SoCal TV, Jan. 14-20: ‘True Detective,’ ‘Monsieur Spade,’ ‘Finding Your Roots’ and more
TV shows, movies, sports and specials on broadcast, cable and streaming this coming week
Welcome to an all-new TV or Not TV roundup of new and noteworthy programming on broadcast, cable and streaming this week. I’m Matt Cooper, former listings coordinator for the Los Angeles Times’ Calendar section.
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Sunday — Jan. 14
“The Knick’s” Clive Owen portrays Dashiell Hammett’s tough-talking gumshoe Sam Spade, now retired and living in the south of France, in the 1960s-set mystery drama “Monsieur Spade.” Anytime, Acorn TV and AMC+; 9 p.m. AMC
“Barbie’s” America Ferrera is singled out for special honors at the “29th Annual Critics Choice Awards” hosted by Chelsea Handler. 4 p.m. The CW
She could make class valedictorian— if she lives long enough, that is — in the new TV movie “The Boarding School Murders.” With Hannah Galway. 8 p.m. Lifetime
A local cop (Jodie Foster) in Alaska has not one, not two, but eight frozen stiffs on her hands in “True Detective: Night Country,” the latest installment of the dark anthology series. MMA fighter Kali Reis co-stars. 9 p.m. HBO
Return with us now to 19th century London as the costume drama “Belgravia” begets a sequel, conveniently titled “Belgravia: The Next Chapter.” With Benjamin Wainwright and Harriet Slater. 9 p.m. MGM+
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