What To Watch: Zoey's Playlist Is Back, Outlander And Good Girls Return, NCIS: New Orleans, American Idol And More
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On TV this Sunday: Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist presses play on Episode 2, NCIS: New Orleans is on the move and Outlander is back for Season 5. Here are 14 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern.
Showtimes for February 16, 2020
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American Idol
ABC
Season 18 premiere: Wannabes search for stardom, as auditions get underway in in Savannah, Ga., Milwaukee, Wis., Washington D.C. and Los Angeles.
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
AMC
Basic cable premiere: In this Breaking Bad follow-up, which was first released on Netflix, fugitive Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) tries to outrun his past. (Read film recap; get Better Call Saul return date.)
Outlander
Starz
Season 5 premiere: After Brianna and Roger's wedding wraps up, Governor Tryon reminds Jamie of his task to kill Murtagh Fitzgibbons. (Read preview; watch trailer.)
Washington
History
Three-night docuseries: This six-hour event "chips away at the bronzed and marbled image" of America's first president; Jeff Daniels (The Newsroom) serves as narrator. (Watch trailer; continues Monday at 8/7c.)
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Duncanville
Fox
Series premiere: This animated entry follows a "spectacularly average" 15-year-old boy (voiced by Parks and Rec's Amy Poehler); Ty Burrell (Modern Family), Riki Lindhome (Another Period) and Rashida Jones (Parks and Rec) co-star.
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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
HGTV
Reboot premiere: Designers Breegan Jane, Darren Keefe and Carrie Locklyn work on a new space for a single mom and her five kids; Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family) serves as host.
Race for the White House
CNN
Season 2 premiere: The historic 2008 election between Barack Obama and John McCain is explored; Mahershala Ali (True Detective) serves as narrator.
War of the Worlds
EPIX
Series premiere: In this French import loosely based on H.G. Wells' classic sci-fi tale, aliens crash-land on Earth, dead-set on wiping out mankind; Gabriel Byrne (In Treatment) and Elizabeth McGovern (Downton Abbey) star.
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
NBC
Regular time slot premiere: In Episode 2, Zoey tries to control her new abilities, while the rest of her family finds hope in Mitch's medical victory. (Episode 1 re-airs at 8 pm; read recap.)
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Good Girls
NBC
Season 3 premiere: Beth struggles to process her guilt in the wake of Rio's death; Agent Turner complicates the women's latest business venture. (Watch trailer.)
NCIS: New Orleans
CBS
Time slot premiere: The team worries when an undercover Sebastian goes MIA. (Meet the new Special Agent!)
Slow Burn
EPIX
Docuseries premiere: Based on the podcast of the same name, Leon Neyfakh examines the Watergate crisis, while touching on other politically turbulent times.
The Windsors: Inside the Royal Dynasty
CNN
Docuseries premiere: This six-part series tells the story of British Royal Family, including the struggles, divorces and scandals they endured.
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Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
HBO
Season 7 premiere: Oliver returns after a three-month break. (Luckily, the news cycle has been relatively quiet during that time.)
