What’s Premiering This Week (Jan. 6-Jan. 12)

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Debuts for the last season of Pop Tv's ‘Schitt’s Creek;’ start of HBO’s ‘The Outsider’ highlight first week of New Year

(Image credit: Pop TV)

The first week of the new year showcases the return of several veteran series as well as the debut of new shows such as HBO’s The Outsider and Freeform’s Party of Five

The Outsider, an adaptation of Stephen King’s 2018 horror novel, debuts Jan. 12 and stars Ben Mendelsohn, Jason Bateman and Cynthia Erivo.

Party of Five, a reboot of the 1990’s Fox series of the same name, premieres Jan. 8 on Freeform.

Returning series include the sixth and final season of Pop TV’s Emmy-nominated series Schitts’s Creek, which premieres Jan. 7.

Below are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting this week on cable networks and streaming services (for some videos, viewer discretion is advised):

Jan. 7 -- The Haves and the Have Nots (returning series) -- OWN

Jan. 8 -- Cheer (reality series) -- Netflix

Jan. 10 -- AJ and the Queen (comedy) -- Netflix

Jan. 10 -- Girl/Hajl (drama) -- Netflix

Jan. 10 -- Medical Police (comedy) -- Netflix

Jan. 10 -- The Owl House (animation) -- Disney

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.