USA TV Guide — Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Browse the full USA TV guide for Wednesday, 20 May 2026. 23 programmes listed , including 4 tonight. US listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

00:00 1h

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

S26 · E19 · Play with Fire Part 2 Drama

Play with Fire Part 2

When the team discovers a pattern of rapes and murder of marginalized women, Carisi and Price work together to charge the suspect with multiple crimes.

01:00 1h

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

S26 · E21 · Aperture Drama

Aperture

The team rushes to find a victim of assault to ensure her safety; a threat of coercion to the victim's family leads to a surprising suspect.

02:00 1h

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

S26 · E2 · Excavation Entertainment

Excavation

A woman deals with repressed memories after she found an old notebook in her family home; Carisi struggles to bring charges in a decades-old crime.

03:00 1h

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

S26 · E8 · Cornered Entertainment

Cornered

Carisi attempts to protect two women taken hostage during a standoff; Benson and Rollins come up with a risky plan to get everyone to safety.

04:00 1h

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

S26 · E10 · Master Key Entertainment

Master Key

The team must determine if a missing teen ran away from his group home or if he was taken, and Velasco berates the system for letting kids slip through cracks.

05:00 1h

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

S26 · E11 · Deductible Entertainment

Deductible

A young boy reports his sister missing when she does not come home from work; Benson and Carisi believe a woman's assault was organized by a third party.

Morning

06:00 1h

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

S26 · E12 · Calculated Entertainment

Calculated

The team unearths a disturbing case of distribution involving hundreds of underage students; Silva pursues leniency for a suspect.

07:00 30m

Forensic Files

S13 · E32 · All that Glitters is Gold True

All that Glitters is Gold

A young woman disappears while driving home from a holiday get together, and forensic investigators find evidence in the form of a shiny particle.

07:30 1h

Chicago P.D.

S2 · E4 · Chicken, Dynamite, Chainsaw Drama

Chicken, Dynamite, Chainsaw

The team investigates the disappearance of two teenage girls, getting a break in the case when Halstead, Antonio and Lindsay manage to uncover a huge lead.

08:30 1h

Chicago P.D.

S2 · E5 · An Honest Woman Drama

An Honest Woman

Voight is attacked and kidnapped while trying to help Olive, and the Intelligence Unit begins looking into his whereabouts when he is a no-show at work.

09:30 1h

Chicago P.D.

S2 · E6 · Prison Ball Drama

Prison Ball

Ruzek and Atwater go undercover as inmates to investigate the murder of a 10 year-old girl, while Voight and Olinsky look into leads outside of the prison.

10:30 1h

Chicago P.D.

S2 · E7 · They'll Have To Go Through Me Drama

They'll Have To Go Through Me

Intelligence teams up with New York's special victims unit to put an end to a pedophile ring; Burgess and Roman look for the hospital shooter.

11:30 1h

Chicago P.D.

S2 · E8 · Assignment of the Year Drama

Assignment of the Year

Antonio's off-duty security job ends tragically when one of the people who he was tasked with protecting is gunned down; Halstead and Lindsay go undercover.

Daytime

12:30 1h

Chicago P.D.

S2 · E9 · Called In Dead Drama

Called In Dead

The intelligence unit makes a massive heroin bust, thanks to one of Nadia's friends, but when Olinsky gets home, he finds his wife being held by the suspects.

13:30 1h

9-1-1

S4 · E9 · Blindsided Drama

Blindsided

A drunk driver sends the team responding to a freeway pile-up that has killed multiple people caught in it; Maddie starts the beginning stages of labor.

14:30 1h

9-1-1

S4 · E10 · Parenthood Drama

Parenthood

Several calls involving parents and their children come in, including a birthday party that goes horribly awry; May discusses her previous suicide attempt.

15:30 1h

9-1-1

S4 · E11 · First Responders Drama

First Responders

A familiar figure to the 118 is left in critical condition after a hit-and-run incident; Athena gets help from Buck to investigate a missing person case.

16:30 1h

9-1-1

S4 · E12 · Treasure Hunt Drama

Treasure Hunt

Athena, Bobby and the rest of the 118 deal with the spreading chaos of a massive manhunt for a deceased fantasy writer's stash of hidden treasure.

17:30 1h

9-1-1

S4 · E13 · Suspicion Drama

Suspicion

An extremely demanding bride needs to be saved from a disastrous wedding; Hen tries to figure out what caused her mother's illness.

Evening

18:30 1h

9-1-1

S4 · E14 · Survivors Drama

Survivors

A sniper selects members of the fire department as their target; Maddie makes an important decision that will affect the rest of her life.

19:30 30m

WNBA Wednesdays on USA - Pregame

Sports

Analysts preview the upcoming WNBA matchup, breaking down the key players to watch and what the two teams need to do to come away with a win.

20:00 2h

WNBA Basketball

Portland Fire at Indiana Fever from Gainbridge Fieldhouse Sports

Portland Fire at Indiana Fever from Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Coverage of women's professional basketball.

22:00 2h 30m

WNBA Basketball

Dallas Wings at Chicago Sky from Wintrust Arena Sports

Dallas Wings at Chicago Sky from Wintrust Arena

Coverage of women's professional basketball.

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Evening

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