January 9, 2025 – Mike Hughes on TV

Daily Best Bets

Best-bets for Jan. 11: Pros play; reruns abound

1) Football. The pro playoffs begin with two games. At 4:30 p.m. ET, CBS has the Chargers (shown here), with an 11-6 record, at the Texans (10-7). At 8, Amazon Prime (alas) has the Steelers (10-7) at the Ravens (12-5); they’ve already met twice, with one win apiece. Still coming are three games Sunday and one Monday.

Week’s top-10 for Jan. 13: Yes, sitcoms are still alive

1) “St. Denis Medical,” 8 p.m. Tuesday, NBC. After a three-week break, this reminds us that it’s one of the season’s best new shows. Two prisoners (shown here) arrive, after stabbing each other; now nurses tell the cynical Dr. Ron they can soothe them. Two other stories are fairly good; the prisoner one is hilarious. And in the final minute, all the stories combine for a comedy peak Read more…

By Mike Hughes / January 9, 2025