All times Eastern. FRIDAY, Feb. 5In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl: Fireworks!Since live music isn’t much of an option anymore, sit back and groove to some prerecorded performances from the archives of one of America’s most venerated venues, with Katy Perry, Pink Martini, Nile Rogers & Chic, Diego El Cigala, John Williams and more (10 p.m., PBS). Long Island MediumSeer to the spirit world Theresa Caputo connects more people—including celebs Rosario Dawson, Meghan Trainor, Carmen Electra, and TLC’s own Whitney Thore—with their dearly departed in the new season of the hit reality series (Discovery+). SATURDAY, Feb. 6Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn’t We Almost Have It AllNew documentary explores the lives of the late pop diva and her daughter, and how their lives paralleled each other—both living in the shadows of their famous mothers, criticized for their love choices, often used for their fame and fortune, and both turning to drugs and alcohol for relief from the pressures of living in the spotlight—before departing this life prematurely in the same tragic way (8 p.m., Lifetime). SUNDAY, Feb. 7The EqualizerNew “reimagining” of the 1980s series, from the production team of the Law & Order franchise, stars Queen Latifah as an enigmatic woman with a mysterious past who uses her extensive skill set to help those around her who have nowhere else to turn (immediately following the Super Bowl, CBS). The Puppy BowlDoggone it, sports doesn’t get any cuter and cuddlier than this annual “chomp-etition,” this year featuring 70 adoptable puppies from 22 shelters across the country as “Team Ruff” and “Team Fluff” take the field and go paw-to-paw to see who brings home the “Lombarky” trophy. Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg host (2 p.m., Discovery and Animal Planet) Life in a DayExtraordinary feature-length documentary—which had its virtual permiere at this year’s Sundance festival—was culled from footage uploaded from some 300,000 submissions made by people all over the world as they recorded their lives on July 25, 2020, to tell the story of a single day on Earth, in 192 countries and more than 65 different languages (YouTube). MONDAY, Feb. 8Black LightningTune in tonight for season four of the continuing TV-series saga based on the DC Comics character, starring Cress Williams as an inner-city high school principal with a shocking superpower: He can harness and control electricity (9 p.m., The CW). VH1 Family Reunion: Love & Hip Hop EditionRemember when VH1 played music videos? That was a looooong time ago. This six-part series brings together cast members from all four Love & Hip Hop cities in person (I know—sounds risky, right?) to talk music, marriage, divorce, entrepreneurship, #BlackLivesMatter, healing broken families and other things. With Apryl Jones, Bambi, Fizz, Momma Dee, Ray J, Scrapy, Trick Daddy, Yung Joc and special guests (8 p.m., VH1). TUESDAY, Feb. 9The Food That Built AmericaSeason two of the fascinating series serves up more true tales of the pioneers behind America’s most iconic food empires, including Herman Lay (the potato chip magnate), James Kraft and the McDonald brothers—brilliant (and sometimes ruthless) visionaries who all revolutionized the food business and changed the nation’s culinary landscape (9 p.m., History Channel). Black Art: In the Absence of LightDocumentary examines several of America’s foremost contemporary Black artists, connecting their work to a groundbreaking exibition at the Los Angeles Country Music of Art, which illuminates the impact of multiple generations of African Americans (9 p.m., HBO). WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10Nature: Big BendTake a river ride on the legendary Rio Grande, which cuts deep canyons between the United States and Mexico, creating staggering landscapes in the largest protected area of its kind in North America…and home to some of our nation’s most glorious wildlife, including black bears, hummingbirds, bats and scorpions (8 p.m., PBS). Tough as NailsTwelve new competitors come together for season two to see if they’ve got what it takes—getting their hands dirty in the hit competition/elimination series that celebrates hardworking Americans who toil long, sweaty hours in some of the toughest jobs imaginable to keep the country running. Host Phil Keoghan returns (8 p.m., CBS). THURSDAY, Feb. 11ClariceRebecca Breeds (from TV’s Pretty Little Liars) stars in this new TV-series spinoff from the 1990s classic Silence of the Lambs, which focuses on the untold personal story of young FBI agent Clarice Starling (originally portrayed by Jodie Foster) as she returns to the field after the events depicted in the movie (10 p.m., CBS). Squared LoveReady for a Euro rom-com? This Polish import is a brisk hour-and-40-minute film that whisks you away on a lively tale about a hunky celebrity journalist and renowned womanizer who starts to rethink his life choices after he falls for a mysterious, beautiful model who leads a double life. Will love mathematically expand his capacity for affection? (Netflix) NEW ON DVD They got the beat! The critically acclaimed, award-winning rock doc The Go-Go’s (Polygram UME) is the story of the “girl” group that made music history in the ’80s as the first all-female band to write their own songs (like “We Got the Beat,” “Our Lips Are Sealed” and “Vacation”), play their own instruments and have a No. 1 album. And they’re still rockin’! You may wander a bit youself through the existential connundrum of Wander Darkly (Lionsgate), as a young woman (Sienna Miller) re-examines her life and her relationship with her longtime partner (Diego Luno) following a tragic accident that scrambles her perception of reality. At least on Blu-ray, you can rewatch it again and again until you figure it out!
