The Oscars, The State of the Union Address, ‘So You Think You Can Dance,’ and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week

 

MONDAY

MasterChef Junior: Tilly Ramsay joins as a judge in the 9th season. Premiere. 7 p.m., Fox

So You Think You Can Dance: IT’S BACK! And not without some controversy, Nigel Lythgoe. But that’s OK, because SYTYCD is back! Season premiere. 8 p.m., Fox

Queens: Angela Bassett narrates this documentary that explores matriarchies in the natural world. Happy Women’s History Month! Series premiere. 7 p.m., National Geographic

TUESDAY

The Cleaning Lady: Thony and Nadia begrudgingly search for Arman in the season three premiere. 7 p.m., Fox

Alert: Missing Persons Unit: An entire school bus full of children goes missing in the season premiere. (True fact: this actually really happened once back in California back in the 70s.) 8 p.m., Fox

Good Trouble: Mariana chooses her future in the series finale. 8:30 p.m., Freeform

Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda: Hannah Gadsby hosts this LGBTQ comedy showcase. Premiere. Netflix

The Program: The Cons, Cults and Kidnapping: This documentary explores the dark side of the troubled teen industry and disciplinary institutions. Series premiere. Netflix

Super Tuesday Coverage: It’s the big primary day, but without any of the suspense. We all know who the two Presidential candidates are going to be LIKE IT OR NOT. Instead of watching repetitive coverage, spend Super Tuesday making sure you’re registered to vote because we’re gonna need all y’all out there in November, I AM SO SERIOUS. 9 p.m., ABC, CBS, NBC 5 p.m., MSNBC, CNN 6 p.m., Fox News 10 p.m., PBS

WEDNESDAY

The Masked Singer: Rita Ora joins the judges panel in the 11th season premiere. (11th SEASON? HOW IS THAT MATH MATHING?) 7 p.m., Fox

Animal Control: Frank cheers Shred up with a “Shred’s Day” in the season premiere. 8 p.m., Fox

Family Guy: 22nd season premiere. 8:30 p.m., Fox

Extraordinary: Jenn enrolls in the power clinic in the second season premiere. Hulu

Supersex: This new series follows the true life story of Italian porn star Rocco Siffredi. It’s not family-friendly viewing. Premiere. Netflix

Full Swing: Season two. Netflix

Erika Jayne: Bet It All on Blonde: This two-hour documentary follows the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star as she prepares for her Las Vegas residency. Premiere. 8 p.m., Bravo

Love is Blind: WILL ANY OF THESE GARBAGE PEOPLE GET MARRIED? Season finale. Netflix

THURSDAY

The State of the Union: President Biden is here to remind us that unemployment, gas prices, and inflation are down, the stock market is up, and the Republicans are a bunch of obstructionist liars who want to take our bodily autonomy away. 8 p.m., ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, CNN, PBS, MSNBC, Fox News, CPSAN

The Gentlemen: Theo James stars as an English aristocrat who inherits the family estate to discover it’s a cannabis empire. Series premiere. Netflix

Friends in Low Places: This docuseries follows Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood as they build a honky-tonk in Nashville, TN. Series premiere. Prime Video

Ricky Stanicky: Some friends hire an actor to bring to life, Ricky Stanicky, the non-existent friend they have blamed for their bad behavior in this John Cena comedy. Premiere.  Prime Video

Poor Things: The Oscar-nominated Emma Stone/Yorgos Lanthimos film is here ahead of the big ceremony. Premiere. Hulu

FRIDAY

Wonka: The Timothee Chalamet version, not the Glasgow “Experience” though I would absolutely watch a two-hour movie about the Glasgow “Experience,” no lie. Premiere. Max

The Reluctant Traveler: Season two. Apple TV+

Damsel: Milly Bobby Brown stars as a young woman who is offered up in marriage to a prince, only to discover she’s actually being offered up as a sacrifice to a dragon, and she is forced to fight to survive. Premiere. Netflix

Hightown: Series finale. 8 p.m., Starz

SATURDAY

Saturday Night Live: Josh Brolin, Ariana Grande 10:30 p.m., NBC

Caddyshack: Look, it’s not my favorite 80s comedy, but it is for a lot of other people, so, you know. 9:30 p.m., Sundance TV

SUNDAY

The Oscars: ALERT! IT BEGINS AN HOUR EARLIER THIS YEAR! DO NOT BE CAUGHT MISSING THE FIRST HOUR! 6 p.m., ABC

The Oscars Red Carpet: Now, ABC’s coverage begins at 5:30, but E!’s deranged coverage begins at 3 — or even 1, if you really want to invest. 5:30 p.m., ABC

Abbot Elementary: Come for the Oscars, stick around for a special Abbott Elementary episode. 9:30 p.m., ABC

 

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