2019–20 United States network television schedule
Television schedule for the fall of 2019
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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 was the first to announce its fall schedule on May 12, 2019,[1] followed by Fox on May 13,[2] ABC on May 14,[3] CBS on May 15,[4] and The CW on May 16, 2019.[5]
PBS is not included, as member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Ion Television, The CW Plus, and MyNetworkTV are also not included since the networks' schedules comprise syndicated reruns (with limited original programming on the latter two). 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 (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska, and Hawaii–Aleutian times.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[6]
The TV season was strongly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the full impact of the health catastrophe did not hit until March 2020, by which time the network shows had already filmed the majority of their seasons' scripts, the entire primetime slate halted production that spring and did not resume it until the fall of 2020.
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 regularly 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
Monday
| 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 | The Good Doctor (11/10.82) | ||||
| Late fall | The Great Christmas Light Fight | ||||||
| Winter | The Bachelor | ||||||
| Spring | American Idol (28/8.54) | ||||||
| Mid-spring | The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart | The Baker and the Beauty | |||||
| Summer | The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons - Ever! | ||||||
| CBS | Fall | The Neighborhood | Bob Hearts Abishola | All Rise | Bull (13/10.61) | ||
| Winter | |||||||
| Spring | |||||||
| Summer | Love Island | ||||||
| The CW | Fall | All American | Black Lightning | Local programming | |||
| Winter | |||||||
| Spring | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Whose Line Is It Anyway? (R) | Roswell, New Mexico | ||||
| Summer | Penn & Teller: Fool Us | ||||||
| Fox | Fall | 9-1-1 (15/10.42) | Prodigal Son | ||||
| Winter | 9-1-1: Lone Star (24/9.09) | ||||||
| Spring | 9-1-1 (15/10.42) | ||||||
| Late spring | 9-1-1: Lone Star (R) | ||||||
| Summer | Fox Presents | ||||||
| NBC | Fall | The Voice (16/10.23) | Bluff City Law | ||||
| Winter | America's Got Talent: The Champions (25/8.92) | Manifest | |||||
| Late winter | The Voice (16/10.23) | ||||||
| Spring | Songland | ||||||
| Late spring | The Titan Games | The Wall | |||||
| Summer | Dateline NBC | ||||||
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
| 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 | American Housewife | Fresh Off the Boat | 20/20 | |||
| Winter | |||||||
| Spring | Shark Tank | ||||||
| Summer | |||||||
| CBS | Fall | Hawaii Five-0 (19/9.68) | Magnum P.I. (26/8.91) (Tied with NCIS: Los Angeles) |
Blue Bloods (5/11.96) | |||
| Winter | MacGyver | Hawaii Five-0 (19/9.68) | |||||
| Spring | Magnum P.I. (26/8.91) (Tied with NCIS: Los Angeles) | ||||||
| Summer | The Greatest #AtHome Videos | ||||||
| Late summer | MacGyver (R) | Love Island | |||||
| The CW | Fall | Charmed | Dynasty | Local programming | |||
| Winter | |||||||
| Spring | Masters of Illusion | Masters of Illusion (R) | Whose Line Is It Anyway? (R) | ||||
| Summer | Being Reuben | ||||||
| Fox | WWE Friday Night SmackDown | ||||||
| NBC | Fall | The Blacklist | Dateline NBC | ||||
| Winter | Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector | ||||||
| Spring | The Blacklist | ||||||
| Late spring | World of Dance (R) | The Wall (R) | Dateline NBC | ||||
| Summer | The Wall (R) | Dateline NBC | |||||
| Late summer | America's Got Talent (R) | Dateline NBC | |||||
Saturday
| 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 | Saturday Night Football | |||||
| Winter | The Jump | NBA Saturday Primetime | |||||
| Spring | Shark Tank (R) | American Idol (R) | |||||
| Late spring | The Last Dance | The Rookie (R) | |||||
| Summer | America's Funniest Home Videos (R) | Shark Tank (R) | The Good Doctor (R) | ||||
| CBS | Fall | Crimetime Saturday | 48 Hours | ||||
| Winter | |||||||
| Spring | |||||||
| Summer | Love Island | ||||||
| Fox | Fall | Fox College Football | |||||
| Winter | |||||||
| Spring | 9-1-1 (R) | Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back (R) | Local programming | ||||
| Late spring | Flirty Dancing (R) | Lego Masters (R) | |||||
| Summer | Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back (R) | ||||||
| Mid-summer | Various programming | Ultimate Tag (R) | |||||
| Late summer | Baseball Night in America (7:00 p.m.) | ||||||
| NBC | Fall | Dateline Saturday Mystery | SNL Vintage | ||||
| Winter | |||||||
| Spring | NBC Movie Night | ||||||
| Summer | Dateline Saturday Mystery | ||||||
| Late summer | NHL on NBC | ||||||
- Note: As with the two previous seasons, NBC aired all new live episodes of Saturday Night Live 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, 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
CBS
The CW
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Returning series:
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New series: |
Not returning from 2018–19:
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Fox
NBC
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
- American Housewife—Picked up for six additional episodes on November 7, 2019, bringing the episode count to 21; one episode remained unfilmed.[196][197]
- Bless This Mess—Picked up for six additional episodes on November 7, 2019, bringing the episode count to 19.[196]
- The Conners—Picked up for six additional episodes on May 14, 2019, bringing the episode count to 19.[198]
- A Million Little Things—Picked up for a 19-episode full season on August 8, 2019.[199]
- Mixed-ish—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 28, 2019.[200]
- The Rookie—Picked up for a 20-episode full season on October 28, 2019.[200]
- Schooled—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on December 3, 2019; one episode remained unfilmed.[201][197]
- Stumptown—Picked up for five additional episodes on October 28, 2019, bringing the episode count to 18.[200]
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.[202][197]
- Bob Hearts Abishola—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 22, 2019; two episodes remained unfilmed.[202][197]
- Carol's Second Act—Picked up for five additional episodes on October 22, 2019, bringing the episode count to 18.[202]
- The Greatest #AtHome Videos—Picked up for four additional episodes on July 2, 2020, bringing this season's episode count to 5.[77]
- MacGyver—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on November 6, 2019.[h][204]
- The Unicorn—Picked up for five additional episodes on October 22, 2019, bringing the episode count to 18.[202]
The CW
- The 100—Picked up for three additional episodes on June 6, 2019, bringing the episode count to 16.[205]
- All American—Picked up for three additional episodes on October 8, 2019, bringing the episode count to 16.[206]
- Batwoman—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 25, 2019; two episodes remained unfilmed.[207][197]
- Legacies—Picked up for four additional episodes on July 18, 2019, bringing the episode count to 20; four episodes remained unfilmed.[208][197]
- Nancy Drew—Picked up a 22-episode full season on October 25, 2019; four episodes remained unfilmed.[207][197]
Fox
- Prodigal Son—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 7, 2019; two episodes remained unfilmed.[209][210]
NBC
- Good Girls—Picked up for three additional episodes on August 14, 2019, bringing the episode count to 16; five episodes remained unfilmed.[211][197]
- Superstore—Picked up for four additional episodes on November 5, 2019, bringing the episode count to 22; one episode remained unfilmed.[212][197]
Renewals
ABC
- 20/20—Renewed for a forty-third season on May 21, 2020.[213]
- America's Funniest Home Videos—Renewed for a thirty-first season on October 29, 2018.[8]
- American Housewife—Renewed for a fifth season on May 21, 2020.[213]
- American Idol—Renewed for a nineteenth season on May 15, 2020.[214]
- The Bachelor—Renewed for a twenty-fifth season on May 21, 2020.[213]
- Black-ish—Renewed for a seventh season on May 21, 2020.[213]
- Celebrity Family Feud—Renewed for an eighth season on March 28, 2021.[215]
- The Conners—Renewed for a third season on May 21, 2020.[213]
- Dancing with the Stars—Renewed for a twenty-ninth season on May 21, 2020.[213]
- For Life—Renewed for a second season on June 15, 2020.[216]
- The Goldbergs—Renewed for an eighth season on May 21, 2020.[213]
- The Good Doctor—Renewed for a fourth season on February 10, 2020.[217]
- The Great Christmas Light Fight—Renewed for an eighth season on November 1, 2019.[218]
- Grey's Anatomy—Renewed for a seventeenth season on May 10, 2019.[22]
- Holey Moley—Renewed for a third and fourth season on February 22, 2021.[219]
- A Million Little Things—Renewed for a third season on May 21, 2020.[213]
- Mixed-ish—Renewed for a second season on May 21, 2020.[213]
- Press Your Luck—Renewed for a third season on April 7, 2021.[220]
- The Rookie—Renewed for a third season on May 21, 2020.[213]
- Shark Tank—Renewed for a twelfth season on May 21, 2020.[213]
- Station 19—Renewed for a fourth season on March 11, 2020.[221]
- To Tell the Truth—Renewed for a sixth season on November 10, 2020.[222]
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire—Renewed for a twenty-second season on May 21, 2020.[213]
CBS
- 48 Hours—Renewed for a thirty-third season on May 6, 2020.[223]
- 60 Minutes—Renewed for a fifty-third season on May 6, 2020.[223]
- All Rise—Renewed for a second season on May 6, 2020.[223]
- Big Brother—Renewed for a twenty-third season on October 28, 2020.[224]
- Blue Bloods—Renewed for an eleventh season on May 6, 2020.[223]
- Bob Hearts Abishola—Renewed for a second season on May 6, 2020.[223]
- Bull—Renewed for a fifth season on May 6, 2020.[223]
- Evil—Renewed for a second season on October 22, 2019.[225] It was announced on May 18, 2021, that the series would be moving to Paramount+.[226]
- FBI—Renewed for a third season on May 6, 2020.[223]
- FBI: Most Wanted—Renewed for a second season on May 6, 2020.[223]
- The Greatest #AtHome Videos—Renewed for a second season on June 14, 2021.[227]
- Love Island—Renewed for a third season on January 27, 2021.[228]
- MacGyver—Renewed for a fifth and final season on May 6, 2020.[223][229]
- Magnum P.I.—Renewed for a third season on May 6, 2020.[223]
- Mom—Renewed for an eighth and final season on February 5, 2019.[70][230]
- NCIS—Renewed for an eighteenth season on May 6, 2020.[223]
- NCIS: Los Angeles—Renewed for a twelfth season on May 6, 2020.[223]
- NCIS: New Orleans—Renewed for a seventh and final season on May 6, 2020.[223][231]
- The Neighborhood—Renewed for a third season on May 6, 2020.[223]
- SEAL Team—Renewed for a fourth season on May 6, 2020.[223]
- Survivor—Renewed for a forty-first season on May 6, 2020, However, the series was delayed until 2021–22 due to COVID-19 pandemic.[223]
- S.W.A.T.—Renewed for a fourth season on May 6, 2020.[223]
- Tough as Nails—Renewed for a second season on August 12, 2020.[232]
- Undercover Boss—Renewed for a tenth season on May 6, 2020.[223]
- The Unicorn—Renewed for a second season on May 6, 2020.[223]
- Young Sheldon—Renewed for a fourth season on February 22, 2019.[73]
The CW
- All American—Renewed for a third season on January 7, 2020.[233]
- Batwoman—Renewed for a second season on January 7, 2020.[233]
- Black Lightning—Renewed for a fourth and final season on January 7, 2020.[233][234]
- Bulletproof—Renewed for a third season on October 27, 2020.[235]
- Burden of Truth—Renewed for a fourth and final season on October 27, 2020.[235][236]
- Charmed—Renewed for a third season on January 7, 2020.[233]
- The Christmas Caroler Challenge—Renewed for a second season on October 19, 2020.[237]
- Coroner—Renewed for a second season on August 17, 2020.[238]
- DC's Stargirl—Renewed for a second season on July 6, 2020.[239]
- Dead Pixels—Renewed for a second season on April 29, 2021.[240]
- Dynasty—Renewed for a fourth season on January 7, 2020.[233]
- The Flash—Renewed for a seventh season on January 7, 2020.[233]
- In the Dark—Renewed for a third season on January 7, 2020.[233]
- Killer Camp—Renewed for a second season on March 8, 2021.[241]
- Legacies—Renewed for a third season on January 7, 2020.[233]
- Legends of Tomorrow—Renewed for a sixth season on January 7, 2020.[233]
- Masters of Illusion—Renewed for an eleventh season on April 29, 2021.[240]
- Mysteries Decoded—Renewed for a second season on April 7, 2022.[242]
- Nancy Drew—Renewed for a second season on January 7, 2020.[233]
- Penn & Teller: Fool Us—Renewed for an eighth season on May 14, 2020.[243]
- Riverdale—Renewed for a fifth season on January 7, 2020.[233]
- Roswell, New Mexico—Renewed for a third season on January 7, 2020.[233]
- Supergirl—Renewed for a sixth and final season on January 7, 2020.[233][244]
- Supernatural—The series was scheduled to end in May 2020, but seven episodes remained unaired in its fifteenth season due to the coronavirus pandemic shutting down filming and post-production in Vancouver, ergo pushing the series finale to Fall 2020.[245]
- Tell Me a Story—Returned for the second season in fall 2020.[238]
- Whose Line Is It Anyway?—Renewed for a seventeenth season on May 14, 2020.[243]
Fox
- 9-1-1—Renewed for a fourth season on April 13, 2020.[246]
- 9-1-1: Lone Star—Renewed for a second season on April 13, 2020.[246]
- Bless the Harts—Renewed for a second season on October 18, 2019.[247]
- Bob's Burgers—Renewed for an eleventh season on May 11, 2020.[248]
- Duncanville—Renewed for a second season on April 6, 2020.[249]
- Family Guy—Renewed for a nineteenth season on May 11, 2020.[248]
- Last Man Standing—Renewed for a ninth and final season on May 19, 2020.[250][251]
- Lego Masters—Renewed for a second season on November 11, 2020.[252]
- The Masked Singer—Renewed for a fourth season on May 6, 2020.[253]
- The Moodys—Renewed for a second season on July 10, 2020.[254]
- Prodigal Son—Renewed for a second season on May 21, 2020.[255]
- The Resident—Renewed for a fourth season on May 19, 2020.[250]
- The Simpsons—Renewed for a thirty-second season on February 6, 2019.[124]
- Thursday Night Football—Renewed for a seventh season on January 31, 2018; deal will go to a ninth season in 2022.[125]
NBC
- America's Got Talent—Renewed for a sixteenth season on November 9, 2020.[256]
- The Blacklist—Renewed for an eighth season on February 20, 2020.[257]
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine—Renewed for an eighth and final season on November 14, 2019.[258][259]
- Chicago Fire—Renewed for a ninth, tenth and eleventh season on February 27, 2020.[260]
- Chicago Med—Renewed for a sixth, seventh and eighth season on February 27, 2020.[260]
- Chicago P.D.—Renewed for an eighth, ninth and tenth season on February 27, 2020.[260]
- Ellen's Game of Games—Renewed for a fourth season on February 18, 2020.[261]
- Football Night in America—Renewed for a fifteenth season on December 14, 2011; deal will go to a seventeenth season in 2022.[168]
- Good Girls—Renewed for a fourth season on May 15, 2020.[262]
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit—Renewed for a twenty-second, twenty-third and twenty-fourth season on February 27, 2020.[260]
- Making It—Renewed for a third season on January 11, 2020.[263]
- Manifest—Renewed for a third season on June 15, 2020.[264]
- NBC Sunday Night Football—Renewed for a fifteenth season on December 14, 2011; deal will go to a seventeenth season in 2022.[168]
- New Amsterdam—Renewed for a third, fourth, and fifth season on January 11, 2020.[265]
- Superstore—Renewed for a sixth and final season on February 11, 2020.[266][267]
- This Is Us—Renewed for a fifth and sixth season on May 12, 2019.[180]
- The Voice—Renewed for a nineteenth season on June 16, 2020.[268]
- The Wall—Renewed for a fourth season on September 30, 2020.[269]
- Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist—Renewed for a second season on June 11, 2020.[270]
Cancellations/series endings
ABC
- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.—It was announced on July 18, 2019, that season seven would be the final season.[271][272] 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.[273]
- The Baker and the Beauty—Canceled on June 15, 2020.[216]
- Bless This Mess—Canceled on May 21, 2020, after two seasons.[274]
- Don't—Canceled on April 7, 2021.[275]
- Emergence—Canceled on May 21, 2020.[274]
- Fresh Off the Boat—It was announced on November 8, 2019, that season six would be the final season.[276] The series concluded on February 21, 2020.
- How to Get Away with Murder—It was announced on July 11, 2019, that season six would be the final season.[277][278] The series concluded on May 14, 2020.
- Kids Say the Darndest Things—Canceled on May 21, 2020.[274] On December 17, 2020, it was announced that CBS would pick up the series for another season.[279]
- The Last Dance—The documentary miniseries was meant to run for one season only; it concluded on June 20, 2020.[280]
- Modern Family—It was announced on February 5, 2019, that season eleven would be the final season.[26] The series concluded on April 8, 2020.
- Schooled—Canceled on May 21, 2020, after two seasons.[274]
- Single Parents—Canceled on May 21, 2020, after two seasons.[274]
- Stumptown—Canceled on September 16, 2020, due to COVID-related production delays, following the reversal of its May 2020 renewal.[281]
- United We Fall—Canceled on September 15, 2020.[282]
CBS
- Broke—Canceled on May 6, 2020.[283] The series concluded on June 25, 2020.
- Carol's Second Act—Canceled on May 6, 2020.[283]
- Criminal Minds—It was announced on January 10, 2019, that season fifteen would be the final season.[65] The series concluded on February 19, 2020.
- God Friended Me—Canceled on April 14, 2020, after two seasons.[284] 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.[285] The series concluded on April 3, 2020.
- Madam Secretary—It was announced on May 15, 2019, that season six would be the final season.[286][287] The series concluded on December 8, 2019.
- Man with a Plan—Canceled on May 6, 2020, after four seasons.[283] The series concluded on June 11, 2020.
- Tommy—Canceled on May 6, 2020.[283] The series concluded the following day.
The CW
- The 100—It was announced on August 4, 2019, that season seven would be the final season.[288] The series concluded on September 30, 2020.
- Arrow—It was announced on March 6, 2019, that season eight would be the final season.[289] 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.[290]
- Katy Keene—Canceled on July 2, 2020. This was the only cancellation of the season.[291]
- Taskmaster—On August 5, 2020, The CW pulled the series from its prime-time schedule.[292] The remaining episodes were made available on CW Seed on August 10, 2020.[293]
Fox
- Almost Family—Canceled on March 2, 2020.[294]
- Deputy—Canceled on April 3, 2020.[295]
- Empire—It was announced on May 13, 2019, that season six would be the final season.[296][297] The series concluded on April 21, 2020.
- Flirty Dancing—Canceled on May 18, 2020.[298]
- Labor of Love—Canceled on September 8, 2021.[299]
- Outmatched—Canceled on May 19, 2020.[300]
NBC
- Blindspot—It was announced on May 10, 2019, that season five would be the final season.[163] The series concluded on July 23, 2020.
- Bluff City Law—Canceled on June 15, 2020.[301]
- Council of Dads—Canceled on June 25, 2020.[302] The series concluded on July 2, 2020.
- The Good Place—It was announced on June 7, 2019, that season four would be the final season.[303] The series concluded on January 30, 2020.
- Indebted—Canceled on June 15, 2020.[301]
- Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector—Canceled on June 10, 2020.[304]
- Perfect Harmony—Canceled on June 10, 2020.[304]
- Sunnyside—On October 15, 2019, NBC pulled the series from its prime-time schedule, marking the first cancellation of the season. The remaining unaired episodes aired on NBC's website.[305] The series was later canceled on June 15, 2020.[301]
- Will & Grace—It was announced on July 25, 2019, that season eleven would be the final season.[306][307] The series concluded on April 23, 2020.
- World of Dance—Canceled on March 15, 2021, after four seasons.[308]
See also
Notes
- Series revival, previously aired by CBS from 1998–2000.
- Return of primetime celebrity format.
- Series revival, previously aired by CBS from 1979–2006.
- New episodes held from their originally intended airdate in the 2017–18 season.
- Episodes that aired this season only included updates to the cases explored during the 2018–19 season.
- U.S. broadcast television premiere; previously released on CBS All Access.
- In March 2020, following production shutdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the decision was taken to conclude the fourth season with 13 episodes. The remaining half-dozen episodes that had completed filming were retained as back-up programming for Fall 2020 and were aired as a part of season 5.[203]