All times Eastern

SUNDAY, FEB. 10

NBA All-Star Game

NBC, 5 p.m. live

The world's top basketball players show off their skills in this exciting annual duel.

SUNDAY, FEB. 10

Revealing Rome

Travel, 9 p.m.

This show tours majestic Vatican City and surrounding Rome.

MONDAY, FEB. 11

Welcoming the Sick: Lourdes

EWTN, 6:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

The prayerfulness and patience of the sick pilgrims who visit Lourdes, and the loving care that international volunteers and the townspeople give them, are vivid living illustrations of the role of suffering in Catholic theology.

TUESDAY, FEB. 12

Past the Boundary: The Journey of Augustine Tolton

EWTN, 5:30 p.m.

This show tells the story of Father Augustine Tolton (1854-1897), an ex-slave who became a priest. He completed his seminary studies in Rome, was ordained there in 1886, and was assigned back home to Illinois. Parishioners white and black loved “Father Gus” for his holiness and kindness. His mother, Martha, had fled Missouri with her three young children to gain freedom in Illinois.

TUESDAYS

Real Renos

Home & Garden, 7:30 p.m.

Watch contractor Jim Caruk and his foreman try to meet home-renovation deadlines and deal with homeowners, tradesmen, architects and interior designers. Along the way, you'll find out what to ask contractors about your “reno” and what to reasonably expect.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13

Rome's Hidden Churches - Lenten Pilgrimage

EWTN, 7:15 a.m., 3:15 p.m. and 9:45 p.m.

On Ash Wednesday, make a resolution to stop by some of Rome's most beautiful churches — the “station” churches, which Lenten pilgrims visit today just as they have from time immemorial. This series will continue on EWTN through Holy Week.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13

The Secrets of the Colosseum

Discovery Channel, 9 p.m.

This exploration of the huge Roman arena reveals some of its amazing design secrets.

FRIDAY, FEB. 15

Mysteries of Easter Island

Learning Channel, 9 p.m.

Documentary-makers love to speculate about the origin of the colossal statues on this remote Pacific island. This program suggests links to ancient Peruvians and mentions the amusing theory suggesting that space creatures may have been behind the strange sculptures.

SATURDAY, FEB. 16

Moose: The Moody Monarch

Animal Planet, 9 p.m.

The moose, strongest member of the deer family, usually leaves other animals alone, and people too. But occasionally, moose on the loose make for messes and mayhem.

Dan Engler writes from Santa Barbara, California.