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The 2017–18 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers
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hours from September 2017 to August 2018. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2016–17 season. NBC was the first to announce its fall schedule, on May 14, 2017, followed by Fox on May 15, ABC on May 16, CBS on May 17, and
The CW The CW Network, LLC (commonly referred to as The CW or simply CW) is an American commercial broadcast television network which is controlled by Nexstar Media Group through a 75% ownership interest. The network's name is derived from the firs ...
on May 18, 2017. NBC adjusted its schedule on May 30, 2017. PBS is not included; member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Ion Television and
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are also not included since both networks' schedules consist of syndicated reruns (with limited original programming on the latter). The CW does not air network programming on weekend nights. However, they would return to programming a two-hour Sunday night schedule the following season. 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,
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, and Hawaii–Aleutian times. Note: From February 7 to February 25, 2018, all NBC primetime programming was pre-empted for coverage of the
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in Pyeongchang,
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. Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by
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Legend


Sunday

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Monday


Tuesday


Wednesday


Thursday


Notes

*On both CBS and NBC, ''Thursday Night Kickoff'' and ''Football Night in...'' started at 7:30 p.m. ET out of primetime depending on the network carrying the game, preempting local programming. NBC's scheduling for the NFL's Kickoff Game and Thanksgiving night game was under the different ''Sunday Night Football'' package and game coverage filled the entirety of primetime.


Friday


Saturday


Notes

*NBC carried primetime coverage of Notre Dame college football on September 9 and October 21, along with a special ''Sunday Night Football'' game on December, a January 2018 NFL Wild Card, the NHL Stadium Series on March 3, the first, second and third round NHL playoff games in April and late May and the 2018 Coke Zero Sugar 400 on July 7, while CBS carried one SEC college football game in November, and the NCAA men's basketball tournament in late March and Fox carried five
Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter (entertainment), promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor ( ...
fights on
December 16 Events Pre-1600 * 714 – Pepin of Herstal, mayor of the Merovingian palace, dies at Jupille (modern Belgium). He is succeeded by his infant grandson Theudoald, while his widow Plectrude holds actual power in the Frankish Kingdom. * ...
,
January 27 Events Pre-1600 * 98 – Trajan succeeds his adoptive father Nerva as Roman emperor. * 945 – The co-emperors Stephen and Constantine are overthrown and forced to become monks by Constantine VII, who becomes sole emperor of the ...
,
February 24 Events Pre-1600 * 484 – King Huneric of the Vandals replaces Nicene bishops with Arian ones, and banishes some to Corsica. * 1303 – The English are defeated at the Battle of Roslin, in the First War of Scottish Independence. ...
,
April 14 Events Pre-1600 * 43 BC – Legions loyal to the Roman Senate, commanded by Gaius Pansa, defeat the forces of Mark Antony in the Battle of Forum Gallorum. * 69 – Vitellius, commanding Rhine-based armies, defeats Roman emperor ...
and
July 28 Events Pre-1600 *1364 – Troops of the Republic of Pisa and the Republic of Florence clash in the Battle of Cascina. *1540 – Henry VIII of England marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard. *1571 – La Laguna encomienda, known t ...
, and the 2018 Toyota Owners 400 on April 21. *NBC's Pacific and Mountain Time Zone affiliates carry new episodes of ''
Saturday Night Live ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL'') is an American Late night television in the United States, late-night live television, live sketch comedy variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Michaels and Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC. The ...
'' in real time with the rest of the United States, placing its airtime within the prime time period throughout this season (except for the February 3 episode due to the commitments to carry the 7th NFL Honors); a re-air is broadcast after the late local news in those time zones. The network's affiliates in Alaska, Hawaii and other Pacific islands carry the show on delay as usual.


By network


ABC

Returning series: *'' 20/20'' *'' The $100,000 Pyramid'' *'' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' *'' America's Funniest Home Videos'' *'' American Housewife'' *''
American Idol ''American Idol'' is an American Music competition, singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle (company), Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It a ...
'' *'' The Bachelor'' *'' Bachelor in Paradise'' *'' The Bachelorette'' *'' Black-ish'' *'' Celebrity Family Feud'' *'' Dancing with the Stars'' *'' Designated Survivor'' *'' Fresh Off the Boat'' *'' The Goldbergs'' *'' The Gong Show'' *'' The Great American Baking Show'' *'' The Great Christmas Light Fight'' *''
Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series focusing on the personal and professional lives of surgical internship (medicine), interns, residency (medicine), residents, and attending physician, attendings at the fictional ...
'' *'' How to Get Away with Murder'' *''
Match Game ''Match Game'' is an American television panel game show that premiered on NBC in 1962 and has been revived several times over the course of the last six decades. The game features contestants trying to match answers given by celebrity paneli ...
'' *'' The Middle'' *'' Modern Family'' *'' NBA Saturday Primetime'' *'' Once Upon a Time'' *'' Quantico'' *''
Roseanne ''Roseanne'' is an American television sitcom created by Matt Williams (producer), Matt Williams that originally aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from October 18, 1988, to May 20, 1997, and briefly revived from March 27, 2018, to May ...
'' *'' Saturday Night Football'' *''
Scandal A scandal can be broadly defined as the strong social reactions of outrage, anger, or surprise, when accusations or rumours circulate or appear for some reason, regarding a person or persons who are perceived to have transgressed in some way a ...
'' *''
Shark Tank ''Shark Tank'' is an American business Reality television#Investments, reality television series that premiered on August 9, 2009, on American Broadcasting Company, ABC.Hibberd, James (May 10, 2012)Dancing,' 'Bachelor,' and a bigger 'Shark Tank ...
'' *'' Speechless'' *''
To Tell the Truth ''To Tell the Truth'' is an American television panel show. Four celebrity panelists are presented with three contestants (the "team of challengers", each an individual or pair) and must identify which is the "central character" whose unusual ...
'' *'' The Toy Box'' *'' What Would You Do?'' New series: *''
Alex, Inc. ''Alex, Inc.'' is an American sitcom created by Matt Tarses that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from March 28 to May 16, 2018. Based on Gimlet Media, Gimlet Media, Inc.'s ''StartUp (podcast), StartUp'', the series stars Zach Braff, ...
'' * *'' The Bachelor Winter Games'' * *'' Castaways'' * *''
Child Support Child support (or child maintenance) is an ongoing, periodic payment made by a parent for the financial benefit of a child (state or parent, caregiver, guardian) following the end of a marriage or other similar relationship. Child maintenance is ...
'' * *'' The Crossing'' * *''
Deception Deception is the act of convincing of one or many recipients of untrue information. The person creating the deception knows it to be false while the receiver of the information does not. It is often done for personal gain or advantage. Tort of ...
'' * *'' For the People'' * *'' The Good Doctor'' *''
Inhumans The Inhumans are a superhuman race of super beings appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The comic book series has usually focused more specifically on the adventures of the Inhuman Royal Family, and many people associat ...
'' *'' Kevin (Probably) Saves the World'' *'' The Last Defense'' * *'' The Mayor'' *'' The Proposal'' * *'' Splitting Up Together'' * *'' Station 19'' * *'' Take Two'' * *'' Ten Days in the Valley'' Not returning from 2016–17: *'' 20/20: In an Instant'' *'' ABC Saturday Movie of the Week'' *'' American Crime'' *'' Big Fan'' *''
Boy Band A boy band is a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their Teenage, teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation. Generally, boy bands perform love songs marketed towards girls and young women. Many boy bands ...
'' *'' The Catch'' *''
Conviction In law, a conviction is the determination by a court of law that a defendant is Guilty (law), guilty of a crime. A conviction may follow a guilty plea that is accepted by the court, a jury trial in which a verdict of guilty is delivered, or a ...
'' *'' Downward Dog'' *'' Dr. Ken'' *'' Imaginary Mary'' *'' Last Man Standing'' (moved to Fox in 2018–19) *'' Notorious'' *'' The Real O'Neals'' *'' Secrets and Lies'' *'' Somewhere Between'' *'' Steve Harvey's Funderdome'' *'' Time After Time'' *'' When We Rise''


CBS

Returning series: *'' 48 Hours'' *'' 48 Hours: NCIS'' *''
60 Minutes ''60 Minutes'' is an American television news magazine broadcast on the CBS television network. Debuting in 1968, the program was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard, who distinguished it from other news programs by using a unique style o ...
'' *'' The Amazing Race'' *''
The Big Bang Theory ''The Big Bang Theory'' is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady for CBS. It aired from September 24, 2007, to May 16, 2019, running for 12 seasons and 279 episodes. The show originally centered on five charact ...
'' *'' Big Brother'' *'' Blue Bloods'' *''
Bull A bull is an intact (i.e., not Castration, castrated) adult male of the species ''Bos taurus'' (cattle). More muscular and aggressive than the females of the same species (i.e. cows proper), bulls have long been an important symbol cattle in r ...
'' *'' Code Black'' *''
Criminal Minds ''Criminal Minds'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created by Jeff Davis that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005. It follows a group of criminal profilers who work for the FBI as members of its Behavioral ...
'' *'' Hawaii Five-0'' *'' Kevin Can Wait'' *'' Life in Pieces'' *''
MacGyver Angus "Mac" MacGyver is the title character and the protagonist in the TV series ''MacGyver''. He is played by Richard Dean Anderson in the MacGyver (1985 TV series), 1985 original series. Lucas Till portrays a younger version of MacGyver in Mac ...
'' *'' Madam Secretary'' *'' Man with a Plan'' *'' Mom'' *'' NCIS'' *'' NCIS: Los Angeles'' *'' NCIS: New Orleans'' *''
Ransom Ransom refers to the practice of holding a prisoner or item to extort money or property to secure their release. It also refers to the sum of money paid by the other party to secure a captive's freedom. When ransom means "payment", the word ...
'' *''
Salvation Salvation (from Latin: ''salvatio'', from ''salva'', 'safe, saved') is the state of being saved or protected from harm or a dire situation. In religion and theology, ''salvation'' generally refers to the deliverance of the soul from sin and its c ...
'' *''
Scorpion Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the Order (biology), order Scorpiones. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by a pair of Chela (organ), grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward cur ...
'' *'' Superior Donuts'' *'' Survivor'' *'' Thursday Night Football'' New series: *''
9JKL ''9JKL'' is an American sitcom television series that was created and executive produced by Dana Klein and Mark Feuerstein, loosely based on the life of the couple, who are married in real life. The series aired from October 2, 2017, to February ...
'' *'' Celebrity Big Brother'' * *''
Instinct Instinct is the inherent inclination of a living organism towards a particular complex behaviour, containing innate (inborn) elements. The simplest example of an instinctive behaviour is a fixed action pattern (FAP), in which a very short to me ...
'' * *'' Living Biblically'' * *'' Me, Myself & I'' *'' Pink Collar Crimes'' * *'' SEAL Team'' *'' S.W.A.T.'' *'' TKO: Total Knock Out'' * *''
Whistleblower Whistleblowing (also whistle-blowing or whistle blowing) is the activity of a person, often an employee, revealing information about activity within a private or public organization that is deemed illegal, immoral, illicit, unsafe, unethical or ...
'' * *''
Wisdom of the Crowd "Wisdom of the crowd" or "wisdom of the majority" expresses the notion that the collective opinion of a diverse and independent group of individuals (rather than that of a single expert) yields the best judgement. This concept, while not new to ...
'' *'' Young Sheldon'' Not returning from 2016–17: *'' 2 Broke Girls'' *'' Candy Crush'' *'' Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders'' *''
Doubt Doubt is a mental state in which the mind remains suspended between two or more contradictory propositions, and is certainty, uncertain about them. Doubt on an emotional level is indecision between belief and wikt:disbelief, disbelief. It may i ...
'' *'' The Great Indoors'' *'' Hunted'' *'' The Odd Couple'' *'' Pure Genius'' *'' Training Day'' *'' Undercover Boss'' (returned for 2019–20) *'' Zoo''


The CW The CW Network, LLC (commonly referred to as The CW or simply CW) is an American commercial broadcast television network which is controlled by Nexstar Media Group through a 75% ownership interest. The network's name is derived from the firs ...

Returning series: * '' The 100'' *''
Arrow An arrow is a fin-stabilized projectile launched by a bow. A typical arrow usually consists of a long, stiff, straight shaft with a weighty (and usually sharp and pointed) arrowhead attached to the front end, multiple fin-like stabilizers c ...
'' *'' Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'' *''
The Flash The Flash is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date, cover-dated Jan ...
'' *'' iZombie'' *'' Jane the Virgin'' *'' Legends of Tomorrow'' *'' Masters of Illusion'' *''My Last Days'' *'' The Originals'' *'' Penn & Teller: Fool Us'' *'' Riverdale'' *''
Supergirl Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. Th ...
'' *''
Supernatural Supernatural phenomena or entities are those beyond the Scientific law, laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin 'above, beyond, outside of' + 'nature'. Although the corollary term "nature" has had multiple meanin ...
'' *'' Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' New series: *'' Black Lightning'' * *'' Burden of Truth'' * *''
Dynasty A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family, usually in the context of a monarchy, monarchical system, but sometimes also appearing in republics. A dynasty may also be referred to as a "house", "family" or "clan", among others. H ...
'' *''
Life Sentence Life imprisonment is any sentence of imprisonment under which the convicted individual is to remain incarcerated for the rest of their natural life (or until pardoned or commuted to a fixed term). Crimes that result in life imprisonment are c ...
'' * *'' The Outpost'' * *'' Valor'' Not returning from 2016–17: *''
Frequency Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time. Frequency is an important parameter used in science and engineering to specify the rate of oscillatory and vibratory phenomena, such as mechanical vibrations, audio ...
'' *'' Hooten & the Lady'' *'' No Tomorrow'' *''
Reign A reign is the period of a person's or dynasty's occupation of the office of monarch of a nation (e.g., King of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia, List of Belgian monarchs, Belgium, Co-princes of Andorra, Andorra), of a people (e.g., List of Frankish kin ...
'' *'' The Vampire Diaries''


Fox

Returning series: *''
Beat Shazam ''Beat Shazam'' is an American television musical game show which premiered on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox on May 25, 2017. The show is hosted by Jamie Foxx, who is also an executive producer on the show along with Jeff Apploff (who created th ...
'' *''
Bob's Burgers ''Bob's Burgers'' is an American animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is centered on the Belcher family—parents Bob Belcher, Bob and Linda Belcher, Linda and their three children, Tina Belcher, Tina, G ...
'' *''
Brooklyn Nine-Nine ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' is an American police procedural sitcom television series that aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox, and later on NBC, from September 17, 2013, to September 16, 2021, for eight seasons and 153 episodes. Created by Dan G ...
'' *''
Empire An empire is a political unit made up of several territories, military outpost (military), outposts, and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a hegemony, dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the ...
'' *''
The Exorcist ''The Exorcist'' is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin from a screenplay by William Peter Blatty, based on The Exorcist (novel), his 1971 novel. The film stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller (play ...
'' *''
Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on January 31, 1999, following Super Bowl XXXIII, with the rest of the first season airing from April 11, 1999. Th ...
'' *'' Fox College Football'' *'' Gotham'' *'' Hell's Kitchen'' *'' The Last Man on Earth'' *''
Lethal Weapon ''Lethal Weapon'' is a 1987 American action film directed by Richard Donner and written by Shane Black. It stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover alongside Gary Busey, Tom Atkins, Darlene Love, and Mitchell Ryan. In ''Lethal Weapon'', a pai ...
'' *'' Love Connection'' *'' Lucifer'' *''
MasterChef ''MasterChef'' is a competitive cooking show television format created by Franc Roddam, which originated with MasterChef (British TV series), the British version in July 1990. The show aims to discover the culinary talent of chefs of varying sk ...
'' *'' MasterChef Junior'' *'' The Mick'' *'' New Girl'' *''
NFL on Fox The ''NFL on Fox'' (also known as ''Fox NFL'') is the branding used for broadcasts of National Football League (NFL) games produced by Fox Sports (United States), Fox Sports and televised on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox broadcast network. ...
'' *''
The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a Satire (film and television), satirical depiction of American life ...
'' *'' So You Think You Can Dance'' *''
Star A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma (physics), plasma held together by Self-gravitation, self-gravity. The List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs, nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night sk ...
'' *''
The X-Files ''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction drama (film and television), drama television series created by Chris Carter (screenwriter), Chris Carter. The original series aired from September 10, 1993, to Ma ...
'' New series: *'' 9-1-1'' * *'' The Four: Battle for Stardom'' * *'' Ghosted'' *'' The Gifted'' *'' Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back'' * *'' LA to Vegas'' * *'' One Strange Rock'' * *'' The Orville'' *''Phenoms'' * *'' The Resident'' * *'' Showtime at the Apollo'' * Not returning from 2016–17: *'' 24: Legacy'' *'' APB'' *'' Bones'' *'' Making History'' *'' Pitch'' *'' Rosewood'' *'' Scream Queens'' *'' Shots Fired'' *'' Sleepy Hollow'' *'' Son of Zorn'' *'' You the Jury''


NBC

Returning series: *''
American Ninja Warrior ''American Ninja Warrior'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''ANW'') is an American sports entertainment reality show based on the Japanese television reality show ''Sasuke (TV series), Sasuke,'' which also serves as a successor of ''American Ninja C ...
'' *'' America's Got Talent'' *'' Better Late Than Never'' *'' The Blacklist'' *'' Blindspot'' *'' Chicago Fire'' *'' Chicago Med'' *'' Chicago P.D.'' *'' Dateline NBC'' *'' Football Night in America'' *'' The Good Place'' *'' Great News'' *'' Hollywood Game Night'' *'' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' *'' Little Big Shots'' *'' Marlon'' *''
NBC Sunday Night Football ''NBC Sunday Night Football'' (abbreviated as ''SNF'') is an American weekly television broadcast of National Football League (NFL) games on NBC and Peacock (streaming service), Peacock in the United States. It began airing on August 6, 2006, w ...
'' *'' Running Wild with Bear Grylls'' *'' Shades of Blue'' *'' Superstore'' *'' Taken'' *'' This Is Us'' *'' Thursday Night Football'' *'' Timeless'' *'' Trial & Error'' *'' The Voice'' *'' The Wall'' *'' Will & Grace'' *'' World of Dance'' New series: *'' A.P. Bio'' * *''The Awesome Show'' *'' The Brave'' *'' Champions'' * *'' Ellen's Game of Games'' *'' Genius Junior'' * *'' Good Girls'' * *'' Law & Order True Crime'' *'' Making It'' * *'' Reverie'' * *'' Rise'' * Not returning from 2016–17: *'' The Apprentice'' *'' The Blacklist: Redemption'' *'' The Carmichael Show'' *'' Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon'' *'' Chicago Justice'' *'' Emerald City'' *'' Grimm'' *'' Midnight, Texas'' (returned for 2018–19) *'' The Night Shift'' *'' Powerless''


Renewals and cancellations


Full season pickups


ABC

*'' The Good Doctor''—Picked up for an 18-episode full season on October 3, 2017. *'' Kevin (Probably) Saves the World''—Picked up for three additional episodes on November 10, 2017, bringing the episode count up to 16.


CBS

*''
9JKL ''9JKL'' is an American sitcom television series that was created and executive produced by Dana Klein and Mark Feuerstein, loosely based on the life of the couple, who are married in real life. The series aired from October 2, 2017, to February ...
''—Picked up for three additional episodes on November 17, 2017, bringing the episode count up to 16. *'' Elementary''—Picked up for eight additional episodes, bringing the order to 21 episodes on November 29, 2017. *'' Kevin Can Wait''—Picked up for an additional two episodes on December 1, 2017, bringing the episode count up to 24. *'' Man with a Plan''—Picked up for a 21-episode full season on November 27, 2017. *'' SEAL Team''—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 12, 2017. *'' Superior Donuts''—Picked up for a 21-episode full season on November 27, 2017. *'' S.W.A.T.''—Picked up for a 20-episode full season on November 17, 2017, two additional episodes were ordered on December 1, 2017, bringing the episode count up to 22. *'' Young Sheldon''—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on September 27, 2017.


The CW

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Dynasty A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family, usually in the context of a monarchy, monarchical system, but sometimes also appearing in republics. A dynasty may also be referred to as a "house", "family" or "clan", among others. H ...
''—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on November 8, 2017.


Fox

*'' Ghosted''—Picked up for six additional episodes on November 29, 2017, bringing the episode count up to 16. *'' LA to Vegas''—Picked up for three additional episodes on January 9, 2018, bringing the episode count to 15. *'' The Mick''—Picked up for a 20-episode full season on November 7, 2017. *''
Star A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma (physics), plasma held together by Self-gravitation, self-gravity. The List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs, nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night sk ...
''—Picked up for an 18-episode full season on October 9, 2017.


NBC


Renewals


ABC

*'' The $100,000 Pyramid''—Renewed for a fourth season on August 7, 2018. *'' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''—Renewed for a sixth season on May 14, 2018. *'' America's Funniest Home Videos''—Renewed for a twenty-ninth season on March 13, 2018. *'' American Housewife''—Renewed for a third season on May 11, 2018. *''
American Idol ''American Idol'' is an American Music competition, singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle (company), Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It a ...
''—Renewed for a seventeenth season on May 4, 2018. *'' The Bachelor''—Renewed for a twenty-third season on March 13, 2018. *'' Black-ish''—Renewed for a fifth season May 11, 2018. *'' Celebrity Family Feud''—Renewed for a sixth season on August 7, 2018. *''
Child Support Child support (or child maintenance) is an ongoing, periodic payment made by a parent for the financial benefit of a child (state or parent, caregiver, guardian) following the end of a marriage or other similar relationship. Child maintenance is ...
''—Renewed for a second season on March 13, 2018. *'' Dancing with the Stars''—Renewed for a twenty-seventh season on March 13, 2018. *'' For the People''—Renewed for a second season on May 11, 2018. *'' Fresh Off the Boat''—Renewed for a fifth season on May 11, 2018. *'' The Goldbergs''—Renewed for a sixth season on May 11, 2017. *'' The Good Doctor''—Renewed for a second season on March 7, 2018. *'' The Great American Baking Show''—On May 4, 2018, the show was renewed for a fourth season to premiere later that year. *'' The Great Christmas Light Fight''—During the season five finale it was announced that the show was renewed for a sixth season, set to air in 2018. *''
Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series focusing on the personal and professional lives of surgical internship (medicine), interns, residency (medicine), residents, and attending physician, attendings at the fictional ...
'' —Renewed for a fifteenth season on April 20, 2018. *'' How to Get Away with Murder''—Renewed for a fifth season on May 11, 2018. *'' Modern Family''—Renewed for a tenth season on May 10, 2017. *''
Shark Tank ''Shark Tank'' is an American business Reality television#Investments, reality television series that premiered on August 9, 2009, on American Broadcasting Company, ABC.Hibberd, James (May 10, 2012)Dancing,' 'Bachelor,' and a bigger 'Shark Tank ...
''—Renewed for a tenth season on January 8, 2018. *'' Speechless''—Renewed for a third season on May 11, 2018. *'' Splitting Up Together''—Renewed for a second season on May 11, 2018. *'' Station 19''—Renewed for a second season on May 11, 2018. *''
To Tell the Truth ''To Tell the Truth'' is an American television panel show. Four celebrity panelists are presented with three contestants (the "team of challengers", each an individual or pair) and must identify which is the "central character" whose unusual ...
''—Renewed for a fourth season on August 7, 2018.


CBS

*'' 48 Hours''—Renewed for a thirty-first season on April 18, 2018. *''
60 Minutes ''60 Minutes'' is an American television news magazine broadcast on the CBS television network. Debuting in 1968, the program was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard, who distinguished it from other news programs by using a unique style o ...
''—Renewed for a fifty-first season on April 18, 2018. *'' The Amazing Race''—Renewed for a thirty-first season on April 18, 2018. *''
The Big Bang Theory ''The Big Bang Theory'' is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady for CBS. It aired from September 24, 2007, to May 16, 2019, running for 12 seasons and 279 episodes. The show originally centered on five charact ...
''—Renewed for a twelfth and final season on March 20, 2017. *'' Blue Bloods''—Renewed for a ninth season on April 18, 2018. *''
Bull A bull is an intact (i.e., not Castration, castrated) adult male of the species ''Bos taurus'' (cattle). More muscular and aggressive than the females of the same species (i.e. cows proper), bulls have long been an important symbol cattle in r ...
''—Renewed for a third season on April 18, 2018. *'' Celebrity Big Brother''—Renewed for a second season on May 12, 2018. *''
Criminal Minds ''Criminal Minds'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created by Jeff Davis that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005. It follows a group of criminal profilers who work for the FBI as members of its Behavioral ...
''—Renewed for a fourteenth season on May 12, 2018. *'' Elementary''—Renewed for a seventh and final season on May 12, 2018. *'' Hawaii Five-0''—Renewed for a ninth season on April 18, 2018. *''
Instinct Instinct is the inherent inclination of a living organism towards a particular complex behaviour, containing innate (inborn) elements. The simplest example of an instinctive behaviour is a fixed action pattern (FAP), in which a very short to me ...
''—Renewed for a second season on May 12, 2018. *'' Life in Pieces''—Renewed for a fourth season on May 12, 2018. *''
MacGyver Angus "Mac" MacGyver is the title character and the protagonist in the TV series ''MacGyver''. He is played by Richard Dean Anderson in the MacGyver (1985 TV series), 1985 original series. Lucas Till portrays a younger version of MacGyver in Mac ...
''—Renewed for a third season on April 18, 2018. *'' Madam Secretary''—Renewed for a fifth season on April 18, 2018. *'' Man with a Plan''—Renewed for a third season on May 12, 2018. *'' Mom''—Renewed for a sixth season on April 8, 2018. *'' NCIS''—Renewed for a sixteenth season on April 13, 2018. *'' NCIS: Los Angeles''—Renewed for a tenth season on April 18, 2018. *'' NCIS: New Orleans''—Renewed for a fifth season on April 18, 2018. *''
Ransom Ransom refers to the practice of holding a prisoner or item to extort money or property to secure their release. It also refers to the sum of money paid by the other party to secure a captive's freedom. When ransom means "payment", the word ...
''—Renewed for a third season on July 16, 2018. *'' SEAL Team''—Renewed for a second season on March 27, 2018. *'' Survivor''—Renewed for a thirty-seventh season on April 18, 2018. *'' S.W.A.T.''—Renewed for a second season on March 27, 2018. *'' Young Sheldon''—Renewed for a second season on January 6, 2018.


The CW

* '' The 100''—Renewed for a sixth season on May 7, 2018. * ''
Arrow An arrow is a fin-stabilized projectile launched by a bow. A typical arrow usually consists of a long, stiff, straight shaft with a weighty (and usually sharp and pointed) arrowhead attached to the front end, multiple fin-like stabilizers c ...
''—Renewed for a seventh season on April 2, 2018. * '' Black Lightning''—Renewed for a second season on April 2, 2018. * '' Burden of Truth''—Renewed for a second season on October 9, 2018. * '' Crazy Ex-Girlfriend''—Renewed for a fourth and final season on April 2, 2018. * ''
Dynasty A dynasty is a sequence of rulers from the same family, usually in the context of a monarchy, monarchical system, but sometimes also appearing in republics. A dynasty may also be referred to as a "house", "family" or "clan", among others. H ...
''—Renewed for a second season on April 2, 2018. * ''
The Flash The Flash is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date, cover-dated Jan ...
''—Renewed for a fifth season on April 2, 2018. *'' iZombie''—Renewed for a fifth and final season on May 11, 2018. * '' Jane the Virgin''—Renewed for a fifth and final season on April 2, 2018. * '' Legends of Tomorrow''—Renewed for a fourth season on April 2, 2018. * '' Masters of Illusion''—Renewed for an eighth season on October 9, 2018. * '' The Outpost''—Renewed for a second season on October 9, 2018. * '' Penn & Teller: Fool Us''—Renewed for a sixth season on October 9, 2018. * '' Riverdale''—Renewed for a third season on April 2, 2018. * ''
Supergirl Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. Th ...
''—Renewed for a fourth season on April 2, 2018. * ''
Supernatural Supernatural phenomena or entities are those beyond the Scientific law, laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin 'above, beyond, outside of' + 'nature'. Although the corollary term "nature" has had multiple meanin ...
''—Renewed for a fourteenth season on April 2, 2018. * '' Whose Line Is It Anyway?''—Renewed for a fifteenth season on October 9, 2018.


Fox

*'' 9-1-1''—Renewed for a second season on January 16, 2018. *''
Beat Shazam ''Beat Shazam'' is an American television musical game show which premiered on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox on May 25, 2017. The show is hosted by Jamie Foxx, who is also an executive producer on the show along with Jeff Apploff (who created th ...
''—Renewed for a third season on August 21, 2018. *''
Bob's Burgers ''Bob's Burgers'' is an American animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is centered on the Belcher family—parents Bob Belcher, Bob and Linda Belcher, Linda and their three children, Tina Belcher, Tina, G ...
''—Renewed for a ninth season on May 12, 2018. *''
Empire An empire is a political unit made up of several territories, military outpost (military), outposts, and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a hegemony, dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the ...
''—Renewed for a fifth season on May 2, 2018. *''
Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on January 31, 1999, following Super Bowl XXXIII, with the rest of the first season airing from April 11, 1999. Th ...
''—Renewed for a seventeenth season on May 12, 2018. *'' The Gifted''—Renewed for a second season on January 4, 2018. *'' Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back''—Renewed for a second season on June 27, 2018. *'' Gotham''—Renewed for a fifth and final season on May 13, 2018. *''
Lethal Weapon ''Lethal Weapon'' is a 1987 American action film directed by Richard Donner and written by Shane Black. It stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover alongside Gary Busey, Tom Atkins, Darlene Love, and Mitchell Ryan. In ''Lethal Weapon'', a pai ...
''—Renewed for a third season on May 13, 2018. *''
MasterChef ''MasterChef'' is a competitive cooking show television format created by Franc Roddam, which originated with MasterChef (British TV series), the British version in July 1990. The show aims to discover the culinary talent of chefs of varying sk ...
''—Renewed for a tenth season on September 20, 2018. *'' The Orville''—Renewed for a second season on November 2, 2017. *'' The Resident''—Renewed for a second season on May 7, 2018. *''
The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a Satire (film and television), satirical depiction of American life ...
''—Renewed for a thirtieth season on November 4, 2016. *''
Star A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma (physics), plasma held together by Self-gravitation, self-gravity. The List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs, nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night sk ...
''—Renewed for a third season on May 10, 2018.


NBC

*''
American Ninja Warrior ''American Ninja Warrior'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''ANW'') is an American sports entertainment reality show based on the Japanese television reality show ''Sasuke (TV series), Sasuke,'' which also serves as a successor of ''American Ninja C ...
''—Renewed for an eleventh season on February 14, 2019. *'' A.P. Bio''—Renewed for a second season on May 8, 2018. *'' The Blacklist''—Renewed for a sixth season on May 12, 2018. *'' Blindspot''—Renewed for a fourth season on May 10, 2018. *'' Chicago Fire''—Renewed for a seventh season on May 9, 2018. *'' Chicago Med''—Renewed for a fourth season on May 9, 2018. *'' Chicago P.D.''—Renewed for a sixth season on May 9, 2018. *'' Ellen's Game of Games''—Renewed for a second season on January 9, 2018. *'' Football Night in America''—Renewed for a thirteenth season on December 14, 2011. *'' Good Girls''—Renewed for a second season on May 7, 2018. *'' The Good Place''—Renewed for a third season on November 21, 2017. *'' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''—Renewed for a twentieth season on May 9, 2018. *'' Making It''—Renewed for a second season on August 21, 2018. *'' Midnight, Texas''—Renewed for a second season on February 14, 2018. *''
NBC Sunday Night Football ''NBC Sunday Night Football'' (abbreviated as ''SNF'') is an American weekly television broadcast of National Football League (NFL) games on NBC and Peacock (streaming service), Peacock in the United States. It began airing on August 6, 2006, w ...
''—Renewed for a thirteenth season on December 14, 2011. *'' Superstore''—Renewed for a fourth season on February 21, 2018. *'' This Is Us''—Renewed for a third season on January 18, 2017. *'' The Voice''—Renewed for a fifteenth season on May 10, 2018. *'' The Wall''—Renewed for a third season on March 12, 2018. *'' Will & Grace''—Renewed for a tenth season on August 3, 2017 and for an eleventh season on March 17, 2018. *'' World of Dance''—Renewed for a third season on May 10, 2018.


Cancellations/series endings


ABC

*''
Alex, Inc. ''Alex, Inc.'' is an American sitcom created by Matt Tarses that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from March 28 to May 16, 2018. Based on Gimlet Media, Gimlet Media, Inc.'s ''StartUp (podcast), StartUp'', the series stars Zach Braff, ...
''—Canceled on May 11, 2018. The series concluded on May 16, 2018. *'' The Crossing''—Canceled on May 11, 2018. The series concluded on June 9, 2018. *''
Deception Deception is the act of convincing of one or many recipients of untrue information. The person creating the deception knows it to be false while the receiver of the information does not. It is often done for personal gain or advantage. Tort of ...
''—Canceled on May 11, 2018. The series concluded on May 27, 2018. *'' Designated Survivor''—Canceled on May 11, 2018, after two seasons. On September 5, 2018, it was announced that Netflix would pick up the series for another season. *''
Inhumans The Inhumans are a superhuman race of super beings appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The comic book series has usually focused more specifically on the adventures of the Inhuman Royal Family, and many people associat ...
''—Canceled on May 11, 2018. *'' Kevin (Probably) Saves the World''—Canceled on May 11, 2018. *'' The Mayor''—Canceled on January 4, 2018. *'' The Middle''—It was announced on August 2, 2017 that season nine would be the final season. The series concluded on May 22, 2018. *'' Once Upon a Time''—It was announced on February 6, 2018 that season seven would be the final season. The series concluded on May 18, 2018. *'' The Proposal''—Canceled on August 5, 2019. *'' Quantico''—Canceled on May 11, 2018, after three seasons. The series concluded on August 3, 2018. *''
Roseanne ''Roseanne'' is an American television sitcom created by Matt Williams (producer), Matt Williams that originally aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from October 18, 1988, to May 20, 1997, and briefly revived from March 27, 2018, to May ...
''—Originally renewed for an eleventh season on March 30, 2018. The decision was later reversed and the series canceled on May 29, 2018, following controversial tweets made by
Roseanne Barr Roseanne Cherrie Barr (born November 3, 1952), also known mononymously as Roseanne, is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. She began her career in stand-up comedy before gaining acclaim in the television sitcom ''Roseanne'' (19 ...
on Twitter about Valerie Jarrett. On June 21, 2018, ABC ordered a 10-episode spin-off tentatively titled ''
The Conners ''The Conners'' is an American television sitcom created by Matt Williams and developed by Bruce Helford, Bruce Rasmussen, and Dave Caplan for ABC as a direct continuation of the series '' Roseanne''. The series is produced by Werner Enter ...
'' with mostly the same cast and crew, minus Barr. *''
Scandal A scandal can be broadly defined as the strong social reactions of outrage, anger, or surprise, when accusations or rumours circulate or appear for some reason, regarding a person or persons who are perceived to have transgressed in some way a ...
''—It was announced on May 10, 2017 that season seven would be the final season. The series concluded on April 19, 2018. *'' Take Two''—Canceled on November 21, 2018. *'' Ten Days in the Valley''—On October 26, 2017, ABC gave notice that the series would be moved from Sundays to a burn off run of its final six episodes on Saturdays after the end of the ''Saturday Night Football'' season through the holidays, rendering it a ''de facto'' cancellation.


CBS

*''
9JKL ''9JKL'' is an American sitcom television series that was created and executive produced by Dana Klein and Mark Feuerstein, loosely based on the life of the couple, who are married in real life. The series aired from October 2, 2017, to February ...
''—Canceled on May 12, 2018. *'' Code Black''—Canceled on May 24, 2018, after three seasons. The series concluded on July 18, 2018. *'' Kevin Can Wait''—Canceled on May 12, 2018, after two seasons. *'' Living Biblically''—Pulled from the schedule on April 19, 2018 after eight episodes. *'' Me, Myself & I''—Pulled from the schedule on November 1, 2017 after six episodes, making it the first official cancellation of the season. *''
Salvation Salvation (from Latin: ''salvatio'', from ''salva'', 'safe, saved') is the state of being saved or protected from harm or a dire situation. In religion and theology, ''salvation'' generally refers to the deliverance of the soul from sin and its c ...
''—Canceled on November 20, 2018, after two seasons. *''
Scorpion Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the Order (biology), order Scorpiones. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by a pair of Chela (organ), grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward cur ...
''—Canceled on May 12, 2018, after four seasons. *'' Superior Donuts''—Canceled on May 12, 2018, after two seasons. *''
Wisdom of the Crowd "Wisdom of the crowd" or "wisdom of the majority" expresses the notion that the collective opinion of a diverse and independent group of individuals (rather than that of a single expert) yields the best judgement. This concept, while not new to ...
''—Not ordering additional episodes on November 27, 2017, ending its run after 13 episodes.


The CW

*''
Life Sentence Life imprisonment is any sentence of imprisonment under which the convicted individual is to remain incarcerated for the rest of their natural life (or until pardoned or commuted to a fixed term). Crimes that result in life imprisonment are c ...
''—Canceled on May 8, 2018. The series concluded on June 15, 2018. *'' The Originals''—It was announced on July 20, 2017 that season five would be the final season. The series concluded on August 1, 2018. *'' Valor''—Canceled on May 8, 2018.


Fox

*''
Brooklyn Nine-Nine ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' is an American police procedural sitcom television series that aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox, and later on NBC, from September 17, 2013, to September 16, 2021, for eight seasons and 153 episodes. Created by Dan G ...
''—Canceled on May 10, 2018, after five seasons. On May 11, 2018, it was announced that NBC would pick up the series for another season. *''
The Exorcist ''The Exorcist'' is a 1973 American supernatural horror film directed by William Friedkin from a screenplay by William Peter Blatty, based on The Exorcist (novel), his 1971 novel. The film stars Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller (play ...
''—Canceled on May 11, 2018, after two seasons. *'' Ghosted''—Canceled on June 28, 2018. The series concluded on July 22, 2018. *'' LA to Vegas''—Canceled on May 21, 2018. *'' The Last Man on Earth''—Canceled on May 10, 2018, after four seasons. *'' Love Connection''—Canceled on February 27, 2019, after two seasons. *'' Lucifer''—Canceled on May 11, 2018, after three seasons. On June 15, 2018, it was announced that Netflix would pick up the series for another season. *'' The Mick''—Canceled on May 10, 2018, after two seasons. *'' New Girl''—It was announced on May 14, 2017 that season seven would be the final season. The series concluded on May 15, 2018. *''
The X-Files ''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction drama (film and television), drama television series created by Chris Carter (screenwriter), Chris Carter. The original series aired from September 10, 1993, to Ma ...
''—Network co-chairman and CEO Gary Newman stated that the network currently has no plans for a twelfth season. This comes after star Gillian Anderson announced that the eleventh season would be her last.


NBC

*'' Better Late Than Never''—Canceled on July 16, 2018, after two seasons. *'' The Brave''—Canceled on May 11, 2018. *'' Champions''—Canceled on June 29, 2018. *'' Great News''—Canceled on May 11, 2018, after two seasons. *'' Marlon''—Canceled on December 21, 2018, after two seasons. *'' Reverie''—Canceled on November 6, 2018. *'' Rise''—Canceled on May 11, 2018. The series concluded on May 15, 2018. *'' Running Wild with Bear Grylls''—It was announced on February 10, 2019 that the show will move to
National Geographic ''National Geographic'' (formerly ''The National Geographic Magazine'', sometimes branded as ''Nat Geo'') is an American monthly magazine published by National Geographic Partners. The magazine was founded in 1888 as a scholarly journal, nine ...
for season five. *'' Shades of Blue''—It was announced on April 4, 2018, that season three would be the final season. The series concluded on August 19, 2018. *'' Taken''—Pulled from the schedule after 11 episodes in the second season on April 18, 2018; NBC announced that the series would move from Fridays to a burn off run of three final episodes on Saturdays during the first three weeks of summer. The series was later canceled on May 11, 2018, after two seasons. *'' Timeless''—Canceled on June 22, 2018, after two seasons. *'' Trial & Error''—Canceled on January 16, 2019, after two seasons.


Programming circumstances not previously noted


ABC

* The third season of '' The Great American Baking Show'' premiered on Thursday, December 7, 2017 with two episodes in one night under the expectation of carrying two more episodes on the nights of December 14 and 21, respectively to complete the six-episode season. The program was removed from the schedule on December 13, 2017 due to sexual harassment allegations against judge Johnny Iuzzini. The winner (Vallery Lomas) was announced in a short video on December 21, and ABC substituted various holiday programming in its place.


CBS and NBC to Fox

*The NFL announced on January 31, 2018 that the '' Thursday Night Football'' package would move in full to Fox for the 2018 season.


See also

* 2017–18 Canadian network television schedule * 2017–18 United States network television schedule (daytime) * 2017–18 United States network television schedule (late night)


Notes


References

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