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#CouchWorthy: 2025 Key Midseason & Premiere Dates – January 2025

Posted on December 20, 2024February 5, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: 2025 Key Midseason & Premiere Dates – January 2025

When’s my favourite TV show coming back?

That’s life in this so called Golden Era of Television. (A premise I refuse to accept or even sell.) I dunno what you watch but if your 2025 resolution is to watch more TV…here are some key premieres you’ll totally wanna #SetTheVCR for.

All times EST the best time zone, ever!

Thursday, January 2
9:00 p.m. – ABC: Only Murders in the Building: Season 2 (TV Broadcast Premiere)
9:30 p.m. – Fox: Going Dutch: Season 1 (Series Premiere)
3:00 a.m. – Prime Video: The Rig: Season 2 (Season Premiere)

Monday, January 6
10:00 p.m. – NBC: Brilliant Minds: Season 1 (Mid-Season Premiere)

Tuesday, January 7
8:00 p.m. – ABC: Will Trent: Season 3 (Season Premiere)
9:00 p.m. – Fox: Doc: Season 1 (Series Premiere)
9:00 p.m. – ABC: High Potential: Season 1 (Mid-Season Premiere)
9:00 p.m. – Showcase: Lockerbie: A Search for Truth: Limited Series (Canadian Premiere)
10:00 p.m. – ABC: The Rookie: Season 7 (Season Premiere)
10:15 p.m. – Showcase: The Darkness: Limited Series (Canadian Premiere)

Wednesday, January 8
8:00 p.m. – ABC: Shifting Gears: Season 1 (Series Premiere)
8:00 p.m. – National Geographic: UFOs: Investigating the Unknown: Season 2 (Season Premiere)
9:00 p.m. – Showcase: Fallen: Season 1 (Canadian Premiere)

Thursday, January 9
3:00 a.m. – HBO Max: Creature Commandos: Season 1 (First Season Finale!)
3:00 a.m. – Prime Video: On Call: Season 1 (Series Premiere)
3:00 a.m. – HBO Max & Crave: The Pitt: Season 1 (Series Premiere)

Saturday, January 11
7:00 p.m. – NFL’s Wild Card Weekend – January 11-13 (Schedule TBA)

Friday, January 17
9:00 p.m. – Starz: The Couple Next Door: Season 1 (US-Series Premiere)
10:00 p.m. – HBO Max: Bill Maher: Real Time: Season 23 (Season Premiere)
12:00 a.m. – Apple TV+: Severance: Season 2 (Season Premiere)

Friday, January 17
9:00 p.m. – Showcase: SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (Canadian Premiere)

Saturday, January 18
3:30 p.m. – NFL Divisional Playoffs Weekend – January 18-19 (Schedule TBA)

Monday, January 20
10:00 p.m. – CTV: Sight Unseen: Season 2 (Season Premiere)
12:00 p.m. – NBA MLK Day (Schedule)

Thursday, January 23
3:00 a.m. – Netflix: The Night Agent: Season 2 (Season Premiere)
3:00 a.m. – HBO Max & Crave: C.B. Strike: The Ink Black Heart (US-Series Premiere)

Saturday, January 25
8:30 p.m. – ABC: NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC returns for select Saturdays: The Schedule.
9:00 p.m. – CNN: Kobe: The Making of a Legend (Docuseries Premiere)

Wednesday, January 29
3:00 a.m. – Disney+: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: Season 1 (Series Premiere)

Thursday, January 30
3:00 a.m. – Netflix: The Recruit: Season 2 (Season Premiere)
3:00 a.m. – Netflix: Mo: Season 2 (Season Premiere)

January 26th will mark five years since we’ve lost Kobe. Time has no meaning. I highlight the upcoming CNN docuseries Kobe: The Making of a Legend.

“Considered one of the greatest players of all time, his mononymous name became a household symbol for legendary basketball. Kobe: The Making of a Legend chronicles the private story of the unseen forces that propelled his ascension and the personal transformations he confronted along the way. The three-part series premieres Saturday, January 25 at 9pm ET/PT. The series will air on Saturdays at 9:00 p.m.”

That is a lot of TV for January! Whew. The Super Bowl is on February 9. Who shall stand and who shall fall?


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