Presented all afternoon and evening in two-hour blocks, this annual Animal Planet distraction is up to its ninth annual telecast now, presenting cute puppies running around an ultra-tiny “football field” while playing with toys and each other, enjoying water and treats, or even taking naps. The kitties come out at halftime (no word on whether their meows are lip-synced) – and there are other animals, too.

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SUPER BOWL XLVII By David Bianculli

The Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers take to the field in New Orleans, fighting for the Vince Lombardi trophy and bragging rights as the triumphant team of the 2012-13 pro football season. On each sideline, as coach, stands a Harbaugh: Jim for the 49ers, John for the Ravens. CBS is bound to make the most of this high-profile sibling rivalry, but there’s a lot going on when the teams aren’t competing, as well. For one, there are all those commercials, which some viewers antici

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Feb

MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: "DOWNTON ABBEY" By David Bianculli

In Episode 5 of Season 3, the residents of the Abbey, as well as the workers downstairs, are still shaken from what happened in last week’s episode. (No spoilers here, this time – but what a strong hour it was!) Lady Cora (Elizabeth McGovern), particularly, is having a rough time, and it shows, whether she’s with others or alone. Check local listings.

2013

Feb

ELEMENTARY By David Bianculli

The idea of calling in an FBI profiler to help solve the case of a vicious murderer is nothing new – but doing it on a period show such as Elementary, where the police already have Sherlock Holmes at their disposal, might seem like overkill – and not on the part of the murderer. But in this case, this episode is getting the coveted spot after the Super Bowl, so CBS wanted to pull out all the stops – including featuring Kari Matchett as a particularly fetching FBI expert, workin

2013

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THE CRAIG FERGUSON SUPER BOWL SPECIAL By David Bianculli

Elementary isn’t the only CBS show getting a post-Super Bowl bump tonight. Another is The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, which gets a special Sunday-night showing, and (for it) an earlier time slot, with this on-location special. Ferguson and his skeleton robot sidekick, Geoff Peterson, head to New Orleans, where Craig interacts with tourists and locals on Bourbon Street, dances with the San Francisco 49ers cheerleaders, jokes with Neil Patrick Harris, and barely catches a football th

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CASABLANCA By David Bianculli

In golf, a double bogey is bad. On TCM, it’s very good. Tonight in prime time, Turner Classic Movies presents two of Humphrey Bogart’s best performances and most iconic roles – beginning with this 1942 film noir classic. He’s Rick, Ingrid Bergman is Ilsa, and things in Casablanca are, to quote the Talking Heads, the same as they ever was.

2013

Feb

RIPPER STREET By David Bianculli

In this third episode of this new British import (already renewed for a Season 2, by the way), there’s a killer on the loose, stacking up bodies in the East London morgue. But this time the serial killer in this period drama isn’t a Jack the Ripper-type madman – it’s cholera. Even so, its source is a case our intrepid detectives desperately rush to solve.

2013

Feb

AN IDIOT ABROAD 3 By David Bianculli

SEASON FINALE: If it seems like Season 3 of this endearing travel series, starring Karl Pilkington and less grumpy traveling companion Warwick Davis, just got started, that’s because it did. This is the only the third episode of this new season – yet, apparently, that’s all we get, as the pair of bickering tourists visit China. Last time, Pilkington didn’t even think the Great Wall was all that great – but this time, he and Davis get to interact with pandas. Or, at

2013

Feb

THE MALTESE FALCON By David Bianculli

Here’s the second half of TCM’s Double Bogie prime-time feature: The 1941 film in which he stars as Sam Spade, with director John Huston also providing the screenplay adaptation for Dashiell Hammett’s book. Among the delectable villains in this piece: Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre.

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