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With network, cable and streaming, the modern television landscape is a vast one. Here are some of the shows, specials and movies coming to TV this week, Feb. 12-18. Details and times are subject to change.<\/em><\/p>\n NCIS<\/strong> 9 p.m. on CBS. <\/em>This nautical-flavored police procedural is back for its 21st season. Since its premier in 2003, it has spawned five spinoff series: \u201cNCIS: Los Angeles,\u201d \u201cNCIS: New Orleans,\u201d \u201cNCIS: Hawai\u2019i,\u201d \u201cNCIS: Sydney\u201d and \u201cNCIS: Origins.\u201d We can expect the newest of the three, \u201cOrigins,\u201d to debut sometime this season in a backdoor-pilot episode. You\u2019d wonder how many naval crimes a writing team could possibly come up with, but they show no signs of slowing down.<\/p>\n THE HOST (2006) <\/strong>11:45 p.m. on Flix. <\/em>The director <\/em>Bong Joon Ho received international acclaim for his 2019 film \u201cParasite,\u201d but his monster epic about a man\u2019s quest to rescue his daughter from a mutated creature in the Han River is not to be missed. It\u2019s a pastiche that nails every genre it splices, moving deftly from incisive satire to campy horror\/sci-fi to searing family drama.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n LA BREA<\/strong> 9 p.m. on NBC<\/em>. This sci-fi drama about a family separated by a sinkhole that opens up a time portal (sure!) will air its series finale, a continuation of last week\u2019s episode \u201cThe Road Home.\u201d The show was marginally popular during its first season, earning itself a People\u2019s Choice nomination for sci-fi\/fantasy show, and though it was nominated again the next year, this third and final season only ran for six episodes. If you\u2019ll miss watching the show or want a D.I.Y. experience, see: tar pits<\/a>.<\/p>\n GHOST ADVENTURES: SCREAMING ROOM<\/strong> 10:01 p.m. on Discovery. <\/em>If you time your Valentine\u2019s dinner plans well enough, you can arrive home to pour a few nice glasses of red wine, cuddle up to your sweetheart and turn on the most romantic viewing material imaginable: Zak Bagans, a \u201cparanormal investigator\u201d and proprietor of a haunted museum in Las Vegas with a dulcet-toned bro voice who, here, rewatches an episode of his own ghost-hunting reality show, \u201cGhost Adventures.\u201d I\u2019m really only half-kidding about its V-Day airing date \u2014 I do find ghosts romantic.<\/p>\n DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965) <\/strong>10 p.m. on TCM.<\/em> <\/strong>If you prefer a more conventional, if doomed, romance, turn to this beloved historical epic starring Omar Sharif and Julie Christie. The film\u2019s massive scale and sweeping shots of the vast snowy landscapes (which earned it an Oscar for best cinematography<\/a>) evoke a grand, starry-eyed love with staying power.<\/p>\n FREAKY FRIDAY (2003)<\/strong> 5:50 p.m. on Freeform. <\/em>Though there are several screen adaptations of Mary Rodgers\u2019s children\u2019s book, as far as I\u2019m concerned this early-aughts gem, starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis, is the only one that matters. With leather chokers, studded belts and chunky highlights, the film\u2019s fashions have come full circle and are becoming popular again. The only thing better than the conspicuous outfits and stellar performances is the infectious pop-punk soundtrack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n YOUNG SHELDON<\/strong> 8 p.m. on CBS. <\/em>This prequel spinoff to \u201cThe Big Bang Theory,\u201d which was put on hold because of the recent strike by the Writers Guild of America<\/a>, will return from its two-year hiatus for its seventh and final season. Since it\u2019s a prequel, there is not much mystery to the main character\u2019s arc, but it\u2019s all about the journey, right?<\/p>\n THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY<\/strong> (1999)<\/strong> 5:35 p.m. on Flix. <\/em>Before Jacob Elordi\u2019s Bathwater candle<\/a> became a social-media fixation, there was Matt Damon\u2019s skimpy neon swimsuit. In other words, if you can\u2019t get enough of \u201cSaltburn,\u201d try watching \u201cThe Talented Mr. Ripley\u201d \u2014 both are predicated on class anxiety<\/a> and love triangles<\/a>. Tune in for more wealthy people and sexual debauchery \u2014 there\u2019s no need to limit yourself to \u201cMurder on the Dance Floor\u201d<\/a> type fun.<\/p>\n PARANORMAL ACTIVITY (2007) <\/strong>3:30 p.m. on HBO. <\/em>If you\u2019re still craving more night-vision footage after \u201cGhost Adventures: Screaming Room,\u201d look no further than this contemporary classic. This was the first film released by Blumhouse Productions, which inspired its model of producing wide-release films on low budgets. The naturalistic style seems minimalistic on rewatch, but those baby powder footsteps still make me shiver. They also prove that horror techniques need not be gory or overcomplicated to be effective.<\/p>\n TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY<\/strong> 9 p.m. on HBO.<\/em> Issa L\u00f3pez, the director of the spectacular \u201cTigers Are Not Afraid,\u201d is this season\u2019s showrunner, and her moody, surreal touch is visible everywhere. So far, we\u2019ve seen ominous oranges, frozen bodies screaming to life, heavy-handed title name-dropping and sinister sigils, but few answers. Will the twisting mystery get a satisfying conclusion? <\/p>\n LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER<\/strong> 11 p.m. on HBO. <\/em>The Emmy-award-winning show (which this year defeated<\/a> \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d for best scripted variety series) returns for its 11th season. With another tense election year upon us, you\u2019re going to need some humor to cope.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nMonday<\/h2>\n
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