What To Watch: Jacob Elordi Hosts SNL, NFL Divisional Weekend And More
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On TV this Saturday: Jacob Elordi makes his Studio 8H debut, the NFL playoffs continue and Oprah Winfrey sits down with Danielle Brooks to discuss The Color Purple. Here are seven programs to keep on your radar. (Also check out our weekly TVLine-Up of premieres and finales and monthly streaming guide.)
Showtimes for January 20, 2024
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NFL Divisional Weekend
ABC, ESPN, Fox
Houston Texans take on the Baltimore Ravens (at 4:30 on ABC/ESPN); Green Bay Packers face off against the San Francisco 49ers (8 pm, Fox).
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Betty’s Bad Luck in Love
Hallmark Channel
TV-movie premiere: "Cursed from childhood to fail at romance" (yikes), Betty's (Chesapeake Shores' Lacy J. Mailey) relationships have always ended in disaster -- until she meets a new guy (Virgin River's Marco Grazzini) who tempts her to try again.
Dying in Plain Sight
Lifetime
TV-movie premiere: A high school student (Macy Murdoch's Raffa Virago) is hospitalized for life-threatening malnutrition after her mother's (The Boys' Nicola Correia-Damude) eating disorder has a terrible effect on her.
Wild Cards
The CWSERIES PREMIERE ENCORE
Series premiere: A con woman (Riverdale’s Vanessa Morgan) helps a demoted detective (Grey’s Anatomy’s Giacomo Gianniotti) solve crime. (Watch trailer.)
Will Trent
ABCREPEATS WORTH REVISITING
First three episodes: Adapted from the Karin Slaughter novels, this procedural casts The Affair baddie Ramón Rodríguez as the titular crimesolver; Erika Christensen (Parenthood) and Jake McLaughlin (Quantico) co-star.
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The Color Purple Interviews: Oprah & Danielle Brooks
OWN
Oprah talks with Brooks about her role as Sofia in the new musical iteration of The Color Purple.
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Saturday Night Live
NBC
Saltburn's Jacob Elordi makes his hosting debut; Renée Rapp performs. (Who's hosting Jan. 27?)
ON THIS DAY IN TV HISTORY
24 years ago, SOAPNet launched, the cable home to same-day reruns of All My Children, One Life to Live, General Hospital and Port Charles, along with cancelled sudsers such as Falcon Crest, Knots Landing and Ryan's Hope. Sigh. We once had good things.
