2016-17 Fall/Winter TV Premiere Calendar by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor August 18, 2016 ↓ 129 user comments
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Premiere dates for all new and returning shows and specials
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) and returning shows, TV movies, and specials with announced premiere dates are listed below. (All times ET/PT unless otherwise indicated).
) and returning shows, TV movies, and specials with announced premiere dates are listed below. (All times ET/PT unless otherwise indicated).November premieres
| FRI / November 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre  Trailer | Music |  9p | |
| The Crown Trailer | Drama |  | |
| Netflix drama from screenwriter Peter Morgan and director Stephen Daldry examines Queen Elizabeth II's early reign. Claire Foy, Matt Smith, John Lithgow, Victoria Hamilton, Jared Harris, Vanessa Kirby, and Eileen Atkins star. All 10 episodes stream today. | |||
| Dana Carvey: Straight White Male, 60 Trailer | Comedy | | |
The Ivory Game  Trailer | Documentary | | |
| Thunderbirds Are Go Trailer | Animation/Family | Amazon | |
| Treasure Quest: Snake Island | Reality | Discovery, 10p | |
| SAT / November 5 | |||
| JonBenét's Mother: Victim or Killer? | Documentary | Lifetime, 10p | |
| Karen Carpenter: Goodbye to Love | Documentary | Reelz, 9p ET | |
| Killision Course | Reality/Drama | Oxygen, 9p | |
| The Mistletoe Promise Trailer | Drama | Hallmark, 8p | |
| Who Killed JonBenet? | Drama | Lifetime, 8p | |
| SUN / November 6 | |||
| 2016 MTV EMAs | Music | MTV, 8p | |
| Holiday Baking Championship | Reality competition | Food, 9p | |
| Love Always, Santa | Drama | HMM, 9p | |
| Married to Medicine | Reality | Bravo, 9p | |
| Mighty Planes | Reality | Smithsonian, 8p | |
| The Real Housewives of Atlanta | Reality | Bravo, 8p | |
| MON / November 7 | |||
| The 2016 SNL Election Special | Comedy |  10p | |
| American Dad! | Animation/Comedy | TBS, 8:30p | |
| Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Trailer | Reality | VH1, 10p | |
| People Magazine Investigates | Reality | ID, 9p | |
| Vanderpump Rules | Reality | Bravo, 9p | |
| TUE / November 8 | |||
| Stephen Colbert’s Live Election Night Democracy’s Series Finale: Who’s Going To Clean Up This Shi*t? | Comedy/Live event |  11p ET / 8p PT | |
| Live election-night special from Stephen Colbert airs on Showtime rather than his usual Late Show home of CBS. | |||
| WED / November 9 | |||
| Danger Mouse | Animation/Family | | |
| Jay Leno's Garage | Reality | CNBC, 10p | |
| FRI / November 11 | |||
| All Hail King Julien | Animation/Family | | |
| Case | Drama | | |
| Married to Medicine Houston | Reality | Bravo, 9p | |
| Red Oaks Trailer | Comedy | Amazon | |
| Roman Empire: Reign of Blood | Documentary/Drama | | |
| The True Memoirs of an International Assassin Trailer | Action/Comedy | | |
| Kevin James stars as an author-turned-hitman in a new film destined to be described by critics as "available on Netflix." | |||
| SAT / November 12 | |||
| All Def Comedy Trailer | Comedy |  10p | |
| Every Christmas Has a Story Trailer | Drama | Hallmark, 8p | |
| The Killing Season | Documentary | A&E, 9p | |
| MECH-X4 | Drama/Sci-fi | Disney XD, 8p | |
| New live-action series has already been renewed for a 2nd season. | |||
| Pit Bulls & Parolees | Reality | Animal Planet, 9p | |
| Project Grizzly | Reality | Animal Planet, 10p | |
| Reagan: From Movie Star to President | Documentary | Reelz, 9p ET | |
| SUN / November 13 | |||
| Christmas Cookies Trailer | Drama | Hallmark, 8p | |
| Clash of the Grandmas | Reality | Food, 10p | |
| Finding Father Christmas | Drama | HMM, 9p | |
| Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge | Reality competition | CMT, 10p | |
| MON / November 14 | |||
| Cake Wars: Christmas | Reality competition | Food, 9p | |
Mars  Full 1st episode | Drama/Sci-fi/Documentary | Nat Geo, 9p | |
| This six-part, Ron Howard-produced hybrid miniseries depicts a fictitious first mission to Mars by human astronauts in the year 2033. The dramatic scenes are intercut with interviews of some of today's leading space exploration experts, including Neil deGrasse Tyson, Elon Musk, NASA administrator Charles Bolden, X-Prize Foundation head Peter Diamandis, The Martian author Andy Weir, and over a dozen additional scientists, business leaders, and government officials. | |||
| National Geographic Explorer | Documentary/Nature | Nat Geo, 10p | |
| Revival of the classic documentary series. | |||
| Underfire: The Untold Story of PFC. Tony Vaccaro | Documentary | 8p | |
| TUE / November 15 | |||
| 30 Something Grandma | Reality | Lifetime, 10p | |
| Billy on the Street Trailer | Comedy/Reality | truTV, 10:30p | |
| The Curse of Oak Island | Reality | History, 9p | |
| David Blaine: Beyond Magic | Magic |  10p | |
| Good Behavior | Drama | TNT, 9p | |
| This adaptation of Blake Crouch's Letty Dobesh book series by Chad Hodge (who also worked on the adaptation of Crouch's Wayward Pines) finds Downton Abbey's Michelle Dockery playing a complicated con artist. | |||
| Hunting Hitler | Reality | History, 10p | |
| Joyride | Reality | Esquire, 10p | |
| Moonshiners | Reality | Discovery, 9p | |
| Outdaughtered | Reality | TLC, 9p | |
| Religion of Sports | Documentary/Sports | AT&T/DirecTV, 8p | |
| Rickey Smiley for Real | Reality | TV One, 8p | |
| Shooter Trailer | Drama | USA, 10p | |
| Ryan Phillippe stars as former Marine sniper Bob Lee Swagger, who comes out of exile to help prevent an attempt on the president's life only to get caught in a major conspiracy, in this adaptation of Stephen Hunter's novel Point of Impact (previously adapted into a 2007 theatrical film starring Mark Wahlberg). Omar Epps and Tom Sizemore also star in the 10-episode series, which has been delayed twice from its original summer launch. | |||
| Sweet/Vicious Trailer | Drama/Comedy | MTV, 10p | |
| Tackle My Ride | Reality | NFL, 8p ET | |
| Teen Wolf | Drama | MTV, 9p | |
| Window Warriors | Reality competition | GSN, 9p | |
| WED / November 16 | |||
| The Art of More Trailer | Drama | Crackle | |
| Ice | Drama | DirecTV/AT&T, 8p | |
| Antoine Fuqua-produced crime drama series about the diamond trade stars Cam Gigandet, Jeremy Sisto, Donald Sutherland, and Ray Winstone. | |||
| Nightcap | Comedy | Pop, 8p | |
| This scripted late night TV satire from Chelsea Lately vets Tom Brunelle and Brad Wollack stars Ali Wentworth as a talent booker for a talk show. Expect plenty of celebrities to guest star as themselves, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Sarah Jessica Parker, Paul Rudd, Michael J. Fox, Debra Messing, Whoopi Goldberg, Denis Leary, Andy Cohen, Mark Cuban, Jim Gaffigan, Janeane Garofalo, Jim Norton, and Rosie Perez. The series has already been renewed for a second season. | |||
| Total Divas | Reality | E!, 8p | |
| Undercover Trailer | Drama | BBC America, 8p | |
| Six-hour British drama from Peter Moffat (creator of the UK series upon which The Night Of is based) centers on a lawyer selected to become the first black woman to be England's top public prosecutor, who finds her nomination jeopardized by her husband's secret past as well as her current case, an attempt to free a death row inmate (Dennis Haysbert) who has been wrongfully imprisoned for two decades. The network is compressing the series into a two-night event, with the remaining three hours airing Thursday 11/17 at 8p. | |||
| Wahlburgers | Reality | A&E, 10p | |
| THU / November 17 | |||
| Alan Partridge: Scissored Isle Trailer | Comedy | Seeso | |
| New one-hour mockumentary special (which already aired in the UK) continues the story of Steve Coogan's long-running character. | |||
| Dan Levy: Lion | Comedy | Seeso | |
| Lovesick Trailer | Comedy | | |
| Known as Scrotal Recall during its first season, this British comedy moves to Netflix with a new name for its eight-episode second season. Johnny Flynn stars as a man who, upon finding out he has a sexually transmitted disease, decides to track down each of his many ex-partners to inform them. This High Fidelity-esque premise centers on a different encounter each episode, mostly told through flashback. | |||
| Unichef: Uniting Through Food | Reality | TLC, 7p | |
| FRI / November 18 | |||
| Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs Trailer | Special/Music | 9p | |
| Beat Bugs | Animation/Family | | |
| Colin Quinn: The New York Story | Comedy | | |
| Divines Trailer | Foreign/Drama | | |
| French-language drama about a drug-dealing teen girl earned director Houda Benyamina the Caméra d'Or for best debut feature at this year's Cannes. | |||
| The Grand Tour Trailer | Reality | Amazon | |
| New automotive series is hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May, all formerly of BBC's Top Gear. Amazon Prime will stream new episodes weekly on Fridays. | |||
| SAT / November 19 | |||
| Autopsy: The Last Hours of... | Reality | Reelz, 9p ET | |
| My Christmas Dream Trailer | Drama | Hallmark, 8p | |
| Scandal Made Me Famous | Reality | Reelz, 10p ET | |
| SUN / November 20 | |||
| 2016 American Music Awards | Music/Live event | 8p | |
| The Affair Trailer | Drama | 10p | |
| French actress Irene Jacob (The Double Life of Veronique) joins the cast for the drama's third season, which will also include appearances by Brendan Fraser and Jennifer Esposito. | |||
| A December Bride Trailer | Drama | Hallmark, 8p | |
| Elena and the Secret of Avalor | Family | Disney, 7p | |
| The Librarians | Drama | TNT, 8p | |
| Operation Christmas | Drama | HMM, 9p | |
| MON / November 21 | |||
| Marathon: The Patriots' Day Bombing | Documentary | 8p | |
| Search Party | Comedy | TBS, 11p | |
| This serialized, darkly comedic mystery series—which has good early buzz following a SXSW debut earlier this year—finds a group of self-absorbed 20-somethings (led by Alia Shawkat) uniting to investigate the disappearance of one of their college classmates. Though the cast features several relatively unknown regulars, Rosie Perez, Ron Livingston, Parker Posey, and Christine Taylor will appear in recurring roles. Adopting an unusual rollout strategy, TBS will air the entire first season this week, with two episodes airing each night (through Friday) from 11-midnight. (All 10 episodes will also be available on demand tonight.) | |||
| TUE / November 22 | |||
| Billion Dollar Buyer Trailer | Reality | CNBC, 10p | |
| Little People, Big World | Reality | TLC, 8p | |
| Mercy | Drama/Thriller | | |
| Team Ninja Warrior: College Madness | Reality competition | Esquire, 8p | |
| WED / November 23 | |||
| Broadcasting Christmas Trailer | Drama | Hallmark, 8p | |
| Brothers Take New Orleans | Reality | HGTV, 9p | |
| Double Dare 30th Anniversary | Special | Nickelodeon, 9p | |
| Little Weddings | Reality | Lifetime, 9p | |
| THU / November 24 | |||
| Anne of Green Gables Trailer | Drama | 8p | |
| Christmas in Homestead | Drama | Hallmark, 8p | |
| The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration | Special | 8p | |
| FRI / November 25 | |||
| 3% Trailer | Drama | | |
| Netflix's first Brazilian original series is a thriller about the class divide. City of God cinematographer Cesar Charlone directs. | |||
| Christmas List | Drama | Hallmark, 8p | |
| Disney Parks Presents: A Descendants Magical Holiday Celebration | Special/Music | Disney, 8p | |
| Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Trailer | Drama | | |
| Continuation of the 2000-07 WB/CW series returns virtually all of the cast (including stars Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel, plus Melissa McCarthy in at least a limited capacity) as well writer/producer Amy Sherman-Palladino, who was not a part of the show's final season. The new "season" consists of four 90-minute movies, all of which will stream today (depsite previous hints at a staggered rollout). | |||
| Michael Che Matters | Comedy | | |
| Savage Kingdom | Documentary/Nature | Nat Geo Wild, 9p | |
| SAT / November 26 | |||
| A Heavenly Christmas | Drama | Hallmark, 8p | |
| Kristin Davis, Eric McCormack, and Shirley MacLaine star. | |||
| Legends of the Hidden Temple | Family/Adventure | Nickelodeon, 8p | |
| Punkin Chunkin 2016 | Reality | Science, 8p | |
| SUN / November 27 | |||
| I'll Be Home for Christmas | Drama | HMM, 9p | |
| Journey Back to Christmas | Drama | Hallmark, 8p | |
| Sister Wives | Reality | TLC, 8p | |
| TUE / November 29 | |||
| Fixer Upper | Reality | HGTV, 9p | |
| Ladies of London | Reality | Bravo, 10p | |
| Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath | Reality | A&E, 10p | |
| WED / November 30 | |||
| Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love | Drama | 9p | |
| Hollywood & Football | Reality | E!, 9p | |
| Incorporated Trailer1 Trailer2 | Drama/Sci-fi | Syfy, 10p | |
| Produced by Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and The Good Wife's Ted Humphrey, this Syfy original is set in a near future where corporations have unlimited power. Sean Teale (Reign) heads a cast that also includes Julia Ormond, Dennis Haysbert (24), and Eddie Ramos (Teen Wolf). | |||
| Vikings | Drama | History, 9p | |
December premieres
| THU / December 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap Eats | Reality | Cooking, 10p ET | |
| Picasso: A Museum Reborn | Documentary | Ovation, 7p ET | |
| Top Chef | Reality competition | Bravo, 10p | |
| FRI / December 2 | |||
| Pacific Heat | Animation/Comedy | | |
| Australian animated series (for adults) follows a team of undercover police officers on Australia's Gold Coast, and comes from that country's Working Dog Productions and comedian Rob Sitch. All 13 episodes stream today. | |||
| SUN / December 4 | |||
| Hearts of Christmas | Drama | HMM, 9p | |
| Mariah's World | Reality | E!, 9p | |
| The Royals | Drama | E!, 10p | |
| MON / December 5 | |||
| Showtime at the Apollo | Comedy/Music |  8p | |
| Steve Harvey hosts this two-hour revival of the variety series. | |||
| Timber Creek Lodge | Reality | Bravo, 10p | |
| The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show | Special |  10p | |
| TUE / December 6 | |||
| The Battle of the Ex-Besties | Reality competition | Oxygen, 11p | |
| Gangsters: America's Most Evil | Reality | Reelz, 9p ET | |
| Knocked Up | Reality | Lifetime, 10p | |
| The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills | Reality | Bravo, 9p | |
| Reggie Watts: Spatial | Comedy | | |
| WED / December 7 | |||
| Hairspray Live! Trailer | Musical | 8p | |
| NBC's latest live musical event stars Jennifer Hudson, Harvey Fierstein, Kristin Chenoweth, Ariana Grande, Martin Short, Andrea Martin, Sean Hayes and Rosie O'Donnell, with newcomer Maddie Baillio selected from an open casting call to take the lead role of Tracy Turnblad. | |||
| Shut Eye Trailer | Drama | Hulu | |
| Hulu original series from Breaking Bad producers Mark Johnson and Melissa Bernstein and writer Les Bohem examines the shady world of storefront "psychics" in Los Angeles. Jeffrey Donovan, Kadee Strickland, Isabella Rossellini, David Zayas, and Emmanuelle Chriqui star. New episodes stream weekly. | |||
| THU / December 8 | |||
| Alone | Reality | History, 9p | |
| Picasso, The Legacy | Documentary | Ovation, 7p ET | |
| The Selection: Special Operations Experiment | Reality | History, 10p | |
| SuperMansion: War on Christmas | Animation/Comedy | Crackle | |
| FRI / December 9 | |||
| Captive | Documentary | | |
| Doug Liman-produced series looks at true crime stories involving hostage-taking. Rather than examine one case in detail, the episodes profile a variety of different events. | |||
| Club De Cuervos | Drama | | |
| Fuller House Trailer | Comedy | | |
| Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour Trailer | Documentary/Music | 9p | |
| Mozart in the Jungle | Comedy | Amazon | |
| White Rabbit Project | Reality | | |
| MythBusters alumni Kari Byron, Tory Belleci and Grant Imahara move to Netflix for a similar series putting conventions from pop culture and history to the scientific test. | |||
| SUN / December 11 | |||
| Critics' Choice Awards | Special/Live event | A&E, 8p | |
| Airing a month earlier than normal, the TV/movie awards ceremony will be hosted by T.J. Miller. | |||
| The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses | Drama | 9p | |
| Three-part continuation of The Hollow Crown (airing as part of Great Performances) features adaptations of Shakespeare’s Henry VI, Part One, Henry VI, Part Two, and Richard III. | |||
| The Sound of Christmas | Drama | HMM, 9p | |
| MON / December 12 | |||
| America's Next Top Model | Reality competition | VH1, 10p | |
| The long-running CW reality series moves to VH1 for its 23rd season, which sees Rita Ora taking over as host. | |||
| Booze Traveler | Reality | Travel, 10p | |
| Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown 2016 | Special |  9p | |
| WED / December 14 | |||
| A Pentatonix Christmas Special | Music | 8p | |
| Star Trailer | Drama/Musical | 9p | |
| The second Fox music drama from Empire creator Lee Daniels focuses on artists rather than executives, centering on three young women (played by newcomers discovered after a nationwide talent search) who form a band in Atlanta and attempt to make it big. Expect original songs and over-the-top musical fantasy sequences. Benjamin Bratt and Queen Latifah star, Naomi Campbell has a recurring role, and Lenny Kravitz guests. Special premiere tonight; returns on January 4. | |||
| The Top 12 Greatest Christmas Movies of All Time | Special | 8p | |
| THU / December 15 | |||
| iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour | Music | 8p | |
| The Selection: Special Operations Experiment Trailer | Reality | History, 10p | |
| FRI / December 16 | |||
| 85th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade | Special | 8p | |
| Barry Trailer | Drama | | |
| Biopic chronicles the life of Barack Obama during his years as a college student. | |||
| The Man in the High Castle Trailer | Drama/Sci-fi | Amazon | |
| SUN / December 18 | |||
| A Christmas to Remember | Drama | HMM, 9p | |
| TUE / December 20 | |||
| Andy Richter’s Home for the Holidays | Comedy | Seeso | |
| Comedic holiday special features Lauren Lapkus, Jon Daly, Matt Besser, Seth Morris, Mookie Blaiklock, and more. | |||
| Gabriel lglesias: I'm Sorry For What I Said When I Was Hungry | Comedy | | |
| Terry Crews Saves Christmas | Reality | tbd | |
| Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet to Come | Music | 9p | |
| FRI / December 23 | |||
| Trollhunters Trailer | Animation/Family | | |
| DreamWorks animated Netflix series from Guillermo del Toro features the voices of Kelsey Grammer, Ron Perlman, and Steven Yeun. | |||
| TUE / December 27 | |||
| The 39th Annual Kennedy Center Honors | Special | 9p | |
| Chasing Cameron | Reality | | |
January premieres
| SUN / January 1, 2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mick Trailer | Comedy | 8p | |
| This single-camera comedy from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia veterans John Chernin and Dave Chernin features one of the stars of that show, Kaitlin Olson, as the lead. She plays a "brash, blue collar, two-bit hustler" who avoids all responsibility—until her wealthy sister flees the country to evade legal issues, leaving her to care for her sister's three very spoiled children. The Night Of's Sofia Black D'Elia also stars. Special premiere tonight after the conclusion of NFL coverage; moves to its regular Tuesday 8:30p timeslot on 1/3. | |||
| Sherlock Trailer | Drama | tbd | |
| The fourth season of the Benedict Cumberbatch-starring Sherlock Holmes mystery series will feature Toby Jones as a new villain. | |||
| MON / January 2 | |||
| The Bachelor | Reality competition | 8p | |
| Beyond Trailer | Drama/Sci-fi | Freeform, 9p | |
| A young man awakens from a 12-year coma with special powers in this sci-fi thriller produced by Tim Kring (Heroes). New episodes will air weekly on Freeform (starting with tonight's 2-hour premiere), but all 10 episodes will be available immediately on demand and on Hulu beginning tonight. | |||
| The Celebrity Apprentice | Reality competition | 8p | |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger takes over as host, and he's joined by new advisors Warren Buffett, Steve Ballmer, Tyra Banks, and Jessica Alba. Celebrity contestants include Boy George, Snooki, Lisa Leslie, and Jon Lovitz. | |||
| MasterChef Celebrity Showdown | Reality competition | 8p | |
| Paradise Run | Reality competition | Nickelodeon, 7p | |
| Shadowhunters | Drama | Freeform, 8p | |
| TUE / January 3 | |||
| Bones | Drama | 9p | |
| Final season premiere. | |||
| New Girl | Comedy | 8p | |
| Moves to a new timeslot. | |||
| THU / January 5 | |||
| Ghosts in the Hood Trailer | Reality | WE, tbd | |
| Hell's Kitchen | Reality competition | 8p | |
| Moves to a new timeslot. | |||
| Nashville | Drama | CMT, 9p | |
| The revived series moves from ABC to CMT for its 5th season. Much of the cast (including Hayden Panettiere) will return, though Will Chase and Aubrey Peeples will no longer be part of the show, and Connie Britton will appear in just 10 of the 22 episodes before exiting the series. The thirtysomething team of Ed Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz take over as showrunners. | |||
| Portlandia | Comedy | IFC, 10p | |
| FRI / January 6 | |||
| Emerald City | Drama | 9p | |
| NBC's long-delayed Wizard of Oz reboot is a much darker, more-adult take on the classic story. For one thing, Dorothy (True Detective's Adria Arjona) is no longer a child; she's 20 years old, and even her canine companion has been upgraded to fierce police dog. Also on board are Joely Richardson as Glinda and Vincent D’Onofrio as the Wizard of Oz. Together, they find themselves in a land of "competing kingdoms, lethal warriors, dark magic and a bloody battle for supremacy"—in other words, the network is going for more of a Game of Thrones vibe. Tarsem Singh (The Cell, Mirror Mirror) directs all 10 episodes, so expect something gorgeous, over-the-top, and confusing. Special two-hour premiere. | |||
| Grimm | Drama | 8p | |
| Start of the show's 13-episode final season. | |||
| One Day at a Time | Comedy | | |
| This reimagining of the 1970s Norman Lear sitcom centers on several generations of a Cuban-American family, and is again produced by the now-94-year-old Lear. All 13 episodes stream today. | |||
| Rosewood | Drama | 8p | |
| Moves to a new timeslot. | |||
| Sleepy Hollow | Drama | 9p | |
| SUN / January 8 | |||
| 74th Golden Globe Awards | Live event | 8p ET | |
| Jimmy Fallon hosts. | |||
| THU / January 12 | |||
| Fancy Boy | Comedy | Seeso | |
| My Kitchen Rules | Reality competition | 9p | |
| In this American version of the Australian reality hit, semi-celebrity pairings (including Brandy and Ray J, Lance Bass and his mom, and Naomi Judd and husband Larry Strickland) will compete to throw the best dinner parties. Chefs Curtis Stone and Cat Cora are the judges. | |||
| The UCB Show | Comedy | Seeso | |
| Wham Bam Thank You Ma’am | Comedy | Seeso | |
| FRI / January 13 | |||
| Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | Drama/Family | | |
| Patrick Warburton, Neil Patrick Harris, Malina Weissman, Joan Cusack, and Aasif Mandvi star in this eight-episode adaptation of Daniel Handler's popular books. Handler himself is writing the series (which will cover the first four books in this first season), with Barry Sonnenfeld directing. | |||
| SUN / January 15 | |||
| Homeland | Drama | 9p | |
| Victoria Trailer | Drama | 9p | |
| With Downton Abbey finished, PBS is turning to another British period drama series to fill its high-profile Masterpiece showcase. Victoria, starring Jenna Coleman and Rufus Sewell, follows the Queen of the same name during her first three years on the throne, beginning when she was just 18. | |||
| The Young Pope Trailer | Drama | | |
| Billed as a miniseries (though a second season is unofficially in pre-production), this 10-episode drama from acclaimed director Paolo Sorrentino (Youth, The Great Beauty) stars Jude Law as the (fictitious) first American-born Pope in history. Diane Keaton and James Cromwell also star. The series has already aired in other countries, earning good reviews. | |||
| TUE / January 17 | |||
| Frontline: Divided States of America | Documentary | 9p | |
| Four-hour special (which concludes Wednesday 1/18 at 9p) examines the extreme polarization shaping American politics as the country prepares for a change in leadership later this week. | |||
| WED / January 18 | |||
| People's Choice Awards 2017 | Live event | 9p | |
| Six | Drama | History, 10p | |
| Delayed from its original summer 2016 start, this action-filled drama about the Navy's elite SEAL Team Six stars Walton Goggins (replacing the originally cast Joe Manganiello). | |||
| THU / January 19 | |||
| Baskets | Comedy |  10p | |
| Grey's Anatomy | Drama | 8p | |
| How to Get Away With Murder | Drama | 10p | |
| Scandal Trailer | Drama | 9p | |
| FRI / January 20 | |||
| Voltron Legendary Defender | Animation | | |
| SUN / January 22 | |||
| Mercy Street Trailer | Drama | 8p | |
| TUE / January 24 | |||
| Face Off | Reality competition | Syfy, 9p | |
| The New Edition Story | Drama/Music | BET, tbd | |
| Three-night, six-hour miniseries chronicles the rise of the R&B outfit. | |||
| Outsiders Trailer | Drama | WGN, tbd | |
| WED / January 25 | |||
| Suits | Drama | USA, 10p | |
| THU / January 26 | |||
| Adam Newman's Fuzzies | Comedy | Seeso | |
| SAT / January 28 | |||
| Planet Earth II Trailer | Nature/Documentary | BBC America, tbd | |
| The BBC's hit 2006 nature series gets an ultra-high-def, six-part sequel that will give you an excuse to show off that new 4K TV you just got for Christmas. David Attenborough returns as narrator. | |||
| SUN / January 29 | |||
| Black Sails | Drama | Starz, 9p | |
| TUE / January 31 | |||
| The Fosters | Drama | Freeform, 8p | |
| Switched at Birth | Drama | Freeform, 9p | |
Later 2017 premieres
| THU / February 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cyanide & Happiness Show | Animation/Comedy | Seeso | |
| SUN / February 5 | |||
| 24: Legacy Trailer | Drama | 10p ET* | |
| A reboot of Fox's one-time hit 24, Legacy will exist in the same universe (and retain the real-time format) but feature a mostly new cast of characters, led by Corey Hawkins (Straight Outta Compton, The Walking Dead), who plays a troubled military hero who enlists CTU to save his life and prevent yet another large-scale terrorist attack. Miranda Otto, Jimmy Smits, Dan Bucatinsky, and Teddy Sears also star, while Carlos Bernard will return from the original series as Tony Almeida. The two-night premiere wraps up on Monday 2/6 at 8p (the show's normal timeslot going forward). * Follows the conclusion of coverage of the Super Bowl in all timezones (including at 7p PT). | |||
| Super Bowl LI | Sports/Live event | tbd | |
| MON / February 6 | |||
| APB | Drama | 9p | |
| From Person of Interest producer David Slack comes a new crime procedural that's sort of a cross between that show and Chicago PD. Justin Kirk stars as a Chicago tech billionaire who, fed up with his city's sky-high crime rate, puts up his own money to privatize the police department's 13th Precinct and implement cutting-edge technology to fight crime. Natalie Martinez and Ernie Hudson also star, while Matt Nix (Burn Notice) will serve as showrunner. Len Wiseman (Sleepy Hollow, Hawaii Five-0, Cupertino High School) directs the pilot and produces. | |||
| THU / February 9 | |||
| MasterChef Junior | Reality competition | 8p | |
| FRI / February 10 | |||
| David Brent: Life on the Road Trailer | Comedy | | |
| Ricky Gervais revives his Office character for a new movie set 12 years later, when the former paper company boss is now hoping to make it big in the music world with his band Foregone Conclusion. | |||
| SUN / February 12 | |||
| 59th Annual Grammy Awards | Music/Live event | 8p | |
| SUN / February 19 | |||
| Billions | Drama | 10p | |
| THU / February 23 | |||
| My Brother, My Brother and Me | Comedy/Reality | Seeso | |
| SUN / February 26 | |||
| 89th Academy Awards | Live event | tbd | |
| MON / February 27 | |||
| Taken | Drama | 10p | |
| New series serves as a prequel to the Liam Neeson action film trilogy of the same name, centering on a young version of Neeson's Bryan Mills character (played here by Vikings' Clive Standen) as he goes about acquiring his particular set of skills. Jennifer Beals plays his CIA boss, while Gaius Charles (Friday Night Lights) co-stars as one of his fellow operatives. Homeland veteran Alexander Cary serves as showrunner, and the films' Luc Besson will also be on board as a producer. | |||
| The Voice | Reality competition | 8p | |
| SUN / March 5 | |||
| iHeartRadio Music Awards | Special/Live event | TBS/TNT/truTV, 8p ET | |
| THU / March 16 | |||
| Shrink | Comedy | Seeso | |
| FRI / March 17 | |||
| Marvel's Iron Fist Trailer | Drama | | |
| Fourth Netflix Marvel series stars Finn Jones, David Wenham, Jessica Henwick, Jessica Stroup, and Carrie-Anne Moss, and comes from Scott Buck (Dexter). All 13 episodes stream today. | |||
| SUN / April 16 | |||
| Beverly Hills Dog Show | Special | USA, 8p | |
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