Plus, Idris Elba is back for a new season of “Hijack,” and the “Game of Thrones” prequel series “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” debuts.

What to Watch this week: Ben Affleck and Matt Damon star in The Rip, and a fight for survival in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Plus, Idris Elba is back for a new season of "Hijack," and the "Game of Thrones" prequel series "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" debuts.

By Gerrad Hall

Gerrad Hall is an editorial director at **, overseeing movie, awards, and music coverage. He is also host of *The Awardist* podcast, and has cohosted EW's live Oscars, Emmys, SAG, and Grammys red carpet shows. He has appeared on *Good Morning America*, *The Talk*, *Access Hollywood*, *Extra!*, and other talk shows, delivering the latest news on pop culture and entertainment.

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'Hijack'; 'The Rip'; '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple'. Credit:

Kevin Baker/Apple TV; Claire Folger/Netflix; Miya Mizuno/Columbia Pictures

For their latest collaboration, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon star in *The Rip*, about Miami cops who discover millions in cash in a neglected stash house — and who they can and can't trust.

In theaters, the story of *28 Years Later* continues with *The Bone Temple*, where Ralph Fiennes, Jack O'Connell, and Alfie Williams reprise their roles from last year's hit film, here discovering threats greater than the infected.

Also in theaters, *Dead Man's Wire* and *The Testament of Ann Lee* expand into wide release.

On TV, Idris Elba is back for a new season of *Hijack*, where he finds himself involved in a new life-threatening situation – but this one on a train. And set a century before the events of *Game of Thrones*, *A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms* follows Ser Duncan the Tall and his very small squire, Egg, on a series of dangerous adventures.

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Monday, Jan. 12

Zachary Quinto on 'Brilliant Minds'.

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**Streaming*********Here Come the Irish* (season finale) - Peacock*******One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5* (doc) - Netflix*******My Life Is Murder* - Acorn TV********

**8 p.m.*********90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way* - TLC*******Antiques Roadshow* - PBS*******Baking Championship: Next Gen* - Food Network (next day on HBO Max and Discovery+)*******Below Deck Mediterranean *- Bravo*******Don't Hate Your House With the Property Brothers* - HGTV*******St. Denis Medical* - NBC*******WWE Monday Night RAW* - Netflix (5 p.m. PT)

**8:15 p.m.*****NFL Special* (Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers) - ABC, ESPN******

**9 p.m.*****People Magazine Investigates* (season premiere) - ID*******The Wall* - NBC*******Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen* - Bravo

**10 p.m.*****Brilliant Minds* - NBC*******The Curious Case of...* (season premiere) - TLC******

**11 p.m.*****The Daily Show* - Comedy Central**

Tuesday, Jan. 13

Glen Powell in 'The Running Man'.

Ross Ferguson/Paramount Pictures

**Movies*********Rebuilding* - VOD*******Rental Family* - Digital*******The Running Man* (streaming debut) - Paramount+******

**Streaming*********Shakespeare and Hathaway: Private Investigators* - BritBox*******Sophie Cross* (French series debut) - MHz Choice*******Tell Me Lies* (season premiere) - Hulu*******Wolf* - AMC+, Shudder******

**8 p.m.*********Best Medicine* - Fox*******Finding Your Roots* - PBS*******Fixer to Fabulous* - HGTV*******Harlan Coben's Final Twist* - CBS / Paramount+*******Moonshiners* - Discovery*******The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City *(three-part reunion premiere) - Bravo*******Will Trent* - ABC******

**9 p.m.*********1000-lb Sisters* - TLC*******Doc* - Fox*******Hard Knocks: In Season With the NFC East* - HBO / HBO Max*******High Potential* - ABC*******Moonshiners* - Discovery*******Pole to Pole With Will Smith* (docuseries debut) - Nat Geo (next day on Disney+ and Hulu)*******Vanderpump Rules* - Bravo*******Wildcard Kitchen* - Food Network (next day on HBO Max and Discovery+)

**10 p.m.*********Killer Confessions: Case Files of a Texas Ranger* (season premiere) - ID (next day on HBO Max)*******Pole to Pole With Will Smith* - Nat Geo (next day on Disney+ and Hulu)*******The Rookie* - ABC*******Suddenly Amish* (series debut) - TLC*******Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen* - Bravo******

**11 p.m.*********The Daily Show* - Comedy Central**

Your guide to 2026 TV premiere dates

Your guide to 2026 movie release dates

Wednesday, Jan. 14

Idris Elba on 'Hijack'.

**Streaming*********Beast Games* - Prime Video*******Fallout* - Prime Video*******Hijack* (season premiere) - Apple TV*******Made in Korea* (season finale) - Hulu*******The Ms. Pat Show* - BET+*******Palm Royale *(season finale) - Apple TV*******Percy Jackson and the Olympians* - Disney+*******Riot Women* (series debut) - BritBox******

**8 p.m.*****Chicago Med* - NBC*******Hollywood Squares* - ABC*******Love & Hip Hop: Miami* - BET*******The Masked Singer* - Fox*******Shifting Gears* - ABC*******Ugliest House in America* - HGTV******

**8:30 p.m.*****Abbott Elementary* - ABC*******Cheap A$$ Beach Houses *- HGTV******

**9 p.m.*****Cheap A$$ Beach Houses *- HGTV*******Chicago Fire* - NBC*******Expedition X* - Discovery*******Fear Factor: House of Fear* (series debut) - Fox*******Love Island: All Stars* (season premiere) - Peacock*******My Strange Addiction* - TLC*******The Price Is Right at Night* - CBS*******Sistas* - BET*******Southern Charm* - Bravo******

**10 p.m.*****Chicago PD* - NBC*******Expedition Files* - Discovery*******Shark Tank* - ABC*******Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen* - Bravo******

**11 p.m.*****The Daily Show* - Comedy Central******

Thursday, Jan. 15

Paul Giamatti on 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy'.

Miller Mobley/Paramount+

**Streaming*********Agatha Christie's Seven Dials* (series debut) - Netflix*******Gangs of London* (season premiere) - AMC+*******Ponies* (series debut) - Peacock*******Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale* - AMC+*******Star Trek: Starfleet Academy* (series debut) - Paramount+*******Stayer* (Norwegian series debut) - Viaplay*******Trainer Games* - Prime Video*******The Upshaws* (final season premiere) - Netflix******

**8 p.m.*****9-1-1 *- ABC*******Hell's Kitchen* - Fox*******Law & Order* - NBC*******The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills* - Bravo******

**9 p.m.*****9-1-1: Nashville* - ABC*******Animal Control* (season premiere) - Fox*******Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* - NBC*******The Pitt* - HBO Max*******The Traitors* - Peacock*******The Valley: Persian Style* - Bravo

**9:30 p.m.*****Going Dutch* (season premiere) - Fox******

**10 p.m.*****Grey's Anatomy* - ABC*******The Hunting Party* - NBC*******Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen* - Bravo******

**11 p.m.*****The Daily Show* - Comedy Central**

Friday, Jan. 16

Ralph Fiennes in '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple'.

Columbia Pictures

**Movies*****28 Years Later: The Bone Temple* - In theaters*******Beast of War* - Shudder*******Black Phone 2* (streaming debut) - Peacock*******Charlie the Wonderdog* - In theaters*******Dead Man's Wire* - In theaters (wide release)*******How to Lose a Popularity Contest* - Tubi*******Night Patrol* - In theaters*******A Private Life* - In theaters (wide release)*******The Rip* - Netflix*******Sheepdog* - In theaters*******Shuffle* (doc) - In select theaters*******Twinless* (streaming debut) - Hulu******

**Streaming*****Can This Love Be Translated?* (series debut) - Netflix*******Coldwater* - Paramount+*******Tehran* - Apple TV*******What Drives You With John Cena* (season premiere) - The Roku Channel********

**8 p.m.*****Celebrity Wheel of Fortune *- ABC*******Friday Night Vibes *(*Big Daddy*) - TBS*******Gold Rush* - Discovery*******Happy's Place* (winter premiere) - NBC*******Power Book IV* (series finale) - Starz*******Ready to Love* - OWN*******RuPaul's Drag Race* - MTV

**8:30 p.m.*****Stumble* (winter premiere) - NBC******

**9 p.m.*********20/20* - ABC*******Dateline* - NBC*******Love After Lockup* (season premiere) - WE tv*******My Lottery Dream Home* (season finale) - HGTV******

**9:30 p.m.*****Junk or Jackpot?* - HGTV*******The Nowhere Man* (series debut) - Starz*******RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked* - MTV**

Saturday, Jan. 17

**8 p.m.*********Dinner and a Movie* (*Rampage*) - TBS*******I Am Mary Jo Buttafuoco* (movie) - Lifetime*******Iyanla: The Inside Fix* (series debut) - OWN*******Love on the Amazon* (movie) - Hallmark******

**9 p.m.*****Maxxed Out* - OWN

**10 p.m.*****48 Hours* - CBS

**11:30 p.m.*****Saturday Night Live* (host Finn Wolfhard; musical guest A$AP Rocky) - NBC******

Sunday, Jan. 18

Peter Claffey as Ser Duncan the Tall on 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms'.

**Streaming*********Landman* (season finale) - Paramount+*******The Night Manager* - Prime Video******

**6 p.m.*****Snapped* - Oxygen******

**7 p.m.*********60 Minutes* - CBS*******Killer Relationship With Faith Jenkins* - Oxygen******

**8 p.m.*********90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days* - TLC*******Home Town* - HGTV*******Masterpiece: Miss Scarlet *- PBS*******The Night She Disappeared *(movie) - Lifetime*******The Real Housewives of Potomac - Bravo******When the Heart Calls* - Hallmark*******Worst Cooks in America: Reality Check* - Food Network (next day on HBO Max)********

**9 p.m.*****All Creatures Great and Small* - PBS*******Celebrity IOU* - HGTV*******Coldwater* - Showtime*******Industry* - HBO / HBO Max*******Married to Medicine* - Bravo******

**10 p.m.*********The Hillside Strangler* (docuseries debut) - MGM+*******A Knight of Seven Kingdoms* (series debut) - HBO / HBO Max*******Masterpiece: Bookish* - PBS*******Sister Wives* - TLC*******Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen* - Bravo**

*times are ET and subject to change

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