TV Premieres Countdown

TV Premieres Countdown for January 13, 2017

by Beki Lane and Kerr Lordygan | January 13, 2017 | Comments

It’s time for our weekly countdown of the Winter TV premieres! Here are the best new shows for the week of Friday, January 13, 2017. See how this week’s shows, The Young Pope, Sneaky Pete, Victoria, Taboo, and A Series of Unfortunate Events stack up against each other on the Tomatometer!

Victoria on Masterpiece: Season 1 (2016)
80%

Adjusted Score: 81560%

Critics Consensus: Strong performances by Jenna Coleman and Rufus Sewell hint at Downton-esque potential for Victoria, but the narrative falls just shy of that soapy mark.

Starring: Jenna Coleman, Rufus Sewell, Peter Firth, Catherine H. Flemming

Directed By: Oliver Blackburn, Tom Vaughan, Sandra Goldbacher

Sneaky Pete: Season 1 (2015)
97%

Adjusted Score: 97596%

Critics Consensus: Suspenseful, smart, and terrifically cast, Sneaky Pete is part dramedy, part crime caper, and all in all entertaining.

Starring: Giovanni Ribisi, Margo Martindale, Marin Ireland, Peter Gerety

Directed By: Graham Yost, David Shore, Bryan Cranston, James Degus

The Young Pope: Miniseries (2016)
80%

Adjusted Score: 84699%

Critics Consensus: The Young Pope's original premise and stylish blend of over-the-top melodrama with profane comedy helps overcome an occasionally muddled plot.

Starring: Jude Law, Diane Keaton, Silvio Orlando, Scott Shepherd

Directed By: Paolo Sorrentino

Taboo: Season 1 (2017)
76%

Adjusted Score: 79514%

Critics Consensus: After a sluggish start, Taboo takes hold as a mysterious, dark, and often brutal period drama with plenty of promise as a series -- most notably evident in Tom Hardy's exceptionally watchable performance.

Starring: Tom Hardy, Leo Bill, Oona Chaplin, Richard Dixon

Directed By: Ridley Scott, Kate Crowe, Tom Hardy, Dean Baker

A Series of Unfortunate Events: Season 1 (2017)
94%

Adjusted Score: 97580%

Critics Consensus: Enjoyably dark, A Series of Unfortunate Events matches the source material's narrative as well as its tone, leaving viewers with a wonderfully weird, dry, gothic comedy.

Starring: Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Warburton, Malina Weissman, Louis Hynes

Directed By: Barry Sonnenfeld, Daniel Handler