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#SetTheVCR for Sunday December 30, 2018 to Saturday January 5, 2019

Posted on December 30, 2018March 28, 2023 By Sammy Younan

Everything goes back to normal; no more Christmas specials or Lifetime movies about romantic wishes coming true starting Tuesday January 1…so any shows you watch will be back in business as per their regular time slots. I didn’t include any of em here but they are there.

Sunday, December 30
The Orville: Season 2 (8 p.m.) Fox

Monday, December 31
Taylor Swift Reputation Stadium Tour Netflix
Fox’s New Year’s Eve With Steve Harvey: Live from Times Square (8 p.m.) Fox
New Year’s Eve Live With Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen (8 p.m.) CNN

Tuesday, January 1
Doctor Who: Resolution (2019 New Year’s Special) (8 p.m.) BBC America
Love, Gilda (9 p.m.) CNN
Comedians of the World: Season 1 Netflix
A Series of Unfortunate Events: Season 3 Netflix
Pinky Malinky: Season 1 Netflix

Wednesday, January 2
Now would be a good day to give up on your New Year’s Resolutions! (My New Year’s Resolution is to use Reverse Psychology a lot more in 2019).

Thursday, January 3
Gotham: Season 5 (8 p.m.) Fox
Surviving R. Kelly: Part 1 (9 p.m.) Lifetime

The three-night, six-part exposé Surviving R. Kelly “probes long-rumored allegations of sexual abuse made against the controversial R&B star.” Parts 2 and 3 air on Friday and Saturday.

Friday, January 4
The Blacklist: Season 6 (8 p.m.) NBC
20/20 (9 p.m.) ABC
Ron Funches: Giggle Fit (11 p.m.) Comedy Central

Saturday, January 5
Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (9 a.m.) Discovery Family Channel
Young Justice: Outsiders DC Universe

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