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A look at this week’s top TV draws
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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8 p.m.
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ABC
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“The Bachelor” (R)
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Jake and the remaining five ladies take a trip to
San Francisco.
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8 p.m.
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Fox
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“House” (D)
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Orlando Jones guests as Foreman’s brother.
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9 p.m.
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ABC Family
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“Make It or Break It” (D)
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Summer and Sasha ponder throwing a Valentine’s Day mixer.
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9 p.m.
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BET
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“BET Honors” (A)
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Gabrielle Union hosts the third annual awards show.
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9:30 p.m.
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CBS
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“The Big Bang Theory” (C)
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Sheldon gets a job with Penny at a restaurant.
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10 p.m.
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TNT
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“Men of a Certain Age” (D)
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A bookie exploits Joe’s golf skills.
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10 p.m.
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CBS
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“CSI:
Miami” (D)
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Anthony Michael Hall plays a convicted killer on death row.
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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7 a.m.
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ABC
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“Good Morning
America” (N)
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John Travolta and former John Edwards aide Andrew Young guest.
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8 p.m.
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CBS
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“NCIS” (D)
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The squad tries to stop terrorists from detonating a bomb in D.C. Hmm, if it blows up at 8:59, "Lost" fans are gonna be super ticked.
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8 p.m.
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NBC
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“Biggest Loser: Couples” (R)
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Eliminated players show up and try to rejoin the competition.
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8 p.m.
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Fox
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“American Idol” (R)
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Victoria Beckham guests during
Denver auditions.
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9 p.m.
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ABC
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“Lost” (D)
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Assuming the "NCIS" stopped the world from ending last hour, the highly anticipated season six opener begins.
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9 p.m.
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ESPN
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“College Basketball” (S)
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Two of the Big Ten’s best teams,
Michigan
State and
Wisconsin, square off in
Madison.
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10 p.m.
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CBS
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“The Good Wife” (D)
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Alicia defends a murder suspect in a civil case, but she thinks he might be guilty.
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10 p.m.
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BET
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“The Michael Vick Project” (R)
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Series premiere. Following the convicted dog fighter as he tries to reshape his image and career.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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8 p.m.
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CBS
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“Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials” (A)
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A countdown of the best spots ever to air on Super Sunday.
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9 p.m.
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Fox
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“American Idol” (R)
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Hollywood
is right around the corner as the audition phase ends.
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9 p.m.
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ABC
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“Modern Family” (C)
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Actress Minnie Driver guests as an old friend of Claire.
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9 p.m.
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CBS
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“Criminal Minds” (D)
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A con artist kills the people he scams.
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10 p.m.
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FX
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“Nip/Tuck” (D)
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A common procedure on an actress goes wrong.
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10 p.m.
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MTV
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“The Real World” (R)
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Ashley gets into a fight with Andrew, which stirs memories of past abuse.
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10 p.m.
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USA
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“Psych” (D)
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Someone goes overboard during a river-rafting trip, and Shawn thinks it wasn’t an accident.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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7 a.m.
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ABC
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“Good Morning
America” (N)
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Comedian, singer and actor Jamie Foxx guests.
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8 p.m.
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CW
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“The Vampire Diaries” (D)
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Bonnie and Ben go on a date, but it doesn’t turn out well.
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8 p.m.
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TNT
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NBA Basketball” (S)
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Should be a fun one to watch between
Miami and Cleveland.
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9 p.m.
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ABC
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“Grey’s Anatomy” (D)
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A patient of Bailey's and Meredith's wakes up in the middle of surgery.
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9 p.m.
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NBC
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“The Office” (C)
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Dunder Mifflin is bought out by a company whose CEO is played by Kathy Bates.
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10 p.m.
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CBS
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“The Mentalist” (D)
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A car saleswoman is found dead in the trunk of a Bentley. Was she selling Toyotas? People are pretty mad about the recall.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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8 p.m.
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CBS
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“Ghost Whisperer” (D)
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Margaret Cho plays a professor who’s haunted by a ghost secret admirer.
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8 p.m.
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CW
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“Smallville” (D)
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The Justice Society of
America gets help from Clark, Chloe, John Jones and Green Arrow.
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8 p.m.
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Nickelodeon
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“iCarly” (K)
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Freddie gets a little too close to Gibby’s girlfriend.
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9 p.m.
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CBS
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“Medium” (D)
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No matter who Allison talks to, she keeps seeing the face of the same man. Maybe someone else has a ghost secret admirer, huh?
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10 p.m.
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Showtime
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“Spartacus: Blood and Sand” (D)
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Spartacus plots to battle Crixus in the main event of a festival.
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10:30 p.m.
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ESPN
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“NBA Basketball” (S)
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The Nuggets try to take down the Lakers in
Los Angeles.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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Noon
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ESPN
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“College Basketball” (S)
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Tough Big East matchup between Villanova and
Georgetown.
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8 p.m.
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Fox
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“NASCAR Racing” (S)
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The Budweiser Shootout from Daytona International
Speedway.
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9 p.m.
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BBC
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“Demons” (D)
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Season finale. Luke has bad dreams about the car accident that killed his dad.
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9 p.m.
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Food Network
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“Food Network Challenge” (N)
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Chefs make chocolate versions of the wonders of the world.
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9 p.m.
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ESPN
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“College Basketball” (S)
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Key conference game between
Michigan
State and
Illinois.
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11:30 p.m.
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NBC
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“Saturday Night Live” (C)
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Ashton Kutcher hosts and Them Crooked Vultures perform.
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7
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Time
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Network
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Program
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Description
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Noon
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NBC
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“NHL Hockey” (S)
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The sport’s current golden boys, Crosby and Ovechkin, face off in
Washington.
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2 p.m.
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CBS
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“Super Bowl Today” (S)
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The season’s biggest game needs its longest pregame show.
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2:30 p.m.
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ABC
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“NBA Basketball” (S)
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The Magic travel to
Boston for a game against the Celtics.
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6:25 p.m.
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CBS
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“NFL Football” (S)
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After all the talk, it’s Colts versus Saints in Super Bowl XLIV in
Miami.
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9 p.m.
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HBO
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“Big Love” (D)
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Bill works endless hours in his attempt to win a state senate seat (and draw people away from the Super Bowl).
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10 p.m.
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CBS
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“Undercover Boss” (R)
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Series premiere. Executives pretend to be new low-level hires at their own companies. CBS pretends the show will actually start at 10.
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A = awards show or special, C = comedy, D = drama, DD = daytime drama, G = game show, K = kids, M = movie, N = news/documentary, R = reality, S = sports, T = talk/variety show.
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