January 2026 brings a wave of new TV shows and movies to broadcast, cable and streaming services like Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV Plus and others.
Top new TV shows this month include the returns of "Bridgerton," "The Pitt," "The Traitors," "Shrinking" and "Industry," as well as the debuts of "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" and "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy." More streaming movies arrive, including "The Rip" and "People We Meet on Vacation." Check out the full schedule of new TV shows in January 2026.
All times Eastern Time. Our top picks in bold
THURSDAY, JANUARY 1
“Red Eye” - season 2 premiere (12 a.m., Hulu)
“Run Away” - season 1 premiere (3 a.m., Netflix)
“2025 Rock and Roll Hame of Fame Induction” - special (8 p.m., ABC)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 2
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” - season 18 premiere (8 p.m., MTV)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 4
“31st Annual Critics Choice Awards” - special (7 p.m., E! and USA)
“When Calls the Heart” - season 13 premiere (8 p.m., Hallmark)
MONDAY, JANUARY 5
“The Wall” - season 6 premiere (9 p.m., NBC)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 7
“Best Medicine” - series premiere (8 p.m., Fox)
“Finding Your Roots” - season 12 premiere (8 p.m., PBS)
“Will Trent” - season 4 premiere (8 p.m., ABC)
“The Rookie” - season 8 premiere (10 p.m., ABC)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8
“Bruce Springsteen: Nebraska Live” - documentary (12 a.m., Hulu)
“Beast Games” - season 2 premiere (3 a.m., Prime Video)
“The Masked Singer” - season 14 premiere (8 p.m., Fox)
“Harlan Coben’s Final Twist” - series premiere (10 p.m., CBS)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8
“Girl Taken” - series premiere (3 a.m., Paramount+)
“The Valley” - series premiere (9 p.m., Bravo)
“The Pitt” - season 2 premiere (9 p.m., HBO Max)
“The Traitors” - season 4 premiere (9 p.m., Peacock)
“The Hunting Party” - season 2 premiere (10 p.m., NBC)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 9
“Tehran” - season 3 premiere (12 a.m., Apple TV)
“A Thousand Blows” - season 2 premiere (12 a.m., Hulu)
“Coldwater” - series premiere (3 a.m., Paramount+)
“People We Meet on Vacation” - original movie (3 a.m., Netflix)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 11
“The Night Manager” - season 2 premiere (3 a.m., Prime Video)
“The 83rd Annual Golden Globes” - special (8 p.m., CBS)
“All Creatures Great and Small” - season 6 premiere (9 p.m., PBS)
“Industry” - season 4 premiere (9 p.m., HBO)
“Bookish” - series premiere (10 p.m., PBS)
“Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal” - season 3 premiere (11:30 p.m., Cartoon Network)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 13
“Tell Me Lies” - season 3 premiere (12 a.m., Hulu)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14
“Hijack” - season 2 premiere (12 a.m., Apple TV)
“Palm Royale” - season 2 finale (12 a.m., Apple TV)
“Pole to Pole With Will Smith” - series premiere (3 a.m., Disney+)
“Love Island All Stars” - season 3 premiere (9 p.m., Peacock)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 15
“Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials” - series premiere (3 a.m., Netflix)
“The Gangs of London” - season premiere (3 a.m., AMC+)
“Ponies” - series premiere (3 a.m., Peacock)
“Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” - series premiere (3 a.m., Paramount+)
“The Upshaws” - part 7 premiere (3 a.m., Netflix)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 16
“The Rip” - original movie (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Power Book IV: Force” - series finale (8 p.m., Starz)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18
“Landman” - season 2 finale (3 a.m., Paramount+)
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” - series premiere (10 p.m., HBO)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20
“Star Search” - series premiere (9 p.m., Netflix)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21
“Drops of God” - season 2 premiere (12 a.m., Apple TV)
“Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart” - documentary (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” - season 2 finale (3 a.m., Disney+)
“Steal” - series premiere (3 a.m., Prime Video)
“The Beauty” - series premiere (9 p.m., FX)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22
“Canada Shore” - series premiere (3 a.m., Paramount+)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23
“Skyscraper Live” - special (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Real Time With Bill Maher” - season 24 premiere (10 p.m., HBO)
SATURDAY JANUARY 24
“Kingdom” - series premiere (8 p.m., AMC+ and BBC America)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 25
“Memory of a Killer” - series premiere (10 p.m., Fox)
MONDAY, JANUARY 26
“American Idol” - season 24 premiere (8 p.m., ABC)
“Extracted” - season 2 premiere (8 p.m., Fox)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27
“Wonder Man” - series premiere (9 p.m., Disney+)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28
“Shrinking” - season 3 premiere (12 a.m., Apple TV)
“School Spirits” - season 3 premiere (3 a.m., Paramount+)
“The Wrecking Crew” - original movie (3 a.m., Prime Video)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 29
“Bridgerton” - season 4 premiere (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Next Level Chef” - season 5 premiere (8 p.m., Fox)
