HAPPY NEW YEAR! IS EVERYTHING FIXED NOW?
Terrific.
I’m busy making black-eyed peas and greens because I can’t speak for the rest of you, but 2021 ISN’T GOING TO BE ANOTHER SHIT YEAR BECAUSE I LET DOWN THE SIDE, DAMMIT. In the meantime, I’ve found some cute animal videos for you to ring in this brand spanking new year on a cuddly note.
My cat Sauron meets a wild horse in the French Pyrenees from r/AnimalsBeingBros
I will see you on Monday with actual TV, political, and virus news and ~sigh~ a new Bachelor.
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
RuPaul’s Drag Race: The queens are FINALLY back. Season premiere. 7 p.m., VH1, The CW, MTV, MTV2, Logo, Pop
Cobra Kai: We’re going to Okinawa. Season three. Netflix
Doctor Who: With the Doctor locked away in an alien prison, Yaz, Ryan, and Graham are forced to fight the Daleks without her help. 7 p.m., BBC America
Headspace to Meditation: Because God knows we all need it right about now. Premiere. Netflix
The Minimalists: Less is More: GET AWAY FROM MY CRAP, YOU MONSTERS. Premiere. Netflix
The Rose Parade: Parade, but no parade-goers. 10 a.m., ABC & NBC
SATURDAY
The High Note: Tracee Ellis Jones and Dakota Johnson star in this affable comedy about the music industry which was warmly received when it came out in the summer. 7 p.m., HBO
Shaun of the Dead & Hot Fuzz: It’s a Nick Frost/Simon Pegg double feature! 6:20 p.m., HBO Comedy West
Trading Places: All this talk about whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie overlooks one of the real best Christmas movies (with some cringey blackface there at the end). 8 p.m., Starz Encore
SUNDAY
Call Me Kat: Mayim Bialik stars as a woman who opens a cat cafe to prove to her mother that she can have a fulfilling life even though she’s single. Series premiere. 7 p.m., Fox
The Great North: Just look at this all-star comedy cast: Nick Offerman, Megan Mullaly, Jenny Slate, Will Forte, and Dulcé Sloan voice this new comedy from the creator of Bob’s Burgers. Series premiere. 7:30 p.m., Fox
The Rookie: Nolan nears the end of his training, and faces his biggest challenge yet in the season premiere. 9 p.m., ABC
Last Man Standing: A time jump reveals that Mike and Vanessa have two new grandchildren and Mandy and Kyle are living with them. Season premiere. 8:30 p.m., Fox
NCIS: Los Angeles: A doctor whose neurotechnology could be turned into a weapon is abducted in the winter premiere. 7:30 p.m., CBS
NCIS: New Orleans: A crucial piece of evidence in a murder case goes missing in the winter premiere. 8:30 p.m., CBS
| FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Shark Tank (new) |
20/20 |
| CBS | MacGyver (new) |
Magnum P.I. (new) |
Blue Bloods (new) |
| CW | Masters of Illusion (new) |
Masters of Illusion (repeat) |
World’s Funniest Animals (new) |
World’s Funniest Animals (new) |
Local |
| FOX | Friday Night Smackdown | Local |
| NBC | The Blacklist (new) |
Dateline |
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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 | College Football (live) |
News/Local |
| CBS | Bull (repeat) |
S.W.A.T. (repeat) |
48 Hours | News/Local |
| FOX | College Football (live) |
News/Local |
| NBC | Weakest Link (repeat) |
Ellen’s Game of Games (repeat) |
Saturday Night Live (repeat) |
News/ Local |
Saturday Night Live (Dolly Parton – 1989) |
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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 (new) |
Supermarket Sweep (new) |
Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? (new) |
Card Sharks (new) |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | NCIS: Los Angeles (new) |
NCIS: New Orleans (new) |
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| The CW | Local | Pandora (new) |
The Outpost (new) |
Local |
| FOX | The OT (live) |
The Simp-sons (new) |
Bless the Harts (new) |
Bob’s Burgers (new) |
Family Guy (new) |
Local/News |
| NBC | Sunday Night Football (live) |