A quick-glance calendar for the week of august 24, 2026: 2 season premieres from the most-watched shows airing Monday through Sunday. This page updates automatically as networks announce and shift premiere dates.
Dark Matter leads this week with a 7.5/10 rating on Apple TV, premiering August 28, 2026. Hailed as one of the best sci-fi novels of the decade, Dark Matter is a story about the road not taken. The series follows Jason Dessen, a physicist, professor, and family man who – one night while walking home on the streets of Chicago – is abducted into an alternate version of his life. Wonder quickly turns to nightmare when he tries to return to his reality amid the multiverse of lives he could have lived. In this labyrinth of mind-bending realities, he embarks on a harrowing journey to get back to his true family and save them from the most terrifying, unbeatable foe imaginable: himself.
Dark Matter — August 28, 2026
Apple TV · Science-Fiction, Thriller, Mystery · Rated 7.5/10
Vigil — August 30, 2026
BBC iPlayer · Drama, Thriller, Mystery · Rated 7.4/10
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Last updated: August 30, 2026. Networks change schedules often — check back, or better, subscribe to the dates in your own calendar.