Daily Best Bets

1) “La Brea” series-finale, 9 p.m., NBC. A wild and bizarre tale (shown here in a previous episode) concludes with a lot to settle. Last week, Levi was killed by soldiers; also, Maya grabbed the chip – which might propel the deadly military project that created this trouble. Now the answers seem to be in the year 1965, Gavin heads there with his daughter, his niece and Sam … whose daughter may be captive with Gavin’s wife and son. Read more…

1) “Gospel,” 9-11 p.m. today and Tuesday, PBS. Henry Louis Gates goes back to the start of a splendid artform. We see the preachers (including Aretha Franklin’s father) with a rich musicality and the singers with a message. He introduces the early masters — writer Thomas Dorsey, singer Mahalia Jackson (shown here), etc. — and, on Tuesday, modern forces who merge rock, gospel and show-biz flair. Read more…

1) Super Bowl, 6:30 p.m. ET, CBS. For the fourth time in five years, the Kansas City Chiefs are here. They’ve won two of those and their stars (Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce) fill pop culture. Now they face the San Francisco 49ers (shown here), in a year that had no dominant teams. In the regular season, the Chiefs were 11-6; the 49ers were 12-5, then needed two come-from-behind wins in the playoffs. Read more…

1) “Super Bowl Soulful Celebration,” 8 p.m., CBS. We’re in a stretch that soars with gospel music. On Friday, Erica Campbell co-hosted a PBS concert; now she links with her sister, in the gospel duo Mary Mary. There’s also a chorus of pro football players, plus R&B and pop (Earth, Wind & Fire, Robin Thicke) and Kirk Franklin (shown here), who will be featured in a PBS gospel documentary, Monday and Tuesday. Read more…

1) “Gospel Live,” 9 p.m., PBS. Over five days, we’ll hear spectacular voices do stirring songs. Henry Louis Gates co-hosts this concert, with great moments from Shelea, Erica Campbell (shown here), John Legend and more. He also has a terrific gospel documentary Monday and Tuesday. In between, CBS has “Super Bowl Soulful Celebration” at 8 p.m. Saturday and Andra Day before the Super Bowl on Sunday. Read more…

1) “Young Sheldon” season-finale rerun, 8 p.m., CBS. Unlike some comedies, this is at its best when it has a busy story; now that peaks. In last week’s rerun, Sheldon and his mom planned to go to Germany for his summer classes also, his brother finally had his marriage proposal accepted. Now comes the trip and a tornado (shown here), setting up next week’s great start for the final season. Read more…

1) “Abbott Elementary” (shown here) season-opener, 9 and 9:30 p.m., ABC. One of TV’s top shows is back. In its first two seasons, it’s had 15 Emmy nominations (including two for best comedy) and four wins – writer and actress (both Quinta Brunson), supporting actress (Sheryl Lee Ralph) and casting. This two-part opener has Janine (Brunson) planning a district-wide Career Day Read more…

1) “Extended Family,” 8:30 p.m., NBC. This show often has Jon Cryer (right) as TV’s usual bumbling dad. Tonight, however, offers a neat exception: With his ex-wife elsewhere, Jim (Cryer) and her new boyfriend (Donald Faison, left) are supposed to watch the kids. Emerging is a teen trauma – the sort of thing Jim is really good at. Cryer, who used to star in teen-trauma movies, handles it neatly. Read more…

1) “NCIS” season-finale rerun, 9 p.m., CBS. For CBS, this is recap week. After the Super Bowl on Sunday, it will start the season for virtually all of its shows. First, this pre-Super week has eight of them rerunning their season-finales. On “NCIS,” Torres (Wilmer Valderrama, shown here) is in jail as a terrorist attack looms. Read more…

1) Grammy awards, 8-11:30 p.m. ET, CBS. Trevor Noah hosts a night stuffed with music. Performers includes Sza (shown here), Billy Joel, Dua Lipa, Travis Scott, Billie Eilish, Luke Combs, Joni Mitchell, Burna Boy and Olivia Rodrigo. Sza leads with nine nominations; for album of the year, she faces Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Lana Del Rey, Janelle Monae, Boygenius and Jon Batiste. Read more…