Los Angeles Times

TV THIS WEEK

- By Matt Cooper

SUNDAY

The Rams face the Saints for the NFC Championsh­ip and the Patriots play the Chiefs for the AFC Championsh­ip, with the winners to meet in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in Atlanta. Noon, Fox; 3:30 CBS

Online dating leads to a “Deadly Match” in this new thriller. With Alyssa Lynch and Mitch Ainley. 8 p.m. Lifetime

A couch-surfing comic (Pete Holmes) and your friendly neighborho­od weed guy (Ben Sinclair) are back in new seasons of “Crashing” and “High Maintenanc­e.” 10 and 10:30 p.m. HBO

Greed is good, etc: Don Cheadle and “Girls’ ” Andrew Rannells take on 1980s Wall Street in the new comedy series “Black Monday.” With Regina Hall. 10 p.m. Showtime

They say that gal Frankie Shaw is one bad single mother in new episodes of the comedy-drama “SMILF.” With Rosie O’Donnell and Connie Britton. 10:35 p.m. Showtime

MONDAY

He had a dream: This year’s edition of the annual “Kingdom Day Parade” marks what would have been civil-rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.’s 90th birthday. 11 a.m. ABC

Tom Green, Kandi Burruss and former White House communicat­ions director Anthony Scaramucci are among those cohabitati­ng on Season 2 of “Celebrity Big Brother.” 8 p.m. CBS; also Wed., Fri.

The contributi­ons that Native Americans have made to popular music through the decades are celebrated in “Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World” on a new “Independen­t Lens.” 10 p.m. KOCE

TUESDAY

This just in: Journalist­s Ann Curry, Lisa Ling and Christiane Amanpour investigat­e their respective family histories on a new episode of “Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” 8 p.m. KOCE A single mom coping with severe dissociati­ve identity disorder shares her story in the intimate new docu-series “The Many Sides of Jane.” 10 p.m. A&E

WEDNESDAY

Just say “neigh!” The two-part episode “Equus: Story of the Horse: Chasing the Wind” concludes on “Nature.” 8 p.m. KOCE

Whole lotta lava: “Nova” scopes out increased volcanic activity on the Big Island in “Kïlauea: Hawai’i on Fire.” 9 p.m. KOCE

The fantasy drama “The Magicians” conjures up a fourth season. With Arjun Gupta and Summer Bishil. 9 p.m. Syfy

A new episode of “The Dictator’s Playbook” recalls “Il Duce” himself, Italy’s Benito Mussolini. 10 p.m. KOCE

They’re armed, armored and ready to go medieval in the new competitio­n series “Knight Fight.” 10 p.m. History Channel

THURSDAY

Your friendly neighborho­od mermaid (Eline Powell) is back in a second season of the fantasy drama “Siren.” 8 p.m. Freeform

Pop diva Mariah Carey holds court on a very special episode of “Lip Sync Battle.” 9 p.m. Paramount Network

The fantasy comedy “The Good Place” ends its third season. With Ted Danson and Kristen Bell. 9:30 p.m. NBC

Gals pals Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer return for a fifth and final season of “Broad City.” 10 p.m. Comedy Central

“The Other Two” are the jealous older siblings of a teen turned Internet sensation in this new series. With Case Walker. 10:30 p.m. Comedy Central

FRIDAY

Mads Mikkelsen plays a retired assassin with a particular set of skills in the stylish 2019 action fable “Polar.” Any time, Netflix

“Unbreakabl­e Kimmy Schmidt” is back with the back half of its fourth season. Ellie Kemper stars. Any time, Netflix

“Sydney to the Max” is just your average plucky tween in this new sitcom. Ruth Righi stars. 8:25 and 9 p.m. Disney

A nun probes shocking allegation­s against a local priest in a new opera based on John Patrick Shanley’s hit Broadway play “Doubt” on a new “Great Performanc­es.” 9 p.m. KOCE

Meet the new boss: “Battlestar Galactica’s” Jamie Bamber joins the cast of “Strike Back” as the action drama returns for a sixth season. 10 p.m. Cinemax

SATURDAY

A coach’s daughter reconnects with her former beau, now a famous quarterbac­k, in the new romantic movie “SnowComing.” With Lindy Booth. 8 p.m. Hallmark Channel

The mother-daughter bond breaks bad in the twisted, fact-based tale “Love You to Death.” With Marcia Gay Harden, Emily Skeggs and Tate Donovan. 8 p.m. Lifetime

Oh, grow up! Jon Hamm, Ed Helms, Jake Johnson, Hannibal Buress and Jeremy Renner play old friends who still enjoy a game of “Tag” in this 2018 comedy. 8:15 p.m. HBO

“X-Men’s” James McAvoy hosts a new “Saturday Night Live.” Rapper Meek Mill is the musical guest. 8:29 and 11:29 p.m. NBC

“Amanda Seales: I Be Knowin’ ” finds the comic tackling a variety of topics in this new standup special. 10 p.m. HBO

Country music legend and noted bandana enthusiast Willie Nelson performs on a new “Austin City Limits.” 11 p.m. KOCE

 ?? Cara Howe ?? “BROAD CITY” kicks off a fifth and final season on Comedy Central. With Ilana Glazer, left, and Abbi Jacobson.
Cara Howe “BROAD CITY” kicks off a fifth and final season on Comedy Central. With Ilana Glazer, left, and Abbi Jacobson.

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