All Times Eastern. PBS programming varies regionally.
Tuesday, Jan. 7
Doc
FOX, 9pm
New Series!
Molly Parker (House of Cards) stars as hard-charging, brilliant chief of internal medicine Dr. Amy Larsen, who suffers a brain injury that erases the last eight years of her memory in this emotional medical drama. The accident leaves her with no recollection of patients she’s treated, colleagues she’s crossed, the soulmate she divorced, the man she now loves or the tragedy that caused her to push almost everyone away. But with the immense loss comes a second chance to do things differently.
Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action
Netflix
New Series!
This jaw-dropping two-part docuseries tells the story of The Jerry Springer Show as it’s never been told before. Packed with extraordinary firsthand testimony and revelations from show producers and ex-guests, the episodes explore how this daytime program became one of the biggest and most outrageous TV hits of the ’90s. But behind the entertaining facade lay some darker truths that raise renewed questions about how far things should go in the name of entertainment.
Will Trent
ABC, 8pm
Season Premiere!
The long-awaited third season returns to (hopefully) answer some questions from Season 2’s cliffhanger finale, and will also introduce some new characters, such as Assistant District Attorney Marion Alba, played by Jane the Virgin’s Gina Rodriguez, and ER doctor and potential love interest for Angie (Erika Christensen) Seth McDale, played by Scott Foley.
Kitchen Nightmares
FOX, 8pm
Season Premiere!
Chef Gordon Ramsay is back to help revive failing restaurants. The first part of the season, called “The Road to Super Bowl LIX,” centers on New Orleans eateries as they try to get back on their feet before the Big Easy hosts the big game. The second half of the season will feature restaurants in Houston and Austin, Texas.
Fixer to Fabulous
HGTV, 8pm
Season Premiere!
Home renovation and design experts Dave and Jenny Marrs will carry out more stunning renovations during a new season of their hit series based in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Deal or No Deal Island
NBC, 8pm
Season Premiere!
A special two-hour episode will begin the second season of this reality series hosted by Joe Manganiello in which 14 contestants travel to a private island and compete in various challenges to find hidden briefcases of money. The cast of Season 2 includes reality TV veterans David Genat, Will Kirby and Parvati Shallow, in addition to some other newcomers.
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr.
PBS, 8pm
Season Premiere!
Nineteen celebrity guests will sit down with Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. to dive into their ancestral history and solve familial mysteries, including Amanda Seyfried, Joy Behar and Michael Imperioli. In addition to the all-star lineup, Gates will have his own mystery solved when the tables are turned and the host becomes a guest on an eagerly anticipated episode of the 11th season.
Star of the Month: George Raft
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
The actor/dancer who was born George Ranft but became more renowned professionally as George Raft, one of the more stylish of the screen’s leading men in the 1930s and ’40s, is celebrated each Tuesday night on Turner Classic Movies with lineups of his most memorable films. Many of the titles are the crime melodramas in which Raft became associated with playing gangsters, including the one that begins this month’s lineup tonight: 1932’s Scarface, with Raft starring alongside Paul Muni, who plays the title character. Among the other highlights this evening are Night After Night (1932), a drama costarring Mae West in her first movie role, and You and Me (1938), an odd crime drama/romantic comedy directed by Fritz Lang that pairs Raft with Sylvia Sidney.
High Potential
ABC, 9pm
New Episodes!
In the second half of the first season, Kaitlin Olson returns as Morgan Gillory, a single mom and super-genius who helps solve crime as a police consultant.
Tyler Perry’s The Oval
BET, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Creator/writer/director Tyler Perry’s political drama returns for Season 6. Last season’s finale ended with bullets flying in the White House, with several key characters potentially caught in the crossfire.
TGL Golf: The Bay Golf Club vs. New York Golf Club
ESPN, 9pm Live
This new league cofounded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy has six teams made up of PGA Tour stars playing real and virtual golf inside the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The Bay Golf Club (Ludvig Åberg, Wyndham Clark, Min Woo Lee and Shane Lowry) takes on New York Golf Club (Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick and Cameron Young) in the league’s first match.
Wildcard Kitchen
Food Network, 9pm
Season Premiere!
The bets are bigger and the stakes are higher in the 10-episode return of the late-night culinary card game where all-star chefs bet, bluff and backstab for cold, hard cash and bragging rights.
Betting on Paradise
HGTV, 9pm
New Series!
Pura Vida is the way of life in Costa Rica but might not be the case for a family who buys a crumbling piece of prime real estate with the dream of creating a luxury boutique hotel. The six-episode series shares the story of Luke Shantz and Steph Sitt, who, along with their two young daughters, embark on their biggest adventure when they buy sight unseen a property in the coastal town of Jacó. “We’ve gambled everything on this hotel, and we’re all in,” said Luke. “We don’t have anything to fall back on at this point.”
7 Little Johnstons
TLC, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Liz and Brice Bolden bring their baby girl, Leighton, home from the hospital and the rowdy Johnston bunch must get used to a whole new normal. While Liz and Brice navigate their lives as new parents, Trent and Amber take on their new roles as Lolly and Boppa (the new grandparents are also celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary this season).
The Rookie
ABC, 10pm
Season Premiere!
Season 7 of the hit police drama featuring John Nolan (Nathan Fillion), the oldest rookie in the LAPD, premieres tonight.
The Irrational
NBC, 10pm
New Episodes!
The Jesse L. Martin-led crime drama resumes its second season with “Lost Souls.” When an acclaimed tennis player goes missing in a remote forest, Alec (Martin) is called to help find her and bring her to safety. However, a medical emergency threatens to sideline Alec, leaving Marisa (Maahra Hill) and Rose (Karen David) to race against time and rescue the woman.
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Wednesday, Jan. 8
Elvis Presley’s 90th Birthday
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
If you can’t get enough of Elvis, today is the day to tune in. All day long, TCM will be airing an array of films featuring the King of Rock ’n’ Roll on what would have been his 90th birthday, beginning with a lesser-known 1968 flick called Live a Little, Love a Little about a photographer moonlighting to make ends meet, and ending with the 1972 documentary Elvis on Tour late into the night. Some highlights of the movies in between include the 1957 hit Jailhouse Rock, and the 1964 musical comedy Viva Las Vegas, costarring Ann-Margret.
Shifting Gears
ABC, 8pm
New Series!
In this new sitcom starring Tim Allen, Matt, a widower and owner of a classic automobile restoration shop, faces his most challenging repair to date: fixing his relationship with estranged daughter Riley (Kat Dennings), who shows up out of the blue with her children after separating from her husband.
Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test
FOX, 8pm
Season Premiere!
Nathan Adrian, Stephen Baldwin, Alana Blanchard, Landon Donovan, Carey Hart, Brody Jenner, Marion Jones, Ali Manno, Cam Newton, Kayla Nicole, Kyla Pratt, Denise Richards, Christy Carlson Romano, Trista Sutter, Golden Tate and Jordyn Wieber are the celebrities facing grueling challenges inspired by actual Special Forces training exercises. Season 3 features two-hour episodes for five Wednesdays.
Chicago Med
NBC, 8pm
New Episodes!
Season 10 of the popular medical drama returns from winter hiatus with “No Love Lost,” in which the team fights to save the life of one of their own, while Frost (Darren Barnet) and Abrams (Brennan Brown) butt heads with a patient.
Liberation: D-Day to Berlin
Smithsonian Channel, 8pm
Uniquely colorized footage and compelling eyewitness testimony reveal the true cost paid by both the Allied troops and civilians to free Belgium and the Netherlands from Nazi occupation. As triumph turns to tragedy in Antwerp and Arnhem, the local people suffer death and destruction alongside joy in the struggle to end Hitler’s tyranny.
Abbott Elementary
ABC, 8:30pm
New Episodes!
Season 4 of the workplace comedy featuring a group of dedicated, passionate teachers at a Philadelphia public school returns with new episodes tonight.
Celebrity Jeopardy!
ABC, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Hosted by Ken Jennings, Season 3 of the trivia game show that features celebrity contestants competing for a chance to win money for a charity of their choice begins tonight.
Raid the Cage
CBS, 9pm
Season Premiere!
The game show in which teams grab prizes from the Cage before time runs out and the doors close returns for Season 2. Damon Wayans Jr. and Jeannie Mai host.
Murder Under the Friday Night Lights
Investigation Discovery, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Season 4 of the docuseries investigating violence and murder surrounding local high school football teams will begin with a two-hour premiere special on Aaron Hernandez and two of his former high school teammates who, in a bizarre twist of fate, also committed murders of their own.
Chicago Fire
NBC, 9pm
New Episodes!
The original series in NBC’s popular Chicago franchise returns with new Season 13 episodes. In tonight’s installment, “A Favor,” Cruz’s (Joe Minoso) past comes back to haunt him while Severide (Taylor Kinney) prepares to teach an arson class at the academy.
What Would You Do?
ABC, 10pm
New Episodes!
Host John Quiñones returns for Season 17 with new episodes using hidden cameras to observe and comment on how ordinary people behave when they are confronted with dilemmas that require them either to take action or to walk on by.
Chicago P.D.
NBC, 10pm
New Episodes!
Season 12 of this second entry in the Chicago franchise resumes tonight with “Friends and Family,” which finds Cook (Toya Turner) turning to her family when Intelligence faces roadblocks that threaten a kidnapping case.
Thursday, Jan. 9
The Pitt
Max
New Series!
Noah Wyle is back in scrubs, 15 years after ER ended. (He starred as Dr. John Carter on the long-running NBC drama.) This 15-episode drama is a realistic examination of the challenges facing healthcare workers in today’s America as seen through the lens of the frontline heroes working in a modern-day hospital in Pittsburgh.
American Primeval
Netflix
New Series!
The birth of the American West is dramatized in this six-episode series led by Taylor Kitsch and Betty Gilpin. It takes place in 1857 and follows an ensemble of characters and the sacrifices they must make when they choose to enter the lawless and brutal Western frontier, where only one goal matters: survival. According to director/executive producer Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights), “I’m looking forward to taking viewers into the most dynamic, intense and heart-pounding survival tale humanly possible. We are going into the belly of the beast.”
Asura
Netflix
New Series!
This series reimagines the beloved Japanese family drama Like Asura for a modern audience. Set in 1979, it follows four sisters — Tsunako (Rie Miyazawa), Makiko (Machiko Ono), Takiko (Yu Aoi) and Sakiko (Suzu Hirose) — whose lives are shaken by the discovery of their aging father’s affair. Like the asura, demigods in Buddhist cosmology, these women embody a whirlwind of emotions, clashing fiercely yet sharing moments of profound connection on their journey, which is marked by both conflict and growth.
The Upshaws
Netflix
Season Premiere!
The sitcom returns for Part 6, again chronicling the adventures of Bennie Upshaw (Mike Epps), the head of a Black working-class family in Indianapolis. Kim Fields, Khali Spraggins, Journey Christine, Jermelle Simon, Diamond Lyons, Gabrielle Dennis and Wanda Sykes costar.
On Call
Prime Video
New Series!
This gritty police drama coproduced by Dick Wolf’s son Elliot Wolf and Chicago P.D. producer Tim Walsh features a police officer (Troian Bellisario) and her rookie trainee (Brandon Larracuente) as they patrol Long Beach alongside a diverse, eclectic crew of fellow officers, including straight-talking Lt. Bishop (Lori Loughlin) and the slightly mysterious Sgt. Lasman (Eriq La Salle).
College Football Playoff Semifinal: Capital One Orange Bowl
ESPN, 7:30pm Live
The College Football Playoff field has been cut from 12 to four for tonight’s semifinal game at the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium in South Florida. The winner advances to the Jan. 20 championship game.
Hollywood Squares
CBS, 8pm
New Series!
The classic game show featuring two contestants playing tic-tac-toe with celebrity guests to win money and prizes gets an update in this new series. Drew Barrymore is the center square and Nate Burleson is the host. Celebrity guests include Tyra Banks, Julie Bowen, Yvette Nicole Brown, Whitney Cummings, Akbar Gbajabiamila, Tiffany Haddish, Oliver Hudson, Pete Holmes, Gabriel Iglesias, Jo Koy, Jay Leno, Justin Long, Kevin Nealon, RuPaul, Andrew Rannells, Kristen Schaal, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Sheryl Underwood and Jimmy O. Yang.
Hell’s Kitchen: “Black Jacket Time”
FOX, 8pm
In the new episode “Black Jacket Time,” the chefs must use their creativity and pull out all the stops to stand out from the pack and be awarded a black jacket.
Remembering Teri Garr
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Beloved actress Terry Ann Garr, better known as Teri Garr, passed away Oct. 29 at the age of 79. Turner Classic Movies celebrates the star this evening with three of her memorable films. The first two feature Garr in the comedic roles for which she is most remembered, beginning with Mel Brooks’ 1974 classic Young Frankenstein, in which Garr’s performance as Inga alongside Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman and Cloris Leachman enhances the humor and helped this film consistently land on most people’s list of greatest comedies ever. Following that, Garr stars with George Burns and John Denver in Oh, God! (1977), directed by Carl Reiner. The final film shows Garr’s dramatic range as she plays the mother of young Alec Ramsey (Kelly Reno) in The Black Stallion (1979), which also features Mickey Rooney in a Best Supporting Actor Oscar-nominated performance.
Only Murders in the Building: “Here’s Looking at You”
ABC, 9pm
An unexpected visitor reveals hidden secrets about the inner workings of the Arconia, and Charles (Steve Martin) reveals that he once recorded a hit single that was popular in Germany.
Animal Control: “Rattlers and Gators”
FOX, 9pm
In the new episode “Rattlers and Gators,” Emily (Vella Lovell) tries to keep Frank (Joel McHale) away from her rich benefactor, which only makes him determined to win her over.
Velvet: “Blue Velvet”
PBS, 9pm
Cristina (Manuela Velasco) surprises Alberto (Miguel Ángel Silvestre) with a party at the country club and learns things about Ana (Paula Echevarría).
Going Dutch: “Tanks for Nothing”
FOX, 9:30pm
In the new episode “Tanks for Nothing,” Gen. Davidson (Joe Morton) makes a visit to Stroopsdorf and insults Col. Quinn (Denis Leary) by tasking him with commanding the unit of traffic during a tank maneuver.
Friday, Jan. 10
Goosebumps
Disney+ & Hulu
Season Premiere!
This eight-episode second installment of the live-action series based on R.L. Stine’s popular series of kids books is called “The Vanishing” and draws on elements from some of the most popular of those books, including Stay Out of the Basement, Welcome to Camp Nightmare and others. It begins with fraternal twins Devin (Sam McCarthy) and Cece (Jayden Bartels) adjusting to life with their recently divorced dad, Anthony (David Schwimmer). When the duo discovers a threat stirring, they quickly realize that dark secrets are among them, triggering a chain of events that unravel a profound mystery. As they delve into the unknown, the twins and their friends find themselves entangled in the chilling tale of four teenagers who mysteriously vanished in 1994.
Ad Vitam
Netflix
Original Film!
In this French action thriller, after escaping an attempted murder, Franck Lazarev (Guillaume Canet) must find his wife, Léo (Stéphane Caillard), who has been kidnapped by a mysterious group of armed men. He is caught up by his past as a former member of the French Elite Intervention Squad and pulled into a state affair far beyond his control.
College Football Playoff Semifinal: Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
ESPN, 7:30pm Live
The College Football Playoff championship game opponents will be set after tonight’s semifinal game at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
College Basketball: UCLA at Maryland
FOX, 8pm Live
FOX’s Friday night Big Ten college basketball clash has the UCLA Bruins visiting College Park to take on the Maryland Terrapins.
Happy’s Place: “The MacAllister Girls”
NBC, 8pm
When Bobbie’s (Reba McEntire) daughter, Gracie (Emma Kenney), comes to visit, Bobbie worries that she and Isabella (Belissa Escobedo) might not get along.
It Was All a Dream?
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies’ monthlong look at notable films that have used dream sequences, featured stories that turned out to be only a dream or used other aspects of dreams, daydreams and nightmares onscreen continues tonight. Up first, Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) has a particularly vivid and entertaining (for the audience, at least) dream of a visit to a place somewhere over the rainbow in The Wizard of Oz (1939). After that is another musical fantasy involving a child (Tommy Rettig) dreaming himself into a different realm: The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953), featuring a screenplay cowritten by Dr. Seuss. Next comes the Abbott and Costello comedy Jack and the Beanstalk (1952), followed by three musical romantic comedies: My Dream Is Yours (1949), Du Barry Was a Lady (1943) and Carefree (1938), led by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
Lopez vs. Lopez: “Lopez vs. Josué”
NBC, 8:30pm
When Rosie (Selenis Leyva) sues her ex-fiancé (Jaime Camil) for wasting her time, she recruits George (George Lopez) to be her star witness.
Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?
HBO, 10pm
Bill Maher’s 13th comedy special for HBO features the comedian, writer and host of Real Time With Bill Maher performing at the CIBC Theater in Chicago.
Saturday, Jan. 11
Sakamoto Days
Netflix
New Series!
Based on the hit manga, this Japanese anime series follows the action-packed story of legendary ex-hitman Taro Sakamoto (voiced by Tomokazu Sugita) as he bands with comrades to face off against the looming threat of assassins to ensure a peaceful life with his beloved family.
The Jerk
IFC, 6am
Catch a Classic!
Steve Martin made the move from stand-up to movie leading man with this 1979 comedy that he cowrote with Carl Gottlieb and Michael Elias, and was directed by Carl Reiner. The film, costarring Bernadette Peters, became a hit with audiences (it was the eighth highest-grossing film of the year despite being released in December) and (largely) with critics, and remains a hilarious classic.
NFL Football: Wild Card Playoffs
CBS & Prime Video, beginning at 4:30pm Live
The NFL’s Super Wild Card Weekend kicks off today with a game streaming on Prime Video, followed by a primetime matchup on CBS. Wild-card games continue Sunday on FOX, CBS and NBC, and conclude Monday night on ABC/ESPN.
StuGo
Disney Channel, 8pm
New Series!
This animated series is about six middle schoolers who get tricked by a mad scientist into attending a fake academic summer camp. What started as three months of learning transforms into an adventure of a lifetime on a tropical island filled with mind-reading manatees, giant fighting fungi and fashion-forward mutants. The voice cast includes Tania Gunadi, Zosia Mamet, Zach Reino and Gabourey Sidibe. After tonight’s two-episode premiere, new episodes air on Sunday mornings.
Polar Opposites
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
Emma (Rhiannon Fish) needs to get to Antarctica to reach her father but can’t get on a boat in South America for the last leg, so she sneaks onto a cruise ship and meets an engineer named Andy (Markian Tarasiuk).
Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
Based on a true story, this is every family’s worst nightmare as masked gunmen barge into a suburban Florida home where Marcela Borges (Dascha Polanco) and her family are. A newly pregnant Marcela, her husband and their young son are left with no choice but to comply with their captors’ demands: surrender $200,000 or their lives. But with no means of accessing that sort of money, Marcela faces insurmountable odds and must make the life and death decisions to keep her family safe.
Tennis: Australian Open: Early Rounds
ESPN2, 10pm Live
The Grand Slam season begins Down Under at Melbourne Park for the Australian Open, where Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka are reigning champions. ESPN and ESPN2 air the tournament through Jan. 26.
Austin City Limits
PBS, 11pm
Singer-songwriter Norah Jones and Hurray for the Riff Raff perform live in Austin.