This week’s “Jeopardy!” episodes are the final five hosted by Alex Trebek. Episodes hosted by Ken Jennings start Jan. 11. |
 | | “Summer Camp Island” is so stinkin cute.Cartoon Network Studios, Inc. |
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Season 3 of this freakishly darling cartoon about a magical summer camp is broken into three chapters, and the better aquatinted you are with the characters, the more in-jokes you will appreciate. But the truth is you can jump in wherever. Sentient pajamas, teen witches who get a thrill from farting in restaurants, an origin story for umbrellas in drinks — one can enjoy all these details with or without a broader narrative. “Summer Camp Island” blends whimsy and kid-appropriate naughtiness with good jokes and tender philosophizing. If your household enjoyed “The Worst Witch” or “Adventure Time,” or if you ever saved a really good sticker well into adulthood, watch this. |
I already watched ‘Chef’s Table’ |
 | | A scene from “Korean Pork Belly Rhapsody.”via Netflix |
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‘Korean Pork Belly Rhapsody’ |
This two-part exploration of pork belly (in Korean, with subtitles) has plenty of the requisite slow-motion sizzling-meat footage, as well as details on pig husbandry and the process of making charcoal. Yes, it will make you want to travel and to eat pork belly, but the show also made me yearn for wider availability of lifestyle shows from other countries. If you miss going to restaurants, or if you want to watch a food show that’s not a contest, watch this. Episode 1 is available now, and Episode 2 arrives Jan. 11. |
 | | Isiah Whitlock Jr. in an episode of “History of Swear Words.” Fans of “The Wire,” I bet you can guess which episode.Netflix |
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- Season 3 of the reboot of “Muppet Babies” starts Monday at 5 p.m. on Disney Junior; this season Fozzie has a new sister, named Rozzie.
- “Antiques Roadshow” returns for its 25th season Monday at 8 p.m. on PBS. (Check local listings.)
- Also returning for its 25th season is “The Bachelor,” which airs Monday at 8 p.m. on ABC.
- “A Woman’s Work: The N.F.L.’s Cheerleader Problem,” an Independent Lens documentary about labor rights, airs Monday at 10 p.m. on PBS. (Check local listings.)
- Season 2 of “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” starts Tuesday at 8 p.m. on NBC.
- “History of Swear Words” is “I Love the ’80s” but for profanity, and with Nicolas Cage. It arrives on Netflix Tuesday.
- “Mr. Mayor,” the new comedy from Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, premieres Thursday at 8 p.m. on NBC. Ted Danson stars as the new mayor of Los Angeles, and for some reason the show thinks the political group most deserving of ridicule at the moment is disability rights activists.
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