The following is a list of events affecting

American television Television is one of the major mass media outlets in the United States. , household ownership of television sets in the country is 96.7%, with approximately 114,200,000 American households owning at least one television set as of August 2013. ...

in 2022. Events listed include television show debuts, finales and cancellations; channel launches, closures, and re-brandings; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; and information about controversies and

carriage disputes A carriage dispute is a disagreement over the right to "carry", that is, retransmit, a broadcaster's signal. Carriage disputes first occurred between broadcasters and cable companies and now include direct broadcast satellite and other multichanne ...

Notable events

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July

Future events

August

September

December

Fall

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Television shows

Shows debuting in 2022

Shows changing networks

Milestone episodes and anniversaries

Shows returning in 2022

The following shows will return with new episodes after being canceled or ended their run previously:

Shows ending in 2022

Entering syndication in 2022

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.

Networks and services

Launches

Conversions and rebrandings

Closures

Television stations

Subchannel launches

Stations changing network affiliations

Subchannels changing network affiliations

Station closures

Deaths

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February

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April

May

June

July

References

Notes

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