2019–20 United States network television schedule
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The 2019–20 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the prime time hours from September 2019 to August 2020. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2018–19 season.
NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, its headquarters are l ...
was the first to announce its fall schedule on May 12, 2019, followed by Fox on May 13, ABC on May 14,
CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainm ...
on May 15, and
The CW ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...
on May 16, 2019.
PBS The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly funded nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educat ...
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 Ion Television is an American broadcast television network owned by the Katz Broadcasting subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company. The network first began broadcasting on August 31, 1998, as Pax TV, focusing primarily on family-oriented en ...
and
MyNetworkTV MyNetworkTV (unofficially abbreviated MyTV, MyNet, MNT or MNTV, and sometimes referred to as My Network) is an American commercial broadcast television syndication service and former television network owned by Fox Corporation, operated by its ...
are also not included since both networks' schedules comprise syndicated reruns. The CW does not air network programming on Saturday nights. New series are highlighted in bold. All times are U.S. Eastern and
Pacific Time The Pacific Time Zone (PT) is a time zone encompassing parts of western Canada, the western United States, and western Mexico. Places in this zone observe standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−08:00). ...
(except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central,
Mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...
,
Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S. ...
, and Hawaii-Aleutian times. Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by
Nielsen Media Research Nielsen Media Research (NMR) is an American firm that measures media audiences, including television, radio, theatre, films (via the AMC Theatres MAP program), and newspapers. Headquartered in New York City, it is best known for the Nielsen rati ...
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Legend

The outbreak of the
COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...
in March 2020 caused television production to shut down across the United States, which resulted in multiple shows concluding with slightly shorter seasons than originally planned.


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Saturday

* *Note: As with the two previous seasons, NBC aired all new live episodes of ''
Saturday Night Live ''Saturday Night Live'' (often abbreviated to ''SNL'') is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock (streaming service), Peacock. ...
'' in real time with the rest of the United States, placing it in that time period for the Pacific and Mountain time viewers beginning September 28, with a rebroadcast following the late local news in those time zones. The network's affiliates in Alaska, Hawaii, and other Pacific Islands will continued to air the show on a delay. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, three "'' At Home''" editions of the series have aired, but have been pre-compiled and edited before broadcast, airing after the late local news in all time zones. *Note: Due to the
suspension of the 2019–20 NBA season On March 11, 2020, the National Basketball Association (NBA) announced the suspension of the 2019–20 season following Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert testing positive for COVID-19, which occurred around the same time as COVID-19 lockdowns began ...
, ''NBA Saturday Primetime'' games were replaced by encores of ABC programming, as well as docuseries '' The Last Dance''. The 76ers-Warriors game on March 7 wound up being the "season finale" for ''NBA Saturday Primetime'', as the Warriors were not invited to Orlando when the NBA resumed play in July. *Note: Fox aired primetime '' PBC Fight Cards'' throughout its ''Late summer'' programming schedule.


By network


ABC

Returning series: *'' 20/20'' *''
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ''Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' is an American television series created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen for ABC, based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, an ...
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America's Funniest Home Videos ''America's Funniest Home Videos'', also called ''America's Funniest Videos'' (abbreviated as ''AFV''), is an American video clip television series on ABC, based on the Japanese variety show ''Fun TV with Kato-chan and Ken-chan''. The show featur ...
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American Housewife ''American Housewife'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from October 11, 2016, to March 31, 2021. It is created and written by Sarah Dunn and co-executive produced with Aaron Kaplan, Kenny Schwartz, Rick Wiener, and for the ...
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American Idol ''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to Ap ...
'' *'' The Bachelor'' *''
Black-ish ''Black-ish'' (stylized as black·''ish'', `black·''ish'', and black''ish'') is an American sitcom television series created by Kenya Barris. It aired on ABC from September 24, 2014, to April 19, 2022, running for eight seasons. ''Black-ish'' ...
'' *'' Bless This Mess'' *'' Celebrity Family Feud'' *''
The Conners ''The Conners'' is an American television sitcom created for ABC as a renamed direct continuation of the sequel to the series ''Roseanne''. The series is produced by Werner Entertainment, with Bruce Helford serving as showrunner and features ...
'' *'' Dancing with the Stars'' *''
Fresh Off the Boat The phrase fresh off the boat ''(FOB)'', off the boat ''(OTB)'', are sometimes-derogatory terms used to describe immigrants who have arrived from a foreign nation and have yet to assimilate into the host nation's culture, language, and behavior, ...
'' *'' The Goldbergs'' *'' The Good Doctor'' *''
The Great American Baking Show ''The Great American Baking Show'' is an American cooking competition television series and an adaptation of ''The Great British Bake Off'' (which is aired in the United States under the title ''The Great British Baking Show''). Its first season a ...
'' *'' The Great Christmas Light Fight'' *''
Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into s ...
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Holey Moley ''Holey Moley'' is an American sports reality competition television series created for ABC by Chris Culvenor. The series is produced by Eureka Productions and Unanimous Media, with Culvenor, Paul Franklin, Wesley Dening, Stephen Curry, Jero ...
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How to Get Away with Murder ''How to Get Away with Murder'' is an American legal thriller television series that premiered on ABC on September 25, 2014, and concluded on May 14, 2020. The series was created by Peter Nowalk, and produced by Shonda Rhimes and ABC Studios ...
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Kids Say the Darndest Things ''Kids Say the Darndest Things'' is an American comedy series originally hosted by Bill Cosby that aired on CBS from January 9, 1998 to June 23, 2000. A revival hosted by Tiffany Haddish aired on ABC from October 6, 2019 to January 19, 2020. A ...
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CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainm ...
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Match Game ''Match Game'' is an American television panel game show that premiered on NBC in 1962 and has been revived several times over the course of the last six decades. The game features contestants trying to match answers given by celebrity panelis ...
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A Million Little Things ''A Million Little Things'' is an American family drama television series created by DJ Nash for ABC. Produced by ABC Signature and Kapital Entertainment, it features an ensemble cast including David Giuntoli, Grace Park, Romany Malco, Christ ...
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Modern Family ''Modern Family'' is an American family sitcom television series created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan for the American Broadcasting Company. It ran for 11 seasons, from September 23, 2009, to April 8, 2020. It follows the lives of th ...
'' *'' NBA Saturday Primetime'' *''
Press Your Luck ''Press Your Luck'' is an American television game show created by Bill Carruthers and Jan McCormack. It premiered on CBS daytime on September 19, 1983, and ended on September 26, 1986. The format is a retooling of an earlier Carruthers productio ...
'' *'' The Rookie'' *'' Saturday Night Football'' *'' Schooled'' *'' Shark Tank'' *''
Single Parents A single parent is a person who has a child or children but does not have a spouse or live-in partner to assist in the upbringing or support of the child. Reasons for becoming a single parent include divorce, break-up, abandonment, becoming wi ...
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Station 19 ''Station 19'' is an American action- drama television series created by Stacy McKee for ABC that premiered on March 22, 2018. It is the second spin-off of '' Grey's Anatomy'' (after '' Private Practice''). Set in Seattle, the series focuses on ...
'' *'' To Tell the Truth'' *''
The Wonderful World of Disney The Walt Disney Company has produced an anthology television series since 1954 under several titles and formats. The program's current title, ''The Wonderful World of Disney'', was used from 1969 to 1979 and again from 1991 to the present. The pr ...
'' *'' What Would You Do?'' *''
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' (often informally called ''Millionaire'') is an international television game show franchise of British origin, created by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill and Steven Knight. In its format, currently owned and l ...
'' New series: *'' The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart'' *'' The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons - Ever!'' *'' The Baker and the Beauty'' *'' Don't'' *'' Emergence'' *'' For Life'' *''
The Genetic Detective ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...
'' *'' The Last Dance'' *''
Mixed-ish ''Mixed-ish'' (stylized as ''ish'') was an American single-camera sitcom created by Kenya Barris, Peter Saji and Tracee Ellis Ross that premiered on ABC on September 24, 2019. The series is a prequel to ''Black-ish'', and the second series to b ...
'' *'' Stumptown'' *'' United We Fall'' Not returning from 2018–19: *''
1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
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The $100,000 Pyramid ''Pyramid'' is the collective name of a series of American television game shows that has aired several versions domestically and internationally. The original series, ''The $10,000 Pyramid'', debuted on March 26, 1973, and spawned seven subsequ ...
'' (returned for 2020–21) *''
The Alec Baldwin Show ''The Alec Baldwin Show'' is an American talk show hosted by actor Alec Baldwin that premiered on March 4, 2018, on ABC. The series is Baldwin's second talk show following 2013's '' Up Late with Alec Baldwin'' on MSNBC and the first prime-time ...
'' *'' Bachelor in Paradise'' (returned for 2020–21) *''
The Bachelorette A bachelorette is an unmarried woman. Bachelorette may also refer to: Film and television * ''The Bachelorette'', a reality television dating show part of ''The Bachelor'' franchise with numerous versions: ** ''The Bachelorette'' (American TV ser ...
'' (returned for 2020–21) *''
Card Sharks ''Card Sharks'' is an American television game show. It was created by Chester Feldman for Mark Goodson- Bill Todman Productions. The game features two contestants who attempt to predict the outcome of survey questions to gain control of a ro ...
'' (returned for 2020–21) *''
Child Support Child support (or child maintenance) is an ongoing, periodic payment made by a parent for the financial benefit of a child (or parent, caregiver, guardian) following the end of a marriage or other similar relationship. Child maintenance is paid d ...
'' *'' Dancing with the Stars: Juniors'' *'' Family Food Fight'' *'' The Fix'' *'' For the People'' *'' Grand Hotel'' *'' The Kids Are Alright'' *'' Reef Break'' *'' Speechless'' *''
Splitting Up Together ''Splitting Up Together'' is an American sitcom developed by Emily Kapnek that aired on ABC from March 27, 2018, to April 9, 2019. The series stars Jenna Fischer, Oliver Hudson, Bobby Lee, Diane Farr, Lindsay Price, Olivia Keville, Van Crosby, ...
'' *'' Videos After Dark'' *''
Whiskey Cavalier ''Whiskey Cavalier'' is an American action comedy-drama television series, created by David Hemingson, that premiered on February 24, 2019. The full pilot episode debuted after the Oscars and was rebroadcast in the show’s regular time slot thre ...
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CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainm ...

Returning series: *'' 48 Hours'' *'' 60 Minutes'' *'' Big Brother'' *'' Blue Bloods'' *''
Bull A bull is an intact (i.e., not castrated) adult male of the species ''Bos taurus'' (cattle). More muscular and aggressive than the females of the same species (i.e., cows), bulls have long been an important symbol in many religions, includin ...
'' *'' CBS Sunday Night Movies'' *''
Criminal Minds ''Criminal Minds'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created and produced by Jeff Davis. The series premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005, and originally concluded on February 19, 2020; it was revived in 2022. It ...
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FBI The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. Operating under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Justice, t ...
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God Friended Me ''God Friended Me'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt. It stars Brandon Micheal Hall, Violett Beane, Suraj Sharma, Javicia Leslie, Joe Morton and Erica Gimpel. The series was ordered ...
'' *'' Hawaii Five-0'' *'' Love Island'' *''
MacGyver Angus "Mac" MacGyver is the title character and the protagonist in the TV series ''MacGyver''. He is played by Richard Dean Anderson in the 1985 original series. Lucas Till portrays a younger version of MacGyver in the 2016 reboot. In both p ...
'' *'' Madam Secretary'' *'' Magnum P.I.'' *'' Man with a Plan'' *'' Mom'' *'' NCIS'' *'' NCIS: Los Angeles'' *'' NCIS: New Orleans'' *'' The Neighborhood'' *'' SEAL Team'' *'' Survivor'' *''
S.W.A.T. In the United States, a SWAT team (special weapons and tactics, originally special weapons assault team) is a police tactical unit that uses specialized or military equipment and tactics. Although they were first created in the 1960s to ...
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Undercover Boss ''Undercover Boss'' is a reality television series franchise created by Stephen Lambert and produced in many countries. It originated in 2009 on the British Channel 4. The show’s format features the experiences of senior executives working u ...
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Young Sheldon ''Young Sheldon'' is an American coming-of-age sitcom television series created by Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro for CBS. The series, set in the late 1980s and early 1990s, is a spin-off prequel to ''The Big Bang Theory'' and begins with the ...
'' New series: *'' All Rise'' *'' Bob Hearts Abishola'' *'' Broke'' *''
Carol's Second Act ''Carol's Second Act'' is an American television sitcom created by Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins, which premiered on September 26, 2019 on CBS. It stars Patricia Heaton along with Ito Aghayere, Lucas Neff, Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Sabrina Jalees, A ...
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Evil Evil, in a general sense, is defined as the opposite or absence of good. It can be an extremely broad concept, although in everyday usage it is often more narrowly used to talk about profound wickedness and against common good. It is general ...
'' *'' FBI: Most Wanted'' *'' Game On!'' *'' The Greatest #AtHome Videos'' *''
Tommy Tommy may refer to: People * Tommy (given name) * Tommy Atkins, or just Tommy, a slang term for a common soldier in the British Army Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Tommy'' (1931 film), a Soviet drama film * ''Tommy'' (1975 fil ...
'' *'' Tough as Nails'' *'' The Unicorn'' Not returning from 2018–19: *''
The Amazing Race ''The Amazing Race'' is an adventure reality game show franchise in which teams of two people race around the world in competition with other teams. The ''Race'' is split into legs, with teams tasked to deduce clues, navigate themselves in forei ...
'' (returned for 2020–21) *''
The Big Bang Theory ''The Big Bang Theory'' is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom served as executive producers on the series, along with Steven Molaro, all of whom also served as head writers. It premiered on C ...
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Blood & Treasure ''Blood & Treasure'' is an American action adventure television series created by Matthew Federman and Stephen Scaia that premiered on May 21, 2019 on CBS. Federman and Scaia also serve as writers and executive producers alongside Taylor Elmore ...
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Paramount+ Paramount+ is an American subscription video on-demand service owned by Paramount Global. The service's content is drawn primarily from the libraries of CBS Media Ventures (including CBS Studios), Paramount Media Networks (formerly Viacom Media ...
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Celebrity Big Brother ''Big Brother VIP'', is an adaptation of the '' Big Brother'' reality television series. It is the celebrity version of its parent franchise ''Big Brother'', the celebrity version airs in several countries, however, the housemates or houseguest ...
'' (returned for 2021–22) *'' The Code'' *''
Elementary Elementary may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * ''Elementary'' (Cindy Morgan album), 2001 * ''Elementary'' (The End album), 2007 * ''Elementary'', a Melvin "Wah-Wah Watson" Ragin album, 1977 Other uses in arts, entertainment, a ...
'' *'' Fam'' *''
The Good Fight ''The Good Fight'' is an American legal drama produced for CBS's streaming service CBS All Access (later Paramount+). It is the platform's first original scripted series. The series, created by Robert King, Michelle King, and Phil Alden Robin ...
'' *'' Happy Together'' *'' Instinct'' *'' Life in Pieces'' *'' Million Dollar Mile'' *'' Murphy Brown'' *'' Ransom'' *''
The Red Line ''The Red Line'' (''Punainen viiva'') is an opera in two acts with music by Aulis Sallinen to a libretto by the composer, which premiered on 30 November 1978 at the Finnish National Opera.Arni E. The Red Line. In: ''The New Grove Dictionary of Op ...
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Whistleblower A whistleblower (also written as whistle-blower or whistle blower) is a person, often an employee, who reveals information about activity within a private or public organization that is deemed illegal, immoral, illicit, unsafe or fraudulent. Whi ...
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The World's Best ''The World's Best'' is an American reality talent competition television series. Produced by Mark Burnett and Mike Darnell, it features international performers being evaluated by three judges—Drew Barrymore, RuPaul and Faith Hill, and a pa ...
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The CW ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...

Returning series: *''
The 100 The 100 may refer to: Arts and entertainment * 100 (DC Comics), fictional organized crime groups appearing in DC Comics * ''The 100'' (novel series), a 2013–2016 science fiction novel series written by Kass Morgan * ''The 100'' (TV series), 20 ...
'' *'' All American'' *'' Arrow'' *''
Black Lightning Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character, created by writer Tony Isabella and artist Trevor Von Eeden, first appeared in ''Black Lightning'' #1 (April 1977), during ...
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Bulletproof Bulletproofing is the process of making an object capable of stopping a bullet or similar high velocity projectiles (e.g. shrapnel). The term bullet resistance is often preferred because few, if any, practical materials provide complete protecti ...
'' *'' Burden of Truth'' *'' Charmed'' *''
Dynasty A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family,''Oxford English Dictionary'', "dynasty, ''n''." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1897. usually in the context of a monarchical system, but sometimes also appearing in republics. A ...
'' *'' The Flash'' *'' In the Dark'' *''
Legacies In law, a legacy is something held and transferred to someone as their inheritance, as by will and testament. Personal effects, family property, marriage property or collective property gained by will of real property. Legacy or legacies may refer ...
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Legends of Tomorrow ''DC's Legends of Tomorrow'', or simply ''Legends of Tomorrow'', is an American time travel superhero television series developed by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, and Phil Klemmer, who are also executive producers a ...
'' *'' Masters of Illusion'' *'' Mysteries Decoded'' *'' Penn & Teller: Fool Us'' *'' Riverdale'' *'' Roswell, New Mexico'' *''
Supergirl Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. The character made her fir ...
'' *'' Supernatural'' *''
Whose Line Is It Anyway? ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' is a short-form improvisational comedy show originating as a British radio programme, before moving to British television in 1988. Following the conclusion of the British run in 1999, ABC began airing an American ...
'' New series: *'' Batwoman'' *'' Being Reuben'' *'' The Christmas Caroler Challenge'' *'' Coroner'' *''The CW Happy Hour'' *'' Dead Pixels'' *'' Fridge Wars'' *''
Katy Keene Katy Keene is a character created by Bill Woggon that has appeared in several comic book series published by Archie Comics since 1945. She is a model/actress/singer marketed by the publisher as "America's Queen of Pin-Ups and Fashions". In the bo ...
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Killer Camp ''Killer Camp'' is a British–American game show produced by Tuesday's Child Television. The series' first season aired on ITV2 as a Halloween Special 2019, on the five consecutive nights leading up to Halloween. After licensing the first se ...
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Nancy Drew Nancy Drew is a fictional character appearing in several mystery book series, movies, and a TV show as a teenage amateur sleuth. The books are ghostwritten by a number of authors and published under the collective pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Crea ...
'' *'' Stargirl'' (shared with
DC Universe The DC Universe (DCU) is the fictional shared universe where most stories in American comic book titles published by DC Comics take place. Superheroes such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Robin, Martian Manhunter, The Flash, Green Lant ...
) *'' Taskmaster'' *'' Tell Me a Story'' Not returning from 2018–19: *''The Big Stage'' *''
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' is an American romantic musical comedy-drama television series that premiered on October 12, 2015, on The CW and ran for four seasons, ending on April 5, 2019. The series was created, written, and directed by Rachel Bloo ...
'' *''Hypnotize Me'' *''
I Ship It ''I Ship It'' is an American musical romantic comedy television series that premiered on June 22, 2016, on CW Seed with the second season on April 10, 2019 and the broadcast premiere on August 19, 2019, on The CW. The series, created by Yulin Kua ...
'' *'' iZombie'' *''
Jane the Virgin ''Jane the Virgin'' is an American romantic comedy-drama and satirical telenovela developed by Jennie Snyder Urman. The series premiered October 13, 2014, on The CW and concluded on July 31, 2019. It is a loose adaptation of the Venezuelan t ...
'' *''My Last Days'' *'' The Outpost'' (returned for 2020–21) *'' Pandora'' (returned for 2020–21) *''Red Bull Peaking'' *'' Two Sentence Horror Stories'' (returned for 2020–21)


Fox

Returning series: *'' 9-1-1'' *''
Bob's Burgers ''Bob's Burgers'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard that premiered on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox on January 9, 2011. The show centers on the Belcher family—parents Bob Belcher, Bob and Linda Belcher, Linda and t ...
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Empire An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...
'' *'' Family Guy'' *''
Fox College Football ''Fox College Football'' (or ''Fox CFB'' for short) is the branding used for broadcasts of NCAA Division I FBS college football games produced by Fox Sports, and broadcast primarily by Fox, FS1, and FS2. Initial college football broadcasts on ...
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Fox Major League Baseball ''MLB on Fox'' (also known as ''Fox MLB'') is an American presentation of Major League Baseball (MLB) games produced by Fox Sports, the sports division of the Fox Broadcasting Company (Fox), since June 1, 1996. The broadcaster has aired the Worl ...
'' *'' Fox PBC Fight Night'' *'' Fox Presents'' *''
Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back ''Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back'' is an American reality television series that aired on Fox from June 13, 2018 to May 12, 2020. Starring chef Gordon Ramsay, the show features his travels across the United States, visiting failing ...
'' *'' Last Man Standing'' *''
The Masked Singer ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
'' *'' NFL on Fox'' *'' The Resident'' *''
The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer Simpson, Homer, Marge ...
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Thursday Night Football ''Thursday Night Football'' (often abbreviated as ''TNF'') is the branding used for broadcasts of National Football League (NFL) games that broadcast primarily on Thursday nights. Most of the games kick off at 8:15 Eastern Time (8:20 prior to 20 ...
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WWE SmackDown ''WWE SmackDown'', also known as ''Friday Night SmackDown'' or simply ''SmackDown'', is an American professional wrestling television program produced by WWE that as of currently airs live every Friday at 8 p.m. ET on Fox. Fox Deportes sim ...
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USA Network USA Network (simply USA) is an American basic cable television channel owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming division of Comcast's NBCUniversal through NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. It was originally launched in 1977 as Madison ...
) New series: *'' 9-1-1: Lone Star'' *''
Almost Family ''Almost Family'' is an American drama television series based on the Australian television series ''Sisters'', developed by Annie Weisman which aired from October 2, 2019, to February 22, 2020, on Fox. In March 2020, Fox canceled the series af ...
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Bless the Harts ''Bless the Harts'' is an American animated sitcom created by Emily Spivey for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Debuting on September 29, 2019, the series is executive produced by Spivey, Andy Bobrow, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Kristen Wiig, ...
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Celebrity Watch Party ''Celebrity Watch Party'' (known as ''Celebrity Gogglebox USA'' internationally) is an American reality television series that aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox from May 7 to July 23, 2020. The show is based on the British television serie ...
'' *'' Deputy'' *'' Duncanville'' *'' Flirty Dancing'' *'' Labor of Love'' *''
Lego Masters ''Lego Masters'' is an international reality television show in which teams compete to build the best Lego project, based on the original British show of that name, which premiered in 2017. Many other countries adapted the format and began a ...
'' *'' The Masked Singer: After the Mask'' *''
The Moodys ''The Moodys'' is an Australian television comedy series, which follows on from '' A Moody Christmas''. ''The Moodys'' began airing on ABC on 5 February 2014 and aired in the United States on Hulu in Spring 2014. Originally written and create ...
'' *'' Outmatched'' *'' Prodigal Son'' *'' Ultimate Tag'' Not returning from 2018–19: *''
Beat Shazam ''Beat Shazam'' is an American television musical game show which premiered on Fox on May 25, 2017. The show is hosted by Jamie Foxx, who is also an executive producer on the show along with Jeff Apploff (who created the show with Wes Kauble). O ...
'' (returned for 2020–21) *''
BH90210 ''BH90210'' is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on August 7, 2019, on Fox. It is the sixth series in the ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' franchise. Original series stars Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth, Ian Zie ...
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The Cool Kids The Cool Kids are an American hip hop duo composed of rappers Sir Michael Rocks and Chuck Inglish. The Cool Kids' music had been released primarily to the independent Chocolate Industries via their own label C.A.K.E. Recordings. Reed and Inger ...
'' *''First Responders Live'' *'' The Gifted'' *'' Gotham'' *''
Hell's Kitchen Hell's Kitchen, also known as Clinton, is a neighborhood on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It is considered to be bordered by 34th Street (or 41st Street) to the south, 59th Street to the north, Eighth Avenue to the ea ...
'' (returned for 2020–21) *''
Lethal Weapon ''Lethal Weapon'' is a 1987 American buddy cop action comedy film directed and co-produced by Richard Donner, written by Shane Black, and co-produced by Joel Silver. It stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover alongside Gary Busey, Tom Atkins, D ...
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MasterChef ''MasterChef'' is a competitive cooking show television format created by Franc Roddam, which originated with the UK version in July 1990. The format was revived and updated for the BBC in February 2005 by executive producers Roddam and John ...
'' (returned for 2020–21) *'' MasterChef Junior'' (returning for 2021–22) *'' Mental Samurai'' (returned for 2020–21) *''
The Orville ''The Orville'' is an American science fiction comedy-drama television series created by Seth MacFarlane, who also stars as series protagonist Ed Mercer, an officer in the Planetary Union's line of exploratory space vessels in the 25th century. ...
'' (moved to Hulu) *''
Paradise Hotel ''Paradise Hotel'' is an American reality television program. In the show, a group of singles live in a luxurious hotel resort, competing to see who can stay in the hotel the longest. Each week, the contestants pair off into couples, and must sh ...
'' *'' The Passage'' *''
Proven Innocent ''Proven Innocent'' is an American legal drama television series created by David Elliot, which premiered on February 15, 2019, on Fox. The series follows the employees of a wrongful conviction law firm and stars Rachelle Lefevre, Russell Horns ...
'' *''
Rel Rel or REL may mean: __NOTOC__ Science and technology * REL, a human gene * the rel descriptor of stereochemistry, see Relative configuration *REL (''Rassemblement Européen pour la Liberté''), European Rally for Liberty, a defunct French far-ri ...
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So You Think You Can Dance ''So You Think You Can Dance'' is a franchise of reality television shows in which contestants compete in dance. The first series of the franchise, created by '' Idols'' producers Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe, premiered in July 2005 and ha ...
'' (returning for 2021–22) *'' Spin the Wheel'' *'' Star'' *'' What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage''


NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, its headquarters are l ...

Returning series: *'' America's Got Talent'' *'' America's Got Talent: The Champions'' *''
The Blacklist ''The Blacklist'' is an American crime thriller television series that premiered on NBC on September 23, 2013. The show follows Raymond "Red" Reddington (James Spader), a former U.S. Navy officer turned high-profile criminal who voluntarily s ...
'' *'' Blindspot'' *'' Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' *'' Chicago Fire'' *''
Chicago Med ''Chicago Med'' is an American medical drama television series created by Dick Wolf and Matt Olmstead, and is the third installment of Wolf Entertainment's ''Chicago'' franchise. The series premiered on NBC on November 17, 2015. ''Chicago Me ...
'' *''
Chicago P.D. The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is the municipal law enforcement agency of the U.S. city of Chicago, Illinois, under the jurisdiction of the City Council. It is the second-largest municipal police department in the United States, behind th ...
'' *''
Dateline NBC ''Dateline NBC'' is a weekly American television news magazine/reality legal show that is broadcast on NBC. It was previously the network's flagship general interest news magazine, but now focuses mainly on true crime stories with only occasio ...
'' *''
Ellen's Game of Games ''Ellen's Game of Games'', also known as ''Game of Games'' and stylized as ellen's GAME OF GAMES, is an American television game show that aired on NBC. In March 2017, NBC ordered six (later eight) hour-long episodes of the series. Ellen DeGeneres ...
'' *''
Football Night in America ''Football Night in America'' (''FNIA''), branded for sponsorship purposes as ''Football Night in America served by Applebee's'', is an American pre-game show that is broadcast on NBC, preceding its broadcasts of Sunday night and postseason Natio ...
'' *'' Good Girls'' *''
The Good Place ''The Good Place'' is an American fantasy comedy television series created by Michael Schur. It premiered on NBC on September 19, 2016, and concluded on January 30, 2020, after four seasons and 53 episodes. Although the plot evolves signific ...
'' *'' Hollywood Game Night'' *'' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' *''
Little Big Shots ''Little Big Shots'' (also known as ''LBS'') is an American variety television series co-created and produced by Steve Harvey and Ellen DeGeneres. The series features children demonstrating talents and engaging in conversation with the host. ...
'' *'' Making It'' *''
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'' *'' NBC Movie Night'' *''
NBC Sunday Night Football ''NBC Sunday Night Football'' (abbreviated as ''SNF'') is an American weekly television broadcast of National Football League (NFL) games on NBC and Peacock in the United States. It began airing on August 6, 2006, with the Pro Football Hall of Fa ...
'' *'' New Amsterdam'' *''
NHL on NBC The ''NHL on NBC'' is an American presentation of National Hockey League (NHL) games produced by NBC Sports, and televised on NBC properties, including MSNBC, CNBC, Golf Channel, USA Network and NBCSN in the United States. While NBC covered t ...
'' *'' Songland'' *'' Superstore'' *''
This Is Us ''This Is Us'' is an American family drama television series that aired on NBC from September 20, 2016, to May 24, 2022. The series follows the lives and families of two parents, and their three children, in several different time frames. It s ...
'' *'' The Titan Games'' *''
The Voice The Voice may refer to: Fictional entities * The Voice or Presence, a fictional representation of God in DC Comics * The Voice (''Dune''), a fictional ability in the ''Dune'' universe * The Voice, a character in the American TV series ''Cleo ...
'' *''
The Wall ''The Wall'' is the eleventh studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on 30 November 1979 by Harvest/EMI and Columbia/ CBS Records. It is a rock opera that explores Pink, a jaded rock star whose eventual self-imp ...
'' *''
Will & Grace ''Will & Grace'' is an American television sitcom created by Max Mutchnick and David Kohan. Set in New York City, the show focuses on the friendship between best friends Will Truman ( Eric McCormack), a gay lawyer, and Grace Adler ( Debra Messi ...
'' *''
World of Dance World of Dance is a Southern California-based dance, fashion, music, and entertainment brand founded by David Gonzalez, Myron Marten, and Michael McGinn in 2008. It is the world's largest dance entertainment enterprise, elevating artists and bra ...
'' New series: *'' Bluff City Law'' *'' Council of Dads'' *'' Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways'' *'' Indebted'' *'' Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector'' *'' Perfect Harmony'' *'' Sunnyside'' *''
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist ''Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist'' is an American musical comedy-drama television series created by Austin Winsberg that premiered on January 7, 2020, on NBC. The series stars Jane Levy as Zoey Clarke, a software developer who discovers she has t ...
'' Not returning from 2018–19: *''
Abby's ''Abby's'' is an American sitcom television series created by Josh Malmuth that aired from March 28 to June 13, 2019, on NBC. The series stars Natalie Morales, Neil Flynn, Nelson Franklin, Jessica Chaffin, Leonard Ouzts, and Kimia Behpoornia. In ...
'' *''
American Ninja Warrior American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, p ...
'' (returned for 2020–21) *'' A.P. Bio'' (moved to
Peacock Peafowl is a common name for three bird species in the genera '' Pavo'' and '' Afropavo'' within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae, the pheasants and their allies. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are r ...
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Bring the Funny ''Bring the Funny'' is an American comedy competition series that aired on NBC from July 9 to September 17, 2019. Hosted by comedian Amanda Seales, the series features various comedy acts performing in front of an audience for a chance to win $2 ...
'' *'' The Enemy Within'' *''
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The InBetween ''The InBetween'' is an American supernatural drama television series created by Moira Kirland that premiered on NBC on May 29 and aired through August 14, 2019. In November 2019, the series was canceled after one season. Premise Cassie Bedfo ...
'' *''
Midnight, Texas ''Midnight, Texas'' is an American supernatural drama television series broadcast on NBC. ''Midnight, Texas'' is based on the book series of the same name by author Charlaine Harris, who also wrote ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'', the novels ...
'' *'' The Village''


Renewals and cancellations

Note: Series that were unable to fulfil their original or extended episode orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been indicated below.


Full season pickups


ABC

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American Housewife ''American Housewife'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from October 11, 2016, to March 31, 2021. It is created and written by Sarah Dunn and co-executive produced with Aaron Kaplan, Kenny Schwartz, Rick Wiener, and for the ...
''—Picked up for six additional episodes on November 7, 2019, bringing the episode count to 21; one episode remained unfilmed. *'' Bless This Mess''—Picked up for six additional episodes on November 7, 2019, bringing the episode count to 19. *''
The Conners ''The Conners'' is an American television sitcom created for ABC as a renamed direct continuation of the sequel to the series ''Roseanne''. The series is produced by Werner Entertainment, with Bruce Helford serving as showrunner and features ...
''—Picked up for six additional episodes on May 14, 2019, bringing the episode count to 19. *''
A Million Little Things ''A Million Little Things'' is an American family drama television series created by DJ Nash for ABC. Produced by ABC Signature and Kapital Entertainment, it features an ensemble cast including David Giuntoli, Grace Park, Romany Malco, Christ ...
''—Picked up for a 19-episode full season on August 8, 2019. *''
Mixed-ish ''Mixed-ish'' (stylized as ''ish'') was an American single-camera sitcom created by Kenya Barris, Peter Saji and Tracee Ellis Ross that premiered on ABC on September 24, 2019. The series is a prequel to ''Black-ish'', and the second series to b ...
''—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 28, 2019. *'' The Rookie''—Picked up for a 20-episode full season on October 28, 2019. *'' Schooled''—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on December 3, 2019; one episode remained unfilmed. *'' Stumptown''—Picked up for five additional episodes on October 28, 2019, bringing the episode count to 18.


CBS

*'' All Rise''—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 22, 2019; two episodes were unfilmed, with one original episode compiled through web conferencing platforms. *'' Bob Hearts Abishola''—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 22, 2019; two episodes remained unfilmed. *''
Carol's Second Act ''Carol's Second Act'' is an American television sitcom created by Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins, which premiered on September 26, 2019 on CBS. It stars Patricia Heaton along with Ito Aghayere, Lucas Neff, Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Sabrina Jalees, A ...
''—Picked up for five additional episodes on October 22, 2019, bringing the episode count to 18. *'' The Greatest #AtHome Videos''—Picked up for four additional episodes on July 2, 2020, bringing this season's episode count to 5. *''
MacGyver Angus "Mac" MacGyver is the title character and the protagonist in the TV series ''MacGyver''. He is played by Richard Dean Anderson in the 1985 original series. Lucas Till portrays a younger version of MacGyver in the 2016 reboot. In both p ...
''—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on November 6, 2019. *'' The Unicorn''—Picked up for five additional episodes on October 22, 2019, bringing the episode count to 18.


The CW

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''—Picked up for three additional episodes on June 6, 2019, bringing the episode count to 16. *'' All American''—Picked up for three additional episodes on October 8, 2019, bringing the episode count to 16. *'' Batwoman''—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 25, 2019; two episodes remained unfilmed. *''
Legacies In law, a legacy is something held and transferred to someone as their inheritance, as by will and testament. Personal effects, family property, marriage property or collective property gained by will of real property. Legacy or legacies may refer ...
''—Picked up for four additional episodes on July 18, 2019, bringing the episode count to 20; four episodes remained unfilmed. *''
Nancy Drew Nancy Drew is a fictional character appearing in several mystery book series, movies, and a TV show as a teenage amateur sleuth. The books are ghostwritten by a number of authors and published under the collective pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Crea ...
''—Picked up a 22-episode full season on October 25, 2019; four episodes remained unfilmed.


Fox

*'' Prodigal Son''—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 7, 2019; two episodes remained unfilmed.


NBC

*'' Good Girls''—Picked up for three additional episodes on August 14, 2019, bringing the episode count to 16; five episodes remained unfilmed. *'' Superstore''—Picked up for four additional episodes on November 5, 2019, bringing the episode count to 22; one episode remained unfilmed.


Renewals


ABC

*'' 20/20''—Renewed for a forty-third season on May 21, 2020. *''
America's Funniest Home Videos ''America's Funniest Home Videos'', also called ''America's Funniest Videos'' (abbreviated as ''AFV''), is an American video clip television series on ABC, based on the Japanese variety show ''Fun TV with Kato-chan and Ken-chan''. The show featur ...
''—Renewed for a thirty-first season on October 29, 2018. *''
American Housewife ''American Housewife'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from October 11, 2016, to March 31, 2021. It is created and written by Sarah Dunn and co-executive produced with Aaron Kaplan, Kenny Schwartz, Rick Wiener, and for the ...
''—Renewed for a fifth season on May 21, 2020. *''
American Idol ''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to Ap ...
''—Renewed for a nineteenth season on May 15, 2020. *'' The Bachelor''—Renewed for a twenty-fifth season on May 21, 2020. *''
Black-ish ''Black-ish'' (stylized as black·''ish'', `black·''ish'', and black''ish'') is an American sitcom television series created by Kenya Barris. It aired on ABC from September 24, 2014, to April 19, 2022, running for eight seasons. ''Black-ish'' ...
''—Renewed for a seventh season on May 21, 2020. *'' Celebrity Family Feud''—Renewed for an eighth season on March 28, 2021. *''
The Conners ''The Conners'' is an American television sitcom created for ABC as a renamed direct continuation of the sequel to the series ''Roseanne''. The series is produced by Werner Entertainment, with Bruce Helford serving as showrunner and features ...
''—Renewed for a third season on May 21, 2020. *'' Dancing with the Stars''—Renewed for a twenty-ninth season on May 21, 2020. *'' For Life''—Renewed for a second season on June 15, 2020. *'' The Goldbergs''—Renewed for an eighth season on May 21, 2020. *'' The Good Doctor''—Renewed for a fourth season on February 10, 2020. *'' The Great Christmas Light Fight''—Renewed for an eighth season on November 1, 2019. *''
Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into s ...
''—Renewed for a seventeenth season on May 10, 2019. *''
Holey Moley ''Holey Moley'' is an American sports reality competition television series created for ABC by Chris Culvenor. The series is produced by Eureka Productions and Unanimous Media, with Culvenor, Paul Franklin, Wesley Dening, Stephen Curry, Jero ...
''—Renewed for a third and fourth season on February 22, 2021. *''
A Million Little Things ''A Million Little Things'' is an American family drama television series created by DJ Nash for ABC. Produced by ABC Signature and Kapital Entertainment, it features an ensemble cast including David Giuntoli, Grace Park, Romany Malco, Christ ...
''—Renewed for a third season on May 21, 2020. *''
Mixed-ish ''Mixed-ish'' (stylized as ''ish'') was an American single-camera sitcom created by Kenya Barris, Peter Saji and Tracee Ellis Ross that premiered on ABC on September 24, 2019. The series is a prequel to ''Black-ish'', and the second series to b ...
''—Renewed for a second season on May 21, 2020. *''
Press Your Luck ''Press Your Luck'' is an American television game show created by Bill Carruthers and Jan McCormack. It premiered on CBS daytime on September 19, 1983, and ended on September 26, 1986. The format is a retooling of an earlier Carruthers productio ...
''—Renewed for a third season on April 7, 2021. *'' The Rookie''—Renewed for a third season on May 21, 2020. *'' Shark Tank''—Renewed for a twelfth season on May 21, 2020. *''
Station 19 ''Station 19'' is an American action- drama television series created by Stacy McKee for ABC that premiered on March 22, 2018. It is the second spin-off of '' Grey's Anatomy'' (after '' Private Practice''). Set in Seattle, the series focuses on ...
''—Renewed for a fourth season on March 11, 2020. *'' To Tell the Truth''—Renewed for a sixth season on November 10, 2020. *''
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' (often informally called ''Millionaire'') is an international television game show franchise of British origin, created by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill and Steven Knight. In its format, currently owned and l ...
''—Renewed for a twenty-second season on May 21, 2020.


CBS

*'' 48 Hours''—Renewed for a thirty-third season on May 6, 2020. *'' 60 Minutes''—Renewed for a fifty-third season on May 6, 2020. *'' All Rise''—Renewed for a second season on May 6, 2020. *'' Big Brother''—Renewed for a twenty-third season on October 28, 2020. *'' Blue Bloods''—Renewed for an eleventh season on May 6, 2020. *'' Bob Hearts Abishola''—Renewed for a second season on May 6, 2020. *''
Bull A bull is an intact (i.e., not castrated) adult male of the species ''Bos taurus'' (cattle). More muscular and aggressive than the females of the same species (i.e., cows), bulls have long been an important symbol in many religions, includin ...
''—Renewed for a fifth season on May 6, 2020. *''
Evil Evil, in a general sense, is defined as the opposite or absence of good. It can be an extremely broad concept, although in everyday usage it is often more narrowly used to talk about profound wickedness and against common good. It is general ...
''—Renewed for a second season on October 22, 2019. It was announced on May 18, 2021, that the series would be moving to
Paramount+ Paramount+ is an American subscription video on-demand service owned by Paramount Global. The service's content is drawn primarily from the libraries of CBS Media Ventures (including CBS Studios), Paramount Media Networks (formerly Viacom Media ...
. *''
FBI The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. Operating under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Justice, t ...
''—Renewed for a third season on May 6, 2020. *'' FBI: Most Wanted''—Renewed for a second season on May 6, 2020. *'' The Greatest #AtHome Videos''—Renewed for a second season on June 14, 2021. *'' Love Island''—Renewed for a third season on January 27, 2021. *''
MacGyver Angus "Mac" MacGyver is the title character and the protagonist in the TV series ''MacGyver''. He is played by Richard Dean Anderson in the 1985 original series. Lucas Till portrays a younger version of MacGyver in the 2016 reboot. In both p ...
''—Renewed for a fifth and final season on May 6, 2020. *'' Magnum P.I.''—Renewed for a third season on May 6, 2020. *'' Mom''—Renewed for an eighth and final season on February 5, 2019. *'' NCIS''—Renewed for an eighteenth season on May 6, 2020. *'' NCIS: Los Angeles''—Renewed for a twelfth season on May 6, 2020. *'' NCIS: New Orleans''—Renewed for a seventh and final season on May 6, 2020. *'' The Neighborhood''—Renewed for a third season on May 6, 2020. *'' SEAL Team''—Renewed for a fourth season on May 6, 2020. *'' Survivor''—Renewed for a forty-first season on May 6, 2020. *''
S.W.A.T. In the United States, a SWAT team (special weapons and tactics, originally special weapons assault team) is a police tactical unit that uses specialized or military equipment and tactics. Although they were first created in the 1960s to ...
''—Renewed for a fourth season on May 6, 2020. *'' Tough as Nails''—Renewed for a second season on August 12, 2020. *''
Undercover Boss ''Undercover Boss'' is a reality television series franchise created by Stephen Lambert and produced in many countries. It originated in 2009 on the British Channel 4. The show’s format features the experiences of senior executives working u ...
''—Renewed for a tenth season on May 6, 2020. *'' The Unicorn''—Renewed for a second season on May 6, 2020. *''
Young Sheldon ''Young Sheldon'' is an American coming-of-age sitcom television series created by Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro for CBS. The series, set in the late 1980s and early 1990s, is a spin-off prequel to ''The Big Bang Theory'' and begins with the ...
''—Renewed for a fourth season on February 22, 2019.


The CW

*'' All American''—Renewed for a third season on January 7, 2020. *'' Batwoman''—Renewed for a second season on January 7, 2020. *''
Black Lightning Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character, created by writer Tony Isabella and artist Trevor Von Eeden, first appeared in ''Black Lightning'' #1 (April 1977), during ...
''—Renewed for a fourth and final season on January 7, 2020. *''
Bulletproof Bulletproofing is the process of making an object capable of stopping a bullet or similar high velocity projectiles (e.g. shrapnel). The term bullet resistance is often preferred because few, if any, practical materials provide complete protecti ...
''—Renewed for a third season on October 27, 2020. *'' Burden of Truth''—Renewed for a fourth and final season on October 27, 2020. *'' Charmed''—Renewed for a third season on January 7, 2020. *'' The Christmas Caroler Challenge''—Renewed for a second season on October 19, 2020. *'' Coroner''—Renewed for a second season on August 17, 2020. *'' DC's Stargirl''—Renewed for a second season on July 6, 2020. *'' Dead Pixels''—Renewed for a second season on April 29, 2021. *''
Dynasty A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family,''Oxford English Dictionary'', "dynasty, ''n''." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1897. usually in the context of a monarchical system, but sometimes also appearing in republics. A ...
''—Renewed for a fourth season on January 7, 2020. *'' The Flash''—Renewed for a seventh season on January 7, 2020. *'' In the Dark''—Renewed for a third season on January 7, 2020. *''
Killer Camp ''Killer Camp'' is a British–American game show produced by Tuesday's Child Television. The series' first season aired on ITV2 as a Halloween Special 2019, on the five consecutive nights leading up to Halloween. After licensing the first se ...
''—Renewed for a second season on March 8, 2021. *''
Legacies In law, a legacy is something held and transferred to someone as their inheritance, as by will and testament. Personal effects, family property, marriage property or collective property gained by will of real property. Legacy or legacies may refer ...
''—Renewed for a third season on January 7, 2020. *''
Legends of Tomorrow ''DC's Legends of Tomorrow'', or simply ''Legends of Tomorrow'', is an American time travel superhero television series developed by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, and Phil Klemmer, who are also executive producers a ...
''—Renewed for a sixth season on January 7, 2020. *'' Masters of Illusion''—Renewed for an eleventh season on April 29, 2021. *'' Mysteries Decoded''—Renewed for a second season on April 7, 2022. *''
Nancy Drew Nancy Drew is a fictional character appearing in several mystery book series, movies, and a TV show as a teenage amateur sleuth. The books are ghostwritten by a number of authors and published under the collective pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Crea ...
''—Renewed for a second season on January 7, 2020. *'' Penn & Teller: Fool Us''—Renewed for an eighth season on May 14, 2020. *'' Riverdale''—Renewed for a fifth season on January 7, 2020. *'' Roswell, New Mexico''—Renewed for a third season on January 7, 2020. *''
Supergirl Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. The character made her fir ...
''—Renewed for a sixth and final season on January 7, 2020. *'' Supernatural''—The series was scheduled to end in May 2020, but seven episodes remained unaired in its fifteenth season due to the
coronavirus pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identifie ...
shutting down filming and post-production in
Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
, ergo pushing the series finale to Fall 2020. *'' Tell Me a Story''—Returned for the second season in Fall 2020. *''
Whose Line Is It Anyway? ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' is a short-form improvisational comedy show originating as a British radio programme, before moving to British television in 1988. Following the conclusion of the British run in 1999, ABC began airing an American ...
''—Renewed for a seventeenth season on May 14, 2020.


Fox

*'' 9-1-1''—Renewed for a fourth season on April 13, 2020. *'' 9-1-1: Lone Star''—Renewed for a second season on April 13, 2020. *''
Bless the Harts ''Bless the Harts'' is an American animated sitcom created by Emily Spivey for the Fox Broadcasting Company. Debuting on September 29, 2019, the series is executive produced by Spivey, Andy Bobrow, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Kristen Wiig, ...
''—Renewed for a second season on October 18, 2019. *''
Bob's Burgers ''Bob's Burgers'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard that premiered on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox on January 9, 2011. The show centers on the Belcher family—parents Bob Belcher, Bob and Linda Belcher, Linda and t ...
''—Renewed for an eleventh season on May 11, 2020. *'' Duncanville''—Renewed for a second season on April 6, 2020. *'' Family Guy''—Renewed for a nineteenth season on May 11, 2020. *'' Last Man Standing''—Renewed for a ninth and final season on May 19, 2020. *''
Lego Masters ''Lego Masters'' is an international reality television show in which teams compete to build the best Lego project, based on the original British show of that name, which premiered in 2017. Many other countries adapted the format and began a ...
''—Renewed for a second season on November 11, 2020. *''
The Masked Singer ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
''—Renewed for a fourth season on May 6, 2020. *''
The Moodys ''The Moodys'' is an Australian television comedy series, which follows on from '' A Moody Christmas''. ''The Moodys'' began airing on ABC on 5 February 2014 and aired in the United States on Hulu in Spring 2014. Originally written and create ...
''—Renewed for a second season on July 10, 2020. *'' Prodigal Son''—Renewed for a second season on May 21, 2020. *'' The Resident''—Renewed for a fourth season on May 19, 2020. *''
The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer Simpson, Homer, Marge ...
''—Renewed for a thirty-second season on February 6, 2019. *''
Thursday Night Football ''Thursday Night Football'' (often abbreviated as ''TNF'') is the branding used for broadcasts of National Football League (NFL) games that broadcast primarily on Thursday nights. Most of the games kick off at 8:15 Eastern Time (8:20 prior to 20 ...
''—Renewed for a seventh season on January 31, 2018; deal will go to a ninth season in 2022.


NBC

*'' America's Got Talent''—Renewed for a sixteenth season on November 9, 2020. *''
The Blacklist ''The Blacklist'' is an American crime thriller television series that premiered on NBC on September 23, 2013. The show follows Raymond "Red" Reddington (James Spader), a former U.S. Navy officer turned high-profile criminal who voluntarily s ...
''—Renewed for an eighth season on February 20, 2020. *'' Brooklyn Nine-Nine''—Renewed for an eighth and final season on November 14, 2019. *'' Chicago Fire''—Renewed for a ninth, tenth and eleventh season on February 27, 2020. *''
Chicago Med ''Chicago Med'' is an American medical drama television series created by Dick Wolf and Matt Olmstead, and is the third installment of Wolf Entertainment's ''Chicago'' franchise. The series premiered on NBC on November 17, 2015. ''Chicago Me ...
''—Renewed for a sixth, seventh and eighth season on February 27, 2020. *''
Chicago P.D. The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is the municipal law enforcement agency of the U.S. city of Chicago, Illinois, under the jurisdiction of the City Council. It is the second-largest municipal police department in the United States, behind th ...
''—Renewed for an eighth, ninth and tenth season on February 27, 2020. *''
Ellen's Game of Games ''Ellen's Game of Games'', also known as ''Game of Games'' and stylized as ellen's GAME OF GAMES, is an American television game show that aired on NBC. In March 2017, NBC ordered six (later eight) hour-long episodes of the series. Ellen DeGeneres ...
''—Renewed for a fourth season on February 18, 2020. *''
Football Night in America ''Football Night in America'' (''FNIA''), branded for sponsorship purposes as ''Football Night in America served by Applebee's'', is an American pre-game show that is broadcast on NBC, preceding its broadcasts of Sunday night and postseason Natio ...
''—Renewed for a fifteenth season on December 14, 2011; deal will go to a seventeenth season in 2022. *'' Good Girls''—Renewed for a fourth season on May 15, 2020. *'' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''—Renewed for a twenty-second, twenty-third and twenty-fourth season on February 27, 2020. *'' Making It''—Renewed for a third season on January 11, 2020. *''
Manifest Manifest may refer to: Computing * Manifest file, a metadata file that enumerates files in a program or package * Manifest (CLI), a metadata text file for CLI assemblies Events * Manifest (convention), a defunct anime festival in Melbourne, Aus ...
''—Renewed for a third season on June 15, 2020. *''
NBC Sunday Night Football ''NBC Sunday Night Football'' (abbreviated as ''SNF'') is an American weekly television broadcast of National Football League (NFL) games on NBC and Peacock in the United States. It began airing on August 6, 2006, with the Pro Football Hall of Fa ...
''—Renewed for a fifteenth season on December 14, 2011; deal will go to a seventeenth season in 2022. *'' New Amsterdam''—Renewed for a third, fourth, and fifth season on January 11, 2020. *'' Superstore''—Renewed for a sixth and final season on February 11, 2020. *''
This Is Us ''This Is Us'' is an American family drama television series that aired on NBC from September 20, 2016, to May 24, 2022. The series follows the lives and families of two parents, and their three children, in several different time frames. It s ...
''—Renewed for a fifth and sixth season on May 12, 2019. *''
The Voice The Voice may refer to: Fictional entities * The Voice or Presence, a fictional representation of God in DC Comics * The Voice (''Dune''), a fictional ability in the ''Dune'' universe * The Voice, a character in the American TV series ''Cleo ...
''—Renewed for a nineteenth season on June 16, 2020. *''
The Wall ''The Wall'' is the eleventh studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on 30 November 1979 by Harvest/EMI and Columbia/ CBS Records. It is a rock opera that explores Pink, a jaded rock star whose eventual self-imp ...
''—Renewed for a fourth season on September 30, 2020. *''
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist ''Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist'' is an American musical comedy-drama television series created by Austin Winsberg that premiered on January 7, 2020, on NBC. The series stars Jane Levy as Zoey Clarke, a software developer who discovers she has t ...
''—Renewed for a second season on June 11, 2020.


Cancellations/series endings


ABC

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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ''Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' is an American television series created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen for ABC, based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, an ...
''—It was announced on July 18, 2019, that season seven would be the final season. The series concluded on August 12, 2020. *'' The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons – Ever!''–The retrospective miniseries was meant to run for one season only; it concluded on September 7, 2020. *'' The Baker and the Beauty''—Canceled on June 15, 2020. *'' Bless This Mess''—Canceled on May 21, 2020, after two seasons. *'' Don't''—Canceled on April 7, 2021. *'' Emergence''—Canceled on May 21, 2020. *''
Fresh Off the Boat The phrase fresh off the boat ''(FOB)'', off the boat ''(OTB)'', are sometimes-derogatory terms used to describe immigrants who have arrived from a foreign nation and have yet to assimilate into the host nation's culture, language, and behavior, ...
''—It was announced on November 8, 2019, that season six would be the final season. The series concluded on February 21, 2020. *''
How to Get Away with Murder ''How to Get Away with Murder'' is an American legal thriller television series that premiered on ABC on September 25, 2014, and concluded on May 14, 2020. The series was created by Peter Nowalk, and produced by Shonda Rhimes and ABC Studios ...
''—It was announced on July 11, 2019, that season six would be the final season. The series concluded on May 14, 2020. *''
Kids Say the Darndest Things ''Kids Say the Darndest Things'' is an American comedy series originally hosted by Bill Cosby that aired on CBS from January 9, 1998 to June 23, 2000. A revival hosted by Tiffany Haddish aired on ABC from October 6, 2019 to January 19, 2020. A ...
''—Canceled on May 21, 2020. On December 17, 2020, it was announced that
CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainm ...
would pick up the series for another season. *'' The Last Dance''—The documentary miniseries was meant to run for one season only; it concluded on June 20, 2020. *''
Modern Family ''Modern Family'' is an American family sitcom television series created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan for the American Broadcasting Company. It ran for 11 seasons, from September 23, 2009, to April 8, 2020. It follows the lives of th ...
''—It was announced on February 5, 2019, that season eleven would be the final season. The series concluded on April 8, 2020. *'' Schooled''—Canceled on May 21, 2020, after two seasons. *''
Single Parents A single parent is a person who has a child or children but does not have a spouse or live-in partner to assist in the upbringing or support of the child. Reasons for becoming a single parent include divorce, break-up, abandonment, becoming wi ...
''—Canceled on May 21, 2020, after two seasons. *'' Stumptown''—Canceled on September 16, 2020, due to COVID-related production delays, following the reversal of its May 2020 renewal. *'' United We Fall''—Canceled on September 15, 2020.


CBS

*'' Broke''—Canceled on May 6, 2020. The series concluded on June 25, 2020. *''
Carol's Second Act ''Carol's Second Act'' is an American television sitcom created by Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins, which premiered on September 26, 2019 on CBS. It stars Patricia Heaton along with Ito Aghayere, Lucas Neff, Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Sabrina Jalees, A ...
''—Canceled on May 6, 2020. *''
Criminal Minds ''Criminal Minds'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created and produced by Jeff Davis. The series premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005, and originally concluded on February 19, 2020; it was revived in 2022. It ...
''—It was announced on January 10, 2019, that season fifteen would be the final season. The series concluded on February 19, 2020. *''
God Friended Me ''God Friended Me'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt. It stars Brandon Micheal Hall, Violett Beane, Suraj Sharma, Javicia Leslie, Joe Morton and Erica Gimpel. The series was ordered ...
''—Canceled on April 14, 2020, after two seasons. The series concluded on April 26, 2020. *'' Hawaii Five-0''—It was announced on February 28, 2020, that season ten would be the final season. The series concluded on April 3, 2020. *'' Madam Secretary''—It was announced on May 15, 2019, that season six would be the final season. The series concluded on December 8, 2019. *'' Man with a Plan''—Canceled on May 6, 2020, after four seasons. The series concluded on June 11, 2020. *''
Tommy Tommy may refer to: People * Tommy (given name) * Tommy Atkins, or just Tommy, a slang term for a common soldier in the British Army Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Tommy'' (1931 film), a Soviet drama film * ''Tommy'' (1975 fil ...
''—Canceled on May 6, 2020. The series concluded the following day.


The CW

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''—It was announced on August 4, 2019, that season seven would be the final season. The series concluded on September 30, 2020. *'' Arrow''—It was announced on March 6, 2019, that season eight would be the final season. The series concluded on January 28, 2020. *'' Being Reuben''—The documentary miniseries was meant to run for one season only; it concluded on September 11, 2020. *''
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''—Canceled on July 2, 2020. This was the only cancellation of the season. *'' Taskmaster''—On August 5, 2020, The CW pulled the series from its prime-time schedule. The remaining episodes were made available on
CW Seed CW may stand for: Science and technology * centiwatt (cW), one hundredth of a watt * Cω, a programming language * CW complex, a type of topological space * Carrier wave, in radio communications * CodeWarrior, an integrated development environ ...
on August 10, 2020.


Fox

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Almost Family ''Almost Family'' is an American drama television series based on the Australian television series ''Sisters'', developed by Annie Weisman which aired from October 2, 2019, to February 22, 2020, on Fox. In March 2020, Fox canceled the series af ...
''—Canceled on March 2, 2020. *'' Deputy''—Canceled on April 3, 2020. *''
Empire An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...
''—It was announced on May 13, 2019, that season six would be the final season. The series concluded on April 21, 2020. *'' Flirty Dancing''—Canceled on May 18, 2020. *'' Labor of Love''—Canceled on September 8, 2021. *'' Outmatched''—Canceled on May 19, 2020.


NBC

*'' Blindspot''—It was announced on May 10, 2019, that season five would be the final season. The series concluded on July 23, 2020. *'' Bluff City Law''—Canceled on June 15, 2020. *'' Council of Dads''—Canceled on June 25, 2020. The series concluded on July 2, 2020. *''
The Good Place ''The Good Place'' is an American fantasy comedy television series created by Michael Schur. It premiered on NBC on September 19, 2016, and concluded on January 30, 2020, after four seasons and 53 episodes. Although the plot evolves signific ...
''—It was announced on June 7, 2019, that season four would be the final season. The series concluded on January 30, 2020. *'' Indebted''—Canceled on June 15, 2020. *'' Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector''—Canceled on June 10, 2020. *'' Perfect Harmony''—Canceled on June 10, 2020. *'' Sunnyside''—Canceled on October 15, 2019, marking the first cancellation of the season. The remaining unaired episodes aired on NBC's website. The series concluded on December 5, 2019. *''
Will & Grace ''Will & Grace'' is an American television sitcom created by Max Mutchnick and David Kohan. Set in New York City, the show focuses on the friendship between best friends Will Truman ( Eric McCormack), a gay lawyer, and Grace Adler ( Debra Messi ...
''—It was announced on July 25, 2019, that season eleven would be the final season. The series concluded on April 23, 2020. *''
World of Dance World of Dance is a Southern California-based dance, fashion, music, and entertainment brand founded by David Gonzalez, Myron Marten, and Michael McGinn in 2008. It is the world's largest dance entertainment enterprise, elevating artists and bra ...
''—Canceled on March 15, 2021, after four seasons.


See also

* 2019–20 Canadian network television schedule * 2019–20 United States network television schedule (daytime) * 2019–20 United States network television schedule (late night) *
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television in the United States Since March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial impact on the television industry. Its effects have been particularly felt in the United States, mirroring its impacts across all arts sectors. Upon the arrival of the pandemic in t ...


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