What to watch SUNDAY
Jan. 2, 2022
All times Central. Start times can vary based on cable/satellite provider. Confirm times on your on-screen guide.
The Equalizer CBS, 7 p.m.
In “Separated,” Robyn (Queen Latifah), defender of the defenseless, and her sniper pal, Mel (Liza Lapira), help reunite a mother and son separated at the border. With the help of CIA liaison Bishop (Chris Noth), they also try to free Mel’s hacker hubby, Harry, (Adam Goldberg) from jail.
Next Level Chef
FOX, 7 p.m. New Series Gordon Ramsay is back for an all-new culinary competition as 15 contestants take on a threestory kitchen where the ingredients available match each level’s environment. Joining Ramsay as co-mentors are star chefs Nyesha
Arrington and Richard Blais, who will take the contestants under their wing to help one eventually win the grand prize of $250,000.
Deadly Ex Next Door
Lifetime, 7 p.m. Original Film Author Elise Edwards (Tianna Nori) and her husband, Allan (Jack Grinhaus), are thrilled to
be new homeowners of a cabin overlooking a lake — until Elise’s former friend, Geena (Brendee Green), and her husband, Lee (Jean-Paul Najm), move in next door. Years ago, Geena stole Lee from Elise, bringing
their friendship to an end. Now, Geena wants to apologize for hurting Elise, and Elise reluctantly forgives her. But when Elise is attacked by a mysterious figure in the woods and accused of having an affair with Lee, she begins questioning Geena’s motives. The tension between the two couples culminates
in Geena being murdered, seemingly at the hands of Allan. It’s not long, though, before Elise realizes someone else is behind all the mysterious things happening to her. Now,
Elise must fight for her life if she ever hopes to clear Allan’s name of a crime he didn’t commit.
Around the World in 80 Days
PBS, 7 p.m. New Series Jules Verne’s classic 1873 novel Around the World in Eighty Days comes to colorful and exciting life in this innovative eight-episode adaptation that introduces new themes,
characters and stories to the familiar tale.
David Tennant stars as Englishman Phileas Fogg, who, in 1872, bets a fortune that he can circumnavigate the planet in a mere 80 days. Joined by his sharp-witted valet (Ibrahim
Koma) and doggedly followed on his quest by an ambitious reporter (Leonie Benesch), Fogg races to complete his journey.
This Came Out of Me
Discovery Channel, 8 p.m. New Series Doctors and nurses at the 21 SignatureCare Emergency Center locations throughout
Texas help people with painful, unusual and sometimes even gruesome emergency cases. In this series that asks the question “How did that get there?” fashion-model-turned-ERphysician Dr. Ruby Rose, one of the medical directors who oversee these freestanding ERs, will introduce viewers to everyday situations in which things end up in places they just
shouldn’t be — from a monster bug getting stuck in a patient’s ear to a piece of concrete
getting trapped in a patient’s leg.