What to Watch This Week With Kate Casey

January 6-13, 2025

Hello again,

Did you listen to my episodes last week? I hope you listened to my Saturday Series episode with Maura Bragg. So many of you have told me you are still thinking about her story. I have included a list of last week’s episodes below.

I also have great episodes in store this week, including Tuesday’s episode about the history of the Hilton family.

This week’s must watch list:

Documentaries:

Coach Prime (Amazon) season three premieres this week. Colorado head coach Deion Sanders led the team to a successful 2024 season that included its first bowl game appearance in four years, and fans are set to get a deeper look at the Buffaloes' impressive campaign. This series is inspiring and emotional. (January 7)

Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action (Netflix) explores how this daytime talk show became one of the biggest and most outrageous TV hits of the nineties and the destruction it caused, raising renewed questions about who was responsible, and how far things should go in the name of entertainment. It’s a walk through the craziness of the 90s talk show era. (January 7)

Sons of Ecstasy (Max) is almost like a psychological thriller. At the epicenter of the 1990s ecstasy drug trade in Arizona sits an unusual rivalry. English stockbroker, Shaun Attwood, faces off against Gerard Gravano, the son of notorious New York mobster-hitman Salvatore ‘Sammy the Bull’ Gravano. For the first time, the Gravanos tell their side of the story. Through riveting first-hand accounts from inside both factions, the film unravels the unexpected showdown between the British business guru and the mafia heir apparent in the Arizona desert. (January 9)

Frontline: Maui’s Deadly Firestorm (PBS) investigates critical missteps that day — and in the years prior, as the county and state were repeatedly advised to invest more money in prevention and preparedness, and as experts and residents raised concerns. (January 7)

Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (PBS) features celebrity guests who sit down with Dr. Gates to dive into their ancestral history and solve mysteries that have plagued their families. (January 7)

In each episode, celebrities are presented with a "book of life" that is compiled with information researched by professional genealogists that allows them to view their ancestral histories, learn about familial connections and discover secrets about their lineage.

Reality Television:

Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test (Fox) - Like the original British series, Special Forces: World's Toughest Test pits contestants against harsh environments all around the world in a shortened training course that is designed to replicate a number of elements of the actual United States Special Forces selection course, which is notoriously difficult and has claimed the lives of people who have participated in it. (January 8)

This season’s cast includes Olympic Swimming Gold Medalist Nathan Adrian, Actor Stephen Baldwin, Pro-Surfer and Model Alana Blanchard, Pro Soccer Player Landon Donovan, Motocross Champion Carey Hart, TV Personality and DJ Brody Jenner, Olympic Track and Field Athlete Marion Jones, Influencer and Former Bachelorette Ali Manno (Fedotowsky), NFL Pro-Bowler Cam Newton, Influencer and Model Kayla Nicole, Actress Kyla Pratt Actress Denise Richards, Actress and Podcast Host Christy Carlson Romano, Original Bachelorette Trista Sutter, Superbowl Champion Golden Tate, and Olympic Gymnastics Gold Medalist Jordyn Wieber.

My money is on Landon Donovan and Marion Jones.

The Traitors (Peacock) - Alan Cumming plays host to 21 larger-than-life personalities who come together to compete in a series of missions with the objective of earning a cash prize of up to $250,000. The Emmy® award-winning series, The Traitors is a nail-biting psychological adventure in which treachery and deceit are the name of the game. (January 9)

Season 3 Cast: Bob Harper (The Biggest Loser), Bob The Drag Queen (RuPaul’s Drag Race), Britney Haynes (Big Brother), Carolyn Wiger (Survivor), Chanel Ayan (The Real Housewives of Dubai), Chrishell Stause (Selling Sunset), Ciara Miller (Summer House), Danielle Reyes (Big Brother), Dolores Catania (The Real Housewives of New Jersey), Dorinda Medley (The Real Housewives of New York City), Dylan Efron (Down to Earth with Zac Efron), Gabby Windey (The Bachelorette), Jeremy Collins (Survivor), Lord Ivar Mountbatten (British Royal), Nikki Garcia (WWE Hall of Famer), Rob Mariano (Survivor & Deal or No Deal Island), Robyn Dixon (The Real Housewives of Potomac), Sam Asghari (Actor & Model), Tom Sandoval (Vanderpump Rules), Tony Vlachos (Survivor), and Wells Adams (Bachelor in Paradise).

My money is on Rob Mariano.

Betting on Paradise (HGTV) - Luke Shantz and Steph Sitt move to Costa Rica, “buying a crumbling piece of prime real estate with the dream of creating a luxury boutique hotel. (January 7)

This week on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (Bravo) love is in the air for Boz and her new boyfriend, but Dorit and PK can't say the same. (January 7)

This week on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (Bravo) the trip to Puerto Vallarta goes from bad to worse when someone is caught red-handed recording the women, causing everyone to turn on her. (January 8)