TV Top Picks This Week
DON’T MISS: Super Bowl LIV — Break out the hot wings and nachos! Once again, it’s time to shovel thousands of calories into our faces and hunker down to watch big, burly men pummel each other in the name of pigskin supremacy. This time, it’s the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs duking it out at Hard Rock Stadium in South Florida. Joe Buck and Troy Aikman call the action, while Jennifer Lopez and Shakira get their groove on at halftime, and Madison Avenue spends a gazillion dollars on commercials. (3:30 p.m. PT; 6:30 p.m. ET, Sunday, Fox).
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SUNDAY: It’s OK to cuddle up to your TV for Puppy Bowl XVI, the cutest sports competition ever. Team Ruff takes on Team Fluff, and we expect the action to be off the leash. (Noon PT; 3 p.m. ET, Animal Planet).
SUNDAY: After a long day of football and antacids, brace yourself for “The
Masked Singer.” Season
3 of the bizarre guessing game begins with 18 new costumed celebrities belting out songs and seeking validation. (7:30 p.m. PT; 10:30 ET, Fox — Time approximate after the Super Bowl).
MONDAY: Not exactly the happy meal of documentary series, “McMillions” examines how a criminal mastermind defrauded the famous McDonald’s Monopoly promotional game of millions of dollars in prize money. But he eventually was handed a Go To Jail card. (10 p.m., HBO).
TUESDAY: Well, this should be interesting: President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver the State of the Union address to Congress. It will be only the second time an impeached president does so. (6 p.m. PT; 9 p.m. ET, all major networks and cable news channels).
WEDNESDAY: Some people just have a way with plastic bricks. In the new reality competition “Lego
Masters,” teams of two compete against each other to see who can build the most creative and colorful structures. (9 p.m., Fox).
THURSDAY: Rejoice, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” fans. The cop comedy returns with back-to-back episodes. In the opener, Jake leads a manhunt after an assassination attempt on a city councilor. (8 p.m., NBC).
FRIDAY: “Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet” is a nineepisode comedy series that follows a team of video game developers as they navigate the challenges of running a popular video game. The cast includes Rob McElhenney, F. Murray Abraham and Danny Pudi. (Apple TV+).
SATURDAY: You might want to keep the lights on for “Ma.” The 2019 psychological horror film stars Octavia Spencer as a lonely middle-aged woman who develops an unnerving kind of friendship with a group of teenagers who like to party in her basement. (8 p.m., HBO).