Fox, CBS, ABC, NBC, CW Adding 14 New Shows Friday Night: The 3 to Watch

By Phillip Swann
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ABC, CBS, Fox, The CW and NBC tonight (January 16, 2026) will add 14 new shows to their lineups. Here are the three to watch, in my humble opinion:

College Basketball: Baylor at Kansas
Where to Watch: Fox
When to Watch: 8 p.m.
The 11-5 Baylor Bears visit the 12-5 Kansas Jayhawks in this Big 12 matchup. The Bears are led by sharp-shooting sophomore Cameron Carr who’s averaging 20.3 points a game on 54.3 FG percentage. The Jayhawks are paced by senior Tre Wright who’s averaging 15.4 points a game. ESPN’s Matchup Predictor gives Kansas a 77.5 percent chance of winning.

20/20 (New episode)
Where to Watch: ABC
When to Watch: 9 p.m.
The investigative team at 20/20 will get two hours tonight to solve the mysterious and brutal murder of a Bethesda, Maryland woman in 2010. The trail leads to a missing $300.000 and a strange individual living in Guadalajara who may have a dual identity.

Stumble (New episode)
Where to Watch: NBC
When to Watch: 8:30 p.m.
Did you like The Office? Parks and Recreation? Then you will probably like Stumble, a mockumentary-style comedy about a cheerleading team at a West Texas junior college. The talented cast includes former SNL cast member Taran Killam as a local college football coach and Jenn Lyon as the cheerleading coach. Tonight is a new episode (number seven in season one): Lyon’s character whips her squad into shape for a big event in Daytona while still navigating the fallout of a controversial leaked tape recording. (If you like the show tonight, you can catch the first six episodes of season one at Peacock. Stumble debuted in November.)

New Shows Coming Tonight to ABC, Fox, NBC, CBS, and The CW (All Times Eastern.)

ABC
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (Contestants: Kathy Hilton, Rick Ross) – 8 p.m. (New episode)
20/20 (New episode) – 9 p.m.
Jimmy Kimmel Live (Guests: Denis Leary) – 11:35 p.m.

CBS
Hollywood Squares – 8 p.m.
Sheriff Country – 9 p.m.
Boston Blue – 10 p.m.
Late Show With Stephen Colbert (Guests: Jen Psaki) – 11:35 p.m.

NBC
Happy’s Place (New episode) – 8 p.m.
Stumble (New episode) – 8:30 p.m.
Dateline NBC (New episode) – 9 p.m.
The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon (Guests: Chelsea Handler, Sophie Turner) – 11:35 p.m.

Fox
College Basketball: Baylor at Kansas – 8 p.m.

The CW
Penn & Teller: Fool Us – 8 p.m.
Masters of Illusion – 9 p.m.

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