Sunday
NFC Championship and AFC Championship (Fox, 3 p.m. ET; CBS, 6:30 p.m.): The Eagles face the 49ers, then the Chiefs battle the Bengals, with winners of each contest moving on to Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12.
“Vacation Home Nightmare” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): A woman finds her short-term rental comes with potentially lethal consequences in this new thriller.
“90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way” (TLC, 8 p.m.): This entry in the relationship-themed reality franchise returns for a fourth season.
Monday
“Prisoner of the Prophet” (Discovery+): One of polygamist cult leader and convicted sex offender Warren Jeffs’ many wives speaks her piece in this new documentary.
“Switch” (GSN, 7 p.m.; also Tuesday-Friday): Contestants use their knowledge of trivia to jockey for position in this new game show.
“The Watchful Eye” (Freeform, 9 and 10 p.m.): A young woman (Mariel Molino) with a secret works as a live-in nanny for a wealthy family with a few secrets of their own in this new Manhattan-set mystery drama.
“History’s Greatest Mysteries” (History, 9 p.m.): They’re desperately seeking Scotland’s legendary Loch Ness monster in the series’ Season 4 premiere.
“Independent Lens” (PBS, 10 p.m.): The new episode “The Picture Taker” profiles Ernest Withers, a Black photographer who documented the civil rights movement in the 1960s-70s while also working as an informant for the FBI.
Tuesday
“Cunk on Earth” (Netflix): A British TV presenter (Diane Morgan) with a limited grasp of the facts is your guide to the history of human civilization in this new mockumentary.
“Nate Bargatze: Hello World” (Prime Video): The Nashville native cracks wise for fans in Phoenix in this new stand-up special.
“Pamela: A Love Story” (Netflix): Former “Baywatch” star Pamela Anderson reflects on her life, her career — and yes, that infamous sex tape — in this intimate new documentary.
“Breathless” (TCM, 5 p.m.): French New Wave icon Jean-Luc Godard, who died in 2022, is remembered with a mini-marathon that includes the director’s influential 1960 crime drama.
“Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” (PBS, 8 p.m.): Viola Davis and “Succession’s” Brian Cox shake their family trees in this new episode.
“Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World” (PBS, 9 p.m.): This new four-part series co-created by Public Enemy rapper Chuck D charts the rise of that musical genre.
“Frontline” (PBS, 10 p.m.): The new episode “Putin and the Presidents” explores the longtime Russian leader’s often contentious dealings with his American counterparts over the last two decades.
Wednesday
“The Great British Baking Show: The Professionals” (Netflix): The old adage “If you can’t stand the heat …” does not apply to the contestants in this new spinoff series.
“Gunther’s Millions” (Netflix): A German shepherd allegedly inheriting a sizable fortune is the least bonkers thing that happens in this new “Tiger King”-style docuseries.
“The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder” (Disney+): This reboot of the 2002-05 animated sitcom is back for a second season.
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (Disney+): The once-reclusive African nation soldiers on following King T’Challa’s untimely demise in this 2022 sequel to Marvel’s 2018 action tale. Ryan Coogler directs and Letitia Wright stars.
“18 1/2” (Starz, 2:11 p.m.): A low-level White House employee gets caught up in the Watergate scandal in the mid-1970s in this 2021 comedy. “Jack Reacher’s” Willa Fitzgerald stars.
“Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong” (ABC, 8 p.m.): Famous faces lend their voices to this celebration of the beloved 1970s-era animated educational series. With Black Eyed Peas, the Muppets, et al.
“Nova” (PBS, 9 p.m.): They’ve been working on the railroad, all the live-long day, to bring a new transportation system to the British capital in the new episode “London Super Tunnel.”
“The Ark” (Syfy, 10 p.m.): It’s not exactly smooth sailing for the crew of a damaged spaceship on a mission to find a new home for humanity in this new sci-fi adventure drama.
Thursday
“Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power” (Peacock): This 2022 documentary recalls the battle to protect the franchise in one Alabama community following the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
“The Reading” (BET+): A grieving author (Oscar winner Mo’Nique) who lost her family in a violent home invasion turns to a young psychic to help her find closure in this 2022 supernatural thriller.
2023 Pro Bowl Games (ESPN, 7 p.m.; concludes Sunday): The NFL’s annual contest expands to include skills challenges and flag-football match-ups. From Las Vegas.
“The Iron River of Guns” (Vice, 11 p.m.): This new documentary details efforts to stem the tide of cheap and illegal firearms flooding into Mexico from the U.S.
Friday
“Children Ruin Everything” (Roku): Those hapless breeders from north of the border are back in new episodes of this Canadian sitcom.
“Dear Edward” (Apple TV+): A young boy finds himself the sole survivor of a plane crash that also claimed the lives of his entire family in this new drama based the Ann Napolitano bestseller. With Connie Britton and “OITNB’s” Taylor Schilling.
“Harlem” (Prime Video): This comedy drama about four longtime gal pals trying to have it all in NYC returns for a second season. Meagan Good stars.
“Rowdy” (Freevee): Get up close and personal with two-time NASCAR champ Kyle Busch in this new sports doc.
“Stand” (Showtime, 9 p.m.): This new sports documentary profiles former NBA star Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, who made headlines in the 1990s for his controversial stance on not standing for the national anthem.
Saturday
“Sweeter Than Chocolate” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.): A bakery owner hooks up with a hunky TV reporter in this new TV movie. With Eloise Mumford.
“Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): “Dirty Dancing’s” Jennifer Grey portrays the controversial megachurch pastor/diet guru in this new fact-based TV movie.
“Say Yes to the Dress” (TLC, 8 p.m.): Got gowns? They sure do as the matrimonially-minded reality series returns for a 22nd season.
“Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11:30 p.m.): Indie rock veterans Pavement take the stage in a new episode of the concert series.
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(Los Angeles Times listings editor Matt Cooper compiled this column.)
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