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| Star Wars: The Bad Batch |
Now that's what I call a close encounter! Here's what's on television for tonight, Wednesday, January 4!
Our Top Pick tonight is season premiere of Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Disney+, 3 a.m.). The Bad Batch are some rugged, elite and experimental stormtroopers who didn't follow Order 66 and have turned on the Republic-turned-Empire, making them fugitives alongside travel companion Omega, a deviant young clone who is being hunted by the Empire. I found the first season was heavy on cameos and guest stars rather than plot.
Elsewhere, a contractor upsets the Economics, Chicago is One again, Lifetime rekindles Love, Madoff gets docuseries treatment, Abbott teachers spin the Wheel, the Eye gets Tough, Fox gets Toughest, and PBS has an Alien Encounter.
Elsewhere, a contractor upsets the Economics, Chicago is One again, Lifetime rekindles Love, Madoff gets docuseries treatment, Abbott teachers spin the Wheel, the Eye gets Tough, Fox gets Toughest, and PBS has an Alien Encounter.
(All times are Eastern. All listings are new unless otherwise stated. For more listings, visit The Futon Critic or Zap2it.)
ON THIS SITE
💲 Jeopardy! recap (early afternoon-ish): Jay's daily recap of the day's Jeopardy! episode.
STREAMING & EARLY PRIMETIME
Leverage: Redemption (FreeVee, midnight): After a college professor steals a discovery from his grad student, the Leverage team has to take him down, returning the credit and reputation to the brilliant young woman in the process.✔️
Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street (Netflix, 3 a.m.): LIMITED SERIES. "It follows the rise and fall of the American financier and ponzi schemer: Madoff."
National Treasure: Edge of History (Disney+, 3 a.m.): Jess begins to wonder if this is true as she suspects someone close to her might've leaked an important clue to Billie, but she doesn't want to believe it. While Tasha uses her tech skills to ferret out the mole, Jess realizes the key to the next step in the treasure hunt is locked in the Rare Books Room at the Governor's mansion.
⭐ Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Disney+, 3 a.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. 2-episode premiere with "Spoils of War" and "Ruins of War"
Willow (Disney+, 3 a.m.): Episode 7. Disney+, you should publish synopses well ahead of time. It makes me less likely to watch your shows.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
The Circle (Netflix, 3 a.m.)
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| Leverage: Redemption (via Giphy) |
🕗 8 P.M. EASTERN / 🕖 7 P.M. CENTRAL
Chicago Med (NBC): Charles and Cuevas help an elderly patient and her developmentally disabled grandson. Halstead treats a swimmer with a heart condition. Marcel, who is not a shell with shoes, considers using the OR 2.0 for surgery. Asher and Lieu search for a pregnant woman lost in the woods.
Special Forces: World's Toughest Test (Fox): SERIES PREMIERE. 16 celebrity contestants battle through a set of emulated special forces training challenges, they are removed from society and the staff sergeants control everything within the camp. These celebrities include Mel B, Kate Gosselin, Kenya Moore, Jamie Lynn Spears, Drew Pinsky, and The Mooch.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite (TBS)
American Pickers (History): Season premiere
💲 Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (ABC): Janelle James, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Chris Perfetti
The Challenge (MTV)
Married at First Sight (Lifetime): Season premiere✔️
Moonshiners (Discovery Channel)
💲 The Price Is Right at Night (CBS)
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (Bravo)
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| Married at First Sight (via Giphy) |
🕘 9 P.M. EASTERN / 🕗 8 P.M. CENTRAL
Abbott Elementary (ABC): The competition heats up between Melissa and Janine as their classes go head-to-head in a read-a-thon sponsored by a local pizza shop. Jacob and Gregory join forces and attempt to get their student-podcasting club off the ground.
Chicago Fire (NBC): Detective Pryma's case comes to an explosive end with Kidd and Carver's lives in danger. Brett installs an infant safe surrender box at 51.
First Contact: An Alien Encounter (PBS): "A fictional narrative and documentary interviews explore an encounter with an extraterrestrial artifact and the new tools available in the search for life beyond earth."
Home Economics (ABC, 9:30 p.m.): After Marina begins working with a hunky new contractor, Tom's envy causes him to overcompensate. Connor involves Denise in his scheme to impress a new woman.✔️
Sistas (BET): Fatima sets a plan in motion to get back at Hayden. Zac and Fatima travel into uncomfortable territory with Karen, putting their relationship to the test.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
NFL Tailgate Takedown (Food Network): Season premiere
Property Brothers: Forever Home (HGTV): Season finale
Tough as Nails (CBS): Season premiere
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| Home Economics (via Giphy) |
🕙 10 P.M. EASTERN / 🕘 9 P.M. CENTRAL
Big Sky (ABC): When Gigi finds herself at the mercy of a twisted local family, Jenny and Cassie work to intervene, but a twisted game threatens everything. Sunny and Paige each come to a shocking realization about Buck.
Chicago P.D. (NBC): A series of brutal home invasion robberies finds the team paired with Det. Borkowski, an old friend of Ruzek's, to work the case. Things get complicated for Torres when it becomes clear Borkowski has a vastly different policing style.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
1000-lb Best Friends (TLC): Season premiere
Kingdom Business (BET): Linear premiere
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo): Whitney Rose, Julia Fox
💤😴 LATE NIGHT 😴💤
📺 Designing Women (Antenna TV, 11 p.m.): Julia accompanies Mary Jo when she takes her mother (Jackie Joseph) on an overnight bus trip.
WHAT ELSE IS ON
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC, 11:35 p.m.): Anna Kendrick, Jermaine Fowler, Sabrina Carpenter
Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC, 12:36 a.m.): Brendan Fraser, Patti LuPone
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS, 11:35 p.m.): Shania Twain, Ayo Edebiri
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS, 11:35 p.m.): Shania Twain, Ayo Edebiri
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC, 11:34 p.m.): Winston Duke, Darren Aronofsky, Emma Myers, Idles✔️
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| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (via Giphy) |
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Happy watching, everyone!
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