What To Watch This Week

By starrymag | January 2, 2017

By: Jamie Steinberg

 

Monday:

 

Masterchef Celebrity Showdown – Tonight starts an epic edible battle between dueling celebrities. You’ll see “Empire” stars Trai Byers taking on his wife Grace Gealey Byers, Real Housewife of Atlanta Nene Leakes going against her husband Gregg Leakes, “Son of Zorn” star Cheryl Hinds will verse “Superhuman” host Kal Penn, legendary NFL brothers Ronde Barber and Tiki Barber, musician twins Joel Madden goes against his brother Benji Madden and in an epic battle Gordon Ramsey joins forces with “black-ish” star Anthony Anderson to take on Christina Tosi and “Lethal Weapon” star Jordana Brewster. Let the best dish win! (FOX, 8pm ET/PT)

 

The Bachelor – “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Do you think Shakespeare had “The Bachelor” franchise in his sights when he wrote these epic words? Doubtful. But tonight begins technology salesman Nick Viall’s search for love so bring on the first flowers! (ABC, 8pm ET/PT)

 

Beyond – Freeform has a new show centers around a man who has been in a coma for twelve years waking up and discovering he has new abilities. Watch as the magic unfolds and the adventure begins! (Freeform, 9pm & 9:58pm ET/PT)

 

Tuesday:

 

Chicago Fire: Newly married, Casey and Dawson begin to experience legal issues as they attempt to continue their quest to adopt little Louie. Can they overcome these hurdles to keep their family together? (NBC, 9pm ET/PT)

 

The Real O’Neals: Everything has been coming up hearts for Eileen and her new romance with VP Murray. While, nothing good lasts for long as Eileen begins to experience some obstacles with their relationship that begin to give her pause about their connection. (ABC, 9:30pm ET/PT)

 

Wednesday:

 

Star – Now that we have been introduced to this girl group, a chance to perform at a music festival has Star, Alexandra and Simone working on a demo. Meanwhile, when Simone’s father Roland (Lenny Kravitz) and mother Rose (Naomi Campbell) come to town Simone worries her secret life will be revealed as Star risks it all in her attempt to get music produced by Roland. Plus, the drama comes to a head between Jahil and Carlotta when each goes to extremes to keep their secrets safe. (FOX, 9pm ET/PT)

 

Modern Family – Hoping to celebrate the new year with the family, Cam attempts to throw a New Year’s Day feast. Drama disrupts the festivities when Phil’s father arrives with his new girlfriend on his arm. Poor Phil… (ABC, 9:30pm ET/PT)

 

Thursday:

 

The Good Place – One of our favorite new comedies is back! Tonight Michael gives Chidi the responsibility of making an important decision. Meanwhile, Eleanor (surprisingly) makes a personal discovery and Jianyu speaks his mind making a big announcement. (NBC, 8:30pm ET/PT)

 

Nashville – Nashville is country strong thanks to CMT! The show returns and on a new network. Tonight is the season premiere and we start with Maddie’s life back home. Deacon and Rayna have some struggles while the city surges as a long held secret about Julliette is revealed. (CMT, 9pm ET/PT)

 

Friday:

 

Dr. Ken – Jealousy…thy name is woman! What happens when Ken gets an attractive new intern? Sure, he gets an ego, but it also makes Allison begin to feel jealous. (ABC, 8:31pm ET/PT)

 

Sleepy Hollow – Our beloved Ichabod Crane is finally back! With the Season Four premiere, we watch as Jenny and Ichabod attempt to navigate life after losing Abbie. Upon arriving in Washington, D.C., Ichabod begins to make new friends that assist in his mission to find the next witness. His new life goes astray though when he discovers a greater evil at work. Well, we all knew politicians played dirty… (FOX, 9pm ET/PT)

 

Sunday:

 

The Librarians – In a Noah Wyle directed episode, a man dies from exploding into flames. It is up to Jake, Cassandra and Ezekiel to investigate at a unique wellness retreat. While there they seem to discover a key to eternity…or have they? (TNT, 8pm ET/PT)

 

Bob’s Burgers – Tina injures her ankle and is unable to attend school. She enrolls in a program that allows a robot version of herself to attend her classes. When Robot Tina makes some headway with Jimmy Jr., it seems that Tina finally has a chance with her dream guy. (FOX, 9:30pm ET/PT)