On the premiere side, CBS s
The Silence of the Lambs sequel
Clarice premieres, along with the second season of Nickelodeon s
Are You Afraid of the Dark? revival. This week also brings the season premiere of The CW s
Black Lightning, which joins a growing batch of show returns on the network (
Batwoman, Riverdale, etc.). At SYFY, we have a new alien-among-us episode of the hit
Resident Alien, plus the Alan Tudyk-led animated series
Devil May Care.
WandaVision and a new installment in Hulu s horror anthology
Into the Dark. CBS All Access also has a coda episode of the Stephen King miniseries
Whether you come for the football (which should be a pretty good match-up), or just the commercials the Super Bowl is the big story on TV this week. It almost always brings wild genre-ish commercials, first looks, and big trailers for plenty of genre properties, so there should be plenty to see, no matter what you re looking for.
Digging a bit deeper around the dial, SYFY has a new episode of breakout hit
Resident Alien, plus a new installment of
The Movie Show. Disney+ has a new
WandaVision, as the MCU-connected series looks to finally pull the curtain back a bit on all those mysteries. Space epic
The wait is finally over: SYFY s eagerly anticipated new original series
Resident Alien, starring Alan Tudyk as an alien hiding out as a doctor in a small town, lands on SYFY with its series premiere this week. But that s not all!
Along with the debut of
Resident Alien on Wednesday, this week also brings the Season 2 premiere of
Snowpiercer on TNT (with Wilford s personal train rolling in to cause trouble). If you re looking for some likely sci-fi-tinged comedy, John Krasinski (
A Quiet Place, The Office) makes his hosting debut on
Saturday Night Live. SYFY also has a new
The Movie Show if you want some puppet commentary. Digging a bit deeper, The CW has several new shows this week, including
All American) return this week, after
Batwoman kicked things off with its new season last week. A few other
Arrowverse shows are set to return in the coming weeks, so look for The CW s schedule to get even busier soon.
On streaming, Netflix s excellent
Jurassic World animated spinoff series
Camp Cretaceous drops a full second season; Disney+ has a new episode of its mysterious MCU series
WandaVision; and CBS All Access has a terrifying new chapter in its adaptation of Stephen King s
The Stand. Back on the dial, SYFY has a new episode of its wild movie talk show
The Movie Show; Starz has a new
Two new super-shows premiere this week, running the gamut from DC to Marvel, so there should be something for everyone out there.
The biggest story is arguably the premiere of Disney and Marvel s first new MCU series on Disney+,
WandaVision, which stars big screen alums Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany. The show s described as a twisty thriller that draws reality-bending inspiration from classic sitcoms that all eventually culminates in a full-on Marvel movie. On the other end of the spectrum, The CW s
Batwoman returns for its second season, introducing a brand new character under the cowl as the show undergoes a major retooling in Year 2.