If you don’t want to watch this year’s Super Bowl, or want to switch between channels during the game, we’ve got you covered with what else is on.
On Super Sunday, WFSB Channel 3 sister station The Wax (local WWAX Hartford channel 27) will be broadcasting sports analysis shows in the morning, then Connecticut College Sports replays at 12 noon. These replays showcase recent games from in-state college athletic teams, including many UConn sports, Sacred Heart University basketball and hockey and Quinnipiac University hockey. At 6 p.m., they’ll follow-up with an episode of “CT 24 with Eric Parker,” Channel 3’s weekly state public affairs program.
Just as the Big Game is getting underway at 6:30 p.m., The Wax will be broadcasting WFSB’s regular Eyewitness News live newscast. “Opry Live” follows with music from country and western artists in Nashville, Tennessee at 7 p.m.
Specialty channel Animal Planet (Huskyvision channel 38) will broadcast “The Puppy Bowl XX” content all day, starting at 2 p.m. The long-running annual broadcast helps raise awareness of animal adoption. Enjoy specials focused on past Puppy Bowl champions, segments “live from the training camp,” and the showdown starting at 6 p.m. This year, Team Ruff and Team Fluff will compete to win the “Lombarky” trophy in this cuddle-friendly Super Bowl spoof.
If you’re a fan of movies, a lot of channels have you covered — “Free Guy” and “Hitch” are on FX (Huskyvision channel 70) at 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. respectively, AMC (Huskyvision channel 23) is showing “Goodfellas” and “My Cousin Vinny” starting at 3:30 p.m., and Disney’s Freeform (Huskyvision channel 46) is airing a “The Little Mermaid,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “The Princess Diaries” triple-feature beginning at 2 p.m.
After NHL hockey coverage concludes, ABC stations (local WTNH New Haven channel 8 — Huskyvision channel 8, WGGB Springfield channel 40, and WCVB Boston channel 5 — Huskyvision channel 5) will air “Everyday Heroes,” an hour-long special celebrating Black History Month starting at 5 p.m. and local news at 6 p.m. ABC stations will air “America’s Funniest Home Videos” hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.
WTNH and WGGB will also program the semifinal and final of “Celebrity Jeopardy!” featuring Utkarsh Ambudkar, Mira Sorvino and Lisa Ann Walter. After extended news, WCVB will air “Truth and Lies: Final Dive of the Titan” at 8 p.m., a documentary telling the story of Stockton Rush’s Titan submersible.
Hartford Fox station WTIC (local channel 61 — Huskyvision channel 9) will continue college basketball broadcasts and air sitcoms throughout the evening, starting with episodes of “Mom” at 5 p.m., “Young Sheldon” at 6 p.m. Springfield Fox station EGGB (local channel 40.2) will program “Modern Family” at 5 p.m., local news at 6 p.m., and “Positively America with Ernie Anastos,” a feature-story show, at 6:30 p.m.
Both Fox stations will air a new episode of “Next Level Chef” at 7 p.m. followed by the the “Fox Animation Domination” block at 8 p.m. with episodes of “The Simpsons,” “Krapopolis,” “Bob’s Burgers” and “Family Guy.”
PGA golf coverage of the Phoenix Open will continue on NBC stations (local WVIT New Britain channel 30 — Huskyvision channel 4 and WWLP Springfield channel 22) starting at 3 p.m. until about 6 p.m., when stations will air local news and “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.” At 7 p.m., the semifinals of “America’s Got Talent: the Fantasy League” will air, as funny and creative acts return to the AGT stage. “Dateline NBC” will show at 9 p.m.
CPTV, our local PBS member network (local WEDH Hartford channel 24, WEDW Stamford channel 49 — Huskyvision channel 10), will be broadcasting a variety of programs throughout the day, including “This Old House,” “Celebrity Antiques Roadshow” and “Miss Scarlet and the Duke.” A new episode of the drama-comedy “Funny Women” airs at 9 p.m. to round out the evening. Springfield’s PBS outlet, WGBY (local channel 57 — Huskyvision channel 11) offers “Making It Here: Teen Style,” “Stories from the Stage” and a special Old Sturbridge Village-focused edition of “Antiques Roadshow” while the Big Game is going on. The premiere of “All Creatures Great and Small” from Masterpiece Theatre shows at 9 p.m., followed on both networks by an episode of “Doc Martin” at 10 p.m.
Numerous channels will be counter-programming with marathons of favorite shows, such as Comedy Central (Huskyvision channel 22) with “The Office” starting at 8 a.m., ION Network (local WHPX channel 26 — Huskyvision channel 12) with multiple editions of NCIS, and Food Network (Huskyvision channel 60) with “Beat Bobby Flay” starting at 3 p.m.
Of course, on demand offerings and streaming services offer an endless amount of content to enjoy at your own leisure while others are glued to the Super Bowl. You can always listen to your favorite radio station, too. No matter the outcome of the game, we hope this guide has given you some extra insight about what else is available to enjoy.