2021–22 United States network television schedule
Television schedule for the fall of 2021
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The 2021–22 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the prime time hours from September 2021 to August 2022. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2020–21 television season.
NBC was the first to announce its fall schedule on May 14, 2021,[1] followed by Fox on May 17,[2] ABC on May 18,[3] CBS on May 19,[4] and The CW on May 25, 2021.[5]
Effective this season, The CW began to air primetime programming on Saturday nights, marking the first time the network aired primetime programming seven nights a week, nearly thirty years after Fox had expanded to its own nightly schedule in 1993. Coincidentally, both networks gained sports programming soon after.[6]
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 and MyNetworkTV are also not included since both networks' schedules feature syndicated reruns (with limited original programming).
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.[7]
Legend
- Light blue indicates local programming.
- Gray indicates encore programming.
- Blue-gray indicates news programming.
- Light green indicates sporting events.
- Red indicates series being burned off and other irregularly scheduled programs, including specials and movies.
- Light gold indicates programming produced outside of the United States.
- highlight Yellow highlights indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.
- highlight Cyan highlights indicates numbers 11-20 most watched programs of the season.
- highlight Magenta highlights indicates numbers 21-30 most watched programs of the season.
- highlight Highlights indicates that it falls in multiple of the above categories.
Sunday
Monday
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 | Shark Tank | 20/20 | |||||
| CBS | Fall | S.W.A.T. | Magnum P.I. (21/7.34) | Blue Bloods (6/9.78) | |||
| Winter | Undercover Boss | ||||||
| Mid-winter | Celebrity Big Brother | ||||||
| Late winter | Undercover Boss | Magnum P.I. (21/7.34) | |||||
| Spring | Come Dance with Me | ||||||
| Summer | Secret Celebrity Renovation | Blue Bloods (R) | |||||
| The CW | Fall | Penn & Teller: Fool Us | Nancy Drew | Local programming | |||
| Winter | Whose Line Is It Anyway? (R) | ||||||
| Late winter | Charmed | Dynasty | |||||
| Spring | Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R) | ||||||
| Summer | Killer Camp | ||||||
| Fox | WWE Friday Night SmackDown | ||||||
| NBC | Fall | Home Sweet Home | Dateline NBC | ||||
| Late fall | The Wall | ||||||
| Winter | The Blacklist | ||||||
| Spring | American Ninja Warrior (R) | Dateline NBC | |||||
Saturday
By network
Notes:
- Series that were originally intended to air in 2019–20 but were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic are indicated using †.
- Series that were originally intended to air in 2020–21 but were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic are indicated using ‡.
ABC
CBS
The CW
Fox
NBC
Renewals and cancellations
Full season pickups
ABC
- The Goldbergs—Picked up for four additional episodes on January 10, 2022, bringing the episode count to 22.[211]
- Home Economics—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 26, 2021.[212]
- The Wonder Years—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 26, 2021.[212]
CBS
- FBI: International—Picked up for a full season on October 11, 2021.[213]
- Ghosts (USA)—Picked up for a full season on October 21, 2021.[214]
- NCIS: Hawaiʻi—Picked up for a full season on October 11, 2021.[213]
The CW
Fox
NBC
Renewals
ABC
- 20/20—Renewed for a forty-fifth season on May 17, 2022.[215]
- Abbott Elementary—Renewed for a second season on March 14, 2022.[216]
- ABC Hockey Saturday—Renewed for a ninth season on March 10, 2021; deal will last into a fourteenth season in 2027.[217]
- America's Funniest Home Videos—Renewed for a thirty-third season on May 13, 2022.[218]
- American Idol—Renewed for a twenty-first season on May 13, 2022.[219]
- The Bachelor—Renewed for a twenty-seventh season on May 13, 2022.[220]
- Big Sky—Renewed for a third season on May 13, 2022.[221]
- Celebrity Family Feud—Renewed for a tenth season on January 11, 2023.[222]
- Celebrity Wheel of Fortune—Renewed for a third season on May 13, 2022.[218]
- Claim to Fame—Renewed for a second season on January 11, 2023.[222]
- The Conners—Renewed for a fifth season on May 13, 2022.[223]
- Dancing with the Stars—Renewed for a thirty-first and thirty-second season on April 8, 2022, and would be moving to Disney+.[224]
- Generation Gap—Renewed for a second season on March 24, 2023.[225]
- The Goldbergs—Renewed for a tenth and final season on April 19, 2022.[226]
- The Good Doctor—Renewed for a sixth season on March 30, 2022.[227]
- The Great Christmas Light Fight—Renewed for a tenth season on October 28, 2021.[228]
- Grey's Anatomy—Renewed for a nineteenth season on January 10, 2022.[229]
- Home Economics—Renewed for a third season on May 13, 2022.[230]
- Judge Steve Harvey—Renewed for a second season on April 7, 2022.[42]
- A Million Little Things—Renewed for a fifth and final season on May 13, 2022.[231][232]
- Monday Night Football–Renewed for a third season on March 18, 2021; deal will last into a thirteenth season in 2033.[233]
- Press Your Luck—Renewed for a fifth season on January 11, 2023.[222]
- The Rookie—Renewed for a fifth season on March 30, 2022.[227]
- Shark Tank—Renewed for a fourteenth season on May 13, 2022.[218]
- Station 19—Renewed for a sixth season on January 11, 2022.[234]
- The Wonder Years—Renewed for a second season on May 13, 2022.[235]
CBS
- The Amazing Race—Renewed for a thirty-fourth season on March 9, 2022.[63]
- Big Brother—Renewed for a twenty-fifth season on September 25, 2022.[236]
- Blue Bloods—Renewed for a thirteenth season on April 26, 2022.[237]
- Bob Hearts Abishola—Renewed for a fourth season on January 24, 2022.[238]
- The Challenge: USA—Renewed for a second season on May 22, 2023.[239]
- CSI: Vegas—Renewed for a second season on December 15, 2021.[240]
- The Equalizer—Renewed for a third and fourth season on May 5, 2022.[241]
- FBI—Renewed for a fifth and sixth season on May 9, 2022.[242]
- FBI: International—Renewed for a second and third season on May 9, 2022.[242]
- FBI: Most Wanted—Renewed for a fourth and fifth season on May 9, 2022.[242]
- Ghosts (USA)—Renewed for a second season on January 24, 2022.[238]
- NCIS—Renewed for a twentieth season on March 31, 2022.[243]
- NCIS: Hawaiʻi—Renewed for a second season on March 31, 2022.[243]
- NCIS: Los Angeles—Renewed for a fourteenth and final season on March 31, 2022.[243][244]
- The Neighborhood—Renewed for a fifth season on January 24, 2022.[238]
- Secret Celebrity Renovation—Renewed for a third season on May 22, 2023.[239]
- Survivor—Renewed for a forty-third season on March 9, 2022.[63]
- S.W.A.T.—Renewed for a sixth season on April 8, 2022.[245]
- Tough as Nails—Renewed for a fourth season on April 14, 2021.[66]
- Young Sheldon—Renewed for a sixth and seventh season on March 30, 2021.[68]
The CW
- All American—Renewed for a fifth season on March 22, 2022.[246]
- All American: Homecoming—Renewed for a second season on May 12, 2022.[247]
- The Flash—Renewed for a ninth and final season on March 22, 2022.[246][248]
- Kung Fu—Renewed for a third season on March 22, 2022.[246]
- Masters of Illusion—Renewed for a twelfth season on January 20, 2022.[249]
- Nancy Drew—Renewed for a fourth and final season on March 22, 2022.[246][250]
- Penn & Teller: Fool Us—Renewed for a ninth season on January 20, 2022.[249]
- Riverdale—Renewed for a seventh and final season on March 22, 2022.[246][251]
- Superman & Lois—Renewed for a third season on March 22, 2022.[246]
- Walker—Renewed for a third season on March 22, 2022.[246]
- World's Funniest Animals—Renewed for a third season on January 20, 2022.[249]
Fox
- 9-1-1—Renewed for a sixth season on May 16, 2022.[252]
- 9-1-1: Lone Star—Renewed for a fourth season on May 16, 2022.[253]
- Beat Shazam—Renewed for a sixth season on April 5, 2023.[254]
- Bob's Burgers—Renewed for a thirteenth season on September 23, 2020.[124]
- Call Me Kat—Renewed for a third season on May 16, 2022.[255]
- The Cleaning Lady—Renewed for a second season on April 7, 2022.[256]
- Don't Forget the Lyrics!—Renewed for a second season on April 5, 2023.[254]
- Family Guy—Renewed for a twenty-first season on September 23, 2020.[124]
- The Great North—Renewed for a third season on May 17, 2021.[257]
- Hell's Kitchen—Renewed for a twenty-second season on February 1, 2022.[158]
- I Can See Your Voice—Renewed for a third season on May 15, 2023.[258]
- The Masked Singer—Renewed for an eighth season on May 16, 2022.[259]
- MasterChef—Renewed for a thirteenth season on September 14, 2022.[260]
- MasterChef Junior—Renewed for a ninth season on October 12, 2023.[261]
- Next Level Chef—Renewed for a second season on March 2, 2022.[262]
- The Resident—Renewed for a sixth season on May 16, 2022.[263]
- The Simpsons—Renewed for a thirty-fourth season on March 3, 2021.[137]
- So You Think You Can Dance—Renewed for an eighteenth season on December 5, 2023.[264]
- Welcome to Flatch—Renewed for a second season on May 16, 2022.[265]
NBC
- American Auto—Renewed for a second season on May 12, 2022.[266]
- American Ninja Warrior—Renewed for a fifteenth season on March 29, 2023.[267]
- America's Got Talent—Renewed for an eighteenth season on March 30, 2023.[268]
- The Blacklist—Renewed for a tenth and final season on February 22, 2022.[269][270]
- Chicago Fire—Renewed for an eleventh season on February 27, 2020.[170]
- Chicago Med—Renewed for an eighth season on February 27, 2020.[170]
- Chicago P.D.—Renewed for a tenth season on February 27, 2020.[170]
- Dateline NBC—Renewed for a thirty-first season on May 16, 2022.[198]
- Football Night in America—Renewed for a seventeenth season on December 14, 2011.[173]
- Grand Crew—Renewed for a second season on May 12, 2022.[271]
- La Brea—Renewed for a second season on November 12, 2021.[272]
- Law & Order—Renewed for a twenty-second season on May 10, 2022.[273]
- Law & Order: Organized Crime—Renewed for a third season on May 10, 2022.[273]
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit—Renewed for a twenty-fourth season on February 27, 2020.[170]
- NBC Sunday Night Football—Renewed for a seventeenth season on December 14, 2011; deal extended for a twenty-seventh season in 2033.[173][274][275][276]
- New Amsterdam—Renewed for a fifth and final season on January 11, 2020.[178][277]
- That's My Jam—Renewed for a second season on February 7, 2022.[278]
- Transplant—Renewed for a third season on February 17, 2022.[279]
- The Voice—Renewed for a twenty-second season on May 15, 2022.[280]
- Weakest Link—Renewed for a seventh season on August 1, 2022.[281] and later for a twenty-third season on October 11, 2022.[282][283]
- Young Rock—Renewed for a third season on May 12, 2022.[284]
Cancellations/series endings
ABC
- Black-ish—It was announced on May 14, 2021, that season eight would be the final season.[14] The series concluded on April 19, 2022.
- The Fatal Flaw: A Special Edition of 20/20—The miniseries was meant to run for one season only; it concluded on August 5, 2022.[31]
- The Final Straw—Canceled on March 24, 2023.[285]
- Let the World See—The miniseries was meant to run for one season only; it concluded on January 20, 2022.[37]
- Promised Land—Pulled from the schedule on February 15, 2022, after five episodes. The remaining episodes began airing on Hulu on March 1, 2022.[286] The series was later canceled on May 6, 2022.[287]
- Queens—Canceled on May 6, 2022.[287]
- Women of the Movement—The miniseries was meant to run for one season only; it concluded on January 20, 2022.[40]
CBS
- Beyond the Edge—Canceled on September 15, 2022.[288]
- B Positive—Canceled on May 12, 2022, after two seasons.[289]
- Bull—It was announced on January 18, 2022, that season six would be the final season.[290] The series concluded on May 26, 2022.
- Good Sam—Canceled on May 12, 2022.[291]
- How We Roll—Canceled on May 12, 2022.[292] The series concluded on May 19, 2022.
- Magnum P.I.—Canceled on May 12, 2022, after four seasons.[293] On June 30, 2022, it was announced that NBC had picked up the series for one more season split into two parts.[294]
- SEAL Team—It was announced on May 18, 2021, that after airing the first four episodes of the fifth season on CBS, the series would be moving to Paramount+ for the remainder of its run.[62]
- United States of Al—Canceled on May 11, 2022, after two seasons.[295] The series concluded on May 19, 2022.
The CW
- 4400—Canceled on May 12, 2022.[296]
- Batwoman—Canceled on April 29, 2022, after three seasons.[297]
- Charmed—Canceled on May 12, 2022, after four seasons.[298] The series concluded on June 10, 2022.
- Dynasty—It was announced on May 12, 2022, that season five would be the final season.[299] The series concluded on September 16, 2022.[300]
- In the Dark—It was announced on May 12, 2022, that season four would be the final season.[301] The series concluded on September 5, 2022.[302]
- Killer Camp—Pulled from the schedule on October 18, 2021, after two episodes, marking the first cancellation of the season.[303]
- Legacies—Canceled on May 12, 2022, after four seasons.[304] The series concluded on June 16, 2022.
- Legends of the Hidden Temple—Canceled on June 3, 2022.[305]
- Legends of Tomorrow—Canceled on April 29, 2022, after seven seasons.[306]
- March—The miniseries was meant to run for one season only, it concluded on March 27, 2022.[307]
- Naomi—Canceled on May 12, 2022.[308]
- Roswell: New Mexico—It was announced on May 12, 2022, that season four would be the final season.[309] The series concluded on September 5, 2022.[310]
- Tom Swift—Canceled on June 30, 2022.[311] The series concluded on August 2, 2022.
- Wellington Paranormal—The series concluded after four seasons.[312]
Fox
- The Big Leap—Canceled on March 4, 2022.[313]
- Duncanville—Pulled from the schedule and canceled on June 30, 2022, after three seasons. The last six episodes were released on Hulu on October 18, 2022.[314]
- Our Kind of People—Canceled on May 13, 2022.[315]
- Pivoting—Canceled on May 13, 2022.[316]
- Thursday Night Football—It was announced on May 3, 2021, that from its ninth season onward (beginning with the 2022 season), the series would be moving to Amazon Prime Video.[317]
NBC
- America's Got Talent: Extreme—The network indefinitely shelved the series on May 16, 2022.[318]
- The Courtship—Pulled from the schedule on March 16, 2022, after two episodes. The remaining episodes began airing on USA Network on March 23, 2022.[319]
- Dancing with Myself—Canceled on March 30, 2023.[320]
- The Endgame—Canceled on May 12, 2022.[321]
- Home Sweet Home—Pulled from the schedule on November 9, 2021, after four episodes.[322] The remaining episodes began airing on Peacock on November 12, 2021.[323]
- Kenan—Canceled on May 12, 2022, after two seasons.[324]
- Mr. Mayor—Canceled on May 12, 2022, after two seasons.[325] The series concluded on May 17, 2022.
- Ordinary Joe—Canceled on March 4, 2022.[326]
- The Thing About Pam—The miniseries was meant to run for one season only; it concluded on April 12, 2022.[195]
- This Is Us—It was announced on May 12, 2021, that season six would be the final season.[327] The series concluded on May 24, 2022.
See also
Explanatory notes
- The series moved to Paramount+ as an original series after airing the first four episodes of the fifth season on broadcast television.
- Series revival; previously aired on Nickelodeon from 1993 to 1995.
- Second primetime weekly version; previously aired on Fox from 2007 to 2009, before moving to first-run syndication for two additional seasons until 2011.
- Series revival; previously aired on Fox in 2003.
- Aired repeats
- Series revival; previously aired on NBC from 1990 to 2010.
- Series revival; previously aired on CBS from 1961 to 1967 and ABC from 1971 to 1975, and also spanned two spin-offs on NBC (Password Plus, 1979–82 and Super Password, 1984–89).