TV This Week, Jan. 24 - 30: ‘The X-Files’ and more
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SUNDAY
The Patriots and the Broncos battle for the “AFC Championship” and the Panthers and the Cardinals face off in the “NFC Championship.” Noon CBS; 3:30 p.m. Fox
Jane Fonda, Joan Allen, Isabella Rossellini and Jennifer Jason Leigh take part in a supporting-actress roundtable on a new edition of “The Envelope.” 5:30 p.m. Ovation
Mulder and Scully, together again? Believe it! David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are back in all new episodes of the sci-fi drama “The X-Files.” 7 p.m. Fox; also 8 p.m. Mon.
The stars align in the new reality series “Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry.” The psychic’s first guests include Jamie Pressly, Bella Thorne and NeNe Leakes. 10 p.m. E!
MONDAY
Newly minted Golden Globe winner Rachel Bloom is back with new episodes of her kooky musical sitcom “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.” 8 p.m. KTLA
The blended-family drama “The Fosters” presents its midseason premiere. 8 p.m. Freeform
You handsome devil: Tom Ellis is “Lucifer” in this new supernatural drama based on the graphic novel. 9 p.m. Fox
They tried to make her go to rehab and she’s all like, yeah, whatever, I guess, in “Recovery Road.” Jessica Sula (“Skins”) stars in this new teen-themed drama. 9 p.m. Freeform
The 1986 shuttle explosion that claimed the lives of seven astronauts and broke a nation’s heart is remembered in the new special “Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes.” 9 p.m. National Geographic Channel
“The Magicians” are like if Harry Potter and his pals were a decade or so older in this new series based on the Lev Grossman fantasy novels. 9 and 10 p.m. Syfy
“Independent Lens” presents “In Football We Trust,” a new doc that profiles four Polynesian American teens with dreams of gridiron glory. 10 p.m. KOCE
TUESDAY
Them hill folk don’t cotton to developers movin’ in on their territory in the new Kentucky-set drama “Outsiders.” David Morse and “Sons of Anarchy’s” Ryan Hurst star. 6, 7, 8 and 9 p.m. WGN America
What’s black and white and adorable all over? You’ll see in the new nature special “Panda Republic.” 8 p.m. Animal Planet
Which side are you on? “American Experience” recalls the armed conflict that erupted over attempts to unionize coal miners in turn-of-the-last-century West Virginia in the new episode “The Mine Wars.” 9 p.m. KOCE
WEDNESDAY
Archival photos and footage, etc., are used to tell the all-to-readily forgotten history of the City of Angels in the new three-part documentary series “Lost L.A.” 8:30 p.m. KCET
“Nova” recalls the 2015 temblor that devastated Nepal and rocked climbers on Mount Everest in the new episode “Himalayan Megaquake.” 9 p.m. KOCE
The reality series “Little Women: LA” returns with new episodes, followed by the new franchise entry “Little Women: Atlanta.” 9 and 10 p.m. Lifetime
The season premiere of “Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan” finds our intrepid host in Mozambique. 10 p.m. Travel Channel
The legal drama “Suits” serves up its winter premiere. With Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams and Gina Torres. 10 p.m. USA
THURSDAY
It’s the end of the world as they know it in the off-beat imported-from-the-U.K. comedy-drama “You, Me and the Apocalypse.” With Rob Lowe, Megan Mullally, Diana Rigg and “The Office’s” Jenna Fischer. 8 p.m. NBC
Hey y’all! “Party Down South” and “Redneck Island” are back with new seasons. 9 and 10 p.m. CMT
FRIDAY
“The Vampire Diaries” and its spin-off, “The Originals,” team up to take a bite out of their new night. 8 and 9 p.m. KTLA
The supernatural drama “Grimm” is also back with new episodes. 9 p.m. NBC
Mike Nichols, the late, great director of such classic films “The Graduate” and “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” is remembered on a new “American Masters.” 9 p.m. KOCE
Nerves of steel are what’s needed to apply for the perilous positions featured in the new reality series “Deadliest Job Interview.” 10 p.m. Discovery Channel
SATURDAY
Thespians honor their own at the “22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards,” where Carol Burnett receives career honors. 5 p.m. TBS, TNT
Iconic indie-rock trio Sleater-Kinney kicks out the jams on a new “Austin City Limits.” 8 p.m. KVCR, midnight KOCE
No joke! Jonah Hill and James Franco star in the 2015 mystery-drama “True Story,” based on the, yes, true story of a disgraced journalist who had his identity stolen by a murderer. 8 p.m. HBO
Vengeance is theirs: Viola Davis and Jennifer Lopez are, respectively, “Lila & Eve” in this new thriller. 8 p.m. Lifetime
“Suits’” Meghan Markle brushes up on romance in the new TV movie “Dater’s Handbook.” 9 p.m. Hallmark Channel
The season premiere of “Ghost Adventures” revisits L.A.’s notorious Black Dahlia murder. 9 p.m. Travel Channel
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