What To Watch: The Bad Batch Returns, Abbott Elementary Crew Spins Wheel, #OneChicago, Tough As Nails And More

On TV this Wednesday: The Abbott Elementary cast appears on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, the #OneChicago block is back from break and Star Wars: The Bad Batch returns for Season 2. Here are 12 programs to keep on your radar; all times are Eastern. (Also check out our weekly TVLine-Up of premieres and finales, plus our monthly streaming guide.)

Showtimes for January 4, 2023

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Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street

Netflix

The seven-part docuseries chronicles the rise and fall of financier Bernie Madoff, who orchestrated one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in Wall Street history.

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

Disney+

Season 2 premiere (first two episodes): The Bad Batch continue their journey navigating the Empire after the fall of the Republic.


Also streaming Wednesday: New episodes of Netflix's The Circle, Freevee's Leverage: Redemption, and Disney+'s National Treasure: Edge of History and Willow.

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Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

ABC

Special night: It's Abbott Elementary Night, with contestants Janelle James, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Chris Perfetti. (The Conners and Goldbergs return next week.)

Chicago Med

NBC

Charles and Nellie help an elderly patient and her developmentally disabled grandson; Will treats a high school swimmer with a heart condition. (New hire!)

The Price Is Right at Night

CBS

The first of five primetime specials (airing weekly through Wednesday, Feb. 1) welcomes back former contestants for "a shot at redemption."

Special Forces: World's Toughest Test

Fox

Series premiere (two hours): Sixteen celebrities — including 7th Heaven's Beverly Mitchell, Zoey 101's Jamie Lynn Spears, RHOA's Kenya Moore and blink-and-you-missed-him White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci — "try to survive" an array of demanding training exercises. (Watch trailer.)

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Abbott Elementary

ABC

Melissa and Janine's classrooms go head-to-head in a Read-a-Thon; Jacob and Gregory attempt to get their student podcasting club off the ground.

Chicago Fire

NBC

Pryma's case comes to an explosive end, with Kidd and Carver's lives in danger. (What are NBC's best- and worst-rated shows?; Get Violet scoop.)

Tough as Nails

CBS

Season 4 premiere (two hours): Host Phil Keoghan welcomes to Catalina Island 12 new crew members, who are immediately tasked with old boat moorings.

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Home Economics

ABC

Marina begin working with a hunky contractor (played by CSI: Miami's Eddie Cibrian); Connor involves Denise in his scheme to impress a new woman.

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Big Sky

ABC

Jenny and Cassie try to intervene when Gigi finds herself at the mercy of a twisted local family. (Get First Look at A Million Little Things' final season.)

Chicago P.D.

NBC

Intelligence teams with an old friend of Ruzek's to investigate a series of brutal home invasions. (Get scoop.)

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