This is what is happening in the television world on Sunday, January 17. All times are Eastern.
Best choice
Batwoman (The CW, 8:00 PM, Season Two Premiere): Batwoman coming back tonight, but not Kate Kane. After the departure of original series lead Ruby Rose (reportedly because of long hours and resulting friction and frustration), The CW and the Batwoman team decided not to re-cast the role of Kate. Instead, there is a new crusader in town. Meet Ryan Wilder (en Javicia Leslie, the actor picking up the hood.)
Alani Vargas will visit Gotham for an initial summary.
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Tiger (HBO, 9 p.m., finale): The grainy black and white footage of Woods’ 2017 DUI arrest haunts Tiger, and if you are only casual about his career, it is understandable if, while watching, you assume that it marks the tragic ending. What plays out in the documentary makes Woods’ 2018 comeback, when he won the PGA Tour after a five-year drought, unlikely, almost fantastic, but Tiger Woods still had a few more wonders in it. Tiger effectively reminds us why we found the legend of Tiger Woods so compelling, without losing sight of its complex humanity. ” Read the rest of Stephen Robinson’s review.
Regular coverage
American gods (Starz, 8 p.m.)
Vikings (Amazon): binge coverage concludes
Wild card
Miss Scarlet & The Duke (Masterpiece Mysteries on PBS, 8 p.m., series premiere): Kate Phillips (Peaky blinders) stars as Eliza Scarlet, who after his death takes on her father’s private investigator and solves crimes with her handsome Scotland Yard friend called The Duke. If this show is for you, it is very much for you. (It’s a lot to us.)
In the spirit of Agatha Christie (PBS, 10 pm): And while you’re in a ‘ladies-n-crimes’ mood, PBS also has an hour on the inner workings of one of the greats.