Must See HDTV (February 27th - March 4th)
Our sports options may be a bit more limited this week (hope you like basketball and hockey), but while the Daytona 500 tries to get under way, there's a few other items to keep an eye on in this week's listings. One of our favorites is coming back on the air, while a couple of brand new shows also compete for our attention. 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.
Daytona 500
Yes, again. The Great American Race has been bumped to Monday night, and could even slide to Tuesday if the rain in central Florida doesn't let up by tonight. Hopefully they get the race in, seeing NASCAR's premiere race under the light's is sure to be a wild affair, if they can get in all 500 miles.
(February 27th, Fox, 7PM)
Psych
One of our favorite shows, it features fake psychic detective Shawn Spencer and his best friend Gus bumbling their way through various murder investigations. This usually includes a pineapple and multiple 60s/90s references, so if that sounds like your kind of procedural, you should be watchin this week as it returns from midseason hiatus with guest star Cary Elwes again filling the role of master art thief Despereaux.
(February 29th, USA, 10PM)
Awake
If that's not your kind of detective show, try this one on for size. NBC's latest attempt features Detective Michael Britten alternating between two different worlds after a tragic car crash, where in one he and his wife survived, while in the other he and his son are the only survivors. The hook seems to be figuring out which one is the dream and which is real, while of course solving various murders the whole time.
(March 4th, NBC, 10PM)
Blu-ray & Games
Hugo (3D)
Top Gear (S17)
SSX (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
Monday
Daytona 500, Fox, 7PM
Devils/Rangers, NBC Sports, 7:30PM
How I Met Your Mother, CBS, 8PM
The Voice, NBC, 8PM
Gossip Girl, CW, 8PM
The Bachelor, ABC, 8PM
Pretty Little Liars, ABC Family, 8PM
2 Broke Girls, CBS, 8:30PM
Two and a Half Men, CBS, 9PM
Being Human, Syfy, 9PM
WWE Raw, USA, 9PM
Hart of Dixie, CW, 9PM
The Lying Game, ABC Family, 9PM
American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior, Discovery, 9PM
Mike & Molly, CBS, 9:30PM
Castle, ABC, 10PM
Smash, NBC, 10PM
Hawaii Five-0, CBS, 10PM
Lost Girl, Syfy, 10PM
Tuesday
Kings/Wild, NBC Sports, 7:30PM
American Idol, Fox, 8PM
Switched at Birth, ABC Family, 8PM
NCIS, CBS, 8PM
Last Man Standing, ABC, 8PM
Cougar Town, ABC, 8:30PM
New Girl, Fox, 9PM
Top Gear, History, 9PM
The River, ABC, 9PM
Jane By Design, ABC Family, 9PM
Ringer, CW, 9PM
Doomsday Preppers, National Geographic, 9PM
Justified, FX, 10PM
Parenthood (season finale), NBC, 10PM
Unforgettable, CBS, 10PM
Top Shot, History, 10PM
Southland, TNT, 10PM
White Collar (season finale), USA, 10PM
Ink Master, Spike, 10PM
Body of Proof, ABC, 10PM
Tosh.0, Comedy Central, 10PM
Key & Peele, Comedy Central, 10:30PM
Wednesday
Psych (winter premiere), USA, 10PM
Maryland/UNC college basketball, ESPN 3D, 7PM
Bulls/Spurs, ESPN, 9PM
Survivor, CBS, 8PM
The Middle, ABC, 8PM
American Idol, Fox, 8PM
One Tree Hill, CW, 8PM
Whitney, NBC, 8PM
Suburgatory, ABC, 8:30PM
Are You There, Chelsea?, NBC, 8:30PM
Modern Family, ABC, 9PM
Criminal Minds, CBS, 9PM
Rock Center with Brian Williams, NBC, 9PM
Inside NASCAR: Daytona 500, Showtime, 9PM
Happy Endings, ABC, 9:30PM
CSI, CBS, 10PM
Law & Order: SVU (winter finale), NBC, 10PM
The Slap, DirecTV, 10PM
Face Off, Syfy, 10PM
Top 10 Shootouts, Discovery, 10PM
Thursday
Awake (series premiere), NBC, 10PM
Thunder/Magic, TNT, 8PM
Heat/Trail Blazers, TNT, 10:30PM
Lifeguard, The Weather Channel, 9PM
American Idol, Fox, 8PM
30 Rock, NBC, 8PM
Parks & Recreation, NBC, 8:30PM
Rob (season finale), CBS, 8:30PM
The Office, NBC, 9PM
Impact Wrestling, Spike TV, 9PM
NY Ink (season finale), TLC, 9PM
Up All Night, NBC, 9:30PM
Archer, FX, 10PM
Unsupervised, FX, 10:30PM
I Just Want My Pants Back, MTV, 11PM
Inside Comedy, Showtime, 11PM
MMA Junkie Live!, Spike TV, 11PM
Delocated, Comedy Central, 11:59PM
Friday
Warriors/76ers, ESPN, 7PM
Clippers/Suns, ESPN, 10:30PM
Undercover Boss, CBS, 8PM
Shark Tank, ABC, 8PM
Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Cartoon Network, 8PM
Who Do You Think You Are?, NBC, 8PM
WWE SmackDown, Syfy, 8PM
Grimm, NBC, 9PM
A Gifted Man (season finale), CBS, 9PM
Merlin, Syfy, 10PM
Blue Bloods, CBS, 10PM
Portlandia, IFC, 10PM
Spartacus: Vengeance, Starz, 10PM
The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, IFC, 10:30PM
Saturday
UNC/Duke college basketball, ESPN & ESPN 3D, 7PM
The Firm, NBC, 9PM
Being Human, BBCA, 9PM
Saturday Night Live: Lindsay Lohan / Jack White, NBC, 11:30PM
Sunday
NASCAR @ Phoenix, Fox, 2:30PM
Bulls/76ers, ESPN, 7PM
Flyers/Capitals, NBC Sports, 7PM
Nuggets/Spurs, ESPN, 9:30PM
GCB (series premiere), ABC, 10PM
Breakout Kings (season premiere), A&E, 10PM
Ralphie May: Too big To Ignore (special presentation), Comedy Central, 10PM
60 Minutes, CBS, 7PM
The Cleveland Show, Fox, 7:30PM
Once Upon a Time, ABC, 8PM
The Simpsons, Fox, 8PM
The Amazing Race, CBS, 8PM
Napoleon Dynamite (season finale), Fox, 8:30PM
The Apprentice, NBC, 9PM
The Shadow Line, DirecTV, 9PM
Family Guy, Fox, 9PM
The Good Wife, CBS, 9PM
Luck, HBO, 9PM
Inside West Coast Customs, Velocity, 9PM
The Walking Dead, AMC, 9PM
American Dad, Fox, 9:30PM
Comic Book Men, AMC, 10PM
House of Lies, Showtime, 10PM
Eastbound & Down, HBO, 10PM
Full Metal Jousting, History, 10PM
Californication, Showtime, 10:30PM
Life's Too Short, HBO, 10:30PM