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The Comeback is...coming back! Lisa Kudrow returns to screens in 2026.

TVAll the hot new shows headed our way in 2026

Good news, couch potatoes: there’s some fantastic TV on the way in 2026. Here are the shows we’re most excited about for the year ahead.

Clare Rigden

Noah Wyle returns for the second series of The Pitt. But wait, who’s that baby?

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TV’s best show of 2025 is back for a second season

Yes, that’s right, The Pitt is already back on our screens with season two. Here’s what else our Screen Queen Clare Rigden is watching this week, including Goolagong, Girl Taken, His & Hers and Beast Games.

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Lila McGuire is front and centre in Goolagong.

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Everything worth watching this week

Here’s what we’re watching this week on TV, including Goolagong, The People We Meet on Vacation, the new season of The Pitt and Muster Dogs: Where Are They Now.

Clare Rigden

Mitch McTaggart is back with The Last Year Of Television.

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Love your TV? You NEED to watch Mitch McTaggart’s show

The Last Year Of TV, Run, Tales From Outer Suburbia, Dear Life & The Scarecrow’s Wedding: here’s what our Screen Queen Clare Rigden is dipping into this week.

Clare Rigden

George Mason is sensational as Brenden Abbott in Run, coming to Binge.

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Everything worth watching on TV this week

Run, The Last Year Of Television, NYE on ABC, the new Harlen Coben series Run Away and the second series of Daddy Issues: here’s what we’re diving into on TV this week.

Clare Rigden

Heated Rivalry is streaming on HBO Max.

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The whole world is obsessed with this gay ice hockey drama

This week our Screen Queen Clare Rigden is acquainting herself with Heated Rivalry, the HBO series that has the whole world talking. Here’s what else she’s watching in the run-up to Christmas.

Clare Rigden

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is a festive classic.

Christmas TVCommentsAll the best Christmas TV to get you in the spirit

This week we’re getting festive with Jamie Oliver, rewatching an 80s classic, enjoying a Christmas singalong with Delta Goodrem and watching Shaun Micallef bring his unique brand of comedy to Christmas Eve.

Clare Rigden

Sean Combs: The Reckoning is streaming on Netflix.

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We are HERE for the pettiness of new Sean Combs Netflix doco

This week our Screen Queen is pulling out her bandana and popping on the new Puff Daddy doco, checking out Fallout season two, revisiting Emily In Paris and rediscovering The Good Wife.

Clare Rigden

But do we need him? Simon Cowell: The Next Act is coming to Netflix.

TVCommentsSimon Cowell is ready for his next act. But will we care?

This week we’re wondering how audiences will react to Simon Cowell: The Next Act, peeping the Spartacus spin-off, catching up with RHOBH, reliving Taylor Swift’s tour and enjoying the new Knives Out mystery.

Clare Rigden

Rowan Atkinson’s Man Vs Baby is coming to Netflix.

TVCommentsEverything worth watching on TV this week

Man Vs Baby, Taylor Swift’s The End Of An Era doco, Jay Kelly starring George Clooney and the final two parts of the Reavealed: Death Cap Murders doco. Here’s what we’re watching this week.

Clare Rigden

Spreading the love: One Shot with Ed Sheeran is streaming now on Netflix.

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Wait, does EVERYONE love Ed Sheeran?

It would seem so, as a great new Netflix music special is proving. Here’s what else Screen Queen is watching and loving this week.

Clare Rigden

Winona Ryder is back for the fifth and final season of Stranger Things.

TVEverything worth watching on TV this week

Stranger Things, The Iris Affair, One Shot With Ed Sheeran, a Chris Hemsworth doco about dementia and A Man On The Inside: here’s everything we’re diving into this week.

Clare Rigden

Watching the Big Brother Live Stream is an unexpected delight.

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Why I can’t stop tuning into the Big Brother live stream

This week we’re admitting our love for the new Big Brother, feeling depressed about The Death Of Bunny Munro, catching up with Jimmy Barnes, checking out the ARIAs and watching Train Dreams.

Clare Rigden

The Death Of Bunny Munroe, starring newcomer Rafael Mathe and a shapeshifting Matt Smith, is coming to Binge.

TVEverything worth watching on TV this week

The Death Of Bunny Munroe, Return To Paradise, Working Class Man, Wicked: One Wonderful Night and He Had It Coming: here’s what we’re watching this week.

Clare Rigden

There’s much to like about the first episode of the new SBS drama Reckless.

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New Aussie drama puts Fremantle on the map

This week we’re embracing a new local drama, checking out Claire Danes’ latest TV project, eyeballing the new Big Brother, blushing at a raunchy French drama, and embracing the insanity of Palm Royale.

Clare Rigden

Being Eddie is coming to Netflix.

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Being Eddie, Big Brother Australia, Reckless, The Beast In Me and Palm Royale season two: here’s everything we’re dipping into on TV this week.

Clare Rigden

Stranger Things season five returns on November 27.

EntertainmentCommentsWATCH: First five minutes of new Stranger Things

Stranger Things fans can now watch the first five minutes of the new season online, ahead of the final fifth season going to air on November 27.

Clare Rigden

Rachel Sennott’s I Love LA is coming to HBO Max.

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Influencer culture skewered in great new HBO comedy

Rachel Sennott’s new comedy I Love LA is one for the ages. Here’s what else our Screen Queen Clare Rigden is watching this week.

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Plur1bus is coming to Apple TV Plus.

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Vince Gilligan’s Pluribus, Rachel Sennott’s I Love LA and a return to acting for Succession star Sarah Snook: here’s what we’re peeping on the small screen this week.

Clare Rigden

Down Cemetery Road, starring Emma Thompson, is coming to Apple TV Plus — and it’s well worth your time.

Screen QueenLoving Slow Horses? You won’t want to miss this new drama

Down Cemetery Road, It: Welcome To Derry, The Block finale, Son Of A Donkey and The Witcher: here’s everything our Screen Queen Clare Rigden is checking out this week.

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Watch out, kids — he’s coming for you. It: Welcome To Derry is coming to Max.

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This week we’re scaring ourselves senseless with It: Welcome To Derry, heading Down Cemetery Road, peeping The Block finale, enjoying The Art Of and seeing if Liam Hemsworth is worth our while on The Witcher.

Clare Rigden

Boots is streaming now on Netflix — and it’s a delight.

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Boots is the Netflix comedy/drama you didn’t know you needed

Boots, the second season of Nobody Wants This, Harlan Coben’s psychological thriller Lazarus, Mr Scorsese and The Golden Bachelor: here’s what we’re watching and enjoying this week.

Clare Rigden

Harlan Coben’s Lazarus is streaming on Prime.

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Everything worth watching on TV this week

Harlan Coben’s Lazarus, Nobody Wants This, The Golden Bachelor, Talamasca: The Secret Order, End Game With Tony Armstrong: here’s everything we’re watching this week.

Clare Rigden

The Diplomat is back for a third season.

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Rejoice! The best drama on Netflix is back

Fans of The Diplomat: assemble! Netflix’s excellent drama is back. This week, our Screen Queen is also dipping into The Chair Company, Tell Me What You Really Think and Murdaugh: Death In The Family.

Clare Rigden