CBS, 8:00 p.m. ET
Sheldon (Jim Parsons) isn’t usually impressed by anything, but in tonight’s new episode, he admits to being impressed by one of his cohorts’ achievements. Specifically, by the on-stage acting of Penny (Kaley Cuoco).
TCM, 8:00 p.m. ET
Barbara Stanwyck already had been a Hollywood star for a long stretch when Billy Wilder tapped her as the femme fatale in his 1944 film noir masterpiece. She plays a woman who hatches a plan to kill her husband, using Fred McMurray as her very eager, but very unknowing, accomplice and patsy. Edward G. Robinson co-stars, as TCM continues its celebration of Oscars month.
TV Guide Network, 8:00 p.m. ET
TV Guide is not showing this movie as part of any Oscars salute – and I’m not recommending it as a good movie, either. But this 1989 comedy ought to be of at least casual interest to fans of Grey’s Anatomy, Charlie’s Angels, Star Wars, Cheers and other pop-culture fixtures, because this film – almost a quarter-century old now – has a wildly exclectic cast. Patrick Dempsey stars as the very young man whose pizza delivery route turns into feeding time for man-hungry cougars, and said cougars are played by, among others, Kate Jackson, Carrie Fisher, and Kirstie Alley. Hold the anchovies.
NBC, 8:30 p.m. ET
We’re knee-deep into the February sweeps, but you’d hardly notice it, because the networks are presenting very few “event” program episodes as they did in the old days. (The old days being, oh, the mid-2000s). But here’s one: On tonight’s sweeps-month episode, Leslie (Amy Poehler) and Ben (Adam Scott) are scheduled to marry.
CBS, 9:01 p.m. ET
Since doing such impressive early work as a co-star of The L Word and Life (the latter opposite Homeland star Damian Lewis), Sarah Shahi has been stuck starring in TV shows that don’t exactly show off her range and potential. (Yes, Fairly Legal and Chicago Fire, I’m talking to you.) But tonight, she gets a guest role on a show that may serve her well. She plays the female equivalent of the Person of Interest team, working for a secret organization. Root for a promotion to a recurring role.