2011–12 United States network television schedule
Appearance
The 2011–2012 network television schedule for the five major English commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers primetime hours from September 2011 through May 2012. It may also include primetime hours from summer series. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2010–2011 season and omits the Public Broadcasting Service (whose programming is listed here).
Schedule
- New series are highlighted in bold.
- All times given are in U.S. Eastern Time and Pacific Time (except for some live events or specials). Subtract one hour for Central and Mountain times.
Sunday
PM | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | ||
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ABC | Fall | America's Funniest Home Videos (10/2)[1] | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (9/25)[1] | Desperate Housewives (9/25)[1] | Pan Am (9/25)[1] | |||||
Follow-up | Once Upon a Time (10/23)[1] | |||||||||
CBS | 60 Minutes (9/25)[2] | The Amazing Race 19 (9/25)[2] | The Good Wife (9/25)[2] | CSI: Miami (9/25)[2] | ||||||
Fox | Fall | NFL on Fox (9/11) | The Simpsons (9/25)[3] | The Cleveland Show (9/25)[3] | Family Guy (9/25)[3] | American Dad! (9/25)[3] | Local Programming | |||
Follow-up | NFL on Fox | The Cleveland Show | Allen Gregory (10/30)[3] | |||||||
Mid-season | Animation Domination (E) | Napoleon Dynamite | Bob's Burgers | |||||||
NBC | Fall | Football Night in America (9/11)[4] | NBC Sunday Night Football (continued to game completion) (9/11)[4] | |||||||
Mid-season | Dateline NBC | The Apprentice | The Firm |
Monday
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
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ABC | Dancing with the Stars (9/19)[1] | Castle (9/19)[1] | |||||
CBS | How I Met Your Mother (9/19)[2] | 2 Broke Girls (9/19)[2] | Two and a Half Men (9/19)[2] | Mike & Molly (9/26)[2] | Hawaii Five-0 (9/19)[2] | ||
The CW | Gossip Girl (9/26)[5] | Hart of Dixie (9/26)[5] | Local Programming | ||||
Fox | Fall | Terra Nova (9/26)[3] | House (10/3)[3] | ||||
Mid-season | House | Alcatraz | |||||
NBC | Fall | The Sing-Off (9/19)[4] | The Playboy Club (9/19)[4] | ||||
Mid-season | The Voice (2/5)[6] | Smash (2/6)[6] |
Tuesday
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
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ABC | Fall | Last Man Standing (10/11)[1] | Man Up (10/18)[1] | Dancing with the Stars (9/20)[1] | Body of Proof (9/20)[1] | ||
Follow-up | Cougar Town[7] | Apartment 23[7] | |||||
CBS | NCIS (9/20)[2] | NCIS: Los Angeles (9/20)[2] | Unforgettable (9/20)[2] | ||||
The CW | 90210 (9/13)[5] | Ringer (9/13)[5] | Local Programming | ||||
Fox | Glee (9/20)[3] | New Girl (9/20)[3] | Raising Hope (9/20)[3] | ||||
NBC | The Biggest Loser (9/20)[4] | Parenthood (9/13)[4] |
Wednesday
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
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ABC | The Middle (9/21)[1] | Suburgatory (9/28)[1] | Modern Family (9/21)[1] | Happy Endings (9/28)[1] | Revenge (9/21)[1] | ||
CBS | Survivor: South Pacific (9/14)[2] | Criminal Minds (9/21)[2] | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (9/21)[2] | ||||
The CW | H8R (9/14)[5] | America's Next Top Model (9/14)[5] | Local Programming | ||||
Fox | Fall | The X Factor (9/21)[3] | |||||
Follow-up | The X Factor | I Hate My Teenage Daughter (11/23)[3] | |||||
Mid-season | American Idol (1/22)[8] | ||||||
NBC | Up All Night (9/14)[4] | Free Agents (9/14)[4] | Harry's Law (9/21)[4] | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (9/21)[4] |
Thursday
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |||
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ABC | Charlie's Angels (9/22)[1] | Grey's Anatomy (9/22)[1] | Private Practice (9/29)[1] | ||||||
CBS | The Big Bang Theory (9/22)[2] | How to Be a Gentleman (9/29)[2] | Person of Interest (9/22)[2] | The Mentalist (9/22)[2] | |||||
The CW | The Vampire Diaries (9/15)[5] | The Secret Circle (9/15)[5] | Local Programming | ||||||
Fox | Fall | The X Factor | |||||||
Follow-up | The X Factor | Bones (11/3)[3] | |||||||
Mid-season | American Idol | The Finder | |||||||
Spring | Bones | ||||||||
NBC | Community (9/22)[4] | Parks and Recreation (9/22)[4] | The Office (9/22)[4] | Whitney (9/22)[4] | Prime Suspect (9/22)[4] |
Friday
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
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ABC | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (10/21)[1] | 20/20 (9/16)[1] | |||||
CBS | A Gifted Man (9/23)[2] | CSI: NY (9/23)[2] | Blue Bloods (9/23)[2] | ||||
The CW | Nikita (9/23)[5] | Supernatural (9/23)[5] | Local Programming | ||||
Fox | Kitchen Nightmares (9/23)[3] | Fringe (9/23)[3] | |||||
NBC | Fall | Unknown programming | Dateline NBC (9/23)[4] | ||||
Follow-up | Chuck (10/21)[4] | Grimm (10/21)[4] | Dateline NBC |
Saturday
PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
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ABC | Saturday Night Football (continued to game completion) | ||||||
CBS | Rules of Engagement (10/8)[9] | Comedytime Saturday (9/24)[2] | Crimetime Saturday (9/24)[2] | 48 Hours (9/24)[2] | |||
Fox | COPS (9/10)[3] | COPS (E)[3] | Terra Nova (E) (10/1)[10]/America's Most Wanted (specials) (10/29)[3] | Local Programming | |||
NBC | Harry's Law (E) (9/24)[4] | Prime Suspect (E) (9/24)[4] | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (E) (9/24)[4] |
By network
Returning series:
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New series:
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Not returning from 2010–11:
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Renewals and Cancellations
Full Season Pickups
ABC
- Rookie Blue - Picked up for 13 episodes on July 13, 2011.[48]
- Shark Tank - Picked up for 13 episodes on July 14, 2011.[49]
CBS
The CW
- 90210 - Already picked up for a full season, with an additional 2 episodes making a 24 episode count in total on August 3, 2011.[50]
- The Frame - Picked up for 14 episodes on August 3, 2011.[51]
- Gossip Girl - Already picked up for a full season, with an additional 2 episodes making a 24 episode count in total on August 3, 2011.[50]
- Nikita - Already picked up for a full season, with an additional 1 episode making a 23 episode count in total on August 3, 2011.[50]
- One Tree Hill - Picked up for 13 episodes on May 17, 2011.
- Supernatural - Already picked up for a full season, with an additional 1 episode making a 23 episode count in total on August 3, 2011.[50]
Fox
- Allen Gregory – Picked up for 13 episodes on July 12, 2011.[52]
- Bob's Burgers – Picked up for a full season on July 22, 2011.[53]
- Breaking In – Picked up for 13 episodes on August 24, 2011.[54]
- Mobbed - Picked up for eight additional episodes on April 1, 2011.[55]
- Napoleon Dynamite – Picked up for 13 episodes on July 12, 2011.[52]
NBC
Renewals
ABC
CBS
- The Big Bang Theory – Picked up for three additional seasons on January 12, 2011, running through its seventh season in 2013–2014.[57]
- How I Met Your Mother – Picked up for two additional seasons on March 4, 2011, running through its eighth season in 2012–2013.[58]
The CW
Fox
- American Dad! – Picked up for an eighth season on February 23, 2011.[59]
- The Cleveland Show – Picked up for a fourth season on May 9, 2011.[60]
NBC
Cancellations/Series endings
ABC
- Desperate Housewives – It was announced on August 5, 2011 that season eight would be the final season.[61][62]
CBS
The CW
- One Tree Hill – It was announced on May 19, 2011 that season nine would be the final season.[63]
Fox
NBC
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