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Must See HDTV (January 30th - February 5th)

This week is all about the big game, but even if you're not watching the Super Bowl, there's a lot to tune in for. We've got a slew of new premieres, plenty of NBA and NHL action, and even an old favorite coming home on Blu-ray. Look below for the highlights this week, followed after the break by our weekly listing of what to look out for in TV, Blu-ray and videogames.

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Next Level
One of the best science fiction series ever returns, this week, remastered and in HD. Check after the break for a video splitscreen showing off the original video crossed over with the new special effects, which were recomposited back on top of the original film negatives for what seems to be an incredible new experience. Not every revisitation in the past has gotten a positive reception, but it appears this is one fans will enjoy. The release this week is a quick three episode teaser of what's to come, the full meal of season one is still on the way later this year.
(January 31st, $14.99 on Amazon)

Super Bowl XLVI
*Cough*
(February 5th, NBC, 6PM)

I Just Want My Pants Back
Yet another young adult dramedy on MTV, but after the solid efforts of RJ Berger and Awkward (we're going to pretend the ill-fated port of Skins never happened) it may be worth a shot. The title comes from the main character, who is left looking for his pants which were taken by a particularly special one night stand that he's trying to find in the big city. Yeah.
(February 2nd, MTV, 11PM)





Blu-ray & Games

Monday

  • Bulls/Wizards, NBA TV, 7PM

  • House, Fox, 8PM

  • Gossip Girl, CW, 8PM

  • The Bachelor, ABC, 8PM

  • Pretty Little Liars, ABC Family, 8PM

  • Who's Still Standing (season finale), NBC, 8PM

  • Alcatraz, Fox, 9PM

  • Being Human, Syfy, 9PM

  • WWE Raw, USA, 9PM

  • First Week In, Discovery, 9 & 10PM

  • Hart of Dixie, CW, 9PM

  • The Lying Game, ABC Family, 9PM

  • Lost Girl, Syfy, 10PM

  • Rock Center with Brian Williams, NBC, 10PM

  • Thunder/Clippers, NBA TV, 10:30PM

Tuesday

  • Tosh.0 (season premiere), Comedy Central, 10PM

  • Key & Peele (series premiere), Comedy Central, 10:30PM

  • Ringer (winter premiere), CW, 9PM

  • All Star Dealers, Discovery, 8PM

  • 90210, CW, 8PM

  • Glee, Fox, 8PM

  • Switched at Birth, ABC Family, 8PM

  • New Girl, Fox, 9PM

  • Jane By Design, ABC Family, 9PM

  • Raising Hope, Fox, 9:30PM

  • Justified, FX, 10PM

  • Southland, TNT, 10PM

  • White Collar, USA, 10PM

  • Ink Master, Spike, 10PM

Wednesday

  • Beast Tracker (series premiere), Discovery, 9PM

  • American Idol, Fox, 8PM

  • One Tree Hill, CW, 8PM

  • Whitney, NBC, 8PM

  • Thunder/Mavericks, ESPN, 8PM

  • Are You There, Chelsea?, NBC, 8:30PM

  • Mobbed, Fox, 9PM

  • Nova, PBS, 9PM

  • Remodeled, CW, 9PM

  • Royal Pains, USA, 10PM

  • Mistresses, BBCA, 10PM

  • Face Off, Syfy, 10PM

  • Clippers/Jazz, ESPN, 10:30PM

Thursday

  • I Just Want My Pants Back (series premiere), MTV, 11PM

  • Delocated (series premiere), Comedy Central, 11:59PM

  • Bulls/Knicks, TNT, 8PM

  • Nuggets/Clippers, TNT, 10:30PM

  • American Idol, Fox, 8PM

  • 30 Rock, NBC, 8 & 9PM

  • The Big Bang Theory, CBS, 8PM

  • Wipeout, ABC, 8PM

  • Vampire Diaries, CW, 8PM

  • Parks & Recreation, NBC, 8:30PM

  • Rob, CBS, 8:30PM

  • Brooklyn Boheme (special presentation), Showtime, 8:30PM

  • The Union (special presentation), HBO, 9PM

  • The Office, NBC, 9PM

  • Person of Interest, CBS, 9PM

  • Grey's Anatomy, ABC, 9PM

  • The Finder, Fox, 9PM

  • Impact Wrestling, Spike TV, 9PM

  • Less Than Kind (season finale), DirecTV, 9PM

  • NY Ink, TLC, 9PM

  • Call Me Fitz (season finale), DirecTV, 9:30PM

  • Up All Night, NBC, 9:30PM

  • Archer, FX, 10PM

  • The Mentalist, CBS, 10PM

  • Private Practice, ABC, 10PM

  • The Firm, NBC, 10PM

  • Unsupervised, FX, 10:30PM

  • Russell Simmons presents The Ruckus, Comedy Central, 10PM

  • Inside Comedy, Showtime, 11PM

Friday

  • Who Do You Think You Are? (season premiere), NBC, 8PM

  • Paul Mooney: The Godfather of Comedy (special presentation), Showtime, 9PM

  • Knicks/Celtics, ESPN, 8PM

  • Spartacus: Vengeance, Starz, 10PM

  • A Gifted Man, CBS, 8PM

  • Shark Tank, ABC, 8PM

  • WWE SmackDown, Syfy, 8PM

  • Nikita, CW, 8PM

  • Fringe, Fox, 9PM

  • CSI: NY, CBS, 9PM

  • The Life & Times of Tim, HBO, 9PM

  • Grimm, NBC, 9PM

  • Merlin, Syfy, 10PM

  • Blue Bloods, CBS, 10PM

  • Portlandia, IFC, 10PM

  • The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, IFC, 10:30PM

  • Lakers/Nuggets, NBA TV, 10:30PM

  • UFC Primetime: Diaz vs. Condit, FX, 11PM

Saturday

  • Cops, Fox, 8PM

  • NFL Honors, NBC, 9PM

  • Magic/Pacers, NBA TV, 7PM

  • The Fades, BBCA, 9PM

  • Nuggets/Trail Blazers, NBA TV, 10PM

  • Saturday Night Live: Channing Tatum / Bon Iver, 11:30PM

Sunday

  • Super Bowl XLVI: Patriots/Giants, NBC, 6PM

  • The Voice (season premiere), NBC, 10PM

  • Luck, HBO, 9PM

  • Shameless, Showtime, 9PM

  • House of Lies, Showtime, 10PM

  • Californication, Showtime, 10:30PM

  • Angry Boys, HBO, 10 & 10:30PM