Sunday is the second-biggest pro football day of the year - the day that determines the Super Bowl matchup.
Conference championship Sunday doesn't have quite the same ring as Super Bowl Sunday, but it does have one advantage: There are two games instead of just one.
First up is the AFC championship (1 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2), with the New England Patriots hosting the Baltimore Ravens. Then it's the NFC championship (4:30 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13), with the San Francisco 49ers hosting the New York Giants.
If you're keeping count, the 49ers have won five Super Bowls; the Giants and the Patriots have each won three; and the Ravens have won one.
And if you're planning ahead, the Super Bowl kicks off at 4:25 p.m. MT on Sunday, Feb. 4, on NBC/Ch. 5
Elsewhere on Friday ...
Shark Tank (7 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): This series returns to the ABC schedule.
Chuck (7 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Casey has a tough decision to make.
Men's college volleyball (7 p.m., BYUtv): Southern California at BYU
Kitchen Nightmares (7 p.m., Fox/Ch. 130): Gordon Ramsay tries to save a Texas restaurant.
UFC on FX (7 p.m., FX): Ultimate fighting comes to FX as part of the overall Fox deal.
Grimm (8 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Monroe receives an unsettling message.
Great Performances at the Met (8 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): The tragic opera "Anna Bolena."
Fringe (8 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): The alternate Fringe division is in a race against time.
Merlin (8 and 10 p.m., Syfy): There's an assassin stalking Camelot.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (9 p.m., Cartoon): Obi-Wan enters a prison in disguise.
Elsewhere on Saturday ...
Women's college basketball (2 p.m., BYUtv): Portland at BYU
Men's college volleyball (7 p.m., BYUtv): Southern California at BYU
NBA (7 p.m., ROOT): Minnesota Timberwolves at Utah Jazz
Elsewhere on Sunday ...
Undercover Boss (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): The chairperson and CEO of The Dwyer Group, goes under cover to get a look at how her company runs.
Once Upon a Time (7 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): A mysterious stranger makes Regina and Emma suspicious.
Secrets of the Manor House (7 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): A look at what life was really like in the times portrayed in "Downton Abbey."
Desperate Housewives (8 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Bree's drinking kills her inhibitions; Lynette goes on a date; Alejandro's wife confronts Susan.
Downton Abbey (8 p.m., PBS/Ch. 7): Matthew and William are trapped behind German lines.
American Idol (8 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Auditions continue. (Time approximate after football.)
Pan Am (9 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Dean is accosted by customs officials looking for a smuggler.
Shameless (10 p.m., Showtime): Fiona reconnects with her old crush - who's now married.
House of Lies (11 p.m., Showtime): Marty learns that Greg is about to announce the possible acquisition of Galweather.
