Hi there! No television news today, Monday or Tuesday as I am giving myself a much-needed respite before The Bachelor returns and ruins my life. (Related: My Bachelor post is going to be a little bit tiny late.)
Anyway, in honor of Australia being one of the first places to celebrate New Year’s and arriving in 2018 just that much faster, here’s Quimby, an adorable Quokka from Australias Rottnest Island.
Happy new year, and see you on the flippety-flop!
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
Black Mirror: YAY! It’s Black Mirror day, the only thing that might distract me from the Game of Thrones marathon. Season premiere. Netflix
Game of Thrones marathon: Or not. 11 a.m., HBO2
Bill Nye Saves the World: WORK FASTER, BILL. Season premiere. Netflix
SATURDAY
Austin City Limits: Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally host as Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King and Kris Kristofferson are inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame. 10 p.m., PBS
Game of Thrones marathon: Still on my couch. 11 a.m., HBO2
The Manchurian Candidate: The 1962 film is a movie for our times. 7 p.m. TCM
SUNDAY
Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve with Ryan Seacrest: Happy New Year! 7 p.m., ABC
Fox’s New Year’s Eve with Steve Harvey: Happy New Year!7 p.m., Fox
New Year’s Eve Live: Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen ring in the New Year. Happy New Year! CNN
Game of Thrones marathon: I’m still on my couch! Happy New Year! 11 a.m., HBO2
| FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Shark Tank (repeat) |
20/20 (repeat) |
20/20 (repeat) |
| CBS | MacGyver (repeat) |
MacGyver (repeat) |
Blue Bloods (repeat) |
| CW | iHeartRadio Music Festival | Local |
| FOX | Hell’s Kitchen (repeat) |
Local |
| NBC | Law & Order: SVU (repeat) |
Dateline NBC (new) |
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| SAT. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 |
| ABC | The Bachelor (repeat) |
Match Game (repeat) |
Ten Days in the Valley (new) |
News/Local |
| CBS | Hawaii Five-0 (repeat) |
48 Hours (repeat) |
48 Hours (repeat) |
News/Local |
| FOX | The Gifted (repeat) |
Lethal Weapon (repeat) |
News/Local |
| NBC | Dateline NBC (repeat) |
Saturday Night Live (repeat) |
News/Local | Saturday Night Live (repeat) |
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| SUN. | 6:00 | 6:30 | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | America’s Funniest Home Videos (repeat) |
Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve with Ryan Seacrest (new) |
| CBS | NFL (new) |
60 Minutes (new) |
S.W.A.T./b> (repeat) |
SEAL Team (repeat) |
Bull (repeat) |
| FOX | Football (repeat) |
The OT (repeat) |
Fox’s New Year’s Eve with Steve Harvey (new) |
Local/News |
| NBC | NFL Football (live) |
Happy New Year! I’m so glad I found your blog. Thank you for your dedication and passion (not just for TV but for this stupid, crazy, world we live in now).
Happy New Year, Therese! I have three sources I check every morning. Politico, The Washington Post Daily 202, and Foolish Watcher. You are the best, and I hope 2018 is a great year for you.
As a weird side note, I don’t watch any of the reality shows you blog about, but I read your posts anyway because they are freaking hilarious. Will you be recapping the Beverly Hills housewives this season?
Yes! RHOBH might actually be my favorite and I am irritated they debuted it in the middle of the holiday crunch. But I intend to get started on it ASAP.
Happy New Year and thanks so much for reading!
-T