The TV Cave’s Daily TV Guide: What to Watch on January 18
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New premieres, big finales, prestige drama, football chaos, and cozy comfort TV—Sunday is doing the absolute most. Whether you’re here for dragons, docuseries nightmares, or a Hallmark hug, we’ve mapped out exactly what’s worth your time.
Settle in. Remote in hand. Let’s go hour by hour.
🌙 Late Night & Streaming Drops (3:00 AM ET)
Landman (Season 2 Finale)
Paramount+ It’s end-of-season reckoning time. Tommy tries to get his footing after everything goes sideways, while the Norris family rallies together—because nothing says stability like regrouping after total chaos.
The Night Manager
Prime Video The walls close in as Pine finally gets the evidence he needs to expose a dangerous international scheme. Trust is evaporating, enemies are circling, and nobody is sleeping easy—least of all Matthew Ellis.
🏈 Afternoon Action (3:00 PM ET)
NFL Divisional Playoffs
NBC & ABC Football Sunday is locked and loaded with two major matchups:
Texans vs. Patriots at 3 PM ET
Rams vs. Bears at 6 PM ET
Postseason pressure, season-defining moments, and zero room for mistakes. Even casual fans might want to peek.
🌟 Prime Time Picks (8:00 PM ET)
Miss Scarlet
PBS A messy divorce rocks polite society when private details—and a very valuable racehorse—vanish into thin air. Scandal, secrets, and sleuthing? Yes, please.
When Calls the Heart
Hallmark Channel Elizabeth welcomes a fresh batch of students while Nathan and Bill chase answers tied to a wildfire. Heartfelt moments meet frontier-style suspense.
🔥 The 9 PM Power Hour (9:00 PM ET)
All Creatures Great and Small
PBS James pays a visit to a nurse to help one of her rescue dogs and somehow walks away with an X-ray machine. As one does. Cozy comfort TV at its finest.
The Hillside Strangler (Series Premiere)
MGM+ This chilling docuseries revisits 1970s Los Angeles, where a terrifying predator targeted young women and left their bodies in public spaces. Disturbing, haunting, and not for the faint of heart.
Industry
HBO A birthday party becomes a pressure cooker as Yasmin brings work into personal territory. Meanwhile, Harper seizes an opportunity to dig deeper—and possibly stir trouble.
Worst Cooks in America
Food Network Celebrity contestants attempt poolside dishes before being thrown into the deep end with crab cakes and seafood curry. Chaos is guaranteed. Culinary redemption? TBD.
🐉 Late-Night Heavy Hitters (10:00 PM ET)
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Series Premiere)
HBO Westeros expands again. This new fantasy series follows two unlikely heroes navigating destiny, danger, and powerful enemies long before the events you already know. Swords, secrets, and slow-burn legend building start here.
Bookish
PBS The investigation into Harkup’s death deepens as unsettling new evidence emerges. The mystery grows darker—and far more complicated.
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins (Special Premiere)
NBC A disgraced former football star teams up with an acclaimed filmmaker to reclaim his public image. Tracy Morgan and Daniel Radcliffe headline this sharp, offbeat new comedy experiment.
📌 TV Cave’s Watchlist Verdict
Must-Watch: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Industry, NFL Playoffs
Comfort Zone: All Creatures Great and Small, When Calls the Heart
Dark & Disturbing: The Hillside Strangler
Laugh Therapy: Worst Cooks in America, Reggie Dinkins