SUNDAY
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are your hostesses with the mostesses on opposite coastesses as the former “SNL” costars emcee a socially-distanced
“78th Golden Globe Awards”from New York and Beverly Hills, respectively. Oscar winner Jane Fonda and legendary TV producer Norman Lear receive special honors. 5 p.m. NBC
Veteran filmmaker and funnyman Albert Brooks lends his voice to yet another episode of
“The Simpsons.” 8 p.m. Fox
“The Walking Dead” comes ambling along with the back half of the horror drama’s penultimate season. With Norman Reedus, Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. 9 p.m. AMC
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“Malcolm in the Middle’s” Frankie Muniz guest stars as a former child star and “The Office’s” Rainn Wilson guest stars as himself on a new episode of the Nathan Fillion cop drama
Alternative Viewing: This Week’s TV Premieres
Welcome to the weekly TV thread! As I’ve long said going back to the earliest days online doing this, one cannot live on anime alone. And compared to twenty years ago, there’s so much more content out there now and so much more to talk about. This coming week of new shows brings us to the latest week of regular TV and a number of premieres. I look forward to getting way too many suggestions about good shows to check out!
Optional discussion topic: What midseason show are you looking forward to the most?
02/02/21: Anthony Fauci gets his close-up
HGTV: “Home Again with the Fords” at 9p
Netflix: “Kid Cosmic,” “Mighty Express”
IN THE NEWS
A+E Networks Ad Sales will transact on a Total Audience currency leading into 2021 upfront negotiations. “By recognizing and engaging with all audiences, brands can finally plan media more holistically – to leverage every audience across every platform and to tap into the receptivity and buying power of the critically undervalued 55+ viewer,” said Peter Olsen, President, Ad Sales. “With Total Audience, we’re upending traditional demos for bigger impact.” The network group – including A&E, Lifetime and The History Channel – has scheduled its virtual upfront for Wednesday, March 3, with a presentation outlining new primary audience guarantees against Adults 18+. A+E noted that one in three adults in the US are 55+, account for $3.4 trillion in annual spending and are twice as likely to recall brands and messages from TV ad
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