2020–21 United States network television schedule

The **2020–21 network television schedule** for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States will cover the prime time hours from September 2020 to August 2021. 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 the majority of both networks' schedules comprise syndicated reruns. The CW, UDC and The WB do not program on Saturday nights. Neither Omni, Pax TV, or UPN aren't included on weekends due to them not having programming on the weekends.

Fox and DuMont were the first to announce its fall schedule on May 11, 2020, followed by The CW and The WB on May 14, Omni, and Pax TV on May 16, CBS on May 19, ABN on May 22, XYZ on May 23, ACME on June 9, NBC on June 16, ABC on June 17, RDN on July 27, New Line on August 24, UDC on September 3, and UPN on Sept. 6. The CW and New Line will push their season to launch in January 2021, airing acquired (The CW only) and encore programming in the fall.

## Impact of coronavirus pandemic on upfront announcements

Each of the major television networks in the United States had initially planned for their upfront presentations to be made to the public in mid-May, a tradition going back to the Golden Age of Television. Due to concerns caused by COVID-19, most major networks and cable network groups have canceled their public upfront events due to both public health concerns, and stay-at-home orders which effectively disallow them to go forward. It is expected most of the upfront announcements will be either press releases or virtual video events via video telephony and may be delayed due to pilots being unable to be produced, along with an overall decline in advertising overall.

The Television Critics Association canceled their summer 2020 press tour, originally scheduled for July 28 through August 13 (during the now-rescheduled 2020 Summer Olympics), on May 1 as the organization was unsure it could occur at all due to public gathering restrictions and an anticipated lack of any scripted programming output, even in pilot form, to promote by that time period. The TCA cancellation will complicate any plans by the networks to build buzz about their upcoming schedules, while the move of the 2020 Summer Olympics to 2021 nullified any plans NBC had to use the Games to lead into their new television season.

## Schedule

* 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.

### Sunday (Part 2)

* N**ote:** The CBS lineup begins at 7:30 p.m. Eastern on weeks when the *NFL on CBS* carries doubleheaders through the fall and early winter, along with delays for PGA Tour events and The Masters in the spring.

### Monday (Part 2)

* **Note:** To coincide with the 50th anniversary of *Monday Night Football* on September 21, 2020, ABC will simulcast the New Orleans Saints at Las Vegas Raiders game, airing on ESPN the same night. This will mark the first ever NFL game in the city of Las Vegas, as well as the first ever NFL game in the state of Nevada, and the first NFL regular season game aired on ABC since the 2005 season. (ABC has simulcasted ESPN’s NFL Wild Card Game and the Pro Bowl in recent years)

### Wednesday (Part 2)

* **Note:** CBS is scheduled to air the 55th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on September 16, 2020 at 8 p.m.
* **Note:** NBC is scheduled to air the 2020 Billboard Music Awards on October 14, 2020, at 8 p.m.

### Thursday (Part 2)

* **Note:** On Fox, the network's pre-game show (co-produced with NFL Network and entitled *Fox NFL Thursday*) starts at 7:30 p.m. ET out of primetime, preempting local programming.

### Saturday (Part 2)

**Note:** ABC's sports schedule for Saturdays in the early fall is unknown, due to the likely delay of the 2019–20 NBA Playoffs up to early October likely to conflict with the start of *Saturday Night Football* (itself dependent on how the season will play out), along with the year's NBA Finals likely to delay ABC's fall premieres, if any.

## Renewals and Cancellations

### Renewals

#### ABC

* *The Bachelorette*—Renewed for an eighteenth season on March 15, 2021.
* *Dancing with the Stars*—Renewed for a thirtieth season on March 30, 2021.
* *The Great Christmas Light Fight*—Renewed for a ninth season on December 10, 2020.
* *Holey Moley*—Renewed for a fourth season on February 22, 2021.

#### CBS

* *Blue Bloods*—Renewed for a twelfth season on April 15, 2021.
* *Bob Hearts Abishola*—Renewed for a third season on February 17, 2021.
* *Bull*—Renewed for a sixth season on April 15, 2021.
* *The Equalizer*—Renewed for a second season on March 9, 2021.
* *FBI*—Renewed for a fourth season on March 24, 2021.
* *FBI: Most Wanted*—Renewed for a third season on March 24, 2021.
* *Magnum P.I.*—Renewed for a fourth season on April 15, 2021.
* *NCIS*—Renewed for a nineteenth season on April 15, 2021.
* *NCIS: Los Angeles*—Renewed for a thirteenth season on April 23, 2021.
* *The Neighborhood*—Renewed for a fourth season on February 17, 2021.
* *S.W.A.T.*—Renewed for a fifth season on April 15, 2021.
* *Tough as Nails*—Renewed for a third and fourth season on April 14, 2021.
* *Young Sheldon*—Renewed for a fifth, sixth and seventh season on March 30, 2021.

#### The CW

* *All American*—Renewed for a fourth season on February 3, 2021.
* *Batwoman*—Renewed for a third season on February 3, 2021.
* *Charmed*—Renewed for a fourth season on February 3, 2021.
* *Coroner*—Renewed for a third season on October 27, 2020.
* *Dynasty*—Renewed for a fifth season on February 3, 2021.
* *The Flash*—Renewed for an eighth season on February 3, 2021.
* *In the Dark*—Renewed for a fourth season on February 3, 2021.
* *Legacies*—Renewed for a fourth season on February 3, 2021.
* *Legends of Tomorrow*—Renewed for a seventh season on February 3, 2021.
* *Nancy Drew*—Renewed for a third season on February 3, 2021.
* *Penn & Teller: Fool Us*—Renewed for a ninth season on December 7, 2020.
* *Riverdale*—Renewed for a sixth season on February 3, 2021.
* *Roswell, New Mexico*—Renewed for a fourth season on February 3, 2021.
* *Superman & Lois*—Renewed for a second season on March 2, 2021.
* *Two Sentence Horror Stories*—Renewed for a third season on September 17, 2020.
* *Walker*—Renewed for a second season on February 3, 2021.
* *World's Funniest Animals*—Renewed for a second season on December 7, 2020.

#### Fox

* *Bob's Burgers*—Renewed for a twelfth and thirteenth season on September 23, 2020.
* *Duncanville*—Renewed for a third season on April 6, 2021.
* *Family Guy*—Renewed for a twentieth and twenty-first season on September 23, 2020.
* *The Great North*—Renewed for a second season on June 22, 2020.
* *I Can See Your Voice*—Renewed for a second season on January 27, 2021.
* *The Simpsons*—Renewed for a thirty-third and thirty-fourth season on March 3, 2021.
* *Thursday Night Football*—Renewed for an eighth season on January 31, 2018; deal will go into ninth season in 2022.

#### NBC

* *The Blacklist*—Renewed for a ninth season on January 26, 2021.
* *Chicago Fire*—Renewed for a tenth and eleventh season on February 27, 2020.
* *Chicago Med*—Renewed for a seventh and eighth season on February 27, 2020.
* *Chicago P.D.*—Renewed for a ninth and tenth season on February 27, 2020.
* *Football Night in America*—Renewed for a sixteenth season on December 14, 2011; deal will go to a seventeenth season in 2022.
* *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*—Renewed for a twenty-third and twenty-fourth season on February 27, 2020.
* *Mr. Mayor*—Renewed for a second season on March 22, 2021.
* *NBC Sunday Night Football*—Renewed for a sixteenth season on December 14, 2011; deal will go to a seventeenth season in 2022.
* *New Amsterdam*—Renewed for a fourth and fifth season on January 11, 2020.
* *This Is Us*—Renewed for a sixth season on May 12, 2019.
* *Transplant*—Renewed for a second season on December 11, 2020.
* *The Voice*—Renewed for a twenty-first season on March 30, 2021.
* *Weakest Link*—Renewed for a sixth season on January 25, 2021.

#### UPN

* *The Job Lot—*Renewed for a second season on April 23, 2021.
* *Carol's Second Act—*Renewed for a third season on April 23, 2021
* *Man with a Plan—*Renewed for a sixth season on April 23, 2021.
* *Broke—*Renewed for a third season on April 23, 2021.
* *Food Glorious Food—*Renewed for a sixth season on April 23, 2021.
* *Hot Money—*Renewed for a sixth season on April 23, 2021.
* *Chef!—*Renewed for a second season on April 23, 2021.
* *Fam—*Renewed for a third season on April 23, 2021.
* *Happy Together—*Renewed for a third season on April 23, 2021.
* *9JKL—*Renewed for a second season on April 23, 2021.
* *As Time Goes By—*Renewed for a second season on April 23, 2021.
* *One Foot in the Grave—*Renewed for a second season on April 23, 2021.
* *My Hero—*Renewed for a second season on April 23, 2021.

### Cancellations/series endings

#### ABC

* *Soul of a Nation*—The documentary miniseries was meant to run for one season only; it concluded on April 6, 2021.
* *Women of the Movement*—The miniseries is meant to run for one season only.

#### CBS

* *MacGyver*—It was announced on April 7, 2021 that season five would be the final season. The series will conclude on April 30, 2021.
* *Manhunt: Deadly Games*—The anthology series was meant to run for one season only; it concluded on November 7, 2020.
* *Mom*—It was announced on February 17, 2021 that season eight would be the final season. The series will conclude on May 13, 2021.
* *NCIS: New Orleans*—It was announced on February 17, 2021 that season seven would be the final season. The series will conclude on May 23, 2021.
* *One Day at a Time*—Canceled on November 24, 2020 by creator Pop, after four seasons.
* *Star Trek: Discovery*—The broadcast television run was meant for one season only; it concluded on February 4, 2021.

#### The CW

* *Black Lightning*—It was announced on November 20, 2020 that season four would be the final season.
* *Burden of Truth*—It was announced on March 18, 2021 that season four would be the final season.
* *Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life*—The miniseries was meant to run as a *Thanksgiving special*, for one season only; it concluded on November 26, 2020.
* *Supergirl*—It was announced on September 22, 2020 that season six would be the final season.
* *Supernatural*—It was announced on March 22, 2019 that season fifteen would be the final season. The series concluded on November 19, 2020.
* *Swamp Thing*—Canceled on June 6, 2019 by creator DC Universe. The series concluded on December 22, 2020.
* *Tell Me a Story*—Canceled on May 11, 2020 by creator CBS All Access, after two seasons. The series concluded on December 29, 2020.
* *Trickster*—Canceled on January 29, 2021 by creator CBC. The series concluded on February 16, 2021.
* *Would I Lie to You? (UK)*—The series acquisition is limited to two seasons only.

#### Fox

* *Bless the Harts*—Canceled on April 1, 2021, after two seasons. The series will conclude on June 20, 2021.
* *Cosmos: Possible Worlds*—The documentary miniseries was meant to run for one season only; it concluded on December 21, 2020.
* *Filthy Rich*—Canceled on October 30, 2020, marking the first cancellation of the season. The series concluded on November 30, 2020.
* *Holmes Family Effect*—The documentary miniseries was meant to run for one season only; it concluded on March 23, 2021.
* *Last Man Standing*—It was announced on October 14, 2020 that season nine would be the final season. The series will conclude on May 20, 2021.
* *Next*—Canceled on October 30, 2020, marking the first cancellation of the season. The series concluded on December 22, 2020.

#### NBC

* *Connecting*—Canceled on November 2, 2020. The remaining unaired episodes were made available on NBC's website and Peacock. The series concluded on November 16, 2020.
* *Superstore*—It was announced on December 3, 2020 that season six would be the final season. The series concluded on March 25, 2021.