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New TV Shows Premiering This Month (February)

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Here’s what’s premiering for the month of February.


Madiba (BET)

Laurence Fishburne stars in the most comprehensive story of Nelson Mandela’s phenomenal life. (Premieres February 1st)




The Quad (BET)

A show that follows the life of a historically Black college and university president and its students. (Premieres February 1st)




Spy in the Wild (PBS)

In the most innovative series Nature has ever presented, the five-part Spy in the Wild employs over 30 animatronic “spycams” disguised as animals to secretly record behavior in the wild. These spy cameras reveal animals as having emotions and behavior similar to humans – specifically, a capacity to love, grieve, deceive, cooperate, and invent. Featured Spy Creatures include: Spy Hippo, Spy Orangutan, Spy Bushbaby, Spy Cobra, Spy Sloth, and many more. The robotic look-alikes will infiltrate the natural world to film surprising behavior including: Spy Baby Crocodile getting a ride inside the mouth of a real crocodile as she gathers her babies up for safety; Spy Squirrel discovering how real squirrels use intellect to overcome nut thieves; and much more. (Premieres February 1st)




Superior Donuts (CBS)

Emmy Award winner Judd Hirsch and comedian Jermaine Fowler star in a new comedy about the relationship between Arthur, the gruff owner of a small donut shop, his enterprising new young employee, Franco, and their loyal patrons in a quickly gentrifying Chicago neighborhood. (Premieres February 2nd)




Training Day (CBS)

Detective Frank Rourke is the maverick head of the Special Investigation Section (S.I.S.) that hunts the city's most dangerous criminals, and one of the finest investigators the department has ever produced. However, when the LAPD brass notices Rourke's penchant for operating in a gray area to fight the war on crime, they assign Kyle Craig, a heroic, untarnished cop, to pose as Frank's trainee to spy on him and report on his off-book methods. (Premieres February 2nd)




Powerless (NBC)

Emily Locke lands her dream job as Director of Research and Development for Wayne Security in Charm City, home to super heroes and villains and citizens fed up with the collateral damage of their constant fighting. Full of confidence and big ideas, Emily quickly learns that her aspirations far exceed those of her new boss and officemates, so it will be up to her to lead the team toward their full potential and the realization that you don’t need superpowers to be a hero. (Premieres February 2nd)




Nirvana the Band the Show (Viceland)

Two lifelong best friends and roommates are planning the greatest musical act in the history of the modern world. Without ever playing a note, Nirvanna the Band plan to take Toronto by storm, one scheme at time. (Premieres February 2nd)




People Just Do Nothing (Viceland)

Follow the adventures of West London pirate radio station Kurupt FM in this sitcom from across the pond. (Premieres February 2nd)




World Star TV (MTV2)

The wildly popular WorldStarHipHop.com comes to life in the groundbreaking new series hosted by []All Def Comedy Jam's[/i] Chris Powell. Straight from the World Star VIP Lounge, comedian CP will be joined by other comedians, correspondents and cultural tastemakers to provide laugh-out-loud commentary on some of the funniest clips from the award-winning digital destination. Original sketches, man-on-the-street segments and celebrity guests from the hottest names in rap and hip-hop will round out the weekly series. (Premieres February 3rd)




ADD-TV (MTV2)

Sketch comedy show from the media powerhouse co-founded by legendary media mogul Russell Simmons, is a three-episode special series set to highlight the best of the best of All Def Digital. Featuring some of the top comedians in the industry, each light-hearted half-hour episode will hilariously tackle topics surrounding cultural, racial and gender stereotypes. (Premieres February 3rd)




Santa Clarita Diet (Netflix)

Joel and Sheila Hammond are realtors leading vaguely discontented lives in the L.A. suburb of Santa Clarita, until Sheila goes through a dramatic change sending both their lives down a road of death and destruction… but in a good way. (Premieres February 3rd)




24: Legacy (FOX)

Six months ago in Yemen, an elite squad of U.S. Army Rangers, led by Sergeant Eric Carter (Corey Hawkins, Straight Outta Compton), killed terrorist leader Sheik Ibrahim Bin-Khalid. In the aftermath, Bin-Khalid’s followers declared a fatwah against Carter, his squad and their families, forcing them into federal witness protection. But a recent attempt on Carter’s own life makes it clear to him that his team is now exposed. To thwart further attacks, Carter enlists Rebecca Ingram (Miranda Otto, Homeland), who quarterbacked the raid that killed Bin-Khalid. She’s a brilliant and ambitious intelligence officer who has stepped down from her post as National Director of CTU to support her husband, Senator John Donovan (Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Jimmy Smits, NYPD Blue, The West Wing), in his campaign for President of the United States. Decades of sleepless nights and missed anniversaries landed her at the top. With the White House within their grasp, can she truly embrace a new role as First Lady? Or will her love of the action draw her back in? Together, in this fast-paced thrill ride, Carter and Ingram uncover a sophisticated terrorist network that will force them to ask: “Who can we trust?” As they battle Bin-Khalid’s devotees, they are forced to confront their own identities, families and pasts. (Premieres February 5th)




APB (FOX)

After his best friend is murdered in a botched attempted robbery, and the killer remains at large, Gideon demands justice. Putting up millions of dollars of his own money, he makes an unprecedented deal to take over the troubled 13th District – and reboot it as a private police force: better, faster and smarter than anything seen before. With cutting-edge technology created by Gideon himself, this eccentric yet brilliant outsider challenges the city’s police force to rethink everything about the way they fight crime. But the near-overnight transition to the city’s most advanced police district doesn’t sit well with all of its members. Gideon knows if he’s going to change anything, he needs an ally, whom he finds in Officer Theresa Murphy (Natalie Martinez, Kingdom, Under the Dome), an ambitious, street-smart cop who is ready to embrace Gideon’s technological changes. With the help of Gideon’s gifted tech officer, Ada Hamilton (Caitlin Stasey Reign), he and Murphy embark on a mission to turn the 13th District – including a skeptical Sgt. Ned Conrad (Ernie Hudson, Grace and Frankie, Ghostbusters), and determined Officers Nicholas Brandt (Taylor Handley Vegas, Southland) and Tasha Goss (Tamberla Perry Boss) – into a dedicated crime-fighting force of the 21st century. (Premieres February 6th)




Imposters (Bravo)

Maddie (Inbar Lavi, Gang Related), a persona shifting con-artist who is as beautiful as she is dangerous, leaving her unwitting victims tormented when they realize they have been used and robbed of everything – including their hearts. But things get complicated when her former targets, Ezra (Rob Heaps, Frankenstein and the Vampyre: A Dark and Stormy Night), Richard (Parker Young, Suburgatory) and Jules (Marianne Rendón) team up to track her down. While pursuing her newest mark, Maddie meets a potential love interest, Patrick (Stephen Bishop, Being Mary Jane), which threatens to derail her assignment, much to the chagrin of her mysterious boss, The Doctor. Meanwhile, her dejected past lovers manage to take control of their new realities, not realizing that in their quest to confront her, they'll have to face their own truths and find new versions of themselves along the way. (Premieres February 7th)




Detroiters (Comedy Central)

Sam and Tim may not be Detroit's best ad men, but they're sure as hell Detroit's best friends. (Premieres February 7th)




Legion (FX)

Legion, based on the Marvel Comics, follows the story of David Haller – a troubled young man who may be more than human. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, David has been in and out of psychiatric wards for years. But after a strange encounter with a fellow patient, he’s confronted with the possibility that he is a mutant with inexplicable powers. (Premieres February 8th)




The Collection (Amazon)

Scandal and betrayal unfold in a family’s relentless pursuit for success. Set in a post-war Paris fashion house, the series exposes the grit behind the glamour of a rising business run by two clashing brothers. The staff may have survived one war, but others loom; rivalries and romances pit family against family, protégés against mentors, and the past against the future. (Premieres February 10th)




Doubt (CBS)

Doubt stars Katherine Heigl as Sadie Ellis, a brilliant attorney at a boutique firm who starts to fall for her charismatic client, Billy Brennan, an altruistic pediatric surgeon recently accused of murdering his girlfriend 24 years ago. Sadie is hiding her growing feelings from everyone, including her close friend and colleague, Albert Cobb, who thinks he knows everything about her. Working on other cases at the practice is Cameron Wirth, a transgender Ivy League graduate who fights passionately for her clients since she’s experienced injustice first hand; Tiffany Simon, a second-year associate who is quickly learning the ropes from Wirth; and Nick, a former felon who earned his degree while serving time. They all consider it a privilege to work for Isaiah Roth, a revered legal lion and “lefty” legend, whose approval is their holy grail. Sadie’s decision to become involved with her client could put her career, as well as her happiness, at risk if Billy is found guilty, which means she needs to work all the harder to prove reasonable doubt, even if she has some herself. (Premieres February 15th)




The Good Fight (CBS All Access)

The Good Fight picks up one year after the events of the final broadcast episode of The Good Wife. In the new series, an enormous financial scam has destroyed the reputation of a young lawyer, Maia Rindell, while simultaneously wiping out her mentor and godmother Diane Lockhart’s savings. Forced out of Lockhart & Lee, they join Lucca Quinn at one of Chicago’s preeminent law firms. (Premieres February 19th)




Big Little Lies (HBO)

In the tranquil seaside town of Monterey, California, nothing is quite as it seems. Doting moms, successful husbands, adorable children, beautiful homes: What lies will be told to keep their perfect worlds from unraveling?
Told through the eyes of three mothers – Madeline, Celeste and Jane – Big Little Lies paints a picture of a town fueled by rumors and divided into the haves and have-nots, exposing the conflicts, secrets and betrayals that compromise relationships between husbands and wives, parents and children, and friends and neighbors. (Premieres February 19th)




Crashing (HBO)

Pete is a sheltered suburbanite who is married to his childhood sweetheart and dreams of making it as a stand-up comedian. But when he finds out his wife is cheating on him, Pete’s world unravels, forcing him to reevaluate his priorities. Pete flees to the New York comedy scene, where he crashes on other people’s couches, learning hard lessons about life and himself in the process. (Premieres February 19th)




The Breaks (VH1)

The Breaks series picks up where the successful VH1 original movie leaves off. It is 1990 in New York City at the height of rap's "Golden Age" of creativity, but corporate America has been hesitant to embrace the genre. Nikki (Afton Williamson) lands a dream job as the assistant to the legendary and out-of-control Barry Fouray (Wood Harris). Her best friend and producer DeeVee (Mack Wilds) is working with rapper Ahm (Antoine Harris) who is currently under investigation by the police for murder. How far will these driven young people go to rise to the top of the hip-hop world? (Premieres February 20th)


Stranded with a Million Dollars (MTV)

Ten strangers are stranded on an island for 40 days with one million dollars. What price would you pay to survive? (Premieres February 21st)




Sun Records (CMT)

Set in Memphis during the tumultuous early days of the civil rights movement, Sun Records tells the untold story of nothing less than the birth of rock ‘n’ roll. Guided by Sam Phillips, young musicians like Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis combined the styles of hillbilly country with the 1950s R&B sound created by artists like Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Fats Domino and Ike Turner, and changed the course of music forever. The series chronicles these young artists’ often jarring and sudden meteoric rise to fame in the face of sweeping political change and social unrest. (Premieres February 23rd)




The Blacklist: Redemption (NBC)

In this thrilling new spinoff, the world's most elusive criminals from Red's infamous list come together to form an elite mercenary team as they try to regain their self-worth after a lifetime of inflicting damage on the world. Seeking redemption for their past transgressions, this new group solves problems governments don't dare touch. Blacklist undercover operative Tom Keen (Ryan Eggold) joins the team’s brilliant and cunning chief, Susan "Scottie" Hargrave (Famke Janssen), as well as lethal assassin and Tom nemesis Matias Solomon (Edi Gathegi), as they aim to be a force for good and right dangerous wrongs. Along with highly skilled members Nez Rowan (Tawny Cypress) and hacker Dumont (Adrian Martinez), they will undertake seemingly impossible missions — all in the hopes of repairing their damaged souls. (Premieres February 23rd)




Patriot (Amazon)

Patriot follows the complicated life of intelligence officer John Tavner (Australian newcomer Michael Dorman, Wonderland). John’s latest assignment, to prevent Iran from going nuclear, requires him to forgo all safety nets and assume a perilous "non-official cover" -- that of a mid-level employee at a Midwestern industrial piping firm. A bout with PTSD, the Federal government’s incompetence, and the intricacies of keeping a day job in industrial piping cause a barrage of ever-escalating fiascos that jeopardize the mission. (Premieres February 24th)




Ultimate Beastmaster (Netflix)

108 contestants from six different countries compete in the most physically demanding competition the world has ever seen.
Only one can be crowned the Ultimate Beastmaster. (Premieres February 24th)




When We Rise (ABC)

This mini-series event chronicles the real-life personal and political struggles, setbacks and triumphs of a diverse family of LGBT men and women who helped pioneer one of the last legs of the U.S. Civil Rights movement from its turbulent infancy in the 20th century to the once unfathomable successes of today. (Premieres February 27th)




The High Court (Comedy Central)

Join Doug Benson as he presides over actual courtroom arguments. The catch? Judge Doug makes all his rulings while extremely high. After hearing both sides, Doug smokes up with a guest bailiff and deliberates. (And yes, this is legal. Somehow). (Premieres February 27th)




Taken (NBC)

This new, modern-day, edge-of-your-seat thriller follows the origin story of younger, hungrier, former Green Beret Bryan Mills (Clive Standen, Vikings) as he deals with a personal tragedy that shakes his world. As he fights to overcome the incident and exact revenge, Mills is pulled into a career as a deadly CIA operative, a job that awakens his very particular, and very dangerous, set of skills. (Premieres February 27th)




The Partner (CNBC)

“The Profit” has invested more than $35 million dollars in companies featured on the show. Now, he’s looking for the perfect partner to help him run it all while earning a six-figure salary and equity stake in his multi-million dollar empire. Who will it be? (Premieres February 27th)


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cysed for Legion.
Might watch the first episode of 24 just so I can bitch that there's no Jack Bauer and then bail.

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Nothing too interesting this month, kind of a nice change in pace.

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Jermaine Fowler is on Crashing as well. Happy for the dude landing Superior Donuts, I'll definitely be checking for either or both as i doubt both will last.

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Caught Legion, very confused and hoping I don't need to read a recap every week to ascertain what I might be missing. Enjoyed what I saw overall though.

Who's the yellow eyed guy supposed to be? Shadow King or Mojo?

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I want it to be one of those but they'll probably end up inventing some random offbrand villain. But if that was Mojo it gives them such an easy way to retcon this into the larger Xmen universe.
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It's a movie but anyone see the new Netflix movie girlfriends day?

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