TV THIS WEEK
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By Matt Cooper
SUNDAY
Cuddly canines cavort in
“Puppy Bowl XVII.” 11 a.m Animal Planet Frisky felines frolic in
“Kitten Bowl VIII.”
2 p.m. Hallmark Channel The Chiefs take on the Buccaneers in “Super Bowl LV.” The Weeknd headlines the half-time show. 3:30 p.m. CBS Got a problem? Call “The Equalizer.” Queen Latifah takes over the role in a reboot of the 1985-89 crime drama. 7 p.m. CBS
MONDAY
“Black Lightning” is back in action for a final season. Cress Williams stars. 9 p.m. The CW Female officers in Minneapolis speak candidly about police reform, workplace discrimination, etc. in “Women in Blue” on “Independent Lens.” 10 p.m. KOCE
TUESDAY
Christopher Meloni and Tony Shalhoub investigate their family histories on “Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” 8 p.m. KOCE
The documentary “Black Art: In the Absence of Light” surveys the works of African American visual artists. 9 p.m. HBO “Frontline” explores the threat posed by Iranianbacked Shia militias in Iraq. 10 p.m. KOCE The rivalry between Domino’s and Pizza Hut heats up in “Pizza Wars” on a new “The Food That Built America.” 10 p.m. History Channel
WEDNESDAY
The mighty Rio Grande is among the sights to see in a visit to Texas’ Big Bend National Park on a new
“Nature.” 8 p.m. KOCE
“Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage” salutes the African American pilots who broke racial barriers during WWII. 8 p.m. History Channel
THURSDAY
Hello, “Clarice.” Agent Starling (Rebecca Breeds) returns in this procedural drama that picks up one year after “The Silence of the Lambs.” 10 p.m. CBS
FRIDAY
An enslaved Black man frees himself and later fights alongside abolitionist John Brown in the 2020 historical drama “Emperor.” 8 p.m. Starz Cafe Tacvba and Vin Scully lend their talents to a new “In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl.”
9 p.m. KOCE
Get a street-level view of the musical movement that conquered the world in the docuseries “Hip Hop Uncovered.” 9 and
10:19 p.m. FX “Booksmart’s” Beanie Feldstein stars in the 2019 comedy “How to Build a Girl.” 9 p.m. Showtime
SATURDAY
A wife and mother (Meagan Good) pulls a fast one on her abusive husband in the thriller
“Death Saved My Life.”
8 p.m. Lifetime
A tween serves as matchmaker for her single dad and her teacher in the TV movie “Playing Cupid.”
9 p.m. Hallmark Channel Two couples are menaced by a mysterious figure in the 2020 thriller “The Rental.” With Dan Stevens and Alison Brie. 9 p.m. Showtime