‘WandaVision,’ ‘Batwoman,’ ‘Prodigal Son,’ ‘Servant’ and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week.

 

MONDAY

The Good Doctor: Dr. Audrey Lim struggles to cope with the emotional trauma of treating COVID patients in the winter premiere. 9 p.m., ABC

All American Stories: This new docuseries profiles eight athletes who overcame obstacles to achieve greatness. Series premiere. 7 p.m., The CW

Weakest Link: Winter premiere. 9 p.m., NBC

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy: A documentary film about the crack cocaine epidemic that tore through inner cities, but also was used to reinforce gross and harmful racial stereotypes. Premiere. Netflix

TUESDAY

The Resident: Conrad and Nic prepare for their wedding day while everyone else has COVID flashbacks in the season premiere. 7 p.m., Fox

Prodigal Son: Malcolm finds his life in disarray after what his sister did in the first season finale. Season premiere. 8 p.m., Fox

Two Sentence Horror Stories: This strange and unexpected little horror anthology series is back. I’m not convinced that this show is good — but it does stay with you. Season premiere. 7 p.m., The CW

Trickster: An Indigenous teen tries to keep his struggling family above water when he begins having strange visions. Series premiere. 8 p.m., The CW

Everyone is Doing Great: Basically, this comedy is if the two leads of The Vampire Diaries were still floundering around five years after the show had been canceled, looking to recreate their previous success. Series premiere. Hulu

WEDNESDAY

The Goldbergs: Beverly plans a murder-mystery party in the winter premiere. 7 p.m., ABC

American Housewife: Katie’s mentor and friend moves to Westport. Winter premiere. 7:30 p.m., ABC

The Conners: Ben’s mom (played by Candace Bergen) arrives with some bad news and shocking information in the winter premiere. 8 p.m., ABC

Call Your Mother: Kyra Sedgwick stars in this new comedy about an empty-nester who reinserts herself into her adult children’s lives. Series premiere. 8:30 p.m., ABC

SEAL Team: Jason pushes Bravo team to extreme lengths to find Ray in the winter premiere. 8 p.m., CBS

S.W.A.T.: The team searches for an arsonist and sniper. Winter premiere. 9 p.m., CBS

Chicago Med: Dr. Halstead has to make a life-or-death decision. Winter premiere. 7 p.m., NBC

Chicago Fire: Mouch is left shaken after a ladder mishap in the winter premiere. 8 p.m., NBC

Chicago P.D.: Upton is approached with a job offer from the FBI. Winter premiere. 9 p.m., NBC

Night Stalker: A look into the reign of terror by serial killer Richard Ramirez. Series premiere. Netflix

Married at First Sight: Is a three-hour season premiere really necessary? OK. 7 p.m., Lifetime

THURSDAY

Superstore: Cloud 9 changes their policy about locking up Black hair care products, forcing the employees to reckon with systemic racism. Winter premiere. 7:30 p.m., NBC

Search Party: Season four. HBO Max

Locked Down: A bickering couple uses the pandemic lockdown to pull off a jewelry heist in this film starring Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Premiere. HBO Max

One Night in Miami: Regina King directed this film about a fictionalized meeting of Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke. Premiere. Amazon

Servant: Ok, y’all, I only recently finally got around to watching the first season of this spooky little thriller and it was so good. I don’t want to give too much away about it but let’s just say it’s about the anxieties related to letting strangers into the most intimate parts of your life. Season two premiere. Apple TV+

FRIDAY

WandaVision: Elizabeth Olson and Paul Bettany star as Wanda Maximoff and Vision in this hotly anticipated trippy new Marvel series where everything is not what it seems. Series premiere. Disney+

Bling Empire: This new reality series follows Los Angeles’ wealthy Asian and Asian American scene. Series premiere. Netflix

Disenchantment: season three. Netflix

Outside the Wire: Anthony Mackie stars as a droid soldier in this new sci-fi action-adventure film.  Netflix

SATURDAY

Ocean’s marathon: Complicated heisting! Hours and hours of witty banter and complicated heisting! 11 a.m., TBS

The Evil Twin: “Emily escapes from an abusive relationship by moving back to her hometown only to discover she has a long-lost twin, but her newfound sister might be a murderer.” Emily needs to go on a nice Caribbean vacation and get away from this bullshit life. 7 p.m., Lifetime

The Searchers: I’m not a huge fan of Westerns, but this is one of those films that you really need to have seen for your film education to be complete. 7 p.m., TCM

SUNDAY

Batwoman: A homeless woman finds Kate’s Batsuit and decides to use it as armor to take out dangerous Gotham gangs in the new season of Batwoman. Season premiere.   7 p.m., The CW

Miss Scarlett and the Duke: This is not a sequel to Clue, but instead a PBS Masterpiece series about the first-ever female detective in Victorian London. Series premiere. 7 p.m., PBS

 

3 thoughts on “‘WandaVision,’ ‘Batwoman,’ ‘Prodigal Son,’ ‘Servant’ and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week.

    1. Did you already have AppleTV+ before? Because if you haven’t seen it, “Ted Lasso” is the real gem over there. “Servant” is fun, but “Ted Lasso” is one of the best shows of 2020.

      -T

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