{"id":433962,"date":"2026-01-26T08:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/433962\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T08:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:24:08","slug":"what-to-watch-on-tv-this-week-january-25-31-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/433962\/","title":{"rendered":"What to watch on TV this week (January 25-31, 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to What\u2019s On, our weekly roundup of notable shows and streaming films. Here is what\u2019s happening on TV from Sunday, January 25 to Saturday, January 31. All times are Eastern.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Marvel\u2019s Simon Williams\/Wonder Man gets the live-action treatment with this Disney+ drama led by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, a performer very familiar with the superhero space thanks to HBO\u2019s Watchmen, the Aquaman films, and whatnot. The meta miniseries sees his character, a struggling Hollywood actor, desperate for the main role in the remake of the in-universe Wonder Man film\u2014all the while possessing secret superpowers of his own. Look for The A.V. Club\u2019s review on Monday.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Michael J. Fox, Jeff Daniels, and Candice Bergen are among the notable guest stars joining Jason Segel, Harrison Ford, and the rest of the Shrinking crew for the third edition of Apple TV\u2019s series. The new eps will see Segel\u2019s Jimmy Laird attempting to move on from his grief and navigate big changes, from his daughter\u2019s cross-country college move to a potential new love interest (played by How I Met Your Mother pal Cobie Smulders). The A.V. Club will recap the show.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After some source-material shuffling, it\u2019s finally time for Bridgerton to spotlight Benedict (Luke Thompson) and his Cinderella-esque, mistaken-identity romance with Sophie (Yerin Ha), a beguiling masquerade-ball guest who\u2019s actually a resourceful maid forced into a life of servitude. The first four episodes drop on Netflix this Thursday\u2014as does The A.V. Club\u2019s review\u2014with the rest of the installments following on February 26.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If I Had Legs I\u2019d Kick You (HBO Max, Friday, 3 a.m., streaming premiere)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>That Best Actress Oscar may be Jessie Buckley\u2019s to lose, but Rose Byrne\u2019s devastatingly relatable turn as a struggling mother in this Mary Bronstein-directed psychological dramedy is giving the Hamnet star a run for her money. As Byrne\u2019s Linda grapples with her kid\u2019s feeding disorder, her absent husband Charles (Christian Slater), and a gaping, gross hole in her ceiling, she seeks help and understanding from her therapist (played by Conan O\u2019Brien) and a motel employee (portrayed by A$AP Rocky). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/if-i-had-legs-id-kick-you-review\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read The A.V. Club\u2019s review<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Memory Of A Killer (Fox, Sunday, 10 p.m., series premiere)\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Equal parts devoted father and deadly hitman, Angelo Doyle (Patrick Dempsey) is already leading a perilous double life, one that gets exponentially more complicated when he begins losing his memory to early-onset Alzheimer\u2019s. Symptoms couldn\u2019t come at a worse time, with Angelo\u2019s wife killed under suspicious circumstances and his pregnant daughter in danger from one of his adversaries. Michael Imperioli and Odeya Rush co-star.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Can\u2019t miss recaps<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/industry-recap-season-4-episode-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Industry<\/a> (HBO, Sunday, 9 p.m.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-premiere-recap\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms<\/a> (HBO, Sunday, 10 p.m.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/hijack-season-2-premiere-recap-signal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hijack<\/a> (Apple TV, Wednesday, 12 a.m.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/fallout-recap-season-2-episode-6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fallout<\/a> (Prime Video, Wednesday, 3 a.m.)\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/the-pitt-recap-season-2-episode-2-800-a-m\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Pitt<\/a> (HBO Max, Thursday, 9 p.m.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/the-traitors-recap-season-4-episodes-4-5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Traitors<\/a> (Peacock, Thursday, 9 p.m.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/frieren-beyond-journeys-end-recap-season-2-episode-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Frieren: Beyond Journey\u2019s End<\/a> (Crunchyroll, Friday, 10 a.m.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/saturday-night-live-recap-season-51-episode-10\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SNL<\/a> (NBC, Saturday, 11:30 p.m.)\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Also arriving<\/p>\n<p>American Idol (ABC, Monday, 8 p.m., season twenty-four premiere)<\/p>\n<p>School Spirits (Paramount+, Wednesday, 3 a.m., season three premiere)<\/p>\n<p>Yo Gabba GabbaLand! (Apple TV, Friday, 12 a.m., season two premiere)<\/p>\n<p>Ending soon<\/p>\n<p>Below Deck Mediterranean (Bravo, Tuesday, 8 p.m., season ten finale)<\/p>\n<p>Sanctuary: A Witch\u2019s Tale (AMC+, Thursday, 3 a.m., season two finale)<\/p>\n<p>Cat\u2019s Eye (Disney+, Friday, 3 a.m., season one finale)\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to What\u2019s On, our weekly roundup of notable shows and streaming films. 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