What you’ll want to watch this week
NFL Conference Championships
Chiefs vs. Ravens: It’s a battle of quarterbacks who are elite at extending plays in this year’s AFC championship, as Lamar Jackson tries to break through to his first ever Super Bowl appearance. It’s been business as usual for Patrick Mahomes, who has never missed an AFC championship game as a starter. 3 p.m. Sunday (CBS)
Lions vs. 49ers: The two toughest teams in the NFC have reached its conference championship game. One is a historically Super Bowl-winning success story, this year loaded with a strong collection of eye-popping talent. The other is the Detroit Lions. Quarterback Jared Goff and company have become the rooting favorite for fans of eliminated teams everywhere as they attempt to do the impossible. 6:30 p.m. Sunday (Fox)
Other picks Sunday “Monsieur
Spade”: Taking place 20 years after the events of the novel “The Maltese Falcon,” this series finds Sam Spade (Clive Owen) retired, living in a small French town in 1963. the war has ended, and in a very short time, so too will Spade’s tranquility. 9 p.m. (AMC)
“Funny Woman”: This series dramatizes the life of Barbara Parker (Gemma Arterton), a cultural force in 1960s London. This time, while Barbara’s off-screen romance enraptures the town, she discovers something that threatens the show. 10 p.m. (PBS) Monday
“The Bachelor”: Tennis pro Joey Graziadei’s search for the lady of his dreams continues after 10 potential lovers were eliminated in the first rose ceremony of the season. Now, the remaining 22 women compete to impress Joey enough to avoid the chopping block. 8 p.m. (ABC)
“Yellowstone”: Drama escalates on the Dutton family ranch in the season three finale. While Jamie (Wes Bentley) confronts his past, Rip (Cole Hauser) approaches Kayce (Luke Grimes) about an old problem. 9 p.m. (CBS) Tuesday “Vanderpump Rules”: In this season premiere, restaurateur Lisa Vanderpump lords over a group of young adult staff members who lead drama-filled lives, while simultaneously foisting reckless amounts of Instagram posts and Snap filters on an unsuspecting world. 8 p.m. (Bravo)
“Finding Your Roots With HenryLouis Gates, Jr.”: There’s a lot to laugh about when host Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. welcomes actor-comedian Bob Odenkirk and comic Iliza Shlesinger to examine their family histories. 8 p.m. (PBS) Wednesday
Wake Forest vs. Pitt: ACC play continues for the Panthers with a match-up against the Demon Deacons. 7 p.m. (ACC)
“NOVA”: In this season premiere, a colossal fossil graveyard in the Sahara Desert reveals a 43 million-year-old whale that had four legs and could walk. Scientists examine clues to how mammals became the largest animals on earth by moving from land to the ocean. 9 p.m. (PBS)
“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans”: Returning for its season two premiere seven years after the first, this season focuses on writer Truman Capote (Tom Hollander), a confidant to New York’s most celebrated society mavens until he betrayed them in writing. 10 p.m. (FX)
Thursday
“The Power of Film”: This limited series explores the ways in which film affects its audience. Host Howard Suber examines the power of paradox, delving into the art of storytelling by looking at classic films made in the last century. 8 p.m. (TCM)
“Genius:MLK/X”: Thisseason premiere follows Martin Luther King Jr. (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) and Malcolm X (Aaron Pierre) from their formative years with strong fathers and devastating injustices to their rise as agents of change and pioneers to the Civil Rights Movement. 9 p.m. (National Geographic, ABC)
Friday 2024 NHL Competition:
All-Star Skills In this revamped format, 12 all-stars compete for points in eight events, including Fastest Skater, Hardest Shot, Stick Handling and Accuracy Shooting. Those with the highest point totals advance and the player with the most points wins $1 million. 7 p.m. (ESPN)
“Mr. and Mrs. Smith”: Donald Glover and Maya Erskine star in Amazon’s reworking of the 2005 film featuring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. (Amazon Prime)
Saturday 2024 NHL
All-Star Game: From the Bruins’ David Pastrnák to the Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard and the Penguins’ Sid the Kid, Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena will be hopping. 3 p.m. (ABC)
Notre Dame vs. Pitt: The Panthers’ tour of the ACC’s basement continues with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. 6 p.m. (ACC)
“Austin City Limits”: Country Music Hall of Famer Tanya Tucker sings songs from “Sweet Western Sound” and Brittney Spencer performs songs from her debut album, “My Stupid Life,” in a brandnew episode of this long-running concert series. 11 p.m. (PBS)