Today marks the US debut of the series A Discovery of Witches, based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Deborah Harkness.

In a world where witches, vampires, and demons live secretly among humans, the series follows historian Diana Bishop (Teresa Palmer), a witch who denies her magical heritage, refusing to use magic. However, not always in control, when she accidentally uses her magic to retrieve a manuscript in Oxford’s Bodleian Library that has long been lost, her world is turned upside down. She is approached by vampire Matthew Clairmont (Matthew Goode), who has been looking for the book for over a century, as it may contain secrets to his heritage. He tells her that other creatures will be looking for it as well and she is not safe. Witches don’t trust vampires, but can she trust this intriguing man, and can he protect her from not only other creatures, but also others of her own kind and help her separate the truths from the lies?

Premiering tonight on FOX, is the new series, The Passage, adapted from the best-selling book trilogy by Justin Cronin. The series focuses on Project NOAH, a secret facility where scientists have discovered a virus in the Bolivian jungle that they think is a cure to all human diseases. At the facility they run experiments with the dangerous virus, however learn that it also has the ability to wipe out all of mankind.

The scientists enlist the help of Federal Agent Brad Wolgast (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) to bring in test subjects from prisons and other members of society that no one will miss.

Problems arise when the test subjects start changing, but time is running out when an outbreak of avian flu turns into an epidemic.

As the New Year begins, Team TARDIS discovers that something has been buried on earth since the ninth century, and it’s awake. The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) calls it the most “dangerous creature in the universe.” Can they stop it before it takes control of the whole planet?

Holiday episodes for the show are always special, and although this didn’t have quite the same holiday spirit, being for New Year’s Day rather than Christmas, the episode, written by Chris Chibnall, still had the same flair, as the new year brings back an old foe.

Team TARDIS arrives on a battlefield on the planet of Ranskoor Av Kolos after receiving nine separate distress calls from it. However it’s not going to be easy, as the only one around is a commander named Paltraki (Mark Addy) with no memory. What is wrong with the planet? What is the strange formation beyond the mist, and who are the Ux? The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and her team must work together to try to answer these questions and rescue Paltraki’s crew while an even bigger threat looms.

The Doctor (Jodie Whitaker) and Team TARDIS arrive at the edge of a Norwegian fjord in the middle of nowhere when they spot a boarded-up cottage. Living there is a girl named Hanne (Ellie Wallwork), who is scared of the creature that lurks in the woods. Can they help her find her father before it’s too late?

Once again, Doctor Who brought another outstanding episode. It was a fun monster-of-the-week with the creepy yet quirky vibe that the show is always so great at. It was also quite emotional.

On the way to the Coronation of Elizabeth I, due to less than exact readings, the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and her friends end up in 17th century Lancashire, in Bilehurst Cragg, during a witch trial run by landowner Becka Savage (Siobhan Finnerman). When King James I (Alan Cumming) arrives, things only go from bad to worse. Are witches plaguing the land, or is it something much more sinister and dangerous?

The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and her friends travel back to India in 1947 to see Yaz (Mandip Gill)’s grandmother (Leena Dhingra)’s hidden history, but when they arrive in Punjab, the country is being divided. If that wasn’t enough, demons arrive haunting the land. Who or what do they want?

While on a hunt in the middle of a junk planet, the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker), Yaz (Mandip Gill), Graham (Bradley Walsh), and Ryan (Tosin Cole) are injured and stranded on a ship where they must work together with strangers to escape an unusual and extremely dangerous alien.

Other than the opening, the episode is pretty much a bottle episode, at least in regards to sets, and there are only six guest cast members (the effects are still spot on, and the alien is as spectacular as it is surprising). However, this made no difference, as the whole episode taking place on the ship gave a more claustrophobic and thrilling feel as the team is running out of time to escape from danger.