New TV and Streaming:
Friday, September 25 – Sunday, September 20, 2026
• Friday on Netflix: The streaming premiere of “Backrooms”, a sci-fi psychological horror flick where Chiwetel Ejiofor tries to get his therapist to believe him after he discovers a secret world hidden within his store. (Trailer)
• Friday at 9:00 p.m. on ABC: The 49th season premiere of “20/20”.
• Friday at 9:00 p.m. on NBC: The 35th season premiere of “Dateline NBC”.
• Friday at 10:00 p.m. on Starz: The series premiere of the “SWAT” spinoff “SWAT: Exiles”. Shemar Moore returns as Hondo, who’s been pulled out of forced retirement to build a new unit from the department’s outcasts . . . even as one of them is working as a mole to tear the unit down from within. (Trailer)
Friday’s Late Night Talk Shows:
• “Jimmy Fallon” – “Matthew McConaughey, Alix Earle, and Riley Green. (Repeat)
• “Jimmy Kimmel” – Woody Harrelson, Sam Richardson, and Greta Van Fleet. (Repeat)
• “Seth Meyers” – Timothy Olyphant and Cooper Hoffman. (Repeat)
• Saturday on Netflix: The streaming premiere of “The Breadwinner”, starring comedian Nate Bargatze as a salesman who agrees to try being a stay-at-home dad after his wife (Mandy Moore) lands a huge deal on “Shark Tank”. (Trailer)
• Saturday at 7:00 p.m. Eastern on CNN: “Farm Aid 2026”. The performers include Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, and Dave Matthews. You can also watch the YouTube live stream starting at 11:30 a.m. Eastern.
• Saturday at 11:30 p.m. on NBC: Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson hosts the 52nd season premiere of “Saturday Night Live”. Katseye is the music guest.
• Sunday on Peacock: Comedian Amelia Dimoldenberg hosts “Saturday Night Live UK”, and Rachel Chinouriri is the music guest.
• Sunday at 8:15 p.m. Eastern on NBC: “Sunday Night Football”. The Denver Broncos host the Los Angeles Rams.
• Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Eastern on CBS and MTV: Snoop Dogg hosts “The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards”. The performers include Madonna, LISA, Shaboozey and Gunna, and Best New Artist nominee Sienna Spiro. Plus Kacey Musgraves will do the Dolly Parton tribute . . . while Raye, Sombr, and Teddy Swims will do a George Michael tribute. (Nominees) (Voting)
• Sunday on HBO Max: Episode 7 of “Lanterns”.
• Sunday at 8:00 p.m. on Fox: The 38th season premiere of “The Simpsons”.
• Sunday at 8:30 p.m. on Fox: The fifth season premiere of “Animal Control”.
• Sunday at 9:00 p.m. on Fox: The third season premiere of “Universal Basic Guys”.
• Sunday at 9:30 p.m. on Fox: The third season premiere of “Grimsburg”.
• Sunday at 11:30 p.m. on Adult Swim: The first season finale of “President Curtis”.
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