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You know you love me. XOXO! Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, February 27!
Our Top Pick tonight is the return of the culinary bracket competition series Tournament of Champions (Food Network, 8 p.m.). The Guy Fieri-hosted series expands from two brackets (East v. West) to four with 32 chefs. Reigning champ Maneet Chauhan returns as does season 1 champ Brooke Williamson(!), who has only lost 1 time — last season's final against Chauhan. Other competing chefs are not just more Food Network regulars. (Shirley Chung is one, so obvs I am all in for a Brooke v. Shirley match as a Top Chef: Charleston redux.) The show is exceedingly padded with Fieri's overdone introductions and the play by plays are bland. However, the highlight is the judging, which is done blindly by a team of 3 worthy culinarians. Justin Warner and Simon Majumdar exquisitely present the food on behalf of the chefs.
Elsewhere, Animation Domination returns from dormancy, 60 Minutes talks Russia, actors award actors, Euphoria concludes another season, S.W.A.T. seeks a hacker, History loves the 80s, Showtime gets Super Pumped, Robot Chicken follows up with Yarael Poof, the Gemstones remain Righteous, BYUtv goes to Ruby and the Well, and BET remembers Sidney Poitier.
60 Minutes (CBS, 7 p.m.): Russia's invasion of Ukraine... Threats to the U.S. electric grid... Americans unjustly imprisoned abroad... How hedge funds and other financial firms have swallowed up newspapers, closing newsrooms and slashing staff.
Elsewhere, Animation Domination returns from dormancy, 60 Minutes talks Russia, actors award actors, Euphoria concludes another season, S.W.A.T. seeks a hacker, History loves the 80s, Showtime gets Super Pumped, Robot Chicken follows up with Yarael Poof, the Gemstones remain Righteous, BYUtv goes to Ruby and the Well, and BET remembers Sidney Poitier.
(All times are Eastern. All listings are new unless otherwise stated. For more listings, visit The Futon Critic or Zap2it.)
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Cancellation League (3 p.m.-ish): Law & Order? Points! The Blacklist? No points. DAMMIT! Just die already!
STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME
📺 🎥 West Side Story (HBO Max, now): THE ACADEMY AWARDS for $500: Robert Wise & choreographer Jerome Robbins shared the Best Director Oscar for this 1961 musical (17 Jan 2000)
1883 (Paramount+, 3 a.m.): SEASON FINALE. James and Margaret face a heavy decision. Shea and Thomas take bold action to help one of their own.
📺 Gossip Girl (HBO Max, now): The original Gossip Girl isn't even 15 years old and has already been rebooted. I'll always take the original recipe of this one, which follows the lives of privileged teens (Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley, Chace Crawford, Ed Westwick, etc.) on the Upper East Side of New York who can't hide from a really ruthless blogger. It can be pretty cheesy and the dramatics are a lot, but I gladly absorbed every episode of that first season.
Killing Eve (AMC+, 3 a.m. / BBC America, 8 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. Eve sets out for her mission to throw a dagger into the heart of The Twelve, even if it kills her. Two episode premiere for this final season. Only the first episode will air tonight on BBC America.
Malory Towers (BYUtv, 7:30 p.m.): The girls return to Malory Towers along with new girl, Ellen Wilson. A new head of form has to be elected, with Darrell, Alicia and Gwendoline all nominated for the position.
The Walking Dead (AMC+, 3 a.m.): Eugene looks for Stephanie after she mysteriously goes missing. Connie investigates a story on Trooper Davis. Carol helps Hornsby with a labor dispute at a drug farm.
🎥 A Wedding to Remember (UPtv, 7 p.m.): A Maid of Honour and Best Man fall in love.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC, 7 p.m.)✔️
Love Off the Grid (Discovery+, 3 a.m.)
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🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL
28th Screen Actors Guild Awards (TBS / TNT): "Honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2021." An open thread will go up at 7:30 p.m. since I know there is some interest in the award show.
The Equalizer (CBS): McCall joins forces with Jessie Cook, a brilliant and unpredictable master thief, to recover a valuable painting stolen from a Black family during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
The Great North (Fox, 8:30 p.m.): Beef joins a local moms' group. The family digs into the investigation of Wolf and Honeybee's disappearing pot holder.
Power Book IV: Force (Starz): Tommy's former foe-turned-friend is at the mercy of a notorious criminal organization that resurfaces to reclaim what's theirs. The group is led by an enemy from Tommy's life back in New York who is still out for blood.
The Simpsons (Fox): When Homer and Marge are lost in an icy wilderness, they must push themselves to their limits to survive.
🎥 Stalked by a Prince (Lifetime): Publicist Alyssa Banks thinks she's in a fairy tale when she meets a British prince who whisks her away to Europe. However, Alyssa's dream quickly turns into a nightmare when the volatile prince refuses to let her leave his family's estate.
⭐ Tournament of Champions (Food Network): SEASON PREMIERE. Guy Fieri reveals the seeds and matchups to all 32 chefs before kicking off round one with 4 one-on-one sudden death battles. 4 chefs will move on to round two, and four will be going home to train for next year. I believe one of the early showdowns is Kelsey Barnard Clark v. Eric Adjepong — Top Chef: Kentucky redux! There is a one-hour preview show that aired last week and will be reaired at 7. Chefs this season include champs Maneet Chauhan and Brooke Williamson, plus Amanda Freitag, Bryan Voltaggio, Kelsey Barnard Clark, Jet Tila, Darnell Ferguson, Antonia Lofaso, Joe Sasto, and Karen Akunowicz, among many others.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days (TLC)
American Idol (ABC): Season premiere
For All Humankind (Science): Special
Frontman (Reelz): Alice Cooper
Naked & Afraid (Discovery Channel): Season premiere
Relative Race (BYUtv): Season premiere
Secrets of the Zoo: The Wild Side (National Geographic Wild)
🕘 9 P.M. EASTERN / 🕗 8 P.M. CENTRAL
Billions (Showtime): After a donation to the city of New York puts a strain on the firm, Prince must find fresh capital. Despite skepticism from his team, Chuck searches for a way to undermine Prince's largesse.
Bob's Burgers (Fox): Bob and Linda accept a Valentine's Day dinner invitation from the chef of a fancy restaurant. Meanwhile, the kids have a scheme to get cheap Valentine's Day candy, but first they'll have to make it past an unusually strict babysitter.
Euphoria (HBO): SEASON FINALE. "As the show goes on, fragments of memories collide with the present and future." HBO, always a beacon of quality, fulfilling synopses.
Family Guy (Fox, 9:30 p.m.): At odds with Peter, Lois takes Quagmire to her high school reunion. The rest of the family must cover up the death of a pizza delivery man. This is why Domino's wants you to be your own deliverer.
From (Epix): At Colony House, Tabitha and Julie grapple with their new nightmarish reality. Out in the forest, Jim, Boyd and Kristi struggle to treat Ethan's injuries. Tragedy strikes from an unexpected source as a new threat arises among the residents of the town.
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS): The NCIS team helps a U.S. ambassador search for her missing daughter. Agent Aliyah De León returns to support the team with the case.
Ruby and the Well (BYUtv): SERIES PREMIERE. When her father inherits an overgrown orchard, Ruby O'Reilly discovers a magic well. She's been designated its new "keeper," and now it's up to her and her friends Mina and Sam to turn unfulfilled wishes into reality.✔️
Sidney Poitier: In His Own Words (BET): SPECIAL. "Recounting pivotal moments in the life of Sidney Poitier."
WHAT ELSE IS ON
The Food That Built America (History): Sub sandwiches, season premiere
March (The CW)
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (Bravo)
🎥 To Sir, With Love (BET, 9:30 p.m.)
Unsung (TV One): Season premiere
The Walking Dead (AMC): "New Haunts" linear premiere
Wicked Tuna (National Geographic): Season premiere
🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL
Adam Eats the 80s (History): SERIES PREMIERE. "Adam Richman hits the road on a quest to relive his favourite decade, one delicious bite at a time."✔️
Britannia (Epix): Amena and Hemple follow in Aulus's footsteps. Cait and her band find a snake trap in the form of a huge Roman Aqueduct where they plan an attack. Aulus interrogates Luci about the spear.
The Rookie (ABC): Nolan and Harper help Skip Tracer Randy on his first bounty hunter case. Officer Chen and Sgt. Bradford hunt for a perpetrator on a citywide crime spree.
The Righteous Gemstones (HBO): SEASON FINALE. While the Gemstones celebrate the launch of Zion's Landing, Baby Billy faces a chance to embrace fatherhood.
Somebody Somewhere (HBO, 10:45 p.m.): SEASON FINALE. In her quest to reinspire Joel, Sam recruits a small team to help and reveals a new potential location for Choir Practice. Later, on a purple party bus, Sam realizes just how far she's come.
Something Bit Me! (National Geographic, 10:30 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. "A four-part series travels the globe to show travellers what not to do with tiny creatures that pack a hefty punch." The episodes cover Brazil, India, Borneo, and Vietnam.
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber (Showtime): SERIES PREMIERE. "The roller-coaster ride of the upstart transportation company, embodying the highs and lows of Silicon Valley."✔️
S.W.A.T. (CBS): Hondo and the team race to locate the hacker responsible for accessing LAPD's computers and revealing the identities of undercover officers.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
The Alex Jones Story: Megaphone for Conspiracy (CNN Special Report) (CNN)
The Best Thing I Ever Ate (Cooking Channel)
Forensic Files (HLN): Season premiere
Underground Railroad: The Secret History (Science): Season finale
Unexpected (TLC): Season premiere
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo): Casey Wilson, Danielle Schneider
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📺 The Fugitive (MeTV, 2 a.m.): After being arrested in a small Montana town for a minor loitering charge, Kimble is put in jail next to a suspect in a race-related killing. A determined black deputy becomes determined to transport Kimble and the racist murderer to the state capital.
📺 Mission: Impossible (MeTV, 3 a.m.): A wannabe spy in an eastern European country happens upon an operation of the IMF team. But, in a cleaver twist, as this amateur's dreams of becoming a super sleuth turn to greed the IMF team manipulates him and government security forces to accomplish their mission and their escape.
Robot Chicken (Adult Swim, midnight): Medusa gets her freak on. The Pirates of Dark Water visit Flint. Yarael Poof returns to see how the Star Wars saga ends.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO, 11 p.m.)
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Key Sources: The Futon Critic; IMDb; J-Archive; TV Passport; Zap2it
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