The Complete Guide to Winter TV: Everything to Know About What to Watch This Season

If your favorite winter activity is staying indoors, plenty of this season's biggest shows will make you feel good about that decision — and not just because they're so entertaining. Netflix's hit dystopian thriller Squid Game, Apple TV+'s hit psychological thriller Severance, and Showtime's hit survival thriller Yellowjackets return this winter to remind you that it's a cold, cruel world out there. Even taking a vacation could turn deadly in a new season of HBO's The White Lotus. Best to just stay in your pajamas, pile on those blankets, and work your way through your TV watchlist.

TV Guide's 2024-2025 Winter Guide has everything you need to know about winter TV in one place. First, you'll find our top picks for the most anticipated shows of the season, as well as a list of all the major new shows coming this winter. Next up, we've rounded up our rankings of the best shows of 2024, in case you're still catching up. After that, we've got monthly TV updates, including what to watch this month and what's been renewed and canceled. Then, check out everything coming to each of the major streamers, as well as the best shows and movies on each streamer, premiere dates, and schedules. That's followed by a roundup of this winter's network TV lineups. Finally, we've got all our coverage of your favorite shows. 

Whether you want to know what to watch on Netflix or get the scoop on the new Suits spin-off Suits LA, you'll find the information you need right here. All season long, we'll keep this page updated with our latest winter TV coverage, so keep it bookmarked and check back throughout the season. Happy watching!

ALSO READ: The complete guide to spring TV 2025 / The complete guide to fall TV 2024

Top picks and new shows

Our most anticipated winter shows

Looking for the best of the best? This winter brings the long-awaited returns of some returning champions (Squid Game, Yellowjackets, Severance), exciting new dark comedies (The Sticky, No Good Deed, Laid), and plenty of other intriguing new series (Black Doves, American Primeval). These are the shows we can't wait to watch.

All the major new shows this winter

Spice up your watchlist with something new. We're keeping track of all the major new shows coming this winter, including the latest surefire hit from Harlan Coben, a new mystery box thriller from the creator of This Is Us, and the regular TV series role debut of one Mr. Robert De Niro.

The shows we're excited to watch in 2025

If you like to plan ahead, you'll want to fill your calendar with this list of the year's most exciting TV premieres — including returning shows like Wednesday and new series like the Game of Thrones prequel A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

Best of the year

The 10 best TV shows of 2024

As we look ahead to this winter's most exciting premieres, we're also looking back on this year in television. This year's best TV had range — from feudal Japan to Northern Ireland, from vampires to demons, from the humor of teaching high school to the cutthroat drama of working in finance. These are TV Guide's picks for the 10 best TV shows of 2024.

The 10 best TV episodes of 2024

This year's standout episodes delivered painful deaths and shocking revelations. They probed challenging questions. Some had us on the edge of our seats; others offered unexpected healing. These are TV Guide's picks for the 10 best TV episodes of 2024.

The 10 best TV performances of 2024

To wrap up the year, we're celebrating breakout star turns, scene-stealing villains, a beloved side character finally taking center stage, and actors playing actors. In roles that range from lovably comedic to brutally tragic, here are TV Guide's picks for the best TV performances of 2024.

Monthly TV updates

The ultimate guide to what to watch in February

Here's everything you need to know about what to watch in February across all streaming services, cable channels, and broadcast networks. From TV Guide's top picks — including The White Lotus Season 3, Reacher Season 3, and 1923 Season 2 — to a calendar of the month's highlights, it's all here. Plus, this guide links out to all of our individual guides to the major streamers.

All the canceled and renewed TV shows in February

February is a short month, but it can still pack in a lot of TV news. Will renewals or cancellations win the month? We're keeping track of all the shows renewed or canceled in February here.

The ultimate guide to what to watch in January

Severance Season 2 is all the rage, as it should be — and don't sleep on The Pitt either. Here's our guide to the best shows and movies in January.

All the canceled and renewed TV shows in January

If you're a fan of Canadian comedies, 2025 started off on the right foot. If you're a fan of superhero movie satires, not so much. Here are all the shows that were renewed or canceled in January.

The ultimate guide to what to watch in December

Sure, you're all caught up on the latest seasons of Virgin River and Squid Game, but have you watched The Sticky, starring Margo Martindale as a maple syrup thief? For that and other gems, check out our guide to the best shows and movies in December.

All the canceled and renewed TV shows in December

Ready to spend more time in Apple TV+'s Silo? We rounded up December's TV renewals and cancellations.

What to watch on streaming

We'll be updating this section each month as information is released.

Netflix

• Everything new on Netflix in February, plus our picks for the best of the month
• Everything new on Netflix in January, plus our picks for the best of the month
• Everything new on Netflix in December, plus our picks for the best of the month
• The best shows on Netflix right now
• The best movies on Netflix right now

Prime Video

• Everything new on Amazon Prime Video in February, plus our picks for the best of the month
• Everything new on Amazon Prime Video in January, plus our picks for the best of the month
• Everything new on Amazon Prime Video in December, plus our picks for the best of the month
• The best shows on Amazon Prime Video right now
• The best movies on Amazon Prime Video right now

Hulu

• Everything new on Hulu in February, plus our picks for the best of the month
• Everything new on Hulu in January, plus our picks for the best of the month
• Everything new on Hulu in December, plus our picks for the best of the month
• The best shows on Hulu right now
• The best movies on Hulu right now

HBO and Max

• Everything new on HBO and Max in February, plus our picks for the best of the month
• Everything new on HBO and Max in January, plus our picks for the best of the month
• Everything new on HBO and Max in December, plus our picks for the best of the month
• The best shows on Max right now
  
• The best movies on Max right now

Peacock

• Everything new on Peacock in February
• Everything new on Peacock in January
• Everything new on Peacock in December
• The best shows on Peacock right now
• The best movies on Peacock right now

Paramount+

• Everything new on Paramount+ in February
• Everything new on Paramount+ in January
• Everything new on Paramount+ in December

Disney+

• Everything new on Disney+ in January
• Everything new on Disney+ in December

Tubi

• Everything new on Tubi in February
• Everything new on Tubi in January
• Everything new on Tubi in December

What to watch on broadcast

Winter TV schedules

• ABC's midseason lineup and premiere dates
• CBS's midseason lineup and premiere dates
• Fox's midseason lineup and premiere dates
• NBC's midseason lineup and premiere dates

Everything to know about your favorite winter shows

Throughout the season, we'll be updating this section with more coverage — including previews, reviews, and interviews — of this winter's biggest shows, as well as shows that premiered in the fall but are airing into the winter months.

High Potential (Sept. 17, ABC)

• High Potential showrunner previews Season 2 and hasn't ruled out a Morgan-Karadec romance

9-1-1: Lone Star (Sept. 24, Fox)

• 9-1-1: Lone Star showrunner reveals the shocking character he almost killed off in the series finale
• 9-1-1: Lone Star's Rafael Silva on Carlos and T.K.'s final moments from the series finale

One Chicago (Sept. 25, NBC)

• The 7 biggest moments from the One Chicago crossover

Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2 (Nov. 10, Paramount Network)

• Yellowstone finale review: A sweet but mildly anticlimactic send-off for TV's biggest show
• Yellowstone finale recap: The fate of the ranch is decided
• Yellowstone feels like Taylor Sheridan's diss track for Kevin Costner
• Another Yellowstone death rocks the ranch
• Yellowstone's war amps up thanks to the show's best episode in years
• Yellowstone stars Luke Grimes and Wes Bentley promise satisfying, organic final episodes
• Here's how Yellowstone wrote off Kevin Costner's John Dutton
• Yellowstone stars discuss how John Dutton's absence impacts them and the series
• Everything to know about Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2
• More shows and movies like Yellowstone

Silo Season 2 (Nov. 15, Apple TV+)

• Silo Season 2 finale explained: How that twist ending opens up the world of the show

Dune: Prophecy (Nov. 17, HBO)

• Dune: Prophecy needs to embrace its weird side
• Dune: Prophecy review: HBO's character-driven series goes places the films couldn't
• Everything to know about Dune: Prophecy

Black Doves (Dec. 5, Netflix)

• Black Doves review: Keira Knightley makes a welcome move to TV in Netflix's appealing spy thriller

The Sticky (Dec. 6, Prime Video)

• The Sticky review: Margo Martindale's heist comedy is an engaging riff on Fargo

Dexter: Original Sin (Dec. 13, Paramount+ with Showtime)

• Dexter: Original Sin's finale leaves burning questions ahead of Season 2
• Dexter: Original Sin isn't taking advantage of its new blood
• All the Dexter Easter eggs and callbacks from the premiere of Dexter: Original Sin
• Everything to know about Dexter: Original Sin
• More shows like Dexter

Virgin River Season 6 (Dec. 19, Netflix)

• Virgin River Season 6 has daddy issues
• Everything to know about Virgin River Season 6
• More shows like Virgin River

Squid Game Season 2 (Dec. 26, Netflix)

• Squid Game Season 2 review: Netflix's bloodthirsty thriller loses some of its power
• Squid Game director says it was 'near impossible' to cast a trans woman as Season 2 character
• Everything to know about Squid Game Season 2
• More shows like Squid Game

Missing You (Jan. 1, Netflix)

• Netflix's Missing You ending explained: What happened in Harlan Coben's new thriller

The Way Home Season 3 (Jan. 3, Hallmark)

• Everything to know about The Way Home Season 3

The Rookie Season 7 (Jan. 7, ABC)

• The Rookie's Melissa O'Neil breaks down Lucy and Tim's Valentine's Day and what comes next for Chenford
• The Rookie boss gives updates on Chenford, the new rookies, and upcoming 'fun' episodes
• Everything to know about The Rookie Season 7

American Primeval (Jan. 9, Netflix)

• What is the true story behind Netflix's violent Western American Primeval?

On Call (Jan. 9, Prime Video)

• On Call and The Pitt suggest the future of television looks a lot like its past

The Pitt (Jan. 9, Max)

• The first true streaming procedurals, On Call and The Pitt, put a new spin on an old format

Single's Inferno Season 4 (Jan. 14, Netflix)

• Single's Inferno Season 4's Theo Jang says finding love was the 'last thing I wanted'

XO, Kitty Season 2 (Jan. 16, Netflix)

• Everything to know about XO, Kitty Season 2

Severance Season 2 (Jan. 17, Apple TV+)

• Severance's Christopher Walken on that 'dangerous' dinner scene
• The Severance cast breaks down the innies' grim trip to Woe's Hollow: It's the 'survival of the fittest'
• Severance Season 2 review: Apple TV+'s best show is bringing back mystery box television
• Everything to know about Severance Season 2
• More shows like Severance

The Hunting Party (Jan. 19, NBC)

• The Hunting Party showrunners tease what to fear about the killers from The Pit
• The Hunting Party: 5 questions we have after watching the premiere of NBC's new thriller

The Night Agent Season 2 (Jan. 23, Netflix)

• How does The Night Agent deliver such big thrills with such bland characters?
• The Night Agent Season 2: What to expect from Netflix's spy thriller
• More shows like The Night Agent

Paradise (Jan. 26, Hulu)

• Paradise didn't need to treat its premise like a twist

Watson (Jan. 26, CBS)

• Watson star Morris Chestnut breaks down CBS's new drama
• Watson review: Morris Chestnut solves medical mysteries in CBS's clever Sherlock Holmes update

Apple Cider Vinegar (Feb. 6, Netflix)

• Apple Cider Vinegar: Fact versus fiction in Netflix's new ripped from the headlines series

Sweet Magnolias Season 4 (Feb. 6, Netflix)

• Everything to know about Sweet Magnolias Season 4

Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 3 (Feb. 13, Netflix)

• Ralph Macchio and Cobra Kai's creators break down the series finale, which was planned for years
• The Cobra Kai kids reflect on the series finale and where their characters are headed

Yellowjackets Season 3 (Feb. 14, Paramount+ with Showtime)

• Everything to know about Yellowjackets Season 3
• More shows like Yellowjackets

The White Lotus Season 3 (Feb. 16, HBO)

• The White Lotus Season 3 review: It's time to admit this show is not good
• Everything to know about The White Lotus Season 3
• More shows like The White Lotus

Reacher Season 3 (Feb. 20, Prime Video)

• Everything to know about Reacher Season 3
• More shows like Reacher

Zero Day (Feb. 20, Netflix)

• Zero Day ending explained: Who was behind the cyberattack? What is Proteus?
• Netflix's Zero Day is a misguided boomer fantasy
• Zero Day review: Robert De Niro's Netflix limited series isn't that serious

1923 Season 2 (Feb. 23, Paramount+)

• Everything to know about 1923 Season 2

Grosse Pointe Garden Society (Feb. 23, NBC)

• Grosse Pointe Garden Society's Aja Naomi King previews NBC's twisty new murder mystery

Suits LA (Feb. 23, NBC)

• Suits LA review: NBC's watered-down Suits spin-off doesn't trust its audience
• Everything to know about Suits LA

House of David (Feb. 27, Prime Video)

• Everything to know about House of David