TV Highlights | 2026 Week 38

2026 Week 38 — The EMMYS bring the stars out as American TV networks and streamers heat up their delivery of new shows for the fall season, as Australian networks follow their lead.

All times are local unless noted otherwise.

Key:

• #MolkMustWatch (bold & italics)
• #MolkPicks (bold)
• Everything else worth a look without guarantee or endorsement.

STUFF TO WATCH

Sunday

• Lioness (S03E07 of 8) – 6pm AEST Paramount+
• The Voice Australia (S15E14): Quarter Finals part 1 – 7pm Seven
• The Block (S22E25) – 7pm Nine
• Gogglebox Australia (S24E04 of 10) – 7pm Ten
• Portrait Artist of the Year (S02E05 of 8) – 7:30pm ABC
• Watson (S02E13 of 20) – 8pm Ten
• The Cage (S01E03 of 6) – 8:20pm ABC
• The Dropout (FTA premiere: E01/E02 of 8) – 8:30pm SBS2
• 7News Spotlight (2026.E19): Tilly’s Miracle – 8:40pm Seven
• 60 Minutes (S48E30): Plastic Fantastic | Murder in Paradise – 8:40pm Nine
• Falling (S01E05 of 6) – 9:10pm ABC

Monday

• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (S13E23 of 30) – 3pm AEST BINGE
• Lanterns (S01E05 of 8) – 6pm AEST HBO Max
• High Country: What Lies Beneath (S02 premiere – E01 of 8) – 6pm AEST BINGE
• SNL UK (S02 premiere – E01 of 6) – 6pm AEST HBO Max
• The Voice Australia (S15E15): Quarter Finals part 2 – 7:30pm Seven
• The Block (S22E26) – 7:30pm Nine
• Deal Or No Deal: Celebrity Jackpot–Anne Edmonds & Lloyd Langford – 7:30pm Ten
• Australian Story (S31.E29): The Girl Next Door | Molly Ticehurst – 8pm ABC
• ABC National Forum, hosted by David Speers: Migration – 8:30pm ABC
• Have You Been Paying Attention? (S14E20 of 22) – 8:40pm Ten
• Media Watch (2026.E32) – 9:10pm ABC
• The Rookie (S08E13 of 18) – 9:10pm Seven
• Planet America (2026.E28) – 9:30pm ABC

Tuesday

• 78th annual Primetime EMMY Awards – 10am AEST BINGE
• The Great Australian Bake Off (S09E06 of 10) – 6pm AEST BINGE
• Shaun Micallef’s Origin Odyssey (S02E05 of 6): ? – 7:30pm SBS
• The Point (S09E17) – 7:30pm NITV
• First Dates Australia (S06E05 of 12) – 7:30pm Seven
• The Block (S22E27) – 7:30pm Nine
• Sydney Harbour Cops (series premiere – E01 of 10) – 7:30pm Ten
• Foreign Correspondent (2026.E20): Vanishing Venice – 8pm ABC
• Tampa: The Boat That Turned The Tide (E03 of 3) – 8:30pm ABC
• The Cheap Seats (S06E22 of 30) – 8:30pm Ten
• Travel Guides: LA/Vegas – 8:40pm Nine
• Dateline (2026.E25): Albania’s Luxury Tourism Turmoil – 9:30pm SBS

Wednesday

• Deadliest Dinners (S01E02 of 8) – 9am AEST BINGE
• Ted Lasso (S04E07 of 10) – 6pm AEST Apple TV
• Reacher (S04 finale – E08 of 8) – 6pm AEST Prime Video
• Last Seen, starring Patrick Brammall (S01E03 of 6) – 6pm AEST Apple TV
• Apocalypse (series premiere – E01/E02 of 8) – 6pm AEST BINGE
• Neagley (S01 | 8 eps) – 6pm AEST Prime Video
• Slow Horses (S06 premiere – E01 of 6) – 6pm AEST Apple TV
• The Block (S22E28) – 7:30pm Nine
• Hard Quiz (S11E17 of 30) – 8pm ABC
• Spicks and Specks (S13E11 of 12) – 8:30pm ABC
• Precious Metal (S01E03 of 5) – 8:30pm SBS2
• The Front Bar (S26.E28) – 8:30pm Seven
• The Airport Chaplain (S01 finale – E07/E08 of 8) – 8:30pm SBS *all eps on SBS On Demand*
• 70 Years of Television (E02 of 2) – 8:45pm Nine
• Small Town Scandal (S01E05/E06 of 8) – 9pm ABC *all eps on iview*
• Boston Blue (S01E13 of 20) – 9pm Ten

Thursday

• The Shards (S01 finale – E08 of 8) – 6pm AEST Disney+
• Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 (S02 | 10 eps) – 6pm AEST Netflix
• Tipping Point Australia: 70 Years of TV – 7:30pm Nine
• Back Roads (S24E21 of 24): Spa Country, Vic – 8pm ABC
• Take 5 with Zan Rowe (S05E05 of 8): Jacinda Ardern – 8:30pm ABC
• NCIS: Sydney (FTA: S03E10 of 20) – 8:30pm Ten
• Amanda and Alan’s Italian Job (S02E05 of 8) – 9pm ABC

Friday

• Stuart Fails To Save The World (S01E09 of 10) – 6pm AEST HBO Max
• Dark Matter (S02E04 of 10) – 6pm AEST Apple TV
• MobLand (S02 premiere – E01 of 10) – 6pm AEST Paramount+
• Better Homes and Gardens (S32E53) – 7pm Seven
• Gardening Australia (S37E24 of 32) – 7:30pm ABC
• Death Valley (S01E02 of 8) – 8:20pm ABC
• World War II with Tom Hanks (E15/E16 of 20) – 8:30pm SBS

Saturday

• Grantchester (S11 finale – E08 of 8) – 7:30pm ABC
• Teenage Boss: Next Level (S03E08 of 10) – 7:30pm ABC Family
• Father Brown (S12E08 of 10) – 8:20pm ABC

👎 DO. NOT. BOTHER. (EVER.) 👎

• Autopsy: The Last Days Of…
• Glenn & Mick’s Celebrity Intervention
• Hey Hey It’s…(anything)
• Mrs Brown’s Boys
• Ooops I Bought A Pub!
• Shark!
• Stranded on Honeymoon Island
• The Best and Worst of Red Faces
• The Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers
• The Roast of…(anyone)
• Turned on: Dirty, Sexy Money