What's On Tonight (Sunday): Crimes and crushes in Victorian London

Miss Scarlet and the Duke

Double, double toil and trouble! Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, January 8!

Our Top Pick tonight is Miss Scarlet & the Duke (PBS, 8 p.m.), one of my favorite Masterpiece shows. In Victorian era London, Miss Eliza Scarlet is trying to make it as a private investigator, and William "Duke" Wellington is a detective inspector; they're childhood friends with romantic chemistry but often clash professionally. It's not groundbreaking television, but it can be quite entertaining. It's a British series co-produced with PBS, and we are getting season 3 before the Brits! Tonight is a terrestrial premiere as the season has been available to stream since November for PBS Passport and Masterpiece on Prime Video members/subscribers.

Elsewhere, All Creatures loses the one ring, Alexandra Daddario gets her some Witches, Fox is on Alert, America's Mayor gets docuseries treatment, Prince Harry goes on the 60, NCIS: LA is on a boat (motherfucker), and Family Guy parodies movies that are 20-35 years old.

(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): Fire Country? No points! Will Trent? No points!

@Midnight (via Tenor)

STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME

1923 (Paramount+, 3 a.m.): "War and the Turquoise Tide," no synopsis released.

60 Minutes (CBS, 7:30 p.m.): Prince Harry discusses his life... music composer Hans Zimmer.

The Chosen (Angel App, 7 p.m.): Simon and Gaius work together to fix the broken cistern in Capernaum. Jairus searches desperately to find Jesus, hoping for a miracle.

🎥 Family History Mysteries: Buried Past (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 7 p.m.): Genealogist Sophie McClaren is an expert at bringing families together. When her close friend Jonathan urgently needs to find a bone marrow donor, the case becomes personal.

Mayfair Witches (AMC+, 3 a.m. / AMC / BBC America / IFC / Sundance TV / WE, 9 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. Neurosurgeon Alexandra Daddario discovers she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches. She must contend with a sinister presence that has haunted her family for generations. The cast includes Harry Hamlin, Beth Grant, Hannah Alline, and Jack Huston. This is a 2-season AMC+ premiere and 1 episode on many linear networks. The show then airs solely on AMC and will be 1 week/episode behind the streaming schedule.✔️

Paul T. Goldman (Peacock, 3 a.m.): "With the trial approaching, Paul desperately attempts to get authorities to take Audrey and Royce into custody."

Tulsa King (Paramount+, 3 a.m.): Episode 9, no synopsis released.

A Year on Planet Earth (Fox Nation, 3 a.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. "Filmed in over 60 different locations this epic documentary series will draw on the most spellbinding and dramatic stories from all corners of the globe. It will reveal the ways all life is connected and how natural events affect animals."

WHAT ELSE IS ON

America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC, 7 p.m.)

🎥 Devotion (Paramount+, 3 a.m.)

The Lost Kitchen (HBO Max, 3 a.m.)

🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL

Alert: Missing Persons Unit (Fox): SERIES PREMIERE. "Follows Nikki Parker (Dania Ramirez) after she joins the LAPD's Missing Person's Unit to help other people find their loved ones at the same time that she is looking for her missing son."✔️

East New York (CBS, 8:30 p.m.): Winter premiere. With Bentley fighting for his life, Haywood and the team race to track down the shooter, whose true target may have been another one of their own.

⭐ Miss Scarlet & the Duke (PBS): SEASON PREMIERE. Eliza is hired by a newspaper to investigate the disappearance of a famous magician, despite the fact that the Duke is already on the case.

🎥 My Sister's Serial Killer Boyfriend (Lifetime): When her younger sister falls for a mysterious self-defense instructor, a local reporter tries to intervene before the relationship turns into a deadly obsession. Journalism!

WHAT ELSE IS ON

90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? (TLC)

Dirty Jobs (Discovery Channel)

Highway Thru Hell (The Weather Channel)

🎥 The Lion King (The Wonderful World of Disney) (ABC)

The Real Housewives of Potomac (Bravo)

Worst Cooks in America (Food Network)

🕘 9 P.M. EASTERN / 🕗 8 P.M. CENTRAL

All Creatures Great and Small (PBS): SEASON PREMIERE. A missing ring is just one snag as James and Helen's wedding date approaches. A cow may have TB.✔️

Bob's Burgers (Fox): Winter premiere. After a student accuses her of cheating on a test, Tina needs to get back to school to clear her name, but a snowstorm traps her and her family at home.

Giuliani: What Happened to America's Mayor? (CNN): SERIES PREMIERE. This 4-part docuseries "explores how a storied figure of American politics went from a crime-fighting prosecutor to a key player in President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election."✔️

NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS, 9:30 p.m.): Winter premiere. When NCIS investigates a shootout on a boat in which a rare cultural artifact is stolen, they're shocked to learn who owns the boat.

Family Guy (Fox, 9:30 p.m.): Winter premiere. The guys recount their first true love stories, leading to parodies of Cast Away, Dirty Dancing, and various Meg Ryan rom-coms because this is what's timely in 2023.

George & Tammy (Showtime): SERIES FINALE. After more than a decade apart, a devastating event reunites the former president and first lady of country music for one final tour. The power couple attempt to find clarity and grace before they face their final curtain.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

Family Karma (Bravo)

Mud Mountain Haulers (The Weather Channel): Season premiere

All Creatures Great and Small (via Giphy)

🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL

Giuliani: What Happened to America's Mayor? (CNN): "Taking office as mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani aggressively takes on the city's major crime problems and huge budget deficit."✔️

The L Word: Generation Q (Showtime): Chosen families come together at Thanksgiving when a visitor brings Finley to her breaking point. Sophie has a realization. Maribel plans a grand gesture for Micah. Dani and Dre are unexpectedly pushed closer. Shane and Angie volunteer together.

Vienna Blood (PBS): SEASON PREMIERE. Max and Oskar investigate murder in the glamorous world of high fashion when a young seamstress is found dead in a fashion house.

WHAT ELSE IS ON

Secrets of the Zoo: Tampa (National Geographic Wild)

Sister Wives (TLC): Season finale

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo): Ashley Darby, Brian Benni

Weird Earth (The Weather Channel): Season premiere

💤😴 LATE NIGHT 😴💤

📺 Mission: Impossible (MeTV, 3 a.m.): The IMF needs to get proof that Syndicate chief Sam Dexter murdered his girlfriend, Vicki. Dexter is currently in prison on tax evasion and his unknown partner, the General, continues to extort millions.

Rudy Giuliani (via Giphy)

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Key Sources: The Futon Critic; IMDb; TV Passport; Zap2it
⭐: Top Pick
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✔️: Video/gif/photo included

Happy watching, everyone!