SUNDAY
FEBRUARY 7
2016

BIANCULLI’S BEST BETS

 

CBS, 6:30 p.m. ET

Today’s game should be referred to as Super Bowl L, really, but the NFL has decided to ditch the Roman numeral system this year only. (Perhaps the League, this year, should call itself the NF as a show of non-support.) Anyway, the year’s big game finally arrives today. The Denver Broncos battle the Carolina Panthers for the Super Bowl title, but it’s also a big battle of the quarterbacks: veteran Broncos QB Peyton Manning, playing what might be his last game, vs. Panthers QB Cam Newton, representing a younger generation, as well as football’s winningest team of the season. There’s a lot more to the game than that, and defenses are likely to be even more important than offense, but this has all the earmarks of a close, memorable, high-scoring game. Oh, and there are all those commercials, and the halftime show, where Bruno Mars has just been confirmed as joining Coldplay and Beyoncé.

 
  
 
 

Animal Planet, 7:00 p.m. ET

If you want a break from the big game, or aren’t interested at all, this annual Animal Planet counter-programming event might well serve as the paws that refreshes. And if watching cute little puppies bounding around a mini-stadium isn’t an appealing TV option, perhaps the Hallmark Channel’s special event, beginning at 6 p.m. ET, will do the trick: It’s Kitten Bowl III.

 
  
 
 

Showtime, 8:00 p.m. ET

Watch the Super Bowl live, but record this for later. This Showtime documentary series, following candidates on the campaign trail, has been fascinating so far, and will be especially lively this week, given the New Hampshire debates leading up to next week’s primary.

 
  
 
 

PBS, 9:00 p.m. ET

Matthew Goode, as Henry Talbot, returns to Downton Abbey this week, and back into Lady Mary’s life – or so he hopes. Meanwhile, Carson (Jim Carter) has to preside over something that’s not really in his nature: a Downton Abbey “open house.” Check local listings.

 
  
 
 

CBS, 10:00 p.m. ET

For the first time in TV history, a talk show gets the prime promotional spot right after the Super Bowl. The show getting the honor is CBS's Late Show, which tonight, will be an earlier show than usual. Expect Stephen Colbert not to waste the opportunity, either, so tune in. Time approximate after football.
 
  
 
 
 
 
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Hey sweetie,

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Dave
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David Bianculli

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David Bianculli has been a TV critic since 1975, including a 14-year stint at the New York Daily News, and sees no reason to stop now. Currently, he's TV critic for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and is an occasional substitute host for that show. He's also an author and teaches TV and film history at New Jersey's Rowan University. His 2009 Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour', has been purchased for film rights. His latest, The Platinum Age of Television: From I Love Lucy to the Walking Dead, How TV Became Terrific, is an effusive guidebook that plots the path from the 1950s’ Golden Age to today’s era of quality TV.