TV This Week Jan. 31 - Feb. 6: ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story’ on FX
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SUNDAY
Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, Michael Caine and Samuel L. Jackson take part in a lead-actor roundtable on “The Envelope.” 5:30 p.m. Ovation
Tell me about … stud: “Dancing With the Stars’” Julianne Hough is good-girl-gone-bad Sandy in “Grease Live!” Vanessa Hudgens and Carly Rae Jepsen also appear in this new made-for-TV take on the beloved musical. 7 p.m. Fox
Amen to this! Yolanda Adams, Chaka Khan, BeBe Winans and Kirk Franklin take part in a “Celebration of Gospel 2016.” 8 p.m. BET
“Suits’” Sarah Rafferty plays a lonely blogger who clicks with a hunky veterinarian in the new TV movie “All Things Valentine.” 9 p.m. Hallmark Channel
The new “VICE Special Report: Fighting ISIS” surveys the front lines in the war against the Islamic State. 10 p.m. HBO
“The Venture Bros.” are back in action on the animated series’ sixth-season premiere. Midnight, Cartoon Network
MONDAY
Melissa Rivers and company put the spotlight on styles seen at Saturday’s SAG Awards on a new “Fashion Police.” 8 p.m. E!
“Wicked Tuna” comes sailing back in with new episodes. 9 p.m. National Geographic Channel
A sterilization program that targeted Mexican American women in Los Angeles during the 1960 and ‘70s is recalled in “No Mas Bebes (No More Babies)” on a new “Independent Lens.” 10 p.m. KOCE
Margaret Cho is your hostess with the mostest for the pop culture-centric “NewNowNext Honors 2016.” 10 p.m. Logo
An archaeologist and a survival expert will try to live the way our prehistoric ancestors did in the new series “The Great Human Race.” 10 p.m. National Geographic Channel
The fantasy drama “Lost Girl” kicks off the remainder of its fifth and final season. With Anna Silk. 10 p.m. Syfy
TUESDAY
And now, a word from our sponsors: Boomer Esiason and “Scorpion’s” Katharine McPhee host the new special “Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials 2016.” 8 p.m. CBS
Architect Frank Gehry, billionaire Richard Branson and Vietnam Veterans Memorial creator Maya Lin are featured on a new episode of “Finding Your Roots.” 8 p.m. KOCE
“American Experience” recalls the life and times and 1881 assassination of President James A. Garfield in the new episode “Murder of a President.” 9 p.m. KOCE
The trial of the last century is dramatized in the star-studded 10-part series “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.” With Cuba Gooding Jr., John Travolta, David Schwimmer, Courtney B. Vance, Nathan Lane and Sarah Paulson. 10 p.m. FX
Late-night feedings? Diaper changes? Teething?! No wonder they’re “Rattled” in this new unscripted series about four sets of new parents. 10 p.m. TLC
WEDNESDAY
Richard Dreyfuss plays that shady financial advisor who famously “Madoff” with his clients’ money in this new two-part docudrama. 8 p.m. ABC; also Thu.
“Nova” dives down deep to get a look at all the freaky biofluorescent fishies in the new episode “Creatures of Light.” 9 p.m. KOCE
“Preachers of Atlanta” bring the good news to the ATL in this new franchise entry. 10 p.m. Oxygen
THURSDAY
“30 for 30” remembers the team that just wanted to do the Super Bowl Shuffle in the new sports doc “The ’85 Bears.” 6 p.m. ESPN
“Nebraska’s” June Squibb guest stars as Sheldon’s (Jim Parsons) oft-mentioned but heretofore unseen “Meemaw” on “The Big Bang Theory.” 8 p.m. CBS
“The Vampire Diaries’” Nina Dobrev faces sometime quarterback Tim Tebow in an all-new “Lip Sync Battle.” 10 p.m. Spike
FRIDAY
See if the one with the “wardrobe malfunction” makes the list in “Super Bowl’s Greatest Halftime Shows.” 9 p.m. CBS
Andrea Bocelli, Renee Fleming and Jamie Barton belt them out at the annual Richard Tucker Opera Gala on “Live From Lincoln Center.” 9 p.m. KOCE
A key transition in the career of the King of Pop is tracked in Spike Lee’s new documentary “Michael Jackson’s Journey From Motown to Off the Wall.” 9 p.m. Showtime
Take a trip to “Tomorrowland,” no E ticket required, in this 2015 sci-fi adventure. George Clooney, Hugh Laurie and Britt Robertson star. 9 p.m. Starz
SATURDAY
Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara are on the lam in the 2015 comedy “Hot Pursuit.” 8 p.m. Epix
“Manson’s Lost Girls” get caught up in the 1960s cult leader’s dark doings in this new docudrama. 8 p.m. Lifetime
Pro football salutes its own at the “5th Annual NFL Honors” hosted by Conan O’Brien. 9 p.m. CBS
Don’t fill up on bread, save your “Appetite for Love” in this new TV movie. With Taylor Cole and Andrew Walker. 9 p.m. Hallmark Channel
The documentary “Jim: The James Foley Story” remembers the American journalist whose videotaped murder at the hands of ISIS militants in Syria shocked the world in summer 2014. 9 p.m. HBO
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