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SoCal TV, Feb. 25-March 2: ‘Shōgun,’ ‘Spaceman,’ the Spirit Awards and more
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TV shows, movies, sports and specials on broadcast, cable and streaming this coming week

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Hiroyuki Sanada stars in the new limited series “Shōgun” (Kurt Iswarienko/FX)

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. 25

Life’s a beach at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards streaming live from Santa Monica. “SNL’s” Aidy Bryant hosts. 2 p.m. IMDb and Film Independent’s YouTube and X (formerly Twitter) channels

Gamblers and mobsters and showgirls — oh my! The new docuseries “Vegas: The Story of Sin City” recalls the wheeling and dealing that turned a dusty little town in the Nevada desert into a glitzy tourist mecca. 7 and 10 p.m. CNN

“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s” Rachel Bloom and “What We Do in the Shadows’” Matt Berry lend their voices to a new episode of “The Simpsons.” 8 p.m. Fox

The behind-the-scenes special “All Creatures Great and Small: Touring the Dales” whisks you away to the various locations in the English countryside where the show is filmed. 8 p.m. KOCE

In this corner … The return of “WWE Rivals” revisits classic storylines involving The Rock and Triple H. Then, pro wrestling’s Randy “The Legend Killer” Orton is profiled on the season premiere of “WWE Legends.” 8 and 9 p.m. A&E

“Where is Wendy Williams?” Find out in the conclusion of this two-night docuspecial profiling the former daytime talk-show host. 8 p.m. Lifetime

It’s Rick and Michonne, together again, when Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira reprise their “TWD” roles in the new limited series “The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live,” the latest entry in the long-lived horror franchise. 9 p.m. AMC; also AMC+

The season premiere of “The Food That Built America” gets saucy with a look back at the introduction of marinara to grocery store shelves in the U.S. decades ago. 9 p.m. History Channel


Monday — Feb. 26

Mixed doubles, anyone? Pro golfers Rory McIlroy, Lexi Thompson, Rose Zhang and Max Homa pair up and hit the links charity on a new edition of “The Match.” 4 p.m. TNT, truTV

A small-town EMT-in-training does her darnedest to make the grade in the new drama series “County Rescue.” With Julia Reilly. 5 p.m. GAC

Dan + Shay will share a chair when the country duo joins returning coaches Chance the Rapper, John Legend and Reba McEntire for a new season of “The Voice.” 8 p.m. NBC

The primetime game show “Deal or No Deal” gets a “Survivor”-style makeover in the new spinoff “Deal or No Deal Island” hosted by Joe Manganiello. 9:30 p.m. NBC

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