Saturday, January 29, 2022

What's On Tonight (Sunday): Be afraid

Two Sentence Horror Stories

Spin that wheel! Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, January 30!

Our top pick tonight is Two Sentence Horror Stories (The CW, 9 & 9:30 p.m.), an anthology series about terror of all types. At the start of an episode, you get the first sentence. After the episodes' horrors, you get the second. The show is also pretty diverse, frequently focusing on various minority groups for subjects.

Elsewhere, 80 Days gets to Hong Kong, 1883 crosses the river, the DEA closes in on Claws60 Minutes lasts 120 minutes, The Rookie does chores, Smiling Friends closes season 1, and W. Kamau Bell wants to Talk About Cosby.

(All times are Eastern. All listings are new unless otherwise stated. For more listings, visit The Futon Critic or Zap2it.)

ON THIS SITE

Cancellation League (3 p.m.-ish): We like TV failures because they mean points.

Thoughts On (The Films of 1998) (9 a.m.): Great Expectations

STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME

1883 (Paramount+, 3 a.m.): Shea helps Elsa cope with her loss. The group crosses another river and prepares to enter Indian territory. Thomas buys Noemi a gift.

60 Minutes (CBS, 7 p.m.): Musician Tony Bennet's final performance... footage from "Let It Be" reveals the bond between The Beatles... the St. Augustine High School Marching Band.

πŸ“Ί Clone High (Paramount+, now): Before the revival arrives sometime in the forseeable future (2023?) revisit the short-lived animated sitcom that parodied teen dramas with clones of historical figures -- and created by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Bill Lawrence. The revival, which has already received a second season, will stream on HBO Max.

πŸŽ₯ The Graduate (Mubi, now): FLICKS for $800: At the end of this film, Elaine Robinson, about to be married, runs off with Benjamin Braddock (30 Dec 1997)

πŸŽ₯ Love & Where to Find It (UPtv, 7 p.m.): [*checks under the sofa*] Nope. Not there.

Love Off the Grid (Discovery+, 3 a.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. When you've found the love of your life, but that person lives completely off the grid. No electricity. No running water. No civilization in sight.

WHAT ELSE IS ON
America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC, 7 p.m.)

πŸ•— 8 P.M. EASTERN / πŸ•– 7 P.M. CENTRAL

60 Minutes (CBS): Great white sharks near U.S. beaches... the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone Park by the U.S. Park Service... Photo Ark photographer Joel Sartore.

Around the World in 80 Days (PBS): While in Hong Kong, Fogg discovers that someone has put a hold on his credit. Passepartout puts his larceny skills to use.

Power Book II: Ghost (Starz): Tariq's fate lies in the hands of Tate. Monet's choices feel out of her control. She must rely on Mecca to help salvage the pieces of her family.

WHAT ELSE IS ON
90 Day FiancΓ©: Before the 90 Days (TLC)
πŸ’² Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (ABC): Von Miller, Ali Wentworth, Laverne Cox; season finale✔️
Dateline NBC (NBC)
Dirty Jobs (Discovery Channel)
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (via Giphy)

πŸ•˜ 9 P.M. EASTERN / πŸ•— P.M. CENTRAL

All Creatures Great and Small (PBS): Tristan figures out how to make clients happy, but then gets bad news. James and Helen have a heart-to-heart. And hopefully DTR.

Billions (Showtime): Prince instructs the trading floor on a new play but is met with skepticism. Taylor and Wendy try to nail down Prince's intentions. Chuck decides to go after the entire billionaire class.

Britannia (Epix): Cait and Antedia team up on the road whilst Divis struggles to cope with a novice Druid and new arrivals in camp. Aulus visits the Underworld & Cait witnesses Antedia's vengeful nature.✔️

Claws (TNT): With the crew in shambles and the threat of the DEA looming, Desna plots an exit strategy for herself and her girls. Her plans are accelerated after Bryce kills Tony in a jealous rage and then confesses it to Uncle Daddy.

Euphoria (HBO): Jules and Elliot grow closer. Maddy celebrates her birthday. Cal takes a trip down memory lane.

Two Sentence Horror Stories (The CW, 9 & 9:30 p.m.): A couple leave the city for a romantic weekend in the woods, only to find themselves the target of a group of hostile locals. Later, a couple's quarrel takes a dark and violent turn, revealing how far one of them will go to protect the other one.

WHAT ELSE IS ON
Guy's Chance of a Lifetime (Food Network)
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (Bravo)
Russia's Wild Tiger (National Geographic Wild): Special
πŸ’² Supermarket Sweep (ABC): Season finale
Traffic Stop: Dangerous Encounters (CNN Special Report) (CNN): Special
Britannia (via Giphy)

πŸ•™ 10 P.M. EASTERN / πŸ•˜ 9 P.M. CENTRAL

The Rookie (ABC): Nolan and Chen must fulfill three quests if they want to get a stolen police helicopter back safely from a teenage thief. Harper and Thorson must guard a convicted cop killer in the hospital following a prison riot.

The Righteous Gemstones (HBO): The synopsis says Christmas, 1993. So flashback? Also: "While Eli considers a tempting offer from an old friend, Baby Billy crashes the Gemstones' celebrations."

Somebody Somewhere (HBO, 10:35 p.m.): Sam and Joel go on a mission to uncover the source of Rick's sudden windfall. Choir rehearsals give Sam the courage to share his worries about his mother Mary Jo with his father Ed.

Underground Railroad: The Secret History (Science): SERIES PREMIERE. "Retracing the steps of freedom seekers escaping on the Underground Railroad, archaeologists use high tech to explore a Florida fort that was nearly erased from history."

Vienna Blood (PBS): Oskar uncovers an intricate foreign plot. Max's personal life faces more complications.

We Need to Talk About Cosby (Showtime): SERIES PREMIERE. "Comic-director W. Kamau Bell explores Bill Cosby's life and work, weighing his actions against his indisputable influence through interviews with comedians, cultural commentators, journalists and women who share their personal encounters with him."

WHAT ELSE IS ON
Alex vs. America (Food Network): Season finale
The Best Thing I Ever Ate (Cooking Channel)
Next Level Chef (Fox)
Sister Wives (TLC)✔️
Vengeance: Killer Newlyweds (HLN): Season finale
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo): Bridget Everett, Meredith Marks
The Way of the Cheetah (National Geographic Wild): Special
Sister Wives (via Giphy)

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πŸ“Ί The Fugitive (MeTV, 2 a.m.): After fleeing a police roadblock where he gets shot in the leg, Kimble hops on a truck headed toward Sacramento where he meets Sister Veronica, the nun he drove from Nevada to Sacramento in the "Angels Travel on Lonely Roads."

πŸ“Ί Mission: Impossible (MeTV, 3 a.m.): The IMF must thwart a coup attempt to be triggered by a presidential assassination. The team apprehends coup leader Sam Elliott and employs an elaborate ruse to convince him to reveal the killer. But government security forces uncover the operation and capture Lesley Ann Warren.

Smiling Friends (Adult Swim, midnight): SEASON FINALE. "Charlie actually dies for real."

WHAT ELSE IS ON
Tree Climbing Lions: Return to Uganda (National Geographic Wild, 11 p.m.): Special.

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Key SourcesThe Futon CriticIMDbJ-ArchiveTV PassportZap2it
⭐: Top Pick
πŸ’²: Game show
πŸŽ₯: Movie
πŸ“Ί: Throwback
✔️: Video/gif/photo included

Happy watching, everyone!

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