What To Watch: NFL Playoffs Begin, OITNB Vet's Lifetime Movie And More
On TV this Saturday: The NFL playoffs get underway, Dascha Polanco tells The Marcela Borges Story and Rhiannon Fish heads south in Polar Opposites. Here are seven 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 11, 2025
My Best Friend's an Animal
The six-part series explores friendships between humans and unlikely animal companions — from a bull that plays football, to a mouse family living in an English garden.
NFL Wild Card Weekend
The Los Angeles Chargers vs. the Houston Texans (CBS, 4:30 pm); the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Baltimore Ravens (8 pm, Prime Video).
Hope Street
Stateside premiere: Detective Leila Hussain (Culprits' Amara Karan) is transferred to the Northern Ireland town of Port Devine — and only Inspector Finn O'Hare (Primeval's Ciarán McMenamin) knows why.
Dinner and a Movie
Jason and Jenny watch Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.
Polar Opposites
TV-movie premiere: A woman (Home and Away's Rhiannon Fish) trying to reach her father in Antarctica sneaks onto a cruise boat where she meets a handsome engineer.
Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story
TV-movie premiere: A pregnant woman (Orange Is the New Black's Dascha Polanco) and her family face terror when armed intruders demand $200,000 from their Florida home.
Saturday Night Live
Ayo Edebiri hosts an encore from February, with musical guest Jennifer Lopez. Then at 11:30 pm, John Mulaney presides over a November outing featuring Chappell Roan. (Find out who's hosting the next new episodes!)