TV Highlights | 2026 Week 40

2026 Week 40 — It’s the calm in the middle of the storm, with the AFL grand final now a memory and the NRL grand final still a week away…and FTA is rejigging its weekly schedule all over the place, including two new and one returning comedy program! (Meanwhile, Nine program away from THE VOICE AUSTRALIA finale with a game of Rugby Union that seventeen people will watch.)

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

• American Hostage (S01E03 of 8) – 6pm AEST Stan
• The Voice Australia (S15E17): Grand Final – 7pm Seven
• 🏉 Rugby Union: Wallabies v Springboks – 7pm Nine
• Gogglebox Australia (S24E06 of 10) – 7pm Ten
• Portrait Artist of the Year (S02E07 of 8) – 7:30pm ABC
• Watson (S02E15 of 20) – 8pm Ten
• The Cage (S01E05 of 6) – 9pm ABC
• The Dropout (FTA | E05/E06 of 8) – 8:30pm SBS2
• The Forsytes (S02 premiere – E01 of 6) – 9:05pm ABC
• 7News Spotlight (2026.E21): Danger In Our Skies – 9:05pm Seven

Monday

• High Country: What Lies Beneath (S02E03 of 8) – 1:30pm AEST BINGE
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (S13E24 of 30) – 3pm AEST BINGE
• Lanterns (S01E07 of 8) – 6pm AEST HBO Max
• SNL UK (S02E03 of 6) – 6pm AEST HBO Max
• Youth (S01E03 of 8) – 6pm AEST HBO Max
• MKR (S16 premiere) – 7:30pm Seven
• The Block (S22E33) – 7:30pm Nine
• Shaun Micallef’s Parent’s Evening (series premiere – E01 of 10) – 7:30pm Ten
• Australian Story (S31.E31): part 1 of 2 — Wild | Chrissy Amphlett – 8pm ABC
• Four Corners (S65E31): Behind the Orange Wave – 8:30pm ABC
• Have You Been Paying Attention? (S14E22 of 28) – 8:40pm Ten
• The Rookie (S08E14 of 18) – 9:15pm Seven
• Media Watch (2026.E34) – 9:20pm ABC
• Planet America (2026.E30) – 9:35pm ABC

Tuesday

• The Great Australian Bake Off (S09E08 of 10) – 6pm AEST BINGE
• The Point (S09E19) – 7:30pm NITV
• MKR (S16E02) – 7:30pm Seven
• The Block (S22E34) – 7:30pm Nine
• Sydney Harbour Cops (S01E03 of 10) – 7:30pm Ten
• Foreign Correspondent (2026.E22): Ukraine’s Stolen Children – 8pm ABC
• The Tony Blair Story (E02 of 3) – 8:30pm ABC
• Insight (2026.E30): Red Flags – 8:30pm SBS
• The Cheap Seats (S06E24 of 30) – 8:30pm Ten
• Off the Grid with Colin and Manu (S02 premiere – E01 of 8) – 9pm Seven
• Dateline (2026.E27): Myanmar–The War We Carry – 9:30pm SBS

Wednesday

• Deadliest Dinners (S01E04 of 8) – 9am AEST BINGE
• Ted Lasso (S04E09 of 10) – 6pm AEST Apple TV
• Last Seen, starring Patrick Brammall (S01E05 of 6) – 6pm AEST Apple TV
• Apocalypse (S01E04 of 8) – 6pm AEST BINGE
• Slow Horses (S06E03 of 6) – 6pm AEST Apple TV
• Brothers (series premiere – E03 of 8) – 6pm AEST Apple TV
• The 1% Club UK (S05E05) – 7:30pm Seven
• The Block (S22E35) – 7:30pm Nine
• Hard Quiz (S11E19 of 30) – 8pm ABC
• Class Clowns (series premiere – E01 of 6) – 8:30pm ABC
• Precious Metal (S01 finale – E05 of 5) – 8:30pm SBS2
• A Taste for Murder (FTA series premiere – E01 of 6) – 8:30pm Seven
• Boston Blue (S01E15 of 20) – 8:30pm Ten
• Chefs Ahoy (series premiere – E01 of 4) – 8:40pm Nine
• Crime Night! (S02 premiere – E01 of 6) – 9pm ABC

Thursday

• Survivor US (S51E02 of 13) – 12:30pm AEST Stan
• East of Eden (7 eps) – 6pm AEST Netflix
• Scrubs (S11/reboot S02 – E01 of 10) – 6pm AEST Disney+
• War (series premiere – E01 of 8) – 6pm AEST HBO Max
• The Block (S22E36) – 7:30pm Nine
• Back Roads (S12E23 of 24): Gulf Country, NT – 8pm ABC
• Take 5 with Zan Rowe (S05E07 of 8): Genesis Owusu – 8:30pm ABC
• NCIS: Sydney (FTA: S03E12 of 20) – 8:30pm Ten
• Amanda and Alan’s Italian Job (S02E07 of 8) – 9pm ABC

Friday

• Dark Matter (S02E06 of 10) – 6pm AEST Apple TV
• MobLand (S02E03 of 10) – 6pm AEST Paramount+
• American Horror Story (S13E04/E05 of 13) – 6pm AEST Disney+
• Slo Pitch (S01E02 of 10) – 6pm AEST HBO Max
• Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars (S02E01 of 8) – 6pm AEST Apple TV
• Better Homes and Gardens (S32E55) – 7pm Seven
• Gardening Australia (S37E26 of 32) – 7:30pm ABC
• Chateau DIY Australia (series premiere – E01 of 5) – 7:30pm Nine
• Death Valley (S01E04 of 6) – 8:20pm ABC
• World War II with Tom Hanks (series finale – E19/E20 of 20) – 8:30pm SBS

Saturday

• Beyond Paradise (S02 premiere – E01 of 6) – 7:30pm ABC
• Teenage Boss: Next Level (S03 finale – E10 of 10) – 7:30pm ABC Family
• Father Brown (S12 finale – E10 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
• Wonka’s Golden Ticket