TV THIS WEEK
SUNDAY
Previous three-time host Ricky Gervais will one-up Amy Poehler and Tina Fey
when he emcees “The 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards.” 5 and 8 p.m. NBC
“The Stepchild” comes to suspect her stepmother of murder in this new thriller. 9 p.m. Lifetime
The Windy City-set comedy-drama “Shameless” stumbles back in for a sixth season. William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum star. 9 p.m. Showtime
Tales not fit for a queen are retold in the new special “Mysteries at Buckingham Palace.” 9 p.m. Travel Channel
Members of U.S. specialforces units share harrowing first-hand battlefield accounts in the new docuseries “Live to Tell.” 10 p.m. History Channel
MONDAY
This works best if read aloud in Keith Jackson’s voice: The Clemson Tigers take on the Crimson Tide of
Alabama at the “College Football Playoff National Championship” from Glendale, Ariz. 5:30 p.m. ESPN
Melissa Rivers and company dish on Golden Globe styles on a new “Fashion Police.” 8 p.m. E!
The state of the cannabis business is surveyed in the new special “The Marijuana Revolution.” 9 p.m. History Channel
Four adults who are “on the spectrum” open up about their romantic lives in the documentary “Autism in
Love” on a new “Independent Lens.”
10 p.m. KOCE TUESDAY
Broadcast and cable outlets will offer live coverage as President Obama delivers his final “State of the Union” speech to a joint session of Congress. 6 p.m., various channels
The gang’s all here: Alex Borstein, Keegan-Michael Key, Artie Lange, Bobby Lee, Michael McDonald, Will Sasso, Aries Spears, Nicole Sullivan, Stephanie Weir and Debra Wilson are among the former cast members taking part in a “MADtv 20th Anniversary Reunion.”
Kiss them, they’re Irish: Soledad O’Brien, Bill O’Reilly and Bill Maher are all featured on “Finding Your Roots.” 8 p.m. KOCE
The cable channel formerly known as ABC Family rebrands itself as Freeform with the return of “Pretty Little Liars” and the launch of the new fantasy drama “Shadowhunters.” 8and9
p.m. Freeform WEDNESDAY
The often off-color sitcom “2 Broke Girls” hits the 100-episode mark. Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs star. 8 p.m. CBS
Animals are up to their old tricks in the new threepart series “Natural Born Hustlers” on “Nature.” 8 p.m. KOCE
A disgraced and deceased former L.A. County sheriff gets a “Second Chance” to right wrongs in this new sci-fi drama. “True Blood’s” Rob Kazinsky stars. 9 p.m. Fox
The role of geology in fostering biology is detailed in “Life’s Rocky Start” on a new “Nova.” 9 p.m. KOCE
The reality series “Mob Wives” is back for a sixth and final season. 9 p.m. VH1
The reality series “Duck Dynasty” comes waddling back for a ninth season. 9 and 9:30 p.m. A&E
Sutton Foster ain’t getting any “Younger” in the comedy’s season premiere. 10 p.m. Nickelodeon and TV Land
“Teachers” like these will probably leave a child or two behind in this new sitcom featuring the improv troupe the Katydids. 11 p.m. Nickelodeon and TV Land
THURSDAY
Who’s a good boy? Find out at the second-annual edition of “The World Dog
Awards.” George Lopez hosts. 8 p.m. KTLA
A vodka distillery in the 49th state is the setting for the new unscripted series “Alaska Proof.” 9 p.m. Animal Planet
Break’s over! The sitcom “Workaholics” is back for a sixth season. 10 p.m. Comedy Central
Stand-up comic and actor Kevin Hart steps up to “The Newsroom’s” Olivia Munn in an all-new “Lip Sync Battle.” 10 p.m. Spike
L.A. is occupied and resistance is futile — but what are gonna do? — in the new science-fiction series “Colony.” “Lost’s” Josh Holloway and “The Walking Dead’s” Sarah Wayne Callies star. 10 p.m. USA
A well-to-do but none-tobright young woman is in need of an “Idiotsitter” in this new sitcom starring Jillian Bell and Charlotte Newhouse. 10:30 p.m. Comedy Central FRIDAY
The wacky animated series “The Fairly OddParents” kicks off a 10th season. 7:30 p.m. Nickelodeon
Chef Gordon Ramsay is tan, rested and ready to yell at a fresh batch of contestants on the return of “Hell’s Kitchen.” 9 p.m. Fox
The new special “Willie Nelson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song” features the country-music great being feted by the likes of Rosanne Cash, Neil Young, Paul Simon and Alison Krauss. 9 p.m. KOCE SATURDAY
Revenge is a dish best served up on social media in the 2014 found-footage flick “Unfriended.” 8 p.m. HBO
“The Walking Dead’s” Emily Kinney finds “Love on the Sidelines” with a football star on the DL in this new TV movie. 9 p.m. Hallmark Channel
Spoiler alert: Adam Driver, a.k.a. Rylo Ken of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” will host a new “Saturday Night Live.”
11:29 p.m. NBC