SoCal TV, Jan. 21-27: ‘Masters of the Air,’ Sofia Vergara, Nicole Kidman, Lil Nas X 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. 21
A couple’s naughty night out kicks off with a little harmless role playing in the new fact-based thriller “Woman with Red Lipstick.” With Rebecca Liddiard. 8 p.m. Lifetime
Andie MacDowell and “Grey’s Anatomy’s” Chyler Leigh are on “The Way Home” again in a second season of this multi-generational family drama. 9 p.m. Hallmark Channel
Is a sleepwalker (Ruth Wilson) responsible for the corpse that turned up in her house? Remains to be seen in the new mystery drama “The Woman in the Wall.” 9 p.m. Showtime
Three American bachelors dip into a dating pool stocked with a dozen women, none of whom speak English, in the new reality show “Love & Translation.” 10 p.m. TLC
Monday — Jan. 22
All rise! Judge Judy Sheindlin lays down the law in new episodes of her courtroom series “Judy Justice.” Anytime, Freevee
Some like it hot — like eye-wateringly, hyperventilatingly hot — in the new culinary series “Superhot: The Spicy World of Pepper People.” Anytime, Hulu
“The Bachelorette’s” Joey Graziadei will be the one handing out the roses this time ’round in another season of “The Bachelor.” Jesse Palmer hosts. 8 p.m. ABC
Series creator and original John Walsh, joined by his son Callahan Walsh, returns to helm a second season of the latest iteration of “America’s Most Wanted.” 8 p.m. Fox
“Blossom’s” Mayim Bialik does a good deed for a VIP in her life in a new episode of the home-renovation series “Celebrity IOU.” 8 p.m. HGTV
Dirt under celebrities’ rugs? Skeletons in politicians’ closets? The truth is out there in new episodes of “TMZ Investigates.” 9 p.m. Fox
Three teams have a go at renovating three similar homes in the tony resort town of Breckenridge, Colo. in the new competition “Battle on the Mountain.” 9 p.m. HGTV
The true-crime series “Death by Fame” and “The Playboy Murders” return for their sophomore seasons. 9 and 10 p.m. Investigation Discovery
If they can make it there… The new franchise entry “The Impact New York” profiles up-and-coming influencers seeking success in the Big Apple. 9 p.m. VH1
“Love means never having to say you’re sorry” does not apply to the relationships gone wrong in the new limited true-crime series “20/20: Bad Romance.” 10 p.m. ABC
Calls to take down an arboreal barrier erected alongside a historically Black neighborhood in Palm Springs in the 1960s are considered in the 2022 doc “Racist Trees” on “Independent Lens.” 10 p.m. KOCE
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