This viewing guide covers a curated selection of the current month’s program premieres in the US, as well as shows added throughout the month, of titles from countries in Africa, Asia, North America, and South America. Non-English-language programs are shown in their original languages with English subtitles (and other subtitles, as available).
For details about this month’s premieres of programs from the UK, Ireland, English-speaking Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and countries in Europe, visit The British TV Place, The Down Under TV Place, and The Euro TV Place.
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Viewing Guide Archives
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JANUARY 2026
For descriptions of select titles, read “60 International TV Premieres in January 2026”
- 1st — 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (US) — ABC (8pm ET, 2nd Hulu)
- 1st — Bleeding Tiger: Resolution (Malaysia) — Netflix
- 1st — HAQ (India) — Netflix
- 1st — Hijos del Desierto: Episodes 123-134 (Sons of the Desert) (Chile) —Public TV stations
- 1st — Love from 9 to 5 (Mexico) — Netflix
- 1st — Marshmallow (US) — Shudder, AMC+, Shudder on Prime Channels, AMC+ on Prime Channels
- 1st — My Korean Boyfriend (Brazil) — Netflix
- 1st — Physical: Welcome to Mongolia (South Korea) — Netflix
- 1st — Time Flies (Argentina) — Netflix
- 2nd — After the Quake (Japan) — Netflix
- 2nd — Your Turn to Kill (Japan) — Netflix
- 4th — Best Medicine (US) — Fox (8pm ET, 5th Hulu)
- 4th — Incredible Northern Vets: Season 2 (US) — Disney+
- 5th — Antiques Roadshow: Season 30 (US) — PBS (8pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 5th — Defying Destiny (Colombia) — Netflix
- 5th — Monday Night Raw: 2026 (US) — Netflix (live)
- 5th — Spring Fever (South Korea) — Prime Video
- 5th — The Wall: Season 6 (US) — NBC (9pm ET)
- 6th — American Experience: Bombshell (US) — PBS (9pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 6th — Finding Your Roots: Season 12 (US) — PBS (8pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 6th — The Rookie: Season 8 (US) — ABC (10pm ET, 7th Hulu)
- 6th — Will Trent: Season 4 (US) — ABC (8pm ET, 7th Hulu)
- 7th — Beast Games: Season 2 (US) — Prime Video
- 7th — Bruce Springsteen: Nebraska Live (US) — Hulu
- 7th — Harlan Coben’s Final Twist (US) — CBS (10pm ET), Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Channels
- 7th — Hollywood Squares: Season 2 (US) — CBS (8pm ET, 8th Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Channels)
- 7th — Marcello Hernández: American Boy (US) — Netflix
- 7th — The Masked Singer: Season 14 (US) — Fox (8pm ET, 8th Hulu)
- 7th — Sistas: Season 10 (US) — BET (9pm ET)
- 7th — Starto to Move: Countdown 2025-2026 Concert (Japan) — Netflix
- 7th — Unlocked: A Jail Experiment: Season 2 (US) — Netflix
- 7th — Weathered: After the LA Firestorm (US) — PBS (10pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 8th — His & Hers (US) — Netflix
- 8th — The Hunting Party: Season 2 (US) — NBC (10pm ET)
- 8th — The Pitt: Season 2 (US) — HBO Max (8pm ET), HBO Max on Prime Channels
- 8th — The Traitors: Season 4 (US) — Peacock (9pm ET)
- 9th — Chain Reactions (US) — Shudder, AMC+, Shudder on Prime Channels, AMC+ on Prime Channels
- 9th — Death Name (US) — Tubi
- 9th — Depeche Mode: M (US-Mexico) — Netflix
- 9th — People We Meet on Vacation (US) — Netflix
- 9th — Tehran: Season 3 (Israel-US) — Apple TV, Apple TV on Prime Channels
- 11th — 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (US) — CBS (8pm ET, 8th Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Channels)
- 11th — The Bill Simmons Podcast (US) — Netflix (11:30pm)
- 11th — Magik Rompak (Malaysia) — Netflix
- 12th — Gimbap and Onigiri (Japan) — Netflix
- 12th — Voces: American Sons (US) — PBS (10pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 13th — The Boyfriend: Season 2 (Japan) — Netflix
- 13th — Pole to Pole with Will Smith (US) — National Geographic (14th Disney+ & Hulu)
- 13th — Silent Truth (Japan) — Netflix
- 13th — Tell Me Lies: Season 3 (US) — Hulu
- 14th — Fear Factor: House of Fear (US) — Fox (15th Hulu)
- 14th — Nature: Tusker: Brotherhood of Elephants (US) — PBS (8pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 14th — The Queen of Flow: Season 3 (Colombia) — Netflix
- 14th — Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web (India) — Netflix
- 15th — Going Dutch: Season 2 (US) — Fox (9:30pm ET, 16th Hulu)
- 15th — Ponies (US) — Peacock
- 15th — Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (US) — Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Channels
- 15th — The Upshaws: Part 7 (US) — Netflix
- 16th — Can This Love Be Translated? (South Korea) — Netflix
- 16th — LOL: Last One Laughing Quebec: Season 4 (Canada) — Prime Video
- 16th — No Tail to Tell (South Korea) — Netflix
- 16th — The Rip (US) — Netflix
- 18th — A Knight in the Making (US) — HBO, HBO Max, HBO Max on Prime Channels
- 18th — A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (US) — HBO (10pm ET), HBO Max, HBO Max on Prime Channels
- 19th — Hoops, Hopes & Dreams (US) — Hulu
- 19th — Judy Justice: Season 4 (US) — Prime Video
- 20th — Handsome Devil: The Charming Killer (US) — Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Channels
- 20th — Single’s Inferno: Season 5 (South Korea) — Netflix
- 20th — Star Search (US) — Netflix (live at 9pm ET)
- 20th — WWE: Unreal: Season 2 US Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Netflix (US) — Netflix
- 21st — Drops of God: Season 2 (France-Japan-US) — Apple TV, Apple TV on Prime Channels
- 21st — FX’s The Beauty (US) — FX (9pm ET), Hulu (Disney+ internationally)
- 21st — Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart (UK) — Netflix
- 21st — Nova: Asteroids: Spark of Life? (US) — PBS (9pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 22nd — Free Bert (US) — Netflix
- 22nd — From the Ashes: The Pit (Saudi Arabia) — Netflix
- 22nd — Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (US) — HBO (8pm ET), HBO Max, HBO Max on Prime Channels
- 22nd — Scrabble: Season 2 (US) — The CW (8pm ET/PT)
- 22nd — Trivial Pursuit: Season 2 (US) — The CW (9pm ET/PT)
- 23rd — Mother of Flies (US) — Shudder, AMC+, Shudder on Prime Channels, AMC+ on Prime Channels
- 23rd — Real Time with Bill Maher: Season 24 (US) — HBO (10pm ET), HBO Max, HBO Max on Prime Channels
- 23rd — Skyscraper Live (US) — Netflix (live at 8pm ET)
- 25th — Have I Got News For You: Season 4 (US) — CNN
- 25th — It’s Not Like That (US) — Wonder Project on Prime Video
- 25th — Memory of a Killer (US) — Fox (10pm ET, 26th Hulu)
- 26th — American Idol: Season 24 (US) — ABC (27th Hulu)
- 26th — Extracted: Season 2 (US) — Fox (27th Hulu)
- 26th — Independent Lens: Vivien’s Wild Ride (US) — PBS (10pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 27th — American Masters: Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire (US) — PBS (9pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 27th — Mike Epps: Delusional (US) — Netflix
- 27th — Wonder Man (US) — Disney+
- 28th — Nova: Angkor: Hidden Jungle Empire (US) — PBS (9pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 28th — School Spirits: Season 3 (US) — Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Channels
- 28th — Secrets of the Dead: Queens of Combat (US) — PBS (10pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 28th — Shrinking: Season 3 (US) — Apple TV, Apple TV on Prime Channels
- 28th — The Wrecking Crew (US) — Prime Video
- 29th — Next Level Chef: Season 5 (US) — Fox (30th Hulu)
- tba — Undercover Miss Hong (South Korea) — Netflix
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