CBS hosts NFL talent show
The skills of NFL stars are not limited to appearances on “Dancing With the Stars.” With one meaningful game left in the season, CBS presents “MVP: Most Valuable Performer” (8 p.m., CBS).
“NCIS: Los Angeles” star LL Cool J will host this variety show, featuring finalists culled from audition tapes submitted by 32 NFL players.
Were you aware that Miami Dolphins long snapper John Denney could play the violin? As Johnny Carson used to say, “I did not know that.”
In his video submission, Buffalo Bills defensive end Eddie Yarbrough strummed the ukulele and sang. The Super Bowl-bound New England Patriots are just brimming with talent. Offensive lineman Joe Thuney demonstrated surprising skills with a Rubik’s Cube. His teammates, twins Jacob and Cody Hollister, sang and played guitar, while Patrick Chung showed off his culinary skills.
On Super Bowl Sunday, the Patriots will meet the Philadelphia Eagles, whose defensive tackle Fletcher Cox will show off his archery skills on “MVP.”
Other talents submitted for “MVP” included no fewer than three piano players, a poet and an Irish step dancer (the Baltimore Ravens’ Alex Collins).
The top finalists will face a live TV audience and receive mentoring from professional talents in their field.
‘SUPERSTORE’ GETS SPIRITUAL
Sitcoms generally don’t have room for debates about belief, faith, superstition and skepticism. In tonight’s episode of “Superstore” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-14), Jonah (Ben Feldman) develops cold feet about his romantic getaway with Kelly (Kelly Stables) after he discovers that she believes in angels.
Jonah’s manipulative roommate, Garrett (Colton Dunn), believes he’s mad to allow theological quibbles to get in the way of a steamy cabin getaway. Or perhaps Garrett was simply counting on having the apartment to himself (and his gamer buddies) all weekend. Anyone following this series knows that this complication is merely another speedbump on the road to getting Jonah back together with Amy (America Ferrera), who spends the episode bickering and bonding with Cheyenne’s (Nichole Bloom) mother — just released from decades in prison.