What to Watch: Feb. 6-12
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6: "How I Met Your Mother"(01 of21)
Open Image ModalMONDAY, FEBRUARY 6: "Alcatraz"(02 of21)
Open Image ModalMONDAY, FEBRUARY 6: "Smash"(03 of21)
Open Image Modal"Smash" (10 p.m. EST on NBC) series premiereThe critically-acclaimed musical drama makes its long-awaited debut after the timeslot premiere of "The Voice" tonight. In the premiere, the hit-making Broadway writing team of Julia Houston (Debra Messing) and Tom Levitt (Christian Borle) unites with producer Eileen Rand (Anjelica Huston) to create a new musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe, and seasoned chorus girl Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty) vies with newcomer Karen Cartwright (Katharine McPhee) for the dream role. (credit:NBC)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7: "NCIS"(04 of21)
Open Image ModalTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7: "The River"(05 of21)
Open Image Modal"The River" (9 p.m. EST on ABC) two-hour series premiereCreated by "Paranormal Activity" writer/director Oren Peli, this chilling new drama series is probably the closest network TV will ever come to replicating those scares on the small screen. "The River" follows the story of wildlife expert and TV personality Emmet Cole. Emmet set course around the world with his wife, Tess, and son, Lincoln, while filming what would become one of the most popular shows in television. After he goes missing deep in the Amazon, his family, friends and crew set out on a mysterious and deadly journey to find him. Don't watch it in the dark, seriously. (credit:ABC)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7: "Parenthood"(06 of21)
Open Image ModalWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8: "Person to Person"(07 of21)
Open Image Modal"Person to Person" (8 p.m. EST on CBS) one-hour special presentationA revival of the 1950s series hosted by Edward R. Murrow, this hour-long special sees Charlie Rose and Lara Logan interviewing celebrities and public figures in their personal environments, for a more intimate interview setting. George Clooney gives Logan and Rose a tour of his Los Angeles home, while Warren Buffett opens the door to his Omaha office, and Jon Bon Jovi welcomes the show to his magnificent house on the Navesink River in New Jersey, including his private recording studio. (credit:CBS)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8: "Happy Endings"(08 of21)
Open Image ModalWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8: "Revenge"(09 of21)
Open Image ModalTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9: "30 Rock"(10 of21)
Open Image ModalTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9: "On The Shoulders of Giants" (11 of21)
Open Image Modal"On The Shoulders of Giants" (8.30 p.m. EST on Showtime) 90-minute special presentationSix-time NBA champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar presents this documentary that relates the history of "the greatest basketball team you've never heard of," the Harlem Rens. Formed during the Harlem Renaissance that also produced some of America's greatest jazz musicians, the extraordinary all-black team regularly trounced white teams in the years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in professional sports, going 112-7 in 1932-33, winning the World Basketball Tournament in Chicago in 1939, and inspiring a generation of Harlem-born athletes. (credit:Getty)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9: "Archer"(12 of21)
Open Image ModalFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10: "Nikita"(13 of21)
Open Image ModalFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10: "Fringe"(14 of21)
Open Image ModalFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10: "Supernatural"(15 of21)
Open Image ModalFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10: "Spartacus: Vengeance"(16 of21)
Open Image Modal"Spartacus: Vengeance" (10 p.m. EST on Starz)Spartacus must navigate a divide that opens up among the gladiators after news of Naevia's fate. Lucretia reveals a long-held secret to gain information, and an attack puts the rebels at risk. (credit:Starz)
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11: "Saturday Night Live"(17 of21)
Open Image ModalSUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12: "Once Upon a Time"(18 of21)
Open Image ModalSUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12: "The Walking Dead"(19 of21)
Open Image ModalSUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12: "Comic Book Men" (20 of21)
Open Image Modal"Comic Book Men" (10 p.m. EST on AMC) series premiereFor all the pop-culture geeks among us, this six-part series dives deep into fanboy culture by following the antics in and around master fanboy Kevin Smith's New Jersey comic shop, Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash, where both staff and customers geek out over mind-blowing pop culture artifacts and the legends behind them. (credit:AMC)
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12: "Absolutely Fabulous"(21 of21)
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