What to watch
WEDNESDAY
February 1, 2023
All times Pacific. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Disney+ ■ Feature Film Exclusive
This blockbuster entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe makes its streaming debut. The story finds Queen Ramonda (Golden Globe winner Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M’baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira) and the Dora Milaje (including Florence Kasumba’s Ayo) fighting to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’challa’s death. (Chadwick Boseman, who portrayed T’challa in Black Panther and other Marvel Cinematic Universe titles, passed away in 2020.) As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) and Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda. The film introduces Tenoch Huerta Mejia as Namor, the ruler of a hidden undersea nation, and also stars Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Mabel Cadena and Alex Livinalli.
Gunther’s Millions Netflix ■ New Series
This four-part limited series delves into a shocking, surprising and true story that reads like a fairy tale: the tale of Gunther VI, the German shepherd who inherited $400 million from a mysterious countess. For the past three decades, the dog’s riches have been built into a vast empire across two continents, including luxurious mansions, a glamorous entourage and even a pop music group. But as any good pup can tell you, it’s always worth digging a little deeper.
Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong ABC, 8 p.m.
This fifth installment of ABC’S Singalong franchise invites viewers to enjoy classic Schoolhouse Rock! hits that are still as educational as they are catchy, all in celebration of the beloved animated/musical interstitial series’s 50th anniversary. Ryan Seacrest returns as host, with celebrity performances including Black Eyed Peas (“Three Is a Magic Number”), Julianne Hough (“Interplanet Janet”), Jason Biggs and Jenny Mollen (“I’m Just a Bill”), Raven Symone and Kal Penn (“Interjections!”), Ne-yo (“Verb: That’s What’s Happening”) and more.
Name That Tune FOX, 8 p.m.
Clay Aiken, Jordin Sparks, Amber Riley and Chris Colfer play the musical guessing game in the new episode “FOX Legends.”
Tough as Nails CBS, 10 p.m.
Crew members compete in pairs to shrinkwrap a large container, with the last couple to finish facing the overtime challenge and the possibility of individual elimination in the new episode “Rise and Grind.”
The Ark SYFY, 10 p.m. ■ New Series
Dean Devlin (Independence Day) created this series set 100 years in the future, when planetary colonization missions have begun as a necessity to help secure the survival of the human race. The first of these missions, on a spacecraft known as Ark One, encounters a catastrophic event that causes massive destruction and loss of life. Facing a lack of life-sustaining supplies and a loss of leadership, and with more than a year left to go before reaching their target planet, the remaining crew must become the best versions of themselves to stay on course and survive.