The CW 2026 Midseason Premiere Dates Announced
The CW Network today announced the 2026 midseason premiere dates for the returning hit series Wild Cards, second seasons of the fan-favorite game shows Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit, and new episodes of the adrenaline-packed Police 24/7.
From Blink49 Studios, Front Street Pictures, and Piller/Segan, in association with The CW for commissioning broadcaster CBC in Canada, Wild Cards stars Vanessa Morgan (Riverdale) and Giacomo Gianniotti (Grey’s Anatomy) and returns for a 10-episode third season on Monday, January 26, 2026 (8:00-9:00 pm ET/PT).
Wild Cards Season 3 picks up one month after last season’s finale, with Max (Morgan) now working as an official police consultant. Her world is immediately upended by two arrivals: First, Ellis (Gianniotti) returns to the force, cleared of all charges and ready to be her partner again.
Second, the woman at Max’s door is revealed to be her long-lost mother, Vivienne (Tamara Taylor), who Max believed was dead. Vivienne’s shocking return ignites the dangerous, high-stakes events of Season 3 and further upends Max’s already complicated relationship with Ellis.
Thursday night is game night on The CW this January, with the returns of fan-favorite game shows Scrabble on Thursday, January 22, 2026 (8:00-9:00 pm ET/PT) and Trivial Pursuit (9:00-10:00 pm ET/PT), based on Hasbro’s iconic board games.
Multiple Grammy-nominated, Peabody, and Emmy Award winning actor, writer, producer, director and comedian Craig Ferguson (The Late Late Show, Celebrity Name Game) joins Scrabble as the show’s new host, while Emmy Award-winning actor, director, producer and podcaster LeVar Burton (Roots, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Reading Rainbow) returns as host and executive producer of Trivial Pursuit.
The pulse-pounding hit unscripted series Police 24/7 from acclaimed executive producer SallyAnn Salsano (Jersey Shore) through her Mullholland Media moves to a new night with original episodes debuting Wednesday, January 21, 2026 (8:00-9:00 pm ET/PT).
The CW 2026 midseason premiere schedule is below. All times ET/PT.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21
8:00-9:00 pm POLICE 24/7 (Original Episode)
9:00-10:00 pm POLICE 24/7 (Encore Episode)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22
8:00-9:00 pm SCRABBLE (Season 2 Premiere)
9:00-10:00 pm TRIVIAL PURSUIT (Season 2 Premiere)
MONDAY, JANUARY 26
8:00-9:00 pm WILD CARDS (Season 3 Premiere)
9:00-10:00 pm SULLIVAN’S CROSSING (Encore Episode)
