TV HIGHLIGHTS
2018 Winter Olympics, 3 PM on Ch. 2 and Ch. 5:
Biathlon is all about control as competitors must calm down after skiing great distances in order to be able to accurately shoot a rifle. A gold medal is on the line today in the women’s 12.5K mass start. Team USA’s Susan Dunklee, who won silver at the 2017 World championships, is the only U.S. bi-athlete to medal in an Olympics or a World Championship biathlon competition. Also, the men’s aerials will be featured in freestyle skiing.
Planet Earth: Blue Planet II, 9 PM on BBCA; 12:30 AM on BBCA:
The “slow motion” underwater world is actually bustling with competition for food, as the new episode “Green Seas” vividly illustrates. Vast kelp forests thrive under the sun’s rays from the surface, but a common octopus must master the tools of a great escape artist to elude its chief nemesis, the pajama shark. Elsewhere, a Garibaldi fish forms an instinctual alliance with sea otters to fend off marauding sea urchins from its seaweed garden.
Movie: Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride, 9 PM on HALL:
Jack Wagner and Josie Bissett reprise their now-familiar roles as college sweethearts Mick and Olivia, who now run a wedding resort together in this third entry in the romantic comedy movie franchise. The Inn is expecting a full house on Valentine’s Day weekend, as both of the couple welcome various family members and prospective in-laws. Comic chaos ensues, though, when Mick’s daughter announces her plans to drop out of college, while his sister is moving ahead with her own wedding plans.