The winter TV schedule is overflowing with highly anticipated premieres and returns including Y: Marshals, Bridgerton, Best Medicine and more. Based on Julia Quinn's book series, each season of Bridgerton focuses on a different member of the titular family as they attempt to find love in 19th-century London. The hit Netflix show is expected to have eight seasons based on the eight novels written by Quinn about each Bridgerton sibling. Season 4 is based on An Offer From a Gentleman, which is centered around the love story of Benedict (Luke Thompson) and Sophie (Yerin Ha). Meanwhile over on CBS, Y: Marshals is a new addition to the Yellowstone universe. Peacock is bringing back another season of The Traitors, and HBO's The Pitt is scrubbing in for a July 4th shift. Midseason 2026 TV Schedule: See When Your Favorite Shows Will Air Scroll on for more new and returning shows this winter: 'Worst Cooks in America: Reality Check' (Food Network) Among the latest kitchen failures: Salt Lake City Housewife Lisa Barlow, The Challenge's CT Tamburello and Dancing With the Stars' Val Chmerkovskiy. (January 4) 'Best Medicine' (Fox) Fox Based on the British series Doc Martin (IYKYK), this dramedy transplants a Boston heart surgeon (Josh Charles) to a tiny town. The curmudgeon is welcomed with whoopie pies and a lack of protocol - he can't wait to leave. (January 4/6) 'The Rookie' (ABC) Mike Taing/Disney Field trip! L.A. cop John Nolan (Nathan Fillion) and the team go to Prague, with villainous ginger Monica Stevens (Bridget Regan) in tow. (January 6) 'Harlan Coben's Final Twist' (CBS) The mega mystery writer presents some tales of true crime. (January 7) 'The Masked Singer' (Fox) Season 14 celebrates the Spice Girls and Clueless, and costumed competitors include Eggplant and the Croissants. (January 7) 'The Traitors' (Peacock) Getty Images (2) Alan Cumming spirits more stars, including Lisa Rinna and Donna Kelce, away to the Scottish Highlands for skulduggery. (January 8) 'The Valley: Persian Style' (Bravo) Shayan Asgharnia / Bravo Yes, it's a mashup of The Valley and Shahs of Sunset. (Reza! GG! MJ!) (January 8) 'The Pitt' (HBO) Noah Wyle, Ned Brower and Supriya Ganesh in The Pitt season 2 HBO Max Season 2 of this freshman hit starts with a 10-month time jump as dedicated ER doc Robby (Noah Wyle) clocks in for a shift on July 4 weekend. It's also when resident Langdon (Patrick Ball) returns to work following a rehab stint - and after Tracy Ifeachor's exit as Collins. (January 8) 'Girl Taken' (Paramount+) Alfie Allen, a.k.a. Theon Greyjoy, oozes creepy as a kidnapper/teacher. (January 8) 'Industry' (HBO) After Kit Harington joined last season, the drama set in London's financial world has signed on more stars we love: Kal Penn, Stranger Things' Charlie Heaton, Kiernan Shipka and The Handmaid's Tale's Max Minghella. (January 11) 'Grey's Anatomy' (ABC) Disney/Anne Marie Fox In a role created just for her, Jamie-Lynn Sigler guest-stars as Dr. Laura Kaplan, a urologist who - like Sigler - is living with multiple sclerosis. She comes to Grey Sloan to share her expertise with surgeon Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.) on a case. (January 15) 'Ponies' (Peacock) The former Daenerys Targaryen, Emilia Clarke, pairs up with Haley Lu Richardson (The White Lotus) in Ponies. Widowed in 1977 Moscow, they seek answers as secretaries at the U.S. Embassy. (January 15) 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight' (HBO) Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell Steffan Hill/HBO More Game of Thrones! Baratheons and Targaryens abound here, a century before our first glimpse of Westeros, but the names to watch are "Dunk" (Peter Claffey) and "Egg" (Dexter Sol Ansell). Their knight-and-squire adventures are comical yet bursting with courage. (January 18) 'The Beauty' (FX) Rebecca Hall and Evan Peters in The Beauty Hulu Guest stars such as Bella Hadid help put over a bold concept: A virus - transmitted sexually - can make you hot but then mess you up. Dead models draw the FBI (Evan Peters and Rebecca Hall), who start to look at Ashton Kutcher's billionaire. (January 21) 'Steal' (Prime Video) Sophie "Sansa Stark" Turner plays an office drone caught up in a major steal. (January 21) 'American Idol' (ABC) The gang's back together! (January 26) 'Bridgerton' (Netflix) Yerin Ha and Luke Thompson in Bridgerton season 4 Netflix It's a true Cinderella season for the beloved period piece. Benedict Bridgerton (Thompson) is smitten with a mystery lady at a masquerade ball - yet also attracted to maid Sophie (Ha). He just needs to connect the dots. (January 29 and February 26) 'Summer House' (Bravo) Kareem Black/Bravo The hijinks continue with Kyle Cooke, Amanda Batula, Lindsay Hubbard, Carl Radke and more. (February 3) The Olympics (NBC and Peacock) Start laying in the I-can't-look-away-for-one-second supplies to get you through the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games. There's lots of Team USA talent skiing, skating and sledding toward a medal or even a "mom