‘The Gilded Age,’ ‘Janet Jackson,’ ‘We Need to Talk About Cosby’ and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week

 

MONDAY

The Gilded Age: Carrie Coon, Christine Baranski, and Cynthia Nixon star in this new series from the Downton Abbey creator, set in late nineteenth-century New York as old money clashes with new. Series premiere. 8 p.m., HBO

Promised Land: Two Latino families struggle for wealth and power in wine country. Series premiere. 9 p.m., ABC

March: The Prairie View A&M University Marching Band, The Marching Storm, are featured in this new docuseries in the mold of Netflix’s Cheer. Series premiere. 7 p.m., The CW

Snowpiercer: Season premiere. 8 p.m., TNT

The Secrets of Playboy: This new docuseries explores what life in the Playboy universe was really like for Playmates and employees. Series premiere. 8 p.m., A&E

Ordinary Joe: Season finale. 9 p.m., NBC

TUESDAY

This Is Us: Jack buries his mother in what I’m sure will be an upbeat, silly episode and not one of those tear-jerking ones. 8 p.m., NBC

Aziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian: Aziz is still negotiating his comeback (though he didn’t really deserve to be canceled in the first place if we’re all being honest). Netflix

The Madness of King George: If you haven’t seen this charming historical drama starring the wonderful Ian Holm and Helen Mirren, I suggest you treat yourself. 7 p.m., Movie Max

WEDNESDAY

Astrid & Lily Save the World: Two high school outsiders accidentally open a portal to another dimension and are forced to become monster hunters in this new series.  9 p.m., Syfy

Resident Alien: Harry’s back but doesn’t remember who he is. Season premiere. 8 p.m., USA, Syfy

NOVA: “Ancient Maya Metropolis”: Archeologists try to figure out why ancient Mayan cities were abandoned. 8 p.m., PBS

THURSDAY

Truth and Lies: The Last Gangster: A look at the infamous Gambino family, including an interview with Sammy “The Bull” Gravano. 7 p.m., ABC

Gomorrah: Season five and series finale. HBO Max

grown-ish: Zoey turns to Pops and Ruby for advice in the winter season premiere. 9 p.m., Freeform

The Legend of Vox Machina: In this animated series based on the popular RPG, the Vox Machina, a band of misfits goes on a quest to save the realm of Exandria, and pay their exorbitant bar tab. Series premiere. Amazon

FRIDAY

Janet Jackson.: A look at the icon’s untold story on the 40th anniversary of her first album. Premiere. 7 p.m., Lifetime & A&E

All of Us are Dead: A high school becomes ground zero for a zombie outbreak in this new Korean series. Premiere. Netflix

In From the Cold: A woman’s life is thrown into chaos when she must choose between putting her family at risk or returning to her past as a bioengineered Russian spy. Premiere.  Netflix

Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window: Kristen Bell stars in this thriller about an agoraphobic woman who is pretty sure she saw something happen across the street in what feels like might be a spoof of Rear Window/The Woman in the Window, and I’m confused why we’re not talking about that? Anyway. Premiere. Netflix

Nancy Drew: Mid-season premiere. 8 p.m., The CW

SATURDAY

Saturday Night Live: Willem Defoe & Katy Perry 10:30 p.m., NBC

The Eyes of Tammy Faye: Jessica Chastain stars in this biopic about the infamous televangelist Tammy Faye Baker. 7 p.m., HBO

SUNDAY

We Need to Talk About Cosby: W. Kamau Bell explores the life and career of Bill Cosby and why the revelation of his sexual predation and violence is such a shock and wound for the Black community. Premiere. 9 p.m., Showtime

Love Off the Grid: Couples think they’ve found the one — except that one of the partners lives off the grid in this new non-scripted series. NO MA’AM. RUN. Premiere. Discovery+

 

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