What To Watch: Super Bowl, Blacklist, Walking Dead-A-Thon And More
On TV this Sunday: Super Bowl XLIX kicks off in Phoenix, The Blacklist tackles a special night, Walking Dead goes back to its humble roots and The Tonight Show hits the West Coast. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.
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Kitten Bowl
Hallmark
What’s better than animals playing sports? Nothing! More than 90 adoptable cat-letes tackle obstacle courses filled with yarn balls, lasers and toys on string.
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Puppy Bowl
Animal Planet
But if you’re more of a dog person, you can watch the most adorable puppies in town play a game of football instead.
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Super Bowl XLIX
NBC
From the Univ. of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona, the Seattle Seahawks face the New England Patriots. (Only here for the music? Idina Menzel performs the National Anthem, John Legend leads "America the Beautiful" and Katy Perry is fireworkin' the halftime show.)
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Downton Abbey
PBS
Rose makes a new acquaintance, while Edith’s link to Marigold attracts attention.
Shameless
Showtime
Frank arrives at Lou's to pick up his six-figure insurance settlement… only to learn that he's already collected it.
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Grantchester
PBS
An old woman tells Sidney that someone wants her dead… and then she dies. A creepy coincidence? (Probably not.)
House of Lies
Showtime
When the Gage presentation falls apart, Marty comes up with a last-ditch plan. Meanwhile, Jeannie has a discouraging meeting regarding her job prospects.
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The Blacklist
NBC
Following the Super Bowl post-game show | In the first half of a two-part winter premiere, Red is arrested and taken to a secret facility, where he encounters Luther Braxton (Sons of Anarchy’s Ron Perlman), a thief with whom he shares a complicated past.
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Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
NBC
Following local news | To kick off a week of shows on the West Coast, Fallon goes live from the Orpheum Theater in Phoenix with guests Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart and Ariana Grande. (Three words: Lip. Sync. Battle.)
