Weekly roundup of science fiction and fantasy shows (as well as movies/specials of note) on the Prime Time TV schedule, also including programs that may be of interest to genre fans. Air dates and times subject to change without notice.
This week brings two of the last big premieres of the season as Fall 2020 comes to a close. On Wednesday, the much-anticipated Season 5 premiere of Amazon’s The Expanse arrives with the first three episodes available for viewing that day. After that, the show will release one episode per week through the rest of its fifth season. On Thursday, the CBS All Access reboot of The Stand mini-series has its premiere with the first episode available that day. The rest of the episodes will release one per week. Also this week, Disney+’s The Mandalorian has its Season 2 finale on Friday. That show has already been renewed for a third year. Also of note, the Batman prequel series Pennyworth quietly returned to EPIX’s schedule this past week on Sundays at 9 PM EST. It has been a mostly slow Fall season up until now, with fewer offerings on the schedule due to the pandemic-related shutdowns. But things will ramp up at Mid-Season with the return of The Flash, Legacies, Manifest, American Horror Story, and more. You can see the preliminary 2021 schedule at this link.
Prime Time Sci Fi TV Listings for the Week of Dec 14 – Dec 20:
Links are to the show pages on CancelledSciFi.com with additional series info and current status. Broadcast/Cable Listings Source: TVGuide.com
| Monday December 14 |
| His Dark Materials (HBO) 9:00-10:00 |
| Cosmos: Possible Worlds (FOX) 9:00-10:00 |
| Tuesday December 15 |
| Swamp Thing (CW) 8:00-9:00 |
| Cosmos: Possible Worlds (FOX) 8:00-9:00 |
| NeXt (FOX) 9:00-10:00 |
| Wednesday December 16 |
| The Expanse (Amazon) Streaming Season 5 Premiere |
| Thursday December 17 |
| Star Trek Discovery (CBS) 10:00-11:00 |
| Star Trek Discovery (CBSAA) Streaming S3 New Eps |
| The Stand (CBSAA) Streaming Mini-Series Premiere |
| Friday December 18 |
| MacGyver (CBS) 8:00-9:00 |
| The Mandalorian (Disney+) Streaming Season Finale |
| Saturday December 19 |
| No Genre Entries |
| Sunday December 20 |
| The Outpost (CW) 9:00-10:00 |
| Pennyworth (EPIX) 9:00-10:00 |
| Moonbase 8 (Show) 11:00-11:30 |
| Streaming Premieres |
| The Expanse (Amazon) Wednesday, Season 5 Premiere |
| The Stand (CBSAA) Thursday, Mini-Series Premiere |
| You can see the complete list of streaming shows at this link |
| Highlights for the Week of Dec 21 |
| Swamp Thing (CW) 8:00-9:00 Tuesday, Series Finale |
| NeXt (FOX) 8:00-10:00 Tuesday, 2 Hr Series Finale |
Schedule Notes: If a show is listed as On Hiatus, that means that it is taking a break of more than two episodes in a row. If a streaming series is included in the listings after its premiere date, then it releases new episodes once per week on that day as opposed to releasing its entire season at one time.
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Dropping out of nowhere (I had no idea it was airing) the second series of Pennyworth started on Sunday December 13th. With a new episode each week on Epix (US), Showcase (Canada) And StarzPlay (UK).
Thanks for the heads up. I was thinking that one had a January start. These networks need to do a better job of promoting their own shows.
Upon review, I had it right there on the Fall schedule. Just missed it when doing last week’s listings. Too many TV shows to keep up with . . .
No worries Johnny. It not like they advertised it. I sometimes wonder if the TV exec’s even want people to watch their shows.