Winter TV Preview: The 25 Most-Anticipated Shows

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – January 1, 2016

If you suspect that TV networks seem to hold their best shows back until midseason these days, well, you're not wrong. This winter, for example, will bring returning (and critically acclaimed) favorites like The X Files and Better Call Saul, while also introducing brand new series from the likes of Louis C.K. and Zach Galifianakis, Martin Scorsese and Terence Winter, and Ryan Murphy, among others.

Below, we highlight 25 intriguing shows scheduled to debut in the months of January and February, listed in order by premiere date. (For information on other upcoming TV debuts in 2016, be sure to visit our TV Premiere Calendar.)

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Todd Margaret

Season 3 debuts January 7 on IFC

When we last left the hapless Todd Margaret (David Cross) back in 2012, he had just destroyed the world after making the last of his increasingly poor decisions that began with his moving to England from America. So how, exactly, is this IFC comedy series (now with a shortened title) returning for a third season? With a major twist, and a very, very different take on the characters. Co-stars Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe), Blake Harrison, and Will Arnett return, joined by Jack McBrayer.

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