Must See HDTV (January 28th - February 3rd)
There's a football game this week, in case you hadn't heard -- but that's not all. Netflix is debuting the series that it claims will change internet TV, and there's also a few other new options to keep an eye out for. 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.
The Americans
Add another basic cable series to your watchlist this week, as FX debuts The Americans. Based in 1981, it focuses on a family of Soviet spies living in the US during the Cold War. The show already has a two year commitment to air in the UK, so it's unlikely to face a quick hook -- feel free to settle in.
(FX, January 30th, 10PM)
Super Bowl XLVII
It's the Super Bowl. All other Sunday night programing has been pushed aside, so you'll either be huddled around the flatscreen watching 49ers/Ravens or... we're not sure what.
(CBS, February 3rd, 6:30PM)
House of Cards
Netflix's next venture into the world of original programming begins Friday morning, when it will make the entire first season of its series House of Cards available for streaming. Starring Kevin Spacey, it has all the trademarks of a well produced cable series, it's just not on cable -- it's on the internet.
(Netflix, February 1st)
Blu-ray & Games
Downton Abbey (S3)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Part 2)
Hotel Transylvania (3D)
Seven Psychopaths
Paranormal Activity 4
Amazing Ocean (3D)
Fascination Coral Reef (3D)
Monday
Dallas (season premiere), TNT, 9 & 10PM
The Bachelor, ABC, 8PM
Bones, Fox, 8PM
Continuum, Syfy, 8PM
The Carrie Diaries, CW, 8PM
Switched at Birth, ABC Family, 8PM
WWE Raw, USA, 8PM
The Following, Fox, 9PM
90210, NBC, 9PM
Being Human, Syfy, 9PM
Bunheads, ABC Family, 9PM
Lost Girl, Syfy, 10PM
Deception, NBC, 10PM
Castle, ABC, 10PM
Catfish, MTV, 11PM
Tuesday
The Taste, ABC, 8PM
NCIS, CBS, 8PM
Raising Hope, Fox, 8PM
Betty White's Off Their Rockers, NBC, 8 & 8:30PM
Hart of Dixie, CW, 8PM
Pretty Little Liars, ABC Family, 8PM
Go On, NBC, 9PM
The Lying Game, CW, 9PM
NCIS: LA, CBS, 9PM
New Girl, Fox, 9PM
Happy Endings, ABC, 9PM
Emily Owens M.D., CW, 9PM
Dual Survival, Discovery, 9PM
The Ultimate Fighter, FX, 9PM
Top Gear (US) (winter premiere), History, 9PM
Happy Endings, ABC, 9 & 9:30PM
The Mindy Project, Fox, 9:30PM
The New Normal , NBC, 9:30PM
White Collar, USA, 10PM
Africa, Discovery, 10PM
Vegas, CBS, 10PM
Cougar Town, TBS, 10PM
Justified, FX, 10PM
The Burn with Jeff Ross, Comedy Central, 10:30PM
Wednesday
The Americans (series premiere), FX, 10PM
American Idol, Fox, 8PM
Arrow, CW, 8PM
Whitney, NBC, 8PM
WWE Main Event, Ion, 8PM
The Neighbors, ABC, 8:30PM
Guys With Kids, NBC, 8:30PM
Supernatural CW, 9PM
Modern Family, ABC, 9PM
Inside the NFL, Showtime, 9PM
Suburgatory, ABC, 9:30PM
Workaholics, Comedy Central, 10PM
Necessary Roughness, USA, 10PM
NFL Turning Point, NBC Sports Network, 10PM
Nashville, ABC, 10PM
Unsung: Midnight Star, TV One, 10PM
The Kroll Show, Comedy Central, 10:30PM
Thursday
30 Rock (series finale), NBC, 8PM
Do No Harm (series premiere), NBC, 10PM
Impact Wrestling, Spike TV, 8PM
The Big Bang Theory, CBS, 8PM
The Vampire Diaries, CW, 8PM
Grizzlies/Thunder, TNT, 8PM
American Idol, Fox, 8PM
Two and a Half Men, CBS, 8:30PM
Person of Interest, CBS, 9PM
Beauty & the Beast, CW, 9PM
Glee, Fox, 9PM
Grey's Anatomy, ABC, 9PM
The Office, NBC, 9PM
The Office, NBC, 9:30PM
Anger Management, FX, 9:30PM
King of the Nerds, TBS, 10PM
Archer, FX, 10PM
Elementary, CBS, 10PM
Scandal, ABC, 10PM
Bellator MMA Live, Spike TV, 10PM
Suits, USA, 10PM
Legit, FX, 10:30PM
Mavericks/Warriors, TNT, 10:30PM
Totally Biased with W Kamau Bell, FX, 11PM
Friday
House of Cards, Netflix
Heat/Pacers, ESPN, 8PM
Nikita, CW, 8PM
WWE SmackDown, Syfy, 8PM
Malibu Country, ABC, 8:30PM
CSI: NY, CBS, 9PM
Spartacus: War of the Damned, Starz, 9PM
Friday Night Fights, ESPN2, 9PM
Lakers/Timberwolves, ESPN, 9:30PM
Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO, 10PM
Banshee, Cinemax, 10PM
Merlin, Syfy, 10PM
Portlandia, IFC, 10PM
Saturday
Victorious (series finale), Nickelodeon, 8PM
Cops, Fox, 8 & 8:30PM
NFL Honors, CBS, 9PM
Girls, HBO, 10:05PM
Enlightened, HBO, 10:35PM
Sunday
Super Bowl XLVII, CBS, 6:30PM
Downton Abbey, PBS, 9PM
Elementary, CBS, 10PM