2020–21 United States network television schedule
The 2020–21 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States will cover the prime time hours from September 2020 to August 2021. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2019–20 television season.
PBS is not included, as member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Ion Television and MyNetworkTV are also not included since the majority of both networks' schedules comprise syndicated reruns. The CW does not air network programming on Saturday nights.
Legend
- Light blue indicates local programming.
- Gray indicates encore programming.
- Blue-gray indicates news programming.
- Light green indicates sporting events.
- Light purple indicates movies.
- Red indicates series being burned off and other irregularly scheduled programs, including specials.
- Light yellow indicates the current schedule.
Schedule
- New series are highlighted in bold.
- All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska, and Hawaii-Aleutian times.
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
By network
Returning series:
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New series:
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Not returning from 2019–20:
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New series:
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New series:
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New series:
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New series:
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Not returning from 2019–20:
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Renewals and cancellations
Full season pickups
ABC
CBS
The CW
Fox
NBC
Renewals
ABC
CBS
The CW
Fox
- Thursday Night Football—Renewed for an eighth season on January 31, 2018; deal will go into ninth season in 2022.[24]
NBC
- Football Night in America—Renewed for a sixteenth season on December 14, 2011; deal will go to a seventeenth season in 2022.[31]
- NBC Sunday Night Football—Renewed for a sixteenth season on December 14, 2011; deal will go to a seventeenth season in 2022.[31]
- New Amsterdam—Renewed for a fourth and fifth season on January 11, 2020.[35]
- This Is Us—Renewed for a sixth season on May 12, 2019.[37]
Cancellations/series endings
ABC
CBS
The CW
Fox
NBC
References
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- ^ "ABC's "The Great Christmas Light Fight" Rings in the Holidays with Brighter-Than-Ever Seventh Season Premiering Monday, Dec. 2". The Futon Critic. November 1, 2019.
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- ^ Patten, Dominic (July 18, 2019). "'Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.' To End After Season 7 On ABC – Comic-Con". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ Fernandez, Maria (November 8, 2019). "Fresh Off the Boat Canceled After Six Seasons". Vulture. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ Rice, Lynette (July 11, 2019). "How to Get Away With Murder to end after season 6 on ABC". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (February 5, 2019). "Modern Family Renewed for 11th and (Yes) Final Season at ABC". TVLine. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ Madden, Mekeisha (October 22, 2019). "CBS Renews Evil for Season 2 Because It Knows What's Good for It". TVGuide.com. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 5, 2019). "'Mom' Renewed For Seasons 7 & 8 As Stars Anna Faris & Allison Janney Close New Deals". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ "CBS Renews "Young Sheldon" for Two Additional Seasons". The Futon Critic. February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 10, 2019). "'Criminal Minds' To End Run With 10-Episode 15th & Final Season On CBS". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (May 15, 2019). "Madam Secretary to End With Season 6". TVLine. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
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- ^ Webb Mitovich, Matt (January 14, 2020). "Superman & Lois Ordered to Series at The CW, as Arrow Nears Its End". TVLine. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ Swift, Andy (January 14, 2020). "Jared Padalecki's Walker, Texas Ranger Reboot Ordered to Series at The CW". TVLine. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ MacDonald, Lindsay (August 4, 2019). "The 100 Will End After Season 7". TV Guide. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ MacDonald, Lindsay (March 6, 2019). "Arrow to End After Season 8". TV Guide. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
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- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 18, 2019). "'Bless The Harts' Animated Comedy Renewed For Season 2 By Fox". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- ^ Thorne, Will (February 26, 2019). "'Hell's Kitchen' Renewed for Two More Seasons at Fox". Variety. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
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- ^ a b Friedman, Wayne (January 31, 2018). "Fox wins Thursday Night Football From CBS NBC". MediaPost. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- ^ Guthrie, Marisa (May 21, 2018). "Fox and WWE Close to Massive Five-Year, $1 Billion Deal for 'SmackDown'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 19, 2019). "Mayim Bialik To Star & EP, Jim Parsons To EP Fox Comedy Series 'Carla' Based On UK's 'Miranda'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 6, 2020). "Fox Orders 'I Can See Your Voice' Music Guessing Reality Series Hosted By Ken Jeong, Based On Korean Format". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ^ Bell, Amanda (May 13, 2019). "Empire to End After Season 6". TV Guide. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 20, 2020). "'The Blacklist' Renewed For Season 8 By NBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Renewed for Season 8 at NBC". TVLine. November 14, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Molloy, Tim (December 14, 2011). "NBC, Fox, CBS Extend NFL Deals Through 2022". The Wrap. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- ^ "'Ellen's Game Of Games' Renewed For Season 4 By NBC". Deadline Hollywood. February 18, 2020.
- ^ "NBC Has Renewed Its Highly Successful First-Ever Holiday Special Event Series "Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways" for a New Season". The Futon Critic. January 11, 2020.
- ^ Petski, Denise (January 11, 2020). "Amy Poehler & Nick Offerman's 'Making It' Renewed For Season 3 By NBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (January 11, 2020). "'New Amsterdam' Renewed For 3 More Seasons By NBC Through 2022-23 – TCA". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 11, 2020). "'Superstore' Renewed For Season 6 By NBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ a b Roots, Kimberly (May 12, 2019). "This Is Us Renewed for THREE Seasons". TVLine. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 4, 2018). "NBC Orders 'Law & Order: Hate Crimes' Series From Dick Wolf & Warren Leight". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 10, 2019). "Kenan Thompson Comedy 'The Kenan Show' Gets Series Order At NBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ White, Peter (January 11, 2020). "'The Kenan Show' Pushed To 2020/21 Season As NBC Aims To Ramp Up Off-Cycle Development – TCA". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ Petski, Denise (July 18, 2019). "Ted Danson To Star In L.A. Mayor Comedy Series From Tina Fey & Robert Carlock At NBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 11, 2020). "'Young Rock': Dwayne Johnson Teams With Nahnatchka Khan For NBC Comedy Series Inspired By Him". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ Bell, Amanda (May 10, 2019). "Blindspot Will End After Season 5". TV Guide. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ Petski, Denise (November 8, 2019). "'The Good Place' Will Say Goodbye With 90-Minute Series Finale & Post-Show Special Hosted By Seth Meyers". Deadline. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (October 15, 2019). "Sunnyside Cancelled as Remaining Eps Move Online, Will & Grace's Final Season to Fill NBC's Thursday Void". TVLine. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ MacDonald, Lindsay (July 25, 2019). "Will & Grace to End After Season 11". TV Guide. Retrieved July 25, 2019.