What to Watch on TV: Quantum Leap, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, and Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Welcome to a new week and another round of What to Watch on TV! Our picks for the week of January 28th include some fun episodes, exciting finales, and long-awaited premieres.

This week, we feature the Quantum Leap, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and more!

Here are our recommendations for what to watch on TV this week:

The Many Lives of Martha Stewart – Sunday, January 28th

This CNN docuseries dives into the many facets of Martha Stewart. From household name to former inmate, this woman has seen it all. The Many Lives of Martha Stewart premieres Sunday, January 28th at 9/8c on CNN.

Series Description: The Many Lives of Martha Stewart traces Stewart’s explosive rise to success, her staggering fall from grace, and her momentous comeback to the limelight, establishing herself as one of the country’s most fabled figures. Her brand became one of the most profitable, yet polarizing, in the world – and that was before she was investigated for insider trading.

The Irrational – Monday, January 29th

Alec’s own fire trauma comes back to haunt him as he investigates a case involving a young burn victim. Rizwan and Phoebe compete for a research grant they both desperately want. The Irrational returns Monday, January 29th at 10/9c on NBC.

Episode Description: Alec takes a case involving a young burn victim and arson that forces him to confront some trauma from his past; Phoebe and Rizwan compete for an important research grant.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians – Tuesday, January 30th

Now that Percy has the lightning bolt and has been released from the Underworld, he faces off against the Gods of Olympus. The fate of this ultimate battle rests on Percy’s shoulders. Percy Jackson and the Olympians finale airs Tuesday, January 30th on Disney+.

Episode Description: Mount Olympus beckons and Percy must face his greatest battle yet.

Quantum Leap – Tuesday, January 30th

Things get a bit hairy when Ben jumps into a bounty hunter escorting a slippery criminal, which results in a deadly pursuit that ends with them in hiding. Quantum Leap returns Tuesday, January 30th at 10/9c on NBC.

Episode Description: When Ben leaps into a bounty hunter escorting the world’s most slippery criminal, a deadly pursuit forces them to go into hiding; Ben quickly realizes this leap is more than meets the eye; Addison faces a difficult decision.

Feud: Capote vs. The Swans – Wednesday, January 31st

When Truman Capote takes the lives and secrets of his beloved women, known as “the swans,” and publishes them, he ultimately turns his world upside down. So begins the feud of the century as Capote tries to win back favor with the women and high society he so desperately loves. Feud: Capote vs. The Swans premieres Wednesday, January 31st at 10/9c on FX.

Season Description: Acclaimed writer Truman Capote (Tom Hollander) surrounded himself with a coterie of society’s most elite women – rich, glamorous socialites who defined a bygone era of high society New York – whom he nicknamed “the swans.” Beautiful and distinguished, the group included grande dame Barbara “Babe” Paley (Naomi Watts), Slim Keith (Diane Lane), C.Z. Guest (Chloë Sevigny) and Lee Radziwill (Calista Flockhart). Enchanted and captivated by these doyennes, Capote ingratiated himself into their lives, befriending them and becoming their confidante, only to ultimately betray them by writing a thinly veiled fictionalization of their lives, exposing their most intimate secrets. When an excerpt from the book, Answered Prayers, Capote’s planned magnum opus, was published in Esquire, it effectively destroyed his relationship with his swans, banished him from the high society he so loved and sent him into a spiral of self-destruction from which he would ultimately never recover.

Alexander: The Making of a God – Wednesday, January 31st

One of the most revered men in history, Alexander the Great, has become quite the legend of our time. A team of experts recounts his tremendous achievements alongside dramatizations to make this docudrama series stand out. Alexander: The Making of a God premieres Wednesday, January 31st on Netflix.

Series Description: A six part docudrama series that reveals the extraordinary life of Alexander the Great through his radical transformation from warrior prince to living god. The series explores his rise as an exiled young man into his obsession with defeating the mighty Persian Emperor Darius that led him to conquer the known world in just under six years. Alexander the Great’s fascinating story is told through stunning drama intertwined with expert academic insight, ground-breaking archaeology and ongoing excavations at the archaeological site in Alexandria, Egypt led by Calliope Limneos-Papakosta.

Chicago P.D. – Wednesday, January 31st

On the latest episode, Burgess finds herself caught up in a drive-by attack on refugees. This pulls her into the world of illegal aliens, and finding a way to protect them at all costs. Chicago P.D. airs Wednesday, January 31st at 10/9c on NBC.

Episode Description: Burgess gets caught in the middle of a drive-by attack on refugees; the team investigates the case.

Three Little Birds – Thursday, February 1st

Set in the 1950’s, the story follows two sisters and their best friend as they all set out on a journey toward a new life. From Jamaica to England, these young women find out what it means to be women and friends during a challenging time. Three Little Birds premieres Thursday, February 1st on BritBox.

Series Description: A life-affirming drama, written by Sir Lenny Henry inspired by his mother’s stories about leaving Jamaica in the 1950s for Great Britain. Follows sisters Leah and Chantrelle and their friend Hosanna starting a new life in England.

A Bloody Lucky Day – Thursday, February 1st

Sometimes your job puts you in contact with people you’d rather not know. Such is the story of one (un)lucky taxi driver when he picks up a fare that ends up being a serial killer. A Bloody Lucky Day premieres Thursday, February 1st on Paramount+.

Series Description: An ordinary taxi driver who becomes entangled with a customer that turns out to be a serial killer.

Genius: MLK/X – Thursday, February 1st

Two civil rights leaders, with two very different approaches toward the same result. This new series takes a look at how their childhood influences led to their adulthood activism. Genius: MLK/X premieres Thursday, February 1st at 9/8c on National Geographic Channel.

Series Description: The series looks at the two leader’s early years, how that helped them in their fight for change in the world and the big role their wives also played in the movement.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith – Friday, February 2nd

Based on the 2005 film of the same name, this series follows two spies who must take on the identity of husband and wife. Mr. & Mrs. Smith premieres Friday, February 2nd on Prime Video.

Series Description: Two strangers land jobs with a spy agency that offers them a life of espionage, wealth, and travel. The catch: new identities in an arranged marriage.

Bosco – Friday, February 2nd

Based on a true story, Quawntay “Bosco” Adams wants to do right by his child by being there for their birth. To do that he has to bust out of prison. Bosco premieres Friday, February 2nd on Peacock.

Movie Description: In 2006, Quawntay “Bosco” Adams plans an ingenious escape from a federal maximum-security prison for the chance to be at his first child’s birth.

Paging Mr. Darcy – Saturday, February 3rd

Meeting the man who plays the pivotal role of Mr. Darcy at a Jane Austen conference, sends a serious scholar down a road she didn’t expect. Paging Mr. Darcy premieres Saturday, February 3rd at 8/7c on Hallmark Channel.

Movie Description: When an overly serious scholar attends a Jane Austen annual conference, she strikes a deal with the man playing Mr. Darcy and finds her perspective, and her heart, changed.

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