TV picks for Feb. 8-10: '2 Dope Queens,' 'One Day at a Time,' 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?' Grammy Awards

February 7, 2019 at 9:50PM
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Gloria Estefan, Rita Moreno, Justina Machado in "One Day at a Time."
From left: Gloria Estefan, Rita Moreno and Justina Machado in “One Day at a Time.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Coming out of the dark

Producers behind the reboot of "One Day at a Time" showed their smarts by recruiting Gloria Estefan to sing the theme song. Their second smartest move? Inviting the Grammy winner to guest star as Rita Moreno's estranged sister in the third-season premiere. The sitcom can still get bogged down with its forced political table talk, but watching the two musical legends bicker between verses of "Ave Maria" will get you on your feet.

Now streaming on Netflix

Royal pair

For all I know, Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson invest in hours of rehearsals, but you wouldn't know it by the way they approach hosting duties on "2 Dope Queens." Whether they're challenging Lupita Nyong'o to a hairstyling contest or mooning over a bemused Daniel Radcliffe, the besties exhume an off-the-cuff vibe that makes viewers feel like they just scored an invite to the cool kids' slumber party.

10 p.m. Friday, HBO

Never go down the drain

You may still be throwing a temper tantrum over "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" being excluded from the Oscar race, but Fred Rogers would have been the first to shrug off the snub. It's impossible to watch Morgan Neville's loving tribute to the "Neighborhood" host without coming away with the same sunny-side-up attitude.

7 p.m. Saturday, TPT, Ch. 2 and HBO

I'm coming up

Kendrick Lamar may lead the field of nominees for "The 61st Annual Grammy Awards," but the spotlight will largely be on the ladies, starting with host Alicia Keys. Performers include Janelle Monáe, Kacey Musgraves, Brandi Carlile, Camila Cabello, Miley Cyrus and a promising newcomer named Diana Ross.

7 p.m. Sunday, WCCO, Ch. 4

Neal Justin

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2018 file photo, Alicia Keys presents the award for record of the year at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Recording Academy announced Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, that Keys will host the Feb. 10 Grammys for the first time. The show will air live on CBS in Los Angles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
Keys (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
This image released by Focus Features shows Fred Rogers on the set of his show "Mr. Rogers Neighborhood" from the film, "Won't You Be My Neighbor." (Jim Judkis/Focus Features via AP)
Rogers (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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