2018–19_United_States_network_television_schedule

2018–19 United States network television schedule

2018–19 United States network television schedule

Television schedule for the fall of 2018


The 2018–19 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the prime time hours from September 2018 to August 2019. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2017–18 season.

NBC was the first to announce its fall schedule on May 13, 2018,[1] followed by Fox on May 14,[2] ABC on May 15,[3] CBS on May 16,[4] and The CW on May 17, 2018.[5]

On May 29, 2018, ABC removed Roseanne from its Tuesday lineup due to a controversial statement made by Roseanne Barr on Twitter about Valerie Jarrett,[6] and replaced it with The Conners on June 21 for the fall.[7]

PBS is not included, as member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Ion Television and MyNetworkTV are also not included since both networks' schedules comprise syndicated reruns. The CW does not air network programming on Saturday nights.

New series are highlighted in bold.

Beginning with this season, The CW returned to programming a Sunday evening schedule for the first time since the 2008–09 season as of October 7 (the network commenced its regular Sunday schedule the following week, on October 14); programming formerly airs on that night from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET/PT (until October 1, 2023 which now airs from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET/PT) making it the only broadcast television network to not program the Sunday 7 p.m. ET/PT hour since that hour was given to the broadcast networks through the implementation of a 1975 amendment to the since-repealed Prime Time Access Rule (PTAR).[8][9][10]

All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska, and Hawaii-Aleutian times.

Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[11]

Legend

  •   Light blue indicates local programming.
  •   Gray indicates encore programming.
  •   Blue-gray indicates news programming.
  •   Light green indicates sporting events.
  •   Light purple indicates movies.
  •   Red indicates series being burned off and other irregularly scheduled programs, including specials.
  •   Yellow indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.
  •   Cyan indicates the top-20 most watched programs of the season.
  •   Magenta indicates the top-30 most watched programs of the season.

Sunday

More information Network, 7:00 p.m. ...
  • Note: ABC began airing American Idol live to allow Contiguous United States and Canadian CTV viewers to vote in all time zones in April, with the rebroadcasts airing in its regular time period in the Pacific, Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam time zones.

Monday

More information Network, 8:00 p.m. ...

Tuesday

More information Network, 8:00 p.m. ...

Wednesday

More information Network, 8:00 p.m. ...

Thursday

More information Network, 8:00 p.m. ...
  • Note: On Fox, the network's pre-game show (co-produced with NFL Network and entitled Fox NFL Thursday) starts at 7:30 p.m. ET out of primetime, preempting local programming. NBC will carry NFL football games consuming the entirety of prime time on September 6 and November 22, for the NFL Kickoff game and Thanksgiving Day game, respectively, which for ratings measurement and contract purposes are counted within the Sunday Night Football package.

Friday

More information Network, 8:00 p.m. ...

Saturday

More information Network, 8:00 p.m. ...

By network

ABC

CBS

The CW

Fox

NBC

Renewals and cancellations

Full season pickups

ABC

  • Grey's Anatomy—Picked up for three additional episodes on January 7, 2019, bringing the episode count to 25.[201]
  • The Kids Are Alright—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on November 7, 2018; an additional episode was ordered on December 14, 2018, bringing the episode count to 23.[202][203]
  • A Million Little Things—Picked up for a 17-episode full season on October 26, 2018.[204]
  • The Rookie—Picked up for a 20-episode full season on November 5, 2018.[205]
  • Single Parents—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 17, 2018; an additional episode was ordered on December 14, 2018, bringing the episode count to 23.[206][203]
  • Splitting Up Together—Picked up for five additional episodes on November 7, 2018, bringing the episode count to 18.[202]
  • Station 19—Picked up for a 17-episode full season on October 19, 2018.[207][208][209]

CBS

The CW

  • All American—Picked up for three additional episodes on November 8, 2018, bringing the episode count to 16.[212]
  • Charmed—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on November 8, 2018.[212]
  • Legacies—Picked up for three additional episodes on November 8, 2018, bringing the episode count to 16.[212]

Fox

  • The Cool Kids—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 19, 2018.[213]
  • Lethal Weapon—Picked up for two additional episodes on October 12, 2018, bringing the episode count to 15.[214]
  • The Resident—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 10, 2018.[215]

NBC

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine—Picked up for five additional episodes on September 7, 2018, bringing the episode count to 18.[216]
  • Chicago Fire—Picked up for two additional episodes on September 7, 2018, bringing the episode count to 22.[217]
  • Chicago Med—Picked up for two additional episodes on September 7, 2018, bringing the episode count to 22.[217]
  • Chicago P.D.—Picked up for two additional episodes on September 7, 2018, bringing the episode count to 22.[217]
  • Manifest—Picked up for three additional episodes on October 18, 2018, bringing the episode count to 16.[218]
  • New Amsterdam—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 10, 2018.[219]

Renewals

ABC

CBS

The CW

Fox

NBC

Cancellations/series endings

ABC

CBS

  • The Big Bang Theory—It was announced on August 22, 2018, that season twelve would be the final season.[327] The series concluded on May 16, 2019.
  • The Code—Canceled on July 23, 2019.[328]
  • Elementary—It was announced on December 17, 2018, that season seven would be the final season.[329] The series concluded on August 15, 2019.
  • Fam—Canceled on May 10, 2019.[330]
  • The Good Fight—It was announced on January 12, 2020, that CBS has no plans to air further rerun episodes of the series beyond its first season.[331]
  • Happy Together—Canceled on May 10, 2019.[330]
  • Instinct—Canceled on August 17, 2019, after two seasons.[332] The series concluded on August 25, 2019.
  • Life in Pieces—Canceled on May 10, 2019, after four seasons.[330] The series concluded on June 27, 2019.
  • Million Dollar Mile—The series concluded on August 3, 2019.[333]
  • Murphy Brown—Canceled on May 10, 2019.[330]
  • Ransom—Canceled on July 3, 2019, after three seasons.[334]
  • The Red Line—Canceled on June 7, 2019.[335]

The CW

  • Crazy Ex-Girlfriend—It was announced on April 2, 2018 that season four would be the final season.[336][337] The series concluded on April 5, 2019.
  • I Ship It—On August 28, 2019, The CW pulled the show from its schedule and announced that no further episodes would air on the network. The remaining episodes were made available on CW Seed on the same day.[338]
  • iZombie—It was announced on May 17, 2018 that season five would be the final season.[337] The series concluded on August 1, 2019.
  • Jane the Virgin—It was announced on May 17, 2018 that season five would be the final season.[337] The series concluded on July 31, 2019.

Fox

NBC

See also

Notes

  1. Series revival, previously aired on CBS in 1986.
  2. Series revival, previously aired on CBS in 1998.
  3. U.S. broadcast television premiere; a CBS All Access original series.

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