2026 in American television

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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.

Contents

Future events

January

DateEventRef.
11The 83rd Golden Globe Awards will air on CBS from The Beverly Hilton with Nikki Glaser as host. [1]

February

DateEventRef.
1The 68th Annual Grammy Awards will air on CBS from Crypto.com Arena. [2]
6–22The 2026 Winter Olympics will air on NBC and its streaming service Peacock. [3]
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. [4] [5]

March

DateEventRef.
1The 32nd Screen Actors Guild Awards will stream live on Netflix. [6]
15The 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.[ citation needed ]

April

DateEventRef.
18–19 WrestleMania 42 will broadcast from the Caesars Superdome on ESPN. [7]

May

DateEventRef.
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. 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 . [8]

June

DateEventRef.
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.[ citation needed ]

July

August

September

October

November

December

Television shows

Shows debuting in 2026

First airedTitleChannelSource
JanuaryHarlan Coben's Final Twist CBS [9]
February 20Strip Law Netflix [10]
February Love Story FX [11]
March 22The Faithful Fox [12] [13]
Early A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms HBO [14] [15] [16]
Guy's Flavortown Games Food Network/HBO Max [17]
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Paramount+ [18] [19] [20]
SpringAmerica's Culinary CupCBS [9]
Y: Marshals
Summer Elle Amazon Prime Video [21]
TBA Spider-Noir MGM+ [22]
Blade Runner 2099 Amazon Prime Video [23]
Maul – Shadow Lord Disney+ [24]
Star Wars: Visions Presents [25]
Vision Quest [26] [27]
Lanterns HBO [28]
Half Man [29]
Mating SeasonNetflix [30]
The Boroughs [31] [32]
Something Very Bad is Going to Happen [32]
Love Overboard Hulu [33]
CIACBS [34] [35]
Hey AJ Disney Jr. [36] [37]
Coven Academy Disney Channel/Disney+ [38]
Home Town: Inn This Together HGTV [39]

Shows changing networks

ShowMoved fromMoved toSource
House of Villains E! Peacock [40]
American Dad! TBS Fox [41] [42]

Television films and specials

First airedTitleChannelSource
TBA Descendants: Wicked Wonderland Disney+/Disney Channel [43]
Untitled Marvel's Spidey and Iron Man special Disney Jr. [37]
Untitled Paw Patrol specials Nickelodeon [44]
Untitled The Muppet Show reboot specialDisney+ [45]

Milestone episodes and anniversaries

ShowNetworkEpisode #Episode titleEpisode airdateSource
The Simpsons Fox 800th episodeTBAFebruary [46]
Family Guy 450th episodeTBA [47]
American Dad! 400th episode [48]
The Muppet Show Disney+ 50th anniversary [45]

Shows returning in 2026

ShowLast airedType of returnPrevious channelNew/returning/same channelReturn dateSource
The Comeback 2014New season HBO sameTBA [49]
Sofia the First
(as Sofia the First: Royal Magic)		2018Revival Disney Jr. [50]

Shows ending in 2026

End dateShowChannelFirst airedStatusSource
January 9 Power Book IV: Force Starz 2022Ending [51] [52]
May The Late Show with Stephen Colbert CBS 2015Canceled [53] [54] [55]
TBA The Comeback HBO 2005Ending [49]
Outlander Starz2014 [56] [57]
All American The CW 2018 [58]
The Neighborhood CBS [59]
Good Omens Amazon Prime Video 2019 [60]
The Boys [61]
Outer Banks Netflix 2020 [62]
Avatar: The Last Airbender 2024 [63]

Notes:

Entering syndication in 2026

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.

ShowSeasonsIn ProductionNotesSource

Networks and services

Launches

NetworkTypeLaunch dateNotesSources

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network
name		New network
name		TypeConversion dateNotesSource

Closures

Network/
service		TypeEnd dateNotesSource
Hulu [a] OTT streamingTBAOn 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. [66]

Television stations

Subchannel launches

DateMarketStationChannelAffiliationNotesSource

Stations changing network affiliations

DateMarketStationChannelPrior affiliationNew affiliationNotesSource

Subchannels changing network affiliations

DateMarketStationChannelPrior affiliationNew affiliationNotesSource

Station closures

DateMarketStationChannelAffiliationFirst air dateSource
June 30 Clearfield, Pennsylvania WPSU-TV 3 PBS March 1, 1965 [67]

Deaths

DateNameAgeNotesSources

Notes

  1. ↑ As a standalone application only

References

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  3. ↑ Woodin, Andrew (May 13, 2024). "All About the 2026 Winter Olympics in the Historic and Stunning Milano Cortina". NBC. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Super Bowl LX Coming to Levi's® Stadium in 2026". www.49ers.com. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Fox Deportes and Telemundo Partner to Present Super Bowl LIX". NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
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  30. ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (April 30, 2025). "Netflix Gets Wild with 'Mating Season' from the Creators of 'Big Mouth'". Animation Magazine .
  31. ↑ Cordero, Rosy; Grobar, Matt (September 4, 2024). "Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard & Bill Pullman Among 6 Cast In Duffer Brothers' 'The Boroughs'". Deadline.
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