What's On Tonight (Tuesday): What Will tomorrow bring?

 

Via Giphy.

Tonight's Top Pick is Will Trent, because we haven't done it in a while, and I'm going through my Giphy files deciding what to keep and what to toss.

Let's see what else TV has to offer us for Tuesday, Feb. 17. All times are Eastern.


STREAMING (Paramount+ has the streaming premiere of The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants.)
Tell Me Lies, 12:01 a.m., Hulu. Third season finale. "Are You Happy Now, That I'm On My Knees?" "A scandal erupts at Baird College. When shocking truths come to light, consequences follow for everyone."

Sommore: Chandelier Fly, 3:01 a.m., Netflix. Special presentation. "From riffing on hot topics to breaking down celebrity scandals, 'Queen of Comedy' Sommore delivers her unapologetic perspective with bravado and style." From Detroit's Garden Theater.

Father Brown, 3:01 a.m., Britbox. "The Palace by the Sea." "Father Brown investigates beside the seaside when Sullivan's beloved Aunty Pat (Maureen Lipman) is arrested for murder." Julia Sawalha also guests.

TALKIN' 'BOUT TALK

CBS Mornings, 7 a.m., CBS. Gary "Gary Vee" Vaynerchuk, Jon Meacham (American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union), New York State Assembly candidate Rana Abdelhamid (District 36, Western Queens), and Wynton Marsalis (soon to depart Jazz at Lincoln Center).

The Steve Wilkos Show, times and stations vary. "Alexis says her relationship with Rob changed forever after she caught him running out of her stepmother's bedroom. Rob says it was a misunderstanding, but Alexis believes something far more is going on." Later, "Tasha fears that her daughter Ty crossed a line with the man she was dating after hearing a shocking accusation from her granddaughter."

Sherri, times and stations vary. Val Chmerkovskiy, Alan Bersten, and Brandon Armstrong (Dancing With the Stars Live; Dancing With the Stars-Con), plus Reza Farahan (The Valley: Persian Style).

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PRE-PRIMETIME OLYMPICS COVERAGE (I'm only including live coverage. NBC will air highlights in primetime and after.)

Men's Large Hill Ski Jumping, 4 a.m., USA.

Women's Aerial Skiing, 4:45 a.m., USA.

Men's Curling, U.S. vs. China, 6 a.m., USA.

Women's Snowboard Slopestyle, 7 a.m., USA.

Men and Women's Speed Skating, 8:30 a.m. and 10:20 a.m., USA.

Men's 4x7.5km Relay, 9:05 a.m., USA.

Women's Singles Figure Skating, 12:30 p.m., USA, and 2:40 p.m., NBC.

Men's Freeski Big Air, 1:30 p.m., NBC.

PRE-PRIMETIME NON-OLYMPIC SPORTS

NCAA Men's Basketball, 6 p.m., Peacock. Michigan at Purdue.

NCAA Men's Basketball, 7 p.m., ESPN. North Carolina at NC State.

NCAA Men's Basketball, 7 p.m., ESPN2. Louisville at SMU.

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PRIMETIME AND AFTER (CBS has reruns tonight. Most of the late night shows are preempted or have reruns this week.)

Will Trent, 8 p.m., ABC. "Call Paul." "A chilling suburban murder pushes Will and Faith into the mind of a meticulous killer/ Paul Campano threatens to unravel both the case and Will's inner balance." Followed by a High Potential rerun.

Best Medicine, 8 p.m., FOX. "There Might Be Blood." "When Port Wenn puts on their annual 'Blood Factory,' celebrating the gory horror novel set there, Martin must contain his secret debilitating blood phobia when Louisa gets seriously ill and needs his help." Followed by a Doc rerun.

Finding Your Roots, 8 p.m., PBS. "Family Harmonies." "Exploring the family trees of musicians Lizzo and Flea."

Summer House, 8 p.m., Bravo. "Apology Dunes." No description available.

WWE NXT, 8 p.m., The CW. Two hours. No description available.

NCAA Men's Basketball, 8:30 p.m., Peacock. UCLA at Michigan State.

Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History, 9 p.m., PBS. First season finale. Two hours. "The 'Grand Alliance'" and "Crossroads." "Tracing the 1960s 'Grand Alliance' of Black and Jewish communities in the fight for civil rights, highlighting activism, collaboration and the tensions that tested their solidarity." Later, "Examining the Black and Jewish alliance from the 1970s onward, including political gains, global tensions, rising hate and the enduring lessons of solidarity."

NCAA Men's Basketball, 9 p.m., ESPN. Georgia at Kentucky.

NCAA Men's Basketball, 9 p.m., ESPN2. Baylor at Kansas State.

Vanderpump Rules, 9 p.m., Bravo. "Back Alley Betrayals." No description available. Followed by a rerun of The Valley: Persian Style. Encore at 11 p.m.

Star Search, 9 p.m., Netflix. No description available.

John and Carolyn: Love, Beauty and Loss, 10 p.m., ABC. Special presentation. "Revisits the relationship between John F. Kennedy Jr., the son of the 35th president of the United States, and his wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy." And, of course, plugs Love Story.

NCAA Men's Basketball, 11 p.m., ESPN2. Texas Tech at Arizona State.

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, 11:35 p.m., CBS. Kaitlan Collins and Walter Isaacson.

Nightline, 12:37 a.m., ABC.

Movie Night!

Freaky Friday, 9 p.m., Freeform. 2003 movie.

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LATE NIGHT PICK!

Magic Mike, 12:17 a.m., StarzEncore.

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