Television Premieres and Notables: February 12-18, 2018

Monday, 2/12

DC's Legends of Tomorrow (CW; 7 pm CST) returns after the winter hiatus (and giving up its timeslot to Black Lightning)-- and Matt Ryan returns as John Constantine, who was last seen helping get Sara's soul back.

American Dad!; TBS. 9 pm CST. 13th Season Premiere.


Tuesday, 2/13

The Bachelor Winter Games; ABC. 7 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.


Wednesday, 2/14

This Close; Sundance Now. Streaming. Series Premiere.
Two deaf friends navigate the world using a language only they two understand.


Thursday, 2/15

Stargate Origins; Stargate Command (no, I don't know what it is either). Streaming. Series Premiere.


Friday, 2/16

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (CW; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.

Mozart in the Jungle; Amazon. Streaming. 4th Season Premiere.

Everything Sucks!; Netflix.  Streaming. Series Premiere.
A group of freshmen who join the A/V Club work with the drama club to make a movie.


Sunday, 2/18

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver; HBO. 10 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.
I hope John eases into it a little; I'm imagining his head exploding while trying to decide what bullshit from the last three months he's going to comment on.

The Joel McHale Show With Joel McHale; Netflix. Streaming. Series Premiere.
McHale does a The Soup-ish type show for Netflix...

Television Premieres and Notables: February 5-11, 2018

Wednesday, 2/7

Big Brother: Celebrity Edition; CBS. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.
CBS fires a shot with Friday's event (and this season lasts about as long).
I was (and may still) give it a look-- but let me say publicly: fuck CBS for doing this during the Olympics.

Queer Eye; Netflix. Streaming. Season Premiere.


Thursday, 2/8

The Four (Fox; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.
Geez-- that came and went so fast, I heard nothing about it


Friday, 2/9

Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony; NBC. 7 pm CST. Special.
Here we go: the beginning of a 14-day extravaganza being held in PyeongChang South Korea.
I'm gonna give it shot again: watch every ice hockey and curling event the USA competes in that is televised.
And try to hit every other sport I can; at least the medal rounds.
Do yourself a favor and give some of the events a try.


Saturday, 2/10

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars; Showtime. 8 pm CST. Special.


Sunday, 2/11

Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access; 7:30 pm CST). Season Finale.

Here and Now; HBO. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Tim Robbins and Holly Hunter star in this series that sounds an awful lot like what is becoming a non-fantasy HBO drama tradition: bored and depressed people doing their thing.
But the creator of the show is Alan Ball, so there may be something more coming...

Homeland; Showtime. 8 pm CST. 7th Season Premiere.

Television Premieres and Notables: January 29-February 4, 2018

Wednesday, 1/31

Happy! (Syfy; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Thursday, 2/1

The Good Place (NBC; 7:30 pm CST). Season Finale.

A.P. Bio; NBC. 8:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Glenn Howerton stars as an underachieving teacher who finds himself with a class of overachievers.


Friday, 2/2

Strikeback; Cinemax. 5th Season Premiere.
I haven't seen the show, but I think I read somewhere that this is kind of a reboot; new characters, new situations.

2 Dope Queens; HBO. 10:30 pm CST. Mini-series (of specials) premiere.
Phoebe Robinson and Jessica Williams star in this four-part comedy special based on what they do on their podcast.

Altered Carbon; Netflix. Streaming. Series Premiere.
Adapted from Richard K. Morgan's novel from 2002.


Sunday, 2/4

This Is Us (NBC) gets the post-Super Bowl slot, and fans are already salivating about what it likely entails.

Television Premieres and Notable: January 22-28, 2018

Monday, 1/22

Mosaic; HBO. 7 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.
Steven Soderbergh directs this series that stars Shaon Stone as a children's author that vanishes.

The Alienist; TNT. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
TNT is trying to make its mark in the prestige TV landscape with this 10-episode run about a series of child murders in late 19th century New York, based on a 1994 novel, and starring three typically-film actors (Daniel Bruhl, Dakota Fanning, and Luke Evans) as a trio of investigators.


Tuesday, 1/23

Baskets; FX. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.

The Quad; BET. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Bellevue; WGN America. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Anna Paquin stars in this show about a cop investigating a disappearance.

Another Period; Comedy Central. 9:30 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.

The Detour; TBS. 9:30 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.


Wednesday, 1/24

Schitt's Creek; Pop TV. 7 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.

Let's Get Physical; Pop TV. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Waco; Paramount Network (formerly Spike TV). 9 pm CST. Mini-series Premiere.
Taylor Kitsch stars as David Koresh.


Thursday, 1/25

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars; VH1. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Lip Sync Battle; Paramount. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Friday, 1/26

One Day at a Time; Netflix. Streaming. 2nd Season Premiere.