TV PICKS, Feb. 8-21, 2026: Tune in to the Olympics, and look ahead to Lent.
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SUNDAY, Feb. 8, 2 p.m.
Puppy Bowl XXII
ANIMAL PLANET In this cheery three-hour special, an alternative to the pro-football Super Bowl, 150 rescued dogs — including 15 with special needs — from 72 shelters will play in a miniature stadium, all to highlight the joys of adopting our furry and loving friends. Pre-taped.
SUNDAY-SUNDAY, Feb. 8-22, live and taped
XXV Winter Olympic Games
NBC, CNBC, USA Network The games are in Milan (indoor contests) and Cortina D’Ampezzo (mountain events). Daily shows are at around 4 a.m.; three-hour taped roundups are at 8 p.m. Check local listings closer to the date for the Closing Ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 22.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 11, 3 p.m., live
International Mass on the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes
EWTN This Mass in the Sanctuary of Lourdes recalls Our Lady’s words to St. Bernadette, “I am the Immaculate Conception,” for the 34th World Day of the Sick, whose theme Pope Leo XIV has supplied: “The Compassion of the Samaritan: Loving by Bearing Another’s Pain.”
FRIDAY, Feb. 13, 1:30 a.m.
Cyrano de Bergerac
TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES Based on Edmond Rostand’s 1897 play of the same name, which in turn was loosely derived from accounts of the real-life French soldier-poet-duelist Bergerac (1619-1655), this 1950 drama radiates chivalric love and heroic self-sacrifice. Michael Gordon directed, and José Ferrer, Mala Powers and William Prince starred. TV-PG.
SATURDAY, Feb. 14, 11:30 a.m.
Savoring Our Faith
EWTN Father Leo Patalinghug’s St. Valentine’s Day meals remind us about true love.
SUNDAY, Feb. 15, 7 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m.
The Cars That Made America
HISTORY These three two-hour shows chart American automotive history. TV-PG.
SUNDAY, Feb. 15, 2:30 p.m.
Africa: Fertile Soil
EWTN Children’s Rosary prayer group founders visit Maasai and Kamba communities in Kenya and witness the people’s deep faith at Masses and parochial school classes’ Rosaries.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 18, live
Ash Wednesday
EWTN At 8 a.m. is Ash Wednesday Mass from EWTN’s chapel in Irondale, Alabama. (Re-airs 6:30 p.m., midnight.) At 10:30 a.m., Pope Leo will preside at the Lenten Stations in the Church of Sant’Anselmo, followed by the Penitential Procession to the Basilica of St. Sabina for Holy Mass With the Blessing and Imposition of Ashes.
Upcoming
SUNDAY, Feb. 22, 10 a.m.
EWTN Bookmark
EWTN In his 2025 book The Hell There Is: An Exploration of an Often-Rejected Doctrine of the Church, Register contributor Msgr. Charles Pope cites Tradition and Jesus’ own words in Scripture to remind us that mortal sin has eternal consequences, and we must repent and reform in order to be saved. (Re-airs 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday, 11:30 p.m. Saturday.)
