What’s on TV, Feb. 15-21: Sun Ra, the Spirit Awards, the NBA All-Star Game and more
New and noteworthy TV series, movies, sports and specials on broadcast, cable and/or streaming this coming week
Sunday — Feb. 15
They’re still chillin’ at the 2026 Winter Olympics as coverage continues from northern Italy. (Various times, NBC, CNBC, USA and Peacock; concludes Sunday, Feb. 22)
Our heroine (Azul Guaita) continues to take the bitter with the sweet in a second season of the Spanish-language drama “Like Water for Chocolate” inspired by the Laura Esquivel novel. (Anytime, HBO Max)
Turner Classic Movies’ annual “31 Days of Oscar” series continues with Barbara Stanwyck opposite Fred MacMurray in director Billy Wilder’s steamy 1944 noir fable “Double Indemnity.” Edward G. Robinson also stars. (Noon EST, 9 a.m. PST on TCM)
This year’s Film Independent Spirit Awards leave the ceremony’s long-time home on Santa Monica Beach for the cozy confines of the Hollywood Palladium. “SNL’s” Ego Nwodim serves as mistress of ceremonies. (5 p.m. EST, 2 p.m. PST on Film Independent and IMDb’s YouTube channels)
Two teams of American players and one made up of international stars hit the hardwood for a round-robin tournament at this year’s revamped NBA All-Star Game at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood. (5 p.m. EST, 2 p.m. PST on NBC and Peacock)
The new docu-special “Love, Ted Bundy” examines letters the notorious serial killer exchanged with his cousin Edna Martin during his time on death row. 6 p.m. Oxygen
The special “CBS News Things That Matter: A Town Hall with Governor Wes Moore” finds Maryland’s Democratic governor discussing the 2026 midterms and more in a conversation with correspondent Norah O’Donnell. 8 p.m. CBS
“The Simpsons” wraps its — 37th! — season with back-to-back episodes that include voice cameos by Kevin Bacon, “The Pitt’s” Noah Wylie and “Abbot Elementary’s” Quinta Brunson. (8 and 8:30 p.m. Fox)
Not only is it not clothing-optional, clothes aren’t even an option in new episodes of the outdoor survival competition “Naked & Afraid.” 8 p.m. Discovery Channel
Won’t you take me to Flavortown? The Guy Fieri-hosted culinary competition “Tournament of Champions” returns for another go-round. (8 p.m. Food Network)
One man’s trash is their treasure, they just have to wade through a lot of actual trash first, in new episodes of “American Pickers.” (8 and 9 p.m. History Channel)
A woman probes the mysterious death of her teenage daughter, unaware that the killer may be closer than she thinks, in the new thriller “To Catch a Cheater.” With Kate Watson. (8 p.m. Lifetime)
Return with us now to the Navajo Nation for a fourth season of the mystery drama “Dark Winds” based on author Tony Hillerman’s “Leaphorn & Chee” novels. Zahn McClarnon and Kiowa Gordon star. (9 p.m. AMC)
“Family Guy” hits the 450-episode mark with the animated sitcom’s 24th season premiere. With the voices of Seth MacFarlane, Seth Green, Mila Kunis and Alex Borstein. (9:30 p.m. Fox)
One man’s trash is also another man’s treasure, once he cuts through the clutter, in a second season of “Filthy Fortunes.” (10 p.m. Discovery Channel)
‘ello, guv’nor! The Brit is back with new episodes of his satirical news show “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.” 11 p.m. HBO
Monday — Feb. 16
You can’t hide your smizin’ eyes… Supermodel and exec-producer Tyra Banks, et al., revisit their time on the 2003-18 reality competition in the new documentary series “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model.” (Anytime, Netflix)
Pregnant teens, their respective baby daddies and other family members share their hopes and hardships in a seventh season of the unscripted series “Unexpected.” (9 p.m. TLC)
Tuesday — Feb. 17
The new standup special “Sommore: Chandelier Fly” catches the veteran comic, a founding member of the Queens of Comedy, cracking wise about celebrity scandals and other topics du jour. (Anytime, Netflix)
Holy mononyms, professor! Hip-hop artist Lizzo and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist Flea research their respective family trees on a new “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” (8 p.m. PBS)
O foster brother, where art thou? “NYPD Blue’s” Mark-Paul Gosselaar reprises his role as Will’s (Ramón Rodríguez) longtime frenemy on a new episode of “Will Trent.” (9 p.m. ABC)
The four-part docuseries “Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History,” hosted by the aforementioned Prof. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., concludes with back-to-back episodes. (9 and 10 p.m. PBS)
Wednesday — Feb. 18
The new docuseries “Being Gordon Ramsay” gets up close and personal with the irascible celebrity chef and his family as he prepares for the opening of his latest high-profile restaurant venture. (Anytime, Netflix)
A young couple’s whirlwind romance ends in murder — but which was the killer and which, the victim? That is the question in “56 Days,” a new mystery drama based on the Catherine Ryan Howard bestseller. Avan Jogia and Dove Cameron star. (Anytime, Prime Video)
The two-part true-crime doc “Wild Boys: Strangers in Town” recounts the bizarre story of two brothers who walked out the woods one day in 2003 claiming to have been raised off-the-grid deep in the Canadian wilderness. (Anytime, Paramount+)
And the winner is… Find out in the live season finale of the rebooted talent competition “Star Search.” With host Anthony Anderson and judges Jelly Roll, Chrissy Teigen and Sarah Michelle Gellar. (9 p.m. EST, 6 p.m. PST on Netflix)
The life aquatic: Noted naturalist Sir David Attenborough explores the parenting techniques of all manner of marine animals as the five-part “Nature” miniseries “Parenthood” continues with “Oceans.” (8 p.m. PBS)
Thursday — Feb. 19
The new docuseries “Girl on the Run: The Hunt For America’s Most Wanted Woman” tracks the efforts of the U.S. Marshals Service to recapture Sarah Jo Pender, a convicted double murderer who escaped from an Indiana prison in 2008. (Anytime, Hulu)
Our intrepid FBI special agent Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso) is back in action as the globetrotting espionage drama “The Night Agent” kicks off a third season. (Anytime, Netflix)
A fresh batch of aspiring entrepreneurs, each hoping to take home a cool one-hundred G’s, are put through their paces in a second season of “60 Day Hustle.” (Anytime, Prime Video)
Some enchanted evening… The stars of not one but two kid-friendly fantasy-musical franchises share the stage in “Descendants/Zombies: Worlds Collide Tour: Concert Special.” (7 p.m. Disney Channel)
The two-part docuseries “Murder in Glitterball City” tells a twisted tale of heartbreak and homicide that rocked the LGBTQ community in Louisville, Ky. in 2010. (8 and 9:20 p.m. HBO)
Actor and activist Hilarie Burton Morgan explores heart-wrenching criminal cases in small towns from Texas to Pennsylvania in a third season of “True Crime Story: It Couldn’t Happen Here.” (10 p.m. SundanceTV)
Friday — Feb. 20
A grieving widow (two-time Oscar winner Emma Thompson) chances upon a kidnapping in progress in the wilds of Minnesota in the 2025 thriller “Dead of Winter.” With Judy Greer. (Anytime, HBO Max)
Where’s Waldau? Jennifer Garner and “Game of Thrones’” Nikolaj Coster-Waldau return in a second season of the mystery drama “The Last Thing He Told Me” based on the Laura Dave bestseller. (Anytime, Apple TV+)
What happens in Vegas… A lawyer and a magician join forces in Sin City in the new adult animated comedy “Strip Law” featuring the voices of “Parks & Rec’s” Adam Scott and “Abbot Elementary’s” Janelle James. (Anytime, Netflix)
The new docuseries “Surviving the Jehovah’s Witnesses” features interviews with former members discussing their experiences within the controversial religious sect. (Anytime, HBO Max)
A young woman with secrets she would much rather keep to herself, thank you very much, is menaced by a stalker in the Australian-made mystery drama “Watching You.” “The Bold Type’s” Aisha Dee stars. (Anytime, Hulu)
Sweep the leg! The new special “This Is UFC” recalls the rough-and-tumble origins of the world-beating mixed-martial arts promotion known as Ultimate Fighting Championship. (8 p.m. CBS)
Brother from another planet… “American Masters” pays tribute to an avant garde jazz artist, composer, bandleader, philosopher and Afrofuturism pioneer in the new episode “Sun Ra: Do the Impossible.” (9 p.m. PBS)
Saturday — Feb. 21
Elbows up! “Shoresy,” the hockey-themed comedy spun off of the quirky Canadian-made sitcom “Letterkenny,” takes to the ice for a sixth season. Jared Keeso stars. (Anytime, Hulu)
All right, all right, all right! A three-time best-actor Oscar nominee and a best-actor Oscar winner talk shop in “A CNN & Variety Town Hall Event: Timothée Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey.” (7 p.m. CNN)
A TV news reporter (“Grey’s Anatomy’s” Sarah Drew) hooks up with a hunky astronomer in the new made-for-cable romantic fable “The Stars Between Us.” (8 p.m. Hallmark Channel)
An unhappy woman (“Basketball Wives’” Tami Roman) comes to resent the seemingly charmed life of her identical twin sister (also Roman) in the new psychological thriller “Double Double Trouble.” (8 p.m. Lifetime)
(All times Eastern and Pacific unless otherwise noted. Programming subject to change without notice. Please check your local listings.)