What To Know
- ABC has announced its midseason 2026 schedule, with returning favorites like Will Trent, The Rookie, and 9-1-1.
- Fox has set dates for new seriesBest Medicine andMemory of a Killer, while NBC will be debuting The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins.
- CBS will have new shows CIA andY: Marshals on its schedule.
It may be hard to believe, but we’re already reaching fall finales, meaning your favorite shows will be briefly going on hiatus, some for just a few weeks and some a bit longer. But it also means midseason is here, with several favorites returning with new seasons and new series premiering.
ABC was the first broadcast network to release its midseason schedule, featuring the returns ofWill Trent andThe Rookie after last spring’s finales on January 6. The schedule also sets High Potential,9-1-1,Grey’s Anatomy, and other series’ midseason premieres early on in January.American Idol is back with a new season, moving to Mondays, while the next Bachelorette lead, Taylor Frankie Paul, will be looking for love on Sundays now, beginning in March.
Fox was next with its schedule, which includes Best Medicine andMemory of a Killer, on January 6 and 26, respectively. Also in its lineup are unscripted favoriteThe Masked Singer and the newFear Factor,House of Fear, as well as the returns of comedies Animal Control andGoing Dutch.
Then came NBC, with its schedule including new series The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins andThe Hunting Party Season 2, with the latter joiningThursday nights beginning in early January. It will also have “Legendary February,” with three major events airing that month:the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games beginning with the Opening Ceremony on February 6 and concluding with the Closing Ceremony on February 22; Super Bowl LX from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on February 8; and the NBA All-Star Game at the state-of-the-art Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, on February 15.
CBS was the last to announce its premiere dates, with CIA andY: Marshals joining its lineup this winter, on February 23 and March 1, respectively. CIA taking over Mondays at 10/9c means Watson is moving, to Sundays. The network will also be celebrating Survivor Season 50, with weeks of programming leading up to the premiere that will showcase the returning players.
Check out the full list of midseason premiere and return dates for the broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC) below. And keep checking back, as this will be updated as more are announced.
Sunday, January 4
7:00 p.m.: America’s Funniest Home Videos (Season 36 Return)(ABC)
Monday, January 5
8:00 p.m.: St. Denis Medical (Season 2 Midseason Return)(NBC)
9:00 p.m.: The Wall (Season Premiere)(NBC)
10:00 p.m.: Brilliant Minds (Season 2 Midseason Return)(NBC)
Tuesday, January 6
8:00 p.m.: Will Trent (Season 4 Premiere)(ABC)
8:00 p.m.: Best Medicine (Series Premiere)(Fox)
9:00 p.m.: High Potential (Season 2 Midseason Return)(ABC)
9:00 p.m.: Doc (Season 2 Midseason Return)(Fox)
10:00 p.m.: The Rookie (Season 8 Premiere)(ABC)
Wednesday, January 7
8:00 p.m.: Shifting Gears (Season 2 Midseason Return)(ABC)
8:00 p.m.: The Masked Singer (Special Two-Hour Season 14 Premiere)(Fox)
8:00 p.m.: Chicago Med (Season 11 Midseason Return)(NBC)
8:30 p.m.: Abbott Elementary (Season 5 Midseason Return)(ABC)
9:00 p.m.: Chicago Fire (Season 14 Midseason Return)(NBC)
10:00 p.m.: Shark Tank (Season 17 Midseason Return)(ABC)
10:00 p.m.: Chicago P.D. (Season 13 Midseason Return)(NBC)
10:00 p.m.: Harlan Coben’s Final Twist (Series Premiere)(CBS)
Thursday, January 8
8:00 p.m.: 9-1-1 (Season 9 Midseason Return)(ABC)
8:00 p.m.: Law & Order (Season 25 Midseason Return)(NBC)
9:00 p.m.: 9-1-1: Nashville (Season 1 Midseason Return)(ABC)
9:00 p.m.: Law & Order: SVU (Season 27 Midseason Return)(NBC)
10:00 p.m.: Grey’s Anatomy (Season 22 Midseason Return)(ABC)
10:00 p.m.: The Hunting Party (Season 2 Premiere)(NBC)
Friday, January 9
8:00 p.m.: Celebrity Wheel of Fortune(Season 6 Midseason Return)(ABC)
9:00 p.m.: 20/20(Season 48 Midseason Return)(ABC)
Wednesday, January 14
9:00 p.m.: Fear Factor: House of Fear (Series Premiere)(Fox)
Thursday, January 15
9:00 p.m.: Animal Control (Season 4 Premiere)(Fox)
9:30 p.m.: Going Dutch (Season 2 Premiere)(Fox)
Friday, January 16
8:00 p.m.: Happy’s Place (Season 2 Midseason Return)(NBC)
8:30 p.m.: Stumble (Season 1 Midseason Return)(NBC)
Monday, January 26
8:00 p.m.: American Idol(Season 24 Premiere)(ABC)
8:00 p.m.:Extracted (Season 2 Premiere)(Fox)
9:00 p.m.: Memory of a Killer (Series Premiere)(Fox)
Thursday, January 29
8:00 p.m.: Next Level Chef (Season 5 Premiere)(Fox)
Sunday, February 15
9:30 p.m.: Family Guy(Season 24 Premiere, 450th Episode)(Fox)
Sunday, February 22
9:00 p.m.: American Dad! (Season 20 Premiere)(Fox)
Monday, February 23
8:00 p.m.: The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins (Series Premiere)(NBC)
8:00 p.m.: The Neighborhood (Season 8 Midseason Return)(CBS)
8:30 p.m.: DMV (Season 1 Midseason Return)(CBS)
9:00 p.m.: The Voice (Two-Hour Season 29 Premiere)(NBC)
9:00 p.m.: FBI (Season 8 Midseason Return)(CBS)
10:00 p.m.: CIA (Series Premiere)(CBS)
Tuesday, February 24
8:00 p.m.: NCIS (Season 23 Midseason Return)(CBS)
9:00 p.m.: NCIS: Origins (Season 2 Midseason Return)(CBS)
10:00 p.m.: NCIS: Sydney (Season 3 Midseason Return)(CBS)
Wednesday, February 25
8:00 p.m.: Scrubs(Two-Episode Series Premiere)(ABC)
8:00 p.m.: Survivor 50 (Three-Hour Season 50 Premiere)(CBS)
Thursday, February 26
8:00 p.m.: Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage (Season 2 Midseason Return)(CBS)
8:30 p.m.: Ghosts (Season 5 Midseason Return)(CBS)
9:00 p.m.: Matlock (Season 2 Midseason Return)(CBS)
10:00 p.m.: Elsbeth (Season 3 Midseason Return)(CBS)
Friday, February 27
8:00 p.m.: Celebrity Jeopardy! All Stars(Season 4 Premiere)(ABC)
8:00 p.m.:Sheriff Country (Season 1 Midseason Return)(CBS)
9:00 p.m.: Fire Country (Season 4 Midseason Return)(CBS)
10:00 p.m.: Boston Blue (Season 1 Midseason Return)(CBS)
Sunday, March 1
8:00 p.m.: Y: Marshals (Series Premiere)(CBS)
9:00 p.m.: Tracker (Season 3 Midseason Return, New Time Period)(CBS)
10:00 p.m.: Watson (Season 2 Midseason Return, New Night and Time Period)(CBS)
Wednesday, March 4
8:00 p.m.: Survivor (Regular Time Period)(CBS)
9:30 p.m.: America’s Culinary Cup (Series Premiere)(CBS)
Sunday, March 22
8:00 p.m.: The Bachelorette(Season 22 Premiere)(ABC)
8:00 p.m.: The Faithful (New Event Series, Two-Hour Episode)(Fox)