1) “9-1-1: Lone Star” series-finale, 8 p.m., Fox. The most-watched shows on Fox were also the most expensive. So “9-1-1” moved to ABC and this spin-off is ending after five seasons. At least, it ends big(shown here) — with an asteroid hitting Texas. Rob Lowe, the star, won’t be jobless: He hosts “The Floor,” which has its season-opener Sunday, after the Super Bowl. Read more…
1) Grammys, 8-11:30 p.m. ET, CBS. A busy night will include tributes to Quincy Jones and to fire-scarred Los Angeles. Performers include Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Brad Paisley, Lainey Wilson, Cynthia Erivo, Chris Martin, Sheryl Crow and some best-album nominees — Sabrina Carpenter (shown here), Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Charli xcs and Jacob Collier. Read more…
1) “Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story,” 8-10 p.m., Lifetime. This is a Lifetime specialty – movies about real-life music stars. Next week is Gloria Gaynor; first, this views Lisa Velez (shown here), a former Hell’s Kitchen teen who soared. The real Velez, now 59, plays her own mother, a Puerto Rican native with 10 children. Bre-Z (“All American”) plays Velez’s friend and back-up singer. Read more…
1) “Fire Country,” 9 p.m., CBS. After a six-week break, this is back to new episodes – starting with a big one: A blaze (shown here) is out of control; Bode and Audrey scramble to survive, while Eve tries to save her dad (Phil Morris) and his ranch. That’s followed by “SWAT,” with an enemy seeking revenge. Read more…
1) “Matlock,” 9 p.m., CBS. After six weeks of reruns , CBS’ splendid Thursday line-up is back to new episodes. Here, there’s a tough task – proving Elijah’s cousin was wrongfully terminated. In an excellent episode, Matty (Kathy Bates, shown here) also has disputes at home and reaches a turning point at work. Read more…
1) “Chicago Fire” (shown here), “Chicago Med,” “Chicago P.D.,” 8-11 p.m., NBC. One mega-story sprawls across all three hours. Switching the shows’ usual order, it starts with a gas-main explosion causing cave-ins; doctors and firefighters work at the site. Then “Med” treats victims (including firefighters) at the hospital. At 10, “P.D.” scrambles to find who’s responsible. Read more…
1) “Great Migrations” opener, 9-10 p.m., PBS. For people facing cruelty in the South, this was alluring: The Chicago Defender and other Black newspapers urged them to move North. Millions did, finding jobs, freedom, hope … and fierce weather, crowded cities and new forms of bias. Over three Tuesdays, Henry Louis Gates (shown here) tells the massive story. Read more…
1) “The Bachelor” opener, 8-10 p.m., ABC. Grant Ellis (shown here), who finished fifth in the recent “Bachelorette,” now gets the focus. He’s a 6-foot-5 stock trader and former basketball player (college reserve and a few Dominican Republic games). Now he meets 25 women, including two lawyers, two nurses, two interior designers, a pediatrician and a luxury-travel host. Read more…
1) Football, 3 p.m. ET Fox; 6:30, CBS. It’s the season’s third game between the Eagles (16-3) and Commanders (14-5). They’ve split two; this time, the winner goes to the Super Bowl. At night, the Chiefs (shown here, 16-2) host the Bills, 15-4. The Chiefs have two straight Super Bowl titles; the Bills lost four straight Super games in the early ‘90s and haven’t been back. Read more…
1) “Asia” debut, 8 p.m., BBC America. Here is nature filmmaking at its best. This first hour (of seven) sticks to the water, from awesome manta ray (with 15-foot wingspan) to a two-inch mudskipper (shown here), a fish out of water (literally) that skims the surface. We see aome fish frantically trying to outrun sharks; others join with snakes for a two-tiered hunting party Read more…
