NBC PRIMETIME SCHEDULE (as of: 1/8/2019) Tuesday January 8, 2019 - Tuesday January 8, 2019

"ELLEN'S GAME OF GAMES"

(X) "THE STINK TANK STRIKES BACK" ORIGINAL

01/08/2019 (08:00PM - 09:00PM) (Tuesday) : "Ellen's Game of Games" returns for season two with more laughs and several brand new games. In the premiere episode, contestants take on new games "Stink Tank," "Oh Ship" and "Knockin' Boots" in addition to "Blindfolded Musical Chairs." The winner of each of the first four rounds advances to "Know or Go" and the person who wins that game advances to "Hot Hands" for a chance to win a cash prize. Stephen "tWitch" Boss serves as announcer. TV-PG D

"NBC NEWS SPECIAL"

(X) "POTUS ADDRESS TO THE NATION" ORIGINAL

01/08/2019 (09:00PM - 09:30PM) (Tuesday) :

"ELLEN'S GAME OF GAMES"

(X) "SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIENDS"

01/08/2019 (09:30PM - 10:00PM) (Tuesday) : CONTESTANTS IN 'ELLEN'S GAME OF GAMES' COMPETE IN A SERIES OF HIGH-ENERGY GAMES FOR A BIG CASH PRIZE - Contestants in this week's "Ellen's Game of Games" will play a hilarious game of "Blindfolded Musical Chairs," "Don't Leave Me Hanging," "Danger Word," and "Say What!?" In "Blindfolded Musical Chairs," contestants are eliminated as they crawl, roll and fumble their way to seats that are constantly shifting. The winner of each round moves on to "Know or Go," and the person who wins that game advances to "Hot Hands" for a chance to win a big cash prize. Ellen DeGeneres hosts. Stephen "tWitch" Boss serves as announcer. TV-PG

"NEW AMSTERDAM"

(X) "SIX OR SEVEN MINUTES" ORIGINAL

01/08/2019 (10:00PM - 11:00PM) (Tuesday) : Winter Premiere As Max (Ryan Eggold) fights for his life, New Amsterdam is in full swing with a pertinent heart surgery that is not covered by insurance and a potential nurses walk out. As the team feels Max's absence and the doctors find out that they may have to treat one of their own, Sharpe (Freema Agyeman) must finally come clean about Max's condition. Also starring Janet Montgomery as Dr. Lauren Bloom, Tyler Labine as Dr. Iggy Frome, Anupam Kher as Dr. Vijay Kapoor and Jocko Sims as Dr. Floyd Reynolds. Guest starring Ron Rifkin as Dean Fulton, Lisa O'Hare as Georgia Goodwin, Zabryna Guevara as Dora, Alejandro Hernandez as Casey, Sendhil Ramamurthy as Dr. Akash Panthaki, and Dierdre Friel as Ella. TV-14