This is what is happening in the television world on Wednesday January 13th. All times are Eastern.
Best choice
Night Stalker: The Hunt For A Serial Killer (Netflix, 3:01 a.m., full docuseries): Some people calm a fearful mind by listening to Mahershala Ali’s stories. Some are watching The office on an endless loop. Some go to the internet to complain about how to pay for Peacock now, and then keep watching The office on an endless loop. And some – maybe you are one of them, reader – are turning to true crime. If that’s your coping mechanism of choice, see!
Netflix’s latest true crime documentary series centers on the pursuit of Richard Ramirez, the serial killer and rapist who terrorized Los Angeles in the summer of 1985. It’s not a binoculars, but for each one of them. Check out Katie Rife’s review today.
Regular coverage
Vikings (Amazon): Binge coverage continues
Jokers
Everyone is doing great (Hulu, 3:01 a.m., US Premiere, Complete Season One): This comedy series from One Tree Hill alums James Lafferty and Stephen Colletti follows two actors whose hit series, vampire drama Eternals, has been off the air for five years. As TV editor Danette Chavez put it, this seems like a fun, light “Jensen Ackles-Jared Padalecki fanfic”.
Call your mom (ABC, 9.30pm, series premiere): Kyra Sedgwick is putting in the sitcom mom thing New Adventures of Old Christine the latest from creator Kari Lizer, in which an empty nester (Sedgwick) decides it’s time to take care of her grown human children.