What to watch THURSDAY
February 2, 2023
All times Eastern. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
The Reading Original Film
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Lee Daniels is an executive producer of writer/director Courtney Glaude’s horror film. Mo’nique stars as recently widowed Emma Leeden, who details the loss of her family in a new book. To generate press, Emma agrees to a staged psychic reading by 19-year-old Sky Brown (Chasity Sereal) in Emma’s now-fortified home. There’s only one problem: Sky’s spiritual connection is real, and evil emerges in a house that they can’t get out of.
Freeridge Netflix New Series
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This eight-episode spinoff of the 2018-21 teen comedy/drama On My Block is a half-hour coming-of-age comedy that follows sibling rivals Gloria (Keyla Monterroso Mejia) and Ines (Bryana Salaz), and their friends Demi (Ciara Riley Wilson) and Cameron (Tenzing Norgay Trainor), who have unleashed a curse that brings dark misfortune into their lives. On My Block cast members who will be
returning here include Paula Garces as Geny Martinez, Eric Gutierrez as Ruben Martinez, Eme Ikwuakor as Dwayne Turner and Raushanah Simmons as Fran Turner.
NBA Basketball
TNT, Beginning at 7:30 p.m. Live
TNT’S Thursday night NBA doubleheader has the Memphis Grizzlies at the Cleveland Cavaliers, followed by the L.A. Clippers in Milwaukee to battle Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks.
Celebrity Jeopardy! ABC, 8 p.m. Season Finale
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We’re riding high on the announcement of a new Jeopardy! Masters tournament — but first let’s see who takes the title (and $1 million grand prize) here. Of the three players, Ike Barinholtz and Wil Wheaton are the two names confirmed at press time.
So Help Me Todd CBS, 9 p.m.
Lawrence and Governor Jones (guest stars Matthew Wilkas and Lossen Chambers) seek
Margaret’s (Marcia Gay Harden) help with a personal legal matter in the new episode “Psilo-sibling.”
Welcome to Flatch
FOX, 9 p.m. ■ Season Finale
Season 2 of the comedy series following the residents of Flatch, Ohio, concludes with “Churn Here.”
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit NBC, 9 p.m.
In “Intersection,” a car accident leads the detectives on a search for an ambulance driver who is assaulting his charges. Meanwhile, Fin (Ice-t) gives Detective Bruno (Kevin Kane) a tour of Manhattan SVU.
CSI: Vegas CBS, 10 p.m.
In the new episode “When the Dust Settles,” Catherine’s (Marg Helgenberger) day off gets interrupted when a woman wakes up from a four-year coma and remembers details from the night her sister died.
Law & Order: Organized Crime NBC, 10 p.m.
In “Punch Drunk,” Stabler (Christopher Meloni) and Teddy Silas (Gus Halper) hatch a plan to turn the club into an indispensable venue for Murphy’s illegal dealings, Jet (Ainsley Seiger) blurs the lines between real life and her undercover persona, and Bell (Danielle Mone Truitt) tries to convince Thurman (James Roch) to take her investigation seriously.