San Antonio Express-News (Sunday)
WHAT TO WATCH
From the publishers of TV Guide
Val Lewton Icon-a-thon
MOVIES!, beginning at 11 a.m. Cozy up under a blanket for a creepy quadruple feature of exquisitely eerie films from producer Val Lewton, the legendary master of understated horror: “Cat People” (1942); “The Leopard Man” (1943); “The Seventh Victim” (1943); and “Isle of the Dead” (1945).
76th EE BAFTA Film Awards
BritBox, 1 p.m.
This annual ceremony, often a good indicator of which films and people may win the Oscars, returns to celebrate the very best of British and international film talent .Best Film nominees are “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “The Banshees of Inisherin,” “Elvis,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “Tár.”
America’s Funniest Home Videos
ABC, 6 p.m.
The winter premiere goes to the dogs … and cats. Both experience laughable disasters.
Mixed Baggage
UPtv, 6 p.m.
When Evie Jones (Leanne Lapp) grabs the wrong carry-on bag on her flight, her quest to find its rightful owner leads to a series of misunderstandings, missed connections and, maybe, to love.
Making Good
BYUtv, 6:30 p.m.
The service-focused reality series returns for Season Five, as host Kirby Heyborne volunteers to help organizations regardless of the circumstances.
Biography: WWE Legends
A&E, 7 p.m.
Each two-hour episode of this series tells the personal stories behind the success of some of WWE’s most memorable Legends and events. The season premiere will explore the infamous group nWo.
Other Legends featured this season including Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Chyna, Dusty Rhodes, Kane and Iron Sheik.
American Idol ABC, 7 p.m.
Season 21 of this hit music
competition show begins tonight.
Rockstar Shuffle
AXS TV, 7 p.m.
In this half-hour series, rock icons share stories, show off their collections of music memorabilia, reflect on memories and their careers, and more. The series premiere features glam metal maven Dee Snider and hip-hop pioneer Darryl McDaniels; Heart frontwoman Ann
Wilson; Sammy Hagar and Ted Nugent; and more.
The Equalizer CBS, 7 p.m.
Queen Latifah is back as former CIA operative Robyn McCall.
Naked and Afraid
Discovery Channel, 7 p.m.; also streams on discovery+ The competition series returns for Season 15. From the brutal jungles of Guyana to the notorious Devil’s Canyon in Mexico, the new season will push even the most experienced survivalists to new extremes.
Tournament of Champions Food Network, 7 p.m.
Season Four of Guy Fieri’s ode to March Madness places 32
top chefs in a bracket-style, East vs. West showdown.
The Simpsons Fox, 7 p.m.
Ned Flanders (voice of Harry Shearer) accidentally makes a deal with mob boss Fat Tony (returning guest star Joe Mantegna).
Parking Lot Payday AXS TV, 7:30 p.m.
In the Season Two premiere, fans awaiting entry to a Mötley Crüe concert are tested on their knowledge of the metal band for a chance to win money.
The Great North Fox, 7:30 p.m.
The kids must convince Beef (voice of Nick Offerman) to get a new mattress after his turns into a deadly trap.
Why Can’t My Life Be a Rom-Com?
E!, 8 p.m.
This original movie follows smart and independent Eliza, who after years of bad boyfriends finds herself newly single, jobless and questioning all her decisions. She and her friend decide to change their approach to romance by following the rules of dating from a 50-year-old self-help
book. Eliza finds herself in the center of a love triangle between a perfect doctor and the towel boy at a Hamptons hotel.
Bob’s Burgers Fox, 8 p.m.
A man trying to row from New Zealand to Nova Scotia visits the restaurant to have a burger and it changes everything.
The Way Home
Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m.
Kat (Chyler Leigh) chaperones a school dance and reconnects with Brady (Al Mukadam); Alice (Sadie Laflamme-Snow) wants Nick (Samuel Braun) to find her in the future.
The Food That Built America History, 8 p.m.
In tonight’s season premiere, two heavy-hitting cereal rivals duke it out for breakfast dominance.
Magnum P.I.
NBC, beginning at 8 p.m.
This modern take on the classic series originally led by Tom Selleck, and now starring Jay Hernandez as private investigator/former Navy SEAL Thomas Magnum, aired its first four seasons on CBS, and now moves to NBC for Season Five.
All Creatures Great and Small
PBS, 8 p.m.
It’s Christmastime in Darrowby, and as everyone tries to make the most of things while the world is at war, a young guest brings wonder, mischief and cheer to Skeldale house.
Shock Docs
Travel Channel, 8 p.m.
Paranormal investigator Steve Shippy and psychic medium Cindy Kaza investigate a farmhouse in the tiny village of Merrill, Mich., where in 1974-75, the Pomeraning family endured relentless and violent paranormal phenomena. With hours of real-time audio recordings, hundreds of police reports and dozens of eyewitnesses, this case is the most well-documented paranormal case in history. Yet no one knows why the family was terrorized. Can Shippy and Kaza find the answer?
Family Guy Fox, 8:30 p.m.
The guys try to help Mayor Wild West (voice of Sam Elliott) reconnect with his estranged father, Old West (guest star Gerald McRaney).
WWE Rivals A&E, 9 p.m.
Season Two returns with actor and former WWE writer
Freddie Prinze Jr. leading a roundtable discussion of WWE luminaries to delve into the storylines and characters behind the epic battles that built the WWE. The season begins with examining Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant and will explore other rivalries, including “Stone Cold” Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart, Undertaker vs. Mankind, The Rock vs. John Cena, Triple H vs. Batista, Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin vs. Shawn Michaels.
The Company You Keep
ABC, 9 p.m.
Based on the successful Korean series “My Fellow Citizens,” this spy drama follows charismatic con man Charlie (Milo Ventimiglia) and undercover CIA agent Emma (Catherine Haena Kim) on a collision course of professional and romantic natures. Emma has been working to catch the vengeful criminal who is keeping Charlie from leaving a life of crime behind him, and the closer she gets, the higher the stakes become.
America in Black
BET, BET Her & VH1, 9 p.m.; also streams on BET+ & CBS News Streaming Network
BET and CBS News are behind this hourlong newsmagazine show that will feature original reporting by acclaimed journalists, including Gayle King, James Brown, Marc Lamont Hill, Wesley Lowery, Michelle Miller and Ed Gordon. Each episode will go beyond the headlines to illuminate and elevate the leading issues, stories and people impacting Black America.
NCIS: Los Angeles CBS, 9 p.m.
The NCIS team must quickly find Kensi and Fatima (Daniela Ruah and Medalion Rahimi) after they are kidnapped and drugged while searching for a missing Navy lieutenant who has ties to a dangerous Islamic militia.
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
HBO, 10 p.m.
The sharp series, winner of 26 Emmys, kicks off its 10th round.