What's On Tonight (Sunday): Book smart

Bookish

Fear is not a factor for you! Here's what's on television for tonight, Sunday, January 11!

Our Top Pick tonight is Bookish (PBS, 10 p.m.). No, Kenya Barris isn't involved in this period crime drama from across the pond. Mark Gatiss is Gabriel Book who sells books at the bookstore Book's bookshop. But he and his wife(ish... lavender marriage) also help the police solve crimes.

Elsewhere, we pretend the Golden Globes are important, Primal returns, Fear Factor lives, the Night Manager is back on duty, All Creatures matter, Miss Scarlet is on new cases, and Mario Lopez has an IOU.

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

EARLY STREAMING & EVENING

Landman (Paramount+, 3 a.m.): Angela rescues Ainsley. Cooper asserts his leadership at a drill site.

📺 Mayberry R.F.D. (Catchy Comedy, all Sunday): I WANT MY "M" TV for $600: Ken Berry played a widower raising a young son on this "Andy Griffith Show" spinoff (4 Jun 2007)

The Night Manager (Amazon Prime Video, 3 a.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. Nearly 10 years since the "first" season, hotel guy Tom Hiddleston is back. "Nine years have passed since Jonathan Pine tricked Richard Roper in Egypt and sent him into the hands of his Syrian captors. Now ... Pine has become Alex Goodwin, a low-level intelligence officer with MI6. Then, Pine sees an old Roper mercenary in London. And his new secure life begins to unravel." Three episodes drop today, which is half the season.✔️

The Night Manager (via Giphy)

🕗 PRIMETIME 🕚

🏆 83rd Golden Globe Awards (CBS & Paramount+, 8 p.m.): SPECIAL. "Comic Nikki Glaser hosts the annual award show honoring achievements* in both film and television." Our open thread for the ceremony goes up at 7 p.m. (*aka having deep enough pockets and willing to cozy up to the trade media)

All Creatures Great and Small (PBS, 9 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. As victory in Europe is declared, there is the promise of peace at last. James is wishing for a greater sense of peace at the surgery as he juggles vet work with a busy family life and an exceptionally challenging Siegfried. As usual, the complete season will be available with PBS Passport.

Bookish (PBS, 10 p.m.): SERIES PREMIERE. Gabriel Book (Mark Gatiss), proprietor of an antiquarian bookshop, relies on his vast collection to unravel baffling cases. He nurtures a group of lovable yet troubled individuals, providing informal protection and guidance.✔️

Fear Factor: House of Fear (Fox, 8 p.m. / Hulu, Monday): SERIES PREMIERE. Fear Factor but now a contestants are in for a longform competition show. "Strangers must coexist in a harsh, isolated place while facing extreme challenges and playing a devious social game where trust is scarce and fear becomes a strategic tool."

Industry (HBO & HBO Max, 9 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. In this episode that should grab your attention solely for the title ("Paypal of Bukkake"), "Yasmin and Whitney create a strategy to help Tender connect with the new Labor government, while Harper takes controversial action."

Miss Scarlet (PBS, 8 p.m.): SEASON PREMIERE. As Eliza and Blake's relationship evolves, they find working together can be a tricky prospect. Newlyweds Ivy and Potts adjust to married life, a new detective settles in at Scotland Yard. As usual, the complete season will be available with PBS Passport. 

🎥 Secrets on the Ranch (Lifetime, 8 p.m.): "A woman discovers the remains of her long-missing sister at her late mother's Montana ranch. She soon unravels a deadly secret that's tied to her estranged father and a generations-long feud with a rival family."

When Calls the Heart (Hallmark Channel, 8 p.m. / Hallmark+, Monday): Nathan responds to fire in Goldie National Park while Elizabeth leads relief efforts in Hope Valley.

WHAT ELSE IS ON
🏈 2026 NFL Wild Card (NBC, 8:15 p.m.): Chargers at Patriots
90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days (TLC & HBO Max, 8 p.m.)
Celebrity IOU (HGTV, 9 p.m.): Mario Lopez
📡 Coldwater (Showtime, 9 p.m. / Paramount+ Premium, now): Series premiere
Married to Medicine (Bravo 9 p.m. / Peacock, Monday)
The Real Housewives of Potomac (Bravo, 8 p.m. / Peacock, Monday)
🎥 The Princess Bride (The CW, 8 p.m. / Disney+, now)
Sister Wives (TLC, 10 p.m. / HBO Max, Monday)
🎥 That Thing You Do! (The Wonderful World of Disney) (ABC, 8:33 p.m. / Disney+, now)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (Bravo, 10 p.m. / Peacock, Monday): Angel Massie, Contessa Metcalfe
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN, 8 p.m.): Venezuela
Worst Cooks in America (Food Network, 8 p.m. / HBO Max, Monday)

💤😴 LATE NIGHT 😴💤

Primal (Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m. / HBO Max, Monday): SEASON PREMIERE. "Spear's lifeless body is reanimated to enact brutal vengeance."✔️

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Key Sources: The Futon Critic; Gracenote; IMDb; TV Passport
⭐: Top Pick
💲: Game show
📡: Linear broadcast
🎥: Movie
📺: Throwback
✔️: Video/gif/photo included
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Happy watching, everyone!

Primal (via Giphy)