After a series of busy weeks and weekends chock-full of new and returning TV, the final weekend of January is shaping up to be a slow one. This doesn’t mean that anything worth watching isn’t happening, of course, because there’s plenty of good shows and specials to tune in for. So the final episodes of Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt to FOX’s live Rent musical, here’s what to watch on TV this weekend.
What to watch on TV this weekend
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Jan. 25 on Netflix
Nearly eight months after streaming the first six episodes Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’s final season, Netflix released the rest of season 4 on Friday. Everyone from the principal cast is back for the final push, including stars Ellie Kemper, Tituss Burgess, Carol Kane and Jane Krakowski. Several recurring characters and a few newcomers, including The Punisher‘s Jon Bernthal, are also on hand for the end of Tina Fey and Robert Carlock’s comedy series.
Amanda Seales: I Be Knowin’, Jan. 26 at 10 p.m. ET on HBO
Best known for her work as the scene-stealing Tiffany DuBois on Issa Rae’s hit HBO comedy Insecure, comedian, actress and writer Amanda Seales is about to debut her first hour-long stand-up special on Saturday. Titled I Be Knowin’, the comic delves into catcalling versus compliments, a woman’s “vagenda,” who runs the windows on an airplane, workplace email etiquette and how to be a “Hannah” instead of a “Becky.” The special was taped at the Edison Ballroom in New York City.
What to watch on TV this weekend
Rent, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. ET on FOX
For the past few years, live TV musicals based on everything from Disney movies to Broadway shows have been popping up on broadcast. The latest entry in the mix? FOX’s live telecast of the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Rent, which was written by the late Jonathan Larson. The cast includes Vanessa Hudgens, Kiersey Clemons, Brandon Victor Dixon and many more.
25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. ET on TNT/TBS
The Golden Globes have come and gone and the Oscar nominations were announced earlier this week, but that doesn’t mean that awards season is already over. On the contrary, there are plenty of awards shows to go before the Academy Awards are handed out to the winners in late February. Like Sunday’s 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which will offer analysts predictions about who just might take home the Oscars based on who wins the SAGs.
