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THE WEEK AHEAD: January 27-February 2, 2020

Here's a look at this week on TV!

ABC
ABC has a pretty normal week. The season finale of Emergence is on Tuesday night. It could very well be a series finale because of their low-rated drama newbies, I think Stumptown has a better shot at renewal.

 MONDAY
8:00 The Bachelor
10:00 The Good Doctor

TUESDAY
8:00 The Conners
8:30 Bless This Mess
9:00 Mixed-ish
9:30 Black-ish
10:00 Emergence (Season Finale)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 The Goldbergs
8:30 Schooled
9:00 Modern Family (Repeat)
9:30 Single Parents
10:00 Royal Divide: Harry, Meghan and the Crown (Special)

THURSDAY
8:00 Station 19
9:00 Grey's Anatomy
10:00 A Million Little Things

FRIDAY
8:00 American Housewife
8:30 Fresh Off the Boat
9:00 20/20

SATURDAY
8:00 NBA Basketball: Philadelphia at Boston

SUNDAY
7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos (Repeat)
8:00 America's Funniest Home Videos (Repeat)
9:00 Shark Tank (Repeat)
10:00 Shark Tank (Repeat)

 CBS
CBS has a mix of repeats and new episodes this week. They also have a season finale in Evil. It has already been renewed for a second season, though it wouldn't totally shock me to see that second season wind up on CBS All Access.

 MONDAY
8:00 The Neighborhood (Repeat)
8:30 Bob Hearts Abishola (Repeat)
9:00 Undercover Boss
10:00 Bull (Repeat)

TUESDAY
8:00 NCIS
9:00 FBI
10:00 FBI: Most Wanted

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Super Bowl Greatest Commercials 2020 (Special)
9:00 Criminal Minds
10:00 S.W.A.T.

THURSDAY
8:00 Young Sheldon
8:30 The Unicorn
9:00 Mom
9:30 Carol's Second Act
10:00 Evil (Season Finale)

FRIDAY
8:00 Hawaii Five-0
9:00 Magnum P.I.
10:00 Blue Bloods

SATURDAY
8:00 NCIS (Repeat)
9:00 FBI: Most Wanted (Repeat)
10:00 48 Hours

SUNDAY
7:00 60 Minutes
8:00 NCIS (Repeat)
9:00 FBI (Repeat)
10:00 NCIS: New Orleans (Repeat)

 NBC
NBC has the series finale of The Good Place this week. The comedy is ending after four years as one of Broadcast TV's only critically acclaimed shows. It ends with a whopping 90 minute episode.

 MONDAY
8:00 America's Got Talent: The Champions
10:00 Manifest

TUESDAY
8:00 Ellen's Game of Games
9:00 This is Us
10:00 New Amsterdam

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Chicago Med (Repeat)
9:00 Chicago Fire (Repeat)
10:00 Chicago PD (Repeat)

THURSDAY
8:00 Superstore
8:30 The Good Place (SERIES FINALE)
10:00 Law & Order: SVU

FRIDAY
8:00 Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector
9:00 The Road to F9: Fast & Furious Fan Fest (Special)
10:00 Dateline NBC

SATURDAY
8:00 Dateline NBC
9:00 Dateline NBC
10:00 Saturday Night Live (Repeat)

SUNDAY
7:00 America's Got Talent: The Champions (Repeat)
9:00 Ellen's Game of Games (Repeat)
10:00 Ellen's Game of Games (Repeat)

 FOX
FOX is the network with the Super Bowl so all eyes will be on them on Sunday night. While it will of course be the highest rated event of the year, it wouldn't shock me to see the ratings down a little bit with a matchup between two teams that may not draw as much interest as one of TV's top teams (like the Cowboys, Packers or Steelers) or NFL's top villains (like the Patriots). The third edition of The Masked Singer follows and should be an improvement on The World's Best from last year as a post-Super Bowl show.

 MONDAY
8:00 9-1-1: Lone Star
9:00 Prodigal Son

TUESDAY
8:00 The Resident
9:00 Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Harry & Meghan: The Royals in Crisis (Special)
9:00 Last Man Standing (Repeat)
9:30 Outmatched (Repeat)

THURSDAY
8:00 Last Man Standing
8:30 Outmatched
9:00 Deputy

FRIDAY
8:00 WWE Smackdown

SATURDAY
8:00 NFL Honors (Special)

SUNDAY
7:00 Super Bowl LIV: Kansas City vs. San Francisco
10:30 The Masked Singer (Edition Premiere)

 CW
The CW says goodbye to Arrow this week after eight seasons and 170 episodes. It shouldn't be discounted what an influential show this has been on the CW. When it started, the CW was the network of Gossip Girl and The Vampire Diaries. It has since morphed into a network that has the DC Empire all over it. For good or bad, it has played a huge role in where the network has gone this decade.

 MONDAY
8:00 All American
9:00 Black Lightning

TUESDAY
8:00 Arrow: Hitting the Bullseye (Special)
9:00 Arrow (SERIES FINALE)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Riverdale
9:00 Nancy Drew

THURSDAY
8:00 Supernatural
9:00 Legacies

FRIDAY
8:00 Charmed
9:00 Dynasty

SUNDAY
8:00 Batwoman (Repeat)
9:00 Supergirl (Repeat)

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