Best-bets for Feb. 8: boy bands; super soul

1) “The ‘90s Boy Band Boom,” 8-10 p.m., CW. Here’s a mostly joyful tour of an era, told mostly by the guys themselves. It starts with a Backstreet Boys single peaking at No. 69. The group (shown here in the early days) then soared in Europe; so did ‘N Sync. Then came 98 Degrees and more. Girls screamed, guys fumed. One rocker called them “spawns of the devil,” but they’ve persisted. Read more…

1) “The ‘90s Boy Band Boom,” 8-10 p.m., CW. Here’s a mostly joyful tour of an era, told mostly by the guys themselves. It starts with a Backstreet Boys single peaking at No. 69. The group (shown here in the early days) then soared in Europe; so did ‘N Sync. Then came 98 Degrees and more. Girls screamed, guys fumed. One rocker called them “spawns of the devil,” but they’ve persisted.

2) “Super Bowl Soul Celebration,” 8 p.m., Fox. The annual special is trimmed from a mega-concert at the Mahalia Jackson Theater in New Orleans. The night included Yolanda Adams, Tori Kelly, Adam Blackstone, Muni Long, the Isley Brothers, the NFL Players Chorus and more.

3) “The Equalizer,” 8 p.m., CBS. This reruns a fairly good episode, which has someone trying to kill a stand-up comedian. Meanwhile, Robyn frets about her romance with Dante and about her daughter’s college choices.

4) “Saturday Night Live,” 11:29 p.m., NBC. Zoe Kravitz hosts, with Rosalia as the music guest. That’s from 2022, the fifth rerun in seven weeks. Meanwhile, “SNL” is gearing up for next weekend – a music concert Friday (on Peacock), a new episode Saturday and a 50-year celebration Sunday.

5) “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (2017), 10 p.m. ET, Turner Classic Movies. All month, TCM is showing only Oscar-nominated (and Oscar-winning) films. This is the newest of them … and one of the best. It was nominated for best picture and won for Frances McDormand (as a grieving and combative mother) and Sam Rockwell.

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