As the new year begins, January 2025 is set to unveil a captivating lineup of television shows, featuring a mix of reality series, franchise reboots, award specials, and thrilling procedural dramas. In partnership with Diesel Labs, Screen Rant brings exclusive insights into these anticipated new series, using data that gauges online engagement ahead of their premieres. Each show is assigned a hype score based on digital buzz measured across various platforms.
The rankings for the most-discussed new TV shows of January 2025 are determined by Attention Signals, which consider various engagements such as likes, shares, comments, and views across social media and video channels like Facebook and YouTube. These metrics provide crucial insights into which upcoming series are generating the most excitement, irrespective of their subsequent reviews and ratings.
This attention scale measures percentages relative to the show with the highest engagement being marked as 100%.
Aside from the ongoing seasons of established shows such as The Night Agent season 2 and Severance season 2, January 2025 introduces a diverse range of new series. Featuring everything from the Golden Globe Awards to a fresh addition to the Star Trek franchise, this month’s television offerings not only conclude a remarkable slate of 2024 shows but also possess the potential to become enduring favorites. According to the data from Diesel Labs, here is Screen Rant’s countdown of January 2025’s top 10 eagerly awaited new TV shows.
Top 10 Most Anticipated New TV Shows – January 2025
A Range of Titles from the Critics’ Choice Awards to The Flip Off
|
Title |
Premiere Date |
Platform |
Genre |
Attention Scale |
Attention Signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Critics’ Choice Awards 2025 |
1/12/2025 |
E! |
Special |
100.00% |
63,243,204 |
|
Hollywood Squares |
1/9/2025 |
CBS |
Reality Competition |
31.03% |
19,624,961 |
|
Star Trek: Section 31 |
1/24/2025 |
Paramount+ |
Sci-Fi |
30.63% |
19,368,762 |
|
Baylen Out Loud |
1/13/2025 |
TLC |
Reality |
28.46% |
17,997,471 |
|
On Call |
1/9/2025 |
Amazon Prime Video |
Drama |
23.63% |
14,943,726 |
|
Molly-Mae: Behind It All |
1/17/2025 |
Amazon Prime Video |
Docuseries |
20.81% |
13,162,973 |
|
The Golden Globe Awards 2025 |
1/5/2025 |
CBS |
Special |
14.97% |
9,469,570 |
|
Doc |
1/7/2025 |
Fox |
Drama |
14.39% |
9,103,327 |
|
Paradise |
1/28/2025 |
Hulu |
Drama |
13.11% |
8,292,792 |
|
The Flip Off |
1/29/2025 |
HGTV |
Reality |
9.29% |
5,874,832 |
Based on the analysis provided by Diesel Labs, the highlight of January 2025 is undoubtedly the Critics’ Choice Awards ceremony, which will honor the best of film and television from 2024, featuring notable nominees such as Dune: Part Two and Wicked. Following closely in the excitement is a reboot of the iconic Hollywood Squares, with Drew Barrymore taking the helm as host. Other anticipated premieres include the Star Trek spinoff Star Trek: Section 31, the reality series Baylen Out Loud, and the compelling drama On Call starring Troian Bellisario.
Additionally, viewers can look forward to the much-anticipated docuseries, Molly-Mae: Behind It All, the prestigious Golden Globe Awards on CBS, and the medical drama Doc, based on the true story of a doctor with memory loss. Rounding out the top ten is the emotional drama Paradise featuring Sterling K. Brown and the real-estate flipping contest The Flip Off on HGTV. Although January 2025 might not be bursting with numerous major releases, there remains a wealth of content for enthusiasts of diverse genres, including procedural dramas and reality shows, along with the thrill of the awards season.
Diesel Labs is a leader in Content Intelligence, providing in-depth audience insights across the media spectrum. Utilizing a cutting-edge machine-learning approach, they analyze millions of viewer interactions with diverse content across major social and video platforms, including YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok (beta), and Reddit (beta). For more information, visit www.diesellabs.com.
