The New Year brings it with scripts and reality programs of all genres for the first 2016 television season. From farewell seasons of beloved shows to adaptations of novel series and a remake of a famous movie-musical, television’s winter season is bringing the heat in cold months.

January 3 on PBS- Downton Abbey’s final season
  Full of twists, turns, and beautiful romances, Downton Abbey has electrified audiences in its now six seasons on air.

  Starring Michelle Dockery, Hugh Bonneville and Maggie Smith, the show gained popularity in the United States quickly after originally being broadcasted in the United Kingdom. Despite accusations of too much violence at times and discrimination against Irish and Catholics among others, Downton Abbey has won a plethora of awards.

  Tragic deaths of beloved characters and a winding-down plot may have called for the end of the series.

January 6 on FOX- American Idol’s final season

  From the magical moment that Kelly Clarkson was crowned the first “American Idol,” the reality singing competition has become an American television tradition.

  Many successful singers including Carrie Underwood, Adam Lambert Katharine McPhee and Phillip Phillips owe their careers to the Americans who voted them through week to week. Judges Jennifer Lopez, Harry Connick Jr. and Keith Urban will return with host Ryan Seacrest.

  Unfortunately after fourteen (this being the fifteenth) seasons, the show has stopped producing extremely successful stars, and with competition from The Voice, Idol producers have decided to ceremonially end the phenomenon.

January 7 on NBC- Shades of Blue

  Starring Jennifer Lopez as a New York detective, Shades of Blue is the female-power drama of the winter season.

  The program follows Lopez’s character as she tries to build a better life for her and her daughter by fighting crime in the city.

  Critics have reviewed the show as boring and standard with USA Today calling the premiere “a pale police series.” J-Lo’s return to scripted television is unfortunately predicted to be somewhat of a flop.

January 12 on Freeform (previously ABC Family)- Shadowhunters

  Based on Cassandra Clare’s famed novels The Mortal Instruments, Shadowhunters is one of newly-named Freeform’s first premieres.

  After a failed film starring Lily James based on the novels, the story is now hitting television, starring new faces Katharine McNamara as Clary Fray and Dominic Sherwood as Jace Wayland.

  IMDB named the series as the most anticipated of 2016, and loyal readers are looking forward to seeing their favorite characters in the flesh.

January 21 on The CW- DC’s Legends of Tomorrow

  The ever-growing superhero industry is following us into 2016 with the CW’s newest series, which follows a scientist trying to build a team of heroes and villains for the future.

   Legends of Tomorrow stars Victor Garber, Brandon Routh and Caity Lotz among others. For DC Comics junkies, this show has the potential to be thrilling.

January 24 on FOX- The X-Files (mini-series)

  Based on the 1993-2002 FOX series, this mini-series was originally screened at New York Comic Con in October of 2015.

  A science-fiction and horror mix, the show stars David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, and Mitch Pileggi as FBI agents. The program is fueled by drama and is a continuation of the previous series, so a previous understanding of the plot is essential.

January 25 on FOX- Lucifer

FOX’s new series, based on a comic book The Sandman, is a dark comedy based on the devil taking a vacation to L.A. to help the LAPD.

  Starring as Lucifer himself, Tom Ellis is joined by Lauren German, Lesley-Ann Brandt and Kevin Alejandro among others.

  Critics have praised the series on its adherence to the original comic book, and the show is predicted to bring in laughs.

January 31 on FOX- Grease Live!

  FOX is piggybacking off of NBC’s Live! series, which has included adaptations of The Sound of Music, Peter Pan and The Wiz, with a live remake of Grease.

  The program will star Julianne Hough as Sandy and Aaron Tveit as Danny, along with other appearances from celebrities like Vanessa Hudgins, Carly Rae Jepson, Keke Palmer, Nick Jonas, Carlos Pena and Jessie J.

  Although some viewers are skeptical of a remake of such a classic film, FOX has invested a lot of advertising for the live event.

February 26 on Netflix- Fuller House

  A sequel series to Full House, almost every 90’s kid’s favorite childhood memory, Fuller House will use original cast members to show where all the characters are now.

  Although the Olsen twins (Michelle Tanner) have declined to appear in the show, other Full House players will star such as Bob Saget (Danny Tanner), John Stamos (Uncle Jesse), Candace Cameron-Bure (D.J. Tanner) and Lori Loughlin (Rebecca Katsopolis).

  The show will be released on Netflix only instead of live television, so “binging” on the entire season will be easy for Full House junkies.