All Times Eastern. PBS programming varies regionally.
Saturday, Jan. 25
Asia
BBC America, 8pm
New Series!
From the jungles of Borneo to the Siberian wilderness, explore the diverse and fascinating wildlife living across every corner of Asia in this new series presented by Emmy Award-winning biologist Sir David Attenborough. The first episode, titled “Beneath the Waves,” focuses on the creatures of Asia’s oceans, including tiny fish that climb trees, squid that glow in the dark and grey reef sharks that hunt in groups that can number in the hundreds.
NBA Basketball
ABC & ESPN, beginning at 12pm Live
Saturday’s NBA action tips off on ESPN with the Indiana Pacers at the San Antonio Spurs, followed by three games on ABC with the Denver Nuggets at the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Boston Celtics at the Dallas Mavericks in an NBA Finals rematch and the L.A. Lakers at the Golden State Warriors.
College Basketball
CBS, ESPN, ESPN2, FOX & FS1, beginning at 12pm Live
Top games on the college hardcourt include Pittsburgh at Syracuse (ESPN2), Georgetown at Providence (FOX), Michigan State at Rutgers (CBS), Seton Hall at Creighton (FS1), Duke at Wake Forest (ESPN), UConn at Xavier (FOX) and Cincinnati at BYU (ESPN2).
The Perfect Setting
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
An aspiring jewelry designer (Laci J. Mailey) returns to Belgium to visit her grandfather (David Elsendoorn) and hopefully win the Valentine’s Day Diamond Contest.
Mary J. Blige’s Family Affair
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
Inspired by Mary J. Blige’s bestselling hit “Family Affair,” the film continues Kendra (Ajiona Alexus) and Ben’s (Da’Vinchi) epic love story first shared in two films in 2023. The new film picks up as Kendra and Ben move out of the city in hopes of finally building a life together, but struggle with fertility issues and family. Their relationship reaches a boiling point when Ben secretly helps his brother, and Kendra returns to the city and an old friend comes back into her life.
The Diary of Anne Frank
MOVIES!, 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Best Director Oscar nominee George Stevens’ powerful, Best Picture Oscar-nominated 1959 drama is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1955 play of the same name, which itself was drawn from the posthumously published writings of Anne Frank, a Jewish girl who lived in hiding from the Nazis with her family in the Netherlands during World War II before ultimately dying in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp at age 15. Millie Perkins made her film debut as Anne, and the exceptional cast also includes Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner Shelley Winters as Petronella Van Daan (a pseudonym given by Anne in her diary to Auguste van Pels, the matriarch of the family that hid with the Franks); and Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee Ed Wynn as Albert Dussel (real name Fritz Pfeffer, a German dentist who hid with the Frank and van Pels families). A few actors reprise their stage roles: Joseph Schildkraut as Anne’s father, Otto; Gusti Huber as Anne’s mother, Edith; and Lou Jacobi as Hans Van Daan (real name Hermann van Pels, Auguste’s husband).
Prosecuting Evil With Kelly Siegler
Oxygen, 8pm
Season Premiere!
Oxygen’s true crime series Prosecuting Evil With Kelly Siegler returns with the special two-hour premiere “Long Road to Justice.” The murder of Belinda Temple and her unborn baby was Siegler’s most contentious case. After years of silence, she sets the record straight about what it took to finally get justice for the victims and their family against an unrelenting defense team.
Saturday Night’s Main Event
NBC, 8pm Live; also livestreams on Peacock
This second installment of NBC’s revival of WWE’s popular 1982-92 franchise will take place at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio.
Kobe: The Making of a Legend
CNN, 9pm
New Series!
Five years after his tragic passing, this three-part series chronicles the private story of the unseen forces that propelled the ascension of Kobe Bryant into an NBA legend, and the personal transformations he confronted along the way. Other notable basketball names featured in the series are Jalen Brunson, Tracy McGrady and Sheryl Swoopes.
Austin City Limits
PBS, 11pm
Country music artist Mickey Guyton and Latin singer-songwriter Carín León perform hits and highlights from their discographies.
Saturday Night Live
NBC, 11:30pm Live; also livestreams on Peacock
A new SNL episode airs tonight; Timothée Chalamet will serve as both host and musical guest.
Tennis: Australian Open: Men’s Final
ESPN, 3:30am Live (late night)
The men’s singles championship match at the Australian Open takes place at Melbourne Park. ESPN2 airs an encore of the match later Sunday morning.
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Sunday, Jan. 26
Paul Newman 100th Birthday Tribute
TCM, beginning at 12pm
Catch a Classic!
Legendary actor Paul Newman was born 100 years ago today (Jan. 26, 1925), in Shaker Heights, Ohio; he died on Sept. 26, 2008, in Westport, Connecticut, at the age of 83. TCM celebrates the centennial of the birth of the beloved blue-eyed star with several of his most memorable films starting this afternoon and into the evening. The evening begins with a film on which Newman had a starring role behind the camera only: the Best Picture Oscar-nominated drama Rachel, Rachel (1968), which he directed, and which earned a Best Actress nod for its star, Joanne Woodward, Newman’s wife. Newman himself won a Golden Globe for directing the film. After that come movies featuring Newman in front of the camera: Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956), with the actor portraying boxer Rocky Graziano; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), which earned Newman a Best Actor nomination alongside Best Actress nominee Elizabeth Taylor; Hud (1963), which netted Newman another Best Actor nomination alongside Best Actress winner Patricia Neal; Cool Hand Luke (1967), featuring yet another Best Actor-nominated performance from Newman and a Best Supporting Actor-winning performance from George Kennedy; and the TCM premiere of the comedy/drama Nobody’s Fool (1994), in which Newman delivered his last Best Actor-nominated performance.
NFL Playoffs: AFC and NFC Championship Games
CBS & FOX, beginning at 3pm Live
The teams facing off in Super Bowl LIX are set following today’s conference championship games. The Washington Commanders are at the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC title game on FOX, followed by the AFC matchup with the Buffalo Bills at the Kansas City Chiefs on CBS.
2025 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships
NBC, 4pm Live
NBC airs the men’s free skate competition on the final day of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas.
Miss Scarlet: “The Thames Reaper”
PBS, 8pm
With a notorious serial killer on the loose, Eliza (Kate Phillips) is caught up in the middle of a clash between Fleet Street and Scotland Yard.
Air Disasters
Smithsonian Channel, 8pm
Season Premiere!
In “Ticking Time Bomb,” three doomed airlines are brought down by gradually deteriorating parts.
All Creatures Great and Small: “Homecoming”
PBS, 9pm
It’s baby Jimmy’s Christening Day, and there’s a surprise announcement from Tristan (Callum Woodhouse).
The Whole Story With Anderson Cooper: “Operation Panda”
CNN, 8pm
The Whole Story With Anderson Cooper returns with exclusive special access to the return of giant pandas to America, an important symbol of conservation and friendship between the United States and China. Senior national correspondent David Culver reports on “Operation Panda,” timed to this week’s grand reopening of the panda exhibit at Washington’s Smithsonian National Zoo. CNN crews captured exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from the journey of Bao Li and Qing Bao, two giant pandas who became the first of their kind China has sent to Washington in 24 years. Culver reports from Dujiangyan Panda Base, where CNN was the sole U.S. based media present to witness their departure, and he also gets an early look at how the pandas are settling into their new home in the nation’s capital. Culver also explores the Sichuan Mountains of southwest China, where researchers are focused on reintroducing pandas to their natural habitat. He unearths the history of panda diplomacy starting with President Nixon in 1972 and speaks with researchers, Chinese citizens and American panda fanatics about why these animals inspire such widespread devotion around the world.
The Agency
Showtime, 9pm
Season Finale!
Season 1 of this spy thriller about a covert CIA agent (Michael Fassbender) who is torn between his career and his heart concludes with “Overtaken by Events.” Jodie Turner-Smith, Richard Gere and Jeffrey Wright also star. Showtime has ordered a second season.
Extreme Airport Africa
Smithsonian Channel, 9pm
New Series!
In “Flying Lions,” two lions take to the air on a journey to a new home. A rookie flight attendant puts his training into action. Mechanics fix desert damage to get their planes back into the Namibian sky, and aerial firefighters face an inferno to save a village.
Watson
CBS, 10pm
New Series!
This medical mystery drama premieres following coverage of the AFC championship game. Morris Chestnut stars as Dr. John Watson, associate of legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, in present-day Pittsburgh. Watson and his team of medical experts must comb through genetic and environmental clues to help patients suffering from some of the rarest conditions. Meanwhile, the influence of Holmes — missing and presumed dead — looms large in Watson’s psyche.
Vienna Blood
PBS, 10pm
Season Finale!
When a lead finally takes him to a rendezvous with Mephisto, Oskar (Juergen Maurer) finds himself in the middle of an assassination attempt that could precipitate a world war.
Monday, Jan. 27
Holocaust Remembrance Day
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
To remember one of the worst times of human history, TCM will be airing 11 films throughout the day and into late night that feature the Holocaust in some way. Included in the lineup are Nuremberg (1948), Exodus (1960), The Pawnbroker (1964), Sophie’s Choice (1982), and the network premieres of The Executioners (1961) and The Man in the Glass Booth (1975).
The Bachelor
ABC, 8pm
Season Premiere!
Season 29 of the popular long-running dating reality series will feature former basketball player and Season 21 Bachelorette fan favorite Grant Ellis as its newest single looking for love. The 31-year-old day trader will be the second Black Bachelor to be introduced into the franchise.
The Neighborhood
CBS, 8pm
New Episodes!
The sitcom following the Butlers and their next door neighbors, the Johnsons, continues Season 7 with the new episode “Welcome to Pickleball,” in which the new neighbors are keeping the Butlers and Johnsons up all night. Cedric the Entertainer, Tichina Arnold, Max Greenfield and Beth Behrs star.
Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music
NBC, 8pm
This three-hour documentary comes from directors Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Oz Rodriguez and features untold stories behind the culture-defining, groundbreaking and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos from the past 50 years of Saturday Night Live. It showcases interviews with musical artists, cast members, writers, producers and others who have been part of SNL’s legacy. Among the musicians featured in interviews are Elvis Costello, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish & Finneas, Dave Grohl, Debbie Harry & Chris Stein, Mick Jagger, Dua Lipa, Kacey Musgraves, Olivia Rodrigo, Paul Simon and more.
Poppa’s House
CBS, 8:30pm
New Episodes!
Season 1 of this sitcom following radio host Poppa (Damon Wayans) and his adult son Junior (Damon Wayans Jr.) resumes. In the new episode “Puppy,” Junior accuses Poppa of lying about his dog allergy. Essence Atkins and Tetona Jackson also star.
NCIS
CBS, 9pm
New Episodes!
Season 22 of the flagship NCIS action drama continues with new episodes tonight. In “Baker’s Man,” NCIS helps out a baker (guest star Melina Kanakaredes) who is being blackmailed.
History’s Greatest Mysteries
History, 9pm
Season Premiere!
Season 6 of this Laurence Fishburne-hosted series that explores some of the most enigmatic unsolved mysteries begins with a visit to Roswell, New Mexico, where one of America’s most mythic UFO incidents reportedly occurred in 1947 when a 200-yard swath of debris landed in the area. Some believe it was an alien craft, others that it was a secret government experiment. What really crashed there?
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
ABC, 10pm
Network Premiere!
A group of Utah-based Mormon moms and popular TikTok influencers navigate the complexities of their personal and professional lives following a scandal in this popular reality series, which originally premiered on Hulu in September 2024.
NCIS: Origins
CBS, 10pm
New Episodes!
The NCIS prequel series following young Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Austin Stowell) in the early 1990s continues with new Season 1 episodes. In “Flight of Icarus,” the team investigates the death of a famed Marine commander’s son.
History’s Most Shocking
History, 10pm
New Series!
In each episode of this hourlong series, host Tony Harris analyzes the most shocking moments ever captured on camera. In the premiere episode, a dad leaps into action to try to save an animal handler from an alligator attack; two vintage military aircraft collide at an air show in Dallas; skiers are flung from an out-of-control ski lift outside of Russia; and in 1970, authorities try to dispose of a dead whale by exploding it with dynamite.
Tuesday, Jan. 28
Horror’s Greatest
Shudder & AMC+
Season Finale!
Season 2 concludes with “Space Horror.” Many of the greatest sci-fi movies ever made are also horror films. The vastness of space, the claustrophobia of space travel and the inconceivable terrors that might lurk in the void make for spine-tingling filmmaking, as seen in the movies examined here, including Alien, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Forbidden Planet.
College Basketball
ESPN & FS1, beginning at 6:30pm Live
ESPN airs a big SEC matchup in Knoxville as the Kentucky Wildcats visit the Tennessee Volunteers. Other notable games on the Tuesday night slate include St. John’s at Georgetown and Marquette at Butler (FS1), and North Carolina at Pittsburgh (ESPN).
NBA Basketball
TNT, beginning at 7:30pm Live
The L.A. Lakers are in Philadelphia to face the 76ers and the Bucks battle the Trail Blazers in Portland for Tuesday’s NBA doubleheader on TNT.
Will Trent: “Floor Is Lava”
ABC, 8pm
As the team delves into a tangled case of espionage, double-crossing and mistaken identity, Amanda (Sonja Sohn) helps Sunny (Kyrie Mcalpin) adjust to her new life and school. Meanwhile, Ormewood (Jake McLaughlin) struggles with his divorce, while Will’s (Ramón Rodríguez) feelings for Marion (Gina Rodriguez) begin to deepen.
FBI
CBS, 8pm
New Episodes!
Special Agents Maggie Bell (Missy Peregrym) and “OA” Zidan (Zeeko Zaki) are back in action as the police drama continues with new Season 7 episodes. The team comes to the chilling discovery that terrorists may attempt to crash numerous commercial airliners in the new episode “Descent.”
St. Denis Medical: “You Gotta Have a Plan”
NBC, 8pm
Joyce (Wendi McLendon-Covey) asks Alex (Allison Tolman) to be the executor of her estate; Matt (Mekki Leeper) and Serena (Kahyun Kim) are forced to keep watch over a bickering family; and Bruce (Josh Lawson) grapples with unexpected DNA test results.
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr.: “Dreamers One and All”
PBS, 8pm
The ancestries of actress Sharon Stone and model Chrissy Teigen are the focus of tonight’s episode.
Star of the Month: George Raft
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies’ monthlong Tuesday night celebration of famed actor/dancer George Raft, one of the more stylish of the screen’s leading men in the 1930s and ’40s, concludes this evening with five more of his films, from years in which he was past his box office heyday but still turned in terrific performances. The lineup features Raft favorites like Johnny Allegro (1949), a noir with the star as the title character alongside Nina Foch; Red Light, another 1949 noir, this one with Virginia Mayo, Gene Lockhart and Raymond Burr; Some Like It Hot (1959), the classic Marilyn Monroe/Tony Curtis/Jack Lemmon-led comedy in which Raft pokes some fun at his longtime gangster character image as Chicago mobster “Spats” Colombo; and Ocean’s 11 (1960), the Rat Pack heist film in which Raft makes a cameo as casino owner Jack Strager.
Night Court: “Rebound and Down”
NBC, 8:30pm
Abby (Melissa Rauch) gets more than she bargained for when Julianne (Wendie Malick) invites her to join a women’s empowerment group. Meanwhile, Dan (John Larroquette) and Flobert (Gary Anthony Williams) compete over whose advice will help Gurgs (Lacretta) secure a promotion.
FBI: International
CBS, 9pm
New Episodes!
Season 4 of the drama picks up with the new episode “The Kill Floor,” in which a member of the Fly Team goes missing in Paris. Jesse Lee Soffer, Carter Redwood and Vinessa Vidotto star.
Deal or No Deal Island: “Throw and Tell”
NBC, 9pm
Love is in the air as the remaining 11 players identify the biggest targets in the game, and an unexpected competitor emerges as the Banker’s biggest opponent.
Great Migrations: A People on the Move
PBS, 9pm
New Series!
This new four-part miniseries from Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. tells the story of African American movement over the 20th and 21st centuries, beginning with tonight’s episode, “Exodus,” which explores the first wave of the Great Migration — from 1910 to 1940 — when more than a million Black Americans fled the South, forever changing the country and themselves.
The Rookie: “Darkness Falling”
ABC, 10pm
Following his stint at the LAPD, Wesley (Shawn Ashmore) returns to the district attorney’s office where his past connects him to the team’s investigation. Meanwhile, Bailey (Jenna Dewan) and John (Nathan Fillion) have conflicting feelings over safety.
FBI: Most Wanted
CBS, 10pm
New Episodes!
Special Agent Remy Scott (Dylan McDermott) and the Fugitive Task Force are back chasing down the most notorious criminals in new Season 6 episodes. In “Moving On,” the team investigates a series of deadly fires involving the descendants of those responsible for the 1985 MOVE bombing in Philadelphia.
Hunting History With Steven Rinella
History, 10pm
New Series!
Outdoorsman writer and TV personality Steve Rinella (MeatEater) explores some of history’s greatest and most perplexing mysteries in this new series. Tonight’s episode examines D.B. Cooper through a new lens, asking not who he was, but how he could have survived and escaped his perilous jump into a dark and stormy November night. Testing his survival strategies and wilderness knowledge against the same rugged terrain that Cooper faced, Rinella challenges everything we thought we knew about the infamous 1971 skyjacking.
The Irrational: “Ghost Ship”
NBC, 10pm
When Alec (Jesse L. Martin) and Marisa (Maahra Hill) investigate a mysterious ghost ship that has washed up on the shores of Alec’s hometown, it forces him to revisit his past and spend time with his father (Ron Canada), with whom he has a fraught and complicated relationship.
Wednesday, Jan. 29
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Disney+
New Series!
This animated series follows Peter Parker (voice of Hudson Thames) on his way to becoming Spider-Man through a journey unlike any seen before, and in a style that celebrates the iconic Marvel hero’s early comic book roots. The voice cast also includes Colman Domingo as Norman Osborn (aka Green Goblin), Hugh Dancy as Otto Octavius (aka Doctor Octopus), Kari Wahlgren as Aunt May, Charlie Cox as Daredevil and Vincent D’Onofrio as Kingpin (Cox and D’Onofrio will also reprise their roles in the live-action series Daredevil: Born Again, premiering in March on Disney+). The first two episodes drop today; new episodes are available Wednesdays.
Six Nations: Full Contact
Netflix
Season Premiere!
Season 2 of this sports docuseries brings fans closer than ever to the 2024 Guinness Six Nations rugby championship, the oldest annual international tournament in this sport. Episodes offer insights into behind-the-scenes moments as the best teams in Europe battle it out in some of the biggest matches on the rugby calendar.
Cary Grant Icon-a-Thon
MOVIES!, beginning at 11:20am
Catch a Classic!
Enjoy an afternoon of four classic romantic comedies led by the witty and suave Cary Grant. Up first is director George Cukor’s Holiday (1938), costarring Katharine Hepburn. After that, Myrna Loy and Shirley Temple star alongside Grant in The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947), featuring an Oscar-winning screenplay by Sidney Sheldon. Next, Grant, Rosalind Russell and Ralph Bellamy lead director Howard Hawks’ His Girl Friday (1940), one of the prime examples of the sort of screwball romantic comedy that dominated theaters in that era. Finally, Grant costars in Charade (1963) alongside Audrey Hepburn.
NHL Hockey
TNT & truTV, beginning at 7pm Live
Wednesday night’s NHL twin bill on TNT and truTV has the Philadelphia Flyers at the New Jersey Devils and the Pittsburgh Penguins at Utah Hockey Club.
NBA Basketball
ESPN, beginning at 7:30pm Live
Nikola Jokić leads the Denver Nuggets against Jalen Brunson and the Knicks in New York. In ESPN’s second game, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder take on Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco.
Shifting Gears: “Grief”
ABC, 8pm
When Riley (Kat Dennings) discovers a closet filled with her late mother’s clothes, she insists Matt (Tim Allen) hasn’t processed her death and urges him to see a grief counselor. Meanwhile, Gabriel (Seann William Scott) faces a crisis of confidence when he’s put in charge of the shop for a day.
All American
The CW, 8pm
Season Premiere!
In this special Season 7 sneak peek episode of the sports drama, a new regime of students and coaches at Beverly Hills High begin their journey, and Jordan Baker (Michael Evans Behling) takes over as quarterback coach at Crenshaw High to follow in the footsteps of his late father, Billy Baker (Taye Diggs). The episode will re-air on Monday, Feb. 3, in its regular time slot.
The Flip Off
HGTV, 8pm
New Series!
In the supersized two-hour premiere episode, exes Christina Haack and Tarek El Moussa will initiate a home flipping competition to see which ex can find, buy, renovate and flip a house for the biggest financial gain, earning the chance at ultimate bragging rights and a first-class vacation paid for by the loser. Christina will start the competition against Tarek and Heather Rae El Moussa alongside her husband, but a sudden life change will bring a shocking twist. After a tumultuous house hunt, Christina will drop an emotional bombshell on Tarek when she reveals she’s getting divorced and wishes to continue the competition solo. She’ll appeal to Tarek and Heather for more time to complete the kitchen renovations, which will be judged by tastemaker Heather Dubrow, and offer to give them a sneak peek of her property.
“One Chicago” Crossover Event
NBC, beginning at 8pm
The first crossover among the three series in NBC’s popular Chicago franchise in five years will play out its story across three parts and with a shift in the usual ordering of the shows: Chicago Fire will kick things off, followed by Chicago Med and concluding with Chicago P.D. When a gas explosion rocks a high-rise, Chicago’s first responders come out in force to rescue hundreds of civilians. It’s the calamity below the surface, however, that sends the heroes on a race to save 40 people trapped underground, including two of their own.
Hollywood Squares
CBS, 8pm
The revival of the classic game show continues on its new date and time with the back-to-back episodes “It’s a Hot Gentleman’s Sweater” and “They Always Choose Me, Boo!” Nate Burleson hosts with Drew Barrymore as the center square.
Raid the Cage: “Brains & Brawn”
CBS, 10pm
A brainy couple from New York take on fitness buffs from Florida in the new episode “Brains & Brawn.” Damon Wayans Jr. and Jeannie Mai host.
Thursday, Jan. 30
Mo
Netflix
Season Premiere!
The new season of this comedy/drama about Mo Najjar (played by cocreator Mohammed Amer), a Palestinian on the path to U.S. citizenship, finds Mo stranded across the border and desperate to get back to Houston before his family’s asylum hearing — but as a stateless refugee without a passport, he is going to need all the hustle and charm he can muster.
The Recruit
Netflix
Season Premiere!
Owen Hendricks (Noah Centineo) is on his next assignment, and the CIA’s brightest new lawyer will be faced with new high-octane obstacles. Picking up directly after Season 1’s shocking ending, the new storyline finds Owen pulled into life-threatening espionage in South Korea, only to realize that the bigger threat just might be coming from within the agency. Joining the cast is Teo Yoo as Jang Kyun, a Korean intelligence agent working with Owen.
Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage
CBS, 8pm
New Episodes!
Season 1 of the Young Sheldon spinoff following Georgie (Montana Jordan) and Mandy (Emily Osment) as they navigate adulthood, parenting and marriage picks up with the new episode “Diet Crap.” Tensions rise when Georgie intrudes on Mandy’s new sales gig.
Law & Order: “The Hardest Thing”
NBC, 8pm
When a wealthy man is executed in his home, Shaw (Mehcad Brooks) and Riley (Reid Scott) aim to determine who was greedy enough to want him dead. Meanwhile, Price (Hugh Dancy) must try a difficult case while his father’s health is failing.
Happy 95th Birthday, Gene Hackman
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Eugene Allen Hackman was born 95 years ago today (Jan. 30, 1930) in San Bernardino, California. He, of course, became famous onscreen as Gene Hackman, one of the most acclaimed actors of all time. He retired from acting about 20 years ago, but not before racking up an astounding and award-winning resumé of film roles, five of which you will see this evening as Turner Classic Movies celebrates the birthday boy. These are all titles from Hackman’s participation as a formative part of the “New Hollywood” in the late 1960s and ’70s, beginning with one of his most iconic roles: as NYPD Detective Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle in the Best Picture Oscar-winning crime thriller The French Connection (1971), a performance that won Hackman the Best Actor Oscar. After that comes another classic Hackman character, private investigator Harry Moseby, the protagonist of the fairly bleak 1975 neo-noir thriller Night Moves. Next, Hackman costars with fellow acting icon Al Pacino in the road comedy/drama Scarecrow (1973). Hackman revisited the neo-noir genre in the following film, 1977’s The Domino Principle, which was directed by Stanley Kramer, costars Candice Bergen and Mickey Rooney, and is making its TCM premiere. The Hackman birthday bash concludes with The Gypsy Moths (1969), a drama directed by John Frankenheimer and led by Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr.
Ghosts
CBS, 8:30pm
New Episodes!
Sam (Rose McIver), Jay (Utkarsh Ambudkar) and their resident specters at the Woodstone bed and breakfast are back with new Season 4 episodes. In “The Not-So-Silent Partner,” Mark (Tristan D. Lalla) demands to meet the silent investor in Jay’s restaurant who has been holding up construction.
Matlock
CBS, 9pm
New Episodes!
Madeline “Matty” Matlock (Kathy Bates) and the lawyers at the prestigious Jacobson Moore firm pick up new Season 1 cases tonight. In “Friends,” Matty helps Olympia (Skye P. Marshall) with a wrongful termination case.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
NBC, 9pm
A new episode of SVU will air tonight; details were not available at presstime.
Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini
ABC, 10pm
Network Premiere!
This limited docuseries, which became available to stream on Hulu in June 2024 and is now airing on ABC for the first time, explores the curious case of Sherri Papini’s kidnapping hoax and disappearance from a seemingly idyllic life in Northern California, for which she was sentenced to 18 months in prison for lying to federal agents.
Elsbeth
CBS, 10pm
New Episodes!
Carrie Preston is back as Elsbeth Tascioni, the astute but unconventional attorney working with the NYPD to catch New York’s most well-heeled murderers, in new Season 2 episodes. In “Unalive and Well,” Elsbeth suspects that the founder of a holistic wellness center (guest star Eric McCormack) may be involved in the death of a young man.
Found: “Missing While Misunderstood”
NBC, 10pm
M&A races against the clock to search for a missing Black, non-neurotypical boy before he suffers from an emotional breakdown. Meanwhile, the cat-and-mouse game between Sir (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) and Gabi (Shanola Hampton) comes to a head, and Margaret (Kelli Williams) is approached by a familiar face.
Friday, Jan. 31
Vietnam: The War That Changed America
Apple TV+
New Series!
Narrated by Academy Award nominee Ethan Hawke, this six-part documentary series commemorates the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War, offering a deeply human look at the lives of those who lived through one of the most divisive conflicts in American history. Vietnam: The War That Changed America weaves together powerful first-person testimony, never-before-released video, and emotional reunions between veterans, some of whom haven’t seen each other in nearly half a century. Filmmakers pulled from over 1,100 hours of archival footage to take viewers behind the headlines, into the lives of soldiers, civilians on all sides of the conflict, anti-war protestors, and survivors to provide a raw portrait of a nation torn apart by war. A picture also builds of the profound changes to the United States itself, and the very different country that emerged from the war.
High Tides
Netflix
Season Premiere!
The new season of this teen drama from Belgium continues after the dramatic events of Season 1. Will the beautiful and wealthy Louise (Pommelien Thijs) choose the sympathetic Daan (Eliyha Altena), the flamboyant millionaire’s son Alex (Willem De Schryver) or herself after all? Do the youngsters escape from the world of destruction in which they grew up, and do their ruthless parents still get away with everything when Alex’s grandmother comes to put things in order?
Lucca’s World
Netflix
Original Film!
Inspired by a true story, this powerful Mexican drama explores the rights of people with disabilities and a mother’s unwavering love. Determined to help her son, Lucca (Julián Aguilar Tello), who has cerebral palsy, Bárbara (Bárbara Mori) embarks on an emotional journey to India with her entire family. Despite financial difficulties, they pursue an experimental therapy that may reignite connections in Lucca’s brain.
The Snow Girl
Netflix
Season Premiere!
This second adaptation of Javier Castillo’s series of mystery novels is based on The Soul Game and finds Miren Rojo (Milena Smit) investigating an elite school that seems to be at the center of the disappearances and murders of two young girls. She is joined by Jaime (Miki Esparbé), a fellow investigative journalist who arrives at the Sur newspaper fleeing from his past and trying to recover his lost reputation.
Happy’s Place: “Baby Doll”
NBC, 8pm
After Gabby (Melissa Peterman) expresses her concerns about parenting, Bobbie (Reba McEntire) reassures her she’d be a great mother, which prompts Gabby to bring in an AI baby doll and turn the tavern into her own personal day care.
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 with several foreign and/or indie classics: Italian director Federico Fellini’s comedy/drama 8 1/2 (1963); Swedish writer/director Ingmar Bergman’s drama Wild Strawberries (1957); Spanish Mexican director Luis Buñuel’s surrealist black comedy The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972); Australian director Peter Weir’s mystery drama The Last Wave (1977); and American writer/director David Lynch’s first film, the surrealist horror movie Eraserhead (1977).
Lopez vs. Lopez: “Lopez vs. Elsa”
NBC, 8:30pm
Mayan (Mayan Lopez) pushes George (George Lopez) to meet up with his estranged mother, Elsa (Terri Hoyos). Meanwhile, Rosie (Selenis Leyva) and Quinten (Matt Shively) reconnect with their inner divas when they get a karaoke machine.
Fire Country
CBS, 9pm
New Episodes!
New fires flare up for Bode (Max Thieriot) and the Station 42 team as Season 3 of the action drama resumes. In “Coming in Hot,” Bode and Audrey (Leven Rambin) must save themselves as the Chezem Valley fire burns out of control.
Guy’s Ultimate Family Cruise
Food Network, 9pm
Guy Fieri, his wife Lori, and his sons Hunter and Ryder are taking to the seas to celebrate Ryder’s high school graduation. This one-hour special showcases mouthwatering meals across the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic and the Carnival cruise ship Mardi Gras itself.
S.W.A.T.
CBS, 10pm
New Episodes!
Hondo (Shemar Moore) and his elite law enforcement squad return for new Season 8 episodes at a new time. In “Open Season,” the team must race to uncover a dangerous enemy intent on revenge.
Outback Opal Hunters
Discovery Channel, 10pm
Season Premiere!
The reality series returns as the world’s toughest treasure hunters continue to push their bodies and bank accounts to the limit on a quest to strike it rich, hunting opals in the harsh Australian outback.
NFL Icons: “Joe Montana”
MGM+, 10pm
Legendary quarterback Joe Montana, who led the San Francisco 49ers to four Super Bowl victories in the 1980s, is profiled in this episode of the NFL Films documentary series.
Saturday, Feb. 1
31 Days of Oscar 2025 Begins
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
Turner Classic Movies is again airing its popular annual event, 31 Days of Oscar, beginning today and running until the day after this year’s Academy Awards ceremony, which airs live March 2 on ABC. The network continues to get fun and creative with how it presents its 31 Days of Oscar lineup each year. For 2025, each daytime will be scheduled with standard lineups of movies and/or stars who won or were nominated for Oscars in a particular category. All titles airing in primetime, though, will feature nominees or winners in an acting category where they played a character type highlighted on that evening. For example, this evening’s lineup is themed around actors who were nominated or won for playing … actors. Among those titles are All About Eve (1950; Best Actress nominees Bette Davis and Anne Baxter), Singin’ in the Rain (1952; Best Supporting Actress nominee Jean Hagen) and A Star Is Born (1937; Best Actor nominee Fredric March and Best Actress nominee Janet Gaynor). Leading into this themed block, in the morning and afternoon, are films that were nominated for or won Best Picture, including The Great Dictator (1940), 12 Angry Men (1957) and In the Heat of the Night (1967), among others.
NHL Hockey
ABC, beginning at 1pm Live
Saturday’s NHL doubleheader on ABC has the Chicago Blackhawks on the road against the Florida Panthers and the N.Y Rangers at the Boston Bruins.
College Basketball
CBS, FOX, ESPN, ESPN2 & FS1, beginning at 1pm Live
February’s college basketball slate tips off with a full Saturday of compelling matchups, including Arizona at Arizona State (CBS), Creighton at Villanova (FOX), Michigan at Rutgers (FOX), Kansas at Baylor (ESPN), Texas Tech at Houston (ESPN2), North Carolina at Duke (ESPN), UConn at Marquette (FOX), Arkansas at Kentucky (ESPN), New Mexico at Utah State (FS1) and Gonzaga at Saint Mary’s (ESPN).
Planet Earth: Asia: “Above the Clouds”
BBC America, 8pm
The nature documentary series continues with the new episode “Above the Clouds,” which explores the mountains of Asia, home to some of the most remarkable wildlife on Earth.
An Unexpected Valentine
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
Hallmark’s Loveuary returns with more holiday romances, beginning with a chance encounter on Valentine’s Day that brings Hannah (Lacey Chabert) and Finn (Robert Buckley) together as they race through New York City to return a lost engagement ring and save one couple’s special day.
Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
This is going to be the year for Lisa Lisa (formerly Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam) with her new Lifetime biopic, a 40th anniversary tour and an autobiography in the works. The legendary songstress rose to fame in the 1980s with hits like “Lost in Emotion” and “Can You Feel the Beat.” The film tells the story of Lisa Velez as a 15-year-old Puerto Rican girl from Hell’s Kitchen who never gave up on her dreams. As a teen, Velez endured sexism and racism and hid her breast cancer diagnosis to become the first Latina artist to hit multiple Billboard charts. Velez serves as executive producer and stars as her mother in the film. “I have to say that all of that stress and work ethic that I went through made me who I am today. I don’t regret going through any of it,” she shares. Her story is filled with inspiration and warmth.
NBA Basketball: L.A. Lakers at New York
ABC, 8:30pm Live
LeBron James leads the L.A. Lakers into New York City’s Madison Square Garden for a Saturday night clash with Jalen Brunson and the Knicks.
Austin City Limits
PBS, 11pm
Country singer Chris Stapleton performs some classics and tunes from his 2023 album Higher.