What's On Tonight (Sunday): Don't call her Miranda or Fleabag... or Blossom

Call Me Kat

[*looks at camera*] Hello, TV land! Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, January 3!

With TV back in gear with plenty of new episodes and premieres, tonight's Top Pick is Fox's new sitcom Call Me Kat, a remake of the British hit Miranda. Blossom is all grown up now and like predecessor Miranda, Kat, a single 39-year-old who opens a cat café🐱, frequently talks to viewers, letting them know she's in on the jokes.

Elsewhere, Discovery networks preview some Discovery+ programs, Glenda Jackson searches for a friend, misfit cops are on the beat, The Great North previews, Mike and Vanessa jump through time, Jimmy Carter loves music, NCISes are on cases again, The Rookie is a junior, and WWHL kicks off season 18.

STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME

60 Minutes (CBS, 7:30 p.m.): 1. People hounded by conspiracy theorists fight back online; 2. a man imprisoned more than 22 years is freed in late 2019, months after the ⚖️U.S. Supreme Court⚖️ threw out the last of his several convictions in a quadruple murder case; 3. a profile of pianist Igor Levit.

Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines (Food Network, 7 p.m.): A special series premiere/preview is a Gaines' backstory on how the series was made and her personal journey followed by a family gathering episode and then a Thanksgiving(?) episode. The series will be available on Discovery+, which launches Monday.

QUICK HITS:

NBA 🏀 (NBA TV, 6 p.m.): Wizards at Nets

FOR THE RECORD: America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC, 7 p.m.); The Jane Doe Murders (Oxygen, 7 p.m.); Peyton's Places (ESPN+, 3 a.m.); Snapped (Oxygen, 6 p.m.)

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Avengers: Endgame 🎥 (TNT, 8 p.m.): Defeating Thanos takes longer with an hour worth of commercials.

Fatal Fiancé 🎥 (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): "When Leah is kidnapped on her 💍wedding day💍 by her fiance's delusional ex-girlfriend, Faith, she does everything within her power to escape. But once she does, she begins to question whether Faith was just trying to save her life." Have some faith in Faith, Leah.

First Man 🎥 (FX, 8 p.m.): ✈️👨🏻‍✈️👩🏻👶🏻⚰️👨🏻‍🚀👶🏻😭🌎🚀🌑🚀👩🏻 (🥱) + 40 minutes of commercials.

⭐ Call Me Kat (Fox, 8 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. "Kat's former crush and good friend returns to town." The premise sounds a lot like Fleabag, but Miranda did several Fleabag things before Fleabag, though it refined such devices. But not Hot Priest. The cast includes vets Leslie Jordan and Swoosie Kurtz as well as Cheyenne Jackson as the romantic interest. I'd like this to succeed, but being on Fox 🙀 gives me little hope. Will there be points?😼✔️

The Great North (Fox, 8:30 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. This is the first episode of Fox's latest animation project, this time about an odd family living in ❄️Alaska❄️. "The family's plans to celebrate Judy's 16th birthday on the family fishing boat go awry after a moose breaks into the Tobins' home." The show won't air regularly for several more weeks, which will certainly include a trip to Cecily, right?✔️

NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS, 8:30 p.m.): The NCIS team's murder investigation of a man who sold military information leads to the abduction of a doctor whose cutting-edge neurotechnology could be developed into advanced weaponry.

Power Book II: Ghost (Starz, 8 p.m.): SEASON FINALE. Tariq will do whatever it takes to clear his mother, but knowing he's not in the clear with Monet, he is backed against the wall.

The Watch (BBC America, 8 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. A two-hour premiere for this series about a group of misfit cops 👮🏻👮🏾👮🏼‍♀️ who "rise up from decades of helplessness to save their corrupt city from catastrophe." In the opener, "Capt. Sam Vimes' (Richard Dormer) life in the City Watch is changed forever when a figure from his past returns to Ankh-Morpork." The recurring cast includes Wendell Pierce as Death and Matt Berry.✔️

QUICK HITS:

NBA 🏀 (NBA TV, 8:20 p.m.): Trail Blazers at Warriors

The Story of Their Songs (Reelz): Sting and The Police
Sunday Night Football 🏈 (NBC, 8:20 p.m.): Football Team vs. America's Bird

FOR THE RECORD: 90 Day Fiancé (TLC); Alaska: The Last Frontier (Discovery Channel); Disasters at Sea (Smithsonian Channel, season premiere); Home Town (HGTV, season premiere); Heavy Rescue 401 (Weather Channel); The Real Housewives of Atlanta (Bravo); Supermarket Sweep 💲 (ABC, season finale)

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Elizabeth Is Missing 🎥 (PBS, 9 p.m.): Glenda Jackson's best friend Elizabeth (Maggie Steed) 👵🏻 has disappeared, but as she tries to solve the mystery, dementia threatens to erase all the clues, giving the search a poignant urgency.✔️

How Did They Build That? (Smithsonian Channel, 9 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. I'm guessing this is the network's answer to How It's Made.

In the Long Run (Starz, 9 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. Did you catch up with this '80s-set British comedy starring Idris Elba on Saturdays this fall? It was in my listings!! Now, Starz adds it to its Sunday lineup with the season three premiere, which aired last summer across the pond. "A big change is coming for Walter as his mother comes to London. A troubling event reminds Bagpipes of the frangibility of life.

Jimmy Carter, Rock & Roll President 🎥 (CNN, 9 p.m.): The story of President Jimmy Carter's relationship with music and the important role that music played in his life and work... and finally revealed, the secret pop boy band he was a part of during his presidency.✔️

Last Man Standing (Fox, 9:30 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. To kick off the final season... time jumps! A series of time jumps finds Mike and Vanessa with two new grandchildren as well as Mandy and Kyle living with them. Vanessa and Mandy clash over Vanessa's "helpfulness," and Chuck desperately hopes it's last call on Ed's mixology happy hour.👨‍👩‍👧‍👧

NCIS: New Orleans (CBS, 9:30 p.m.): The team investigates a suspicious death and the missing key piece of evidence is a top secret, high-tech battery. Pride and the team realize there could be deadly consequences if it falls into the wrong hands. If they didn't think that was possible before, they are in the wrong profession.

The Outpost (The CW, 9 p.m.): SEASON FINALE. The outpost becomes overrun, and Talon and Zed return with an unexpected ally. Facing total defeat, a sacrifice is seen as the only hope.

Shameless Hall of Shame (Showtime, 9 p.m.): Kev and V👩🏿‍❤️‍👨 get clip show treatment! When they find out Gemma has been flunking zoom school, they're forced to face their fears of their own inadequacies as parents to help Gemma get back on track. Remember when they separated briefly, and Kev banged all those sorority girls? Not sure if the couple should have really came back from that.

The Simpsons (Fox, 9 p.m.): Comic book guy and his wife, Kumiko, debate having a baby, and his origin story is revealed.

QUICK HITS:

Story of Their Songs (Reelz): Eric Clapton

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire 💲 (ABC): Rebel Wilson and Amanda Peet

FOR THE RECORD: American Monster (Investigation Discovery); Bravo's Chat Room (Bravo, 9:30 p.m.); Expedition Bigfoot (Travel Channel, season premiere); Vengeance: Killer Millionaires (HLN, season premiere); Worst Cooks in America (Food Network, season premiere)

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Cal Fire (Discovery, 10 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. A docuseries about California firefighters.

Could You Survive? with Creek Stewart (The Weather Channel, 10 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. Stories of people who did survive.

The Rookie (ABC, 10 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. Nearing the end of his training, Nolan faces his biggest challenge as a police officer yet when he must come to terms with the choices he has made in pursuit of the truth.

Secrets of the Viking Stone (Science, 10 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. Another Infinity Stone!! "Peter Stormare and Elroy Balgaard try to solve the mystery of a runestone in Kensington, USA, whose authenticity has been questioned since it was found by a Swedish immigrant over 100 years ago."

Worst Cooks in America: Dirty Dishes (Food Network, 10:30 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. An after show? Probably?

Your Honor (Showtime, 10 p.m.): Michael discovers that someone is blackmailing him. Jimmy and Gina Baxter remain committed to avenging their son's death.

FOR THE RECORD: On the Case with Paula Zahn (Investigation Discovery); Mountain Monsters (Travel Channel, special); Unexpected (TLC, 10:14 p.m.)

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FOR THE RECORD: 90 Day Fiancé: Discovery+ 1st Look (TLC, special, 11:14 p.m.)

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Lazor Wulf (Adult Swim, midnight): "Prolly for the Better?" and "Keep Going."

Mission: Impossible 📺 (MeTV, 3 a.m.): Paul Shipherd, a defector from the U.S., has been put in charge of dissecting a SAC bomber fail-safe at the Vatzia Institute. The IMF must steal the fail-safe and recover Shipherd.

LATE-NIGHT TALK & SATIRE

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen: @ Home (Bravo, 10 p.m.): Drew Sidora and Rachel Lindsay

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Note: All times are Eastern.
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