The following is a list of events affecting
American television
Television is one of the major mass media outlets in the United States. , household ownership of television sets in the country is 96.7%, with approximately 114,200,000 American households owning at least one television set as of August 2013. ...
in 2017. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, and cancellations; channel launches, closures, and re-brandings; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; and information about controversies and
carriage dispute
A carriage dispute is a disagreement over the right to "carry", that is, retransmit, a broadcaster's signal. Carriage disputes first occurred between broadcasters and cable companies and now include direct broadcast satellite and other multicha ...
s.
Notable events
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Awards
Television programs
Programs debuting in 2017
Miniseries
Television films and specials
Programs changing networks
Programs returning in 2017
The following shows returned with new episodes or reruns after being canceled or having ended their run previously:
Milestone episodes
Programs ending in 2017
Entering syndication this year
A list of programs (current or canceled) that have accumulated enough episodes (between 65 and 100) or seasons (three or more) to be eligible for off-network syndication and/or basic cable runs.
Networks and services
Network launches
Network conversions
Network closures
Television stations
Station launches
Stations changing network affiliation
Station spectrum transitions
Station closures
Deaths
Notes
References
External links
List of 2017 American television seriesat
IMDb
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ...
{{Years in television
American television
Television is one of the major mass media outlets in the United States. , household ownership of television sets in the country is 96.7%, with approximately 114,200,000 American households owning at least one television set as of August 2013. ...
Spectrum auctions