What's on TV: 'Ultimate Beastmaster,' Oscars
Also: 'Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex' Blu-ray, 'A Pixel Story'
This week we've got the second episode of Planet Earth II, focusing on Mountains this time. It's also time for Netflix to kick off its worldwide reality TV show, Ultimate Beastmaster. Taking more than a few hints from American Ninja Warrior and predecessors like American Gladiators, it tests contestants with a physically challenging obstacle course. Unique wrinkles include that it will have six customized versions for different countries: Brazil, Germany, Japan, Mexico, South Korea and the U.S.
Of course, the Academy Awards are also queued up for the weekend, and anime fans can grab Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex on Blu-ray -- although you may want to check the reviews first -- while gamers have some new Watch Dogs 2 DLC to play along with the wide release of Halo Wars 2. Look after the break to check out each day's highlights, including trailers and let us know what you think (or what we missed).
Blu-ray & Games & Streaming
Manchester by the Sea
Bad Santa 2
Hacksaw Ridge (4K)
Beauty and the Beast
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig
Halo Wars 2 (Xbox One, PC)
Night in the Woods (PC, PS4)
Vaccine (Xbox One, PC)
Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin (PS4)
Watch_Dogs 2: Human Conditions DLC (PS4)
A Pixel Story (Xbox One, PS4)
Bokosuka Wars II (Xbox One)
Riptide GPL Renegade (Xbox One)
Tuesday
Trevor Noah: Afraid of the Dark, Netflix, 3AM
The Mindy Project, Hulu, 3AM
The Flash, CW, 8PM
The Wall (season finale), NBC, 8PM
The Fosters, Freeform, 8PM
New Girl, Fox, 8PM
The Game of Dating, TV One, 8PM
WWE Smackdown, USA, 8PM
60 Minutes Sports, Showtime, 8PM
American Housewife, ABC, 8:30PM
The Mick, Fox, 8:30PM
The Challenge, MTV, 9PM
Switched at Birth, Freeform, 9PM
Face Off, Syfy, 9PM
D.C.'s Legends of Tomorrow, CW, 9PM
Outsiders, WGN, 9PM
This is Us, NBC, 9PM
Fresh Off the Boat, ABC, 9PM
Bones, Fox, 9PM
The Real O'neals, ABC, 9:30PM
The Detour (season premiere), TBS, 10PM
Stranded with a Million Dollars (series premiere), MTV, 10PM
Tosh.0, Comedy Central, 10PM
Imposters, Bravo, 10PM
Teachers, TV Land, 10PM
Chicago Fire, NBC, 10PM
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., ABC, 10PM
Taboo, FX, 10PM
Killing Fields Discovery, 10PM
Noisey (season finale), Viceland, 10PM
Detroiters, Comedy Central, 10:30PM
Throwing Shade, TV Land, 10:30PM
Desus & Mero, Viceland, 11PM
Wednesday
The Path, Hulu, 3AM
Blindspot, NBC, 8PM
Arrow, CW, 8PM
Hunted, CBS, 8PM
Lethal Weapon, Fox, 8PM
Unsung: James Brown (season finale), TV One, 8PM
Speechless, ABC, 8:30PM
The 100, CW, 9PM
Are You the One?, MTV, 9PM
The Magicians, Syfy, 9PM
Nova, PBS, 9PM
Star, Fox, 9PM
Major Crimes (winter premiere), TNT, 9PM
Doubt, CBS, 10PM
The Expanse, Syfy, 10PM
Legion, FX, 10PM
The Quad, BET, 10PM
Suits, USA, 10PM
Workaholics, Comedy Central, 10PM
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, FXX, 10PM
Match Game, ABC, 10PM
Man Seeking Woman, FXX, 10:30PM
Jeff & Some Aliens, Comedy Central, 10:30PM
Desus & Mero, Viceland, 11PM
Thursday
Supernatural, CW, 8PM
Grey's Anatomy, ABC, 8PM
The Big Bang Theory, CBS, 8PM
Superstore, NBC, 8PM
The Great Indoors, CBS, 8:30PM
Powerless, NBC, 8:30PM
Riverdale, CW, 9PM
How to Get Away with Murder (season finale), ABC, 9PM
Chicago Med, NBC, 9PM
Mom, CBS, 9PM
My Kitchen Rules, Fox, 9PM
Life in Pieces, CBS, 9:30PM
The Blacklist: Redemption (series premiere), NBC, 10PM
Lip Sync Battle, Spike TV, 10PM
Baskets, FX, 10PM
Colony, USA, 10PM
The Blacklist, NBC, 10PM
Portlandia, IFC, 10PM
Nirvanna the Band the Show, Viceland, 10PM
Training Day, CBS, 10PM
Nightwatch, A&E, 10PM
People Just Do Nothing, Viceland, 10:30PM
Desus & Mero, Viceland, 11PM
Friday
Ultimate Beastmaster (S1), Netflix, 3AM
Legend Quest (S1), Netflix, 3AM
Patriot (S1), Amazon Prime, 3AM
The Vampire Diaries, CW, 8PM
Grimm, NBC, 8PM
Macgyver, CBS, 8PM
Last Man Standing, ABC, 8PM
Rosewood, Fox, 8PM
Dr. Ken, ABC, 8:30PM
Reign, CW, 9PM
Rise, Viceland, 9PM
Shark Tank, ABC, 9PM
Emerald City, NBC, 9PM
Hawaii Five-0, CBS, 9PM
Sleepy Hollow, Fox, 9PM
Prison Fighters: 5 Rounds to Freedom, Showtime, 8:30PM
Vice (season premiere), HBO, 11PM
The Wheel, Discovery, 10PM
Saturday
Infidelity in Suburbia, Lifetime, 8PM
Media, TV One, 8PM
Flyers/Penguins, NBC, 8PM
Premier Boxing Champions, Fox, 8PM
Ransom, CBS, 8PM
Planet Earth II: Mountains, BBC America, 9PM
Sunday
The 89th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 8:30PM
The Good Fight, CBS All Access, 8PM
The Missing, Starz, 8PM
Big Little Lies, HBO, 9PM
NCIS: LA, CBS, 9PM
The Good Fight, CBS All Access, 9PM
The Walking Dead, AMC, 9PM
Black Sails, Starz, 9PM
Homeland, Showtime, 9PM
Billions, Showtime, 10PM
Trapped, Viceland, 10PM
Girls, HBO, 10PM
Talking Dead, AMC, 10PM
Crashing, HBO, 10:30PM
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, HBO, 11PM