SoCal TV, Feb. 11-17: Super Bowl LVIII, ’Puppy Bowl XX,’ ’Oppenheimer,’ J.Lo and more
TV shows, movies, sports and specials on broadcast, cable and streaming this coming week
Welcome to an all-new TV or Not TV roundup of new and noteworthy programming on broadcast, cable and streaming this week. I’m Matt Cooper, former listings coordinator for the Los Angeles Times’ Calendar section.
What would you like to watch?
Sunday — Feb. 11
The most adorable — and adoptable — doggos you ever did see take the field for “Puppy Bowl XX.” 11 a.m. Animal Planet; also Discovery Channel, TBS, truTV, Max Discovery+
The San Francisco 49ers challenge reigning champs the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas. Reba McEntire sings the national anthem and R&B star Usher rocks the half-time show. 3:30 p.m. CBS
The above-mentioned contest gets a “SpongeBob”-themed real-time augmented-reality makeover in the special “Super Bowl LVIII From Bikini Bottom.” 3:30 p.m. Nickelodeon
“This is Us” co-star Justin Hartley plays a man with a particular set of skills, skills that make him an expert at finding missing persons, in the new drama series “Tracker.” 7 p.m. CBS
Monday — Feb. 12
A grieving mother (“Line of Duty’s” Vicky McClure) comes to suspect that the man convicted of murdering her daughter may in fact be innocent in the imported four-part mystery drama “Without Sin.” Anytime, Acorn TV
Anyone for rochambeau? Three inanimate objects get animated and anthropomorphized in the new series “Rock, Paper and Scissors.” 5:30 p.m. Nickelodeon; also Tuesday-Friday
The sitcoms “The Neighborhood” and “Bob Hearts Abishola” return for their sixth, and fifth and final seasons, respectively. 8 and 8:30 p.m. CBS
“This is Us” co-star and three-time Emmy winner Sterling K. Brown is featured on the season finale of the home-reno series “Celebrity IOU.” 8 p.m. HGTV
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