2025–26 United States network television schedule

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The 2025–26 network television schedule is for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks that air in the United States which cover the prime time hours from September 2025 to August 2026. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2024–25 television season.

CBS was the first to announce its initial fall schedule on May 7, 2025 via press release (without an upfront presentation),[1] followed by NBC (with its upfront presentation at 10:30 a.m. Eastern time) on May 12, Fox (with its upfront presentation at 4 p.m.) also on May 12,[2][3] and ABC on May 13 (with its upfront presentation at 4 p.m. that day).[4][5]

The CW did not announce its fall schedule as it lacks any original programming and is filled mostly with encores and continuations of programming from the previous season.

PBS is not included, as member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedule and broadcast times for network shows may vary.

Each of the 30 highest-rated shows releasing in May 2026 will be listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.

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.
  •   Bronze indicates reruns of programming that originally aired on a cable channel or streaming service.
  •   Light yellow indicates the current schedule.

Schedule

  • New series to broadcast television are highlighted in bold.
  • Repeat airings or same-day rebroadcasts are indicated by (R).
  • 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.
  • All sporting events air live in all time zones in U.S. Eastern time (unless otherwise noted), with local and/or late night programming scheduled by affiliates after game completion.
  • During the NFL regular season and Wild Card Round (excluding games on broadcast networks, with ABC and/or Hearst affiliates having first refusal on games broadcast by ESPN (due to ABC being owned by the same company as ESPN, and Hearst owning 20% stake on ESPN), therefore its primetime programming from its respective network may be delayed or moved to another sister station to air live), the NFL policy on Monday Night Football games on ESPN, Thursday Night Football, NFL Network Exclusive Game Series and any game exclusively airing on Peacock, Netflix, YouTube and ESPN+/ESPN Flagship will affect the 31 primary markets (30 markets with NFL teams and Milwaukee, WI). The NFL sells syndication rights to the cable and streaming-only games to local broadcasters in the home and away teams' primary markets to maximize ratings.
  • During the NFL preseason, NBA, MLB and NHL preseason and regular season (plus first round NHL postseason games), some affiliates may not air their respective primetime programming due to their local NFL, NBA, MLB or NHL team games and may choose to put its network's programming on a sister channel to air live, delay the program to air later on the network or preempt the shows entirely.
  • ABC's primetime programming is scheduled to be preempted on June 3, 5, 8, 10 (and if needed on June 13, 16 and 19) for the network's coverage of the 2026 NBA Finals.[6]

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 The Wonderful World of Disney[a][b]
Winter America's Funniest Home Videos (R) American Idol (R)
Spring America's Funniest Home Videos America's Funniest Home Videos (R) Celebrity Jeopardy! (R) Betrayal: Secrets & Lies
CBS Fall NFL on CBS (4:25 p.m.) 60 Minutes Tracker The Road Various programming
Winter 60 Minutes Marshals Tracker Watson
Spring TBA (5/10)[9]
The CW Fall Trivial Pursuit (R)[c] The CW Sunday Night Movie[c][d] Local programming
Winter Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R) The CW Sunday Night Movie[d]
Fox Fall Fox NFL (4:25 p.m.) The OT The Simpsons Universal Basic Guys Krapopolis Bob's Burgers
Winter Next Level Chef (R) Family Guy American Dad! Family Guy
Spring The Faithful: Women of the Bible
Mid-spring Family Guy Bob's Burgers American Dad! Various programming
NBC Fall Football Night in America NBC Sunday Night Football (8:20 p.m.)
Winter Basketball Night in America NBC Sunday Night Basketball NBA Showtime
Spring NBC Sunday Night Baseball (7:20 p.m.) (5/31)[12] Password (R) (6/14)[12]
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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 Monday Night Countdown (7:30 p.m.) Monday Night Football (8:15 p.m.)
Winter American Idol The Rookie
Summer Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro (7/13)[20] TBA
CBS Fall The Neighborhood DMV FBI Watson
Winter NCIS: Origins (R)
Late winter CIA
The CW Fall TV We Love Scrabble (R) Local programming
Mid-fall Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R) TV We Love
Winter Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)
Mid-winter Wild Cards Sullivan's Crossing (R)
Late winter Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)
Spring Sullivan's Crossing Wild Cards (R)
Fox Fall Celebrity Name That Tune Celebrity Weakest Link
Winter Extracted Memory of a Killer
Spring The 1% Club The Quiz with Balls
NBC Fall The Voice Brilliant Minds
Mid-fall St. Denis Medical The Paper (R) The Voice
Winter Stumble (R) The Wall
Late winter The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins The Voice
Spring NBA Monday
Late spring St. Denis Medical (6/8)[21] American Ninja Warrior (6/8)[22]
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Notes:

  • CBS is scheduled to air the season finale of FBI on May 18, 2026 at 8 p.m.[23]
  • CBS is scheduled to air the season finale of CIA on May 18, 2026 at 9 p.m.[23]
  • CBS is scheduled to air the 2026 American Music Awards on May 25, 2026 at 8 p.m.[24]
  • The CW is scheduled to air a farewell special of All American titled All American: The Final Season Special on June 22, 2026 at 9 p.m.[25]
  • The CW is scheduled to air the two-hour final season premiere of All American on July 13, 2026 at 8 p.m.[25]

Tuesday

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 High Potential
Winter Will Trent High Potential The Rookie
Late winter R.J. Decker
Spring R.J. Decker High Potential (R)
CBS Fall NCIS NCIS: Origins NCIS: Sydney
Winter Harlan Coben's Final Twist NCIS (R) NCIS: Origins (R)
Late winter NCIS NCIS: Origins NCIS: Sydney
The CW WWE NXT Local programming
Fox Fall Murder in a Small Town Doc
Winter Best Medicine
Spring Farmer Wants a Wife Bear Grylls Is Running Wild
NBC Fall The Voice On Brand with Jimmy Fallon
Mid-fall Coast 2 Coast Tuesday NBA Showtime
Spring America's Got Talent (6/2)[22] Password (6/2)[22]
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Notes:

  • CBS is scheduled to air the two-hour season finale of NCIS: Sydney on May 12, 2026 at 9 p.m.[23]

Wednesday

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 Shifting Gears Abbott Elementary The Golden Bachelor Shark Tank
Winter Dirty Talk: When Daytime Talk Shows Ruled TV
Late winter Scrubs The Greatest Average American
Spring Various programming Shark Tank (R)
CBS Fall Survivor The Amazing Race
Winter Hollywood Squares The Price Is Right at Night Harlan Coben's Final Twist (R)
Late winter Survivor America's Culinary Cup Hollywood Squares
The CW Fall Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent Wild Cards (R) Local programming
Winter Police 24/7 Police 24/7 (R)
Spring The Great American Road Rally: Celebrity Edition (5/13)[26]
Fox Fall The Floor 99 to Beat
Winter The Masked Singer Fear Factor: House of Fear
Spring MasterChef The Floor
NBC Fall Chicago Med Chicago Fire Chicago P.D.
Spring Brilliant Minds (5/27)[27]
Summer Chicago Med (R) (7/8)[28]
Late summer America's Got Talent (8/19)[22] The Wall (8/19)[22]
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Notes:

  • CBS is scheduled to air the 90-minute season finale of America's Culinary Cup on May 13, 2026 at 9:30 p.m.[23]
  • CBS is scheduled to air the three-hour season finale of Survivor on May 20, 2026 at 8 p.m.[23]
  • CBS is scheduled to air the season finale of Hollywood Squares on May 27, 2026 at 8 p.m.[23]
  • Fox is scheduled to air the two-hour season finale of The Floor on June 10, 2026 at 8:00 p.m.[29]
  • The CW is scheduled to air the two-hour season finale of The Great American Road Rally: Celebrity Edition on July 22, 2026 at 8 p.m.[26]

Thursday

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 9-1-1 9-1-1: Nashville Grey's Anatomy
Late fall Various programming The Great Christmas Light Fight
Winter 9-1-1 9-1-1: Nashville Grey's Anatomy
CBS Fall Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage Ghosts Matlock Elsbeth
Spring Elsbeth (4/30)[30] Elsbeth (R) (4/30)[30]
The CW Fall Police 24/7 Police 24/7 (R) Local programming
Winter Trivial Pursuit (R)
Mid-winter Scrabble Trivial Pursuit
Fox Fall Hell's Kitchen Special Forces: World's Toughest Test
Late fall Next Level Baker
Winter Next Level Chef Animal Control Going Dutch
Spring Various programming (4/30)[31][32]
NBC Fall Law & Order Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Organized Crime (R)
Winter The Hunting Party
Spring Surviving Earth (6/11)[33] The Americas (R) (6/4)[34] Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R) (6/4)[35]
Summer Law & Order (R) (8/20)[36] Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R) (8/13)[35]
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Notes:

  • CBS is scheduled to air the one-hour season finale of Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage on May 21, 2026 at 8 p.m.[23]
  • CBS is scheduled to air the one-hour season finale of Ghosts on May 21, 2026 at 9 p.m.[23]
  • CBS is scheduled to air the season finale of Elsbeth on May 21, 2026 at 10 p.m.[23]

Friday

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 Celebrity Wheel of Fortune 20/20
Late fall College Football on ABC
Winter Celebrity Wheel of Fortune 20/20
Late winter Celebrity Jeopardy!
CBS Sheriff Country Fire Country Boston Blue
The CW Fall Penn & Teller: Fool Us Masters of Illusion Local programming
Spring The American Bible Challenge (R)
Fox Fall Fox College Football Friday
Winter Fox College Basketball Friday Local programming
Spring Fox UFL Friday
NBC Fall On Brand with Jimmy Fallon Dateline NBC
Mid-fall Happy's Place Stumble
Spring Happy's Place (R)
Late spring America's Got Talent (6/5)[37] Dateline NBC (6/5)[38]
Summer Happy's Place (R) (8/21)[39] America's Got Talent (R) (8/21)[37]
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Saturday

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 Saturday Night Football (7:30 p.m.)
Winter NBA Tip-Off NBA Saturday Primetime
Spring ABC Hockey Saturday
Mid-spring ESPN on ABC sports programming
CBS Fall Crimetime Saturday 48 Hours
Spring WNBA on CBS (5/23)[41]
The CW Fall CW Sports programming Local programming
Late fall The CW Saturday Night Movie
Winter TV We Love (R)
Mid-winter I Am (R)
Spring Various programming
Fox Fall Fox College Football (continued to game completion)
Winter Fox Primetime Hoops Local programming
Late winter Fox Sports programming
Spring Baseball Night in America (7:00 p.m.) Local programming
NBC Fall College Football on NBC[e] (7:30 p.m.)
Late fall The Wall (R) Dateline Weekend Mystery (R) Saturday Night Live (R)
Winter NBC Sports programming
Spring The Wall (R) Dateline Weekend Mystery (R) Saturday Night Live (R)
Late spring American Ninja Warrior (R) (6/20)[42] Dateline Weekend Mystery (R) (6/6)[38]
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Notes:

  • As with the nine previous seasons, NBC's Pacific and Mountain Time Zone affiliates carry new episodes of Saturday Night Live in real time with the rest of the United States, placing its airtime within the prime time period throughout this season (the primetime programming scheduled for those nights may air in an earlier slot, delayed for later viewing, placed on a different station to air in its original time slot or be preempted entirely); a re-air is broadcast after the late local news in those time zones. The network's affiliates in Alaska, Hawaii and other Pacific islands carry the show on delay as usual.
  • if needed, NBC is scheduled to air a 2026 NBA playoff game (First Round, Game 7) on May 2, 2026 at 7 p.m.[6][16]
  • if needed, ABC is scheduled to air a 2026 Stanley Cup playoff game (First Round Game 7) on May 2, 2026 at 8 p.m.[43]
  • The CW is scheduled to air primetime NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series races on May 30, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. and July 11, 2026 at 7 p.m.[44]

By network

ABC

Main article: American Broadcasting Company

CBS

Main article: CBS

The CW

Main article: The CW

Fox

Main article: Fox Broadcasting Company

NBC

Main article: NBC

Renewals and cancellations

Full season pickups

ABC

  • Shifting Gears—Picked up for three additional episodes on September 5, 2025, bringing the episode count to 13.[161]

CBS

The CW

Fox

  • Doc—Picked up for a 22-episode second season on February 26, 2025.[110]

NBC

Renewals

ABC

CBS

The CW

Fox

NBC

Cancellations/series endings

ABC

CBS

  • DMV—Canceled on March 27, 2026.[185] The series will conclude on May 11, 2026.
  • The Neighborhood—It was announced on March 10, 2025, that season eight would be the final season.[70] The series will conclude on May 11, 2026.[186]
  • Watson—Canceled on March 27, 2026 after two seasons.[185] The series will conclude on May 3, 2026.

The CW

  • All American—It was announced on June 2, 2025 that season eight would be the final season.[86]
  • The Great American Road Rally: Celebrity Edition—This reality series is meant to run for one season only.[26]

Fox

NBC

See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    On select weeks when episodes of America's Funniest Home Videos: So Many Laughs, So Little Time or hour-long ABC encores air at 8 p.m., The Wonderful World of Disney will air at 8:30 p.m. or 9 p.m., depending on the gap between new AFV and the movie.[7][8]
  2. [b]
    On select weeks when America's Funniest Home Videos cannot air new episodes at 7 p.m., The Wonderful World of Disney may be shifted to 7:30 p.m. with other ABC encores filling in the 7pm ET/PT half hour. [7][8]
  3. [c]
    On select weeks when hour-long repeats of Trivial Pursuit air at 7 p.m., or a second half-hour episode at 7:30 p.m., The CW Sunday Night Movie will air at 8 p.m.[10][11]
  4. [d]
    On select weeks, The CW Sunday Night Movie airs 3 hours of movies at 7 p.m., thus no other programming will air in the 7 p.m. hour.[11]
  5. [e]
    Branded as Big Ten Saturday Night or Notre Dame Football on NBC depending on conference game being broadcast.
  6. [f]
    Series revival; previously aired on NBC from 2001 to 2008, and ABC from 2009 to 2010.
  7. [g]
    A Game Show Network original series; airs repeats.
  8. [h]
    Returned from TBS; previously aired on Fox from 2005 to 2014.
  9. [i]
    A Peacock original series; airs repeats; previously aired on NBC from 2021 to 2024.
  10. [j]
    A Peacock original series; airs repeats.

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