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American Masters
PBS | 9:00 pm
Stanley Nelson's Grammy Award-winning "Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool," getting its broadcast TV premiere in honor of Black History Month, takes a clear-eyed look through the usually sordid, drug-heavy mythology surrounding this musical legend. What emerges is the portrait of an artist who worked hard to hone his craft and intensely studied multiple musical forms ranging from the Baroque to classical Indian. New interviews include Quincy Jones, Carlos Santana, Marcus Miller and Ron Carter, along with family members and other Davis intimates. […]
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Man v. Food
COOKING | 10:00 pm
The 1988 Julia Roberts coming-of-age "Mystic Pizza" was all about the popular Italian pies at the restaurant where the leading lady is a waitress, but host Casey Webb has a succulent burger on the brain when he makes the trek to that movie's setting, the Connecticut seaport of Mystic. It's a popular tourist destination, thanks in part to places like Mel's Downtown Creamery with its Big Kahuna Challenge, a colossal eight-scoop sundae with seven toppings, a banana, a brownie, mountains of whipped cream and four cherries. […]
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black-ish
ABC | 9:30 pm
Jack (Miles Brown) joins the robotics club, but overprotective dad Dre (Anthony Anderson) may lead to further disappointment for his son after his recent pain at getting cut from the basketball team in the new episode "You Don't Know Jack." Elsewhere, Ruby (Jenifer Lewis) puts some special "embellishments" on a story for Diane's (Marsai Martin) school project. Joel McHale guest stars as himself; Tracee Ellis Ross also stars. […]
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Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back
FOX | 8:00 pm
Season 3 wraps with the double episode "Bear's Den Pizza/South Boulevard," that first sends host Gordon Ramsay and his team to the titular college pizza hangout in Conway, Ark., which is about to go under due to violent outbursts from one owner who drinks heavily, while the other owner isn't available to be on site to shield the terrified staff. Then, it's a short road trip to Little Rock, where the inexperienced owner of a Korean-inspired restaurant has no clue how to turn around a slump in business. […]
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My Big Fat Fabulous Life
TLC | 8:00 pm
Whitney trains for the state championships with a new weightlifting coach in the new episode "Super Heavyweight Ladies." Meanwhile, Whitney desperately wants to tell Chase she loves him, but holds back out of the crippling fear that he won't respond in kind. Elsewhere, Babs and Glenn host a formal dinner to meet Chase. […]
