Browse the full 5USA TV guide for Tuesday, 20 October 2026. 23 programmes listed , including 6 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.
Early Morning
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00:00 1h
Criminal Minds
S14 · E5 · The Tall ManA ghost story provides clues to a double disappearanceA couple of people go missing in the woods, leading the team to investigate the spooky local ghost story of 'The Tall Man' and the clues it provides. Crime drama, with Joe Mantegna -
01:00 55m
Criminal Minds
S14 · E6 · LukeA multiple-murder case becomes personal for AlvezA multiple-murder case becomes personal for Alvez when his colleagues link the crimes to his time working for the DEA in pursuit of the most notorious hitman in Mexico -
01:55 1h
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
S25 · E1 · Tunnel BlindThe team investigate when a child goes missing in broad daylightAs the squad celebrates the birth of Rollins' and Carisi's child, another child goes missing in broad daylight. Detective drama, starring Mariska Hargitay -
02:55 55m
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
S25 · E2 · Truth EmbargoBenson teams up with the FBI on an unsolved caseAs Benson teams up with the FBI on an unsolved case, Fin and Velasco investigate a flash mob robbery that led to a sexual assault -
03:50 10m
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04:00 2h
Morning
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06:00 3h
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09:00 20m
Cops
S33 · E3 · Tears and FearsA soft-spoken cyclist finds a way to shock deputiesA soft-spoken cyclist finds a way to shock deputies, and a family man remorsefully agrees with police that his COVID-19 fears led him to make a mistake -
09:20 50m
NCIS
S7 · E16 · Mother's DayGibbs' former mother-in-law surfaces as a witness in a murder investigationWhen a Navy captain is killed in a robbery that went badly wrong, Gibbs' former mother-in-law surfaces as a witness in the investigation, and it transpires the victim had ties to a drug cartel that murdered the agent's first wife Shannon and daughter Kelly. Guest starring Gena Rowlands -
10:10 1h
NCIS
S7 · E17 · Double IdentityThe team makes a surprising discoveryA marine is found with a gunshot wound six years after disappearing in Afghanistan, and the team discovers he vanished while carrying out an undercover operation. Gibbs suspects the wife could be hiding valuable information, but when a second woman challenges the soldier's identity and he subsequently dies in hospital, the team uncovers what really happened on that fateful mission -
11:10 55m
NCIS
S7 · E18 · JurisdictionA Navy diver hunting for sunken treasure is apparently murderedThe agents reluctantly team up with the coast guard to investigate the apparent murder of a Navy diver who was trying to recover a sunken ship and its treasure, and Gibbs finds a prime suspect in a wealthy doctor who had bankrolled the underwater mission. Starring Mark Harmon
Daytime
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12:05 1h
Law & Order
S15 · E4 · Coming Down HardMcCoy targets the CEO of a pharmaceutical companyMcCoy discovers two suicide victims were participating in clinical trials of an experimental antidepressant, prompting him to charge the drug company's CEO with second-degree murder. In court the defence argues all medical research carries an element of risk and the judge rules prosecution evidence inadmissible, leaving the outcome on a knife-edge. Sam Waterston and Dennis Farina star -
13:05 1h
Law & Order
S15 · E5 · GunplayGreen goes undercover to investigate gun dealersGreen goes undercover to gather evidence on gun dealers who murdered two detectives during a firearms sting, and McCoy tries to prove a fellow attorney paid the killers to avenge the death of his stepson, who was shot dead in a police operation several years earlier. Crime drama, starring Jesse L Martin and Sam Waterston -
14:05 1h
Law & Order
S15 · E6 · CutA plastic surgeon is prosecuted for criminal negligenceA famous novelist dies after undergoing plastic surgery, leading to the discovery that her surgeon made a crucial mistake by prescribing a drug that should not have been mixed with the antidepressants she was already taking. McCoy suggests the next of kin prosecute in a civil case, but Southerlyn disagrees and hunts for further evidence of malpractice -
15:05 1h
Law & Order
S15 · E21 · Publish and PerishA police commissioner is implicated in two murdersThe murders of a porn star and a maverick publisher lead Fontana and his new partner Falco (The Sopranos' Michael Imperioli) to a powerful police commissioner who is expecting a promotion. DA Branch warns McCoy to tread carefully with the high-profile suspect - especially when an intimate link comes to light. Starring Dennis Farina and Sam Waterston -
16:05 55m
Law & Order
S15 · E22 · Sport of KingsA jockey is shot deadA jockey is shot dead, leading Fontana and Falco into the murkier side of horse racing, where they discover the victim's prized thoroughbred was bought by a corporate boss using embezzled funds. McCoy takes control in court, but a witness's emotional outburst and the defendant's disappearance put the case in jeopardy. Starring Dennis Farina, Michael Imperioli and Sam Waterston -
17:00 1h
Law & Order
S15 · E23 · In God We TrustA reformed racist and murderer hopes for a soft verdictFontana and Falco discover a charred pistol after arresting an arsonist, which leads them to reinvestigate an unsolved murder. Their remorseful prime suspect offers a confession, hoping his new-found religious faith and charity work will benefit his case as public support builds for him
Tonight's Highlights
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18:00 1h
NCIS
S8 · E7 · Broken ArrowGibbs asks Tony's father to join them on a murder investigationThe team members are surprised when Gibbs asks DiNozzo's father to join them in their investigation of a murder committed at the US Naval Academy. However, Tony Sr's experience turns out to play a vital role in the inquiry, which finds the team members hunting for a missing nuclear weapon they suspect is about to be sold on the black market. Guest starring Robert Wagner -
19:00 1h
NCIS
S8 · E8 · Enemies ForeignPart one of two. The team is ordered to protect Ziva's fatherPart one of two. Ziva confronts her past when the team is ordered to protect her father, Mossad director Eli David, at a gathering of former heads of NCIS. The agents discover he is being targeted by terrorists who have hijacked a shipment of advanced weapons from the army. Drama, guest starring TJ Ramini and Michael Nouri, with Cote de Pablo and Michael Weatherly -
20:00 1h
NCIS
S8 · E9 · Enemies DomesticPart two of two. The safe house is attacked and Eli goes missingPart two of two. The safe house is attacked, leaving Vance in hospital and Eli missing, with his bodyguard Amit Hadar dead. The movements of all the Palestinians are accounted for at the time of the attack, making it unclear who was responsible, and Ziva suspects her Mossad replacement Liat is hiding something. Drama, starring Michael Nouri, Cote de Pablo, Rocky Carroll and Mark Harmon -
21:00 1h
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
S26 · E15 · UndertowA complicated case of sex and drug use divides the squadA complicated case of sex and drug use divides the squad, while Carisi must persuade a jury to focus on the law and not the defendant's accusations -
22:00 1h
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
S26 · E2 · ExcavationRepressed memories come back to a woman when she finds an old notebookDevastating repressed memories come back to a woman when she finds an old notebook in her family home, bringing charges in a decades-old crime proves even more difficult for Carisi when a powerful judge stalls the case -
23:00 1h
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
S26 · E3 · Divide and ConquerA couple's party ends with a home invasion and assaultA couple's dinner party ends with a violent home invasion and assault by masked men. Rollins suspects the crime is linked to her Intelligence investigation of an international gang of thieves