Tina Fey and Ted Danson Form TV Dream Team For NBC's Mr Mayor

One has to wonder — did they even bother setting up a pitch meeting at NBC for Mr. Mayor? Because it’s hard to imagine 30 Rock wunderkinds Tina Fey and Robert Carlock having to say anything more than the words “Ted Danson” before network execs eagerly sent over the paperwork. Tonight we'll find out if this TV dream team has what it takes to make a hit in 2021.

Also today: Wheel of Fortune goes primetime with its first-ever celebrity edition, Jeopardy! champs James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter team up in a new game show of their own, and Netflix baits Oscar yet again with film fest favorite Pieces of a Woman. Here’s what’s new and noteworthy on TV this Thursday:

SERIES PREMIERE: When a retired businessman (Ted Danson) decides to run for mayor of Los Angeles, he surprises everyone and wins the seat. Now he has to figure out what he stands for and how to govern the city in Mr Mayor. The show's pedigreed cast includes Holly Hunter and Bobby Moynihan. Watch trailer. Two episodes air back-to-back beginning at 8:00 PM ET on NBC

SERIES PREMIERE: Making its primetime debut after 38 years in syndication, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune puts a new spin on the classic TV game show, and as Primetimer's Joe Reid writes today, it could be a celebrity schadenfreude bonanza. Leslie Jones, Chandra Wilson, and Tony Hawk are the show's first contestants. Watch preview. 8:00 PM ET on ABC

MOVIE PREMIERE: Venice Film Fest winner and Oscar contender Pieces of a Woman stars Vanessa Kirby and Shia LaBeouf as a Boston couple whose lives change irrevocably when a home birth ends in unimaginable tragedy. Watch trailer. Streaming on Netflix

SERIES PREMIERE: Everyday Joes and Janes will face off against Jeopardy! greats James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter in The Chase, the latest US adaptation of the popular British format. The View's Sara Haines hosts. Primetimer’s Jessica Liese has this preview. 9:00 PM ET on ABC

SERIES PREMIERE: Craig Ferguson hosts the new game show The Hustler, in which five contestants collaborate to answer a series of trivia questions worth $10,000 each. The catch? One of the contestants already knows the answers but must keep their identity a secret to have a shot at winning the grand prize. Watch preview. 10:00 PM ET on ABC

SEASON FINALE:  As the mystery of the Burn is finally solved, Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the Star Trek: Discovery crew have one last chance to save themselves — and the Federation. Watch preview. Streaming on CBS All Access 

COMPLETE FIRST SEASON: Michael Chiklis returns to series TV in Coyote, in which he plays a U.S. border patrol agent who begins to see things differently after he's forced to work for the very people he's spent his career trying to keep from entering the country. Watch trailer. Streaming on CBS All Access

SEASON PREMIERE: Gordon Ramsay returns in the Las Vegas-set 19th Season of Hell's Kitchen, in which eighteen new contestants vy for the position of head chef at Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen Restaurant in Lake Tahoe. Watch preview. 8:00 PM on FOX

SERIES PREMIERE: Finally a TV talent competition that involves monster trucks, alligator wrestling, fire breathing, snake wrangling, tight-rope walking and stunt archery. Go-Big Show will feature contestants performing extreme acts as they attempt to wow judges Snoop Dogg, Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Nettles, and professional wrestler Cody Rhodes. Comic Bert Kreischer hosts. Watch trailer. 9:00 PM ET on TBS

NEW EPISODE: New Year's Eve sees the squad tracking down an Amber Alert as Law & Order: SVU returns from holiday break. Also: Carisi (Peter Scanavino) faces off against counselor Rafael Barba (Raúl Esparza) in an emotional courtroom battle. Watch preview. 10:00 PM ET on NBC

NEW EPISODE: Kat (Mayim Bialik) finds herself double-booked on Call Me Kat after her mother (Swoosie Kurtz) sets her up on a blind date on the same night that Max (Cheyenne Jackson) asks her to be his karaoke partner. Meanwhile, Randi (Kyla Pratt) confronts a customer who never tips. 9:00 PM ET on FOX

Jed Rosenzweig is the Founder and Publisher of Primetimer.