After national and international tours, the American contralto Marian Anderson was much in demand. But when the snobbish Daughters of the American Revolution also proved to be racist, refusing to let her perform in its Washington, D.C. hall in 1939, the Roosevelts arranged for her to perform at the Lincoln Memorial, where 75,000 turned out. Millions more watched on TV, where the story of Anderson is told tonight on “American Masters” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings).
You know it’s getting close to Super Bowl Weekend with the programming of annual surveys like “Super Bowl Greatest Commercials: All-Time Classics” (CBS, 8 p.m.), hosted by Daniela Ruah and Boomer Esiason.
The popular game show moves to prime time with the “Jeopardy! National College Championship” (ABC, 8 p.m.), hosted by Mayim Bialik.
Patricia Williams presents her first stand-up comedy special for the streaming service in “Ms. Pat: Y’all Wanna Hear Something Crazy?” (Netflix, streaming).
Oscar nominations will be announced at 8:18 a.m. on shows such as “Today” (NBC, 7 a.m.), “Good Morning America” (ABC, 7 a.m.) and “CBS Mornings” (CBS, 7 a.m.).
Before the second season of the U.S. version premieres next week, here’s “Love is Blind: Japan” (Netflix, streaming).