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In the grand scheme of things, awards shows don't mean much. Just famous people patting each other on the back.
"The People's Choice Awards" (8 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2) mean, well, absolutely nothing. They're based on the results of online polls. They're online popularity contests.
Snoooooze …
Oh, Joel McHale hosts this meaningless popularity contest.
Elsewhere on TV ...
• Men's college basketball (7 p.m., P12N): Utah at Washington State
• "Undercover Boss" (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2):The new president and CEO of a specialty coffee and tea retailer goes under cover.
• "Fresh Off the Boat" (7 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Jessica wants the family to settle all debts, disputes and grudges before the Chinese New Year.
• "Blindspot" (7 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): An unusual tattoo leads back to Roman.
• "Lethal Weapon" (7 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Riggs and Murtaugh investigate when a car containing a huge amount of cocaine is stolen from an impound lot.
• "Speechless" (7:30 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): When Maya and Kenneth both get sick, Jimmy steps in as mom and Dylan helps J.J..
• "Law & Order: SVU" (8 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): A powerful family defends one of its own from a bartender's rape accusation.
• "Frontline" (8 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): In "Divided States of America," racial tensions in America; the fight to control the Republican Party; dysfunction in Washington, D.C.
• "Star" (8 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Carlotta continues to pursue the truth about Simone and Star's past; Gladys Knight agrees to introduce their showcase.
• "Frequency" (8 p.m., CW/Ch. 30): Frank and Raimy make a surprising discovery in their search for the Nightingale.
• "Black-ish" (8:30 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Bow gets Dre to try therapy,.
• "Match Game" (9 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Andy Richter, Bellamy Young, Caroline Rhea, Judy Greer, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Skylar Astin are the panelists; Alec Baldwin hosts.
• "Chicago P.D." (9 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): A priest and parishioners block law enforcement from entering a church where two murder suspects are hiding.
• "Duck Dynasty" (10 p.m., A&E): Jase and the guys battle an invasion of Asian carp.
• "Vikings" (10 p.m., History): The Viking army lands on the coast of Northumbria.
• "Salem" (10 and 11 p.m., WGN): Hearts are destroyed when everyone's true colors are revealed.
• "Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce" (11 p.m., Bravo): Abby butts heads with her son's baseball coach; Jo puts her ex-husband in rehab and dives into a relationship with Scott.
• "Workaholics" (11 p.m., Comedy Central): The guys add something to Alice's father's new product to drive up sales.
• "Six" (11 p.m., History): In the premiere of this series about U.S. Navy SEAL Team Six, troop leader Rip Taggart makes a questionable decision while on a mission in Afghanistan; two years later, he's captured by Boko Haram.
• "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" (11 p.m, FX): Charlie is convinced that Mac's mother is holding his mother hostage.
• "Incorporated" (11 p.m., USA): After his plan misfires, Ben's backup plan risks his life.
• "Jeff & Some Aliens" (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central): Jeff uses an alien machine to trade his life energy for luxury items in order to impress his girlfriend.
• "Man Seeking Woman" (11:30 p.m., FX): Lucy tries to forge a relationship with Josh's best friend.