What to watch on TV this week from January 5 to 9, 2025

Welcome to What’s On, our weekly roundup of notable shows. Here’s what’s happening from Sunday January 5 to Thursday January 9. All times are shown in the East. (Note: The weekend edition of What’s On comes out on Fridays.)

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The big ones

Primitive American (Netflix, Thursday, 3:01 a.m.)

Friday evening Lights“Peter Berg reunites with Taylor Kitsch for a six-part western drama. All from 1857 Primitive American focuses on a collision of religion and culture in a new frontier. Kim Coates plays LDS church president Brigham Young, and the cast also includes Betty Gilpin, Dane DeHaan, Jai Courtney, Shawnee Pourier and Kyle Bradley. To research The AV ClubThis week’s review.

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The Pitt (Max, Thursday, 3:01 a.m.)

Noah Wyle has withdrawn emergency decades ago, but another medical drama awaits us. He leads The Pitt as an emergency room doctor in Pittsburgh, with the first season’s 15 episodes spanning a 15-hour span (yes, 24-style). Fiona Dourif, Tracey Ifeachor, Supriya Ganesh, Isa Briones, Shabana Azeez and Patrick Marron Ball co-star. The AV Club will recap the show each week.

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No more beginners

Change gear (ABC, Wednesday, 8 p.m.)

After Home Improvement and (most) Last man standingTim Allen makes a big return to ABC with the sitcom Change gear. He plays a stubborn widower who welcomes his ex-daughter (played by Kat Dennings) and her children into his home. Seann William Scott, Jenna Elfman and Daryl Mitchell round out the cast.

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On call (Prime Video, Thursday, 3:01 a.m.)

Dick Wolf finds a new home in Prime Video with its first half-hour procedural, On call. A training officer (played by Troian Bellisario) and his rookie partner (played by Brandon Larracuente) struggle with the loss of a friend while responding to emergency calls in Long Beach, California. The ensemble includes Eriq LaSalle and Lori Loughlin.

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Other choices

Jerry Springer: fights, camera, action (Netflix, Tuesday, 3:01 a.m.)

The two-part Fighting, Camera, Action delves into the rise of Jerry Springer’s talk show and its dazzling success despite criticism. The documentary series also reveals behind-the-scenes information about the controversial The Jerry Springer Show using archive footage and interviews.

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Gabriel Iglesias: the legend of Fluffy (Netflix, Tuesday, 3:01 a.m.)

In his fourth stand-up act for Netflix, comedian Gabriel Iglesias recounts his professional accomplishments and perils, including his love life and his burglary.

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I can’t miss the recaps

Star Wars: The Skeleton Crew (Disney+, Tuesday, 9:01 p.m.)

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I’m coming now

The Witches of Mayfair by Anne Rice (AMC, Sunday, 9 p.m., season two premiere)

Will Trent, the rookie (ABC, Tuesday, 8 p.m., season premieres)

High potential (ABC, Tuesday, 9 p.m., winter season premiere)

The Irrational (NBC, Tuesday, 10 p.m., season two winter premiere)

Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, Chicago PD (NBC, Wednesday, 8-11 p.m., winter premieres)

Abbott Elementary School (ABC, Wednesday, 8:30 p.m., season four winter premiere)

The Upshaws (Netflix, Thursday, 3:01 a.m., season six premiere)

The traitors (Peacock, Thursday, 3:01 a.m., third season premiere)

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Ending soon

Brilliant minds (NBC, Monday, 10 p.m., season one finale)

Creature Commandos (Max, Thursday, 3:01 a.m., season one finale)

Vera (Britbox, Thursday, 3:01 a.m., series finale)