Super Bowl XLIX kicks off February’s TV programming, but the action doesn’t stop there. New series “Better Call Saul,” “Bosch,” “The Odd Couple” and “Allegiance” premiere while “House of Cards,” “Vikings,” “Foyle’s War,” “The Night Shift” and “The Voice” return for new seasons. Here’s a look at the month on TV.
Watch for the Grammy and Oscar ceremonies, too. If you think I’ve forgotten anything, let me know by writing a nice message in the comments section.
Sunday, Feb. 1
10 a.m. | “Deflate-gate,” Science (“How It’s Made” special episode; how footballs are made; also airing 4 p.m. and 9 p.m.)
11 a.m. | “Super Bowl XLIX Pre-Game Show,” NBC (special)
11 a.m. | “Kitten Bowl II,” Hallmark (special)
11 a.m. | “Enfagrow Toddler Bowl,” TLC & Discovery Life (special)
2 | “Puppy Bowl,” Animal Planet (special)
5 | “Fish Bowl II,” Nat Geo Wild (special)
5:30 | “Super Bowl XLIX,” NBC (special)
post-Super Bowl | “The Blacklist,” NBC (midseason premiere)
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after local news | “The Tonight Show,” NBC (special night)
Monday, Feb. 2
2:10 a.m. | “Foyle’s War,” acorn.tv (season 8 premiere; 3 new mysteries based on real events after WWII debut Feb. 2, 9, 16)
6 a.m. | “American Beaver,” Nat Geo Wild (special; 20-hour marathon)
9 a.m. | “Groundhog Day,” AMC (movie marathon)
7 p.m. | “Kids Baking Championship,” Food (series premiere; competition)
7 | “Top Ten Amazing Forces of Nature,” Travel (“Hotel Impossible” special)
8 | “Swamp People,” History (season premiere)
9 | “Appalachian Outlaws,” History (series premiere; ginseng harvest is big competition)
9 | “Unwrapped 2.0,” Cooking Channel (series premiere; origins of classic American treats)
Tuesday, Feb. 3
8 | “The Big Burn,” PBS (“American Experience” premiere; 1910 wildfire in Rockies)
8 | “Street Art Throwdown,” Oxygen (series premiere; promising artists compete)
8 | “Moonshiners,” Discovery (season finale)
9 | “Forever,” ABC (returns after short hiatus)
9 | “Being Mary Jane,” BET (season 2 premiere)
9 | “EPIX Presents Road to the NHL Stadium Series,” EPIX (series premiere; L.A. Kings and San Jose Sharks on road to 2015 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series)
Wednesday, Feb. 4
7 | “Match Made in Heaven,” WEtv (series premiere; Pastor Ken Johnson helps millionaire Shawn Bullard find true love)
7 | “Would You Rather Wednesdays,” Nat Geo Wild (programming block premiere; network airs show topics voted on by viewers)
7 | “Mob Wives,” VH1 (new time period premiere)
7:30 | “Fresh Off the Boat,” ABC (series premiere—new episode at 8:31 p.m.; 11-year-old and his Chinese-American family move from D.C.’s Chinatown to Orlando in 1995)
8 | “Hindsight,” VH1 (new time period premiere)
8 | “Earth: A New Wild,” PBS (series premiere)
9 | “Nashville,” ABC (winter premiere)
9:30 | “The Exes,” TV Land (midseason finale)
Thursday, Feb. 5
8 | “The Blacklist,” NBC (time slot premiere)
8 | “A Very Brady Branson,” GAC (series premiere; “Brady Bunch” alum Barry Williams launches 1970s musical variety show)
9 | “Allegiance,” NBC (series premiere; CIA analyst learns parents are Soviet spies)
Friday, Feb. 6
2:01 a.m. | “Ever After High: Spring Unsprung,” Netflix (children’s special)
8 a.m. | “Miles from Tomorrowland,” Disney Junior (series premiere; Miles Callisto and his family have adventures in space)
7 | “I Do, I Do, I Do,” Hallmark (movie; woman relives her disastrous wedding day over and over)
11 | “Matt Braunger: Big, Dumb Animal,” Comedy Central (standup special)
Saturday, Feb. 7
11 a.m. | “Inside Fame: Darius Rucker,” CMT (special)
7 p.m. | “Red Band Society,” Fox (final two episodes)
7 | “Megachurch Murder,” Lifetime (movie; girl thinks her father’s death was part of a conspiracy at her church involving her mother and the father of her boyfriend in this “Hamlet” inspired mystery)
7 | “So You Said Yes,” Hallmark (movie; woman’s vintage bridal shop competes with shop run by mother of boyfriend)
9 | “Transporter,” TNT (finale)
9 | “What Could Possibly Go Wrong?” Science Channel & Discovery Channel (series premiere; science behind internet’s craziest stunts)
9 | “Outrageous Chocolate,” Food (special)
Sunday, Feb. 8
10 a.m. | “Super Soul Sunday,” OWN (season premiere; “inspiring block of programming”)
11 a.m. | “In Deep Shift with Jonas Elrod,” (series premiere; stories of love, loss, redemption)
3 p.m. | “Fashion Police: Countdown to the Red Carpet,” E! (Grammy special)
4 | “Obamacare, Accion Ejecutiva y tus Derechos (Obamacare, Executive Action, and Your Rights),” Univision (special)
5 | “Live from the Red Carpet,” E! (Grammy special)
7 | “57th Annual Grammy Awards,” CBS (special)
7 | “The EE British Academy Film Awards,” BBC America (special)
7 | “American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. the World,” NBC (special)
7 | “Mystery of the Lynx,” Nat Geo Wild (special)
7 | “Cloudy with a Chance of Love,” Hallmark (movie; meteorologist finds love)
7 | “The Jinx: The Life and Death of Robert Durst,” HBO (series premiere; doc looking at Robert Durst, who has been accused of three murders in 30 years, but never convicted)
8 | “The Walking Dead,” AMC (winter premiere)
8 | “Bar Rescue,” Bravo (season 4 premiere)
9 | “Better Call Saul,” AMC (series premiere; lawyer Saul Goodman’s life six years before he meets Walter White)
9 | “Legend of the Superstition Mountains,” History (series premiere; 5 treasure hunters look for lost gold in Superstition Mountains)
9 | “Coaching Bad,” Spike TV (series premiere; NFL legend Ray Lewis tackles coaches with anger issues)
10 | “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” HBO (season 2 premiere)
10:15 | “Talking Dead,” AMC (winter premiere)
10:30 | “After Party,” E! (Grammy special)
Monday, Feb. 9
7 | “The Celebrity Apprentice: Top Feuds, Firings and Falls,” NBC (special)
8 | Fashion Police: The 2015 Grammy Awards, E! (Grammy special)
9 | “Better Call Saul,” AMC (time period premiere)
Tuesday, Feb. 10
7 | “Fresh Off the Boat,” ABC (time period premiere)
8 | “The Forgotten Plague,” PBS (“American Experience” premiere; history of tuberculosis)
8 | “Amish Mafia,” Discovery (final season premiere)
9 | “Ground Floor,” TBS (season premiere)
Wednesday, Feb. 11
8 | “Unsung Hollywood,” TV One (season premiere)
8 | “Alaska State Troopers,” Nat Geo (final season premiere)
9 | “Schitt’s Creek,” Pop (formerly TV Guide Network) (series premiere; formerly wealthy couple is forced to move to a small town they once bought as a joke)
9 | “R&B Divas L.A.” TV One (season premiere)
9 | “Underworld, Inc.” Nat Geo (season finale)
Thursday, Feb. 12
7 | “The Slap,” NBC (series premiere; adult slaps kid at party, resulting in series of events that change lives)
7 | “Preachers of L.A.: Deitrick Goes Home,” Oxygen (special)
9 | “Babylon,” Sundance (season finale)
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Friday, Feb. 13
2:01 a.m. | “Bosch,” Amazon Prime (series premiere; LAPD homicide detective chases killer while standing trial on murder charges)
2:01 a.m. | “Mako Mermaids,” Netflix (season 2 premiere)
7 p.m. | “Reik: en Vivo desde El Auditorio Nacional,” HBO Latino (concert special)
7 p.m. | “Bad Hair Day,” Disney Channel (movie; girl’s prom day messed up by bad hair, jewel thief)
7 | “Preachers of Detroit: Meet the Preachers,” Oxygen (special)
8:45 | “Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero,” Disney Channel & Disney XD (animated series premiere; high school student is part-time hero)
11 | “Newsreaders,” Adult Swim (season 2 finale)
11:30 | “Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman’s Family,” Adult Swim (comedy special)
Saturday, Feb. 14
7 | “The 2015 Chicago Auto Show,” WGN Ch. 9 (special; also 2 p.m. on CLTV)
7 | “All of My Heart,” Hallmark (movie; caterer must share home with Wall Street trader)
7 | “Back to School Mom,” Lifetime (movie; non-traditional student’s college tutor turns out to be the sone she gave up years before)
9 | “Rosie O’Donnell: A Heartfelt Stand Up,” HBO (standup special)
Sunday, Feb. 15
6 | “America’s Funniest Home Videos 25th Anniversary,” ABC (special)
6 | “Mulaney,” Fox (finale)
7 | “Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special,” NBC (special)
7 | “The Bachelor: Chris Tells All,” ABC (special)
7 | “101 Sand n’ Surf Hotspots,” Travel (“Beach Week” premiere; 5-part countdown special)
8 | “SI: The Making of Swimsuit 2015,” Travel (“Beach Week” premiere; 5-part countdown special)
8 | “A Gift of Miracles,” Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (movie premiere; Darcy learns lessons from mother she never knew)
8 | “I Didn’t Do It,” Disney Channel (season 2 premiere)
8 | “Wicked Tuna,” Nat Geo (season premiere)
8 | “Worst Cooks in America,” Food (season finale)
8 & 9 | “Wild Australia,” Nat Geo Wild (series premiere; tour of wild Australia over 4 hour-long episodes tonight and Feb. 16)
9 & 9:30 | “Marianela’s Best Beaches,” Travel (specials; Marianela Pereyra visits great beaches)
11 | “Comic Book Men,” AMC (winter premiere)
Monday, Feb. 16
2:01 a.m. | “New Worlds,” acorn.tv (miniseries premiere; English Civil War in 1680s causes turbulence at home and in America)
7 p.m. | “The Celebrity Apprentice,” NBC (season finale)
8 | “Stevie Wonder: An All-Star Grammys Tribute,” CBS (special)
9 | “State of Affairs,” NBC (season finale)
9 | “Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People,” PBS (“Independent Lens” premiere)
Tuesday, Feb. 17
7 | “139th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show,” USA (special)
7:30 | “Repeat After Me,” ABC (series premiere; hidden camera fun)
8 | “Rizzoli & Isles,” TNT (midseason 5 premiere)
8 | “The Italian Americans,” PBS (series premiere; Italians come to America)
8 | “19 Kids & Counting,” TLC (season 9 premiere)
9 | “Perception,” TNT (final 5 episodes premiere)
9 | “Our Little Family,” TLC (series premiere; the Hamills, a family of little people)
Wednesday, Feb. 18
7 | “The Mentalist,” CBS (series finale; 2 hours)
9 | “Preachers Detroit,” Oxygen (series premiere; preachers … in Detroit)
Thursday, Feb. 19
6 | “Noche de Estrellas,” Univision (pre awards special)
7 | “QI” BBC America (series premiere; quiz show)
7 | “Premio Lo Nuestro a la Música Latina,” Univision (awards special)
7:30 | “The Odd Couple,” CBS (series premiere; remake of classic sitcom with Matthew Perry and Thomas Lennon)
8 | “Two and a Half Men,” CBS (series finale)
9 | “Vikings,” History (season 3 premiere)
Friday, Feb. 20
2:01 a.m. | “Richie Rich,” Netflix (series premiere; children’s show)
7 p.m. | “Preachers of Detroit,” Oxygen (series premiere; behind-the-scenes with 7 ministers)
8 | “August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand,” PBS (“American Masters” premiere)
8:30 | “Style By Jury,” TLC (series premiere; makeover show)
Saturday, Feb. 21
4 | “2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards,” IFC (special)
6 | “23rd Annual Movieguide Faith & Values Awards,” Reelz (special)
7 | “Babysitter’s Black Book,” Lifetime (movie; high school girls turn babysitting business into escort service)
8 | “Kobe Bryant’s Muse,” Showtime (doc; hanging with the NBA All-Star)
Sunday, Feb. 22
7 | “87th Academy Awards,” ABC (special)
8 | “Downton Abbey,” PBS (season finale)
9 | “Grantchester,” PBS (season finale)
Monday, Feb. 23
7 | “The Voice,” NBC (season 8 premiere)
8 | “Sleepy Hollow,” Fox (season finale)
8 | “American Dad,” TBS (season premiere)
8 | “BET Honors,” BET (special)
8 | “Coast Guard Alaska,” Weather Channel (season 4 premiere)
9 | “The Night Shift,” NBC (season 2 premiere)
Tuesday, Feb. 24
7 | “MasterChef Junior,” Fox (season finale)
8 | “Parks and Recreation,” NBC (series finale)
8 | “Marvel’s Agent Carter,” ABC (season finale)
9 | “Gangland Undercover,” History (miniseries premiere; based on Charles Falco’s book “Vagos, Mongols, and Outlaws: My Infiltration of America’s Deadliest Biker Gangs”)
9 | “Outlaw Country,” WGN America (series premiere; lawmen brothers in Buckner, Mo., investigate outlaw brothers in true-crime docuseries)
9 | “Who Do You Think You Are?” TLC (season 6 premiere)
Wednesday, Feb. 25
7 | “Survivor,” CBS (season 30 premiere)
8:30 | “The Amazing Race,” CBS (season 26 premiere)
9 | “Kosher Soul,” Lifetime (series premiere; docu-sitcom follows relationship between Jewish stylist Miriam Sternoff and African-American comic O’Neal McKnight)
Thursday, Feb. 26
2:01 a.m. | “Behind the Mask,” Hulu (season 2 premiere)
8 p.m. | “How to Get Away with Murder,” ABC (season finale)
8 | “Party Down South,” CMT (season 3 premiere)
8:30 | “Mom,” CBS (new time slot premiere)
9 | “Party Down South: Talk of Shame,” CMT (season premiere)
9 | “Victoria’s Secret Swim Special,” CBS (special; models on swimsuit shoots)
Friday, Feb. 27
2:01 a.m. | “House of Cards,” Netflix (season 3 premiere)
2:01 a.m. | “Ralphie May: Unruly,” Netflix (stand-up special)
7 p.m. | “The Amazing Race,” CBS (time period premiere)
8 | “Cesar 911,” Nat Geo Wild (season premiere)
9 | “Unlikely Animal Friends,” Nat Geo Wild (season premiere)
9 | “Sex Box,” WE tv (series premiere; extreme sex therapy involving talk and sex)
11:30 | “Hot Package,” Adult Swim (season 2 premiere)
Saturday, Feb. 28
7 | “Good Witch,” Hallmark (series premiere; “The Good Witch” movie series becomes a regular series with witch Cassie Nightingale and her friends.)
8 | “Shania: Still the One Live from Vegas,” ABC (concert special)
8 | “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s,” OWN (season premiere)
9 | “2 Fat 2 Fly,” OWN (series premiere; small-town food truck business)
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