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2012–13 United States network television schedule

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The 2012–13 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers primetime hours from September 2012 through August 2013. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2011–12 season.

NBC was the first to announce its fall schedule on May 13, 2012,[1] followed by Fox on May 14,[2] then ABC on May 15,[3] CBS on May 16,[4] and The CW on May 17, 2012.[5]

PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. The CW is not included on weekends, when it does not offer network programming. Ion Television airs primarily syndicated reruns, along with new episodes of The Listener from Canada's CTV and professional wrestling program WWE Main Event. MyNetworkTV also offers syndicated reruns, with limited original programming.

New series are highlighted in bold.

All times are U.S. Eastern Time and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central and Mountain times.

Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[6]

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.
  •   Yellow indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.
  •   Cyan indicates the top-20 most watched programs of the season.
  •   Magenta indicates the top-30 most watched programs of the season.

Sunday

More information Network, 7:00 p.m. ...
Network 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall America's Funniest Home Videos Once Upon a Time Revenge 666 Park Avenue
Winter Castle
Spring Red Widow
Summer Celebrity Wife Swap Whodunnit? Castle (R)
Late summer Secret Millionaire
CBS Fall NFL on CBS (4:25 p.m.) 60 Minutes (16/8.0)
(Tied with Criminal Minds)		 The Amazing Race The Good Wife (23/7.3)
(Tied with Body of Proof, CSI: NY, The
Following and Survivor: Philippines)		 The Mentalist (continued until 11:30 p.m.) (18/7.7)
(Tied with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Grey's Anatomy, Modern Family and Vegas)
Winter 60 Minutes (16/8.0)
(Tied with Criminal Minds)		 The Amazing Race The Good Wife (23/7.3)
(Tied with Body of Proof, CSI: NY, The
Following and Survivor: Philippines)		 The Mentalist (18/7.7)
(Tied with CSI: Crime Scene
Investigation, Grey's Anatomy,
Modern Family and Vegas)
Spring
Summer Big Brother
Mid-summer Unforgettable
Fox Fall Fox NFL (4:25 p.m.) The Cleveland Show The Simpsons Bob's Burgers Family Guy American Dad! Local programming
Winter Bob's Burgers (R)
Spring
Summer The Cleveland Show (R) American Dad! (R) Family Guy (R)
Mid-summer The Simpsons (R) American Dad! (R)
Late summer American Dad! (R) Family Guy (R)
NBC Fall Football Night in America NBC Sunday Night Football (8:20 p.m.) (continued to game completion) (2/12.4)
Winter Dateline NBC The Apprentice
Spring Encore programming
Late spring Encore programming Crossing Lines
Summer
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Monday

More information Network, 8:00 p.m. ...
Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Dancing with the Stars (6/9.9) Castle (15/8.1)
Winter The Bachelor
Spring Dancing with the Stars (6/9.9)
Summer The Bachelorette Mistresses
CBS Fall How I Met Your Mother Partners 2 Broke Girls (28/6.8)
(Tied with Hawaii Five-0)		 Mike & Molly Hawaii Five-0 (28/6.8)
(Tied with 2 Broke Girls)
Late fall Two and a Half Men (R)
Winter Rules of Engagement
Spring Mike & Molly (R)
Summer Under the Dome
The CW Fall 90210 Gossip Girl Local programming
Winter The Carrie Diaries 90210
Spring Oh Sit!
Late spring The Carrie Diaries (R)
Summer Hart of Dixie (R) Breaking Pointe
Fox Fall Bones The Mob Doctor
Winter The Following (23/7.3)
(Tied with Body of Proof, CSI: NY, The Good Wife and Survivor: Philippines)
Spring
Summer Raising Hope (R) The Goodwin Games New Girl (R) The Mindy Project (R)
Mid-summer Raising Hope (R)
NBC Fall The Voice (10/8.7)
(Tied with Two and a Half Men)		 Revolution
Winter The Biggest Loser Deception
Spring The Voice (10/8.7)
(Tied with Two and a Half Men)		 Revolution
Summer American Ninja Warrior Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls Siberia
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Tuesday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Dancing with the Stars (7/9.2)
(Tied with American Idol)		 Happy Endings Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Private Practice
Winter The Taste
Late winter Celebrity Wife Swap The Taste Body of Proof (23/7.3)
(Tied with CSI: NY, The Following, The Good Wife and Survivor: Philippines)
Spring Splash Dancing with the Stars (7/9.2)
(Tied with American Idol)
Summer Extreme Weight Loss
CBS Fall NCIS (1/13.5) NCIS: Los Angeles (4/11.0) Vegas (18/7.7)
(Tied with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Grey's Anatomy, The Mentalist and Modern Family)
Winter
Spring Golden Boy
Summer Brooklyn DA
Mid-summer Person of Interest (R)
The CW Fall Hart of Dixie Emily Owens, M.D. Local programming
Winter Cult
Spring Hart of Dixie
Summer Whose Line Is It Anyway? Perfect Score
Mid-summer Capture
Fox Fall Raising Hope Ben and Kate New Girl The Mindy Project
Winter Raising Hope
Spring Hell's Kitchen
Summer So You Think You Can Dance
NBC Fall The Voice (13/8.4) Go On The New Normal Parenthood
Winter Betty White's Off Their Rockers
Late winter Smash
Spring The Voice (13/8.4) Ready for Love
Mid-spring The Voice (13/8.4) Grimm
Summer The Voice (13/8.4) America's Got Talent
Mid-summer Hollywood Game Night (R)
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Wednesday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall The Middle The Neighbors Modern Family (18/7.7)
(Tied with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Grey's Anatomy, The Mentalist and Vegas)		 Suburgatory Nashville
Winter
Spring Suburgatory How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)
Mid-spring Family Tools
Summer The Lookout
Mid-summer The Neighbors (R)
Late summer Suburgatory (R)
CBS Fall Survivor: Philippines (23/7.3)
(Tied with Body of Proof, CSI: NY, The Following and The Good Wife)		 Criminal Minds (16/8.0)
(Tied with 60 Minutes)		 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (18/7.7)
(Tied with Grey's Anatomy, The Mentalist, Modern Family and Vegas)
Winter Survivor: Caramoan – Fans vs. Favorites (30/6.7)
Spring
Summer The American Baking Competition
Mid-summer Big Brother The American Baking Competition
Late summer Criminal Minds (R)
The CW Arrow Supernatural Local programming
Fox Fall The X Factor
Winter American Idol (7/9.2)
(Tied with Dancing with the Stars – Results)
Spring
Summer MasterChef
NBC Fall Animal Practice Guys with Kids Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Chicago Fire
Late fall Whitney
Winter
Spring Whitney (R)
Mid-spring Dateline NBC
Summer America's Got Talent (R) America's Got Talent Camp
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Thursday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Last Resort Grey's Anatomy (18/7.7)
(Tied with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Mentalist, Modern Family and Vegas)		 Scandal
Winter Zero Hour
Spring Wife Swap
Summer Wipeout Motive Rookie Blue
CBS Fall The Big Bang Theory (3/11.6) Two and a Half Men (10/8.7)
(Tied with The Voice)		 Person of Interest (5/10.0) Elementary (14/8.3)
Winter
Spring
Summer Big Brother
The CW The Vampire Diaries Beauty & the Beast Local programming
Fox Fall The X Factor Glee
Winter American Idol (9/8.9)
Spring
Summer Hell's Kitchen Does Someone Have to Go?
Mid-summer Hell's Kitchen
Late summer Glee (R) New Girl (R) The Mindy Project (R)
NBC Fall Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday Up All Night The Office Parks and Recreation Rock Center with Brian Williams
Mid-fall 30 Rock
Winter Parks and Recreation 1600 Penn
Mid-winter Community Do No Harm
Late winter Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R)
Spring Go On Hannibal
Mid-spring The Office (R) Parks and Recreation
Summer Save Me
Mid-summer The Winner Is (R) The Winner Is Hollywood Game Night
Late summer America's Got Talent (R) Hollywood Game Night (R)
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Friday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Shark Tank Primetime 20/20
Mid-fall Last Man Standing Malibu Country Shark Tank
Winter
Spring Happy Endings
Summer Shark Tank (R) Primetime
CBS Fall CSI: NY (23/7.3)
(Tied with Body of Proof, The Following, The Good Wife and Survivor: Philippines)		 Made in Jersey Blue Bloods (12/8.5)
Mid-fall Undercover Boss CSI: NY (23/7.3)
(Tied with Body of Proof, The Following, The Good Wife and Survivor: Philippines)
Winter The Job
Late winter Undercover Boss
Spring Vegas (18/7.7)
(Tied with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Grey's Anatomy, The Mentalist and Modern Family)
Summer Hawaii Five-0 (28/6.8)
(Tied with 2 Broke Girls)
The CW Fall America's Next Top Model Nikita Local programming
Late fall Nikita Encore programming
Winter
Spring Cult
Mid-spring Supernatural (R)
Summer Cult
Mid-summer Perfect Score America's Next Top Model
Fox Fall Kitchen Nightmares Fringe
Winter Touch
Spring
Summer Bones (R) The Following (R)
NBC Fall Encore programming Grimm Dateline NBC
Winter Dateline NBC Rock Center with Brian Williams
Spring Fashion Star Grimm
Mid-spring Dateline NBC
Summer Dateline NBC
Mid-summer Grimm Dateline NBC
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Note: Community and Whitney were replaced by an encore programming on Friday nights.

Saturday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall ESPN Saturday Night Football (continued to game completion)
Winter ABC Saturday Movie of the Week
Spring Bet on Your Baby ABC Saturday Movie of the Week
Summer Zero Hour 666 Park Avenue Encore programming
CBS Fall Crimetime Saturday 48 Hours
Late fall Made in Jersey Crimetime Saturday
Winter Crimetime Saturday
Spring
Summer
Fox Fall Fox College Football (continued to game completion)
Winter COPS COPS (R) Kitchen Nightmares (R) Local programming
Late winter The Following (R)
Spring Baseball Night in America (7:00 p.m.)
Summer COPS (R) Bones (R)
NBC Fall Encore programming
Winter American Ninja Warrior Encore programming
Spring Smash
Summer Encore programming Do No Harm
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By network

ABC

CBS

The CW

Fox

Ion Television

NBC

Renewals and cancellations

Full season pickups

ABC

  • Nashville—Picked up for a full season on November 12, 2012.[105]
  • The Neighbors—Picked up for a full season on October 29, 2012.[106]
  • Scandal—Picked up for a full season on October 29, 2012.[106]
  • Shark Tank—Picked up 2 additional episodes, totaling the season to 24 episodes on October 22, 2012. Plus 2 additional episodes on March 5, 2013, totaling the season to 26 episodes.[107][108]

CBS

  • Elementary—Picked up for a full season on October 23, 2012.[109]
  • Vegas—Picked up for a full 22-episode season on October 23, 2012,[109] which was later reduced to 21 episodes.[110]

The CW

Fox

  • Ben and Kate—Picked up for an 18-episode full season on October 8, 2012.[113]
  • The Mindy Project—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 8, 2012.[113] plus 2 additional episodes on October 16, 2012, for a 24-episode season.[114]

NBC

Renewals

ABC

CBS

The CW

Fox

NBC

Cancellations/Series endings

ABC

CBS

  • CSI: NY—Canceled on May 10, 2013, after nine seasons.[163]
  • Friend Me—Confirmed as canceled on July 29, 2013.[164]
  • Golden Boy—Canceled on May 10, 2013.[165]
  • The Job—Canceled on February 18, 2013, due to low ratings after two episodes. It is unclear if the remaining episodes will air.[166]
  • Made in Jersey—Canceled on October 10, 2012, due to low ratings after two episodes. As of December 29, 2012, eight episodes have aired.[167] This was the first cancellation of the season.
  • Partners—Canceled on November 16, 2012, due to low ratings after six episodes.[168]
  • Rules of Engagement—Canceled on May 10, 2013, after seven seasons.[169]
  • Vegas—Canceled on May 10, 2013.[170]

The CW

  • 90210—It was announced on February 28, 2013, that season five would be the final season.[171] The series concluded on May 13, 2013.
  • Cult—Canceled on April 10, 2013.[172] The series concluded on July 12, 2013.
  • Emily Owens, M.D.—Canceled on November 28, 2012.[173] The series concluded on February 5, 2013.
  • Gossip Girl—It was announced on May 11, 2012, that season six would be the final season.[48] The series concluded on December 17, 2012.[174]

Fox

  • Ben and Kate—Canceled on January 23, 2013.[175] Two days after being pulled from the schedule, production was shut down after 16 episodes of a 19 episode order were filmed.[176]
  • The Cleveland Show—Canceled on April 17, 2013, after four seasons.[177] The series concluded on May 19, 2013.
  • COPS—It was announced on May 6, 2013, that the series would move to Spike for season twenty-six.[178]
  • Fringe—It was announced on April 26, 2012, that season five would be the final season.[61] The series concluded on January 18, 2013.[179]
  • The Goodwin Games–Canceled on July 2, 2013.[180]
  • The Mob Doctor—Canceled on November 28, 2012.[181] The series concluded on January 7, 2013.
  • Touch—Canceled on May 9, 2013, after two seasons.[182]

Ion Television

  • Flashpoint—It was announced on May 1, 2012, that season five would be the final season.[183] The series concluded on January 22, 2013.

NBC

See also

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  1. [a]
    Series revival; previously aired on ABC and ABC Family from 1998 to 2007.

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