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In American and Canadian television, a mid-season replacement is a television series that premieres in the second half of the traditional television season , usually between January and May. Mid-season replacements usually take place after a show that was in the fall schedule was canceled or put on hiatus, or a program had a shortened season for some other reason which resulted in a time slot that needed filling. A few shows in American television history have been perennial mid-season replacements; American Idol , for example, from its second season onward, aired from January to May each year, to great ratings success.
An older, related concept is the summer replacement , which debuts between May and August, when a network's marquee programs go on hiatus. Summer replacements tend to be lower-profile shows with either low budgets or minimal prospects for renewal.
Notable mid-season replacement shows
Series name
Original network
Original air date
Replaced series
Airwolf
CBS
January 22, 1984
Hour #1 of The CBS Saturday Night Movies
Alcatraz
Fox
January 16, 2012
Terra Nova
Allegiance
NBC
February 5, 2015
Parenthood
All in the Family
CBS
January 12, 1971
To Rome with Love
American Dad!
Fox
February 6, 2005
The Sketch Show
Andy Richter Controls the Universe
Fox
March 19, 2002
That '70s Show
Are You There, Chelsea?
NBC
January 11, 2012
Free Agents
Awake
NBC
March 1, 2012
The Firm
Barnaby Jones
CBS
January 28, 1973
Barney Miller
ABC
January 23, 1975
Batman
ABC
January 12, 1966
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
The Bionic Woman
ABC
January 14, 1976
When Things Were Rotten
The Black Donnellys
NBC
February 26, 2007
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Blind Justice
ABC
March 8, 2005
NYPD Blue
Blossom
NBC
January 3, 1991
Ferris Bueller
Bob's Burgers
Fox
January 9, 2011
The Cleveland Show
Body of Proof
ABC
March 29, 2011
Detroit 1-8-7
The Book of Daniel
NBC
January 6, 2006
Breaking In
Fox
April 6, 2011
American Idol
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The WB
March 10, 1997
Savannah
CHAOS
CBS
April 1, 2011
The Defenders
The Cape
NBC
January 9, 2011
The Event
Castle [1]
ABC
March 9, 2009
True Beauty
The Chicago Code
Fox
February 7, 2011
Lie to Me
Coach
ABC
February 28, 1989
Conviction
NBC
March 3, 2006
The Book of Daniel
Cuts
UPN
February 14, 2005
Second Time Around
Dallas
CBS
April 2, 1978
Dawson's Creek
The WB
January 20, 1998
Syndicated programming
Deception
NBC
January 7, 2013
Revolution
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman
CBS
January 1, 1993
Dollhouse
Fox
February 13, 2009
Don't Forget the Lyrics!
Do No Harm
NBC
January 31, 2013
Rock Center with Brian Williams
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
ABC
April 11, 2012
Happy Endings
Dynasty
ABC
January 12, 1981
Eight Is Enough
ABC
March 15, 1977
Ellen
ABC
March 29, 1994
Emergency!
NBC
January 15, 1972
The Good Life
Empire
Fox
January 7, 2015
Red Band Society
Falcon Crest
CBS
December 4, 1981
The Incredible Hulk
Family Guy
Fox
January 31, 1999
The X-Files
Fangbone!
Disney XD
July 5, 2016
Counterfeit Cat
Fashion Star
NBC
March 13, 2012
Parenthood
The Firm
NBC
January 8, 2012
Prime Suspect
The Following
Fox
January 21, 2013
The Mob Doctor
For Your Love
NBC
March 18, 1998
Friends with Benefits
NBC
August 5, 2011
GCB
ABC
March 4, 2012
Pan Am
George Lopez [2]
ABC
March 27, 2002
According to Jim
Grey's Anatomy
ABC
March 27, 2005
Boston Legal
Grounded for Life
Fox
January 10, 2001
Happy Days
ABC
January 15, 1974
Temperatures Rising
Hannibal
NBC
April 4, 2013
Do No Harm
Happy Endings
ABC
April 13, 2011
Mr. Sunshine
Harry's Law
NBC
January 17, 2011
Chase
High Incident
ABC
March 4, 1996
Hill Street Blues
NBC
January 17, 1981
Human Target
Fox
January 17, 2010
So You Think You Can Dance
The Incredible Hulk
CBS
March 10, 1978
In Case of Emergency [2]
ABC
January 3, 2007
It Takes a Thief
ABC
January 9, 1968
The Jeffersons
CBS
January 18, 1975
JAG Season 2 relaunch on CBS
CBS
January 17, 1997
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Just Shoot Me!
NBC
March 4, 1997
Kate & Allie
CBS
March 19, 1984
King of the Hill
Fox
January 12, 1997
Ned & Stacey
Knots Landing
CBS
December 27, 1979
Laverne & Shirley
ABC
January 27, 1976
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
NBC
March 3, 2005
Medical Investigation
Mad Love
CBS
February 14, 2011
Rules of Engagement
Malcolm in the Middle
Fox
January 9, 2000
Futurama
Married... with Children
Fox
April 5, 1987
Medium
NBC
January 3, 2005
LAX
Mister Ed
CBS
January 5, 1961
Moesha
UPN
January 23, 1996
Miss Guided
ABC
March 18, 2008
Moonlighting
ABC
March 3, 1985
Mr. Belvedere
ABC
March 15, 1985
Hawaiian Heat
Mr. Sunshine
ABC
February 9, 2011
Cougar Town
My Wife and Kids
ABC
March 28, 2001
Nanny and the Professor
ABC
January 21, 1970
Napoleon Dynamite
Fox
January 15, 2012
Allen Gregory
Nash Bridges
CBS
March 29, 1996
American Gothic
The Nick Cannon Show
Nickelodeon
January 19, 2002
The Brothers Garcia
Night Court
NBC
January 4, 1984
Family Ties
The Norm Show
ABC
March 24, 1999
The Secret Lives of Men
Notes from the Underbelly
ABC
April 12, 2007
Numb3rs
CBS
January 23, 2005
Dr. Vegas
NYC 22
CBS
April 15, 2012
CSI: Miami
Parenthood
NBC
March 2, 2010
Parks and Recreation [n 1]
NBC
April 9, 2009
Kath & Kim
Perfect Couples
NBC
January 20, 2011
Perfect Strangers
ABC
March 25, 1986
Quantum Leap
NBC
March 26, 1989
Raines
NBC
March 15, 2007
Red Widow
ABC
March 3, 2013
666 Park Avenue
Rob
CBS
January 12, 2012
Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement
CBS
February 5, 2007
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Social Studies
UPN
March 18, 1997
That '80s Show
Fox
January 23, 2002
Malcolm in the Middle
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Fox
January 14, 2008
K-Ville
The Bob Cummings Show
NBC
January 2, 1955
The Book of Daniel
NBC
January 6, 2006
The Bridge [3]
CTV
March 5, 2010
The Carrie Diaries
The CW
January 14, 2013
90210
The Deep End
ABC
December 10, 2009
FlashForward
The Finder
Fox
January 12, 2012
Bones
The Lone Gunmen
Fox
March 4, 2001
The Knights of Prosperity [2]
ABC
January 3, 2007
The New Adventures of Old Christine
CBS
March 13, 2006
Courting Alex
The Office
NBC
March 24, 2005
Committed
The Practice
ABC
March 4, 1997
NYPD Blue
The River
ABC
February 7, 2012
Wife Swap
Ready for Love
NBC
April 9, 2013
Smash
Scandal
ABC
April 5, 2012
Private Practice
Show Me the Money [2]
ABC
November 14, 2006
The Simpsons
Fox
December 17, 1989
Totally Hidden Video
Sister, Sister
ABC
April 1, 1994
The Six Million Dollar Man
ABC
January 18, 1974
Smash
NBC
February 6, 2012
Rock Center with Brian Williams
So Weird
Disney
January 18, 1999
Space Cases
Nickelodeon
March 2, 1996
All That
Stacked
Fox
April 13, 2005
Quintuplets
The Unit
CBS
March 7, 2006
Love Monkey
The Unusuals [1]
ABC
April 8, 2009
Life on Mars
The Wonder Years
ABC
March 15, 1988
3rd Rock from the Sun
NBC
January 9, 1996
Three
The WB
February 2, 1998
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Three's Company
ABC
March 15, 1977
Traffic Light
Fox
February 8, 2011
Raising Hope , Running Wilde
Unhappily Ever After
The WB
January 11, 1995
Walker, Texas Ranger
CBS
April 21, 1993
Wanda at Large
Fox
March 26, 2003
Cedric the Entertainer Presents
What About Brian
ABC
April 16, 2006
Work It
ABC
January 3, 2012
Man Up
Zero Hour
ABC
February 14, 2013
Last Resort
Notes
^ Parks and Recreation was a mid-season replacement in its first, third, and seventh seasons. It was introduced as a mid-season replacement in the third season, to accommodate Amy Poehler 's pregnancy, which was not written into the show. It was used as a mid-season replacement in its season finale to meet contractual obligations.
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