What To Watch: Blue Bloods' End Begins, Life & Beth Returns, Oppenheimer And Color Purple Stream And More

On TV this Friday: Part 1 of Blue Bloods' final season begins, Life & Beth is back for Season 2 and a couple of Oscar nominees start streaming. Here are 12 programs to keep on your radar. (Also check out our weekly TVLine-Up of premieres and finales and monthly streaming guide.)

Showtimes for February 16, 2024

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The Color Purple

Max

Streaming premiere: This new take on the classic retells (with music!) the story about the sisterhood of three women (OITNB's Danielle Brooks, singer Fantasia Barrino and Empire's Taraji P. Henson) who share an unbreakable bond; Colman Domingo (Euphoria), Corey Hawkins (24: Legacy), Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (Lovecraft Country) co-star.

The Dynasty: New England Patriots

Apple TV+

Docuseries premiere (first two episodes): Go inside the Pats' 20-year history, from the chemistry that garnered six Super Bowl wins to the internal drama that sparked a turf war.

Life & Beth

Hulu

Season 2 premiere (all 10 episodes): Beth and John marry, get pregnant, and focus on mental health. (Watch trailer.)

Oppenheimer

Peacock

Streaming premiere: Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (Peaky Blinders' Cillian Murphy) works with a team of scientists to develop the atomic bomb, forever changing the course of history; Robert Downey, Jr., Matt Damon, Emily Blunt and Florence Pugh co-star.

This Is Me... Now: A Love Story

Prime Video

Movie premiere: Releasing alongside her first album in a decade, Jennifer Lopez stars in this "narrative-driven cinematic odyssey" that details her personal healing and journey to love; Trevor Noah, Kim Petras, Post Malone, Keke Palmer, Ben Affleck and more appear.

The Woman in the Wall

Paramount+ With Showtime

Lorna and Colman become unusual allies when in pursuit of the truth; a fresh suspect emerges.

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RuPaul's Drag Race

MTV

The queens perform in a Rusical set high in the Swish Alps; director Adam Shankman guest-judges.

S.W.A.T.

CBS

Final season premiere: Hondo, Hicks and Powell heads to Mexico to escort a fugitive back to the U.S. (Read preview; who's bumped to recurring?
   

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Fire Country

CBS

Season 2 premiere: Bode receives some shocking news in prison; the crew responds to a massive earthquake. (Read preview; everything we know about potential spinoff!)  

Hightown

Starz

Jackie gets Alan’s cooperation to go after Swayzee; Frankie orchestrates his greatest coup yet behind bars.

Totally Funny Kids

The CW

Series premiere: Watch funny, absurd and sometimes shocking videos from families' youngest members. (Totally Funny Animals follows at 9:30 pm.)

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Blue Bloods

CBS

Final season premiere (Part 1): Danny and Baez investigate a homicide connected to Darryl Reid; Jaime goes undercover with a human trafficking ring. (When is Jennifer Esposito back? Plus, everything we know about Season 14!)    

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