SBLIThis is what we’re supposed to have our national laser focus on, a hopelessly overblown meeting between New England vs. Atlanta (Fox, 6:30 p.m.) in what is grandiosely called Super Bowl LI. The cavalcade of concussions will at least end the NFL season; we’ll watch what our leading companies really want to say in their most expensive commercials and Lady Gaga will try to stifle political belief in her halftime show, which will be satisfying only if she gave back her Golden Globe Award. Luke Bryant will sing the national anthem, a trio of singers from “Hamilton,” Phillipa Soo, Renee Elise Goldsberry and Jasmine Cephas Jones, will sing “America the Beautiful” and Groge H.W. and Barbara Bush will preside at the coin toss. And with the Patriots in it, the game ball at least, will not be overblown.

The traditional pre-game interview with the President will be a chilling one: Bill O’Reilly questioning Donald Trump at about 4 p.m. during the Pre Game show.

Once, the strange canine event was meant as a way to directly counter program the event contractually called “The Big Game” (for people afraid to say Super Bowl). By now, Puppy Bowl XIII (Animal Planet, 3 p.m.) is part of the pregame blur. But it will be repeated through the night.  It is joined by other surrealistic animal cavorting in Kitten Bowl IV (Hallmark, noon) and Fish Bowl IV (Nat Geo Wild, 4 p.m.).

The last of the Henry VIII’s marriages, to Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Katherine Parr, are covered in the final installment of “Secrets of the Six Wives” (PBS, 10 p.m., check local listings) that also hints at their fates in the title: “Divorced, Beheaded, Survived.”

NBC counter programs football with two Sunday night movies: “Safe Haven” (NBC, 7 p.m.) and “Ride Along” (NBC, 9 p.m.) as the other networks turn to reruns.

Alice helps Frank escape on a new “Mercy Street” (PBS, 8 p.m., check local listings).

“Victoria” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) is getting cold feet on her impending marriage to Albert.

Two and a half hours of Madison’s wedding on a special “Sister Wives” (TLC, 7:30 p.m.) is nothing more than a failure of editing.

But as if to show equal time, here’s “Brother Husbands” (TLC, 10 p.m.), about a woman with two husbands and five kids.

Meanwhile, Marissa wants to quit the experiment of “Married by Mom and Dad” (TLC, 11 p.m.).

On “The Young Pope” (HBO, 9 p.m.), the Vatican is getting negative publicity for its brash, callous leader

Flint accepts Billy’s authority on “Black Sails” (Stars, 9 p.m.).

The “Worst Cooks in America” (Food, 10 p.m.) nonetheless try to celebrate Valentine’s Day.

Turner Classic Movies’ alphabetical 31 Days of Oscars is solidly in the Cs with “Cain and Mable” (7:15 a.m.), “Calamity Jane” (8:45 a.m.), “Camelot” (10:30 a.m.), “Camille” (1:45 p.m.), “Captain Blood” (3:45 p.m.), “Captains Courageous” (6 p.m.), “Casablanca” (8 p.m.), “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (10 p.m.), “Citizen Kane” (12:15 a.m.), “Coal Miner’s Daughter” (2:30 a.m.) and “Comrade X” (5 a.m.).

Just one NBA game for a day dedicated to another sport: Clippers at Boston (ABC, 7 p.m.).

Men’s college hoops includes Lafayette at Boston University (CBS Sports, noon), Clemson at Florida State (ESPNU, 12:30 p.m.), Indiana at Wisconsin (CBS, 1 p.m.) and Colorado at California (ESPNU, 4:30 p.m.).

Women’s games include Maryland at Indiana (ESPN2, noon), South Carolina at Arkansas (ESPN2, 2 p.m.), Temple at Tulane (CBS Sports, 2 p.m.), Missouri at Mississippi State (ESPNU, 3 p.m.), Tennessee at Georgia (ESPN2, 4 p.m.), Saint Joseph’s at Saint Louis (CBS Sports, 4 p.m.) and South Florida at Memphis (ESPNU, 6:30 p.m.).

Golf includes the final round of the Phoenix Open (Golf, 1 p.m.; CBS, 3 p.m.).

Sunday Talk

ABC: Mike Pence, Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Ben Sasse, Reps. Andre Carson and Tom Cole. CBS: Pence, Chris Christie. NBC: Pence, Reps. Paul Ryan and Nancy Pelosi. CNN: Sens. Bernie Sanders and Mitch McConnell. Fox News: Pence, Sen. Dianne Feinstein.