What to watch
THURSDAY
February 16, 2023
All times Eastern. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
Star Trek: Picard Paramount+ ■ Season Premiere
The third and final season sets Jean-luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) on a collision course with the legacy of his past and explosive new revelations that will alter the fate of the Federation forever. Returning with Stewart for this 10-episode season are Levar Burton, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates Mcfadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Jeri Ryan and Michelle Hurd. Newcomers to the cast are series regular Ed Speleers, as a person who helps Beverly Crusher’s (Mcfadden) medical efforts on worlds that Starfleet has forgotten, and Todd Stashwick in a recurring role as captain of the USS Titan. New episodes are available Thursdays starting today.
Hudson & Rex
UP Faith & Family Season Premiere
The action-packed Canadian family police/ K9 procedural returns for Season 3. The series follows Detective Charlie Hudson (John Reardon) and his partner Rex (Diesel vom Burgimwald), an extraordinary German shepherd dog, working within the St. John’s
Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit. Supported by Dr. Sarah Truong’s (Mayko Nguyen) forensics expertise, Superintendent Donovan’s (Kevin Hanchard) leadership and Jesse Mills’ (Justin Kelly) tech skills, this team is unstoppable as they resolve complex cases. This season’s first eight episodes begin rolling out on the UP Faith & Family streaming service beginning today; Part 2 of the season will drop later this year.
NBA Basketball
TNT, Beginning at 7:30 p.m. Live
The final night of NBA action before All-star Weekend has the Milwaukee Bucks at the Chicago Bulls and the L.A. Clippers at the Phoenix Suns.
Next Level Chef FOX, 8 p.m.
In the new episode “Party Like a Guac Star,” the chefs prepare a dish from Mexico, where food is cooked with love, passion and, of course, heat!
Ghosts CBS, 8:30 p.m.
Sam and Jay (Rose Mciver and Utkarsh Ambudkar) help Thorfinn (Devan Chandler Long) create a perfect first date with Flower (Sheila Carrasco) in the new episode “A Date to Remember.”
The Parent Test ABC, 9 p.m. ■ Season Finale
Which family will claim the title of Most Effective Parenting Style? Contestants take on two final challenges: how to react when someone is being bullied and how to compromise during a trip to the Happiest (and most stressful) Place on Earth — Disneyland.
Animal Control FOX, 9 p.m. ■ New Series
Joel Mchale executive produces and stars in this new single-camera workplace comedy as Frank, a former cop who got fired for being a whistleblower and now works as a surly and cynical Animal Control officer. Frank finds that the animals he’s sent to catch might be easier to deal with than his co-workers. Michael Rowland, Alvina August, Grace Palmer, Ravi Patel and Vella Lovell also star.
CMT Storytellers: Kelsea Ballerini CMT, 10 p.m.
Grammy-nominated country superstar Kelsea Ballerini offers an intimate look into her songwriting process in this special that features never-before-heard stories and new musings behind her most career-defining songs.