Back in the foggy mists of early 2020, looking ahead to upcoming winter TV shows was a pleasant exercise in predicting which series might be good. Within a few short months, as we all now know, everything changed. Just as normal routines and rituals were transformed, so was TV, which makes the 2021 winter TV premiere schedule look a bit different than usual.
During the past year, series that we expected to return were put on pause, as the coronavirus pandemic forced productions to shut down. Shows that kept on going eventually adapted as best they could, turning to “bubbles,” frequent testing and other expensive, time-consuming measures intended to create a safe working environment.
This new year brings a TV midseason that is likely to be in flux, as pandemic production delays continue to impact what we see, or don’t see. The first months of the year offer some familiar programs, along with an avalanche of game shows, which are apparently ideal programming during a pandemic.
Though they may change, depending on what happens with COVID-19 case numbers, here’s what we know about winter 2021 TV premiere dates.
JANUARY 1
“Doctor Who: Revolution of the Daleks”: The traditional “Doctor Who” holiday special features guest star John Barrowman, reprising his role as Captain Jack Harkness, and Jodie Whittaker back as the Thirteenth Doctor. (8 p.m. BBC America)
“RuPaul’s Drag Race”: With coronavirus safety restrictions in place, Season 13 is going on with the show. (8 p.m. VH1)
“Cobra Kai”: Ralph Macchio and William Zabka return for Season 3 of the series that returns them to roles they played in the popular “Karate Kid” movies years ago. (Netflix)
“Headspace Guide to Meditation”: Here’s a series that sounds like something plenty of us could use as 2021 launches. Headspace, the online company specializing in meditation and mindfulness offerings, teams with Netflix for a new animated series, narrated by Headspace cofounder Andy Puddicombe. The new series is intended to outline some of the basics of meditation, along with information on how to begin a meditation practice. (Netflix)
“The Office”: Dunder Mifflin is closing up shop on Netflix, and moving to its new exclusive streaming home, Peacock, on Jan. 1. The first two seasons of the ever-popular workplace sitcom will be available through the free Peacock tier. But to watch Seasons 3 through 9, viewers will need to subscribe to Peacock, which costs $4.99 per month with commercials, or $9.99 per month with no commercials. (Peacock)
Mayim Bialik, Leslie Jordan and Kyla Pratt in "Call Me Kat." (Photo: Lisa Rose/Fox)
JANUARY 3
“Call Me Kat”: Mayim Bialik, who spent years as a member of “The Big Bang Theory” ensemble, stars in a new sitcom inspired by the U.K. series, “Miranda.” Bialik plays Kat Silver, who decides to drop her former career as a math professor to open a cat café in Louisville, Kentucky. The cast includes Cheyenne Jackson, Kyla Pratt, Leslie Jordan, Swoosie Kurtz and Julian Gant. (Premieres at 8 p.m. Fox; time slot premiere, 9 p.m. Jan. 7)
“The Watch”: The British-made fantasy about unlikely police working in an imaginary city is inspired by Terry Pratchett’s novels. (8 p.m. BBC America)
“Last Man Standing”: Tim Allen’s sitcom returns for its ninth and final season with a new character, and a setting that reflects a three-year time jump. (9:30 p.m. Fox)
“The Rookie”: The police drama starring Nathan Fillion returns for Season 3. (10 p.m. ABC)
JANUARY 4
“Antiques Roadshow”: The long-running reality show, in which people bring in their keepsakes and heirlooms to find out how much they’re worth, returns for a new season. (8 p.m. PBS)
Pieper James, a 23-year-old graduate student from Happy Valley, and Matt James, in the upcoming premiere of Season 25 of "The Bachelor." (Photo: ABC/Craig Sjodin) ABC
“The Bachelor”: Matt James, who will make history as the first Black star of the “Bachelor” series, will be handing out roses as Season 25 begins. (8 p.m. ABC)
“Ellen’s Game of Games”: The game show is scheduled to return from a break to resume Season 4. (8 p.m. NBC)
“The Wall”: The game show returns for Season 10. (10 p.m. NBC)
Discovery Plus: Another new streaming service launches, this one from the media company whose channels include Discovery, HGTV, TLC, Food Network and the Travel Channel. The streaming service promises subscribers access to cable favorites such as “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” and “Property Brothers,” along with original series. Choices include spinoffs from the popular “90 Day Fiance” franchise; an early look at some of the shows coming to Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Network; “Bobby and Giada in Italy,” featuring Food Network stars Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis; “The Impossible Row”; and more. Discovery Plus will cost $4.99 per month, with an ad-free version available for $6.99 per month, with some Verizon customers eligible to receive up to a year of the streaming service. (Discovery Plus)
JANUARY 5
“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”: The musical comedy/drama returns for Season 2. (8 p.m. NBC)
Gordon Ramsay in "Gordon Ramsay's American Road Trip." (Photo: Fox)
“Gordon Ramsay’s American Road Trip”: Chef Gordon Ramsay embarks on a road trip with friends and colleagues Gino D’Acampo and Fred Sirieix. (8 p.m. Fox)
“The Real Housewives of Dallas”: The reality (sort of) series returns for Season 5. (9 p.m. Bravo)
“This Is Us”: The popular family drama returns to continue Season 5. (9 p.m. NBC)
Nicolas Cage in "History of Swear Words." (Photo: Adam Rose/Netflix)Adam Rose/Netflix
“History of Swear Words”: Nicolas Cage hosts a wry docuseries exploring the history and uses of some of the most common words you’re not supposed to say in polite company. (Netflix)
JANUARY 6
“Chicago Med”: The medical drama returns to continue Season 6. (8 p.m. NBC)
“Name That Tune”: The musical game show returns for a reboot, with Jane Krakowski as host, and Randy Jackson as bandleader. (9 p.m. Fox)
“Chicago P.D.” The cop drama returns to continue Season 8. (10 p.m. NBC)
JANUARY 7
“Celebrity Wheel of Fortune”: Apparently, there’s no end to game shows getting “celebrity” editions. This primetime installment is hosted by Pat Sajak and Vanna White. (8 p.m. ABC)
“Hell’s Kitchen”: The reality show returns for Season 19, and features eight former contestants competing against eight new cooks. (8 p.m. Fox)
“Mr. Mayor”: Ted Danson returns in a new sitcom created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock (“30 Rock”), in which Danson plays a retired businessman who is unexpectedly victorious in his long-shot campaign for mayor of Los Angeles. The cast includes Holly Hunter and Bobby Moynihan. With that cast, and this creative team, here’s hoping “Mr. Mayor” has a solid first term. (8 p.m. NBC)
Brad Rutter, James Holzhauer and Ken Jennings in "The Chase." (Photo: ABC/Ron Batzdorff) ABC
“The Chase”: Sara Haines hosts a new quiz show, inspired by a British format, in which players will compete with a “Chaser,” an expert who tries to outdo the competitors. The “chasers” include James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, who earned high primetime ratings last year when they faced off in “Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time.” (9 p.m. ABC)
“Go-Big Show”: A new talent show – and the talents include things like training alligators and driving monster trucks -- hosted by Bert Kreischer, with celebrity judges including Snoop Dogg, Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Nettles and Cody Rhodes. (9 p.m. TBS)
“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”: The procedural returns to continue Season 22. (9 p.m. NBC)
“The Hustler”: Craig Ferguson hosts a game show with a twist – one player secretly knows the answers. (10 p.m. ABC)
“Coyote”: Michael Chiklis stars as a border patrol agent on the verge of retirement, who must decide whether to help a pregnant Mexican teenager cross the border to the U.S. (CBS All Access)
JANUARY 8
“Whose Line Is It Anyway?”: The improv comedy series returns. (8 p.m. The CW)
“Penn & Teller: Fool Us”: The magic competition show is back for more tricks. (9 p.m. The CW)
“Dickinson”: Hailee Steinfeld plays the famed poet Emily Dickinson as the series returns for a second imaginative season. (Apple TV Plus)
JANUARY 10
“American Gods”: The fantasy series about unusual dieties returns for Season 3, with new cast members Blythe Danner, Julia Sweeney, Iwan Rheon and Danny Trejo. (8 p.m. Starz)
“The Circus: Inside the Wildest Political Show on Earth”: The political docuseries returns for Season 6. (8 p.m. Showtime)
Nicholas Ralph in "All Creatures Great and Small." (Photo: Matt Squire/Playground Television (UK) Ltd.)
“All Creatures Great and Small”: James Herriot’s books again provide the inspiration for a series about the adventures of a veterinarian in 1930s Yorkshire. Nicholas Ralph and Samuel West lead the cast in this new series, which follows an earlier TV adaptation, which premiered in 1978. It may not be the most innovative program, but right about now, seeing green countryside, animals and soft-spoken people sounds like a mini-vacation. (9 p.m. PBS)
“Tiger”: A two-part documentary that explores the life and career of superstar golfer Tiger Woods, digging into the ambitions and demons that have driven his highs and lows. (9 p.m. HBO)
JANUARY 11
“The Good Doctor”: The medical drama returns to continue Season 3. (10 p.m. ABC)
“Weakest Link”: The game show revival returns. (10 p.m. NBC)
JANUARY 12
“The Resident”: The medical drama scrubs in for Season 4. (8 p.m. Fox)
“Two Sentence Horror Stories”: The scary anthology series returns for a second season. (8 p.m. The CW)
“Prodigal Son”: The thriller returns for another twisty season, with criminal psychologist Malcolm (Tom Payne) still trying to process being the son of a convicted serial killer (Michael Sheen). (9 p.m. Fox)
JANUARY 13
“The Goldbergs”: The comedy returns from a holiday break. (8 p.m. ABC)
“American Housewife”: More comedy, more picking up where they left off. (8:30 p.m. ABC)
“The Conners”: The rebooted series returns to continue Season 3. (9 p.m. ABC)
Kyra Sedgwick, Rachel Sennott and Joey Bragg in "Call Your Mother." (Photo: ABC/Lara Solanki) ABC
“Call Your Mother”: A new comedy starring Kyra Sedgwick stars as a Midwestern woman who goes to Los Angeles to visit her grown children, and surprises them by deciding to stay. (9:30 p.m. ABC)
“Everyone Is Doing Great”: Former “One Tree Hill” cast members James Lafferty and Stephen Colletti wrote, produced and star in a new comedy about a couple of show business guys who are trying to sort out their lives after their successful TV show ends. (Hulu)
JANUARY 14
“Search Party”: The dark and unpredictable comedy, with a gifted cast led by Alia Shawkat, returns for Season 4. (HBO Max)
JANUARY 15
“Disenchantment”: Matt Groening’s (“The Simpsons”) animated fantasy comedy returns for more not exactly royal adventures. The voice cast includes Abbi Jacobson, Eric Andre, Nat Faxon and Matt Berry. (Netflix)
“Servant”: The spooky series from M. Night Shymalan returns for a second season, focusing on a family trying to recover from tragedy only to face an ominous new threat. (Apple TV Plus)
“WandaVision”: Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe have been eagerly awaiting this new series, which promises to blend superheroics with the look and feel of such vintage sitcoms as “The Dick Van Dyke Show.” The series features Marvel Comics characters Wanda Maximoff, aka Scarlet Witch, and the android known as Vision. Details of what their latest adventure involves are so far scarce, but the series takes place after the blockbuster “Avengers: Endgame” movie. Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany star. Even if you’re not the biggest Marvel Cinematic Universe expert, the visuals for this look incredibly spiffy. (Disney Plus)
JANUARY 17
“Batwoman”: Now that former star Ruby Rose has left, Javicia Leslie come aboard as a new character who, conveniently enough, becomes Batwoman. ( 8 p.m. The CW)
JANUARY 18
“All American”: The drama returns for Season 3. (8 p.m. The CW)
“9-1-1”: There are always plenty of disasters to rev up the plot, so Season 4 should be action-packed. (8 p.m. Fox)
“9-1-1: Lone Star”: Rob Lowe returns, and the good news is that the talented Gina Torres has joined the cast for this Texas-set spinoff. (9 p.m. Fox)
JANUARY 20
“Riverdale”: The soapy melodrama returns for Season 5. (8 p.m. The CW)
“Nancy Drew”: The revamped take on the sleuth returns for Season 2. (9 p.m. The CW)
JANUARY 21
“Grown-ish”: The “Black-ish” spinoff returns, for a new semester. (8 p.m. Freeform)
“Walker”: After spending eons as a costar of the cult favorite, “Supernatural,” Jared Padalecki now stars in a reboot of Chuck Norris’ action oldie, “Walker, Texas Ranger.” (8 p.m. The CW)
“Legacies”: The fantasy returns for Season 3. (9 p.m. The CW)
JANUARY 22
“Painting With John”: John Lurie directs, wrote and stars in a new series in which the actor/musician/artist will work on a painting while also musing about whatever he cares to muse about. (Time TBA. HBO)
“Blown Away”: The series featuring international glass-blowing artists competing in assorted challenges returns for a second season. (Netflix)
“Pixar Popcorn”: This new series promises “mini-shorts,” featuring Disney characters. (Disney Plus)
“The Sister”: Russell Tovey stars in a British-made mystery-thriller about a man dealing with a terrible secret that could destroy his life. (Hulu)
JANUARY 23
“Salt-N-Pepa”: A made-for-TV movie about the Queensborough Community College students Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton, and how they found success as a trailblazing female hip hop duo. (8 p.m. Lifetime)
JANUARY 24
“Bridge and Tunnel”: A new comedy-drama from Edward Burns, this series is set in 1980 and focuses on a group of recent college graduates who struggle to balance their Long Island roots with their Manhattan-based ambitions. (Time TBA Epix)
“Charmed”: The supernatural series returns for Season 3. (9 p.m. The CW)
“Euphoria” special episode: True to the show’s reputation, this second of two special episodes has a subtitle that’s a bit too racy for print. The episode features the character of Jules (Hunter Schafer), and how she copes with the Christmas holiday. Schafer is a co-executive producer, and co-wrote the special episode with “Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson. (HBO)
JANUARY 25
Daveed Diggs and Jennifer Connelly in "Snowpiercer." (Photo: David Bukach/TNT) David Bukach
“Snowpiercer”: The drama inspired by the film from Bong Joon-ho returns for a second season, with Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs reprising their roles. Sean Bean is also joining the cast as a series regular. (9 p.m. TNT)
JANUARY 26
“To Tell the Truth”: The game show returns for Season 6. (8 p.m. ABC)
“Black-ish”: The family comedy with substance returns for Season 7. (9 p.m. ABC)
“Mixed-ish”: The “Black-ish” spinoff also comes back, for Season 2. (9:30 p.m. ABC)
“Big Sky”: The mystery/thriller from David E. Kelley picks up its first season, after a holiday hiatus. (10 p.m. ABC)
JANUARY 27
“For Life”: The drama about a wrongly convicted man who becomes a lawyer returns to continue Season 2. (10 p.m. ABC)
“Resident Alien”: Alan Tudyk stars as an alien from outer space who, after finding himself stranded in a Colorado town, poses as the local doctor, even though his mission calls on him to do something that’s not exactly healing. The show is inspired by a Dark Horse comic book series. (10 p.m. Syfy)
JANUARY 31
“2021 Grammy Awards”: The 63rd annual Grammy Awards will be presented live. (5 p.m. PT; 8 p.m. ET CBS; CBS All Access)
FEBRUARY 3
“Firefly Lane”: Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke star in a drama, inspired by Kristin Hannah’s novel, that traces the ups and downs of two women’s decades-long friendship. Heigl and Chalke are both talented, and TV is the perfect place to explore characters, their relationships, and the complicated way they develop over time, which makes “Firefly Lane” sound engrossing. (Netflix)
FEBRUARY 4
“Fast Foodies”: A new cooking competition, in which chefs try to recreate a favorite fast food item chosen by a celebrity guest. Chefs including “Top Chef” winners Kristen Kish and Jeremy Ford, and “Iron Chef” winner Justin Sutherland. Celebrity guests include Joel McHale, Amanda Seales, Andy Richter, Ron Funches, and more. (10:30 p.m. truTV)
FEBRUARY 7
Super Bowl LV: It’s the big game! (3 p.m. PT; 6 p.m. ET CBS)
“The Equalizer”: Queen Latifah takes over for Edward Woodward in a revamped version of the ’80s TV drama. Latifah plays an ex-CIA officer who’s out for justice. The cast includes Lorraine Toussaint and Chris Noth. (7-ish? PT; 10-ish ET; following the Super Bowl on CBS)
FEBRUARY 8
“Black Lightning”: The superhero series returns for its fourth and final season. (9 p.m. The CW)
FEBRUARY 10
“Tough as Nails”: The average working folks competition series returns for a second season. (8 p.m. CBS)
FEBRUARY 11
“Clarice”: Rebecca Breeds plays Clarice Starling, the FBI agent portrayed by Jodie Foster in the movie version of “The Silence of the Lambs,” in a series that picks up Clarice’s story after the terrible events of the film, and focuses on the agent’s internal struggles and work for the FBI. (10 p.m. CBS)
FEBRUARY 12
“Hip Hop Uncovered”: A six-part documentary series that, according to FX, covers “the paradox” of “America’s criminalization” of hip hop, and “its fascinating with the street culture that created it and still exists within it. Instead of telling the story of hip hop from the top down, ‘Hip Hop Uncovered’ tells the story from the streets up, as it reveals the untold story of how America’s streets helped shape hip hop culture from an expression of survival and defiance into music’s most dominant genre.” (10 p.m. FX)
FEBRUARY 14
“Cherries Wild”: Not only is this another game show, it comes to us from Fox and Pepsi, and is, as Variety reported, “meant to evoke thoughts of Pepsi Wild Cherry, a soda the beverage giant aims at young consumers.” Jason Biggs will host, and the contestants will compete in a trivia contest. (7 p.m. Fox)
“American Idol”: Pandemic or not, the singing competition continues, and comes back for Season 4 on ABC. (8 p.m. ABC)
"The Great North" is a new animated series featuring the voices of, among others, Nick Offerman. (Photo:Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Fox Media LLC)
“The Great North”: Yet another animated comedy, this one is set in Alaska, and is about a single father, Beef Tobin (voiced by Nick Offerman), who’s raising his kids. Voice actors also include Jenny Slate, Will Forte, Aparna Nancherla and, in a recurring role, Megan Mullally, who also happens to be married to Offerman. (8:30 p.m. Fox)
FEBRUARY 16
“The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song”: Henry Louis Gates, Jr., hosts a four-hour series that looks at the 400-year-old history of the Black church in America, and the role it has played in culture, worship and inspiration. Based on Gates’ previous in-depth projects with PBS, including the powerful, illuminating “Reconstruction: America After the Civil War,” this should be insightful and emotional. (9 p.m. PBS)
FEBRUARY 17
“Good Trouble”: The drama returns for Season 3. (10 p.m. Freeform)
FEBRUARY 19
“For All Mankind”: The drama, which tells the story of NASA astronauts in an alternative past, where the Soviet Union beat the U.S. to the moon, returns for Season 2. (Apple TV Plus)
FEBRUARY 23
“The Flash”: The superhero speeds back, to begin Season 7. (8 p.m. The CW)
“Superman & Lois”: Tyler Hoechlin plays Clark Kent/Superman, and Elizabeth Tulloch (“Grimm”) is Lois Lane in a new series that finds the two of them married, and parents of two sons, while also pursuing their careers. (9 p.m. The CW)
FEBRUARY 24
“Snowfall”: The crime drama chronicling how the crack epidemic impacted members of the community in Los Angeles in the 1980s, and led to a “war on drugs,” returns for Season 3. (10 p.m. FX)
FEBRUARY 28
The 78th Golden Globe Awards: The Hollywood Foreign Press Association members may vote for wacky choices sometimes, but at least this year’s ceremony is scheduled to be hosted again by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. The two were sharp, witty and smart in their previous outings handling this gig. On the other hand, who knows what curveballs 2021 -- and the still-unfolding saga of the coronavirus pandemic – may present to what’s usually a goofy, entertaining gala. (5 p.m. PT; 8 p.m. ET NBC)
“The Walking Dead”: Six episodes will round out Season 10 when the zombie apocalypse thriller returns. (9 p.m. AMC)
MARCH 4
“Station 19”: The drama returns, to continue Season 4. (8 p.m. ABC)
“Grey’s Anatomy”: The medical saga also comes back after a hiatus, to continue Season 17. (9 p.m. ABC)
“A Million Little Things”: This tear-jerking ensemble drama will have been gone for a while, also, so we may have forgotten a few of those million things when Season 3 finally resumes. (10 p.m. ABC)
MARCH 19
“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”: Another TV series that picks up after the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” this one features Marvel characters Sam Wilson/Falcon (Anthony Mackie) and Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan), teaming up for what the show’s logline describes as a “global adventure that tests their abilities – and their patience.” (Disney Plus)
-- Kristi Turnquist
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