# 2025 in American television

Certain American television events in 2025 have been scheduled. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, and cancellations; channel launches, closures, and re-brandings; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; information on controversies, business transactions, and carriage disputes; and deaths of those who made various contributions to the medium.

## Notable events
### January

| Date | Event | Ref. |
| 1 | MSG Network and its sister networks are removed from Optimum cable systems due to an unresolved carriage dispute between the networks and Optimum owner Altice USA. It is the first carriage dispute between the two parties since Altice purchased Optimum from MSG's parent company Cablevision in 2016. | |
| 1 | Family Guy reruns air on Adult Swim for the first time since 2021 after striking a non-exclusive deal for the rights to older episodes. Adult Swim parent Warner Bros. Discovery previously lost those rights to The Walt Disney Company (which acquired the series' production company, 20th Television, as part of its 2019 purchase of most 21st Century Fox assets) after its license expired, with FXX and Freeform holding exclusive cable rights. The Cartoon Network programming block first aired reruns of the Fox animated series in 2003 (consisting initially of the original 1999–2002 run), and played a role in its revival, which has aired since 2005. (Adult Swim previously aired new episodes of Family Guy on a next-day basis in a TV-MA recut including crude material cut or censored from the Fox airings to comply with broadcast standards.) Reruns returned to Adult Swim with a three-day marathon, before airing in a regular weekday primetime slot on January 4. | |
| 5 | The 82nd Golden Globe Awards airs on CBS and streams on Paramount+. Nikki Glaser hosts the ceremony, with notable winners including Best Motion Pictures Emilia Pérez (Musical or Comedy and Foreign Language}, among its four wins out of ten nominations overall) and The Brutalist (Drama, among its three wins) and TV series Shōgun (Best Drama Series, among its four wins), Hacks (Best Musical or Comedy Series, among two wins), and Baby Reindeer (Best Limited Series, Anthology, or Film, among its two wins). | |
| 6 | FuboTV agrees to sell a 70% majority stake in its vMVPD business to The Walt Disney Company and merge with Disney's Hulu + Live TV business. The merged company will be led by Fubo's executive team and remain publicly traded, but with Disney holding majority control of its board. Both the Fubo and Hulu + Live TV services will continue to operate under their respective brands, with Fubo being responsible for carriage negotiations. The deal excludes the Hulu video on-demand service, which will continue to be exclusively held by Disney. As part of the agreement, Fubo settles its antitrust lawsuit with Venu Sports, the proposed sports-focused streaming service joint venture between Disney, Fox Corporation, and Warner Bros. Discovery, with the consortium planning to make a one-time payment of $220 million. (The Venu consortium later announced on January 10 that the service would not launch; DirecTV and Dish Network asked the New York district court to reconsider the case's dismissal on grounds that the antitrust issues remained unanswered and they could still be harmed by Venu's competition.) Fubo also reaches a carriage agreement for Disney's suite of channels. The merger is expected to be completed between 12 to 18 months, pending regulatory approval. | [6][7] [8][9] |
| 8 | In the wake of the Southern California wildfires that began on January 7, CBS pulls a scheduled repeat of Fire Country for January 10 and replaces it with a repeat of NCIS: Sydney, while NBC still airs Chicago Fire as planned for January 8 alongside Chicago P.D. and Chicago Med. | |
| 8 | In Part 1 of a two-part crossover event, characters from FXX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia volunteer at the titular school of ABC's Abbott Elementary. The second part will air premiere later in the year as part of Sunny's 17th season. | |
| 9 | Major American networks cover the state funeral of Jimmy Carter, who died on December 29, 2024, at age 100. | |
| 10 | Nexstar Media Group removes its local stations and national networks, including NewsNation and multiple CW stations, from Optimum systems due to a carriage dispute. | |
| 13 | MSNBC announces it will temporarily expand The Rachel Maddow Show (which has regularly aired in the 9 p.m. ET slot on Monday nights only since 2022) to a five-night-a-week schedule through April 27 to cover the first 100 days of the Donald Trump's second presidency, while Alex Wagner, who regularly hosts Alex Wagner Tonight in the slot Tuesday-Friday, will be placed on special assignments to report on the effects of Trump's policy decisions across the country and internationally. Both Maddow's and Wagner's primetime shows will return to their regular schedules starting on April 30. | |
| 16 | In one of her last acts as FCC chair before the second Trump administration, Jessica Rosenworcel orders the rejection of three complaints and one petition against local TV stations. The affected complaints, filed by a conservative-leaning group, targeted network-owned stations in Philadelphia and New York City over perceived coverage and equal-time presentations of Kamala Harris' 2024 presidential campaign; the petition, from a pro-democracy centrist group, sought to revoke the license of WTXF/Philadelphia in the wake of station parent Fox Corporation's defamation lawsuit regarding statements made on Fox News about 2020 presidential election. Rosenworcel's successor as FCC chair, Brendan Carr, would reinstate the complaints, though not the challenge against WTXF (which the second group would later appeal), on January 22. | [15][16] [17] |
| 16 | LIV Golf announces a new deal with Fox Sports to air tournament coverage on Fox, FS1, FS2, and Fox Business; the broadcasts, which the league will continue to produce in-house, had aired on The CW since 2023. | |
| 18 | Allen Media Group announces plans to phase in centralized weather forecasting, originating from the company's Atlanta-based The Weather Channel, for its local station group. AMG trumpets the move (which would ostensibly eliminate all local meteorologist positions, though some affected would be offered positions at TWC) as a way to efficiently improve the stations' weather coverage capabilities. The plan, however, comes amidst cost-cutting measures at AMG (which has included eliminations in employees and consolidations and cuts to local newscasts), and also receives criticism over the perceived loss of community engagement that local weather reports provide. Although development of the Atlanta-based regional production hub would continue, AMG notified at least six of the group's stations on January 23 that their locally based meteorologists would be retained. | [19][20] [21][22] |
| 20 | Major American networks cover the second inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States. The inauguration was watched by 26.05 million viewers across all major broadcast and cable news networks, down from the two previous inauguration ceremonies: Joe Biden's 2021 ceremony received 39.87 million viewers and Trump's first inauguration in 2017 was viewed by 38.3 million. Fox News (which had the highest inauguration ratings among all networks, averaging 10.3 million viewers) was the only major news network to see an increase in viewership over Biden's 2021 inauguration. | |
| 21 | WDJT/Milwaukee fires weekend meteorologist Sam Kuffel, after she criticized Elon Musk for a controversial arm gesture made during his speech at Donald Trump's inauguration the day prior on her personal and private Instagram account with profanity denouncing the gesture. Kuffel's dismissal by the Weigel Broadcasting-owned CBS affiliate came after her posts were pointed out to and publicized by local conservative talk show host Dan O'Donnell of WISN radio to pressure Weigel to terminate Kuffel for offering a political opinion as a station employee. | |
| 28 | Rather than reportedly take a late-night slot as part of a reshuffling of CNN's daytime lineup, Jim Acosta announces he will instead be departing the network, where he has spent 18 years as a reporter (in particular chief White House correspondent) and as one of the hosts of CNN Newsroom. The proposal to move Acosta to a lower-rated timeslot was seen by critics as attempt to appease President Donald Trump, who had repeatedly sparred with CNN and Acosta over their reporting of him dating to his first administration (including White House press staff briefly suspending Acosta’s press pass in 2018, which a federal judge ruled had violated the then-correspondent’s due-process rights). | |
| 30 | The FCC launches an investigation into PBS and NPR concerning whether corporate underwriting spots during their programs “cross the line” into traditional advertising. Federal guidelines, which both broadcasters‘ CEOs state they are in compliance, require that the spots cannot advocate a "call to action" directly promoting for-profit goods and services. The inquiry was seen as a step toward eliminating federal funding for public broadcasting, long backed by conservatives and endorsed by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, and, coupled with Carr’s earlier revival of complaints regarding coverage of the 2024 election, as a broader attempt to use federal authority to coerce media coverage more favorable to the Trump administration. | [27][28] [note 1] |

### February

| Date | Event | Ref. |
| 2 | The 67th Annual Grammy Awards airs on CBS and streams on Paramount+ from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Notable winners include Kendrick Lamar (whose single, "Not Like Us", swept its five categories, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year, making it the most awarded song in Grammy history), Beyoncé (with three awards, tied with Charli XCX, St. Vincent and Gabriela Ortiz, including Album of the Year and Best Country Album—the latter being the first win by a Black artist—for Cowboy Carter), and Chappell Roan (who won Best New Artist). | [29][30] [31][32] |
| 4 | Ending a six-year-long blackout, Comcast and regional sports network Altitude announce a carriage agreement that adds the Denver-based Altitude, the TV home of the NHL's Colorado Avalanche and NBA's Denver Nuggets, to a higher-priced "sports and entertainment" tier on Comcast's Xfinity cable systems in the Rocky Mountain region. | |
| 7 | Netflix announces its cancellation of a planned six-part documentary about the life and career of Prince, and will instead work with Prince's estate on a new documentary. The terminated project, which was produced by Ezra Edelman, had been in limbo due to disapproval from the estate for use of Prince's material, reportedly over the film's depiction of his personal life that included, according to a September 2024 New York Times report, accusations that he committed physical and emotional abuse. | |
| 7 | The 30th Critics' Choice Awards airs on E! from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. Chelsea Handler hosts the ceremony, which was originally scheduled for January 12 but was postponed twice due to the wildfires in Southern California. Notable winners include films Anora (the first ever to win Best Picture without winning in any other categories), Emilia Pérez, The Substance and Wicked (with all three films respectively getting three wins each) and TV programs Shōgun (with four wins, including Best Drama Series) and Hacks (with two wins, Best Comedy Series and Jean Smart for Best Actress in a Comedy Series). | [36][37] [38][39] [40] |
| 9 | In a telecast that includes tributes from some of his current and former broadcast partners, Hubie Brown calls his final NBA game for ABC (a 135-127 win by the Milwaukee Bucks over the Philadelphia 76ers at Fiserv Forum), retiring after over a half-century as a pro basketball coach and TV analyst (he worked with ESPN/ABC, TNT, CBS, and USA Network in the latter role). | |
| 9 | Super Bowl LIX, from New Orleans' Caesars Superdome, airs on Fox, Fox Deportes (Spanish language coverage), and Fox Corporation's free-streaming service Tubi. Despite its lopsided outcome (a 40-22 win by the Philadelphia Eagles over the Kansas City Chiefs), the game attracts an estimated 126 million viewers across Fox's platforms, a new viewership record that surpasses the 123.4 million viewers who watched Super Bowl LVIII one year earlier. | |
| 9 | During the Super Bowl LIX telecast, Fox-owned stations in Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Atlanta, as well as a Nexstar-owned Fox affiliate in St. Louis, air a commercial featuring Kanye West in a dentist's chair promoting the website for his fashion brand Yeezy. Hours after the ad aired, merchandise on Yeezy.com was swapped out to show just one item, a T-shirt with a Nazi Party swastika. The site and the ad receive widespread condemnation in light of West's history of antisemitic statements on social media. Yeezy.com was taken down by its host, Shopify, on February 11, and Fox Television Stations offered a statement of regret to its employees on February 12 (the ad time was purchased, and its subject matter did not generate any controversy, before West's more-recent comments earlier that month and the site's change in content). | [45][46] [47][48] |
| 20 | ESPN announces that it will opt out of the final three years of its current national broadcast deal with the Major League Baseball at the end of the 2025 season. ESPN has been broadcasting MLB games since 1990, with its current coverage (previously consisting of multiple nights a week) consisting mostly of Sunday Night Baseball. ESPN had requested a corresponding reduction in rights fees (totaling $550 million annually under the existing deal) for the reduced package, which MLB rejected. The end of MLB's 36-season run on ESPN, if no new contract is renegotiated, will also end a brief period where the network owned rights to all four major leagues of professional sports in the United States. | |
| 22 | The 56th NAACP Image Awards airs on BET, CBS, and their sister networks from the Pasadena Convention Center. Notable winners include films The Six Triple Eight (with three wins, including Outstanding Motion Picture and Kerry Washington for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture) and The Piano Lesson (with two wins), and TV programs Abbott Elementary, Cross and Poppa's House (with two wins each). Special honors were given to Dave Chappelle (President's Award), former Vice President Kamala Harris (Chairman's Award), the Wayans family (Hall of Fame Award) and Keke Palmer (Entertainer of the Year). | [51][52] [53][54] |
| 23 | The 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards streams live on Netflix; Kristen Bell hosted the ceremony. Notable winners include film nominees Timothée Chalamet (Outstanding Lead Male Actor for A Complete Unknown) and Demi Moore (Outstanding Lead Female Actor for The Substance), and TV nominees Shōgun (with four wins, including Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai, respectively, for Outstanding Male and Female Actor in a Drama Series), Only Murders in the Building (Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Series) and Colin Farrell (Outstanding Male Actor in a TV Movie or Limited Series for The Penguin). Jane Fonda was honored with a Life Achievement Award. | |
| 24 | MSNBC confirms it will shake up its weeknight lineup, expanding Jen Psaki's role to the Tuesday-Friday mid-evening timeslot that Alex Wagner left behind in January (with Wagner remaining with the network as a political analyst), and the cancellation of Joy Reid's TheReidOut in favor of a panel show hosted by weekend hosts Symone Sanders-Townsend, Michael Steele, and Alicia Menendez. They are the first major scheduling moves made by MSNBC's new president, Rebecca Kutler, who was appointed to the role on February 12. | |
| 24 | Lester Holt announces he will leave the anchor chair at NBC Nightly News sometime during the summer, though he will remain with NBC News as host of Dateline. Holt joined the weekend edition of Nightly in 2008, moving to the weeknight edition in 2015 following predecessor Brian Williams's departure from the broadcast. NBC News would announce on March 5 that Tom Llamas, anchor of NBC News Now's Top Story, would succeed Holt on Nightly. | |
| 24 | Beyond the Gates premieres on CBS, becoming the first daytime soap opera to premiere on broadcast television since 1999 (NBC's Passions), as well as the first soap to primarily feature an African American cast since 1989 (Generations, also on NBC). | [60][61] [62] |

### March

| Date | Event | Ref. |
| 2 | The 97th Academy Awards airs on ABC from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, with Conan O'Brien hosting the ceremony and major winners including Anora with five Oscars (including Best Picture, Best Actress Mikey Madison, and Best Director, Film Editing, and Original Screenplay awards to Sean Baker). The ceremony is also streamed on Hulu for the first time; however, the streaming service's live feed encountered several technical glitches and crashed multiple times throughout the ceremony, cutting out before the Best Actress and Best Picture winners were revealed. | [63][64] [65] |
| 3 | Major League Baseball announces an dissolution of a two-decade-old conflict between the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles that saw the Orioles, through their MASN sports network, involuntarily control the television rights for the Nationals since their 2005 relocation from Montreal to the American capital, which had long been part of the home territory for the Orioles. Both teams share ownership in MASN, with Baltimore holding the controlling interest in the network. The deal, which resolves legal struggles between the two teams, will see Nationals games remain on MASN through the end of their 2025 season, after which they will, for the first time, be free to control their own destiny for their game rights, and comes two years after the death of Nationals owner Ted Lerner, allowing his son Mark to put his imprint on the franchise and guide the team forward. | |
| 3 | Jimmy Johnson announces his retirement from Fox Sports. Johnson, previously a football coach at both the collegiate level (most notably with the Miami Hurricanes) and the NFL (with the Dallas Cowboys), joined Fox NFL Sunday as a studio analyst when the network launched its sports division in 1994 and outside a four-year hiatus in the late 1990s when he was the head coach of the Miami Dolphins, remained with Fox through Super Bowl LIX in February, with a tribute to Johnson airing as part of pre-game coverage. | |
| 10 | A rain-wrapped EF2 tornado hits the Lake Mary studios of WOFL (Fox) and WRBW (MyNetworkTV) during the Fox-owned Orlando stations’ morning coverage of the storm. The tornado—which was captured live by a WOFL tower camera as it crossed I-4 near the facility, and also destroyed at least one home and damaged several others in Lake Mary and Longwood—damaged an outdoor set used for weather segments and several employee vehicles in the building’s parking lot, and snapped several trees and tree branches on the studio grounds. | |
| 12 | The Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) announces a TV deal with CBS Sports and The CW beginning in May that will see the beach volleyball tour's matches airing Friday nights on CBS Sports Network and Saturday nights on The CW from Memorial Day weekend until Labor Day weekend, when the AVP's season-ending championship will have a Sunday afternoon airing on CBS. | |
| 12 | The International Olympic Committee announces a $3 billion contract extension with NBC Sports to continue broadcasting the Olympics through the 2036 Summer games. NBC's previous contract was set to expire at the end 2032 Summer Olympics. Overall, NBC Sports has held the American broadcasting rights to the Summer Olympic Games since the 1988 games and the rights to the Winter Olympic Games since the 2002 games. | |

## Future events
### April

| Date | Event | Ref. |
| 19–20 | WrestleMania 41 will be held at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada and will be airing on Peacock and pay-per-view. | |

### May

| Date | Event | Ref. |
| 8 | The 60th Academy of Country Music Awards will stream live on Amazon Prime Video from Ford Center at The Star with Reba McEntire as host. | |
| 26 | The 51st Annual American Music Awards will air on CBS for the first time after airing on ABC for nearly 50 years. | |

### June

| Date | Event | Ref. |
| 8 | The 78th Tony Awards will air on CBS from the Radio City Music Hall. | |

### September

| Date | Event | Ref. |
| 14 | The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards will air on CBS from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. | |

## Television shows
### Shows debuting in 2025

| First aired | Title | Channel |
| January 1 | Missing You | Netflix |
| January 2 | Going Dutch | Fox |
| January 3 | Selling the City | Netflix |
| January 3 | They Call It Late Night | ESPN |
| January 7 | Doc | Fox |
| January 8 | Shifting Gears | ABC |
| January 9 | American Primeval | Netflix |
| January 9 | On Call | Amazon Prime Video |
| January 9 | The Pitt | Max |
| January 11 | StuGo | Disney Channel |
| January 13 | Baylen Out Loud | TLC |
| January 15 | Scam Goddess | Freeform |
| January 15 | With Love, Meghan | Netflix |
| January 16 | SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night | Peacock |
| January 17 | RoboGobo | Disney+/Disney Jr. |
| January 19 | The Hunting Party | NBC |
| January 22 | Prime Target | Apple TV+ |
| January 22 | The Thundermans: Undercover | Nickelodeon |
| January 22 | W.A.G.s to Riches | Netflix |
| January 25 | Kobe: The Making of a Legend | CNN |
| January 26 | Watson | CBS |
| January 27 | The Fall of Diddy | Investigation Discovery |
| January 28 | Great Migrations: A People on the Move | PBS |
| January 28 | Paradise | Hulu |
| January 29 | The Flip Off | HGTV |
| January 29 | Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man | Disney+ |
| January 30 | Scamanda | ABC |
| January 30 | Mermicorno: Starfall | Max |
| February 2 | Common Side Effects | Adult Swim |
| February 6 | Clean Slate | Amazon Prime Video |
| February 6 | The Z-Suite | Tubi |
| February 7 | Love After Lockup: Crime Story | We TV |
| February 10 | Extracted | Fox |
| February 11 | Muslim Matchmaker | Hulu |
| February 13 | Sweethearts | Amazon Prime Video |
| February 14 | Goldie | Apple TV+ |
| February 19 | Win or Lose | Disney+ |
| February 19 | Good Cop/Bad Cop | The CW |
| February 20 | Zero Day | Netflix |
| February 23 | The Americas | NBC |
| February 23 | Grosse Pointe Garden Society | NBC |
| February 23 | Suits: L.A. | NBC |
| February 23 | The Baldwins | TLC |
| February 24 | Beyond the Gates | CBS |
| February 27 | Running Point | Netflix |
| March 2 | Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue | MGM+ |
| March 3 | Skillsville | PBS Kids |
| March 4 | Daredevil: Born Again | Disney+ |
| March 4 | Denise Richards & Her Wild Things | E! |
| March 6 | Deli Boys | Hulu |
| March 6 | Dylan's Playtime Adventures | Max |
| March 9 | Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances | Adult Swim |
| March 10 | Confessions of Octomom | Lifetime |
| March 13 | Long Bright River | Peacock |
| March 13 | Adolescence | Netflix |
| March 14 | Dope Thief | Apple TV+ |
| March 19 | Good American Family | Hulu |
| March 20 | The Residence | Netflix |
| March 20 | Happy Face | Paramount+ |
| March 21 | BE@RBRICK | Apple TV+ |
| March 26 | Side Quest | Apple TV+ |
| March 26 | The Studio | Apple TV+ |
| March 27 | Paul American | Max |
| March 28 | Mid-Century Modern | Hulu |
| March 30 | MobLand | Paramount+ |
| March | The Artist | The Network |
| April 3 | Devil May Cry | Netflix |
| April 3 | Pulse | Netflix |
| April 3 | The Bondsman | Amazon Prime Video |
| April 4 | Dying for Sex | FX on Hulu |
| April 5 | Iyanu | Cartoon Network/Max |
| April 11 | Your Friends and Neighbors | Apple TV+ |
| April 16 | Government Cheese | Apple TV+ |
| April 16 | Sherlock & Daughter | The CW |
| April 17 | #1 Happy Family USA | Amazon Prime Video |
| April 24 | Étoile | Amazon Prime Video |
| April 30 | Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight | Netflix |
| April | Spy High | Amazon Prime Video |
| May 8 | Forever | Netflix |
| May 9 | Acoustic Rooster: Jazzy Jams | PBS Kids |
| May 15 | Overcompensating | Amazon Prime Video |
| May 16 | Murderbot | Apple TV+ |
| June 4 | Stick | Apple TV+ |
| June 15 | A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms | HBO |
| June 24 | Ironheart | Disney+ |
| July 7 | Weather Hunters | PBS Kids |
| August 6 | Eyes of Wakanda | Disney+ |
| Summer | Dexter: Resurrection | Paramount+ with Showtime |
| Summer | Iron Man and His Awesome Friends | Disney Jr./Disney+ |
| October | Marvel Zombies | Disney+ |
| Fall | Untitled Bosch spin-off series | Amazon Prime Video |
| Fall | The Road | CBS |
| Fall | Chad Powers | Hulu |
| Fall | Spartacus: House Of Ashur | Starz |
| Fall | Phoebe & Jay | PBS Kids |
| December | Wonder Man | Disney+ |
| Late | Sin City Rehab | HGTV |
| Late | Bravo's Love Hotel | Bravo |
| TBA | The 'Burbs | Peacock |
| TBA | Sheriff Country | CBS |
| TBA | Pryce Cahill | Apple TV+ |
| TBA | Widow's Bay | Apple TV+ |
| TBA | Untitled Vince Gilligan TV series | Apple TV+ |
| TBA | The Rainmaker | USA Network |
| TBA | Our Water World | Netflix |
| TBA | The Undertow | Netflix |
| TBA | The Choice | Netflix |
| TBA | The Witness | Netflix |
| TBA | The Boroughs | Netflix |
| TBA | Golf | Netflix |
| TBA | Long Story Short | Netflix |
| TBA | The Undervale | Netflix |
| TBA | Celtics City | HBO |
| TBA | Go-Go Mystery Machine | Cartoon Network |
| TBA | Golden Axe | Comedy Central |
| TBA | Avatar: Seven Havens | Nickelodeon |
| TBA | Alien: Earth | Hulu |
| TBA | Destination X | NBC |
| TBA | Snowflakes | FX |
| TBA | Tracee Travels | The Roku Channel |
| TBA | Tightrope! | The Roku Channel |
| TBA | Revival | Syfy |
| TBA | Anne Rice's The Talamasca | AMC/AMC+ |
| TBA | Debriefing the President | TNT |
| TBA | The Librarians: The Next Chapter | TNT |
| TBA | Lazarus | Adult Swim |
| TBA | The Motherhood | Hallmark+ |
| TBA | Hey AJ | Disney Jr. |
| TBA | We Were Liars | Amazon Prime Video |

### Shows changing networks

| Show | Moved from | Moved to |
| WWE Raw | USA Network | Netflix |
| Beavis and Butt-Head | Paramount+ | Comedy Central |
| Project Runway | Bravo | Freeform |
| Inside the NBA | TNT | ESPN |
| Law & Order: Organized Crime | NBC | Peacock |
| Married at First Sight | Lifetime | Peacock |

### Notable television films and specials

| First aired | Title | Channel |
| January 10 | Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This? | HBO |
| January 14 | Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy | Peacock |
| January 17 | Henry Danger: The Movie | Nickelodeon/Paramount+ |
| January 17 | Molly-Mae: Behind It All | Amazon Prime Video |
| January 18 | Girl in the Garage: The Laura Cowan Story | Lifetime |
| January 24 | Star Trek: Section 31 | Paramount+ |
| January 25 | Family Affair | Lifetime |
| January 27 | Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music | NBC |
| February 1 | Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story | Lifetime |
| February 7 | The Lion King At The Hollywood Bowl | Disney+ |
| February 8 | I Will Survive: The Gloria Gaynor Story | Lifetime |
| February 12 | The Simpsons: The Past and the Furious | Disney+ |
| February 14 | SNL50: The Homecoming Concert | Peacock |
| February 16 | SNL50: The Anniversary Special | NBC |
| February 25 | Big Family, Big City | TLC |
| March 2 | Abducted in the Everglades | Lifetime |
| March 6 | Barbie & Teresa: Recipe for Friendship | Netflix |
| March 8 | I Was Octomom: The Natalie Suleman Story | Lifetime |
| May 1 | Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band | PBS Kids |
| Summer | The Robot Chicken Self-Discovery Special | Adult Swim |
| December | Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol | ABC |
| TBA | Two untitled South Park films | Paramount+ |
| TBA | Community: The Movie | Peacock |
| TBA | The Thanksgiving Text | Netflix |

### Milestone episodes and anniversaries

| Show | Network | Episode # | Episode title | Episode airdate |
| Saturday Night Live | NBC | 50th anniversary | SNL50: The Anniversary Special | February 16 |
| The Price Is Right | CBS | 10,000th episode | "10,000th Episode" | February 26 |
| FBI: Most Wanted | CBS | 100th episode | "100%" | March 11 |
| Robot Chicken | Adult Swim | 20th anniversary | The Robot Chicken Self-Discovery Special | Summer |

### Shows returning in 2025

| Show | Last aired | Type of return | Previous channel | New/returning/same channel | Return date |
| Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | 2020 | Revival | HGTV | ABC | January 2 |
| Hollywood Squares | 2004 | Revival | First-run syndication | CBS | January 16 |
| The Joe Schmo Show | 2013 | Revival | Spike | TBS | January 21 |
| Tic-Tac-Dough | 1990 | Revival | First-run syndication | Game Show Network | TBA |
| NBA on NBC | 2002 | Revival | NBC | same | TBA |
| Tennis on TNT | 2002 | Revival | TNT | same | TBA |
| NASCAR on TNT | 2014 | Revival | TNT | same | TBA |
| King of the Hill | 2010 | Revival | Fox | Hulu | TBA |
| Duck Dynasty | 2017 | Revival | A&E | same | TBA |
| Phineas and Ferb | 2015 | Revival | Disney Channel/Disney XD | Disney Channel/Disney+ | TBA |
| Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (as Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+) | 2016 | Reboot | Playhouse Disney/Disney Jr. | Disney Jr. | TBA |
| The Night Manager | 2016 | New season | AMC | Amazon Prime Video | TBA |
| The Terror (as The Terror: Devil in Silver) | 2019 | New season | AMC | same | TBA |

### Shows ending in 2025

| End date | Show | Channel | First aired | Status |
| January 11 | Huckabee | TBN | 2008 | Ended |
| January 14 | Baby Shark's Big Show! | Nick Jr. | 2020 | Ended |
| January 23 | The Sex Lives of College Girls | Max | 2021 | Canceled |
| January 25 | Craig of the Creek | Cartoon Network | 2018 | Ended |
| January 30 | Mo | Netflix | 2022 | Ended |
| January 30 | The Recruit | Netflix | 2022 | Canceled |
| January 30 | Bookie | Max | 2023 | Canceled |
| February 3 | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Fox | 2020 | Ended |
| February 6 | Harlem | Amazon Prime Video | 2021 | Ended |
| February 13 | Cobra Kai | Netflix | 2018 | Ended |
| February 23 | Alex Wagner Tonight | MSNBC | 2022 | Canceled |
| February 24 | The ReidOut | MSNBC | 2020 | Canceled |
| March 6 | Jellystone! | Max | 2021 | Ended |
| March 8 | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur | Disney Channel | 2023 | Canceled |
| April 13 | 1923 | Paramount+ | 2022 | Ending |
| April 17 | Bosch: Legacy | Amazon Prime Video | 2022 | Ending |
| April 24 | You | Netflix | 2018 | Ending |
| May 4 | The Righteous Gemstones | HBO | 2019 | Ending |
| May 13 | Andor | Disney+ | 2022 | Ending |
| May 16 | S.W.A.T. | CBS | 2017 | Canceled |
| May 20 | FBI: Most Wanted | CBS | 2020 | Canceled |
| May 20 | FBI: International | CBS | 2021 | Canceled |
| May 23 | Around the Horn | ESPN | 2002 | Canceled |
| May 27 | The Handmaid's Tale | Hulu | 2017 | Ending |
| June 27 | Squid Game | Netflix | 2021 | Ending |
| TBA | NBA on TNT | TNT | 1989 | Ending |
| TBA | Stranger Things | Netflix | 2016 | Ending |
| TBA | Big Mouth | Netflix | 2017 | Ending |
| TBA | The Conners | ABC | 2018 | Ending |
| TBA | Upload | Amazon Prime Video | 2020 | Ending |
| TBA | Solar Opposites | Hulu | 2020 | Ending |
| TBA | Blood of Zeus | Netflix | 2020 | Ending |
| TBA | Bel-Air | Peacock | 2022 | Ending |
| TBA | Billy the Kid | MGM+ | 2022 | Ending |
| TBA | Heartbreak High | Netflix | 2022 | Ending |
| TBA | The Sandman | Netflix | 2022 | Ending |
| TBA | The Summer I Turned Pretty | Amazon Prime Video | 2022 | Ending |

### Entering syndication in 2025

A list of programs (current or canceled) that have accumulated enough episodes (between 65 and 100) or seasons (three or more) to be eligible for off-network syndication and/or basic cable runs.
| Show | Seasons | In Production | Notes | Source |
| 9-1-1: Lone Star | 5 | No | Broadcast syndication in local markets. | |
| Tribunal Justice | 2 | Yes | Broadcast syndication in local markets. | |

## Networks and services
### Launches

| Network | Type | Launch date | Notes | Sources |
| Busted | Over-the-air multicast | March 1 | On January 31, Free TV Networks announced the launch of Busted, a new digital multicast network focused around repeats of law enforcement-related programming from the A&E Networks library (including series from its various Wars and Cam programs), and selected other distributors including Langley Productions and Fox Entertainment (including series such as World's Wildest Police Videos, Jail and Cops Reloaded). | |

### Conversions and rebrandings

| Old network name | New network name | Type | Conversion date | Notes | Source |
| The365 | 365BLK | Over-the-air multicast | January 1 | The Free TV Networks-owned multicast network aimed at Black Americans audiences rebrands from The365 to 365BLK on its first anniversary to clarify its target audience within its branding; outside some overnight programming being replaced by paid programming, no other changes to the network's schedule occur. | |
| TBD | Roar | Over-the-air multicast | April 28 | On March 3, Sinclair Broadcast Group announced it would rebrand TBD, which originally launched in February 2017 with a format centered on original web content, as Roar (as in 'roaring laughter') to reflect the network's shift in focus since the start of 2024 from millennial-targeted reality programming to alternative comedy shows (encompassing unscripted and sketch series). | |

### Closures

| Network/ service | Type | End date | Notes | Source |
| Smile | Over-the-air multicast | January 12 | The free-to-air, faith-based children's network owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network wound down operations on this date. | [372][373] [374] |
| Universal Kids | Cable/satellite | March 6 | NBCUniversal confirmed the oncoming shutdown of Universal Kids on this date on January 13, 2025, after several pay-TV providers confirmed the service would end distribution on that date several days before in notices to customers. The network had already become a low priority with the sharp declines in ratings for children's television networks in the age of streaming, and comes months after Comcast announced its intent to spin off NBCUniversal's cable properties into a separately traded company and had made no mention of Universal Kids's fate before then. | |

## Television stations
### Subchannel launches

| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | Notes |
| January 2 | Portland, Oregon | KRCW-TV | 32.4 | Shop LC | |
| January 2 | Sacramento, California | KSAO-LD | 49.13 | National Black Television (NBT) | |
| January 7 | Grand Junction, Colorado | KLML | 20.7 | JTV Español | |
| January 7 | Grand Junction, Colorado | KLML | 20.8 | Story Television | |
| January 7 | Grand Junction, Colorado | KLML | 20.14 | Jewelry Television | |
| January 8 | Bristol, Virginia– Johnson City, Tennessee | WCYB-TV | 5.5 | Rewind TV | |
| February 9 | Los Angeles, California | KFLA-LD | 8.15 | beIN Sports Xtra en Español | |
| February 9 | Sacramento, California | KSAO-LD | 49.14 | beIN Sports Xtra en Español | |
| February 14 | Anchorage, Alaska | KTVA | 11.2 | Create | See KTVA entry in Stations changing network affiliations |
| February 14 | Anchorage, Alaska | KTVA | 11.3 | 360 North | See KTVA entry in Stations changing network affiliations |
| February 14 | Anchorage, Alaska | KTVA | 11.4 | PBS Kids | See KTVA entry in Stations changing network affiliations |
| March 1 | Brunswick, Georgia– Jacksonville, Florida | WPXC-TV | 21.7 | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Champaign, Illinois | WCQA-LD | 16.3 | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Champaign, Illinois | WEAE-LD | 21.5 | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Charleston, South Carolina | WBSE-LD | 20.8 | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | WYHB-CD | 39.10 | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Evansville, Indiana | WELW-LD | 30.6 | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Evansville, Indiana | WEIN-LD | 40.6 | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Florence–Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | W33DN-D | 16.5 | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Great Falls, Montana | KTGF-LD | 50.5 | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Honolulu, Hawaii | KPXO-TV | 66.5 | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Kennewick, Washington | K28QK-D | 22.7 | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Kennewick, Washington | K33EJ-D | 33.4 | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Lincoln–Grand Island, Nebraska | KIUA-LD | 15.7 | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Montgomery, Alabama | WCOV-TV | 20.4 | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Omaha, Nebraska | KQMK-LD | 25.5 | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Rochester, New York | WGCE-CD | 6.7 | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | St. Louis, Missouri | W29CI-D | 29.6 | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Savannah, Georgia | WUET-LD | 43.7 | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 3 | Honolulu, Hawaii | KHII-TV | 9.2 | Rewind TV | |
| March 3 | Honolulu, Hawaii | KHNL | 13.5 | Quest | |
| March 3 | Honolulu, Hawaii | KHNL | 13.7 | Defy | |
| March 9 | Sacramento, California | KSAO-LD | 49.15 | Outdoor America | |
| March 14 | Tupelo, Mississippi | WTVA | 9.5 | Antenna TV | |

### Stations changing network affiliations

| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Prior affiliation | New affiliation | Notes | Source |
| January 1 | Los Angeles, California | KWHY-TV → KSCN-TV | 22.1 | Independent Spanish language programming | Scientology Network | The station's then-owner, Meruelo Media, which has been struggling and selling off its assets in the last year, announced the sale of KWHY-TV to Sunset Boulevard Broadcasting, the broadcast arm of the Church of Scientology, on July 29, 2024, for $30 million. On December 16, 2024, Sunset Boulevard Broadcasting filed to change the station's call letters to KSCN-TV, and on January 1, 2025, KWHY-TV's 35-year service as a mainly Spanish-language station ended as the station began simulcasting the Scientology Network full-time, with the KWHY-TV callsign, which had been in use for 59 years, also being charged to KSCN-TV. All other subchannels were discontinued, though Merulo continues to maintain a channel sharing agreement for Garden Grove-licensed KBEH, which it retained. The sale was completed on January 6, 2025, with KBEH itself subsuming the former KWHY call letters (without a "-TV" suffix) as of February 2. | [377][378] [379][380] |
| February 14 | Anchorage, Alaska | KTVA | 11.1 | Rewind TV | PBS (as satellite of KAKM) | In October 2024, GCI filed to sell the station to Alaska Public Media, operator of Anchorage PBS station KAKM. Alaska Public Media plans to run KTVA as a straight repeater of KAKM. Management cited GCI's plans to shut down its cable television systems in 2025, potentially increasing dependence on broadcast TV in the area. KTVA's centrally located tower provides better coverage of Anchorage than the more distant and partially terrain shielded Knik TV Mast; Alaska Public Media estimated 86,000 households in Anchorage would see an improved signal. | |
| March 1 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | KWPL-LD | 45.1 | Outdoor America | Busted | See Busted entry in launches | |
| March 1 | Brazil–Terre Haute, Indiana | W24FB-D | 24.1 | Biz TV | Busted | See Busted entry in launches | |
| March 1 | Huntsville, Alabama | W34EY-D | 38.1 | Outdoor America | Busted | See Busted entry in launches | |
| March 1 | Madison, Wisconsin | W23BW-D | 23.1 | Infomercials | Busted | See Busted entry in launches | |
| March 1 | Topeka, Kansas | K35KX-D | 35.1 | Salem News Channel | Busted | See Busted entry in launches | |
| September 1 | Cleveland, Ohio | WUAB | 43.1 | The CW | MyNetworkTV | On October 28, 2024, Nexstar Media Group announced it would purchase WBNX-TV from Ernest Angley Ministries and form a duopoly with its Fox affiliate WJW. In its announcement, Nexstar indicated it would move The CW affiliation back to WBNX, which carried the network from 2006 to 2018 (Nexstar bought control of The CW in 2022). WUAB will replace The CW with MyNetworkTV (which it originally carried from 2006 to 2018 and has remained as a late night offering since then on sister station WOIO's MeTV subchannel) as well as an expanded sports programming slate. | |
| September 1 | Cleveland, Ohio | WBNX-TV | 55.1 | Independent | The CW | On October 28, 2024, Nexstar Media Group announced it would purchase WBNX-TV from Ernest Angley Ministries and form a duopoly with its Fox affiliate WJW. In its announcement, Nexstar indicated it would move The CW affiliation back to WBNX, which carried the network from 2006 to 2018 (Nexstar bought control of The CW in 2022). WUAB will replace The CW with MyNetworkTV (which it originally carried from 2006 to 2018 and has remained as a late night offering since then on sister station WOIO's MeTV subchannel) as well as an expanded sports programming slate. | |

### Subchannels changing network affiliations

| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Prior affiliation | New affiliation | Notes |
| January 2 | Denver, Colorado | KWGN-TV | 2.4 | Charge! | HSN2 | |
| January 2 | Houston, Texas | KIAH | 39.4 | TBD | HSN2 | |
| January 7 | Grand Junction, Colorado | KLML | 20.2 | Dabl | Heroes & Icons | |
| January 7 | Grand Junction, Colorado | KLML | 20.3 | Defy | Ion Plus | |
| January 7 | Grand Junction, Colorado | KLML | 20.6 | Rewind TV | Start TV | |
| January 7 | Grand Junction, Colorado | KLML | 20.10 | Infomercials | Daystar | |
| January 7 | Idaho Falls, Idaho | KVUI | 31.3 | Infomercials | Heroes & Icons | |
| January 7 | Idaho Falls, Idaho | KVUI | 31.8 | Rewind TV | Start TV | |
| January 12 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | KNAT-TV | 23.4 | Smile | OnTV4U (transitional affiliation) | See Smile entry in closures |
| January 12 | Atlanta, Georgia | WHSG-TV | 63.4 | Smile | OnTV4U (transitional affiliation) | See Smile entry in closures |
| January 12 | Chicago, Illinois | WWTO-TV | 35.3 | Smile | OnTV4U (transitional affiliation) | See Smile entry in closures |
| January 12 | Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas | KDTX-TV | 58.4 | Smile | OnTV4U (transitional affiliation) | See Smile entry in closures |
| January 12 | Denver, Colorado | KPJR-TV | 38.4 | Smile | OnTV4U (transitional affiliation) | See Smile entry in closures |
| January 12 | Henderson–Nashville, Tennessee | WPGD-TV | 50.4 | Smile | OnTV4U (transitional affiliation) | See Smile entry in closures |
| January 12 | Holly Springs, Mississippi– Memphis, Tennessee | WBUY-TV | 40.4 | Smile | OnTV4U (transitional affiliation) | See Smile entry in closures |
| January 12 | Jersey City, New Jersey– New York, New York | WTBY-TV | 54.3 | Smile | OnTV4U (transitional affiliation) | See Smile entry in closures |
| January 12 | Kansas City, Missouri | KTAJ-TV | 16.4 | Smile | OnTV4U (transitional affiliation) | See Smile entry in closures |
| January 12 | Los Angeles, California | KTBN-TV | 40.4 | Smile | OnTV4U (transitional affiliation) | See Smile entry in closures |
| January 12 | Miami, Florida | WHFT-TV | 45.4 | Smile | OnTV4U (transitional affiliation) | See Smile entry in closures |
| January 12 | Mobile, Alabama | WMPV-TV | 21.4 | Smile | OnTV4U (transitional affiliation) | See Smile entry in closures |
| January 12 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | KTBO-TV | 14.4 | Smile | OnTV4U (transitional affiliation) | See Smile entry in closures |
| January 12 | Portland, Oregon | KNMT | 24.4 | Smile | OnTV4U (transitional affiliation) | See Smile entry in closures |
| January 12 | Seattle, Washington | KTBW-TV | 20.4 | Smile | OnTV4U (transitional affiliation) | See Smile entry in closures |
| January 14 | Los Angeles, California | KTLA | 5.4 | TBD | Shop LC | |
| January 15 | Chicago, Illinois | WGN-TV | 9.5 | TBD | The Nest | |
| February 5 | Osage Beach–Springfield, Missouri | KRBK | 49.3 | Dabl | Charge! | |
| February 6 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | WOTV | 41.4 | Dabl | Shop LC | |
| February 6 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | WTLJ | 54.7 | Infomercials | Dabl | |
| February 6 | Honolulu, Hawaii | KHON-TV | 2.3 | Dabl | Grit | |
| February 6 | Providence, Rhode Island | WPRI-TV | 12.4 | Dabl | Defy | |
| February 9 | Los Angeles, California | KFLA-LD | 8.3 | Best of ShopHQ | beIN Sports Xtra | |
| February 9 | Sacramento, California | KSAO-LD | 49.3 | Best of ShopHQ | beIN Sports Xtra | |
| February 17 | Arlington–Fort Worth–Dallas, Texas | KPXD-TV | 68.6 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Boston, Massachusetts | WBPX-TV | 68.6 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | KPXR-TV | 48.7 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Charleston, West Virginia | WLPX-TV | 29.7 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Chicago, Illinois | WCPX-TV | 38.7 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Columbia, South Carolina | WZRB | 47.4 | Grit | Ion Plus | |
| February 17 | Columbia, South Carolina | WZRB | 47.5 | Defy | Catchy Comedy | |
| February 17 | Columbia, South Carolina | WZRB | 47.7 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Concord–Manchester, New Hampshire | WPXG-TV | 21.6 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Conroe–Houston, Texas | KPXB-TV | 49.6 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | East St. Louis, Illinois–St. Louis, Missouri | WRBU | 46.6 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Franklin–Nashville, Tennessee | WNPX-TV | 28.7 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Jellico–Knoxville, Tennessee | WPXK-TV | 54.6 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Lake Shore, Maryland | WQAW-LD | 69.2 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Lewiston–Portland, Maine | WIPL | 35.7 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Manassas, Virginia–Washington, D.C. | WPXW-TV | 66.7 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Melbourne–Orlando, Florida | WOPX-TV | 56.6 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Miami, Florida | WPXM-TV | 35.7 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | New Orleans, Louisiana | WPXL-TV | 49.5 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Newport–Providence, Rhode Island | WPXQ-TV | 69.5 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Newton–Des Moines, Iowa | KFPX-TV | 39.7 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | KOPX-TV | 62.4 | Grit | Movies! | |
| February 17 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | KOPX-TV | 62.6 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Okmulgee–Tulsa, Oklahoma | KTPX-TV | 44.4 | Grit | Movies! | |
| February 17 | Okmulgee–Tulsa, Oklahoma | KTPX-TV | 44.6 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | WINP-TV | 16.6 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Roanoke–Lynchburg, Virginia | WPXR-TV | 38.7 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Rocky Mount–Raleigh–Durham, North Carolina | WRPX-TV | 47.6 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Rome–Atlanta, Georgia | WPXA-TV | 14.7 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Sacramento, California | KSPX-TV | 29.7 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | St. Cloud–Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota | KPXM-TV | 41.7 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Salem–Portland, Oregon | KPXG-TV | 22.6 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | San Bernardino–Los Angeles, California | KPXN-TV | 30.6 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | San Diego, California | KGTV | 10.6 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | San Jose–San Francisco, California | KKPX-TV | 65.7 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | WQPX-TV | 64.7 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Syracuse, New York | WSPX-TV | 56.7 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Uvalde–San Antonio, Texas | KPXL-TV | 26.7 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| February 17 | Wilmington, Delaware–Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | WPPX-TV | 61.6 | Get | Game Show Central | |
| March 1 | Akron–Cleveland, Ohio | WVPX-TV | 23.3 | Bounce TV | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Albany, New York | WYPX-TV | 55.6 | Grit | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | KQDF-LD | 25.6 | National Black Television (NBT) | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Ann Arbor–Detroit, Michigan | WPXD-TV | 31.5 | Laff | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Appleton–Green Bay, Wisconsin | WACY-TV | 32.5 | Ion Television | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Arlington–Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas | KPXD-TV | 68.5 | Grit | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Atlanta, Georgia | WPXA-TV | 14.6 | Grit | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Austin, Texas | KVUE | 24.7 | Nosey | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Bakersfield, California | KERO-TV | 23.6 | Ion Plus | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Baltimore, Maryland | WMAR-TV | 2.7 | Laff | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Bangor, Maine | W20ER-D | 20.4 | Infomercials | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Bangor, Maine | W32FS-D | 32.2 | Infomercials | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Batavia–Buffalo, New York | WPXJ-TV | 51.6 | Ion Mystery | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Battle Creek–Grand Rapids, Michigan | WZPX-TV | 43.6 | Ion Plus | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Bellevue–Seattle, Washington | KWPX-TV | 33.6 | Ion Mystery | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Billings, Montana | KTVQ | 2.5 | Ion Television | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Biloxi, Mississippi | W33EG-D | 32.2 | MtrSpt1 | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Birmingham, Alabama | WPXH-TV | 44.5 | Ion Mystery | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Bloomington–Indianapolis, Indiana | WIPX-TV | 63.3 | Bounce TV | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Boise, Idaho | KTRV-TV | 12.4 | Ion Mystery | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Boston, Massachusetts | WBPX-TV | 68.3 | Laff | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Bozeman, Montana | KBZK | 7.6 | Laff | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Bradenton–Tampa, Florida | WXPX-TV | 66.6 | Ion Mystery | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Burlington–Greensboro, North Carolina | WGPX-TV | 16.6 | Grit | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Butte, Montana | KXLF-TV | 4.6 | Laff | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | KPXR-TV | 48.6 | Ion Mystery | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Champaign, Illinois | W23EW-D | 41.4 | BeIN Sports Xtra | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Charleston–Huntington, West Virginia | WLPX-TV | 29.6 | Grit | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Charlotte, North Carolina | WWJS | 14.4 | Jewelry Television | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Chicago, Illinois | WCPX-TV | 38.6 | Grit | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Cincinnati, Ohio | WCPO-TV | 9.6 | Ion Plus | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | KOAA-TV | 5.5 | Ion Television | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Columbia–Jefferson City, Missouri | K35OY-D | 35.6 | Salem News Channel | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Columbia, South Carolina | WZRB | 47.6 | Laff | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Columbus, Georgia | WRBL | 3.2 | Rewind TV | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Columbus, Ohio | WBNS-TV | 10.7 | Nosey | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Concord–Manchester, New Hampshire | WPXG-TV | 21.3 | Laff | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Conroe–Houston, Texas | KPXB-TV | 49.5 | Ion Mystery | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Corpus Christi, Texas | KRIS-TV | 6.6 | Ion Mystery | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Davenport, Iowa | WQAD-TV | 8.7 | Ion Television | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Denver, Colorado | KPXC-TV | 59.5 | Laff | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Des Moines, Iowa | KFPX-TV | 39.6 | Grit | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | East St. Louis, Illinois– St. Louis, Missouri | WRBU | 46.5 | Grit | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Eugene, Oregon | KORY-CD | 15.6 | Salem News Channel | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Eugene, Oregon | K06QR-D | 41.4 | MtrSpt1 | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Evansville, Indiana | WDLH-LD | 24.2 | MtrSpt1 | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Fargo, North Dakota | K15MR-D | 51.4 | Infomercials | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Flint, Michigan | WFFC-LD | 17.6 | QVC | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Flint, Michigan | W35DQ-D | 24.3 | MtrSpt1 | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Fort Myers, Florida | WGPS-LD | 22.6 | ShopHQ | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Fort Smith, Arkansas | KFSM-TV | 5.6 | Shop LC | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Franklin–Nashville, Tennessee | WNPX-TV | 28.6 | Ion Mystery | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Fresno, California | KZMM-CD | 22.2 | CRTV | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Greenville, North Carolina | WPXU-TV | 35.6 | Ion Mystery | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Greenville, North Carolina | WEPX-TV | 38.6 | Ion Mystery | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Greenville, South Carolina | WGGS-TV | 16.8 | Get | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Gulf Shores–Mobile, Alabama | WFNA | 55.3 | True Crime Network | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Hagerstown, Maryland | WWPX-TV | 60.6 | Ion Mystery | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Harlingen, Texas | KRZG-CD | 35.4 | Infomercials | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Harlingen, Texas | KNWS-LD | 64.7 | Infomercials | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Hartford, Connecticut | WHPX-TV | 26.5 | Grit | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Helena, Montana | KXLH-LD | 9.5 | Ion Plus | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Jellico–Knoxville, Tennessee | WPXK-TV | 54.5 | Ion Plus | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Joplin, Missouri | KRLJ-LD | 45.7 | NTD America | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Joplin, Missouri | KPJO-LD | 49.6 | Outdoor America | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Kansas City, Missouri | KPXE-TV | 50.4 | Grit | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Kenosha–Milwaukee, Wisconsin | WPXE-TV | 55.6 | Laff | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Lafayette, Louisiana | K21OM-D | 20.5 | Infomercials | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Lake Worth–West Palm Beach, Florida | WPXP-TV | 67.5 | Ion Plus | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Lansing, Michigan | WSYM-TV | 47.7 | Laff | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Las Vegas, Nevada | KMCC | 34.4 | Grit | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Lewiston–Portland, Maine | WIPL | 35.6 | Ion Mystery | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Lexington, Kentucky | WUPX-TV | 67.3 | Grit | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Little Rock, Arkansas | KTHV | 11.7 | Ion Television | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Los Angeles, California | KPXN-TV | 30.5 | Bounce TV | Game Show Central | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Los Angeles, California | KPXN-TV | 30.6 | Game Show Central | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Louisville, Kentucky | WHAS-TV | 11.4 | Court TV | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Madison, Wisconsin | WZCK-LD | 8.4 | MtrSpt1 | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Manassas, Virginia– Washington, D.C. | WPXW-TV | 66.6 | Ion Mystery | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Melbourne–Orlando, Florida | WOPX-TV | 56.5 | Laff | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Memphis, Tennessee | WPXX-TV | 50.5 | Laff | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Miami, Florida | WPXM-TV | 35.5 | Ion Plus | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | KPXM-TV | 41.7 | Game Show Central | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Monterey, California | K09AAF-D | 9.4 | Fun Roads | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | New York, New York | WPXN-TV | 31.4 | Laff | Court TV | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | New York, New York | WPXN-TV | 31.7 | Ion Mystery | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Newport–Providence, Rhode Island | WPXQ-TV | 69.3 | Ion Plus | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Norfolk, Virginia | WPXV-TV | 49.5 | Grit | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | KOPX-TV | 62.5 | Ion Plus | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Omaha, Nebraska | KAJS-LD | 33.6 | BeIN Sports Xtra | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Palm Springs, California | K21DO-D | 21.4 | MtrSpt1 | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Peoria, Illinois | W27EQ-D | 27.4 | MtrSpt1 | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | WPPX-TV | 61.5 | Grit | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Phoenix, Arizona | KPPX-TV | 51.4 | Laff | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | WINP-TV | 16.5 | Court TV | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Portland, Oregon | KPXG-TV | 22.5 | Grit | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Provo–Salt Lake City, Utah | KUPX-TV | 16.6 | Ion Mystery | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Quincy, Illinois | K14SU-D | 14.3 | Infomercials | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Quincy, Illinois | WVDM-LD | 40.4 | Infomercials | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Raleigh, North Carolina | WRPX-TV | 47.4 | Bounce TV | Game Show Central | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Raleigh, North Carolina | WRPX-TV | 47.6 | Game Show Central | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Reno, Nevada | K07AAI-D | 12.4 | Salem News Channel | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Richmond, Virginia | WTVR-TV | 6.6 | Ion Plus | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Roanoke, Virginia | WPXR-TV | 38.6 | Grit | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Sacramento, California | KSPX-TV | 29.6 | Grit | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | San Angelo, Texas | KIDY | 6.5 | Court TV | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | San Antonio, Texas | KPXL-TV | 26.6 | Grit | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | San Francisco, California | KKPX-TV | 65.6 | Grit | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | San Luis Obispo, California | KSBY | 6.5 | Ion Mystery | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Savannah, Georgia | WDID-LD | 26.2 | BeIN Sports Xtra | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Scranton, Pennsylvania | WQPX-TV | 64.6 | Laff | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Shreveport, Louisiana | KTAL-TV | 6.4 | HSN | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Spokane, Washington | KGPX-TV | 34.6 | Laff | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Springfield, Missouri | KFKY-LD | 20.4 | BeIN Sports Xtra | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Springfield, Missouri | KCNH-LD | 47.6 | Defy | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Syracuse, New York | WSPX-TV | 56.6 | Laff | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Tallahassee, Florida | WTXL-TV | 27.6 | Laff | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Traverse City, Michigan | W36FH-D | 36.6 | Salem News Channel | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Tucson, Arizona | KGUN-TV | 9.6 | Ion Mystery | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | KJRH-TV | 2.6 | Ion Television | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Waco, Texas | KXXV | 25.5 | Ion Plus | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Wichita, Kansas | KSNW | 3.4 | True Crime Network | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 1 | Wilmington, North Carolina | WQDH-LD | 49.7 | Jewelry Television | Busted | See Busted entry in launches |
| March 9 | Sacramento, California | KSAO-LD | 49.3 | beIN Sports Xtra | Binge TV | |
| March 9 | Sacramento, California | KSAO-LD | 49.6 | AWE Plus | beIN Sports Xtra | |
| March 9 | Sacramento, California | KSAO-LD | 49.12 | Outdoor America | AWE Plus | |
| March 27 | Akron–Cleveland, Ohio | WBNX-TV | 55.3 | Movies! | Rewind TV | |

## Deaths
### January

| Date | Name | Age | Notes |
| January 1 | Wayne Osmond | 73 | Musician and member of The Osmonds. Voiced himself on the animated series of the same name. He also appeared alongside three of his brothers on episodes of shows like Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, The Andy Williams Show, The Osmond Family Show and The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters. |
| January 3 | James Arthur Ray | 67 | Self-help businessman, motivational speaker, and author. He made appearances on Larry King Live, The Today Show, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. |
| January 6 | Dale Wilson | 74 | Canadian voice actor (G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Exosquad, Darkstalkers) |
| January 7 | Peter Yarrow | 86 | Musician and member of Peter, Paul and Mary. He appeared alongside his groupmates as a "mystery guest" on What's My Line?. |
| January 8 | Neil Zurcher | 89 | Journalist (WJW-TV) and television host. |
| January 9 | Bill Byrge | 92 | Actor best known as Bobby on Hey Vern, It's Ernest!. He also played the character in a series of "Me and My Brother Bobby" commercials alongside Gailard Sartain, who played his twin brother Chuck. |
| January 10 | Sam Moore | 89 | Musician and member of Sam & Dave. He performed alongside his partner Dave Prater on episodes of The Ed Sullivan Show, The Tonight Show, American Bandstand, and The Mike Douglas Show. |
| January 10 | Bill McCartney | 84 | American football coach of the Colorado Buffaloes football team and founder of the Promise Keepers; subject of the 30 for 30 documentary "The Gospel According to Mac" |
| January 12 | Leslie Charleson | 79 | Actress best known as Monica Quartermaine on General Hospital. |
| January 15 | David W. Duclon | 74 | Writer and producer (Punky Brewster, Silver Spoons, Family Matters) |
| January 15 | David Lynch | 78 | Director best known for co-creating Twin Peaks. |
| January 16 | Joan Plowright | 95 | English actress (Stalin, A Place for Annie, Encore! Encore!) |
| January 16 | Bob Uecker | 90 | Baseball announcer (Major League Baseball on NBC, Major League Baseball on ABC), actor (Mr. Belvedere), emcee (Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports, WrestleMania III, and WrestleMania IV) and commercial spokesman (Miller Lite). |
| January 19 | Chuck Schodowski | 90 | Producer/engineer for WJW-TV in Cleveland, Ohio from 1961 until his death; co-host of the comedy/movie showcase Big Chuck and Lil' John |
| January 20 | Lynn Ban | 51 | Singaporean-born jewelry designer best known for appearing in Bling Empire: New York. |
| January 30 | Dick Button | 95 | Olympic champion figure skater, skating commentator (most notably for ABC Sports), and producer (The Superstars) |

### February

| Date | Name | Age | Notes |
| February 5 | Dennis Richmond | 81 | News anchor for KTVU/Oakland |
| February 7 | Bruce French | 79 | Actor best known as Father Lonigan on Passions. |
| February 7 | Tony Roberts | 85 | Actor (The Edge of Night, Rosetti and Ryan, The Thorns, Law & Order) |
| February 10 | Peter Tuiasosopo | 61 | Football player (Los Angeles Rams) and actor (Danger Theatre, Kickin’ It) |
| February 13 | John Lawlor | 83 | Actor best known as Supervisor Leonard Marsh on Phyllis and as Headmaster Steven Bradley on The Facts of Life. |
| February 14 | Alice Hirson | 95 | Actress (The Edge of Night, Another World, One Life to Live, Dallas, Ellen) |
| February 14 | Kevyn Major Howard | 69 | Canadian actor (Trapper John, M.D., CHiPs, T. J. Hooker) |
| February 15 | Gran Hamada | 74 | Japanese professional wrestler (Universal Wrestling Association, World Wrestling Federation) |
| February 16 | Julian Holloway | 80 | British actor (If Tomorrow Comes, Beverly Hills, 90210, Remember WENN). He also did voice work for shows like James Bond Jr., Father of the Pride, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Regular Show. |
| February 18 | Gene Hackman | 95 | Actor (The United States Steel Hour, Brenner, Tallahassee 7000) |
| February 19 | Mike Lange | 76 | Sportscaster (Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Pirates) |
| February 19 | Olive Sturgess | 91 | Canadian-American actress (Studio 57, The People's Choice, Tales of Wells Fargo) |
| February 20 | Peter Jason | 80 | Actor (Mike Hammer, Private Eye, Deadwood) |
| February 20 | Jerry Butler | 85 | R&B singer-songwriter. He hosted the television specials Doo Wop 50 and Doo Wop 51. |
| February 21 | Lynne Marie Stewart | 78 | Actress (Pee-wee's Playhouse, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) |
| February 23 | Al Trautwig | 68 | Sportscaster for ABC Sports, NBC Sports, and MSG Network |
| February 24 | Roberta Flack | 88 | Singer. She performed the theme song "Together Through the Years" for Valerie/The Hogan Family. |
| February 25 | Roberto Orci | 51 | Mexican-American writer and producer (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, Fringe, Hawaii Five-0, Sleepy Hollow) |
| February 26 | Dave Frankel | 67 | News anchor and weatherperson (WPVI and KYW in Philadelphia) |
| February 26 | Michelle Trachtenberg | 39 | Actress (The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Meego, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Gossip Girl). She also did voice work for Robot Chicken, The Super Hero Squad Show, and SuperMansion. |
| February 27 | Michael Preece | 88 | Director (Dallas, Walker, Texas Ranger, The Streets of San Francisco) |
| February 28 | David Johansen | 75 | Musician and actor. He appeared on Saturday Night Live under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter as part of the house band during the '80s; and on shows like The Adventures of Pete & Pete and The Jim Henson Hour. |

### March

| Date | Name | Age | Notes |
| March 1 | Angie Stone | 63 | Singer and rapper. She mostly appeared as herself on shows like Moesha, One on One, and R&B Divas: Atlanta. |
| March 2 | Felicia Minei Behr | 83 | Producer and network executive best known for being the executive producer of All My Children. |
| March 4 | Peter Engel | 88 | Television producer (Saved by the Bell, City Guys, Hang Time, California Dreams, USA High, Malibu, CA) |
| March 4 | George Lowe | 67 | Voice actor and comedian, best known for voicing Space Ghost on the animated television series Space Ghost Coast to Coast and its spinoff Cartoon Planet |
| March 7 | D'Wayne Wiggins | 64 | Singer and founding member of Tony! Toni! Toné!; television credits include Weekends at the D.L. |
| March 11 | Dave Mallow | 76 | Voice actor (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, VR Troopers, Big Bad Beetleborgs) |
| March 11 | Bob Rivers | 68 | Radio host and musical parodist (Star Trek: Enterprise) |
| March 16 | Lenny Schultz | 91 | Comedian (appearances on The Tonight Show and other talk shows) and actor (Ball Four, Laugh-In, Drawing Power) |