From Newsgroup: rec.arts.tv
Previously released:
After the Quake (movie) (Netflix, Jan. 2)
Four strangers' lives intersect over three decades as they confront
grief and hope after the 1995 Kobe and 2011 Tohoku quakes and the
COVID-19 pandemic. 2025 Japanese film; 2hr 13m.
https://www.netflix.com/title/82121847
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38637315/
Your Turn to Kill (complete series) (Netflix, Jan. 2)
Newlyweds Nana and Shota move into an apartment building whose residents
play a game declaring who they'd like to kill. Then, the murders start. Japanese series; 20 episodes from 2019 and 2021.
https://www.netflix.com/title/81506809
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9679644/
[as "It Is Your Turn"; rating 7.1]
Rebbeca (documentary) (Netflix, Dec. 31)
Pop sensation Becky G reflects on her roots, love, loss and more as she
crafts her first m|a-|sica mexicana album, "Esquinas," in this intimate documentary. 1hr 42m
https://www.netflix.com/title/82640130
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Monday, Jan. 5
Streaming:
Spring Fever [new] (8:31 am, Prime Video)
Spring Fever shows the warm spring romance that melts frozen hearts
between Yoon Bom (Lee Joo-been), a cold-hearted high school teacher, and
Sun Jae-gyu (Ahn Bo-hyun), a man whose fiery passion turns a quiet
village upside down. Korean series; two episodes released weekly.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39137681/
Broadcast and cable:
Antiques Roadshow (season 30 premiere) (8 pm, PBS)
Name That Tune (season 5 finale) (8 pm, Fox)
St. Denis Medical (winter premier) (8 pm, NBC)
The Wall (season 6 premiere) (9 pm, NBC)
Brilliant Minds (winter premiere) (10 pm, NBC)
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Tuesday, Jan. 6
Will Trent (season 4 premiere) (8 pm, ABC)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JesV7gIdpyQ
Best Medicine (time slot premiere) (8 pm, Fox)
Josh Charles plays an accomplished surgeon with poor bedside manner who
leaves his career in Boston behind to become a general practitioner in a
small coastal town in this American remake of the long-running British
series Doc Martin. Abigail Spencer and Annie Potts also star. Repeat of
the premiere that was shown on Sunday night.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36885662/
Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (season 12
premiere) (8 pm, PBS)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoxotZxwPGc
Doc (winter premiere) (9 pm, Fox)
High Potential (winter premiere) (9 pm, ABC)
The Rookie (season 8 premiere) (10 pm, ABC)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA8DzM402BQ
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Wednesday, Jan. 7
Streaming:
Bruce Springsteen: Nebraska Live (documentary) (12:01 am,
Hulu)
Bruce Springsteen performs the songs from his 1982 album "Nebraska" in
an intimate soundstage setting. In keeping with the mood of the album,
the stage is spare and unadorned, the black-and-white cinematography alternates between stark and shadowy, and the close quarters camerawork
has a you-are-there quality. Springsteen gives a commanding performance, singing these tales of hard times and heartbreak, written as a young man
forty years earlier, now with the well-earned authority of an elder artist.
Beast Games (season 2 premiere) (3:01 am, Prime Video)
Ten episodes; three stream today, followed by one weekly through Feb.
25. Renewed for season 3.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUaoJQ4ZfLY
Marcello Hern|indez: American Boy (comedy special) (3:01 am, Netflix)
https://www.netflix.com/title/81775183
Unlocked: A Jail Experiment (complete season 2) (3:01 am, Netflix)
At an Arizona correctional facility, a sheriff implements a bold
experiment to grant incarcerated men more agency in this eye-opening
reality series. Eight episodes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn5u9NvKYdk
https://www.netflix.com/title/81476420
Tron: Ares (movie; streaming premiere) (3:01 am, Disney+)
A highly sophisticated program, Ares, is sent from the digital world
into the real world on a dangerous mission. 1h 59m/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6604188/
[rating 6.2]
Broadcast and cable:
Shifting Gears (winter premiere) (8 pm, ABC)
The Masked Singer (season 14 premiere) (8 pm, Fox)
Hollywood Squares (season 2 premiere) (8 and 8:30 pm,
two episodes, CBS)
Chicago Med (winter premiere) (8 pm, NBC)
Abbott Elementary (winter premiere) (8:30 pm, ABC)
Chicago Fire (winter premiere) (9 pm, NBC)
The Price Is Right at Night (season 12 premiere) (9 pm, CBS)
Sistas (season 10 premiere) (9 pm, BET)
Chicago P.D. (winter premiere) (10 pm, NBC)
Harlan Coben's Final Twist [new] (10 pm, CBS)
HARLAN COBEN'S FINAL TWIST brings the world's best-selling mystery
author into the true-crime television genre for the first time. With
over 90 million books sold globally and scripted series ("Fool Me Once," "Safe," "The Innocent"), Harlan Coben is known for his twisting
narratives and intricate plots. In each one-hour episode, Harlan will
guide audiences through gripping tales of murder, high-profile crimes
and life-altering surprises, each meticulously unraveled to reveal
hidden truths, deceptions and lies. With exclusive interviews and never-before-seen archival materials, the series will provide an
in-depth look at stories where nothing is as it seems.
https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/harlan-cobens-final-twist/releases/?view=112235-harlan-cobens-final-twist-the-true-crime-docuseries-debuts-wednesday-jan-7
Shark Tank (winter premiere) (10 pm, ABC)
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Thursday, Jan. 8
Streaming:
His & Hers [new; complete limited series] (3:01 am, Netflix)
Two estranged spouses rCo one a detective [Jon Bernthal], the other a news reporter [Tessa Thompson] rCo vie to solve a murder in which each believes
the other is a prime suspect. Also stars Crystal Fox, Marin Ireland,
Pablo Schreiber, Poppy Liu, Rebecca Rittenhouse and Sunita Mani. Six
episodes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_szlvBLll0
https://www.netflix.com/title/81662954
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33035373/
Love Is Blind: Germany (season 2) (3:01 am, Netflix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEsa3Bmkf08
https://www.netflix.com/title/81682952
Girl Taken [new] (3:01 am, Paramount+)
Lily (Tallulah Evans) faces difficulties reconnecting with her family including her twin sister (Delphi Evans) after escaping from years of
abuse by her kidnapper, Rick Hansen (Alfie Allen), a local teacher, in
the thriller series based on Hollie Overton's novel, Baby Doll. Limited series; 6 episodes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5gIwl0kRIM
https://www.netflix.com/title/81662954
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39133077/
The Pitt (season 2 premiere) (9 pm, HBO Max)
The Noah Wyle-led real-time medical procedural returns for its second
season a year after becoming one of the most successful new show
launches of 2025 and a few months after winning five Emmy awards
including Outstanding Drama Series. Once again streaming weekly and
covering another 15-hour shift at a Pittsburgh emergency room (in this
case, on the 4th of July holiday), the new season adds Sepideh Moafi to
the cast (but loses last season's Tracy Ifeachor). 15 episodes released
weekly through April 16.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq8x47ky2Tw
The Traitors (season 4 premiere) (9 pm, Peacock)
12 episodes released through Feb. 26; renewed for season 5.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-5IRtW-zyc
Broadcast and cable:
Golden Eve (special) (8 pm, CBS)
A new special highlights this year's winners of the Golden
Globes-related Cecil B. DeMille Award and Carol Burnett Award.
Heartland (season 18 premiere) (8 pm, UPtv)
9-1-1 (winter premiere) (8 pm, ABC)
Law & Order (winter premiere) (8 pm, NBC)
Law & Order: SVU (winter premiere) (9 pm, NBC)
9-1-1: Nashville (winter premiere) (9 pm, ABC)
Grey's Anatomy (winter premiere) (10 pm, ABC)
The Hunting Party (season 2 premiere) (10 pm, NBC)
13 episodes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBvIDSrO36c
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Friday, Jan. 9
Streaming:
Tehran (season 3 premiere) (12:01 am, Apple TV)
Eight episodes released weekly through Feb. 27.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-GzcV-qG_s
A Thousand Blows (complete season 2) (12:01 am, Hulu)
Season 2 of Steven Knight's 1880s London gang drama streams in its
six-episode entirety today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0FBRcf40FM
Alpha Males (complete season 4) (3:01 am, Netflix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw1jBdg2f_4
https://www.netflix.com/title/81559021
People We Meet on Vacation (movie) (3:01 am, Netflix)
Free-spirited Poppy and routine-loving Alex have been unlikely best
friends for a decade, living in different cities but spending every
summer vacation together. The careful balance of their friendship is put
to the test when they begin to question what has been obvious to
everyone else -! could they actually be the perfect romantic match? Emily Bader and Tom Blyth star in an adaptation of Emily Henry's novel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1C9DTOUH5s
https://www.netflix.com/title/81764371
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22740896/
Paparazzi King [new; complete limited series] (3:01 am,
Netflix)
This documentary series explores the life and career of paparazzi king Fabrizio Corona, reflecting Italy's recent history of scandals and
social change. Italian series; five episodes.
https://www.netflix.com/title/81707342
Coldwater [new] (3:01 am, Paramount+)
John (Andrew Lincoln) moves his wife Fiona (Indira Varma) and children
to the Scottish village of Coldwater following a panic attack. He
becomes close to their new neighbors, particularly Tommy (Ewen Bremner),
who is married to Rebecca (Eve Myles), the local vicar. Six-episode
limited series, with episodes released weekly through Feb. 13.
IMDb: John moves his family to a rural town, befriends enigmatic
neighbor Tommy hiding dark secrets. John's fascination with Tommy grows
as wife Fiona becomes suspicious, leading to dangerous unraveling of
hidden truths and repressed anger.
[Also shown weekly on Showtime beginning Jan. 11.]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A2LnvUqKpE
https://www.metacritic.com/tv/coldwater/
[score 58]
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32778097/
[as "Cold Water"]
Death Name (movie) (3:01 am, Tubi)
A young Korean American woman yearns to learn more about her heritage,
not knowing the further she digs, the more she reawakens a deadly family curse. Announced in entertainment press but I have not seen official confirmation from Tubi.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32213976/
https://deadline.com/2025/12/tubi-death-name-release-date-kevin-woo-kpop-demon-hunters-1236646301/
Chain Reactions (movie) (3:01 am, Shudder/AMC+)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre's impact on 5 artists - Patton Oswalt,
Takashi Miike, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Stephen King, Karyn Kusama -
through interviews, outtakes, exploring how it shaped their art, psyche
from childhood trauma. 1h 43m.
https://bloody-disgusting.com/home-video/3922324/texas-chain-saw-massacre-documentary-chain-reactions-streams-on-shudder-in-january/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33029845/
Broadcast and cable:
The Pastor Who Preys (movie) (8 pm, LMN)
Budding New York fashion designer Nicole relocates to a small lake-side
town for the summer to work on her first collection and spend time with
her cousin Amanda. Once in town, Nicole also meets the charismatic
pastor from Amanda's church, Caleb, and his friendly wife Jenn. However,
when Amanda turns up dead in a mysterious accident, Nicole begins to
suspect that something is off with the handsome pastor and wonders if he
could be connected to her cousin's death. Amanda Nichols and Daniel
Stine star.
https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/the-pastor-who-preys
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38380143/
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (winter premiere) (8 pm, ABC)
20/20 (winter premiere) (9 pm, ABC)
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Saturday, Jan. 10
Accused: The Karen Read Story (movie) (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
hen Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe (Luke Humphrey, I Was Lorena
Bobbitt) is found dead in a snowbank outside a friend's home, his
girlfriend Karen Read (Katie Cassidy, Arrow), is charged in connection
with his death. What begins as a shocking tragedy quickly ignites a
firestorm that captures national attention. Based on a true story,
Accused: The Karen Read Story is an unrelenting pursuit of justice in
order to clear Karen's name as the trials fracture the tight-knit Massachusetts town of Canton. Karen's story is one of resilience,
integrity, and the growing movement of supporters rallying behind her.
Not on IMDb as of Sunday night.
https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/accused-the-karen-read-story
A Melbourne Match (movie) (8 pm, Hallmark Channel)
Georgie, a travel writer, travels to Melbourne for an assignment where
she meets Zach, an Australian ex-footballer who agrees to be her tour
guide and shows her that there's more to life than work. Stars Mallory
Jansen and Ryan Corr.
https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/a-melbourne-match
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39095960/
Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the Watchmaker (movie;
linear premiere) (8 pm, Great American Family)
Ainsley McGregor thought craft markets and book clubs, not corpses,
would define her new life back home in Sweet River. That is until a
beloved member of the book club raises a cold case involving her late
husband who was found murdered over his rare antique watch. Ainsley
springs into action to untangle a web of small town secrets before the
killer winds the clock down on the next victim. Stars Candace Cameron
Bure and Aaron Ashmore. Third movie in the series.
https://www.greatamericanfamily.com/movie/ainsley-mcgregor-mysteries-a-case-for-the-watchmaker/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt39244042/
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/ainsley-mcgregor-mysteries/listings/
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Sunday, Jan. 11
The Night Manager (season 2 premiere) (3:01 am, Prime Video)
Calling this merely Season 2 of the Amazon original series The Night
Manager leaves a lot to unpack. For one thing, the first "season"rCoit was originally intended to be a miniseriesrCoaired a full decade ago. And, no,
it wasn't an Amazon series back then; it was a BBC production that aired
in the states on AMC. But now the BBC and Amazon have teamed up to
produce two new six-episode seasons, with the first of those dropping
its three-episode premiere today. Originally adapted from the John le
Carr|- novel of the same name but now taking some of those characters
into uncharted (i.e., original) territory, the spy drama returns Tom Hiddleston as the titular character, a former military man turned hotel
night manager who, while now living as a low-level MI6 officer in
London, is enlisted for yet another undercover mission by a UK Foreign
Office department led by Olivia Colman's Angela Burr. Joining those two returning stars this season are Diego Calva, Indira Varma, and Camila
Morrone. Six episodes, with three streaming today and the rest released
once weekly through Feb. 1. Renewed for season 3.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1399664/
[rating 8.0]
https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-night-manager/season-2/
[score 76]
Secrets on the Ranch (movie) (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
After inheriting her late mother's declining Montana ranch, recently
divorced Romy Taylor uncovers the remains of her long missing sister in
the backyard while digging a garden. As she unravels a deadly secret
tied to her estranged father and a generations-long feud with a rival
family still living in town, Romy must confront her family's dark past
to bring peace to the land--and herself. Camille Stopps and Jesse Collin
star.
https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/secrets-on-the-ranch
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36789133/
83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (live event) (8-11 pm ET/
5-8 pm PT, CBS)
Nikki Glaser returns as host.
Miss Scarlet (season 6 premiere) (8 pm, PBS)
Six episodes running through Feb. 15.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYjpH5zQKZw
All Creatures Great and Small (season 6 premiere) (9
pm, PBS)
Seven episodes running through Feb. 22. Renewed for seasons 7 and 8.
Industry (season 4 premiere) (9 pm, HBO)
Finally returning for its 4th season, HBO's acclaimed drama set in
London's financial industry returns season 3 newcomer Kit Harington and
adds Max Minghella, Kiernan Shipka, Claire Forlani, Kal Penn, Charlie
Heaton, and Toheeb Jimoh to the cast. But Harry Lawtey, a regular for
the first three seasons (as Robert Spearing), has departed the series.
Eight episodes running through March 1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCxreo3L1XE
Coldwater [new; linear premiere] (9 pm, Showtime)
Six episodes. See the description for Paramount+ on Friday.
Bookish [new to US] (10 pm, PBS)
Gabriel Book (Mark Gatiss, who also created and wrote the series) and
his wife Trottie (Polly Walker) own a bookshop in London. Gabriel hires
Jack (Connor Finch) and helps Inspector Bliss (Elliot Levey) solve cases
in the postwar mystery series. Six episodes running through Feb. 15;
premiered in the UK in July.
https://www.pbs.org/show/bookish/
https://www.metacritic.com/tv/bookish/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32066226/
[rating 6.8]
Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal (season 3 premiere) (11:30 pm,
Adult Swim)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLu-9RA4-9c
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