| List of years in American television: |
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| 2025–26 United States network television schedule |
| 2026–27 United States network television schedule |
| List of American television programs currently in production |
Certain American television events in 2026 have been scheduled. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, and cancellations; channel launches, closures, and rebrandings; 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.
| Date | Event | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | The 31st Critics' Choice Awards will air on E! and USA Network with Chelsea Handler set to return as host. | [1] |
| 11 | The 83rd Golden Globe Awards will air on CBS from The Beverly Hilton with Nikki Glaser as host. | [2] |
| Date | Event | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The 68th Annual Grammy Awards will air on CBS from Crypto.com Arena. | [3] |
| 6–22 | The 2026 Winter Olympics will air on NBC and its streaming service Peacock. | [4] |
| 8 | Super Bowl LX will be played at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara and will air on NBC along with Spanish language coverage on Telemundo and streaming on Peacock. This will be first Super Bowl NBC will broadcast without Al Michaels since gaining the Sunday Night Football package, with Mike Tirico taking his place. | [5] [6] [7] |
| Date | Event | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The 32nd Screen Actors Guild Awards will stream live on Netflix. | [8] |
| 15 | The 98th Academy Awards will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and will air on ABC. Conan O'Brien will return to host. | [9] |
| Date | Event | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 18–19 | WrestleMania 42 will broadcast from the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on ESPN. It will be the only second time WrestleMania will be held at the same venue in consecutive years, after WrestleMania IV and WrestleMania V in 1988 and 1989, which were held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. | [10] [11] |
| Date | Event | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| TBD | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will end its 11-year run and with it, CBS will discontinue its franchise originating with David Letterman in 1993 and producing original programming in the 11:30 p.m (ET) time slot that follows local news. CBS cites the cancellation was due to financial reasons and a decline in advertising revenue for its late-night programming. The move comes one year after CBS canceled After Midnight (which aired in the slot following The Late Show) and sold that airtime to Byron Allen for Comics Unleashed . | [12] |
| Date | Event | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 11–July 19 | 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place. It will be the 23rd edition of the tournament but the first to feature 48 teams. It will be jointly hosted by 16 cities in three North American countries: Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The tournament will be the first hosted by three nations and the first North American World Cup since 1994. It is scheduled to air on Fox along Spanish language coverage on Telemundo. | [13] |
| Date | Event | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 3–5 | The Walt Disney Company will air a 24-hour simulcast across several of its linear networks and streaming services (including Disney+, Hulu, and ABC) to celebrate the United States Semiquincentennial. David Muir will present the daylong coverage. | [14] |
| Date | Event | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards will air on NBC from Peacock Theater. | [15] |
| First aired | Title | Channel | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | The Cult of the Real Housewife | TLC | [16] |
| Second Chance Love | Hallmark+ | [17] | |
| Crime in Progress | A&E | [18] | |
| January 3 | Donkey King | ABC | [19] |
| January 4 | Best Medicine | Fox | [20] [21] [22] |
| January 5 | Baking Championship: Next Gen | Food Network | [23] |
| January 6 | The Cult Behind the Killer: The Andrea Yates Story | Investigation Discovery | [24] |
| January 7 | Harlan Coben's Final Twist | CBS | [25] [26] |
| January 8 | His & Hers | Netflix | [27] |
| The Valley: Persian Style | Bravo | [28] | |
| January 10 | Maxxed Out | OWN | [29] |
| January 13 | Hey A.J.! | Disney Jr. | [30] [31] |
| Suddenly Amish | TLC | [32] | |
| January 15 | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | Paramount+ | [33] [34] |
| Ponies | Peacock | [35] | |
| January 17 | Iyanla: The Inside Fix | OWN | [36] |
| January 18 | A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms | HBO | [37] [38] [39] |
| January 21 | The Beauty | FX/Hulu | [40] [41] |
| January 25 | Memory of a Killer | Fox | [42] [21] [22] |
| January 26 | History's Deadliest with Ving Rhames | History Channel | [43] |
| January 27 | Wonder Man | Disney+ | [44] [45] |
| January | Free Bert | Netflix | [46] |
| February 1 | Rise of the 49ers | AMC/AMC+ | [47] |
| Vanished | MGM+ | [48] [49] | |
| February 2 | Phoebe & Jay | PBS Kids | [50] [51] |
| February 3 | Black & Jewish America: An Interwoven History | PBS | [52] |
| February 8 | The 'Burbs | Peacock | [53] [54] [55] |
| February 18 | 56 Days | Amazon Prime Video | [56] |
| February 20 | Strip Law | Netflix | [57] |
| February 23 | The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins | NBC | [58] [59] |
| CIA | CBS | [60] [61] [26] | |
| The CEO Club | Amazon Prime Video | [62] | |
| February 25 | The Greatest Average American | ABC | [63] |
| February | Love Story | FX | [64] |
| March 1 | Y: Marshals | CBS | [25] [26] |
| March 4 | America's Culinary Cup | ||
| March 11 | Scarpetta | Amazon Prime Video | [65] |
| March 18 | Imperfect Women | Apple TV | [66] |
| March 22 | The Faithful | Fox | [67] [68] |
| March | Rooster | HBO | [69] |
| Hope Valley: 1874 | Hallmark+ | [70] | |
| April 15 | Margo's Got Money Troubles | Apple TV | [71] |
| April 29 | Widow's Bay | [72] [73] [74] | |
| April | The Testaments | Hulu | [75] |
| Early | Guy's Flavortown Games | Food Network/HBO Max | [76] |
| Lanterns | HBO | [77] [78] | |
| Handsome Devil: Charming Killer | Paramount+ | [79] | |
| David: King Of Israel | Fox Nation | [80] | |
| Summer | Elle | Amazon Prime Video | [81] |
| Late | VisionQuest | Disney+ | [82] [83] [45] |
| TBA | The Real Housewives of Rhode Island | Bravo | [84] |
| Spider-Noir | MGM+ | [85] | |
| Blade Runner 2099 | Amazon Prime Video | [86] | |
| Maul – Shadow Lord | Disney+ | [87] | |
| Star Wars: Visions Presents | [88] | ||
| Half Man | HBO | [89] | |
| Stuart Fails to Save the Universe | HBO Max | [90] | |
| Mating Season | Netflix | [91] | |
| The Boroughs | [92] [93] | ||
| Calabasas Confidential | [94] | ||
| Something Very Bad is Going to Happen | [93] | ||
| Hollywood Arts | [95] | ||
| Stranger Things: Tales from '85 | [96] | ||
| The Undertow | [97] [98] | ||
| Love Overboard | Hulu | [99] | |
| Rabbit Hole | [100] | ||
| Coven Academy | Disney Channel/Disney+ | [101] | |
| Bachelor Mansion Takeover | HGTV | [102] | |
| Home Town: Inn This Together | [103] | ||
| Property Brothers: Under Pressure | [104] | ||
| Botched Homes | [105] | ||
| Neighborhood Watch | |||
| World's Bargain Dream Homes | |||
| Super Why's Comic Book Adventures | PBS Kids | [51] | |
| Anna Pigeon | USA Network | [106] | |
| The Audacity | AMC | [107] | |
| Untitled Snowfall spinoff | FX/Hulu | [108] | |
| The Witness | Netflix | [97] [109] | |
| Golf | [110] [111] | ||
| Go-Go Mystery Machine | Cartoon Network | [112] | |
| Golden Axe | Comedy Central | [113] | |
| High Value Target | TNT | [114] | |
| The Savant | Apple TV | [115] [116] | |
| Jep & Jess: Beyond the Bayou | Great American Pure Flix | [117] |
| Show | Moved from | Moved to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| House of Villains | E! | Peacock | [118] |
| American Dad! | TBS | Fox | [119] [120] |
| Pop Culture Jeopardy! | Amazon Prime Video | Netflix | [121] |
| Sunday Night Baseball | ESPN/ESPN2 | NBC/Peacock | [122] |
| TNA Impact! | AXS TV | AMC/AMC+ | [123] |
| Dana White's Contender Series | ESPN+ | Paramount+ | [124] |
| The Ultimate Fighter |
| First aired | Title | Channel | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 3 | Stolen Girl | Lifetime | [125] |
| January 8 | Golden Eve | CBS | [126] |
| January 10 | Accused: The Karen Read Story | Lifetime | [125] |
| January 17 | I Am Mary Jo Buttafuoco | ||
| January 31 | Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted 2 Love | [127] | |
| February 4 | The Muppet Show: Sabrina Carpenter | ABC/Disney+ | [128] [129] |
| February 15 | The Simpsons: Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition | Disney+ | [130] |
| February | Is It Cake? Valentines | Netflix | [131] |
| June | Untitled ABC News Studios primetime special | ABC | [14] |
| Summer | Iyanu: The War of Twin Princes | Cartoon Network/HBO Max | [132] |
| Camp Rock 3 | Disney Channel/Disney+ | [133] [134] | |
| TBA | Descendants: Wicked Wonderland | [135] | |
| Untitled Marvel's Spidey and Iron Man special | Disney Jr. | [30] | |
| Untitled Paw Patrol specials | Nickelodeon | [136] | |
| Untitled Earth, Wind & Fire documentary | HBO | [137] | |
| Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True | Hallmark Channel | [138] |
| Show | Network | Episode # | Episode title | Episode airdate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spidey and His Amazing Friends | Disney Jr. | 100th episode | "A Helping Handful / Adventures Down the Drain" | January 9 | [ citation needed ] |
| Saturday Night Live | NBC | 1,000th episode | TBA | January 31 | [ citation needed ] |
| The Muppet Show | ABC/Disney+ | 50th anniversary | "Sabrina Carpenter" | February 4 | [128] [129] |
| Family Guy | Fox | 450th episode | "The Edible Arrangement" | February 15 | [139] [21] |
| American Dad! | 400th episode | TBA | TBA | [140] | |
| Snapped | Oxygen | 700th episode | [141] |
| Show | Last aired | Type of return | Previous channel | New/returning/same channel | Return date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| My Strange Addiction | 2015 | New season | TLC | same | January 7 | [142] |
| Primal | 2022 | Adult Swim | January 11 | [143] | ||
| The Night Manager | 2016 | Revival | AMC | Amazon Prime Video | [144] [145] [146] | |
| Fear Factor (as Fear Factor: House of Fear) | 2018 | MTV | Fox | January 14 | [147] [21] | |
| Star Search | 2004 | Reboot | CBS | Netflix | January 20 | [148] [149] |
| Scrubs | 2010 | Revival | ABC | same | February 25 | [150] |
| Euphoria | 2022 | New season | HBO | April | [151] | |
| The Big Break | 2015 | Revival | Golf Channel | August | [152] | |
| Malcolm in the Middle (as Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair ) | 2006 | Fox | Hulu | TBA | [153] | |
| The Comeback | 2014 | New season | HBO | same | [154] | |
| Sofia the First (as Sofia the First: Royal Magic) | 2018 | Revival | Disney Jr. | [155] [156] | ||
| The Terror (as The Terror: Devil in Silver) | 2019 | New season | AMC | [157] [158] |
| End date | Show | Channel | First aired | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 15 | The Upshaws | Netflix | 2021 | Ending | [159] [160] |
| January 16 | Power Book IV: Force | Starz | 2022 | [161] [162] [163] | |
| May 20 | The Boys | Amazon Prime Video | 2019 | [164] [165] | |
| May | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | CBS | 2015 | Canceled | [166] [167] [168] |
| TBA | The Comeback | HBO | 2005 | Ending | [154] |
| Ridiculousness | MTV | 2011 | Canceled | [169] | |
| Outlander | Starz | 2014 | Ending | [170] [171] | |
| All American | The CW | 2018 | [172] | ||
| The Neighborhood | CBS | [173] | |||
| Good Omens | Amazon Prime Video | 2019 | [174] [175] | ||
| Outer Banks | Netflix | 2020 | [176] | ||
| Yellowjackets | Showtime | 2021 | [177] | ||
| Heartbreak High | Netflix | 2022 | [178] | ||
| Survival of the Thickest | 2023 | [179] | |||
| The Way Home | Hallmark Channel | [180] | |||
| Avatar: The Last Airbender | Netflix | 2024 | [181] [182] | ||
Notes:
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 or basic cable runs.
| Show | Seasons | In Production | Notes | Source |
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| Network | Type | Launch date | Notes | Sources |
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| Old network name | New network name | Type | Conversion date | Notes | Source |
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| Network/ service | Type | End date | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hulu [a] | Over-the-top streaming service | TBA | On August 6, 2025, The Walt Disney Company announced that it would be shutting down its standalone Hulu app sometime during the following year; with plans to fully merge Hulu with Disney+, though it will remain as its own brand as a part of that service. | [185] |
| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | Notes | Source |
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| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Prior affiliation | New affiliation | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1 | Arkansas | Arkansas TV | .1 | PBS | Educational independent | With the loss of federal funds from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that helped pay for its PBS member dues and other operational expenses (a result of the Rescissions Act of 2025), the Arkansas Educational Television Commission (AETN), operators of the statewide service known as Arkansas PBS, voted on December 11, 2025 to disaffiliate from PBS effective July 1 (the start of its 2027 fiscal year) and become an independent educational network. The network had rebranded one day after the vote (December 12) to Arkansas TV. | [186] |
| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Prior affiliation | New affiliation | Notes | Source |
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| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | First air date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 30 | New Jersey | NJ PBS | .1 | PBS | 2011 |
| Date | Name | Age | Notes | Sources |
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