What's On Tonight (Monday): Minds over matter

 

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Tonight's Top Pick is the two-hour season finale of Brilliant Minds, because I want to give my gif one more go-around. Seriously, I've rarely gotten it so precise.

While I wonder if NBC would buy a Brilliant Freelancers series, let's see what else TV has to offer us for Monday, Jan. 6. All times are EST.


STREAMING
Darby and Joan, 3:01 a.m., Acorn TV. "Joan and her estranged sister must work together to find a guest kidnapped from an island resort."

TALKIN' 'BOUT TALK

CBS Mornings, 7 a.m., CBS. Nischelle Turner (Entertainment Tonight), June Squibb (Thelma), Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin (Extreme Makeover: Home Edition), James Brown (The NFL Today), and a visit to the New York Jets.

The View, 11 a.m., ABC. "A day of hot topics. Celebrating Ana Navarro's birthday."

Sherri, times and stations vary. Neil DeGrasse Tyson (Merlin's Tour of the Universe) and Dr. Judith Joseph "checks in about the Thrive in '25: Self-Care Challenge and tells how to live our best lives."

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PRE-PRIMETIME SPORTS

FCS Division I Championship, 7 p.m., ESPN. North Dakota State vs. Montana State.

NBA Basketball, 7 p.m., FanDuel. Portland Trail Blazers vs. Detroit Pistons.

NBA Basketball, 7 p.m., NBA TV. Phoenix Suns vs. Philadelphia 76ers.

College Basketball, 7 p.m., ESPN2. South Florida vs. Wichita State.

College Basketball, 7 p.m., FS1. Wisconsin vs. Rutgers.

8 P.M. (CBS, ABC, and The CW have reruns tonight. NBC has a Brilliant Minds rerun.)

TMZ Investigates, FOX. "Luigi Mangione: The Mind of a Killer." "Investigating why a privileged man may have turned to murder and sources who say, despite a charismatic personality, Mangione displayed a dark side. Shocking new details about how he became enraged by corporate greed are uncovered."

Antiques Roadshow, PBS. Twenty-ninth season premiere. "Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Hour 1." "A 1976 Marvel UK Super Spider-Man #175 cover art. A 1926 Rogers Hornsby sterling trophy. Winslow Homer watercolors circa 1879."

WWE Monday Night RAW, Netflix. Thirty-third season premiere.

Movie Night!

The Other Guys, MTV.

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9 P.M. (FOX has a Rescue: HI-Surf rerun. PBS has an Antiques Roadshow rerun.)

Brilliant Minds, NBC. First season finale, 2 hours. "The Doctor Whose World Collapsed" and "The Man Who Can't See Faces." "Dr. Wolf and his team face their biggest challenge yet when an apartment building collapses in the Bronx." Later, "Dr. Wolf meets a pastor dealing with mysterious visions. The interns grapple with the fallout from the building collapse."

College Basketball, ESPN2. TCU vs. Houston.

College Basketball, FS1. Ohio State vs. Minnesota.

College Basketball, ESPNU. Grambling State vs. Texas Southern.

Movie Night!

Blade Runner 2049, Syfy.

10 P.M.

American Dad!, TBS. "Killer Mimosa." "Hayley scores an internship at Morning Mimosa but finds herself on thin ice when she tries to inject real journalism into the show. Meanwhile, the rest of the family suffers through a ravaging case of food poisoning."

Independent Lens, PBS. 90 minutes. "Minted." "A group of artists gain global recognition after embracing NFTs, but they must deal with the controversies that threaten to undermine this new technology."

NBA Basketball, NBA TV. Miami Heat vs. Sacramento Kings.

Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, Bravo. Diana Cruz and Danni Warren.

Johnny Carson, Antenna. Ron Silver, Art Donovan, and Joan Embery are the guests on this Jan. 18, 1990, episode.

Movie Night!

New Jack City, VH1.

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LATE NIGHT TALK

The Daily Show, 11 p.m., Comedy Central.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, 11:34 p.m., NBC. Joe Manganiello, Charli D'Amelio, and Busta Rhymes.

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, 11:35 p.m., CBS. Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger and Jon Batiste.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!, 11:35 p.m., ABC. Selena Gomez, Anna Sawai, and The Linda Lindas.

Late Night With Seth Meyers, 12:37 a.m., NBC. RERUN, the Day Drinking With Seth Meyers New Year's Special.

After Midnight, 12:37 a.m., CBS. Joel Kim Booster, Pat Regan, and Katya Zamolodchikova.

Nightline, 12:37 a.m., ABC.

LATE NIGHT PICK!

Woman in Gold, 11:23 p.m., HBO.

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Sources: The Futon Critic, zap2it, individual show websites, TV Everyday, IMDB, Google.