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TV: Tonight's Best TV

Sunday, February 9th
9:00 | Winter Premiere

The Walking Dead (AMC)

AMC's zombie megahit returns tonight after a slam-bang midseason-finale bloodbath, and what hits you most of all is the quiet: the wordless opening scene, the eternal cicada soundtrack, the way Andrew Lincoln's injured Rick makes every breath sound like torture.

Tonight's Best TV
8:00

The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles (CBS)

Exactly 50 years to the day (and time) that four moptopped Brits hit the Ed Sullivan Show stage for their American television debut, the Grammys are paying tribute to the Beatles with a mix of fresh performances and archival footage.

9:00 | Winter Premiere

Downton Abbey (PBS)

Thomas and Robert decide to take a spur of the moment trip — Club Med here they come!

10:00

Girls (HBO)

Finally living up to its classification as a comedy, Girls is actually funny this season while still delightfully cringe-worthy.

Week ending Feb 2 TV RATINGS Source: Nielsen Media Research
Rank Title Last Week Viewers*
1
Super Bowl XLVIII (S)
Fox, Sunday, 6:30 p.m.
– 112.2
2
Super Bowl XLVIII Post Gun (S)
Fox, Sunday
– 93.4
3
Super Bowl XLVIII Post Game (S)
Fox, Sunday, 10 p.m.
– 66.0
4
New Girl
Fox, Sunday, 10:30 p.m.
– 26.3
5
The Big Bang Theory
CBS, Thursday, 8 p.m.
5 19.0
6
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (S)
Fox, Sunday, 11 p.m.
– 15.0
7
Blue Bloods
CBS, Friday, 10 p.m.
11 13.0
8
American Idol
Fox, Wednesday, 8 p.m.
Read the recap
4 13.0
9
NCIS (R)
CBS,Tuesday, 8 p.m.
3 12.0
10
The Millers
CBS, Thursday, 8:30 p.m.
– 11.5
11
American Idol (Thurs.)
Fox, Thursday, 8 p.m.
Read the recap
6 11.0
12
Hawaii Five-0
CBS, Friday, 9 p.m.
– 11.0
13
How I Met Your Mother
CBS, Monday, 8:00 p.m.
– 11.0
14
Mike & Molly
CBS, Monday, 9 p.m.
– 10.8
15
Elementary
CBS, Thursday, 10 p.m.
– 10.0
* in millions

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