‘The Muppet Show,’ ‘The ‘Burbs,’ The Winter Olympics, The Super Bowl and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week

MONDAY 

Super Bowl Greatest Commercials: You have to give them credit for making us watch a show that’s entirely made up of commercials. Well played. 7 p.m., CBS

Raise Your Head Up: Freedom Colonies in America: A look at four communities founded after the end of slavery, who struggle to keep their legacies alive. 9 p.m., PBS

Fargo: You betcha. 8:51 p.m., HBO Hits

TUESDAY

Fallout: Season finale. Prime Video

The Turpins: A New House of Horror – A Diane Sawyer Special Event: A group of siblings who suffered unimaginable abuse from their parents reveal that they weren’t safe after being moved to a foster home in this new interview. 9 p.m., ABC

Summer House: Season premiere. 7 p.m., Bravo

WEDNESDAY

The Muppet Show: It’s a one-off Muppet Show starring Sabrina Carpenter. GIMME MORE. 8 p.m., ABC

NOVA: Can Dogs Talk?: Thousands of dog owners are convinced their dogs can use speech buttons to communicate with us, but can they really or are we just seeing what we want to see? 8 p.m., PBS

Shifting Gears: Riley and Gabe question their relationship in the season finale. 7 p.m., ABC

THURSDAY

The Lincoln Lawyer: Season four. Netflix

Ella McCay: A young woman becomes the governor of her state, but her biggest challenge might just be her relationships with her family in this comedy from James L. Brooks. Hulu

The English Patient: Is it long? Yes. But is it beautiful and profoundly romantic? Also yes. 8:15 p.m., The Movie Channel Xtra West

FRIDAY

Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games: Bust out your skis and ice skates, and wacky national hat, it’s time for the Winter Olympics. 7 p.m., NBC

Queen of Chess: The life of Judit Polgár, the Hungarian chess prodigy who eventually defeated Garry Kasparov. Netflix

30 for 30: The Philly Special: The story of the Philadelphia Eagles’ upset defeat of the Boston Patriots in 2018, and a look at the ferociously funny city of Philly itself. Go birds. 8 p.m., ESPN

SATURDAY

Winter Olympics: Men’s figure skating free dance; men’s downhill Alpine skiing race; men’s big air in snowboarding  7 p.m., NBC

Engineering Europe: This new series explores the extraordinary engineering feats of six European nations. Series premiere. Disney+ & Hulu

SUNDAY

Super Bowl: Seahawks vs. Patriots. To be honest, I tuned out as soon as the Texans were eliminated, so go football team. Coverage begins 11 a.m.; Game begins 5 p.m., NBC

Super Bowl Halftime Show: I will be watching Bad Bunny freak MAGA out, however. 6:30 p.m.? 7? p.m. 7:30 p.m.? Who knows. NBC

Winter Olympics: Women’s downhill in Alpine skiing; the men’s free skate in the figure skating team. 9:45 p.m., NBC

The ‘Burbs: Keke Palmer stars in this reimaging of the 1989 Tom Hanks black comedy. Peacock

Puppy Bowl: PUPPIES. 12 p.m., Animal Planet

 

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