As the new year begins, so does a winter wonderland of TV premieres. Here is the most complete calendar of January 2017 TV premieres, movies and specials you are likely to find online or anywhere else. (Yes, my resolution is to better sell myself.)
I’ve long believed that January, the start of the winter/spring TV season, offers the very best programming of the year. Early 2017 looks promising, with new shows (“Taboo,” “Victoria,” “Sneaky Pete”), returning favorites (“Sherlock,” “The Expanse,” “Homeland”) and movies/miniseries (“The Perfect Stalker,” “Beaches,” “The New Edition Story”) ready to dazzle viewers. The nine titles I just mentioned are but a small, tiny, itsy-bitsy fraction of what’s coming this month. Strap in, viewers. To help you better decide what to try, I’m going to bold ital the shows I recommend.
(I admit it: I’m not perfect. Something is probably missing from this calendar, or I’ve made a mistake somewhere in it. If you see an omission, please send a kind note or leave a helpful not hateful comment. Thanks, and happy new year!)
January 2017 TV premieres, movies and specials
(All times Central)
Sunday, Jan. 1
2:30 a.m.
- “Sherlock” marathon, WTTW & other PBS stations (all seasons of “Sherlock” up to S4 premiere; check local PBS listings)
8 a.m.
- “Cops” marathon, WGN America (Happy New Year perps!)
3 p.m.
- “O.J.: Made in America,” Viceland (network premiere; full doc presented with 2 intermissions through 11 p.m.)
6 p.m.
- “60 Minutes,” CBS (Bill Whitaker reports on the rising Chicago crime rate in “Crisis in Chicago” segment)
7 p.m.
- “The Mick,” Fox (series premiere; hustler from Rhode Island must assume guardianship of sister’s 3 high-maintenance children)
- “A Rose for Christmas,” Hallmark (movie; woman who moves back to Pasadena finds renewed purpose working on Rose Parade float)
- “Mommy, I Didn’t Do It,” Lifetime (movie; woman defends her daughter, who is accused of murder)
- “Guy’s Grocery Games: Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Tournament,” Food (tournament premiere)
7:30 p.m.
- “Ransom,” CBS (series premiere; expert hostage negotiator does his thing)
- “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” Fox (2-part winter finale, 2nd episode at 8 p.m.)
8 p.m.
- “Beyond,” Freeform (series preview; young man wakes up from a coma after 12 years with new abilities that propel him into a dangerous conspiracy)
- “Sherlock: The Six Thatchers,” PBS (season 4; first of three new films)
- “Wishful Drinking,” HBO (encore; 2010 adaptation of Carrie Fisher’s hit autobiographical stage production combines her one-woman stage performance, interviews with family and friends, and archival footage)
- “To Tell the Truth,” ABC (season 2)
- “Worst Cooks in America,” Food (season premiere)
8:30 p.m.
- “Pure Genius,” CBS (special time)
9 p.m.
- “Conviction,” ABC (new time)
Monday, Jan. 2
Streaming
- “Murdoch Mysteries,” Acorn TV (season 10)
- “General and I,” DramaFever (series premiere; two lovers are trapped between warring nations)
9 a.m.
- “Countdown to the 128th Tournament of Roses Parade,” Hallmark (special)
10 a.m.
- “128th Tournament of Roses Parade,” Hallmark (special)
7 p.m.
- “A Surrogate’s Nightmare,” Lifetime (movie; someone wants woman who agrees to act as sister’s surrogate dead)
- “Shadowhunters,” Freeform (season 2)
- “The Bachelor,” ABC (season 21)
- “The Celebrity Apprentice,” NBC (season 15; Arnold Schwarzenegger’s in charge)
- “MasterChef Celebrity Showdown,” Fox (special; celebs compete for charities)
- “Kevin Can Wait,” CBS (winter return)
- “Kids Baking Championship,” Food (season premiere)
7:30 p.m.
- “Man with a Plan,” CBS (winter return)
8 p.m.
- “Beyond,” Freeform (series premiere; pilot and second hour)
- “2 Broke Girls,” CBS (winter return)
8:30 p.m.
- “The Odd Couple,” CBS (winter return)
9 p.m.
- “Best and Most Beautiful Things,” PBS (“Independent Lens” premiere; more Independent Lens news)
- “Scorpion,” CBS (winter return)
Tuesday, Jan. 3
7 p.m.
- “American Masters: By Sidney Lumet,” PBS (season 31; Lumet’s personal stories, new interview by Treat Williams, and scenes from his films)
- “New Girl,” Fox (time period premiere)
- “The Wall,” NBC (time period premiere)
- “Seven Year Switch,” FYI (season 2)
- “NCIS,” CBS (winter return)
- “The Middle,” ABC (winter return)
7:30 p.m.
- “The Mick,” Fox (time period premiere)
- “American Housewife,” ABC (winter return)
8 p.m.
- “Bones: The Final Chapter,” Fox (final season premiere; 12 episodes wrap up the Brennan and Booth story)
- “Chicago Fire,” NBC (winter return; “Chicago P.D.” crossover part 1)
- “Bull,” CBS (winter return)
- “MasterChef Canada,” Cooking (season finale)
- “Fresh off the Boat,” ABC (winter return)
8:30 p.m.
- “The Real O’Neals,” ABC (winter return)
9 p.m.
- “Chicago P.D.” NBC (winter return; “Chicago Fire” crossover part 2)
- “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS (winter return)
- “Kiss Bang Love,” FYI (series premiere; singles choose a potential mate based on blindfolded kissing)
- “Monster in My Family,” Lifetime Movie Network (series premiere; family members of real-life killers reach out to families of the victims)
- “Killing Fields,” Discovery (season 2)
- “Holmes & Holmes,” DIY (series premiere; contractor and his son redo son’s bachelor pad)
10 p.m.
- “Frontline: President Trump,” PBS (doc; in-depth biography drawn from “The Choice 2016”)
Wednesday, Jan. 4
7 p.m.
- “Crazy Monster,” Smithsonian (series premiere; exotic plants and creatures, from Venus Fly Trap to Saltwater Croc)
- “Lethal Weapon,” Fox (winter return)
- “Blindspot,” NBC (winter return)
- “The Goldbergs,” ABC (winter return)
- “My 600-lb Life,” TLC (season premiere)
7:30 p.m.
- “Speechless,” ABC (winter return)
8 p.m.
- “Star,” Fox (time period premiere; 3 young singers navigate cut-throat music business)
- “Vampire Sky Tombs,” PBS (“Nova” premiere; scientists climb world’s highest tombs in HImalayas to unearth secrets of settlers)
- “Criminal Minds,” CBS (winter return)
- “Frequency,” CW (winter return)
- “Law & Order: SVU,” NBC (winter return)
- “Modern Family,” ABC (winter return)
- “Little Women: Atlanta,” Lifetime (season 3)
8:30 p.m.
- “black-ish,” ABC (winter return)
9 p.m.
- “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” FXX (season 12)
- “Match Game,” ABC (season 2)
- “Code Black,” CBS (winter return)
- “Chicago P.D.” NBC (regular time period return)
- “Vivica’s Black Magic,” Lifetime (series premiere; actress launches exotic male dance review)
- “Too Close to Home,” TLC (midseason premiere)
- “Blue Collar Millionaires,” CNBC (season 2)
9:30 p.m.
- “Man Seeking Woman,” FXX (season 3)
Thursday, Jan. 5
Streaming
- “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,” Crackle (season 9; new episodes each Thursday)
7 p.m.
- “Superstore,” NBC (winter return)
- “Hell’s Kitchen,” Fox (2-hour season premiere)
- “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS (winter return)
- “Great American Baking Show,” ABC (winter return)
7:30 p.m.
- “The Good Place,” NBC (winter return)
- “The Great Indoors,” CBS (winter return)
8 p.m.
- “Nashville,” CMT (2-hour season 5 and network premiere)
- “Chicago Med,” NBC (winter return)
- “Mom,” CBS (winter return)
- “Truth and Lies: The Menendez Brothers – American Sons, American Murderers,” ABC (doc; Lyle and Erik Menendez are serving time for killing parents)
- “Bringing up Bates,” UP (season 5)
- “L.A. Hair,” WE tv (season 5)
8:30 p.m.
- “Life in Pieces,” CBS (winter return)
9 p.m.
- “Portlandia,” IFC (season 7; more Portlandia guest stars; another Portlandia tease)
- “The Blacklist,” NBC (winter return)
- “Pure Genius,” CBS (regular time)
- “Ghosts In the Hood,” WE tv (series premiere; diverse ghost hunters of Official Paranormal Operations investigate unexplained phenomena across LA)
- “F*ck, That’s Delicious,” Viceland (season 2)
Friday, Jan. 6
Streaming
- “One Day at a Time,” Netflix (comedy series; mom navigates single life while raising her radical teen daughter and socially adept tween son)
- “Degrassi: The Next Class,” Netflix (season 3)
7 p.m.
- “Ginormous Food,” Food (series premiere; Josh Denny searches for biggest and tastiest foods)
- “Grimm,” NBC (season 6)
- “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” CW (winter premiere; 2 episodes)
- “MacGyver,” CBS (winter return)
- “Rosewood,” Fox (time period premiere)
- “Last Man Standing,” ABC (winter premiere)
7:30 p.m.
- “Dr. Ken,” ABC (winter return)
8 p.m.
- “Emerald City,” NBC (series premiere; reimagining of Frank L. Baum’s “Wizard of Oz” stories as adult drama)
- “Sleepy Hollow,” Fox (season 4)
- “Hawaii Five-0,” CBS (winter return)
- “Marriage Boot Camp Reality Stars,” WEtv (season premiere)
9 p.m.
- “Blue Bloods,” CBS (winter return)
Saturday, Jan. 7
8 a.m.
- “Sesame Street,” HBO (season 47)
Noon
- “This Is Us” marathon, USA (marathon of 10 episodes of NBC drama)
7 p.m.
- “Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher And Debbie Reynolds,” HBO (doc premiere; intimate portrait of Hollywood royalty in all its eccentricity)
- “Under the Bed,” Lifetime (movie; woman is stalked by man who likes to hide under her bed)
- “Ransom,” CBS (time period premiere)
- “Life, Animated,” A&E (doc premiere; story of Owen Suskind, autistic man who as a boy was unable to speak until his family found a way to communicate through classic Disney movies)
7:30 p.m.
- “Star Wars Rebels,” Disney XD (winter return; Forest Whitaker stars as Rebel freedom fighter Saw Gerrera in two-part “Ghosts of Geonosis;” back-to-back episodes)
8 p.m.
- “Love on Ice,” Hallmark (movie; former figure skating champ and young coach find more in common than love of skating)
- “Mythbusters: The Search,” Science (series premiere; elite builders face off to become next MythBusters and test two tall tales: the sideways ejector seat from “The Fast & the Furious” and the Deflategate football scandal)
- “Tiny House Nation,” FYI (season 4)
9 p.m.
- “The Guardians,” Animal Planet (series premiere; Guardians of Rescue animal rescue)
- “Unplugged Nation,” FYI (season 2)
Sunday, Jan. 8
5 p.m.
- “1st Look Live on the Red Carpet,” NBC (special; Golden Globes pre preview)
6 p.m.
- “Golden Globes Pre-Show,” NBC (special)
7 p.m.
- “74th Annual Golden Globe Awards,” NBC (special)
- “Dinner at Tiffani’s,” Cooking (season premiere; new season begins with Tiffani cooking for Matt Bomer and Tim DeKay)
- “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS (winter return)
- “To Tell the Truth,” ABC (back-to-back episodes through 9 p.m.)
7:30 p.m.
- “Tia Mowry at Home,” Cooking (season premiere)
8 p.m.
- “Madam Secretary,” CBS (winter return)
- “Transition of Power: The Presidency,” History (special; inside look at the presidential hand-over process from election to inauguration)
- “Everest Rescue,” Discovery (series premiere; helicopter pilots put their lives on the line to save failing climbers of Mt. Everest)
- “Titanic: Sinking the Myths,” Reelz (2-hour doc; what really happened aboard Titanic, according to author Diana Bristow)
- “The Real Mad Men of Advertising,” Smithsonian(series premiere; behind the scenes of advertising’s formative years)
9 p.m.
- “Elementary,” CBS (winter return)
- “Unwrapped 2.0,” Cooking (season finale)
Monday, Jan. 9
Streaming
- “The Level,” Acorn TV (season finale)
- “My Shy Boss,” DramaFever (series premiere; introverted businessman hides his personal life from his employees)
8 p.m.
- “Vanderpump Rules,” Bravo (2-hour special)
9 p.m.
- “Big Fan,” ABC (series premiere; a celebrity and 3 fans battle to prove who is the ultimate super fan)
- “Containment,” PBS (“Independent Lens” premiere; more Independent Lens news)
- “Hate Thy Neighbor,” Viceland (series premiere; British comedian Jamali Maddix confronts racism around the world)
- “Maine Cabin Masters,” DIY (series premiere; builder Chase Morrill teams with his sister, brother-in-law and best friend to save rundown cabins)
Tuesday, Jan. 10
8 p.m.
- President Obama’s Final Address, all broadcast networks
- “Being Mary Jane,” BET (season 4)
- “Command And Control,” PBS (“American Experience” premiere; truth behind deadly 1980 nuclear accident at Arkansas Titan II missile complex)
- “Good Behavior,” TNT (season finale)
9 p.m.
- “Taboo,” FX (series premiere; man returns to London in 1814 years after being presumed dead in Africa to find little left of his family’s shipping empire)
- “This Is Us,” NBC (winter return)
- “Noisey,” Viceland (season 2)
- “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” ABC (winter return)
Wednesday, Jan. 11
Streaming
- “Missing Nine,” DramaFever (series premiere; pop star and stylist are stranded on an island)
7 p.m.
- “Snowbound: Animals of Winter,” PBS (“Nature” premiere; snow animals from across globe)
7:30 p.m.
- “Schitt’s Creek,” Pop (season 3)
8 p.m.
- “The Nuclear Option,” PBS (“Nova” premiere; Fukushima disaster cleanup and look at new nuclear technologies)
9 p.m.
- “Street Science,” Science (series premiere; Museum of Discovery science guy Kevin Delaney does dazzling experiments)
- “Restored,” DIY (series premiere; preservationist Brett Waterman revives old homes)
- “Workaholics,” Comedy Central (final season)
- “Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce,” Bravo (season 3)
- “Niño Santo,” NBC Universo (U.S. premiere; inspired by real-life story of José Fidencio de Jesus Sintora Constatino, known as El Niño Fidencio, one of Mexico’s most recognized healers)
9:30 p.m.
- “Jeff and Some Aliens,” Comedy Central
- “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,” TBS (season 2)
Thursday, Jan. 12
Streaming
- “Mad Families,” Crackle (movie; 3 families find themselves sharing same camping space on Fourth of July weekend)
- “Fancy Boy,” Seeso (series premiere; 6-part sketch comedy show)
- “Wham Bam, Thank You Ma’am,” Seeso (series premiere; sketch comedy from all-female group Skit Box)
- “The UCB Show,” Seeso (season 2)
7 p.m.
- “Hell’s Kitchen,” Fox (time period premiere)
- “Revenge Body,” E! (series premiere; Khloé Kardashian and others help people reinvent themselves)
- “Great American Baking Show,” ABC (season finale)
8 p.m.
- “My Kitchen Rules,” Fox (series premiere; teams of two take turns hosting dinner party at their home to impress judges)
- “Taking the Stage: African American Music and Stories That Changed America,” ABC (special; Smithsonian’s new National Museum of African American History and Culture opened its doors with all-star tribute)
8:30 p.m.
- “Growing up McGhee,” UP (season 2)
9 p.m.
- “Colony,” USA (season 2)
Friday, Jan. 13
Streaming
- “A Series of Unfortunate Events,” Netflix (series premiere; based on Lemony Snicket bestsellers)
- “Sneaky Pete,” Amazon (series premiere; con man hides from his past by assuming identity of former cellmate, Pete, and “reunites” with Pete’s estranged family who have not seen Pete since childhood)
- “The Investigator: A British Crime Story,” Netflix (U.S. premiere; true-crime series reopens case of Carole Packman, who vanished in 1985, and the husband convicted of her murder)
- “Just Add Magic,” Amazon (season 2)
8 p.m.
- “The Vampire Diaries,” CW (winter return)
- “Bel Canto The Opera,” PBS (“Great Performances” premiere)
- “Bring It!” Lifetime (season 4)
9 p.m.
- “The Wheel,” Discovery (series premiere; six participants attempt to survive in six potentially lethal environments in South America)
- “The Rap Game,” Lifetime (season 3)
Saturday, Jan. 14
7 p.m.
- “The Perfect Stalker,” Lifetime (movie; woman who murders her husband stalks another man)
8 p.m.
- “A Royal Winter,” Hallmark (movie; vacationing American falls for handsome European who turns out to be a future king)
10:30 p.m.
- “Saturday Night Live,” NBC (winter return)
Sunday, Jan. 15
8 a,m,
- “Mickey and the Roadster Racers,” Disney and Disney Junior (series premiere; 4 episodes through 9 a.m.)
7 p.m.
- “The Simpsons,” Fox (first-ever 1 hour episode, “The Great Phatsby”)
- “O Girls,” Fusion (special; journey of 5 girls from first graduating class of Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa)
8 p.m.
- “Victoria,” PBS (“Masterpiece” premiere; young princess becomes queen of England)
- “The Young Pope,” HBO (series premiere; Jude Law stars as first American Pope in history; second episode airs 8 p.m. Jan. 16)
- “Homeland,” Showtime (season 6)
- “The 44th President: In His Own Words,” History (special; examination of President Obama’s presidency and legacy)
- “The Rolling Stones Olé! Olé! Olé!: A Trip Across Latin America,” Starz (concert doc)
- “Framed for Murder: A Fixer-Upper Mystery,” Hallmark M&M (movie; home restoration expert and unlikely sleuth Shannon Hughes stumbles across clues hidden in old homes that crack unsolved mysteries)
9 p.m.
- “First Family of Hip Hop,” Bravo (series premiere; young members of the Robinson family seek to revive Sugarhill legacy)
- “Top Secret Beaches,” Travel (series premiere)
Monday, Jan. 16
Streaming
- “800 Words,” Acorn TV (season 2, Part 1)
- “Tomorrow with You,” DramaFever (series premiere; time traveler goes back to relive moments with his wife)
6 p.m.
- “Kirby Buckets Warped,” Disney XD (season 3)
7 p.m.
- “Gotham,” Fox (winter return)
- “Rock ’N’ Roll Inventions,” Smithsonian (series premiere; musicians and others on the innovations that changed music)
8 p.m.
- “The Young Pope,” HBO (time period premiere)
- “Lucifer,” Fox (winter return)
- “Mickey and the Roadster Races,” Disney Junior, Disney (series premiere; animated adventures)
- “Fast N’ Loud,” Discovery Channel (season premiere)
9 p.m.
- “Timeless,” NBC (winter return)
- “What Was Ours,” PBS (“Independent Lens” premiere; more Independent Lens news)
- “Summer House,” Bravo (series premiere; nine friends blow off steam at summer house in Montauk)
- “Diesel Brothers,” Discovery (season premiere)
- “Food: Fact or Fiction?” Cooking (season finale)
Tuesday, Jan. 17
7 p.m.
- “La Fan,” Telemundo (series premiere; fate drives poor fan of telenovela star right into his arms)
- “Election Day: Lens Across America,” EPIX (doc premiere)
8 p.m.
- “Friday Night Tykes,” Esquire (season 4)
- “No Tomorrow,” CW (season finale)
9 p.m.
- “Teachers,” TV Land (season 2)
9:30 p.m.
- “Throwing Shade,” TV Land (series premiere; weekly, current events, late-night comedy show)
10 p.m.
- “Frontline: Divided States of America,” PBS (4-hour exploration of the Obama era; concludes Jan. 18)
Wednesday, Jan. 18
Streaming
- “Embeds,” go90 (series premiere; comedic look at young reporters embedding in presidential campaign)
7 p.m.
- “People’s Choice Awards 2017,” CBS (special)
9 p.m.
- “Six,” History (series premiere; Navy SEAL Team Six’s 2014 mission in Afghanistan goes awry when they uncover a U.S. citizen working as a jihadist fighter)
- “Bering Sea Gold,” Discovery (season premiere)
Thursday, Jan. 19
7 p.m.
- “The Good Place,” NBC (season finale; 2 episodes)
8 p.m.
- “Divided,” GSN (game show premiere; team of complete strangers must agree on same answer to collectively win prize money; 2 episodes)
9 p.m.
- “Baskets,” FX (season 2)
- “Idiotest,” GSN (season 4)
Friday, Jan. 20
Streaming
- “Voltron: Legendary Defender,” Netflix (season 2)
- “Frontier,” Netflix (series premiere; outlaw tries to break fur trading monopoly in 1700s Canada)
6 a.m.
- Coverage of presidential inauguration, several networks throughout morning
7 p.m.
- “Change and Challenge: The Inauguration of Donald Trump,” CBS (news special; a look at the inauguration)
- “Los Hispanos y Trump,” Telemundo (news special; a look at the inauguration)
8 p.m.
- “Alicia Keys—Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special,” PBS (series premiere; recorded over a one-year period all over New York City)
9 p.m.
- “Real Time with Bill Maher,” HBO (season 15)
Saturday, Jan. 21
7 p.m.
- “Beaches,” Lifetime (movie; two girls meet on Venice Boardwalk and embark on lifelong friendship)
- “Titanic: The New Evidence,” Smithsonian (special; new evidence about sinking of ship explored)
8 p.m.
- “A Royal Winter,” Hallmark (movie; woman makes birthday wish to see 10 years into her future and finds she is married to different man than she expected)
Sunday, Jan. 22
7 p.m.
- “Mercy Street,” PBS (season 2)
- “The Librarians,” TNT (season finale)
8 p.m.
- “Havana Moon,” Starz (concert doc; Rolling Stones play Cuba)
9 p.m.
- “Secrets of the Six Wives,” PBS (doc mini-series premiere; historian Lucy Worsley examines most dramatic moments in lives of Henry VIII’s six wives)
- “Hunted,” CBS (series premiere; competition where ordinary people go on run as fugitives; moves to 7 p.m. Wednesdays on Jan. 25)
Monday, Jan. 23
7 p.m.
- “Supergirl,” CW (winter return)
8 p.m.
- “Jane the Virgin,” CW (winter return)
9 p.m.
- “Beware of Slenderman,” HBO (doc; look into how the urban myth led two 12-year-olds to stab their friend 19 times in Wisconsin)
- “The Witness,” PBS (“Independent Lens” premiere; more Independent Lens news)
- “Quantico,” ABC (winter return)
Tuesday, Jan. 24
Streaming
- “Gad Gone Wild,” Netflix (stand-up comedy special)
7 p.m.
- “The Flash,” CW (winter return)
- “Rachel Carson: American Experience,” PBS (premiere; scientist’s groundbreaking writings revolutionized our relationship to natural world)
8 p.m.
- “The New Edition Story,” BET (miniseries premiere; rice and fall of the 1980s boy band)
- “Outsiders,” WGN America (season 2)
- “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow,” CW (winter return; new time period)
- “Face Off: All Stars,” Syfy (season 11)
- “Tattoo Girls,” TLC (series premiere; Springfield, Mo., tattoo shop Ink Ink is owned/operated by and employs all women)
9 p.m.
- “Frontline: Trump’s Road to the White House,” PBS (special)
Wednesday, Jan. 25
Streaming
- “The Path,” Hulu (season 2)
7 p.m.
- “Arrow,” CW (winter return)
- “Hunted,” CBS (time period premiere)
8 p.m.
- “The Magicians,” Syfy (season 2)
- “Frequency,” CW (season finale)
- “Salem,” WGN (series finale)
9 p.m.
- “Bakers vs. Fakers,” Food (series premiere; home bakers compete against professionals)
- “Suits,” USA (season 6B)
Thursday, Jan. 26
Streaming
- “Adam Newman’s Fuzzies,” Seeso (stand-up comedy special)
7 p.m.
- “Supernatural,” CW (winter return; new time period)
- “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC (winter return)
8 p.m.
- “Riverdale,” CW (series premiere; modernized version of “Archie” comics)
- “Scandal,” ABC (season 6)
9 p.m.
- “Pure Genius,” CBS (finale)
- “How to Get Away with Murder,” ABC (winter return)
Friday, Jan. 27
Streaming
- “Z: The Beginning of Everything,” Amazon (series premiere; fictionalized look at life of Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald, original flapper during Jazz Age in the 20s)
- “Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter,” Amazon (animated children’s series; based on children’s novel by Astrid Lindgren, author of “Pippi Longstocking”)
5 a.m.
- “TCM Remembers Debbie Reynolds,” TCM (movie marathon; 12 Debbie Reynolds films including “Singin’ in the Rain” and “The Unsinkable Molly Brown”)
8 p.m.
- “Rise,” Viceland (series premiere; frontlines of global Indigenous resistance)
- “Brad Paisley—Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special,” PBS (Paisley performs special outdoor concert at West Virginia University)
Saturday, Jan. 28
11:30 a.m.
- “Marvel’s Avengers: Ultron Revolution,” Disney XD (season finale)
7 p.m.
- “Love by the 10th Date,” Lifetime (movie; 4 women search for love)
8 p.m.
- “Love Locks,” Hallmark (movie; real-life couple Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell star as former loves who reunite years later in Paris)
9 p.m.
- “Detroit Steel,” History (series premiere; team at car customization shop, Mobsteel, gives vintage cars new look)
Sunday, Jan. 29
7 p.m.
- “23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards,” TNT/TBS (special; Lily Tomlin gets lifetime achievement award)
8 p.m.
- “Black Sails,” Starz (final season)
- “25th Annual Trumpet Awards,” Bounce (special)
9 p.m.
- “The Affair,” Showtime (season finale)
- “Conviction,” ABC (finale)
Monday, Jan. 30
Streaming
- “The Witness for the Prosecution,” Acorn TV (original series premiere; Agatha Christie tale about the murder of a rich woman and investigation, trial that follows)
7 p.m.
- “Gotham,” Fox (midseason finale)
- “Lucifer,” Fox (midseason finale)
9 p.m.
- “Becoming Warren Buffett,” HBO (doc; life of investor now with net worth of more than $60 billion)
- “POV: Seven Songs for a Long Life,” PBS (premiere; at Scottish hospice center Strathcarron, patients face pain, uncertainty and possibility of life’s end with song and humor)
Tuesday, Jan. 31
7 p.m.
- “The Fosters,” Freeform (season 4B)
8 p.m.
- “The Race Underground: American Experience,” PBS (premiere; history of America’s first subway in Boston)
- “Switched at Birth,” Freeform (finale season)
- “Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern,” Travel (season premiere)
- “24 to Life,” LMN (season 2)
9 p.m.
- “Babies Behind Bars,” LMN (series premiere; new program allows pregnant inmates to raise babies inside maximum security prison)
- “Fontline: Iraq after ISIS,” PBS (premiere; on-the-ground reporting from Iraq)
- “Hack My Life,” Tru TV (season 3)