Between network, cable and streaming, the modern television landscape is vast. These are some of the shows, specials and movies premiering on television this week, January 15-21. Details and times are subject to change.
Monday
EMMY AWARDS 8 pm on Fox. This awards show was postponed from the fall due to actor and writer strikes, and now the time has finally come for the television academy to hand out awards (via presenters like Jon Hamm, Quinta Brunson, and Pedro Pascal). Because this is the 75th annual ceremony, distinguished shows from the past — “Cheers,” “All in the Family,” “Grey's Anatomy” and “Game of Thrones,” among others — will be celebrated with tributes and cast reunions. It looks like it will be a big night for “Succession,” whose 27 nominations are the most for any show. Anthony Anderson will host.
Tuesday
Superior Weapon (1986) 8 pm at Paramount. Since the 2022 remake of this film didn't take home the only award it was nominated for at this year's Golden Globes, maybe it's time to revisit the original. Tom Cruise plays Maverick (his pilot name), an arrogant and reckless fighter pilot who is sent to Top Gun Naval Fighter Weapons School, where he develops an enemy (Iceman; Val Kilmer) and a platonic love (Kelly McGillis). ). “The elegantly edited battle sequences and mock battles drag us in and out of the cockpit,” Walter Goodman wrote in The New York Times review of him. “You can't always be sure exactly what's going on, but it's exciting anyway.”
FARGO 10pm on FX. This season of the anthology show, named after the 1990s movie, went back to basics with Minnesota and North Dakota settings. Jon Hamm plays Sheriff Roy Tillman, who has been searching for Dot Lyon, a housewife with a mysterious past. This week's show is the season finale and the penultimate episode left a lot up in the air, so let's hope all the loose ends are tied up.
Wednesday
CHICAGO MED, CHICAGO FIRE and Chicago Police from 8 pm on NBC. These three shows, which exist in the same universe and were created by Dick Wolf of “Law & Order” fame, are back for their ninth, twelfth, and eleventh seasons. Each program focuses on the lives and workplaces of essential workers in Chicago.
Thursday
LAW AND ORDER, LAW AND ORDER: SVU and LAW AND ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME from 8 pm on NBC. Although the original “Law & Order” took a hiatus from 2010 to 2021, it returns in full force for its 23rd season, along with the two spin-offs beginning their 25th season (“SVU”) and fourth season ( “Organized crime”). “). Get ready for all the fictional crimes your heart desires because new episodes of each show in this franchise air one after the other.
NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY DEBATE 9 p.m. on ABC. Although it is unclear who will participate in this debate, Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, will not; he dropped out of the race last week. To qualify for the debate, which will be held at Saint Anselm College, candidates must finish in the top three in the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 15 or receive at least 10 percent in two primary polls of Republican voters or at least 10 percent in two primary surveys of New Hampshire Republican voters.
Friday
REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER 10:00 p.m. on HBO. Hosted by Bill Maher, this program usually brings together three panelists from various points of the political spectrum, who debate current events. It returns for its 22nd season and the first episode will feature Andrew Sullivan, former editor of The New Republic; Governor Gavin Newsom of California; and MSNBC journalist Alex Wagner.
Saturday
TWILIGHT MARATHON starting at 1 pm on E! If you leave behind Renesmee, the creepy animatronic-looking girl, Jacob's imprint on Renesmee, the horribly traumatic baby season, or anything to do with the extremely implausible logistics involved with anything in these movies, reliving the glory of This franchise is not the worst. Your Saturday afternoon could do with good. Kristen Stewart plays Bella Swan, and Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner play Edward Cullen and Jacob Black. “Turns out there's something to be said about watching these two lovebirds tap into their inner monsters,” Manohla Dargis wrote in her Times review of the final film. “It's a lot of fun while it lasts.”
Sunday
THE WOMAN ON THE WALL 9 pm on Showtime. This show, which first aired in Britain, follows Lorna Brady (played by Ruth Wilson) as she wakes up to find a dead woman in her home, and has to question everything to find out who this woman is and if she is responsible. of the murder. murder, although she does not remember it. Daryl McCormack plays Detective Colman Akande, who is investigating Lorna for a different crime.
