Super Bowl LXII goes to the dogs this weekend — twice “Puppy Bowl Presents: The Dog Bowl” airs at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 on Animal Planet showcasing senior “players,” while the actual Puppy Bowl XIV, kicks off at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4.
Also Airing:
• Actress Renee Elise Goldsberry quit “Hamilton” to star in “Altered Carbon,” a sci-fi drama that begins streaming Friday, Feb. 2, on Netflix. How’s that for an endorsement?
• The new drama “Abstentia,” starring Stana Katic as an FBI agent who returns from the (presumed) dead to a drastically changed world, begins streaming its inaugural 10-episode season Friday, Feb. 2, on Amazon.
• The action/adventure series “Strike Back” begins its sixth season with a new cast and plenty of mayhem at 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, on Cinemax.
• The podcast “2 Dope Queens” comes to life with the first of four hourlong specials, airing 11:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, on HBO.
• “The Simone Biles Story: Courage To Soar” makes a timely debut at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, on Lifetime, although we doubt there are many, if any, references to Dr. Larry Nasser in this celebration.
• Because it was bumped by the State of the Union address on Tuesday, NBC’s “This Is Us” gets a special airing on Sunday, Feb. 4, immediately after Super Bowl LXII — but without a Justin Timberlake performance in the middle.
— Gary Graff