Your TV To-Do List: ‘Bright Lights,’ Big Personalities
With so much to watch on TV, it can be difficult to plan ahead. But we’re here to help! Here are the five shows you won’t want to miss this week.
The Bachelor: Monday, Jan. 2, at 8 p.m. on ABC
It’s an all-new year, and a somewhat new Bachelor: After two stints on The Bachelorette and one trip to Bachelor in Paradise, Nick Viall takes yet another shot at finding love. You know what they say — fourth time’s the charm.
Related: ‘The Bachelor’: Chris Harrison on the 5 Women to Watch This Season
The Good Place: Thursday, Jan. 5, at 8:30 p.m. on NBC
Our first trip back to the Good Place since November means a chance to reconnect with our favorite (dead) people. Here’s hoping Janet’s reboot has progressed beyond its “cactus” stage.
Related: 15 of Our Favorite Supporting Players From 2016
One Day at a Time: Friday, Jan. 6, on Netflix
Norman Lear’s 1975 sitcom has been put through the reboot machine and has come out on the other side as the story of a single Latina mother (Justina Machado) raising her two kids with the assistance — and occasional interference — of her mother (showbiz legend Rita Moreno).
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds: Saturday, Jan. 7, at 8 p.m. on HBO
The intense bond that the dearly departed mother-and-daughter pair, Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher, shared in life is preserved on film forever courtesy of this moving hourlong documentary. May the tissues be with you.
Related: Carrie Fisher Has Died: She Was a Lot More Than a ‘Star Wars’ Star
The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards: Sunday, Jan. 8, at 8 p.m. on NBC
The countdown to the Oscars begins in earnest as members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association weigh in with their picks for 2016’s best in films and television shows.
Related: What the Golden Globes Tell Us About the State of TV
