Television Premieres and Notables: January 30- February 5, 2017

Tuesday, 1/31

Bill Burr: Walk Your Way Out; Netflix. Streaming. Special.

Wednesday, 2/1

The Expanse; Syfy. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Thursday 2/2

Superior Donuts; CBS. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere,

Jermaine Fowler and Judd Hirsh star in this series about modernizing an old school donut shop.

Powerless; NBC. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Venessa Hudgens and Alan Tudyk star as employees at a company that try to protect civilians when heroes like Batman, Crimson Fox, and their foes tear up the city.

Training Day; NBC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Bill Paxton is the dirty cop who is training Justin Cornwell's rookie.

Friday 2/3

Santa Clarita Diet; Netflix. Streaming. Series Premiere.

Drew Barrymore stars as a realtor who wakes up one day to find she craves human flesh.

Timothy Olyphant is her husband who's trying to make the best of a bad situation.

Sunday, 2/5

24: Legacy; Fox. 9:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Now I know where Heath (from The Walking Dead) went...

Corey Hawkins stars as an Army Ranger whose squad is targeted after they assassinate a terrorist.

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Then:

Television Premieres and Notables: January 23-29, 2017

Monday, 1/23

Supergirl; CW. 7 pm CST. Mid-season Premiere.
With Kevin Smith directing.


Tuesday, 1/24

The New Edition Story; BET. 8 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.

Face Off; Syfy. 11th Cycle Premiere.

Outsiders; WGNA. 2nd Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 1/25

The Magicians; Syfy. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Suits; USA. 9 pm CST. 6th Season Premiere.

The Path; Hulu. Streaming. 2nd Season Premiere.


Thursday, 1/26

Scandal; ABC. 8 pm CST. 6th Season Premiere.

Riverdale; CW. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The Archie Comics gang in a teen soap opera that doesn't very Archie-ish...
But the show is brought to us by Greg Berlanti, who gets a hit more often than a strikeout, so I'll give it a shot.


Friday, 1/27

Z: The Beginning of Everything; Amazon. Streaming. Series Premiere.
A look at the love affair between Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald.


Sunday, 1/29

Black Sails; Starz. Final Season Premiere.

Television Premieres and Notables: January 16-22, 2017

Tuesday, 1/17

Neal Brennan: 3 Mics; Netflix. Streaming. Special.


Wednesday, 1/18

Six; History. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Walton Goggins leads a team of Navy SEALs.


Thursday, 1/19

The Good Place (NBC; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Baskets; FX. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


Friday, 1/20

Real Time With Bill Maher; HBO. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Frontier; Netflix. Streaming. Series Premiere.
Jason Mamoa stars as a fur trapper in 18th Century Canada.

Television Premieres and Notables: January 9-15, 2017

Monday, 1/9

Big Fan; 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Fans are quizzed about their knowledge of celebrities.


Tuesday, 1/10

Being Mary Jane; BET. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Taboo; FX. 9 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.
Tom Hardy stars in this mini I know nothing about.


Wednesday, 1/11

Jeff & Some Aliens; Comedy Central. 9:30 pm CST.

Thursday, 1/12

Colony; USA. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Caraoke Showdown; Spike. 9:30 pm CST.
Craig Robinson drives people around in a van and has them sing for money.


Friday, 1/13

The Wheel; Discovery. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
About people surviving tough environments.

A Series of Unfortunate Events; Netflix. Streaming. Series Premiere.
Neil Patrick Harris stars as the titular character in this series based on the books.

Sneaky Pete; Amazon; Streaming. Series Premiere.
Giovanni Ribisi plays a just-released con and finds himself in trouble again.


Sunday, 1/15

Vistoria; PBS. 8 pm CST (check local listings). Series Premiere.
In 1837, teenage Victoria becomes Queen of England.

The Young Pope; HBO. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere
Jude Law stars a young pope.