What To Watch: Super Bowl LI, Halftime Goes Gaga, 24: Legacy And More
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On TV this Sunday: After the Patriots take on the Falcons, Fox's new 24 tries out its own running game. Plus, a secret is kept on Mercy Streetand HBO's hip, Young Pope is going down. Here are 10programs to keep on your radar:
Showtimes for February 5, 2017
ET
Kitten Bowl
Hallmark
The basic cabler is referring to its feline football event as a "cat-stravaganza," which we think is just the purrfect pun; Beth Stern hosts.
ET
Puppy Bowl
Animal Planet
Who will walk away with this year's Lom-bark-i trophy? It's Team Ruff vs. Team Fluff in the 13th annual canine championship contest.
ET
Fish Bowl
NatGeo Wild
Last but not least, don't pass up an oppor-tuna-ty to watch the Los Angeles Clams face off against the Buffalo Gills.
ET
Super Bowl LI
Fox
From NRG Stadium in Houston, the New England Patriots take on the Atlanta Falcons; Luke Bryan performs the National Anthem, while Lady Gaga provides the halftime show entertainment.
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ET
60 Minutes
CBS
This hour features an extended cut of Charlie Rose's report on the Tony-winning Hamilton, and an in-depth look at the Pope's Choir.
ET
Mercy Street
PBS
The Greens harbor an ugly secret; McBurney plans to send Mary home.
ET
Black Sails
Starz
Flint gives in to Billy's authority; Eleanor thinks up a plan for Rogers; Silver relies on an unlikely source.
Victoria
PBS
Victoria and Albert consider marriage; questions arise about whether the queen will "obey" her foreign prince.
The Young Pope
HBO
Voiello contemplates different ways to take down Lenny after a would-be priest's suicide leads to a string of negative publicity.
ET
24: Legacy
Fox
Series premiere (following the Big Game): Corey Hawkins (Straight Outta Compton) stars as Eric Carter, a former Army Ranger attempting to stop a devastating attack on U.S. soil; Miranda Otto (Homeland), Jimmy Smits (NYPD Blue), Teddy Sears (The Flash) and Dan Bucatinsky (Scandal) co-star. (Regularly airing Mondays at 8 pm, beginning Feb. 6; get scoop; watch trailer.)
