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2007 February Sweeps Highlights - Spoilers Galore!

By Rachel Thomas, About.com

©2006 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Albert Watson
If it's February, then it must be time for all those dramas to go all out in an effort to lure viewers to the dark side.

CBS Highlights

Criminal Minds
: In the post-Super Bowl episode, the BAU takes on a case of a couple who is murdered in their home following a Super Bowl party. James van der Beek puts in a guest appearance. CBS Sports announcers Jim Nantz and Phil Simms make cameo appearances.

CSI: On the February 8 episode, Grissom returns just as we learn more about Keppler's secret past.

CSI: Miami: When a truck full of weapons is stolen, Horatio realizes it's the work of an old enemy named Clavo Cruz, a man he put away years ago. Cruz's men launch a missile into the courtroom in an attempt to free Cruz.

CSI: NY: Singer Nelly Furtado has the team on their toes when she plays a high-end shoplifter who steals the latest must-have items for her impressive client list.

Jericho: The February 21 return of television's newest intense drama gives viewers a glimpse into what happened the day before the nuclear bombs exploded. Will we learn more about Hawkins? Don't count on it, but we will learn bits and pieces as the season moves forward. Who is the woman watching the residents of Jericho? Will Emily choose Jake or her newly found fiancé? Who dropped the bomb? The answers to those questions will come sooner than later.

NBC Highlights

Heroes
: 2/5/07 Episode - Hiro has trouble convincing his father and sister that his destiny is to save the world. Peter works with Claude to get a grip on his powers, but the more he learns, the more distrustful he becomes of those closest to him. Claire goes on a quest to find her biological mother. Sylar goes after HRG and his family.

2/12/07 Episode - The truth about Claire's biological father is revealed. Matt puts his life in danger when he gets a job as a bodyguard for an attorney. When Suresh discovers the identity of someone on "The List," he unknowingly puts himself in immediate danger. Hiro and Ando go back to Las Vegas in search of the sword, but wind up helping a pretty girl out of a jam.

2/19/07 Episode - Peter is furious when he learns someone close to him betrayed him and Claude. Matt has difficulties when his simple life becomes too much for him to bear when "Radioactive" Ted and "Wireless" Hana consume his life. Hiro has trouble staying on his path. Claire is consumed with anger towards HRG.

2/26/07 Episode - In this "explosive" episode, Matt and Ted take the Bennets hostage, forcing HRG to out his real past. The Heroes lives may be in grave danger when a new threat is introduced. Eric Roberts guest stars in this final episode of February - could he be the mysterious Linderman?.

ER: Reeling from their ordeal with Ames, Abby and Kovac take their relationship in a new direction - will it be for the better or worse? Neela's surgical career gets well underway when she scrubs in on a kidney transplant procedure. Her excitement is short-lived when Dubenko brings a new surgical intern onboard. Gates deals with his estranged father while doing his best to hang onto Sarah.

Las Vegas: The team deals with "Mummy" issues while Mary is left to solve a case on her own. Sam is in for the shock of her life when her first love wakes from a 20-year coma. In the last episode of February, the gang deals with the death of a fellow co-worker and Mary must testify against her father in court.

Medium: Push returns and shocks Allison with news that he has been dreaming about a vicious murder in Phoenix. Bridgette has something big happening on Valentine's Day. Allison will wake from a dream thinking she is a woman named Sandra.

Crossing Jordan: Fans of Las Vegas get a double dose this February when Danny (Josh Duhamel) and Delinda (Molly Sims) assist Woody and Jordan solve the murder of a Las Vegas prize fighter. Bug works on a case that dates back to the 80's. Lily returns to the morgue.

Fox Highlights

24: Viewers will get a special treat just in time for Valentine's Day when 24 airs a special two-hour episode on 2/12. Reed Pollack and Vice President Noah Daniels (guest star Powers Boothe) get heavily involved in the horrific events that have taken place. The terrorist threat escalates to new and alarming levels. Will Jack and the team get to those remaining nuclear bombs in time?

Prison Break: Michael and Sara fans will get what they've been waiting for as the two finally meet up and get physical! Another escapee takes a fall. Mahone and Bellick continue to work together to capture Michael and Lincoln. T-Bag gets some therapy, but not before his continued terrorization of the Hollander family. Kellerman goes after the President. Watch for Warden Pope to make an appearance since he's the person Michael needs to get the goods on The Company. Lincoln, Michael and Sara find the evidence they need to clear Lincoln - but will they ever get to use it?

The OC: As the series nears the end, an earthquake rocks Orange County, changing the lives of everyone in some way. The 2/22 series finales will wrap up and give closure to each major storyline.

House: The team deals with a family who believes in only using homeopathic medicine. However, House has bigger fish to fry when Cuddy assigns his parking spot to someone else. She makes a deal with him - if he can spend a week in a wheelchair, the spot is his....and of course House is up for the challenge!

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