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NEW YORK, NEW YORK Turner Classic Movies spends all weekend in the city for its geo-themed 31 Days of Oscar salute. Two dozen titles include gritty drama "On the Waterfront" (Saturday at 1:15 p.m.), location musical "On the Town" (Sunday at 6:45 a.m.) and period piece "Hester Street" (Sunday at 10:45 p.m.). Look for newer titles in late-night slots: "Kramer vs. Kramer" (Sunday at 4:45 a.m.) and "Awakenings" (Sunday night at 2:15 a.m., all on TCM). Complete schedule at tcm.com.

'WALKING DEAD' LIVES! Before the second half of the second season starts Sunday night, AMC goes marathon with previous episodes of "The Walking Dead" (Season 1: Saturday night 8 p.m.-2:30 a.m.; Season 2: Sunday 1:30-9 p.m., AMC). Series site at amctv.com/dead.

REALITY ARRIVALS February's Nielsen sweep brings a flood of premieres. "The Bronson Pinchot Project" (Saturday night at 10:30, DIY) features the old "Perfect Strangers" sitcom star now restoring old buildings. "Full Metal Jousting" (Sunday at 10 p.m., History) revives the medieval fighting format. "Comic Book Men" (Sunday at 10 p.m., AMC), from filmmaker Kevin Smith, explores comic book stores. "World's Toughest Trucker" (Monday at 10 p.m., Discovery) tracks a competition in Australia. And do we need to explain "Curious and Unusual Deaths" (Friday at 10 p.m., Discovery Fit & Health)? Joust action at history.com/jousting.

BE THEIR VALENTINE Beleaguered soap fans get a heart-shaped gift: "Robin & Patrick: A 'General Hospital' Valentine's Day to Remember" (Sunday 3-7 p.m., SOAPnet). All of CBS' Monday shows celebrate the holiday, starting with "How I Met Your Mother" (Monday at 8 p.m., CBS/2). So does Fox's Tuesday lineup of "Glee," "New Girl" and "Raising Hope" (Tuesday 8-10 p.m., Fox/5). HBO's documentary slate debuts "The Loving Story" (Tuesday at 9 p.m., HBO), recalling the 1950s Virginia couple behind the Supreme Court case striking down laws against interracial marriage. More at lovingfilm.com.

AWARDS ALERT(S) Is it statue season or what? Adele returns to the stage and Bruce Springsteen brings his E Street Band to "The 54th Annual Grammy Awards" (Sunday 8-11:30 p.m., CBS/2), hosted by LL Cool J. Britain's biggest movie night is "The BAFTA Film Awards" (Sunday 8-11 p.m., BBC America), airing on same-day delay from London. Mariah Carey gets hers at "The BET Honors" (Monday 9-11 p.m., BET), along with Spike Lee, Stevie Wonder and other big names. "Premio Lo Nuestro" (Thursday 8-11 p.m., Univision/41) honors winners of viewer votes in Spanish-language music categories. And then there's the live "43rd NAACP Image Awards" (Friday 8-10 p.m., NBC/4). More at grammy.com, bafta.org/film/awards, bet.com/bethonors, musica .univision.com and www.naacpimageawards.net.

OPRAH GOES HASIDIC For her two-part report, that is, on the latest "Oprah's Next Chapter" (Sunday at 9 p.m. and Monday at 10 p.m., OWN). Winfrey visits Hasidic Jewish families in Brooklyn to get personal with their way of life. Sneak peek at oprah.com/own.

LOCAL ANGLE Long Island has three of the 16 contenders in the new third season of "Worst Cooks in America" (Sunday at 9 p.m., Food) -- Long Beach's Erica Weidner and Massapequa's Robert Tamke and Anthony Schiano. Meanwhile, Montauk is the setting for the season premiere of "Hook, Line & Dinner" (Thursday at 8 p.m., Cooking), as host Ben Sargent goes fishing and eating on the East End. Video at cookingchanneltv.com/hook-line-dinner.