What To Watch: NBC Dramas, Harley Quinn And XO, Kitty Return, Hollywood Squares Reboot And More
On TV this Thursday: Law & Order, SVU and Found are back from break, XO, Kitty returns for its sophomore run and Drew Barrymore takes center square. Here are 12 programs to keep on your radar. (Also check out our weekly TVLine-Up of premieres and finales, our monthly streaming guide and master list of Every New TV Show in 2025.)
Showtimes for January 16, 2025
A Real Pain
A pair of mismatched cousins (played by writer/director Jesse Eisenberg and Succession's Kieran Culkin) reunite for a trip to Poland to honor their grandmother.
Harley Quinn
Season 5 premiere: Harley and Ivy find themselves in Metropolis, the home of all things Superman, Lois Lane and The Daily Planet. (Watch trailer.)
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
The four-part docuseries pulls back the curtain on all the late-night show's intricacies, from the writers’ room to the audition process.
Sesame Street
Season 55 premiere: This year's guests include musicians SZA, Chris Stapleton, Noah Kahan, Reneé Rapp and Samara Joy. (Did you see the news?)
Unstoppable
Movie premiere: A young man (played by When They See Us' Jharrel Jerome) who was born with one leg pursues his dream of becoming a wrestler; Jennifer Lopez co-stars.
XO, Kitty
Season 2 premiere: Kitty is back in Seoul, where a letter from her mother's past sends her on a wild journey; Noah Centineo reprises his role as Peter. (Watch trailer.)
Hollywood Squares
Reboot premiere: Drew Barrymore takes center square in this latest reimagining of the iconic game show; Nate Burleson (CBS Mornings) hosts. (See celebrity line-up.)
Law & Order
Winter premiere: After a man is pushed in front of a train, Shaw and Riley unearth a shocking motive; Price convinces Baxter to testify. (Get First Look.)
Law & Order: SVU
Winter premiere: A sinister web unfurls after a woman is confronted with video of a night she can't remember; Carisi struggles to move on from his ordeal. (Get First Look.)
The Pitt
Whittaker loses his first patient; McKay confronts Robby about not reporting his patient's troubled son. (Premiere earned reader grade of "A.")
Found
Winter premiere: M&A investigates after a recovering addict goes missing; Sir learns a shocking secret; Danielle Savre (Station 19) debuts as the mysterious Heather. ▼
The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell
O'Donnell meets with Joe Biden in the Oval Office for his last interview as President of the United States.
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