What to watch SUNDAY

February 12, 2023

All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.

Great American Rescue Bowl Great American Family, 9:30 a.m.

Author and animal advocate Beth Stern, along with pet-rescue expert Larissa Wohl, hosts this two-hour special that presents emotional behind-the-scenes stories of animal rescue, fostering and adoption. It also takes an in-depth look at the adoption process and steps that families can take if they are interested in rescuing an animal. The special will re-air later this afternoon.

To the Rescue Pup-a-Thon 2023 Great American Family, 11 a.m. Live

Great American Family and the producers of the syndicated series To the Rescue are teaming up for this four-hour telethon to raise money for animal rescue organizations via the nonprofit Forever Family Rescue Foundation. Hosted by To the Rescue’s Tommy Habeeb, Mariel Hemingway and Scott Baio, the event features dogs that are available for adoption around the country that have been waiting for their forever homes. Celebrities making guest appearances include John O’Hurley, Alison Eastwood, Roger Clemens and more. See pupathon.tv for more details.

Puppy Bowl XIX Animal Planet, Discovery Channel & TBS, 1 p.m.; pregame show at Noon

Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl returns for its 19th year as a Super Bowl programming alternative, with 122 adoptable puppies from 67 shelters and rescues across 34 states taking to the gridiron in the three-hour special. During the game, audiences will also meet 11 special-needs puppy players looking for their forever homes. Referee Dan Schachner is back for his 12th year of calling the puppy penalties and touchdowns, and