TV picks for Jan. 6: 'Marie,' 'The Bachelor,' Robert Osborne

January 5, 2014 at 8:00PM
THE BACHELOR - "Episode 1801" - Juan Pablo Galavis, the former Venezuelan soccer player, begins his search for his soul mate, choosing from among 27 beautiful bachelorettes, when the 18th edition of "The Bachelor" premieres MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET) , on ABC. (ABC/Rick Rowell) KYLIE, VALERIE, ALLISON, CHANTAL, CLARE, JUAN PABLO GALAVIS, LAUREN H., KATHERINE, ASHLEY, CHELSIE
Juan Pablo Galavis, the former Venezuelan soccer player, begins his search for his soul mate on “The Bachelor.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

She's a little bit country

The Hallmark Channel may have canceled Marie Osmond's talk show, but it's not quite dead yet. "Marie" (9 a.m., Reelz) will air in reruns weekday mornings on the Hubbard family's Reelz channel with an option for new episodes if all goes well. Now if only the Hubbards would finance a remake of the classic Donny & Marie film "Goin' Coconuts."

The dating game

"The Bachelor" (7 p.m., KSTP, Ch. 5) returns for another round of mindless flirting, with heartthrob Juan Pablo Galavis having to choose among 27 women, including a former NBA dancer, a schoolteacher, a federal prosecutor, an opera singer and a local news anchor.

The host with the most

Alec Baldwin may have lost his hosting gig at MSNBC, but the door is apparently still open at TCM, where he will grill the channel's long-time public face in "Private Screenings: Robert Osborne" (7 p.m., TCM). It may sound like a self-congratulatory pat on the back, but Osborne has led a rich life and he's a top-notch storyteller.

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