence of the origins and inspirations of the ancient Rapanui people who created the iconic monoliths.
FBI True
CBS, 10pm
The Paramount+ true crime series continues on CBS tonight with two cases. A police detective’s investigation into a Seattle filmmaker leads the FBI to uncover a sex-trafficking ring in “Seattle Sex Trafficker: ‘You’re Gonna Be Rich’.” Then in “Finding Aldrich Ames: The Hunt for a Mole,” the FBI tracks down the deadliest traitor in American history.
Feud: Capote vs. The Swans: “Masquerade 1966”
FX, 10pm
In the new episode “Masquerade 1966,” documentary filmmakers the Maysles brothers capture the events leading up to and following Truman’s (Tom Hollander) iconic Black and White Ball.
Chicago P.D.: “Escape”
NBC, 10pm
Returning from furlough, Torres (Benjamin Levy Aguilar) goes undercover in a tense and high-stakes drug-trafficking case.
Thursday, Feb. 8
One Day
Netflix
New Series!
This limited series is an adaptation of David Nicholls’ bestselling, decades-spanning love story (previously made into a 2011 film led by Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess). The bittersweet tale follows Brits Dexter Mayhew (Leo Woodall) and Emma Morley (Ambika Mod), who meet the night of their graduation on July 15, 1988. The next morning, they go their separate ways, and each episode drops in on them over subsequent July 15ths to see how they grow and change, move together and apart, and experience joy and heartbreak.
Halo
Paramount+
Season Premiere!
The hit sci-fi series based on the video game franchise returns. In Season 2, Master Chief John-117 (Pablo Schreiber) leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant. In the wake of a shocking event on a desolate planet, John cannot shake the feeling that his war is about to change and risks everything to prove what no one else will believe: that the Covenant are preparing to attack humanity’s greatest stronghold. With the galaxy on the brink, John embarks on a journey to find the key to humankind’s salvation, or its extinction — the Halo. Among the other returning cast members are Natascha McElhone as Dr. Halsey, Jen Taylor as Cortana, Bokeem Woodbine as Soren-066 and Shabana Azmi as Admiral Parangosky. New this season are Joseph Morgan as James Ackerson, a formidable intelligence operative, and Cristina Rodlo as Talia Perez, a corporal specializing in linguistics for a communications unit and a relatively new recruit who has yet to see any real combat. The first two episodes are available today; new episodes drop Thursdays.
Couple to Throuple
Peacock
New Series!
Hosted by Scott Evans and guided by sex and relationship expert Shamyra Howard, this series follows four curious couples through the world of polyamory as they experiment with bringing a third partner into their relationship. At a remote tropical resort, the couples will meet, mingle and date a group of singles, many of whom are experienced in polyamory. These relationships are put through the ultimate test to see if they are the perfect match. At the end of their time in paradise, the couples will decide if their hearts have room for more than just “the one” and either commit as a throuple, go home as they arrived, or leave separately. Three episodes of the 10-episode series will be available Thursdays beginning today; the season finale will stream separately.
Next Level Chef: “Auditions — Pros”
FOX, 8pm
The auditions conclude in this new episode as the professional chefs enter the kitchen and battle for one of the coveted five spots that advances them to the mentorship team draft.
The Tall Tales of Jim Bridger: “Brothers in Arms”
INSP, 8pm
When they are ambushed by a Blackfeet war party, Jim Bridger (Rib Hillis) and a lone Shoshone brave must work together to find a way to defeat their common enemy. If they can’t overcome their suspicions and learn to trust each other, they may not survive the day.
Tall, Dark and Dangerous
LMN, 8pm
Original Film!
As Valentine’s Day approaches, Alice (Jamie Bernadette), a successful real estate attorney, decides to try out the dating app “Be My Valentine,” where she finds her seemingly perfect match, Chris (Matthew Pohlkamp). But Alice soon realizes that her “Valentine” is an imposter who stole the identity of his former roommate Jason (Tom Sandoval, Vanderpump Rules) in order to insert himself into her life, fooling her boss Ed (Eric Roberts) and even her parents Susan (Tracy Nelson) and Bill (Michael Paré).
Law & Order: “Unintended Consequences”
NBC, 8pm
An unexpected witness appears when Shaw (Mehcad Brooks) and Riley (Reid Scott) investigate a real estate agent’s murder.
The Power of Film
TCM, 8pm
Catch a Classic!
This six-part docuseries concludes with “Love and Meaning,” which looks at how some of the most memorable Hollywood love stories do not have a happy ending but rather end with the separation or death of one or both lovers. Often, the paradox underlying these films helps explain why they stick in our memories. Representative titles following the episode are Harold and Maude (1971), A Star Is Born (1954) and To Have and Have Not (1944).
NFL Honors
CBS, 9pm Live
The NFL’s top individual awards — including MVP, Coach of the Year, Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year, and Walter Payton Man of the Year — are presented tonight at the Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas. The Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024 is also announced. Keegan-Michael Key hosts.
Son of a Critch: “You’re Full of It”
The CW, 9pm
Mark (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) faces bathroom woes; Fox (Sophia Powers) finds herself parenting her brothers.
Farmer Wants a Wife
FOX, 9pm
In this new episode, tensions arise when the farmers are asked by host Jennifer Nettles to evaluate their connections with their chosen women and send one home if it doesn’t feel right.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: “Duty to Report”
NBC, 9pm
When Chief McGrath’s (Terry Serpico) daughter discloses a sexual assault, Benson (Mariska Hargitay) must balance the intricacies of the investigation with McGrath’s impulsive actions.
Children Ruin Everything: “Clothes”
The CW, 9:30pm
Astrid (Meaghan Rath) and James (Aaron Abrams) buy Felix (Logan Nicholson) a new wardrobe, but shopping for clothes isn’t so easy now.
Swamp Mysteries
History, 9:35pm
Season Finale!
In the Season 2 finale, Troy is deep in the Everglades, where he recruits an army of swampers to investigate strange noises and reports of a possible beast known as the Skunk Ape around his friend Dusty’s homestead.
I Wasn’t Expecting a Baby!
Lifetime, 10pm
New Series!
Lifetime’s new unscripted series reveals the unbelievable true stories of women who were completely unaware they were pregnant until they were just about to give birth. The phenomenon known as cryptic pregnancy is experienced by one in 2,500 whose pregnancies go unnoticed until delivery. With personal video, photos and gripping firsthand accounts, these unsuspecting moms-to-be share their unexpected journeys to motherhood that leave everyone wondering just how in the world they could have missed the signs that a baby was coming!
Law & Order: Organized Crime: “The Last Supper”
NBC, 10pm
Bell (Danielle Moné Truitt) and the team must keep a witness and her family safe from Los Santos before she testifies, and Carisi (Peter Scanavino) asks Stabler (Christopher Meloni) to back off the case to preserve the integrity of his undercover work. Meanwhile, Stabler hosts a chaotic family dinner.
Friday, Feb. 9
The Silent Service Season One — The Battle of Tokyo Bay
Prime Video
Original Series!
This alternate-history drama evolved from the first Japanese-language feature film production by Amazon MGM Studios, The Silent Service, which has been successful in Japan. The eight-episode series includes the story of the film version, scenes not shown in theaters and the story afterward. The Silent Service originated as a popular manga series that was published in Japan from 1988-96, and it has also been an anime series in its home country. Set during the Cold War, it follows the captain of a nuclear submarine, Shiro Kaieda (Takao Osawa), who declares the vessel to be the independent state of “Yamato.” This first season depicts Kaieda’s story on a grand scale, including Yamato negotiating a military alliance with Japan and the subsequent Battle of Tokyo Bay. The first six episodes drop today; the final two episodes will be available next Friday, Feb. 16.
Upgraded
Prime Video
Original Film!
In this romantic comedy, Camila Mendes plays Ana, an ambitious intern dreaming of a career in the art world while trying to impress her demanding boss, Claire (Marisa Tomei). When Ana is upgraded to first class on a work trip, she meets handsome Will (Archie Renaux), who mistakes Ana for her boss — a white lie that sets off a glamorous chain of events, romance and opportunity — until her fib threatens to surface.
Skeletons in the Closet
Shudder
Original Film!
Terrence Howard and Cuba Gooding Jr. lead this horror film in which a desperate mother, who has been haunted by a malevolent spirit since childhood, allows herself to become possessed in order to save the life of her terminally ill daughter.
31 Days of Oscar 2024 Begins
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies will again be airing its popular annual event, 31 Days of Oscar, beginning this month and running through the day that this year’s Academy Awards will be given out (the ceremony airs live March 10 on ABC). Each of the 31 days is roughly split in half by daytime and evening lineups of films/stars that were winners and/or nominees in various categories. Starting this morning and going into the early evening are films that won or were nominated for Best Costume Design: Adventures of Don Juan (1948, winner), Raintree County (1957, nominee), The Band Wagon (1953, nominee), Flower Drum Song (1961, nominee), The Night of the Iguana (1964, winner) and Gypsy (1962, nominee). Beginning in primetime and going into early tomorrow are all Best Costume Design winners: The Sting (1973), Roman Holiday (1953), All That Jazz (1979) and Camelot (1967).
Super Bowl Greatest Commercials XXIII: The Ultimate Countdown
CBS, 8pm
The annual special counting down the funniest, most memorable and most innovative Super Bowl ads in history returns.
Transplant
NBC, 8pm
Season Finale!
Season 3 of this Canadian medical drama concludes with “The Luxury of Memory,” which sees Bash (Hamza Haq) returning from overseas, only to find that nothing is how he left it. The series will return for Season 4.
Power Book III: Raising Kanan
Starz, 8pm
Season Finale!
The crime drama starring MeKai Curtis, Patina Miller and Omar Epps concludes Season 3 with “Made You Look.”
My Lottery Dream Home: “PS, I Love You”
HGTV, 9pm
As the beneficiaries of their brother’s estate, a pair of siblings want to pay tribute to their desert-loving brother and buy a dream home in Palm Springs, California. Host David Bromstad is tasked to find the perfect place, and it needs to include a mountain view.
Gospel Live! Presented by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
PBS, 9pm
Just ahead of his four-hour docuseries about the history of gospel music (Gospel, airing Monday, Feb. 12 and Tuesday, Feb. 13 on PBS), Henry Louis Gates Jr. presents this hourlong musical celebration of the genre filmed at Los Angeles’ Oasis Church in front of a live audience. Acclaimed gospel artist Erica Campbell guides viewers through the spirit of each era in the genre’s long history, with John Legend, Anthony Hamilton and the Ton3s, LaTocha, Mali Music, Lena Byrd Miles, Sheléa and Tauren Wells sharing songs specially arranged for the event.
The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs: Joe Bob’s Very Violent Valentine’s Day
Shudder & AMC+, 9pm
Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the Mail Girl honor the lusty sting of Cupid’s arrow with a kinky double feature of movies spotlighting blood, sex and the dark side of love.
The Unbelievable With Dan Aykroyd
History, 10pm
Season Finale!
The first season concludes with “Surviving the Impossible,” which investigates true-life tales of people who made it through the most extraordinary conditions — from free-falling 30,000 feet without a parachute to being buried alive to getting trapped in a tiny room inside a sunken ship on the ocean floor for three days.
Saturday, Feb. 10
31 Days of Oscar 2024: Best Supporting Actress
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies’ 31 Days of Oscar event continues this morning and into the early evening with a lineup featuring films costarring women who won or were nominated for Best Supporting Actress: Merrily We Live (1938, nomination for Billie Burke), Caged (1950, nomination for Hope Emerson), Mogambo (1953, nomination for Grace Kelly), Rebel Without a Cause (1955, nomination for Natalie Wood), Singin’ in the Rain (1952, nomination for Jean Hagen), Harvey (1950, win for Josephine Hull) and Butterflies Are Free (1972, win for Eileen Heckart). Starting in primetime and going into tomorrow morning are films featuring Best Supporting Actress winners: Written on the Wind (1956, Dorothy Malone); The Miracle Worker (1962, Patty Duke); Pollock (2000, Marcia Gay Harden), making its TCM premiere; A Patch of Blue (1965, Shelley Winters); and The Bad and the Beautiful (1952, Gloria Grahame).
NHL Hockey
ABC, beginning at 1pm Live
Saturday NHL action on ABC has the St. Louis Blues at the Buffalo Sabres and the Washington Capitals at the Boston Bruins.
College Basketball
CBS & ESPN, beginning at 2pm Live
College hoops highlights include a CBS doubleheader featuring Illinois at Michigan State and Gonzaga at Kentucky. Tonight, ESPN airs Baylor at Kansas.
Super Bowl Soulful Celebration 25th Anniversary
CBS, 8pm
Cedric the Entertainer and Tichina Arnold host this one-hour music special at the Pearl Theater at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. NFL players join with award-winning performers for a night celebrating a shared love of music, faith and the exhilaration of football.
Love & Jane
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
An old-fashioned career woman (Alison Sweeney) who is stuck in life and love finds guidance from Jane Austen, who appears in her living room to help her move forward in more ways than one.