Innholdsfortegnelse for February 14, 2022 i TV Guide Magazine

@TVGMMattRoush I’ve been a fan of Jeopardy! for years, but if this long string of big winners like Amy Schneider continues, it will eventually destroy the program for me. During her streak, I found myself starting to watch, and when she pulled ahead, I changed channels or turned off the TV. What’s the point of watching if you know who the winner is going to be? I’m sure others feel the same way. —Gordon MATT ROUSH: I get that winning streaks are polarizing, but until the near end of Amy’s historic run—which ended January 26 on her 40th game, the second-longest streak ever—my mailbag was mostly silent regarding her excellent gameplay. I’ll argue that these super-champs are good for the show, focusing attention where it belongs: on the players. (An…

@TVGMMattRoush STRANGER THAN FICTION: That’s the allure of any juicy docudrama, embellishing larger-than-life stories for maximum entertainment value. Hulu’s unexpectedly exhilarating eight-part Pam & Tommy does just that, taking the lurid subject matter of a purloined celebrity sex tape and expanding it into an homage to the bygone 1990s—VCRs, dial-up internet, Tower Records—by way of a genuine love story and a vengeful caper gone sideways. Lily James and Sebastian Stan are sensational as Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee, the Baywatch sex kitten and volatile rock star, whose lust-at-first-sight relationship and careers hit the rocks after a graphically intimate video is stolen from their safe and marketed on a newfangled platform called a “website.” The culprit: Rand Gauthier (Seth Rogen, sympathetically nebbishy), a contractor with an avenging-angel complex whom Tommy foolishly…

SERIES PREMIERE Friday, Feb. 18, Apple TV+ FOR MANY, THE thought of never bringing your work home is a dream. In Severance, it’s a nightmare. More sinister than satirical, this sleek sci-fi allegory (produced and directed by Ben Stiller) takes us within the austere bowels of the monolithic Lumon Industries, where employees have agreed to have their work memories surgically separated from who they are on the outside. Underground, the drones in the Macrodata Refinement department have no idea who their real selves are. New team leader Mark (Adam Scott, whose expression of wary bafflement echoes our own) placidly follows the rules, until rebellious new hire Helly (Britt Lower) arrives. The more she wants out, the more her “outie” self forces her “innie” to return. And when Mark is approached…

MOVIES 8:50am/ 7:50c State Fair (1945) FXM 11:40am/ 10:40c The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956) Movies! 1:45/12:45c Sex and the Single Girl (1964) TCM 1:58/12:58c The Firm (1993) BBC America 3/2c Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) Showtime Family Zone 3/2c Saint Maud (2020) Epix 4/3c Blue Steel (1990) This TV 6/5c Captain America: Civil War (2016) Syfy 8/7c The Manchurian Candidate (2004) The Movie Channel Xtra 9/8c All the Right Moves (1983) This TV 10:45/ 9:45c Chasing Amy (1997) MoreMax 11/10c Fury (2014) AMC 12:15am/ 11:15c Trainspotting (1996) The Movie Channel 12:45am/ 11:45c Nightmare Alley (2021) HBO 1am/ midnight c Star Wars: Episode VI—Return of the Jedi (1983) TNT 2:13am/1:13c Rachel Getting Married (2008) Indieplex Married at First Sight 8/7c, Lifetime The reality hit’s latest couples return from their Puerto Rican honeymoons to Boston, where they face the daunting task of moving in together. But Alyssa refuses to take this step with Chris, worried that they’re incompatible. Meanwhile, Lindsey…

MOVIES 7am/6c Gone Girl (2014) FXX 9:25am/ 8:25c The Detective (1968) FXM 10am/9c Atomic Blonde (2017) FX 11:10am/ 10:10c Hellcats of the Navy (1957) HDNet Movies Noon/ 11am c Captain Blood (1935) TCM 3/2c John Wick (2014) A&E 3:05/2:05c I Carry You With Me (2020) Starz Cinema 3:30/2:30c Avatar (2009) AMC 5:30/4:30c Edge of Tomorrow (2014) IFC 5:35/4:35c Tangled (2010) Freeform 6/5c Black Panther (2018) TBS 8/7c The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) HBO Comedy 9:40/8:40c The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) Showtime Showcase 10:58/ 9:58c A Simple Plan (1998) MoreMax 11:03/ 10:03c Munich (2005) Starz Encore 11:47/ 10:47c Gangs of New York (2002) ThrillerMax 1:51am/ 12:51c Starship Troopers (1997) Starz Edge TCM Memorial Tribute: Sidney Poitier 8/7c, TCM “I knew what my odds were,” film legend Sidney Poitier once told TV Guide Magazine regarding his barrier-breaking rise to film stardom. “But nothing would get me to turn away.” That determination defines so many of his astonishing performances, starting with the three that Ben Mankiewicz…

MARRY ME Fresh music from Jennifer Lopez adds bounce to this rom-com about megastar Kat Valdez (Lopez), who learns of her fiancé’s (Maluma) infidelity moments before they’re set to wed onstage mid-concert. She still says “I do”…to earnest single father Charlie (Owen Wilson, left, with Lopez), whom she plucks out of the audience. Will sparks fly between the different strangers? Hints director Kat Coiro, “Charlie’s very normal life is appealing to Kat.” Available now 10 TRUTHS ABOUT LOVE Chicago dating and romance columnist Carina (Camilla Belle) is a rigid list-maker and rule-follower. But when her own relationship falls apart and she’s paired with carefree writer Liam (David Lafontaine) to get the male perspective, she learns that life (and love) may be better if she relaxes a little. Available now THE…

MOVIES 10am/9c Waterhole #3 (1967) Grit 6/5c Night Watch (1973) TCM 8/7c Love and Monsters (2020) Epix 1:30am/ 12:30c Gladiator (2000) Showtime Showcase American Horses 8/7c, PBS (check local listings at pbs.org) Bill Pullman narrates Nature’s study of the equine breeds that shaped the nation. Don’t be shocked if you get misty at an adopted mustang galloping on the Pony Express trail in Wyoming and the birth of a majestic Morgan in Vermont! Chicago Fire 9/8c, NBC Severide (Taylor Kinney) teams up again with smitten arson investigator Seager (Andy Allo) while Gallo (Alberto Rosende) worries about a growing attraction between his secretly beloved Violet (Hanako Greensmith) and her EMT boss Hawkins (Jimmy Nicholas). WILL THE DRUG EMPIRE CRUMBLE? Snowfall SEASON PREMIERE 10/9c and 11/10c, FX Season 5 incorporates the real-life 1986 cocaine overdose of basketball star Len…

MOVIES 8:44am/ 7:44c Cinderella (2015) Starz Edge 9:08am/ 8:08c Thank You for Smoking (2006) Starz Cinema Noon/ 11am c Stagecoach (1939) TCM 1/noon c Instant Family (2018) FX 1:20/12:20c The Book of Life (2014) FXM 2/1c War Paint (1953) Grit 4:15/3:15c Let the Right One In (2008) Showtime Next 5:30/4:30c Twister (1996) CMT 6:40/5:40c and 8:35/ 7:35c Abominable (2019) FXM 8/7c Blood Simple (1985) TCM 9:30/8:30c Wonder Woman (2017) TBS 10/9c Selena (1997) CMT 10/9c The Station Agent (2003) The Movie Channel Xtra 11:15/10:15c Urban Cowboy (1980) Starz Encore 11:30/ 10:30c Hustlers (2019) Freeform Midnight/ 11c Hannie Caulder (1971) Grit 12:17am/ 11:17c In the Heights (2021) HBO Family 1:30am/ 12:30c Hanna (2011) Syfy 1:35am/ 12:35c Targets (1968) Flix Free Guy 8/7c, HBO “Don’t have a good day, have a great day,” a bank teller named Guy (Ryan Reynolds) with an oddly bland collection of blue shirts is fond of telling customers. If nothing much fazes Guy—from the daily robberies at work to flying car crashes everywhere—it’s because he doesn’t realize he’s an…

VARIETY OF PHONES Get the latest top-of-theline phones, including Samsung, Apple, and Motorola. ALREADY HAVE A PHONE YOU LOVE? Use our free SIM card to connect with Consumer Cellular. ACROSS 1 Dexter’s place, in cartoons 4 “That ____ close one!” (2 wds.) 8 21 ____ Street 12 Important time period 13 “____ never work!” 14 Sailing the ocean 15 On the ____ 16 The Great British Baking Show cohost Fielding 17 The Great British Baking Show cohost Lucas 18 Premium ____ coverage 21 ____ Tree Hill 22 ____ Street 26 ____ Holmes 29 Behar of The View 30 Main iZombie character 31 Norm’s wife on Cheers 32 Middle daughter on The Brady Bunch 33 Match Game host Rayburn 34 Love, Victor actress Ortiz 35 90 ____ Fiancé 36 The Biggest ____ 37 Bully on The Simpsons 39 One…

Cheers to CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted for booking Dylan McDermott—currently on Law & Order: Organized Crime—to replace Julian McMahon. That’s just good casting, case closed. Cheers to The Gilded Age and those gold-medal leading ladies. HBO’s Man-hattan-set period piece boasts a veritable social register of Emmy ballot contenders, including Carrie Coon (right), Christine Baranski, Audra McDonald, Denée Benton, Cynthia Nixon and newbie Louisa Jacobson. Mama Meryl Streep should be so proud! Cheers to Reacher for putting its muscle where its mouth is. It’s no stretch to say that Prime Video landed the perfect fit for its thriller based on Lee Child’s iconic action hero in Alan Ritchson. He’s a wisecracker and a butt-kicker worth rooting for. Jeers to the Puppy Bowl for making it so ruff to choose. During its yearly Super…

BLOODY GOOD I watched Dexter Seasons 1–8, then Showtime’s Dexter: New Blood. Dexter is by far the best series I’ve ever seen. The ending was devastating and really made an impact. Great acting, Michael C. Hall. It’s the first series I’ve watched where the last episode didn’t disappoint! —Caryl POWER PLAYERS I have a potential crossover idea. I would love to see a crossover between Magnum P.I. and Blue Bloods if only to see how Tom Selleck’s Frank Reagan would interact with Jay Hernandez’s Thomas Magnum. —Adam SCRIPTING GENIUS Whoever wrote “Don’t Let Me Keep You,” the January 25 episode of NBC’s This Is Us, deserves an Emmy. —Sharon NO MORE Are you kidding me?! CBS’s Bull canceled? Say it isn’t so! I can’t believe this. I thoroughly enjoy that show. —Cindy…

MOVIES 8:01am/ 7:01c and 5:37/4:37c The Kid Detective (2020) Starz 9:25am/ 8:25c Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) FXM 11:26am/ 10:26c Bug (2007) OuterMax Noon/ 11am c Logan (2017) FX 1:05/12:05c Two for the Road (1967) FXM 3/2c Wedding Crashers (2005) Freeform 3:45/2:45c Titanic (1997) Showtime 5:15/4:15c The English Patient (1996) Showtime Showcase 7:10/6:10c When We Were Kings (1996) HDNet Movies 8/7 Moonlight (2016) SHOxBET 9/8c Point Break (1991) AMC 10:09/ 9:09c The Queen (2006) HBO Family 11:20/ 10:20c Jane Eyre (1943) Movies! 11:45/ 10:45c Ghost (1990) AMC 11:45/ 10:45c Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) TCM 1am/midnight c E.T. the Extra- Terrestrial (1982) BBC America 1am/ midnight c Midsommar (2019) Showtime 2 2am/1c Top Gun (1986) Paramount Network State of the Union SEASON PREMIERE 10/9c, SundanceTV Can this marriage be saved? Should it? Heady questions to tackle on Valentine’s Day, launch date for the wittily bittersweet second season of writer Nick Hornby’s Emmy-winning romantic-dramedy anthology. Airing over 10 nights, each episode, directed by Stephen Frears, is comprised of a brisk but deep 10-minute conversation. (This can all be binge-watched…

Fast Foodies 10/9c, truTV “How dirty do you guys like it?” asks Jesse Tyler Ferguson (above), the guest on tonight’s episode of the fun, low-stakes cooking competition. To be clear, the Modern Family alum is making martinis for the three chefs—Jeremy Ford, Kristen Kish and Justin Sutherland—trying to re-create his fast food favorite: Schlotzsky’s Original sandwich, a crispy sourdough bun stuffed with tons of deli meat. Will homemade bread help one of them rise to the top? Or will the slice on the salamis be the deciding factor? One thing you don’t want to do is go into this show hungry! —LM BRAVE NEW WORLD Into the Wild Frontier SERIES PREMIERE 8/7c, INSP For history buffs, this new series presents stories of adventurers like Daniel Boone, Kit Carson and others…

The Walking Dead 9/8c, AMC O say, can you see! The Reapers are lighting up walkers like it’s the Fourth of July when the zombie drama returns, midbattle, for the second of its three-part final round. The military-trained group’s newly created weapon is launching fireworks at the undead—but leader Maggie (Lauren Cohan, right) and former villain Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) are also targets. Will they and their allies make it out with the food they need? “Everything feels so ill-fated and challenging,” Cohan says. Here’s what you need to know. 1 THE REAPERS LOOM LARGE. Now that fanatical leader Pope (Ritchie Costner) has been offed by underling Leah (Lynn Collins)—Daryl’s (Norman Reedus) former love—she’s in charge. What ultimately happens with her and Maggie has “Sergio Leone vibes,” Cohan teases, and…

MOVIES 8am/7c 3:10 to Yuma (1957) Grit 8:30am/ 7:30c Hacksaw Ridge (2016) History 10am/9c and 1:30am/ 12:30c Shazam! (2019) TNT 10:30am/ 9:30c Dr. No (1962) BBC America 11am/10c First Blood (1982) AMC 11:20am/ 10:20c Cocoon (1985) FXM 1:25/12:25c and 11:55/ 10:55c Spontaneous (2020) Epix 3:31/2:31c To End All Wars (2002) This TV 4/3c Blockers (2018) FX 5/4c The Aviator (2004) HBO Zone 6:30/5:30c Airplane! (1980) Epix 8/7c Splendor in the Grass (1961) TCM 9/8c Goldfinger (1964) BBC America 9/8c Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) Syfy 10:30/ 9:30c A Summer Place (1959) TCM 11/10c Swingers (1996) MoreMax 12:06am/ 11:06c Alvarez Kelly (1966) Retroplex 12:30am/ 11:30c Frank Miller’s Sin City (2005) Flix 1:35am/ 12:35c Serpico (1973) Showtime Showcase Editors’ Choice The Endgame SERIES PREMIERE 10/9c, NBC When this twisty thriller opens, the FBI believes it’s secured “the most dangerous woman in the world,” international arms dealer Elena Federova (Morena Baccarin, above), in a black site. Silly Feds. “Elena orchestrated the entire thing to take down some corrupt members of the U.S.…

Station 19 Grey’s Anatomy 8/7c and 9/8c, ABC The dramas’ first crossover of 2022 opens with a freshly appointed chief at Station 19—and, oh yeah, the team responding to that car crash in the Grey’s midseason finale that sent Grey Sloan doc Owen (Kevin McKidd) over a cliff! His fellow surgeons will reel in the aftermath. Meanwhile, Meredith (Ellen Pompeo, above) tries to save the life of her Parkinson’s trial subject and funder Dr. Hamilton (Peter Gallagher), and Link (Chris Carmack) confronts Amelia (Caterina Scorsone) about her emerging romance with her colleague Kai (E.R. Fightmaster). —Ileane Rudolph Ghosts 9/8c, CBS When B&B owner Sam (Rose McIver) and friendly ghost Sasappis (Román Zaragoza) disagree on the creative direction of the inn’s website, the freshman comedy shares more about the Native American’s…

Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber SERIES PREMIERE 10/9c, Showtime “Contrary to what you might have read, I am not a monster,” says a charmingly cocky Travis Kalanick (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), the cofounder and former CEO of ride-hailing app company Uber, in this drama based on Mike Isaac’s book. It’s telling that he swirls a glass of wine as he makes the claim. The billionaire bad boy presided over a hard-partying, win-at-all-costs culture and was brought down by major ethical breaches. Gordon-Levitt likens this chronicle of Kalanick’s rise and fall to a rock ’n’ roll biopic, a crime story and a war film. Perhaps it takes that many genres to capture the spirit of today’s “super pumped” entrepreneurs. “Travis has in our zeitgeist become a villain,” says the actor. “But I…

Aquarius (Jan. 20–Feb. 18) The full moon is exactly what you need to change the vibe a bit. With Saturn in Aquarius, life can feel like quite a drudge. But now you can get things moving. Move on from any relationships you know are done and dusted. Pisces (Feb. 19–March 20) The sun is moving back into your sign, revitalizing you; the full moon triggers your need to find a balance between duties and time out; and the planets are reminding you that thinking positively is the best thing you can do, no matter what you’re dealing with. Breathe! Birthday: Lauren Graham 3/16/1967 Aries (March 21–April 19) The skies are electric and promising good things—and for you, it’s all about your cash! There could be some unexpected twists and turns…

Women’s Figure Skating: Short Program 8/7c, NBC “A talent like this comes along once in a lifetime, so just sit back and enjoy,” Olympian turned NBC commentator Tara Lipinski said as Russia’s 15-year-old Kamila Valieva (left) took the ice at January’s European Championships—and posted the highest short program score ever recorded for a woman. It remains good advice. If you haven’t followed figure skating since the 2018 Games, the women’s competition in Beijing will be an eye opener: Valieva’s mesmerizing short program includes a triple axel—the best ever by a woman, in Lipinski’s opinion—and she’ll be just one of the ladies landing quads in Thursday’s medal-deciding free skate (8/7c, NBC). “The quad was necessary to win on the men’s side. Now it’s become a standard on the women’s side for…

Antlers 8:15/7:15c, HBO Movie Pick In rural Oregon, a frightened boy lives alone. A teacher (Keri Russell) fears he’s hiding a terrible secret. And a spirit is hungry in this ambitious 2021 supernatural thriller. THEY COULDN’T BE SILENCED I Survived a Serial Killer 10/9c and 10:30/9:30c, A&E Terrifyingly true close calls with death: First, meet two women who escaped the Dating Game Killer three weeks apart in 1968; then hear how one man survived a bullet from the Craigslist Killer in 2011. TODAY’S SPORTS PICKS OLYMPICS 8/7c, NBC Men’s Freestyle Skiing: Halfpipe Final (live), Figure Skating: Pairs’ Short Program (airs live at 5:30am/4:30c on USA), Two-Woman Bobsled: First & Second Runs; 11:35/10:35c, NBC Alpine Skiing: Team Event MOVIES 1:15/12:15c The French Connection (1971) FXM 6/5c Predator (1987) Syfy 9/8c The Last Duel (2021)…

MOVIES 7:41am/ 6:41c The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) OuterMax 9:30am/ 8:30c News of the World (2020) HBO2 10:20am/ 9:20c The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) FXM 11:05am/ 10:05c Hook (1991) Syfy 11:55am/ 10:55c The Fly (1958) FXM 3/2c Cast Away (2000) Freeform 8/7c Creed II (2018) TNT 10:30/ 9:30c Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) FX 10:45/ 9:45c On Golden Pond (1981) TCM 11:53/ 10:53c Rocky (1976) ThrillerMax 2:10am/ 1:10c Anastasia (1956) Movies! General Hospital ABC, check local listings Daytime Pick Can anything or anyone stop villainous Peter August (Wes Ramsey) from terrorizing distraught ex Maxie (Kirsten Storms), their baby Louise and all of Port Charles? Today, he may finally get his comeuppance. Grand Crew 8:30/7:30c, NBC The L.A.-set comedy turns educational this week when polymath Sherm (Carl Tart) lures pal Noah (Echo Kellum) into the world of crypto. This Is Us 9/8c, NBC Passionate Pearson spouse Beth (Susan Kelechi Watson, who cowrote this episode) takes center stage as she preps her dancers for the big…

MOVIES 6:45am/ 5:45c Ron’s Gone Wrong (2021) HBO2 9am/8c Freaky (2020) HBO Zone 11am/10c The Philadelphia Story (1940) TCM 11:30am/ 10:30c Wayne’s World (1992) Movies! 12:45/ 11:45am c The King and I (1956) FXM 1:55/12:55c Ginger & Rosa (2012) Flix 3/2c Green Book (2018) FXM 4/3c Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) TNT 6:15/5:15c Paper Moon (1973) Showtime Family Zone 7/6c and 11/10c Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) TNT 8/7c Collateral (2004) Cinemax 8/7c Hoosiers (1986) TCM 10:30/ 9:30c Aquaman (2018) TBS 11/10c Heat (1995) AMC 12:30am/ 11:30c Blue Caprice (2013) Flix 1:05am/ 12:05c Keeping the Faith (2000) HBO Comedy 2am/1c Philadelphia (1993) Showtime Family Zone 2:15am/ 1:15c The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) Movies! Magnum P.I. 9/8c, CBS Fists often fly when private investigator Thomas Magnum (Jay Hernandez) and his team take down baddies. Their latest case: finding a missing criminal informant. But this week, the Hawaiiset reboot packs an emotional punch as well. Tough Marine vet and pilot T.C. (Stephen Hill) is ready to become…