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The Parade Preview: What to Watch, Rent or Buy Feb. 6 – Feb. 12

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MONDAY, Feb. 6
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Justin Kirk (Tyrant, Weeds) stars in this new dramatic series as a maverick billionaire engineer on a mission to remake a Chicago police department into the most high-tech, forward-thinking force in the world (9 p.m., Fox).

Gender Revolution: A Journey With Katie Couric
Explore the evolving, rapidly changing concepts of gender through the lenses of science, society and culture this groundbreaking documentary hosted by the former primetime news anchor and co-anchor of The Today Show (9 p.m., National Geographic Channel).

TUESDAY, Feb. 7
Michael Boulton’s Big Sexy Valentine’s Day Special
The singer stars in this comedy special directed by Scott Aukerman, host of Comedy Bang! Bang!, and Akiva Schaffer of the band Lonely Island, featuring special guests Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Eric Andre, Sarah Silverman, Michael Sheen and more (streaming today on Netflix).

Imposters
In this new drama series, Inbar Lavi stars as a beautiful, persona-shifting con artist who robs her victims of everything—including their hearts. But things get complicated when three of her former targets team up to track her down and get revenge (Bravo, 10 p.m.)

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8
Ultimate Cruise Ship
It’s anchor’s aweigh in this NOVA documentary about a team of shipbuilders on their mission to reach a milestone in maritime engineering: the construction of Regent cruise line’s massive Seven Seas Explorer, a boat weighing 54,000 tons, decked with gold, marble and crystal and offering the roomiest accommodations of any commercial cruise liner (9 p.m., PBS).

Legion
In this new TV adaptation of a cult Marvel Comics character, Dan Stevens (David Haller on Downton Abbey) stars as a troubled young man whose lifelong psychiatric woes become superpowers. Also starring Aubrey Plaza (April on Parks and Recreation) and Rachel Keller (who played Simone on the previous season of Fargo) (10 p.m., FX).

THURSDAY, Feb. 9
Powerless
With a new product idea green-lit, Emily Locke (Vanessa Hudgens), the director of research at Wayne Security, tries to get her team inspired. But she has trouble getting them to break through their obsession with Fantasy Super Hero League (8:30 p.m., NBC).

Impractical Jokers
Ever since high school, the Staten Island natives best known to many in America as Joe, Murr, Q and Sal have been pushing each other to the limit with over-the-top dares for ridiculous public antics. Now their hit series has been renewed for a fifth season, and the all-new shenanigans start tonight (10 p.m., TruTV).

FRIDAY, Feb. 10
Life As We Know It
Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel star in this 2010 movie as a mismatched unmarried couple who become caretakers of an orphaned girl after a her parents die in a tragic car accident—and hey, it’s a comedy! (8:30 p.m., Freeform).

Hawaii-Five O
While McGarrett (Alex O’Laughlin) and Danno (Scott Caan) celebrate Valentine’s Day with their girlfriends, the rest of the Five-0 team investigates the murder of a man taking a class on how to attract women (9 p.m., CBS).

SATURDAY, Feb. 11
Where Are They Now
Host Oprah Winfrey catches up with “I Will Survive” hitmaker Gloria Gayner, Roots actor John Amos, 1990s singer-songwriter Montell Jordan and thirtysomething TV star Mel Harris (10 p.m., Own Network).

Saturday Night Live
Alec Baldwin returns for a record-breaking 11th time as host. The SAG, Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor has garnered much attention for his SNL appearances as Donald Trump this season and will be heard in the upcoming animated movie Boss Baby. Ed Sheeran returns for his second time as musical guest, performing songs from his upcoming album, + (11:30, NBC).

SUNDAY, Feb. 12
The Grammy Awards
James Corden hosts this 59th annual bestowing of trophies presented by the Recording Academy, to honor the best musical performances and releases of 2016, live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles (8 p.m., CBS).

The Missing
The new case in the second installment of this gripping dramatic series follows parents (David Morrissey and Keeley Hawes) whose daughter has been missing for more than a decade. When she suddenly reappears, her return sends shock waves through the small community and threatens to tear the family apart (8 p.m., Starz).

NEW ON DVD

Nobody puts Baby in the corner. But you can put Dirty Dancing: 30th Anniversary Edition (Lionsgate Home Entertainment) straight into your Blu-ray or DVD player, while enjoying the way-cool bonus materials—more than six hours of special features, including the late Patrick Swayze’s last in-depth Dirty Dancing interview, and celebrity fans reflecting on the milestone anniversary, plus outtakes, music videos, commentaries and exclusive memorabilia.

Ewan McGregor stars (and makes his directorial debut) in American Pastoral (Lionsgate Home Entertainment), based on Philip Roth’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the unraveling of a family set amidst the turbulence of the 1960s. The strong cast also includes Jennifer Connelly, Dakota Fanning, Uzo Aduda and David Straithairn.

Those little fuzzy-haired dolls from the 1960s come alive in Trolls (Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment), an enchanting animated musical comedy featuring the voices of Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Zooey Deschanel, Christopher Mintz-Pleasse, Christine Barankski, Russell Brand, Gwen Stephani, John Cleese, James Cordon and Jeffrey Tambor.

A true-life tale of courage and commitment comes to the screen in Loving (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment), in which Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga portray Richard and Mildred Loving, the Virginia couple whose mixed-race marriage in the late 1950s—in a country that was still highly segregated—made waves that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

READ ALL ABOUT IT

Before CDs and—especially—before digitized music, the artwork on the outside of albums often made statements as bold, inventive and arresting as the music on the inside. Art Record Covers (Taschen) by Franscesco Spampinanto is a curated, international anthology of 500 covers from more than 350 bands and musicians—including The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Talking Heads, Mick Jagger, Elton John, Lady Gaga, Billy Idol, Kayne West, David Bowie and Red Hot Chile Peppers—spanning nearly seven decades of musically inspired artwork.

AT THE MOVIES
In The Lego Batman Movie, the rollicking, comedic follow-up to the hugely successful The Lego Movie, Bruce Wayne (Will Arnett) must not only deal with the criminals of Gotham City, but also the responsibilities of raising the boy, Robin (Michael Cera), he’s adopted. Other all-star voices include Jenny Slate, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Fiennes, Zach Galifianakis, Mariah Carey and Billy Dee Williams.

Keanu Reeves returns for more hitman adventures in John Wick: Chapter Two, which also features appearances by Ruby Rose from TV’s Orange is the New Black, Laurence Fishburn, rapper/actor Common and John Leguizamo.

Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan return for Fifty Shades Darker, the hurts-so-good sequel to the erotic sadomasochism pulp drama Fifty Shades of Grey.

 

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