‘Mo,’ ‘The Bachelor,’ ‘The Grammys,’ and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week

MONDAY

The Bachelor: Grant Ellis is your new Bachelor — and he’s from Houston … unless he’s from New Jersey. It’s kinda unclear. Anyway, new season. Premiere. 7 p.m., ABC

Ladies and Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music: This documentary directed by Questlove explores 50 years of live musical performances on Saturday Night Live. Premiere. 7 p.m., NBC

The Neighborhood: New neighbors move into Miss Kim’s house and keep everyone up late. Winter premiere. 7 p.m., CBS

Poppa’s House: Was Poppa lying about his dog allergy? Winter premiere. 7:30 p.m., CBS

NCIS: A bakery owner is blackmailed in the winter premiere. 8 p.m., CBS

NCIS: Origins: The death of the son of a famed Marine commander is investigated. Winter premiere. 9 p.m., CBS

The Catch: In this psychological thriller, a doting father is convinced there is something wrong with his daughter’s new boyfriend and is determined to find out what it is. Premiere. Acorn TV

TUESDAY

Paradise: Sterling K. Brown stars as a secret service agent assigned to protect a former President, played by James Marsden in this new political conspiracy thriller from the creator of This Is Us. And I was going to get all itchy about Marsden not being old enough to be a former President, but he was born the same year I was and I’m old as dirt, so. Series premiere. Hulu

FBI: Terrorists are plotting to crash multiple planes at once in the winter premiere. 7 p.m., CBS

FBI: International: Vo’s life hangs in the balance. Winter premiere.  8 p.m., CBS

FBI: Most Wanted: Oh my God, the 1985 MOVE bombings in Philadelphia are the basis of the winter premiere. It’s a dark chapter in our history that rarely gets discussed, and I didn’t know about it until I was an adult — and only then because I married a Philadelphian.  9 p.m., CBS

WEDNESDAY

Mythic Quest: Season four of the underappreciated little comedy. Apple TV+

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: Two-episode premiere of the new animated series that traces Peter Parker’s journey to becoming a superhero. Disney+

All American: Jordan starts his new job as coach in the season premiere. 7 p.m., The CW

THURSDAY

Mo: The best, most honest depiction of living in Houston I’ve ever seen is back for its second and sadly final season. But even if you’re not from Houston, you’ll enjoy this heartfelt little series. Netflix

You’re Cordially Invited: Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell star in this comedy about two families trying to preserve their respective weddings when they are double booked for the same location. Netflix

School Spirits: Season two. Paramount+

The Recruit: Season two. Netflix

Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage: Georgie intrudes on Mandy’s new job in the winter premiere. 7 p.m., CBS

Ghosts: Mark demands to meet the silent investor in the winter premiere. 7:30 p.m., CBS

Matlock: Matty helps Olympia in a wrongful termination case in the winter premiere. 8 p.m., CBS

Scamanda: This documentary based on the popular podcast explores the curious case of Amanda Riley, the young mother who faked a cancer diagnosis. Premiere. 8 p.m., ABC

Elsbeth: Elsbeth suspects a charismatic leader of a wellness center in the death of a young man. Winter premiere. 9 p.m., CBS

Bookie: Season two.  Max

FRIDAY

Inside the 67th Annual Grammy Awards: A look behind the scenes of the upcoming Grammy Awards.  7 p.m., CBS

Fire Country: Bode and Audrey must find a way to save themselves in the winter premiere. 8 p.m., CBS

S.W.A.T.: There’s a dangerous enemy hell-bent on revenge in the winter premiere. 9 p.m., CBS

SATURDAY

Goodrich: Michael Keaton stars as a man whose life is upended when his wife goes to rehab, leaving him alone with their young children. Premiere. 7 p.m., HBO

Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story: The story of how 15-year-old Lisa Lisa overcame racism, sexism and cancer to become a pop star. And it stars Lisa Lisa as her own mother! 7 p.m., Lifetime

Ride: Jake Allyn and C. Thomas Howell star in this new film about a family of bull riders in Texas, struggling to raise enough money for their sick daughter. Premiere. Paramount+

SUNDAY

The 67th Grammy Awards: Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX and more perform at this year’s ceremony. 7 p.m., CBS

The Firm: So, I’m not sure if I’ve ever shared this story about my father, but it says a lot about him. My dad HATED Tom Cruise, irrationally so. So explain to me why he rented this movie from Blockbuster in the first place, and then proceeded to fast-forward through every scene Tom Cruise was in. Which, because he’s the star of the movie, was essentially all of them. “How was the move?” we asked. “Terrible,” he replied. 7 p.m., CMT

Contagion: Now that we’re no longer a part of WHO and have shut down all government-related public health notices, we might be reliving this sooner rather than later. Again. 7:30 p.m., MTV2

 

 

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