TV Highlights | 2026 Week 29

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TV Highlights | 2026 Week 29

2026 Week 29 — The FIFA WORLD CUP gets to the very serious business end of the competition as some incredible documentaries land on ABC and Nine, along with the stunning return of ALONE AUSTRALIA to SBS.

All times are local unless noted otherwise.

Key:

• #MolkMustWatch (bold & italics)
• #MolkPicks (bold)
• Everything else worth a look without guarantee or endorsement.

Will Ferrell is Lonnie “THE HAWK” Hawkins (Image – Jason Mendez/Getty Images for Netflix)

STUFF TO WATCH

Sunday

• ⚽️ 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP | Quarter Finals | Norway v England – 7am AEST SBS/SBS On Demand
• ⚽️ 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP | Quarter Finals | Argentina v Switzerland – 11am AEST SBS/SBS On Demand
• Compass (2026.E19 of 24) – 6:30pm ABC
• Farmer Wants A Wife (S16E12) – 7pm Seven
• MasterChef Australia (S18E48) – 7pm Ten
• Race Around The World (S03E06 of 10) – 7:30pm ABC *all eps on iview*
• Lego Masters Australia: Bricktacular (S08E02 of 4) – 7pm Nine
• Watson (S02E05 of 20) – 8:15pm Ten
• Ground Up (S01 finale – E06 of 6) – 8:30pm ABC
• ⚽️ Cup Fever! (2026 season – E30 of 34) – 8:35pm SBS VICELAND
• 7News Spotlight (2026.E13): Inside Australia’s AI Factories – 8:30pm Seven
• 60 Minutes (S48E21): Evil Ivan–The Other Murders – 8:40pm Nine
• The Capture (S03 finale – E06 of 6) – 9pm ABC

Monday

• Rick & Morty (S09E08 of 10) – 5pm AEST Disney+
• House of the Dragon (S03E04 of 8) – 6pm AEST HBO Max
• Farmer Wants A Wife (S16E13) – 7:30pm Seven
• Travel Guides (S09 finale – E04 of 4) – 7:30pm Nine
• MasterChef Australia (S18E49) – 7:30pm Ten
• Australian Story (S31.E20): Sky’s the Limit – 8pm ABC
• Four Corners (S65E22): UNAFFORDABLE–Australia’s Broken Housing Promise – 8:30pm ABC
• Living Black (S33E13 of 14) – 8:30pm NITV
• Have You Been Paying Attention? (S14E11 of 22) – 8:40pm Ten
• The Rookie (S08E06 of 18) – 9:20pm Seven
• Media Watch (2026.E23) – 9:20pm ABC

Tuesday

• The Point (S09E08) – 7:30pm NITV
• First Dates Australia (S06E03 of 12) – 7:30pm Seven
• The Hundred with Andy Lee – 7:30pm Nine
• MasterChef Australia (S18E50) – 7:30pm Ten
• Stuff The British Stole (S03 finale – E06 of 6) – 8pm ABC *all eps on iview*
• When the River Rose – 8:30pm ABC
• Insight (2026.E20): DNA and Deception – 8:30pm SBS
• Outback Terror: The Falconio Murder – 8:30pm Nine
• The Cheap Seats (S06E13 of 30) – 8:40pm Ten

Wednesday

• ⚽️ 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP | Semi Final 1 | France v Spain – 5am AEST SBS/SBS On Demand
• X-Men ’97 (S02E03 of 9) – 6pm AEST Disney+
• Trying (S05E02 of 8) – 6pm AEST Apple TV
• Lucky (series premiere – E01/E02 of 7) – 6pm AEST Apple TV
• Ride or Die (S01 | 8 eps) – 6pm AEST Prime Video
• Alone Australia (S04 premiere – E01/E02 of 10) – 7:30pm SBS
• Tipping Point Australia: Travel Guides – 7:30pm Nine
• MasterChef Australia (S18E51) – 7:30pm Ten
• Gruen (S18 finale – E12 of 12) – 8pm ABC
• ⚽️ Cup Fever! (2026 season – E31 of 34) – 8:30pm SBS VICELAND
• The Front Bar (S26.E20) – 8:30pm Seven
• Spicks and Specks (S13E02 of 12) – 8:35pm ABC
• Boston Blue (S01E04 of 20) – 8:40pm Ten
• NRL Origin Stories (E04 of 4) – 8:45pm Nine

Thursday

• ⚽️ 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP | Semi Final 2 | ? v ? – 5am AEST SBS/SBS On Demand
• The Hawk (S01 | 10 eps) – 6pm AEST Netflix
• NCIS: Sydney (FTA: S03 premiere – E01 of 20) – 7:30pm Ten
• Back Roads (S24E12 of 24): Huon Valley, Tasmania – 8pm ABC
• Grand Designs UK (S24E03 of 7) – 8:30pm ABC
• ⚽️ Cup Fever! (2026 season – E32 of 34) – 8:30pm SBS VICELAND
• NCIS (S23E17 of 20) – 8:40pm Ten

Friday

• Cape Fear (S01E07 of 10) – 6pm AEST Apple TV
• Sugar (S02E05 of 8) – 6pm AEST Apple TV
• Silo (S03E03 of 10) – 6pm AEST Apple TV
• The F Ward (S01 | 6 eps) – 6pm AEST Stan
• Better Homes and Gardens (S32E42) – 7pm Seven
• Monty Don’s British Gardens (S01 finale – E05 of 5) – 7:30pm ABC
• Saint-Pierre (S01E03 of 10) – 8:30pm ABC

Saturday

• Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness (E04 of 7) – 6pm AEST HBO Max
• Better Homes and Gardens (S32E43) – 7pm Seven
• Cooper & Fry (S01E05/E06 of 8) – 7:30pm ABC
• The Great Outdoors (S21E03) – 8pm Seven

👎 DO. NOT. BOTHER. (EVER.) 👎

• Autopsy: The Last Days Of…
• Glenn & Mick’s Celebrity Intervention
• Hey Hey It’s…(anything)
• Mrs Brown’s Boys
• Ooops I Bought A Pub!
• Shark!
• Stranded on Honeymoon Island
• The Best and Worst of Red Faces
• The Inspired Unemployed (Impractical) Jokers
• The Roast of…(anyone)
• Turned on: Dirty, Sexy Money

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