2012–13 United States Network Television Schedule (daytime)
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The 2012–13 daytime network television schedule for four of the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday
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hours from September 2012 to August 2013. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, and any series canceled after the 2011–12 season. Affiliates fill time periods not occupied by network programs with local or syndicated programming.
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– which offers daytime programming through a children's program block,
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– is not included, as its member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Also not included are stations affiliated with
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(as the network does not air a daytime network schedule or network news),
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(as the programming service also does not offer daytime programs of any kind), and
Ion Television Ion Television (referred to on-air as simply Ion) is an American broadcast television network and FAST television channel owned by the Scripps Networks subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company. The network first began broadcasting on August ...
(as its schedule is composed mainly of syndicated reruns).


Legend

* New series are highlighted in bold.


Schedule

* All times correspond to U.S. Eastern and
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scheduling (except for some live sports or events). Except where affiliates slot certain programs outside their network-dictated timeslots, subtract one hour for Central,
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,
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, and Hawaii–Aleutian times. * Local schedules may differ, as
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have the option to pre-empt or delay network programs.- TV listings - Yahoo.com
/ref> Such scheduling may be limited to preemptions caused by local or national breaking news or weather coverage (which may force stations to tape delay certain programs in overnight timeslots or defer them to a co-operated station or
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in their regular timeslot) and any major sports events scheduled to air in a weekday timeslot (mainly during major holidays). Stations may air shows at other times at their preference.


Monday-Friday

* Note: On September 10, 2012, ABC moved ''General Hospital'' to 2:00 p.m. ET (a move done partly to accommodate the addition of the syndicated talk show ''
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''), and turned over the 3:00 p.m. ET hour to its owned-and-operated stations and affiliates.


Saturday


Sunday


By network


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Returning series: *'' ABC World News with Diane Sawyer'' *''
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General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera created by Frank and Doris Hursley which has been broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC since April 1, 1963. Originally a half-hour seria ...
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Good Morning America ''Good Morning America'', often abbreviated as ''GMA'', is an American breakfast television, morning television program that is broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC. It debuted on November 3, 1975, and first expanded to weekends wit ...
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The View ''The View'' is an American talk show created by broadcast journalist Barbara Walters. , in its 28th season, the show has aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC as part of the network's ABC Daytime, daytime programming block since August ...
'' *'' This Week with George Stephanopoluos'' *
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**'' Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown'' **'' Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin'' **''
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'' **'' Food for Thought with Claire Thomas'' New series: *
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**'' Recipe Rehab'' Not returning from 2011–12: *'' Good Afternoon America'' *''
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'' *'' The Revolution'' *
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**'' Culture Click'' **'' Everyday Health''


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The Bold and the Beautiful ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (often referred to as ''B&B'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera ''Th ...
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Face the Nation ''Face the Nation'' is a weekly news and Sunday morning talk show, morning public affairs program airing Sundays on the CBS radio and Television broadcasting, television network. Created by Frank Stanton (executive), Frank Stanton in 1954, ''Fa ...
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Let's Make a Deal ''Let's Make a Deal'' (also known as ''LMAD'') is a television game show that originated in the United States in 1963 and has since been produced in many countries throughout the world. The program was created and produced by Stefan Hatos and Mo ...
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The Price Is Right ''The Price Is Right'' is an American television game show where contestants compete by guessing the prices of merchandise to win cash and prizes. A 1972 revival by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman of their The Price Is Right (1956 American game ...
'' *'' The Talk'' *''
The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...
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Busytown Mysteries ''Busytown Mysteries'', also known as ''Hurray for Huckle!'', is an animated television series produced by Canadian studio Cookie Jar Group, with Singapore studio Peach Blossom Media joining in production and animation for the second season. It ...
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The Doodlebops ''The Doodlebops'' is a Canadian live action musical-comedy children's television series produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment for CBC Television in Canada, although the series aired in the United States on Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney (now ...
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**'' Liberty’s Kids'' Not returning from 2011-12 *''
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Danger Rangers ''Danger Rangers'' is an American animated television series that aired on PBS Kids from September 5, 2005 to December 26, 2006. Premise The Danger Rangers are a team of anthropomorphic animal heroes who teach children about safety through exam ...
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The Bill Cunningham Show ''The Bill Cunningham Show'' is an American television tabloid talk show hosted by radio host Bill Cunningham which aired for four of its five seasons on The CW as part of that network's daytime hour. ''The Bill Cunningham Show'', produced by ...
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'' **'' Iron Man: Armored Adventures'' **''
Justice League Unlimited ''Justice League Unlimited'' (''JLU'') is an American superhero animated series that was produced by Warner Bros. Animation with DC Comics in season 3 and aired on Cartoon Network. Featuring a wide array of superheroes from the DC Universe, and ...
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'' **'' Transformers: Prime'' **''
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'' **'' The Adventures of Chuck and Friends'' **''
B-Daman Crossfire ''B-Daman Crossfire'', known in Japan as , is the first ''B-Daman'' anime of the Cross Fight series and the seventh B-Daman anime series, overall. Premiering on October 2, 2011 in Japan, it became the first B-Daman anime to air in almost five years ...
'' **'' Bolts and Blip'' **''
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'' Returning series: *''
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal , stylized as Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, is a Japanese manga and anime series and the third spin-off of the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise, after the preceding ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's''. The manga began serialization in Shueisha's ''V Jump'' magazine from Decem ...
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Rescue Heroes Rescue Heroes are a line of Action figure, action figures targeted towards preschool-age children, released by Fisher-Price. The line was first introduced in 1997, depicting various rescue personnel, such as firefighters, police officers, and con ...
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Dragon Ball Z Kai ''Dragon Ball Z'' (''DBZ'') is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Part of the ''Dragon Ball'' media franchise, it is the sequel to the 1986 ''Dragon Ball'' television series and adapts the latter 325 chapters ...
'' *'' Cubix: Robots for Everyone'' *''
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'' Not returning from 2011–12: *'' Dr. Drew's Lifechangers'' *
Toonzai Toonzai (formerly known as The CW4Kids from May 24, 2008 to August 7, 2010, or stylized as TOONZAi) was an American Saturday morning cartoon children's television block that aired on The CW from May 24, 2008 to August 18, 2012. The block was ...
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'' **'' Magi-Nation'' **''
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Fox News Sunday ''Fox News Sunday'' is a Sunday morning talk show that has aired on the broadcast Fox network since 1996, as a presentation of Fox News Channel. It is the only regularly scheduled Fox News program carried on the main Fox broadcast network. Hos ...
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'' **'' MLB Player Poll'' *''
Weekend Marketplace ''Weekend Marketplace'' is a two-hour block of paid programming airing on Fox that debuted on January 3, 2009, replacing the 4Kids TV cartoon block due to the termination of the network's time lease agreement with 4Kids Entertainment. The bloc ...
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'' *'' NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams'' *'' Today with Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie'' *
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Noodle and Doodle ''Noodle and Doodle'' is an American live action children's television series, which premiered on May 24, 2010, and ended on March 9, 2013. The series was created by John McCoy, produced and directed by Kristopher Updike. The series was the first ...
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Pajanimals ''Jim Henson's Pajanimals'' (a portmanteau of the words ''pajamas'' and ''animals'') is a children's television series created by Jeff Muncy and Alex Rockwell. The Pajanimals are characters that were made by Jim Henson's Creature Shop at The J ...
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Poppy Cat Poppy Cat is a series of books created by the British illustrator and writer Lara Jones. The books are published by Campbell Books (a division of Macmillan Publishers), and include ''Poppy Cat's Play House'', ''Poppy Cat's Christmas'', ''Poppy ...
'' **'' Justin Time'' **''
LazyTown ''LazyTown'' () is an Icelandic children's educational musical television series created by aerobics champion Magnús Scheving. Originally produced in English, it has been broadcast in dozens of languages globally. Designed to encourage health ...
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'' New series: *
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**'' The Chica Show'' **''
Tree Fu Tom ''Tree Fu Tom'' is a British live-action/ CGI television series shown on BBC channels in the UK and Universal Kids and NBC in the USA. It is set in a miniature magical countryside and village area (Treetopolis) on the top a big tree in a Britis ...
'' Not returning from 2011-12: *
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Turbo Dogs ''Turbo Dogs'' is a Canadian animated television series based on the book ''Racer Dogs'' by Bob Kolar. The series is produced by CCI Entertainment and animated by Huhu Studios and Scholastic Entertainment. The show premiered in the United Stat ...
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Shelldon ''Shelldon'' (; ) is an animated children's television series directed by Jirayuth Chusanachoti. The series debuted on Channel 3 in Thailand on October 13, 2008, and on Qubo on October 16, 2009, later being removed from its line-up on September 3 ...
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Babar Babar (), also variously spelled as Baber, Babur, and Babor is a male given name of Persian language, Persian origin, and a popular male given name in Pakistan. It is generally taken in reference to the Persian language, Persian ''babr'' (Persian ...
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Pearlie ''Pearlie'' is an animated comedy television series based on the children's book series ''Pearlie the Park Fairy'' by Wendy Harmer. Pearlie is a co-production between Sticky Pictures and Nelvana Limited. The series aired on Network Ten in Au ...
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The Zula Patrol ''The Zula Patrol'' is an American animated children's television series that aired from September 2005 to June 2008. It was produced by Kambooteron Productions, Gotham Entertainment and The Hatchery and distributed by American Public Televisi ...
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Jane and the Dragon ''Jane and the Dragon'' is a series of children's books written and illustrated by Martin Baynton. The original trilogy consists of ''Jane and the Dragon'' (1988), ''The Dragon's Purpose'' (1989), and ''Jane and the Magician'' (2000). In 200 ...
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2012–13 United States network television schedule The 2012–13 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers primetime hours from September 2012 through August 2013. The schedule is followed by a list per network of r ...
(prime-time) *
2012–13 United States network television schedule (late night) These are the late night schedules for the four United States broadcast networks that offer programming during this time period, from September 2012 to August 2013. All times are Eastern or Pacific. Affiliates will fill non-network schedule with ...


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