{"id":280822,"date":"2026-02-12T17:54:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/280822\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:54:08","slug":"what-to-watch-on-tv-and-streaming-thursday-february-12-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/280822\/","title":{"rendered":"What To Watch On TV And Streaming Thursday, February 12, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                                             &#13;<br \/>\n                                                    &#13;<br \/>\n                            &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"gallery-image \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/intro-1770899473.jpg\" data-slide-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/2095052\/what-to-watch-february-12-2026-tv-shows-movies\/\" data-post-id=\"2095052\" data-slide-num=\"0\" data-slide-title=\"What to Watch Thursday: Love Story Begins, The Pitt Spotlights PTMC's Nurses, And More: \" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" alt=\"Paul Kelly and Sarah Pidgeon in Love Story\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    FX<\/p>\n<p>Every day, TVLine&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvline.com\/category\/what-to-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">What to Watch<\/a> column spotlights new and returning English-language shows (and select movies) premiering or airing fresh episodes across broadcast, cable and streaming \u2014 organized below by release time and alphabetically within each slot.<\/p>\n<p>On TV this Thursday: Noah Wyle directs a nurse-centric hour of &#8220;The Pitt,&#8221; and Ryan Murphy dramatizes John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette&#8217;s\u00a0&#8220;Love Story.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like a recommended watch-list like this delivered to your inbox each morning, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/tvline.kit.com\/whattowatch?utm_source=tvline&amp;utm_medium=whattowatch_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sign up for our free What to Watch newsletter here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>                Showtimes for February 12, 2026<\/p>\n<p>\n        3:00 AM<br \/>\n        ET\n    <\/p>\n<p>        Can You Keep a Secret?<\/p>\n<p>\n            Paramount+<br \/>\n            SIX-EPISODE BINGE\n        <\/p>\n<p>Series premiere: The British comedy follows a domineering granny (played by Dawn French) who fakes her husband&#8217;s death for the insurance money \u2014 only for her family to discover that the biggest threat isn&#8217;t the law, but her.<\/p>\n<p>        Gangs of London<\/p>\n<p>\n            AMC+<\/p>\n<p>As Lale faces a difficult choice, Asif receives an enticing offer; Marian discovers something that could impact her family.<\/p>\n<p>        How to Get to Heaven From Belfast<\/p>\n<p>\n            Netflix<br \/>\n            EIGHT-EPISODE BINGE\n        <\/p>\n<p>Series premiere: From the wild imagination of Lisa McGee (&#8220;Derry Girls&#8221;) comes a not-so-wee mystery about three best pals who investigate the mysterious death of a former school mate.<\/p>\n<p>        Love Story<\/p>\n<p>\n            FX<br \/>\n            FIRST THREE EPISODES\n        <\/p>\n<p>Series premiere: The first season of Ryan Murphy&#8217;s anthology focuses on the ill-fated romance between John F. Kennedy Jr. (Paul Kelly) and Carolyn Bessette (Sarah Pidgeon).<\/p>\n<p>        Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association<\/p>\n<p>\n            Prime Video<\/p>\n<p>The four-part docuseries charts the rise and fall of the ABA \u2014 a league that defined one of America&#8217;s most turbulent eras and shaped the NBA as we know it today.<\/p>\n<p>        Star Trek: Starfleet Academy<\/p>\n<p>\n            Paramount+<\/p>\n<p>During the cadets&#8217; first training mission on an abandoned ship, they encounter a dangerous enemy.<\/p>\n<p>\n        8:00 PM<br \/>\n        ET\n    <\/p>\n<p>        Next Level Chef<\/p>\n<p>\n            Fox<\/p>\n<p>The auditions come to a close as eight amateur home cooks prove their worth in the kitchen by transforming ordinary ingredients into standout dishes.<\/p>\n<p>        The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills<\/p>\n<p>\n            Bravo<\/p>\n<p>Dorit tries to reach PK through Mauricio; Sutton gets vulnerable with her daughter; Rachel invites Kyle and Dorit to the Hamptons for a diversion from her divorce.<\/p>\n<p>        Scrabble<\/p>\n<p>\n            The CW<\/p>\n<p>Three players who have a way with words battle it out in hopes of taking home $10,000.<\/p>\n<p>        Winter Olympic Games<\/p>\n<p>\n            NBC<br \/>\n            DAY 6\n        <\/p>\n<p>Primetime coverage includes moguls (Men&#8217;s Final), snowboarding (Women&#8217;s Halfpipe Final), and alpine skiing (Women&#8217;s Super-G).<\/p>\n<p>\n        9:00 PM<br \/>\n        ET\n    <\/p>\n<p>        The Pitt<\/p>\n<p>\n            HBO Max<br \/>\n            NOAH WYLE DIRECTS\n        <\/p>\n<p>In an hour that shines a spotlight on PTMC&#8217;s nurses, the team contends with a loss, while Al-Hashimi and Robby continue to clash over the best course of treatment for a patient showing signs of malnutrition.<\/p>\n<p>        The Traitors<\/p>\n<p>\n            Peacock<\/p>\n<p>While a new alliance is tested, suspicions force an old one into the spotlight; the creepiest murder yet is about to be sprung on one Faithful.<\/p>\n<p>        Trivial Pursuit<\/p>\n<p>\n            The CW<\/p>\n<p>A bar trivia captain takes his swing at the six categories in hopes of winning $20,000.<\/p>\n<p>        The Valley: Persian Style<\/p>\n<p>\n            Bravo<\/p>\n<p>Mercedeh\u2019s frustration with Tommy\u2019s refusal to attend events with her bubbles to the surface, striking another blow to their relationship.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n        9:30 PM<br \/>\n        ET\n    <\/p>\n<p>        Going Dutch<\/p>\n<p>\n            Fox<\/p>\n<p>Captain Maggie invites her idol, General Martin, to the base, but things get complicated when the Colonel and General Martin develop an attraction toward each other.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; FX Every day, TVLine&#8217;s What to Watch column&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":280823,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[156,111,139,69,437],"class_list":{"0":"post-280822","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-new-zealand","10":"tag-newzealand","11":"tag-nz","12":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280822\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/280823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}