Daily Reflector What 2 Watch Entertainment Guide / Jan13-Jan19

BY JAY BOBBIN

‘Night Cour t’ is back in session

Though she was a major fan of “Night Court” in her youth, little did Melissa Rauch know what a big role she would play in bringing it back.

The “Big Bang Theor y” alum is a star and (with her husband Winston) an executive producer of the sitcom that returns to NBC in a revival premiering Tuesday, Jan. 17. Rauch plays Abby Stone, who follows the path of her father Harry (the late Harry Anderson’s character) as the judge in a nighttime New York courtroom. A ver y significant returnee is John Larroquette as prosecutor turned defense attorney Dan Fielding, the part for which the actor won four consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards.

“I was excited about producing ‘Night Court,’ and I really thought I would just be behind the camera on it,” the lively Rauch says. “ Then, as we were developing it and once John came on board and the scripts came together, l thought, ‘I’d be such

a dummy not to play this role!’ I feel grateful that I ended up making that decision. I know I would have been kicking myself.”

The chance to act opposite Larroquette was a huge incentive for Rauch to appear in “Night Court,” too “It is a true dream come true to be working with him,” she states. “Watching how he brilliantly executes every line that’s given to him, he’s never not wonderful. He’s a masterclass in acting.”

Rauch has a mutual admirer in Larroquette, who passed on returning to “Night Court” until she decided to act in it. He explains that mirrors Dan Fielding’s return to court: “He’s not a part of that system any longer, so he would not have even approached the idea, except that this woman is Judge Harry Stone’s daughter He finds that touching, and he decides that he can’t leave her alone in that place at 3 in the morning. She’s

BASKETBALL

Friday

6:30 p.m. FS1 FS1 College Hoops Tip-Off (Live)

7:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Countdown (Live)

FS1 Villanova at Butler. (Live)

7:30 p.m. ESPN Golden State Warriors vs San Antonio Spurs. (Live)

9:00 p.m. ESPN2 VCU at Dayton. (Live)

FS1 Michigan State at Illinois. (Live)

10:00 p.m. ESPN Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Clippers. (Live)

11:00 p.m. FS1 Utah State at Nevada. (Live)

Saturday

11:00 a.m. ESPN2 College GameDay (Live)

12:00 p.m. ESPN Kentucky at Tennessee. (Live)

ESPN2 West Virginia at Oklahoma. (Live)

BSCR Miami at NC State. (Live)

FS1 Seton Hall at DePaul. (Live)

12:30 p.m. WNCT Inside College Basketball (Live)

WCTI NBA Countdown (Live)

USA Loyola-Chicago at Saint Joseph’s. (Live)

1:00 p.m. WNCT Wisconsin at Indiana. (Live)

WCTI Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat. (Live)

2:00 p.m. ESPN North Carolina at Louisville. (Live)

ESPN2 Teams TBA. (Live)

FS1 Providence at Creighton. (Live)

2:30 p.m. USA Richmond at St. Bonaventure. (Live)

3:00 p.m. WYDO Colorado at UCLA. (Live)

4:00 p.m.

ESPN ESPN2 Teams TBA. (Live)

6:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 Teams TBA. (Live)

8:00 p.m. ESPN Texas Tech at Texas. (Live)

ESPN2 Teams TBA. (Live)

10:00 p.m. ESPN2 Portland at Gonzaga. (Live)

11:00 p.m. FS1 Boise State at Wyoming. (Live)

Sunday

12:00 p.m. WYDO Marquette at Xavier. (Live)

FS1 Teams TBA. (Live)

1:00 p.m. ESPN Women’s College Missouri at South Carolina. (Live)

ESPN2 South Florida at East Carolina. (Live)

BSCR Women’s College Louisville at Florida State. (Live)

3:00 p.m. ESPN College Basketball Live Scoreboard (Live) ESPN2 Memphis at Temple. (Live)

3:30 p.m. ESPN Women’s College NC State at North Carolina. (Live)

5:00 p.m. ESPN2 Women’s College Iowa State at Texas. (Live)

9:00 p.m. ESPN2 Boy’s High School Basketball Imhotep (Pa.) vs. Cardinal Hayes (N.Y.). (Live)

Monday

11:30 a.m. WYDO FOX College Hoops Tip-Off (Live)

12:00 p.m. WYDO Georgetown at Villanova. (Live)

2:00 p.m. WYDO FOX College Hoops Extra (Live)

2:30 p.m. WYDO Purdue at Michigan State. (Live)

TNT NBA Tip-Off (Live)

3:30 p.m. TNT Miami Heat at Atlanta Hawks. (Live)

6:00 p.m. TNT Phoenix Suns at Memphis Grizzlies. (Live)

8:30 p.m. TNT Inside the NBA (Live)

Tuesday

7:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 Teams TBA. (Live)

BSCR Boston College at North Carolina. (Live)

TNT NBA Tip-Off (Live)

FS1 Creighton at Butler. (Live)

7:30 p.m. TNT Toronto Raptors at Milwaukee Bucks. (Live)

9:00 p.m. ESPN Georgia at Kentucky. (Live)

BSCR Clemson at Wake Forest. (Live)

FS1 San Jose State at New Mexico. (Live)

10:00 p.m. TNT Philadelphia 76ers at Los Angeles Clippers. (Live)

12:30 a.m. TNT NBA on TNT Tuesday (Live)

Wednesday

6:00 p.m. FS1 FS1 College Hoops Tip-Off (Live)

6:30 p.m. FS1 Connecticut at Seton Hall. (Live)

7:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Countdown (Live) ESPN2 Teams TBA. (Live)

7:30 p.m. ESPN Atlanta Hawks at Dallas Mavericks. (Live)

8:00 p.m. BSCR Missouri State at Drake. (Live)

8:30 p.m. FS1 Xavier at DePaul. (Live)

10:00 p.m. ESPN Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets. (Live)

10:30 p.m. FS1 San Diego State at Colorado State. (Live)

Thursday

6:00 p.m. FS1 FS1 College Hoops Tip-Off (Live)

6:30 p.m. FS1 Rutgers at Michigan State. (Live)

7:00 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 Teams TBA. (Live)

TNT NBA Tip-Off (Live)

7:30 p.m. TNT Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics. (Live)

8:30 p.m. FS1 Indiana at Illinois. (Live)

10:00 p.m. TNT Brooklyn Nets at Phoenix Suns. (Live)

10:30 p.m. FS1 UCLA at Arizona State. (Live)

12:30 a.m. TNT Inside the NBA (Live)

BOXING

Saturday

10:00 p.m. ESPN Top Rank Boxing: Ajagba vs. Shaw. (Live)

FOOTBALL

Friday

4:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live)

Saturday

10:00 a.m. ESPN Postseason NFL Countdown (Live)

12:00 a.m. ESPN NFL Rewind (Live)

Sunday

10:00 a.m. ESPN Postseason NFL Countdown (Live)

1:00 p.m. WITN Wild Card: Teams TBA. (Live)

4:30 p.m. WNCT Wild Card: Teams TBA. (Live)

8:00 p.m. TELE Sunday Night Football en Telemundo (Live)

8:15 p.m. WITN Wild Card: Teams TBA. (Live)

8:20 p.m. TELE Fútbol Americano NFL Otro partido importante de la Liga Nacional de Fútbol. (Live)

12:00 a.m. ESPN NFL Rewind (Live)

Monday

4:00 p.m. ESPN NFL Live (Live)

6:00 p.m. ESPN Monday Night Countdown (Live)

8:00 p.m. WCTI ESPN Wild Card: Teams TBA. (Live) ESPN2 NFL Kickoff (Live)

11:15 p.m. ESPN ESPN2 Monday Night Postgame (Live)

GOLF

Friday

6:00 a.m. GOLF DP World Tour Golf Hero Cup, First Round. (Live)

9:00 a.m. ESPN2 Latin America Amateur Championship, Second Round. (Live)

7:00 p.m. GOLF PGA Tour Golf (Live)

2:00 a.m. GOLF DP World Tour Golf Hero Cup, Second Round. (Live)

Saturday

6:00 a.m. GOLF DP World Tour Golf Hero Cup, Second Round. (Live)

4:00 p.m. WITN Sony Open in Hawaii, Third Round. (Live)

6:00 p.m. GOLF Sony Open in Hawaii, Third Round. (Live)

1:30 a.m. GOLF DP World Tour Golf Hero Cup, Final Round. (Live)

Sunday

10:00 a.m. ESPN2 Latin America Amateur Championship, Final Round. (Live)

4:30 p.m. WITN Sony Open in Hawaii, Final Round. (Live)

6:00 p.m. GOLF Sony Open in Hawaii, Final Round. (Live)

Thursday

12:00 p.m. GOLF Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, First Round. (Live)

3:00 p.m. GOLF The American Express, First Round. (Live)

7:00 p.m. GOLF Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, First Round. (Live)

HOCKEY

Wednesday

7:00 p.m. TNT NHL on TNT Face Off (Live)

7:30 p.m. TNT Boston Bruins at New York Islanders. (Live)

10:00 p.m. TNT Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks. (Live)

12:30 a.m. TNT NHL on TNT Postgame (Live)

Thursday

5:00 p.m. ESPN2 The Point (Live)

9:00 p.m. ESPN Tampa Bay Lightning at Edmonton Oilers. (Live)

SOCCER Friday

3:00 p.m. USA Premier League Soccer Aston Villa vs Leeds United. (Live)

Saturday

7:00 a.m. TELE Fútbol Premier League Manchester United vs. Manchester City. (Live)

USA Premier League Mornings (Live)

7:30 a.m. USA Premier League Soccer Manchester United vs Manchester City. (Live)

9:30 a.m. USA Premier League Mornings (Live)

10:00 a.m. USA Premier League Soccer Brighton & Hove Albion vs Liverpool. (Live)

12:00 p.m. USA Premier League Mornings (Live)

12:30 p.m. WITN Premier League Soccer Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth. (Live)

Sunday

8:00 a.m. TELE La Liga Premier Extra (Live)

USA Premier League Mornings (Live)

8:30 a.m. TELE Fútbol Premier League Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace. (Live)

9:00 a.m. USA Premier League Soccer Chelsea vs Crystal Palace. (Live)

11:00 a.m. USA Premier League Mornings (Live)

1:30 p.m. WCTI Spanish Super Cup Soccer Final: Teams TBA. (Live)

TENNIS Sunday

7:00 p.m. ESPN 2023 Australian Open Tennis First Round. (Live)

11:00 p.m. ESPN2 2023 Australian Open Tennis First Round. (Live)

Monday

11:30 p.m. ESPN2 2023 Australian Open Tennis First Round. (Live)

Tuesday

9:00 p.m. ESPN2 2023 Australian Open Tennis Second Round. (Live)

Wednesday

9:00 p.m. ESPN2 2023 Australian Open Tennis Second Round. (Live)

Thursday

9:00 p.m. ESPN2 2023 Australian Open Tennis Third Round. (Live)

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“Secret

Life of Predators”

(Jan. 18)

From National Geographic comes the first season of this documentar y series that gives a detailed insight into the extraordinar y skills of predatory animals that helps them track and hunt down their prey while also focusing on their ability to sur vive in the wild. Boone Smith hosts and narrates.

“Night

Stalkers” ( Jan. 18)

This documentar y series from National Geographic follows filmmaker Martin Dohrn and an expert team of night-filming specialists into the jungles of Costa Rica to capture Central America’s notoriously camera-shy big cats — pumas, ocelots and jaguar — using state of the art night-vision photography equipment.

“My

Ghost Story” (Available now)

Each episode of this unscripted paranormal series that originally aired on the Biography Channel from 2010 to 2016 is narrated by people who tell their own unique ghost stories and personal experiences of alleged paranormal activity and supposed encounters with the unexplained in a particular location.

“Evil

Genius” (Available now)

For centuries, humankind’s brilliant minds have changed and shaped the world. But when they’re used for evil, as is detailed in this unscripted History Channel series, the result can be some of the most twisted, outrageous and inventive crimes in the history of the world. Tim Friedlander narrates.

BY GEORGE DICKIE

1) What Pro Football Hall of Famer once shaved his legs and donned pantyhose for an ad? 2) This strikeout king once pitched a pain reliever Name him. 3) An electric grill is what this former heavyweight champion has endorsed. Who is he? 4) What Hall of Fame catcher encouraged viewers to dial in to a long-distance phone ser vice? 5) This NFL great, and former convict, ran through airpor ts to a car-rental agency Can you name him? 6) Which NFL tough guy has endorsed the products of an electronics-store chain? 7) These home run-hitting teammates took a nickname, “The M&M Boys,” based on a candy they endorsed. Name them. 8) What Olympic skier once pitched lip balm?

The Confirmation (2016)

7:30 p.m. on ESPN

NBA Basketball

A clash of Western Conference haves and have-nots opens ESPN’s Friday doubleheader as Stephen Curry leads the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors down to the Lone Star State to face Keldon Johnson and the moribund San Antonio Spurs. Then the late game features two playoff hopefuls as Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers defend home hardwood from

Nikola Jokic and the Northwest-leading Denver Nuggets.

8 p.m. on SHOW

Boys in Blue

The North Community High School Polars football team try to redeem themselves after a heartbreaking loss with the backdrop of the killing of George Floyd. And an upcoming vote threatens to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department, whose officers volunteer to coach the Polars. Meanwhile, the season hangs by a

thread and the coaches must stage a comeback on multiple fronts in the new episode “We Get Better and Better.”

8 p.m. on AMC Movie: Days of Thunder Tom Cruise tried to recreate the magic of “Top Gun” on the ground with this 1990 drama. He plays a rookie stock-car driver who is long on natural talent but short on skill a fatal combination in this fast-moving sport. Enter Harry (Robert Duvall), who gives him

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the guidance he needs, and Dr. Claire (Nicole Kidman), who gives him a few lessons in love and responsibility after fixing him up in the wake of a crash. The film received an Oscar nomination for best sound.

8 p.m. on TCM

Movie: Smart Blonde Airing as part of the channel’s special theme tied to female detectives, journalist Torchy Blane (Glenda Farrell)

teams with her police officer boyfriend, Lt. Steve McBride (Barton MacLane), to solve the killing of Tiny Torgenson (Joseph Crehan), an investor who just bought a popular local nightclub. There’s no shortage of potential suspects for the murder that took place right before Torchy’s eyes in this 1938 mystery. Also stars include Jane Wyman, Robert Paige, Craig Reynolds and Addison Richards.

Stephen Curry

Limitless (2011) Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro. A writer takes a mind-enhancing drug.

Pacific Rim (2013, Science Fiction) Charlie Hunnam, Diego Klattenhoff, Idris Elba.

8 p.m. on HALL

Movie: The Wedding Veil Inspiration

In the second movie of this trilogy, Emma (Autumn Reeser) is teaching and working hard to prove she can step into the department chair role, as Paolo’s (Paolo Bernardini) lace shop is about to open. On track for her life plan, Emma feels strongly that things will fall into place before she and Paolo grow their family in this 2023 romance. As the couple navigates their busy work schedules, will Emma find

the courage to stop planning her life and start living it?

8 p.m. on LIFE Movie: How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy Story

Based on a true story, Nancy Crampton-Brophy (Cybill Shepherd) had a knack for writing about murder. The Portland-based romance-thriller novelist authored books about relationships that were tumultuous. Often, her books featured characters who fantasized about killing their own husbands or

fleeing their husbands and faking their own deaths. Then, in a shocking turn of events, Brophy was convicted of killing her own husband Daniel (Steve Guttenberg).

8 p.m. on TCM

Movie: Monsieur Beaucaire Monsieur Beaucaire (Bob Hope) is a barber for the royal French court who becomes a real “royal pain” for King Louis XV. As a result, he is sent to the guillotine, but he is saved at the last minute by the Duc de Chandre (Patric Knowles), who

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rescues and transports him to the Spanish court. While there, Beaucaire poses as a nobleman. The only problem is, he gets into even more trouble in this 1946 comedy.

tives sent to bring him in, led by a ruthless double agent in this 2022 thriller.

12 a.m. on WUNK Austin City

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9

p.m.

on SHOW Movie: Agent Game

CIA officer Harris (Dermot Mulroney) is involved in missions to detain and relocate foreign nationals for interrogation. When Harris’ superior is murdered, he finds himself the scapegoat for the killing of a detainee and must run from a team of opera-

This new episode sees eclectic and imaginative Southern singer/ songwriter Adia Victoria making her “Austin City Limits” debut.

Her latest album, “A Southern Gothic,” is equal parts historical montage and modern prophecy, dark and light, love and loathing. It’s the musical embodiment of the relationship that so many people have with the South.

(Suddenlink) Grifton/Snow Hill (Falcon) Ayden/Greenville/Pitt County (Suddenlink) Grimesland/Simpson (Suddenlink) Washington (Suddenlink)

Cybill Shepherd

Greenv. Farm. Will. Winds. Bethel Wash. Grifton Grimes.

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“

“ The Walking Dead”

The 11th and final season of this postapocalyptic horror series offers up an emotional coda as it wraps up individual stor ylines and focuses on the Coalition’s encounter with the Commonwealth as well as its confrontation with the Reapers. Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohan, Christian Serratos and Jeffrey Dean Morgan star.

The Lying Life of Adults”

From Italy comes this drama series set in 1990s Naples, where a brash and bold Aunt Vittoria (Valeria Golino, “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”) helps her sheltered niece Giovanna (newcomer Giordana Marengo) experience a different side of the city, upsetting the teen’s strict parents. Alessandro Preziosi, Pina Turco and Azzurra Mennella also star. (ORIGINAL)

“ That ’90s Show”

From “ That ’70s Show” co-creators Bonnie and Terr y Turner comes this new comedy that picks up in 1995 with Kitty and Red Forman (Debra Jo Rupp, Kurtwood Smith) now grandparents surrounded by a new generation of teens, including granddaughter Leia (Callie Haverda). Ashley Aufderheide, Mace Coronel and Maxwell Donovan also star; original cast Mila Kunis, Topher Grace and Ashton Kutcher make guest appearances. (ORIGINAL)

“Bake Squad”

Christina Tosi returns to host the second season of this competition series, which brings in a fresh batch of seasoned pastr y chefs — Ashley Holt, Christophe Rull, Gonzo Jimenez and Maya-Camlle Broussard — to battle it out to see whose dessert will be chosen for a client’s extra special big day (ORIGINAL)

“It took an hour to get to the (filming) location and an hour to come back, and you didn’t have a shor t day but there wasn’t a lot of choice. We had a limited budget, and we had to get it done in a cer tain amount of time.”

Steve Harvey of “Family Feud” in syndication

“I’ve been doing facial expressions since I was a little kid with my dad, when he was shaving in the morning. I always knew that my facial expressions were a huge par t of my comedy, and they’ve been that throughout my career

Bill Maher of “Real Time With Bill Maher” on HBO

“I mean, I obviously did a show called ‘Politically Incorrect’ and I take it ver y personally because political correctness is the enemy of comedy They can’t win and I’m not going to let them win.”

Cybill Shepherd, seen recently in “How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy Story” on Lifetime

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“Movie: Jurassic World Dominion”

“Jurassic World” director Colin Trevorrow’s 2022 actioner picks up four years after the events of “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” in a world where humans and dinosaurs have grown accustomed to one another and where Owen and Claire (Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard) are trying to protect Maisie (Isabella Sermon) from Biosyn Genetics. Campbell Scott, Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern and Sam Neill also star

“Movie: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark”

In the snake-riddled 1981 movie that started the “Indiana Jones” saga, Harrison Ford plays the romancing, swashbuckling hero who fights the Nazis in an attempt to procure the most important archaeological find in all of histor y: the Ark of the Covenant. Karen Allen co-stars as the alcohol-swilling love interest.

“Movie: Vengeance”

B.J. Novak (“ The Office”) is writer, director, executive producer and star of this 2022 comedy myster y in which he plays Ben, a writer from New York City who travels down South to investigate the murder of a woman with whom he had a one-night stand. Boyd Holbrook, Issa Rae, Ashton Kutcher and J. SmithCameron are also in the solid cast.

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Chelsea and Cole DeBoer (“Teen Mom 2“) flex their renovation and home design skills as they convert homes to meet the needs of clients, and spotlight their hometown South Dakota business in ”Down Home Fab,“ launching Monday on HGTV. Find more home inspiration at www.hgtv.com

Former Tennessee Titans teammates Michael Griffin and Brian Orakpo trade in the gridiron for the kitchen as they open a franchise of Gigi’s Cupcakes in “The Cupcake Guys,” dropping Wednesday on Roku TV. Watch more original series at www.roku.com

Owners of some of the top detailing shops in the country hunt down antique cars to be bought, cleaned and

“The

Legend of Vox Machina”

The 12 episode second season of this animated fantasy-adventure series for adults picks up with Vox Machina once again faced with saving the world — this time, from a sinister group of dragons known as the Chroma Conclave. Henr y Winkler, Alanna Ubach and Cheech Marin are guest voices this season; Laura Bailey, Taliesin Jaffe and Ashley Johnson are among returnees. (ORIGINAL)

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Princess (2022, Documentary) Princess Diana’s story is told through archival footage.

Signs (2002) Mel Gibson. A widower investigates huge circles in his crop fields.

Hugo (2011, Adventure) Ben Kingsley. An orphan seeks the answer to a mystery.

Under the Same Moon (2007, Drama)

7 p.m. on CW

The 28th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” leads this year’s film contenders, earning 14 nominations overall. Steven Spielberg’s “The Fablemans” has 11, while “Babylon” and “The Banshees of Inisherin” tied with nine each. The winners will be revealed live. The aforementioned films are joined in the Best Picture category with “Elvis,” “Tar,” “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Glass Onion:

A Knives Out Mystery,” “RRR,” “Top Gun: Maverick,” and “Women Talking.” Jeff Bridges will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award in this new special. Chelsea Handler hosts.

9 p.m. on HBO

The Last of Us

Based on the critically acclaimed video game of the same name, this series premiere takes place 20 years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel (Pedro Pascal), a hardened survivor, is hired to

smuggle Ellie (Bella Ramsey), a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.

9 p.m. on SHOW Your Honor

Last season ended with Judge Michael Desiato’s (Bryan Cranston) son Adam (Hunter Doohan) who accidentally killed a mob boss’ son in a hit-and-

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run accident being gunned down in a tragic mishap. In the Season 2 premiere episode “Part Eleven,” it seems some will seek salvation in response to the tremendous loss they suffered, while others will seek revenge, and they will all be pursued by their enemies at every turn.

9 p.m. on HALL

The Way Home

More than 20 years ago, life changing events prompted Kat Landry (Chyler Leigh) to move

away from her hometown. She remains estranged from her mother Del (Andie MacDowell), and Kat’s daughter Alice (Sadie Laflamme-Snow) has never met her grandmother and is unaware of the reasons for their fractured family. But with Kat’s marriage coming to an end and having just been laid off from her job, she decides to return home after receiving an unexpected letter from Del urging her to come back in this series premiere.

Grifton/Snow Hill (Falcon) Ayden/Greenville/Pitt County (Suddenlink) Grimesland/Simpson (Suddenlink) Washington (Suddenlink)

Pedro Pascal

Greenv. Farm. Will. Winds. Bethel Wash. Grifton Grimes.

3:30 p.m. on TNT

NBA Basketball

A peach of an NBA doubleheader gets going today in the Peach State as Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks do battle with their Southeast Division rivals in Tyler Herro and the first place Miami Heat. Then in the nightcap, it’s clash of Western Conference division leaders as Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns pay a visit to Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies.

8 p.m. on WNCT

The Neighborhood Calvin (Cedric the Entertainer) and Tina (Tichina Arnold) decide to take the honeymoon they never had to Madrid. And Dave (Max Greenfield) and Gemma (Beth Behrs) team up with Malcolm (Sheaun McKinney) and Marty (Marcel Spears) on a project intended to surprise Calvin upon his return in the winter premiere episode “Welcome to the Getaway.” Hank Greenspan, Mary Sohn, Tom Lommel and Zack Colonna also star.

8 p.m. on TCM

Movie: The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Before “Roots,” there was this made-for-television drama tracing the life of a Black woman a life that spanned more than a century, from slave days to the civil rights era. Cicely Tyson’s performance as Jane Pittman earned her two Emmys best lead actress in a drama and a special “actress of the year” trophy. Folk singer Odetta also stars.

8:30 p.m. on WNCT

Bob Hearts Abishola Bob (Billy Gardell) and Abishola (Folake Olowofoyeku) are at odds over whether Dele (Travis Wolfe Jr.) is ready to get behind the wheel and decide to take matters into their own hands. Also, Christina (Maribeth Monroe) offers Douglas (Matt Jones) some work advice only to watch him claim her ideas as his own in the winter premiere episode “An Afro and a Peugeot.” Christine Ebersole, Vernee Watson and Shola Adewusi also star.

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9 p.m. on HGTV

Down Home Fab Chelsea and Cole DeBoer of “Teen Mom 2” fame brainstorm ideas for an eye-catching renovation for their wedding planner’s family home in the series premiere episode “Ranch Glam.” Chelsea’s out-of-thebox modern design touches will include a sunken sitting room with an Antelope-inspired carpet, a large copper-wrapped kitchen island and an airy refresh of the den’s stone fireplace.

Folake Olowofoyeku

Greenv. Farm. Will. Winds. Bethel Wash. Grifton Grimes.

8 p.m. on WYDO

9-1-1: Lone Star

The Season 4 premiere episode “The New Hotness,” finds Owen (Rob Lowe), Tommy (Gina Torres) and the rest of the 126 being called into action to a county fair when a “derecho,” a band of rapidly moving severe thunderstorms, hits Austin, causing hurricane- and tornado-force winds, heavy rains, flash floods and a wide path of destruction. And just when they think it couldn’t get worse, temperatures soar

up to 122 degrees Fahrenheit in the city.

8 p.m. on WUNK

Finding Your Roots

With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. We’re so glad we had this time together, just to have a laugh or, umm, find out our relations may have been hiding something big. Renowned scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. helps comedians Carol Burnett (“The Carol Burnett Show”) and Niecy Nash (“The Rookie: Feds,” “Reno 911!”) decode scandals in their roots, exploring secrets their ancestors

sought to conceal in this new episode “Secret Lives.”

8 p.m. on TCM

Movie: The Bachelor Father Lonely in his English country estate, Sir Basil (C. Aubrey Smith) decides to gather his grown, but illegitimate, children around him in his declining years. He tracks down two via the payments he has been making to ex-lovers, and a third, Antionette (Davies), is found by a lawyer in New York. But it turns out Sir Basil is tough to love. But his kids might be harder still in this 1931

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comedy, which airs as part of the channel’s “Star of the Month” tribute to Davies.

10:01 p.m. on WITN

New Amsterdam

It seems that after five seasons and 92 episodes, this show is being discharged. The series finale wraps up the story of Dr. Max Goodwin (Ryan Eggold), who became the medical director of New Amsterdam, one the country’s oldest public hospitals, with the goal of reforming it by tearing up its bureaucracy to provide better care to patients.

The series also stars Janet Montgomery, Jocko Sims, Freema Agyeman and Tyler Labine.

10:03 p.m. on TLC

I Am Jazz

After taking a leave of absence from Harvard, Jazz struggles with her mental health and the 100-lb weight gain from her binge eating disorder. With the support of her family, Jazz sets her sights on getting readmitted to school and getting healthy in the Season 8 premiere episode “How Jazz Got Her Groove Back.”

Rob Lowe

8 p.m.

on WUNK

Nature Resilient and strong the Scots pine tree is a symbol of Scotland. Standing firm against the assaults of a fickle climate, the Scots pine is at the center of a complex ecosystem offering a home to hundreds of other wildlife, from the iconic golden eagle to the feisty red squirrel. But as one of Scotland’s longest-living species, it’s also been witness to the island’s history. The new episode “WildHeart” depicts 500 years in the life of a Scots pine

and its ever-changing wild highland home.

8 p.m. on TCM

Movie: The Blues Brothers Rawhiiiide! While many “Saturday Night Live” characters flopped in theaters (remember “It’s Pat” or Billy Crystal’s Buddy Young Jr. in “Mr. Saturday Night”?), Jake and Elwood Blues were a certifiable hit in their 1980 debut, owing in part to the film’s soundtrack and celebrity cameos. Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi star as the black-clad brothers “on a mission from

God” to put on the ultimate concert.

off-limits collection in the new episode “Small Towns, Big Picking.”

are on the fast track to scrap. They buy, clean, and flip the dirtiest and most disgusting cars.

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To help fund his small-town revitalization, an ambitious Pennsylvania preservationist opens the doors to his historic properties, including a century-old mill and an all-American soda fountain where time has stood still. Down the road in Wisconsin, the Wolfe brothers make a pilgrimage to Elmer’s Toy Museum to honor their late friend, and to sift through the rockstar picker’s

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Dirty Old Cars

Across America, under layers of dust, mold, mud, and grime, thousands of beautiful cars are waiting for someone to come along and give them the one thing they need to get back on the road: a bath. This series premiere follows the owners and staff of three of the best detailing shops in the country as they hunt down forgotten gems that

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10:30 p.m. on FREE grown-ish Back for its midseason premiere, the students of Cal U are dealing with all the experiences that come with life on campus. Junior (Marcus Scribner) is looking to settle in as the big man on campus. And now that he and Zeke (Ceyair J Wright) are Gamma Sun Delta brothers, the real fun is about to begin. “Nature”

7:30 p.m. on TNT NBA Basketball

A rematch of the 2022 NBA Finals is in the offing tonight at TD Garden, where Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics hope to get a modicum of revenge against Stephen Curry and the defending league champion Golden State Warriors. The Dubs got the better of the Celts in their first 202223 meeting in December, when Klay Thompson’s 34 points paved the way for a 123-107 Golden State victory. Then in

the nightcap, it’s an interconference clash when the Phoenix Suns host the Brooklyn Nets.

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Cordell (Jared Padalecki) and Cassie (Ashley Reyes) stop a hostage situation at a server farm, but something Trey (Jeff Pierre) discovers indicates something more sinister is at play. Meanwhile, August (Kale Culley) tries to smooth things over with his grandparents, Liam (Keegan Allen) attempts

to step up his responsibility within the family business, and a luncheon awkwardly reunites Cordell with someone from the past in the new episode “Buffering.” Molly Hagan, Mitch Pileggi and Violet Brinson also star.

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It’s renewal time for gator tags in Louisiana and this year, the large landowners who hold the tags have made all too clear they’re only willing to work with hunters who land the biggest

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beasts this year. And in the new episode “Pig Head,” it’s all on the line for our swampers. Ronnie faces a challenge in his own territory. Joey and Zak use pig heads to lure in giants. Leron and Porkchop battle a poacher stealing their catch. And Troy places a big bet on Spearhead Lake.

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Movie: Crossing Delancey

Amy Irving stars as Isabelle in this 1988 movie epitomizing the terror of well-meaning rel-

atives interfering in a person’s love life or lack thereof. When Isabelle’s Jewish grandmother (Reizl Bozyk) gets tired of watching the years go by without attending her granddaughter’s wedding, she hires a matchmaker. As painful as the matchmaking process is for Isabelle, she does find someone (Peter Riegert) she could love. The film airs as part of the channel’s special theme that highlights the Jewish experience.

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“Movie: Riotsville, U.S.A.”

From director Sierra Pettengill (“ The Reagan Show,” “ Town Hall”) comes this 2022 documentar y that recalls a point in American histor y when the nation’s leaders were faced with the civil disorder of the late 1960s and did everything possible to win the war in the streets using police and militar y.

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“Movie: The Drop”

From co-writer/director Sarah Adina Smith (“Buster’s Mal Heart,” “ The Midnight Swim”) comes this cringe comedy about a couple whose marriage is put to the test when the wife drops a friend’s baby during a tropical destination wedding. Anna Konkle, Jermaine Fowler, Utkarsh Ambudkar and Jillian Bell head the cast. (ORIGINAL)

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Paris, 13th District”

Based on short stories by Adrian Tomine, this 2021 French comedy follows the lives of four friends — three girls and a guy — who are also sometimes lovers. Lucie Zhang, Makita Samba, Noemie Merlant and Jehnny Beth head the cast for director Jacques Audiard (“ The Sisters Brothers,” “Rust and Bone”).

“Movie: One Way”

Director Andrew Baird’s (“Zone 414”) 2022 actioner tells the stor y of Freddy (Colson Baker, “Captive State”), a petty criminal with who doesn’t have time on his side. He’s on the run with a bag of cash and coke but he’s also wounded badly with a bullet in his gut. Kevin Bacon, Drea De Matteo and Travis Fimmel also star.

BEST JAMES GARNER PROJECTS

“The Americanization of Emily” (1964) This romantic wartime comedydrama, teaming him with Julie Andrews in a Paddy Chayefsky screenplay, was cited by Garner as his favorite of his films. It’s included in a tribute to him that runs for most of the day Tuesday, Jan. 17, on Turner Classic Movies.

“Support Your Local Sheriff!” (1969) After making several serious Westerns, Garner spoofed the genre in this comedy about an unlikely lawman who grows into the job.

“The Rockford Files” (1974-80) Garner’s famously laid-back personality gave him another television hit, as he played a

flawed private detective who still managed to get his cases solved. After the weekly run ended, Garner made several TV-movie sequels. “Victor/Victoria” (1982) Reunited with Julie Andrews and directed by her husband, Blake Edwards, Garner plays a Chicago gangster who can’t believe her character is the female impersonator she’s posing as.

“The Notebook” (2004) One of Garner’s most popular projects came toward the end of his career, a relationship drama that spans several decades. And if you don’ t have tissues for the ending, at least you’ve been forewarned.

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flipped, saving the forgotten gems from the trash compactor in “Dirty Old Cars,” premiering Wednesday on History. Get your first look at www.history.com/ shows/dirty-old-cars

If you’re seeking nostalgia, be sure to revisit the hilarious adventures of Oliver Wendell Douglas (Eddie Albert), a New York lawyer who trades in his fancy city life for farming in a place called Hooterville, in “Green Acres,” weeknights on MeTV. Discover more classics at www. metv.com

Troy Landry and the rest of the hunters scramble to fill as many gator tags as possible as Season 14 of “Swamp People” airs Thursdays on History. Catch up on past episodes at www.history. com/shows/swamp-people

Host Andrew Zimmern visits families across the United States to see how culture, history and geography impact their meals in “Family Dinner,” airing Saturdays on Magnolia Network. Find more delicious offerings at magnolia. com

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“Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini” (Lifetime — TV movie premiere, Jan. 28)

Sherri Papini (Jaime King), a young wife and mother, disappears while jogging near her home, leading to national headlines as concerned citizens search for her whereabouts. Reappearing three weeks later, Sherri claimed

she was abducted and repeatedly abused. But four years later, evidence revealed her kidnapping was all a hoax so she could spend time with an ex-boyfriend. She was arrested and sentenced to 18 months in prison for lying to federal agents in this 2022 docudrama. Matt Hamilton and Josh Collins also stars.

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