Here is the list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On January 4, All Rise and Bull will be back from their winter breaks on CBS at 9 and 10 PM respectively.
The season premiere of Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist will air on NBC on January 5 at 8 PM followed by the return of This Is Us at 9 PM and the new drama Nurses moves to its new night (Tuesdays) at 10 PM.
On January 6, the winter returns of Chicago Med, Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. will air on NBC at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively.
The new drama Coyote will debut online on CBS All Access on January 7. The show focuses on Ben Clemens (Michael Chiklis), who after 32 years as a border patrol agent is forced to work for the very people he spent his career trying to keep out of America. Now exposed to life on the other side of the wall, Ben will start to question his black and white views of the world, challenging his ideology and his loyalties. The ensemble cast includes Mark Feuerstein, Natalia Cordova-Buckley, Drew Powell, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Juan Pablo Raba, Kelli Williams and Amy Forsyth (among others).
Also on January 7, the Netflix movie Pieces of a Woman will debut online. Martha and Sean Carson (Vanessa Kirby and Shia LaBeouf) are a Boston couple on the verge of parenthood whose lives change irrevocably during a home birth at the hands of a flustered midwife, who faces charges of criminal negligence. Thus begins a year-long odyssey for Martha, who must navigate her grief while working through fractious relationships with her husband and her domineering mother, along with the publicly vilified midwife whom she must face in court. The cast includes Molly Parker, Sarah Snook, Iliza Shlesinger and Ellen Burstyn.
The season finale of Star Trek: Discovery will air online on January 7 on CBS All Access; and that same night the winter premiere of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit will air on NBC at 9 PM.
On January 8, the Amazon movie Herself will debut online. Single mother Sandra (Clare Dunne) has been struggling to get by with her two young daughters. After the housing system refuses to give her a new home, Sandra decides to build her own with the help of a friendly community and a handful of new friends. With this new purpose, Sandra rediscovers herself: that is until her abusive ex-husband sues her for custody of the children. The cast includes Conleth Hill (Game of Thrones).
The second season premiere of the Apple TV+ drama Dickinson will air online on January 8; meanwhile that same night, MacGyver, Magnum P.I. and Blue Bloods will return from their winter breaks on CBS at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively. And also on January 8, the final season of 800 Words will premiere on UPtv at 9 PM.
On January 9, the second season of A Discovery of Witches will premiere on Sundance Now online.
The Hallmark Channel movie A New Year’s Resolution will debut on January 9 at 9 PM. When a morning show producer makes a New Year’s resolution to say yes more, she (Aimee Teegarden) crosses paths with a confirmed Yes man (Michael Rady) who just might hold the key to her biggest story and to her heart.
On January 10, the UPtv movie Blueprint to the Heart will premiere at 7 PM. A talented host and designer of a high-end renovation television show (Laura Mitchell) is forced to change her show format to include life makeovers as well after her ratings dip. However, when she tries to upscale the handsome and down-to-Earth subject (Dennis Andres) of her first episode, she must choose between chasing ratings or following her heart. The cast includes Clayton James and Crystal Balint.
American Gods will return for the start of its third season on Starz on January 10 at 8 PM; while that same night, NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: New Orleans will air on CBS at the special time of 9 and 10 PM respectively.
Lastly also on January 10, the PBS 7-part drama All Creatures Great and Small will debut at 9 PM. Based on the beloved best-selling books, the story follows James Herriot (newcomer Nicholas Ralph) at the start of his storied career in rural Yorkshire in the 1930s. The cast includes the late great Dame Diana Rigg, Samuel West, Rachel Shenton, Anna Madeley, Callum Woodhouse and Matthew Lewis.
Mark your calendars!
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