Television Premieres and Notables: January 5-11, 2015

Monday, 1/5

The Bachelor; ABC. 7 pm CST. 19th Season Premiere.
You know, if enough people stop watching this, it may go away...


Tuesday, 1/6

Agent Carter; ABC. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
This eight-episode series focuses on the early years of SHIELD by following Hayley Atwell's Peggy Carter as she navigates secret-agenty stuff in post-WWII America.
Even if you don't care about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you may want to check this out. Atwell has been fantastic in her appearances as Carter so far.

MasterChef Junior; Fox. 7 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.

Switched at Birth; ABC Family. 8 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.

Wahlburgers; A&E. 9:01 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.

Cougar Town; TBS. 9:30 pm CST. 6th and Final Season Premiere.
Firstly: props to TBS for saving this show.
Secondly: props to ending it before it got awful (assuming it just stays boring like last season).


Wednesday, 1/7

American Idol; Fox. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Yeah-- this show is still on...

Empire; Fox. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Hindsight; VH1. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Right before her second marriage, a woman finds herself back in the '90s, before her first.
She decides to make changes to her life on this second time around.


Thursday, 1/8

Parenthood; NBC. 9 pm CST. Mid-Season Premiere.
It's the 100th episode, so I bet something tragic will happen that will threaten to tear the family apart-- but will bring them together.
(I am predicting that not because of the 100th episode, but because it's an episode of Parenthood.)

Babylon; Sundance. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Director Danny Boyle brings us this limited series about a PR woman who works for the police commissioner.
I've heard good things...

Portlandia; IFC. 9 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.

Archer; FX. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.
"Archer Vice" is in the past, and the crew is back in the espionage game.


Friday, 1/9

Glee; Fox. 7 pm CST. 5th and Final Season Premiere.
About three years too late.
God, the massive tumble this show took since the first half-season...
Thank God for Darren Criss' Blaine; the only redeeming part of the last three seasons.

Jessie; Disney. 7 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.

Banshee; Cinemax. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Saturday, 1/10

The Missing (Starz; 8pm CST). Season Finale.


Sunday, 1/11

Girls; HBO. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Shameless; Showtime. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Togetherness; HBO. 8:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Episodes; Showtime. 9:30 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.

Television Premieres and Notables: December 29, 2014-January 4, 2015

Monday, 12/29

It Takes a Choir; USA. 11 am CST. Mini-series
A reality show about a British choirmaster.
I don't know much, but it sounds like USA is burning this off today.


Tuesday, 12/30

Revelation: The End of Days; History. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A TV reporter and his cameraman look into the Revelation and the Antichrist.


There are probably a bunch of marathons for New Years Eve/New Years Day.
I just don't have the time to look for any. Sorry.
I am pretty sure that AMC is reairing all of The Walking Dead from the first, brilliant, episode all the way to the shocking fifth mid-season finale that aired at the beginning of the month.
Wouldja just check it out already, so I can stop mentioning it?


Friday, 1/2

Whale Wars; Animal Planet. 7 pm CST. 6th Season Premiere.
Beluga vs Orca. Shit's gettin' real.
[That's not true. I have no idea what the show is about.]


Saturday, 1/3

Rev. Run's Renovation; DIY. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


And there's very little Holiday break before TV jumps back into it (I'll never get below 70% on my DVR it seems...) because:


Sunday, 1/4

Galavant; ABC. 7 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.
I am going to hope that this musical comedy about a knight who is trying to rescue his princess is better than it should be (c'mon: a network taking that big of chance.../). The commercials and the "behind the scenes" special I watched all looked promising.
And, if not, it's only four weeks/episodes.

Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge; CMT. 7 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
C'mon, Stone Cold, you're trying a little too hard with that series title.
Have some pride, man...

Downton Abbey (or whatever your PBS station may call it on their DVR schedule); PBS. 8 pm CST (check local listings). 5th Season Premiere.

Worst Cooks in America; Food. 8 pm CST. 6th Season Premiere.

Sister Wives; TLC. 8 pm CST. 6th Season Premiere.
Sixth season, hunh? The series that inspired it only did five seasons.
Are you saying you're better than Big Love?

And I don't want it to look like I really missed one, so I'll just say: Trump and his P.O.S. show don't need me advertising it.