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What’s on TV this week: Super Bowl LVII, 'Perfect Match,' 'Hello Tomorrow!' and more

Sunday

“Puppy Bowl XIX” (Animal Planet, 2 p.m. ET): Super Bowl counterprogramming doesn’t come much cuter and cuddlier than in this annual canine-centric special.

Super Bowl LVII (Fox, 6:30 p.m.): The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles face off in Phoenix, Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen call the action and Rihanna rocks the halftime show.

“Next Level Chef” (Fox, 7:30 p.m.; also 8 p.m. Thursday): Chef Gordon Ramsay presides over a second season of this culinary competition.

Monday

“Roseanne Barr: Cancel This!” (Fox Nation): She's baaack: The controversial comic and former sitcom star returns in an all-new stand-up special filmed in Houston.

“Summer House” (Bravo, 9 p.m.): The shacking up will continue until morale improves as the reality series returns with new episodes.

“UFOs: Investigating the Unknown” (Nat Geo, 9 p.m.): More accounts of unidentified flying objects are probed in this new docuseries.

“Independent Lens” (PBS, 10 p.m.): The new documentary “Love in the Time of Fentanyl” checks in on a program in Vancouver for people addicted to the powerful synthetic opioid.

“The Daily Show” (Comedy Central, 11 p.m.; also Tuesday-Thursday): Sarah Silverman serves as this week’s guest host.

Tuesday

“Jim Jefferies: High n’ Dry” (Netflix): The Aussie comic riffs on koalas, vasectomies, etc., in this new stand-up special.

“Perfect Match” (Netflix): Contestants from “Love Is Blind,” “Too Hot to Handle,” etc., get a second chance at romance in this new competition hosted by Nick Lachey.

“Planet Sex With Cara Delevingne” (Hulu): The actor, fashion model and activist lets her freak flag fly in this new series exploring human sexuality.

“Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” (PBS, 8 p.m.): "The X-Files'" David Duchovny and “Spin City’s” Richard Kind explore their Jewish heritage in this new episode.

“Love Trip: Paris” (Freeform, 9 p.m.): Four American gals have the unmitigated Gaul to seek romance in the City of Light in this new unscripted series.

Wednesday

“African Queens” (Netflix): They rule in this new history series that mixes documentary elements with dramatic re-creations. Jada Pinkett Smith narrates.

“Full Swing” (Netflix): Fore! Pro golf’s finest hit the links over the course of a season in this new documentary series.

“Wu-Tang: An American Saga” (Hulu): This docudrama charting the rise of the New York-based hip-hop collective returns for a third and final season.

“The Masked Singer” (Fox, 8 p.m.): More celebrity contestants face the music incognito in the return of this competition. Nick Cannon hosts.

“Nova” (PBS, 9 p.m.): Welcome to the jungle, they’ve got fun and games, ceremonial mounds and much more in the new episode “Ancient Builders of the Amazon.”

Thursday

“Star Trek: Picard” (Paramount+): Patrick Stewart is engaged to be engaged for a third season of this entry in the sci-fi franchise.

“Animal Control” (Fox, 9 p.m.): “Community’s” Joel McHale wrangles creatures great and small in this new workplace sitcom.

“Post Roe America” (Vice, 10 p.m.): This new docuspecial looks at abortion access in the wake of the Supreme Court’s controversial 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

Friday

“Animaniacs” (Hulu): They’re ani-mane-y, totally insane-y and they’re back for a third and final season of this reboot of the wacky 1993-98 animated series.

“Carnival Row” (Prime Video): Fairies and witches and goblins, oh my! Orlando Bloom and the aforementioned Cara Delevingne return in a second season of this fantasy drama.

“Hello Tomorrow!” (Apple TV+) : Can he interest you in a timeshare on the moon? That’s what sales rep Billy Crudup wants to know in this retro-futuristic comedy.

“J-Hope in the Box” (Disney+): Is he the cute one? A founding member of K-pop mega-sensations BTS steps out on his own for this new documentary.

“Make or Break” (Apple TV+): Pro surfing’s finest are still making waves as the globetrotting docuseries kicks off its sophomore season.

“Sharper” (Apple TV+): A prodigal son returns as a scam artist in this Manhattan-set 2023 psychological thriller starring John Lithgow, Julianne Moore and Sebastian Stan.

“You Can’t Escape Me” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): An aspiring artist relocates to Seattle after fleeing her abusive husband in this new thriller.

“The 12th Victim” (Showtime, 8 p.m.): This new four-part docuseries reexamines the case of 1950s teen thrill-killers Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate.

“Great Performances” (PBS, 9 p.m.): Alan Cumming hosts and Jamie Lee Curtis collects career kudos at this year’s “Movies for Grownups Awards With AARP the Magazine.”

Saturday

“Family Restaurant” (Discovery+, HBO Max): Chef Andrew Zimmern drops in on more family-run restaurants as this latest foodie travelogue returns.

“Welcome to Valentine” (Hallmark, 8 p.m.): Two strangers find romance while on a New York-to-Nebraska road trip in this new TV movie.

“A Rose for Her Grave: The Randy Roth Story” (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): A woman seeks justice for the murder of her best friend in this new fact-based TV movie.

“Austin City Limits” (PBS, 11:30 p.m.): Veteran indie rockers Spoon take it to the stage on 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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