RAMîN RODRIGUEZ What to Watch on TV This Week: Mayfair Witches, Will Trent, On Call, and More!

What to Watch on TV This Week: Mayfair Witches, Will Trent, On Call, and More!

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Happy 2025! The week of January 5th brings with it some much-anticipated premieres and returns. Whether you are getting excited about Mayfair Witches, One Chicago, Will Trent, Shifting Gears, or On Call, there is something for everyone.

You also don’t want to miss Brilliant Minds, The Pitt, or the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards. Here’s our full list of suggestions for What to Watch on TV this week!

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

82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards – Sunday, January 5th

This year’s Golden Globe Awards awards the best of the best from TV and film in 2024. Nikki Glaser hosts with Andrew Garfield, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jennifer Coolidge, Jeff Goldblum, Kathy Bates, Zoë Kravitz, Nicholas Cage, and more, presenting the awards. The 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards air Sunday, January 5th at 8/7c on CBS.

Special Event Description: The 82nd Golden Globe Awards is an event to present awards for film and American television productions of 2024.

Mayfair Witches – Sunday, January 5th
Mayfair Witches Season 1 Episode 6
Alexandra Daddario as Dr. Rowan Fielding – Mayfair Witches – Photo Credit: Alfonso Bresciani/AMC

Sip is hell-bent on capturing Lasher. Meanwhile, Rowan Mayfair finds herself digging deeper to better understand what Lasher is now. Mayfair Witches Season 2 premieres Sunday, January 5th at 9/8c on AMC/AMC+.

Episode Description: Rowan Mayfair is determined to understand what Lasher has become; Sip is hell-bent on capturing him.

When Calls the Heart – Sunday, January 5th

Little Jack is about to begin his journey into being a student, which is just about the time Elizabeth receives a sentimental surprise. Meanwhile, Nathan finds himself training a Mountie cadet. When Calls the Heart Season 12 premieres Sunday, January 5th at 9/8c on Hallmark Channel.

Episode Description: Elizabeth receives a sentimental surprise in time for Little Jack’s first day of school; Nathan trains a new Mountie cadet; Rosemary and Lee make a landmark decision.

Brilliant Minds – Monday, January 6th

Dr. Wolf and his team find themselves face-to-face with an apartment building collapse in the Bronx. Then in the second hour, the interns try to work through the fallout while Dr. Wolf meets a pastor dealing with mysterious visions. Brilliant Minds returns Monday, January 6th, at 9/8c on NBC.

Episode 12 Description: Dr. Wolf and his team face their biggest challenge yet when an apartment building collapses in the Bronx.

Episode 13 Description: Dr. Wolf meets a pastor dealing with mysterious visions. The interns grapple with the fallout from the building collapse.

Will Trent – Tuesday, January 7th
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Special Agent Will Trent is on the run but gets pulled back in when the GBI insists he help them solve the case of two off-duty cops who’ve been shot. As he helps the investigation, Will finds himself drawn into his past to clear a friend’s name. Will Trent Season 3 premieres Tuesday, January 7th at 8/7c on ABC.

Episode Description: When two off-duty cops are wounded, the GBI must track down Special Agent Will Trent, who recently fled town to help solve the case. As the investigation unfolds, Will is drawn into his past to clear a friend’s name amid rivalries and corruption.

Doc – Tuesday, January 7th

Dr. Amy Larson finds her life in disarray after a brain injury costs her 8 years of her life. She doesn’t know much about her medical career and doesn’t trust many except her estranged 17-year-old daughter and a handful of devoted friends. Doc premieres Tuesday, January 7th at 9/8c on FOX.

Series Description: After a brain injury erases the last eight years of Dr. Amy Larsen’s life, she must navigate an unfamiliar world where she has no recollection of patients she’s treated, colleagues she’s crossed, the soulmate she divorced, the man she now loves or the tragedy that caused her to push everyone away. She can rely only on her estranged 17-year-old daughter, whom she remembers as a 9-year-old, and a handful of devoted friends, as she struggles to continue practicing medicine, despite having lost nearly a decade of knowledge and experience.

High Potential – Tuesday, January 7th

A young girl is found attacked on a beach, pulling the team in to investigate. Morgan starts to let her guard down with Tom, and Soto comes closer to finding out what happened with Roman. High Potential returns Tuesday, January 7th at 9/8c on ABC.

Episode Description: The team investigates a mysterious young girl who was found attacked on a beach; Morgan begins to let her guard down on her date with Tom; Soto comes one step closer to finding out what happened to Roman.

The Irrational – Tuesday, January 7th
The Irrational – Season 2
THE IRRATIONAL — Pictured: Jesse L. Martin as Alec Mercer — (Photo by: Sergei Bachlakov/NBC)

Alec finds himself in the middle of a medical emergency while on the hunt for a missing tennis player whose gone missing in a forest. This leaves Marisa and Rose to race against the clock in an attempt to finish what Alec started. The Irrational returns Tuesday, January 7th at 10/9c on NBC.

Episode Description: When an acclaimed tennis player goes missing in a remote forest, Alec is called to help find her and bring her to safety; however, a medical emergency threatens to sideline Alec, leaving Marisa and Rose to race against time and rescue the woman.

The Rookie – Tuesday, January 7th

Season 7 sees the team welcoming two new rookies into their midst as they continue to hunt for the dangerous inmates. Each inmate has a very personal vendetta to fulfill following their escape. The Rookie Season 7 premieres Tuesday, January 7th at 10/9c on ABC.

Episode Description: John and the team welcome two new rookies and continue the hunt for two dangerous inmates with very personal vendettas following their prison escape.

Shifting Gears – Wednesday, January 8th

Tim Allen teams up with Kat Dennings as Matt and Riley, a father-daughter duo. Matt owns a classic car restoration shop but has to reassess when Riley and her adolescent children move in with him. Shifting Gears premieres Wednesday, January 8th, at 8/7c on ABC.

Episode Description: Matt, the widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop, is confronted with his most unexpected and challenging project yet when his estranged daughter and her adolescent children come crashing back into his life.

Abbott Elementary – Wednesday, January 8th

Let the It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia crossover commence! When Ava announces a group of volunteers are being sent by the school district, things don’t go exactly as planned. Abbott Elementary returns Wednesday, January 8th at 8:30/7:30c on ABC.

Episode Description: Ava announces the school district is sending a group of volunteers to help out at Abbott; however, when they arrive, things don’t go as planned.

One Chicago – Wednesday, January 8th
Chicago Med – Season 10
CHICAGO MED — “No Love Lost” Episode 1009 — Pictured: (l-r) Steven Weber as Dr. Dean Archer, Oliver Platt as Dr. Daniel Charles, Marlyne Barrett as Maggie Lockwood — (Photo by: Elizabeth Sisson/NBC)

Everyone’s favorite Chicago-based TV shows are back from hiatus. The team at Chicago Med finds itself racing to save one of its own. Meanwhile, Cruz’s past comes to light, and Severide prepares to teach an arson class. Finally, Intelligence faces administrative roadblocks on a kidnapping case. One Chicago returns Wednesday, January 8th, with Chicago Med at 8/7c, Chicago Fire at 9/8c, and Chicago P.D. at 10/9c on NBC.

Chicago Med Description: The team fights to save the life of one of their own; Frost and Abrams butt heads with their patient; Asher helps a religious young woman with an ectopic pregnancy.

Chicago Fire Description: Cruz’s past comes back to haunt him; Severide prepares to teach an arson class at the academy; Mouch searches for a victim’s next of kin.

Chicago P.D. Description: Cook turns to her family when Intelligence faces administrative roadblocks that threaten a kidnapping investigation.

American Primeval – Thursday, January 9th

Travel back to the American West with a mother and son fleeing their past. They form a found family with others while facing the harsh landscape of freedom and cruelty. American Primeval premieres Thursday, January 9th on Netflix.

Series Description: A mother and son fleeing from their past form a found family while confronting a harsh landscape of freedom and cruelty in the American West.

The Pitt – Thursday, January 9th

Noah Wyle returns to the medical drama genre as an emergency room doctor in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The show attempts to exam the current challenges faced by those on the front lines of American hospitals. The Pitt premieres Thursday, January 9th on Max.

Series Description: A realistic examination of the challenges facing healthcare workers in America as seen through the lens of the frontline heroes working in a modern-day hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

On Call – Thursday, January 9th
On Call – First Look
Troian Bellisario (Traci Harmon) & Brandon Larracuente (Alex Diaz) in On Call. Photo Credit/Erin Simkin/Prime Video

Troian Bellisario and Brandon Larracuente star as a training officer and a trainee working the streets of Long Beach, CA. These two cops face current social unrest, mistrust, and the moral issues that present themselves when protecting and serving their community. On Call premieres Thursday, January 9th on Prime Video.

Series Description: A rookie and a veteran officer patrol duo in Long Beach, California, face the morality of protecting and serving a community.

The Traitors – Thursday, January 9th

Season 3 sees a whole new crop of contestants at a beautiful castle in the Scottish Highlands, ready to participate in the latest set of tasks where backstabbing is more frequent than trust. Claudia Winkleman hosts and assigns secret Traitors who are tasked with eliminating other players. The Traitors Season 3 premieres Thursday, January 9th at 9/8c on Peacock.

Episode Description: Claudia Winkleman greets a group of strangers as they arrive at a beautiful castle in the Scottish Highlands to play the ultimate prestige reality game of detection, backstabbing and trust, all in the hope of winning up to £120,000. And it’s not long before the players are questioning everything, and everyone, as Claudia secretly assigns the Traitors. Their task is simple. Under the cover of darkness, they must pick off their fellow players one by one, murdering them out of the game.

Goosebumps: The Vanishing – Friday, January 10th

David Schwimmer plays the divorced dad of fraternal twins, Devin and Cece. When the twins discover a threat, they quickly realize that there are more sinister secrets than meets the eye. Goosebumps: The Vanishing premieres Friday, January 10th on Disney+.

Series Description: Fraternal twins Devin and Cece adjust to life with their recently divorced dad, Anthony. When the duo discovers a threat stirring, they quickly realize that dark secrets are among them, triggering a chain of events that unravel a profound mystery.

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