Disney/National GeographicAll Times Eastern. PBS programming varies regionally. Learn more about protecting access to public media.
Tuesday, Jan. 13
Pole to Pole With Will Smith
Nat Geo, 9pm
New Series!
This seven-part series follows actor Will Smith as he takes on the world’s most extreme environments across all seven continents in an epic 100-day quest to answer some of life’s biggest questions. Starting in the frozen desert at the bottom of the Earth — Antarctica — Smith’s quest takes him to remote islands, mountains and jungles in an incredible voyage of discovery about our health, happiness, history and even our ultimate survival. Two back-to-back episodes premiere tonight.
Tell Me Lies
Hulu
Season Premiere!
Season 3 follows Lucy Albright (Grace Van Patten) and Stephen DeMarco (Jackson White) as they’ve rekindled their tumultuous romance in time for spring semester at Baird College.
The Boyfriend
Netflix
Season Premiere!
After the summer breeze of Season 1’s seaside Green Room, the setting shifts dramatically to snowy Hokkaido. In Season 2, ten boys from more diverse backgrounds gather to confront their feelings in a world of white.
Hey A.J.!
Disney Junior, 7am
New Series!
This 2D-animated series for preschoolers is based on a children’s book by former Super Bowl champion Martellus Bennett, who also executive produces the show with Phineas and Ferb’s Jeff “Swampy” Marsh. It’s a whimsical and music-filled family comedy about an imaginative young girl who, along with her stuffed bunny sidekick Theo, uses her big imagination to make ordinary life moments extraordinary.
NHL Hockey
TNT & truTV, beginning at 7:30pm Live
The Detroit Red Wings are at the Boston Bruins (TNT) and the Dallas Stars visit the Anaheim Ducks (TNT and truTV) for Tuesday night’s NHL doubleheader.
Will Trent: “Love Takes Time”
ABC, 8pm
In the new episode “Love Takes Time,” Will (Ramón Rodríguez) disappears after an attack, prompting the team to search for him.
Best Medicine: “Bean There Done That”
FOX, 8pm
Martin (Josh Charles) angers everyone in the town when the diagnosis of a potentially contagious illness forces the cancellation of the monthly baked bean supper in the new episode “Bean There Done That.”
NBA Basketball
NBC, 8pm Live
NBC’s Coast 2 Coast Tuesday NBA regional game gives viewers either the San Antonio Spurs at the Oklahoma City Thunder or the Portland Trail Blazers at the Golden State Warriors.
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr.: “Great Migrations”
PBS, 8pm
In the new episode “Great Migrations,” rapper Wiz Khalifa and actor Sanaa Lathan learn about ancestors who left the American South in search of better lives in the North.
TCM Special Theme: The Working Class: Comedies
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
While last Tuesday’s working-class tribute gave hardworking folks facing difficult issues their serious due, this week’s salute is all about serious fun. Tonight’s lineup includes two TCM premieres, the first being The Full Monty (1997). In this hilarious British comedy, six unemployed blue-collar blokes decide to raise some cash by performing a one-night-only striptease act, except that they have very ordinary, non-Chippendale-like bodies. Still, they go ahead with putting on the show, which includes the big reveal! The second premiere is 1981’s Take This Job and Shove It, starring Robert Hays (Airplane!), Barbara Hershey, Art Carney, and cameos by the title song singer Johnny Paycheck and George Lindsey (Goober of The Andy Griffith Show). Plus, don’t miss the evening’s opening film, 9 to 5 (1980), starring Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda and Dolly Parton as office workers who decide to get back at their jerk of a boss (the late Dabney Coleman). The revenge fantasy sequences are must-see! Also included tonight are The Commitments (1991), about a soul band culled from the Irish working class; the Charlie Chaplin classic Modern Times (1936), a comedic, yet thoughtful and still relevant, commentary on the dehumanization of workers in a mechanized age; and, from the same era, 1933’s The Working Man, with George Arliss and Bette Davis.
High Potential: “Under the Rug”
ABC, 9pm
As Morgan and Karadec (Kaitlin Olson and Daniel Sunjata) investigate the mysterious death of a hitman in a car crash, they uncover details that force the LAPD and FBI to partner on the case in the new episode “Under the Rug.”
Doc: “Family Matters”
FOX, 9pm
In the new episode “Family Matters,” Hannah (Emma Pfitzer Price), devastated by the death of her patient, works with Amy (Molly Parker) to treat a sick older man whose daughter believes he has been poisoned.
The Rookie: “Fast Andy”
ABC, 10pm
The LAPD teams up with the Secret Service to provide security for a presidential visit to Los Angeles and assess any major threats on their watch list in the new episode “Fast Andy.”
Get the latest from ReMIND Magazine!
Wednesday, Jan. 14
Hijack
Apple TV
Season Premiere!
A Berlin underground train and its commuters are taken hostage while, above ground, authorities scramble to save hundreds of lives. Sam Nelson (Idris Elba) is at the heart of the crisis onboard, where one wrong decision could spell disaster.
Palm Royale
Apple TV
Season Finale!
The comedy following Maxine Dellacorte (Kristen Wiig) as she endeavors to find her footing in the world of Palm Beach high society concludes Season 2.
NBA Basketball
ESPN, beginning at 7pm Live
The Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Philadelphia 76ers and the Denver Nuggets head down to Dallas for a matchup with the Mavericks on ESPN’s NBA doubleheader.
NHL Hockey
TNT & truTV, beginning at 7:30pm Live
Catch a pair of NHL matchups as the Philadelphia Flyers are at the Buffalo Sabres and the Vegas Golden Knights visit the L.A. Kings.
Shifting Gears: “Friend”
ABC, 8pm
Matt’s (Tim Allen) reunion with a high school friend stirs up more than nostalgia when he meets their equally opinionated spouse in the new episode “Friend.”
Hollywood Squares
CBS, 8pm
The game show reboot continues Season 2 on CBS with two new episodes. Whitney Cummings, Ariana DeBose, Fortune Feimster, Tiffany Haddish, Arsenio Hall, Lil Rel Howery, Jo Koy and Ms. Pat are celebrity squares in “This Is the Best Show on TV.” In “I’m Terrified of Triumph,” Cummings, Anthony Anderson, Glenn Close, Zarna Garg, Pete Holmes, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Leslie Jones and Jay Mohr fill in the squares. Nate Burleson hosts with center square Drew Barrymore.
The Masked Singer: “Fear Night”
FOX, 8pm
Johnny Knoxville of FOX’s new series Fear Factor: House of Fear makes a guest appearance in the new episode “Fear Night.” In a frightening addition, Knoxville is bringing extra special clues to the panelists, but to receive these crucial hints, they must overcome their worst fears.
Chicago Med: “Blindsided”
NBC, 8pm
Tensions spike when a road rage incident sends three patients into the emergency department in the new episode “Blindsided.”
Nature: “Tusker: Brotherhood of Elephants”
PBS, 8pm
The new episode “Tusker: Brotherhood of Elephants” looks at the lives of African elephant bulls in Mount Kilimanjaro and Amboseli national parks, including their drive for dominance and the social bonds that form between them.
Starring Alan Arkin
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Most now know him for his well-deserved Oscar for his performance as Olive’s (Abigail Breslin) grandpa in Little Miss Sunshine, but Alan Arkin’s long film career is well worth the time TCM takes to explore further tonight. Notable among the evening’s offerings is The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968), where Arkin plays a deaf man who moves into a family’s boarding house to be near his hospitalized and mentally challenged deaf companion. While there, he befriends the house owners’ teenage daughter (Sondra Locke in her film debut). All the tragedy you would expect to unfold in such a situation does, and, for their moving portrayals of their characters, both Arkin and Locke received Oscar nominations. Also shown in this tribute is 1967’s Wait Until Dark, with Arkin giving a memorably frightening performance as a thug who terrifies a blind woman (Audrey Hepburn) in her own apartment. More films featured tonight are the star-studded crime drama Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), and two buddy comedies, The In-Laws (1979) with Peter Falk, and 1974’s Freebie and the Bean with James Caan.
Abbott Elementary: “Mall Part 2: Questions & Concerns”
ABC, 8:30pm
Growing pains hit Abbott Elementary as the PTA pressures Janine and Gregory (Quinta Brunson and Tyler James Williams) for answers in the new episode “Mall Part 2: Questions & Concerns.”
College Basketball
ESPN2 & FS1, beginning at 8:30pm Live
FS1 presents UCLA at Penn State and Arizona State at Arizona. ESPN2 carries a late game with TCU at BYU.
Dirty Talk: When Daytime Talk Shows Ruled TV
ABC, 9pm
New Series!
This three-part series looks back at the most outrageous shows, hosts, personalities and moments that defined the sensational “tabloid talk” era of daytime TV from the 1980s through the mid 2000s.
The Price Is Right at Night: “Primetime Plinko Jackpot”
CBS, 9pm
One lucky player steps up to the legendary Plinko board for a chance to win a jackpot of up to $500,000 in this new episode. Drew Carey hosts.
Fear Factor: House of Fear
FOX, 9pm
New Series!
Prepare your stomach now! Hosted by Johnny Knoxville, this is a new twist on the iconic gross-out competition series. Dropped into an unforgiving, remote location, a group of strangers will live together under one roof, and face harrowing challenges and a twisted game of social strategy. Only one contestant will conquer all their fears and walk away with the grand prize!
Chicago Fire: “Crime of Passion”
NBC, 9pm
A member of the Firehouse 51 family remains in peril, and Cruz (Joe Minoso) helps Severide (Taylor Kinney) in the investigation in the new episode “Crime of Passion.”
Harlan Coben’s Final Twist: “Gambler’s Debt”
CBS, 10pm
When Anna Mae, a wildly successful businesswoman, is found stabbed in her untouched home, detectives face a tangle of suspects and shifting motives in the new episode “Gambler’s Debt.”
Chicago P.D.: “Heroes”
NBC, 10pm
In the new episode “Heroes,” Platt (Amy Morton) is challenged when a favor for a former recruit spirals into something far more devastating.
Thursday, Jan. 15
Stayer
Viaplay
New Series!
Norwegian superstar Aksel Hennie (The Martian, Sisu, Headhunters) stars in and directs this gripping, six-part character-driven drama. Even (Hennie), a rock star who left his hometown of Eidsvoll years ago to focus on his music career, is suddenly forced to return to care for his 16-year-old daughter, Annie (Hannah Elise Adolfsen Fjeldbraaten), whom he hasn’t seen in years. Confronted with a father that once abandoned her, Annie must navigate trust and forgiveness, while Even struggles to balance the demands of his career with his new role as a parent. The ensemble cast also includes Jeppe Beck Laursen (The Last Kingdom) and Marian Saastad Ottesen (Lilyhammer). Two new episodes are released Thursdays through Jan. 29.
Love Through a Prism
Netflix
New Series!
This anime series set in early 1900s London follows a Japanese student who arrives in the city ready to study art and finds herself in the same circles as a talented young aristocrat.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Paramount+
New Series!
A young group of cadets come together to pursue a common dream of hope and optimism. Under the watchful and demanding eyes of their instructors, they discover what it takes to become Starfleet officers as they navigate blossoming friendships, explosive rivalries, first loves and a new enemy that threatens both the Academy and the Federation itself.
Margaret O’Brien Birthday Tribute
TCM, beginning at 6am
Catch a Classic!
Playing Beth in Little Women (1949) and the “kid sister” of some of Hollywood’s most famous actresses, Margaret O’ Brien was one of America’s most beloved child actors and today TCM celebrates her 89th birthday with a daytime film retrospective. Daughter of a flamenco dancer, performing must have been in her blood, as O’Brien began her movie career at age 4 with MGM. At age 6, she famously recited the Gettysburg Address in 1943’s You, John Jones! In Music for Millions (1944), she played the little sister of June Allyson’s orchestra-member character and, in that same year, O’Brien won a Juvenile Oscar for her role as Esther’s (Judy Garland) kid sister Tootie in Meet Me in St. Louis (shown last month during TCM’s Classic Christmas Marathon). The eight films presented in today’s O’Brien tribute close with 1945’s Our Vines Have Tender Grapes. This touching story of small-town farm life in the early 20th century is told from the perspective of 7-year-old Selma (O’Brien) and recalls events that would be important to any child of that age: riding an elephant’s trunk at a circus, celebrating Christmas, caring for a pet calf, and witnessing a barn fire, which prompts several heroic and long-remembered acts of self-sacrifice.
NBA Basketball
Prime Video, beginning at 2pm Live
Prime Video presents a game from Germany as the Memphis Grizzlies take on the Orlando Magic in Berlin. Back in the States, the Oklahoma City Thunder are at the Houston Rockets and the N.Y. Knicks are at the Golden State Warriors.
NHL Hockey
ESPN, beginning at 7pm Live
ESPN’s first game features the Philadelphia Flyers at the Pittsburgh Penguins in a battle for Pennsylvania hockey supremacy. The second game has the Toronto Maple Leafs coming to warmer climes for a tilt against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Hell’s Kitchen: “Hell of a Showdown”
FOX, 8pm
In the new episode “Hell of a Showdown,” Gordon Ramsay surprises the three finalists with a special visit with their families. After a day of pampering, the finalists are faced with a major surprise challenge in which one of them will be eliminated.
Law & Order: “Dream On”
NBC, 8pm
Brady (Maura Tierney) has a target on her back after her son becomes a prime suspect in a murder investigation in the new episode “Dream On.”
TNA Thursday Night IMPACT!
AMC, 9pm Live
New Network!
AMC and AMC+ are the new TV and streaming home for TNA Wrestling’s flagship series, starting with tonight’s event at the Curtis Culwell Center near Dallas.
Animal Control
FOX, 9pm
Time Slot Premiere!
Season 4 of the comedy begins its run in its regular time slot with the new episode “Bagged Birds and Alley Dogs.” Frank (Joel McHale) spends the day with benefactor Roman Park (returning guest star Ken Jeong) before the grand opening of their annex kennel.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: “Corrosive”
NBC, 9pm
An attempt on a respected judge’s life is connected to an anonymous video posted to the SVU tip line in the new episode “Corrosive.”
Going Dutch
FOX, 9:30pm
Season Premiere!
Denis Leary is back as Col. Patrick Quinn, commanding officer of U.S. Army Garrison Stroopsdorf in the Netherlands, in Season 2 of this sitcom. Taylor Misiak and Danny Pudi also star.
The Hunting Party: “Adrian Gallo”
NBC, 10pm
In the new episode “Adrian Gallo,” the team must hunt down a serial killer who preserves his victims in acrylic resin.
Friday, Jan. 16
The Rip
Netflix
Original Film!
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck star in this film about a team of Miami cops who have discovered millions in cash in a derelict stash house. Soon, the trust between them begins to erode, especially once outside forces learn about the size of the seizure. Everything is called into question — including who they can rely on.
How to Lose a Popularity Contest
Tubi
Original Film!
This romantic comedy for young adults is about a charming slacker and an overachiever who team up to campaign for high school student body president. Sara Waisglass and Chase Hudson star.
NBA Basketball
ESPN, beginning at 7pm Live
The Chicago Bulls battle the Nets in Brooklyn and the Minnesota Timberwolves take on the Rockets in Houston.
College Basketball
ESPN2 & FOX, beginning at 8pm Live
Friday night college hoops action includes Baylor at Kansas on FOX and Loyola Chicago at Dayton on ESPN2.
Happy’s Place
NBC, 8pm
Midseason Premiere!
In the midseason premiere “An Accountant Prepares,” Bobbie (Reba McEntire) pushes Steve (Pablo Castelblanco) into auditioning for a local commercial to keep him busy.
TCM Spotlight: Flashback Fridays
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
This week’s edition of TCM movies where the stories are told in flashback form showcases several more recent, yet still classic, films. In Cinema Paradiso (1988), a famous Italian film director flashes back to his early years of being mentored by the local film projectionist who changed his life. Also be sure to stay up for 1991’s multiple-Oscar-nominated The Prince of Tides, starring Nick Nolte and Barbra Streisand (also director), which sensitively explores mental illness. Tom Wingo (Nolte), from South Carolina, travels to New York to meet with his suicidal twin sister’s therapist Susan Lowenstein (Streisand) and, while in therapy himself, comes to terms with his family’s dysfunction and begins a relationship with Susan. Next is an older classic, I Remember Mama (1948), based on a Norwegian immigrant’s daughter’s recollections of the family matriarch, played by Irene Dunne. The night concludes with 1975’s The Man Who Would Be King, in which author Rudyard Kipling (Christopher Plummer) hears the adventures of two soldiers (Sean Connery and Michael Caine) in colonial India.
Stumble
NBC, 8:30pm
Midseason Premiere!
The freshman comedy resumes Season 1 with “Lorraine,” in which Courteney (Jenn Lyon), stung by betrayal, radically transforms into a drill sergeant of a coach.
Masters of Illusion: “Vivisection, Sacred Riana and 28 Steel Spikes”
The CW, 9pm
Magicians featured in the new episode “Vivisection, Sacred Riana and 28 Steel Spikes” include Ed Alonzo, Chipper Lowell, Tetro, Andi Gladwin, Murray SawChuck, Mind2Mind, Trino, the Sacred Riana, Joseph Réohm, the Mysterious Maks and Josephine Lee.
Saturday, Jan. 17
College Basketball
CBS, The CW, ESPN, FOX, NBC & TNT/truTV, beginning at 12pm Live
Tip off your Saturday college basketball viewing with Kentucky at Tennessee (ESPN), UConn at Georgetown (FOX) and Georgia Tech at NC State (The CW). Other highlights include TCU at Utah (TNT/truTV), UCLA at Ohio State (CBS), Michigan at Oregon (NBC), Miami at Clemson (The CW) and Iowa at Indiana (FOX).
NFL Playoffs: Divisional Playoffs
CBS & FOX, beginning at 4:30pm Live
The road to Super Bowl LX narrows after today’s two divisional playoff games on CBS and FOX. The Buffalo Bills are at the Denver Broncos on CBS. The San Francisco 49ers visit the Seattle Seahawks on FOX.
Love on the Amazon
Hallmark Channel, 8pm
Original Film!
A woman travels to Brazil and hires a riverboat captain to help her deliver an important message for her sister, a marine biologist studying pink dolphins on the Amazon River. Stars Jaicy Elliot and Rafael de la Fuente.
I Am Mary Jo Buttafuoco
Lifetime, 8pm
Original Film!
In May 1992, outside her Long Island home, Mary Jo Buttafuoco was shot in the head by 17-year-old Amy Fisher — the mistress of her husband, Joey Buttafuoco. As tabloids sensationalized the scandal and dubbed Fisher the “Long Island Lolita,” Mary Jo fought for her life. In the next installment of Lifetime’s I Am franchise, Mary Jo reveals why she remained married for years after the shooting, the lasting physical and emotional impact of the bullet that remains lodged in her head, and how she has found resilience and peace amid unimaginable trauma.
Iyanla: The Inside Fix
OWN, 8pm
New Series!
Renowned spiritual coach and bestselling author Iyanla Vanzant returns to OWN where she revisits 12 of the most unforgettable and impactful episodes from her original series Iyanla: Fix My Life. Now she offers deeper reflections and renewed insights into the healing journeys that moved millions for nearly a decade. A few of the most talked-about episodes revisited include the Six Brown Chicks confrontation in “Fix My Backstabbing Friends” and the deeply personal reckoning in “Fix My Broken Mother.”
Bounty Hunters
TCM, beginning at 8pm
Catch a Classic!
Tonight’s spotlight rounds up two very different takes on bounty hunter stories, both reminding us why these characters have always held such a powerful place in American storytelling. The Naked Spur (1953) is one of the standout Westerns of the 1950s, directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in one of his grittiest, most psychologically layered performances. The film follows a bounty hunter whose simple plan to bring in a fugitive becomes a tense moral tangle once others become involved. Later, The Bounty Hunter (1954, starring Randolph Scott as Jim Kipp, brings a more traditional frontier energy with Scott’s portrayal of a determined hero hunting down three outlaws.
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 Madison Keys are current champions. ESPN and ESPN2 air the tournament through Feb. 1.
Austin City Limits: “Reneé Rapp; Thee Sacred Souls”
PBS, 11pm
Pop singer Reneé Rapp performs songs from her 2025 album Bite Me, and Southern California modern soul trio Thee Sacred Souls share tunes from 2024’s Got a Story to Tell.