CBS, NBC, Fox, ABC, CW Adding 14 Shows Monday Night: The 3 to Watch
By Phillip Swann
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CBS, Fox, ABC, The CW and NBC tonight (January 19, 2026) will add 14 new shows to their lineups. Here are the three to watch, in my humble opinion. (All Times Eastern.)
NBA Basketball: Celtics at Pistons
Where to Watch: NBC
When to Watch: 8 p.m.
Who’s In It: Jaylen Brown, Cade Cunningham
The top two teams in the Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons, will battle it out in a primetime showcase on NBC. Jaylen Brown leads Boston, averaging 29.7 points game, while Detroit is paced by Cade Cunningham who’s scoring 25.9 points a game and 9.6 assists. Cue the Roundball Rock!
I Am MLK, Jr.
Where to Watch: The CW
When to Watch: 8 p.m.
Who’s In It: Martin Luther King, Jr.
The CW celebrates the holiday with a reprise of this excellent 2018 documentary on the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. Using archival footage and personal records from friends, the show chronicles the Civil Rights leader’s most iconic moments, from the Selma March to the Montgomery Bus Boycott to the ‘I Have a Dream’ speech at the Lincoln Memorial.
DMV
Where to Watch: CBS
When to Watch: 8:30 p.m.
Who’s In It: Harriet Dyer, Tim Meadows, Leslie Jones
It’s hard to believe that a workplace comedy about a motor vehicles department hasn’t been made until now. But CBS’ new sitcom, DMW, which is based in Los Angeles (where driving is a dangerous sport), fits the bill nicely. Harriet Dyer stars as a soft-hearted driving examiner and the great Tim Meadows (Saturday Night Live, Mean Girls) is on board as a former English professor turned driving instructor. The first year show will not return with new episodes until February 23, 2026. But tonight you can catch a reprise of a previous episode: Collette (Dyer) tries to impress Noa before his window closes and Barb’s (Molly Kearney) plan to save the East Hollywood DMV goes south when she accidentally tackles the director. Yep, sounds like the DMV I know.
Shows Coming Tonight to ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and the CW (All Times Eastern)
NBC
NBA Basketball: Celtics at Pistons – 8 p.m.
The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon (Guests: A$AP Rocky, Walker Scobell) – 11:35 p.m.
ABC
Will Trent – 8 p.m.
Will Trent – 9 p.m.
To Be Announced – 10 p.m.
Jimmy Kimmel Live (Guests: Michael B. Jordan, Joel McHale) – 11:35 p.m.
CBS
The Neighborhood – 8 p.m.
DMV – 8:30 p.m.
FBI – 9 p.m.
NCIS: Origins – 10 p.m.
Late Show With Stephen Colbert (Guests: Paul Giamatti, Ryan Coogler) – 11:35 p.m.
Fox
Hell’s Kitchen – 8 p.m.
Doc – 9 p.m.
The CW
I Am MLK, Jr. – 8 p.m.
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