2026 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming

Here is Deadline’s annual list of premiere dates for new and returning TV series. Updated daily, the roster covers hundreds of broadcast, cable and streaming programs debuting throughout 2026, many still listed as TBA (to be announced). It includes series premieres, season debuts, shows returning from hiatus and some one-offs such as live sports and awards shows but does not list movies or specials.

January 1:
Run Away (Netflix, new drama series)
Rose Parade (ABC/NBC/Great American Family, live special)
Orange Bowl (ESPN, live sports special)
Rose Bowl (ESPN, live sports special)
Sugar Bowl (ESPN, live sports special)
The Cult of the Real Housewife (Bravo, new docu-miniseries)
Crime in Progress (A&E, new docuseries)
Shetland (BritBox, Season 10 of British drama series)

January 2:
NHL Winter Classic (TNT/TBS, live sports special)
Land of Sin (Netflix, new drama series)

January 3:
Dateline NBC (NBC, Season 34B)

January 4:
America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC, Season 36B)
When Calles the Heart (Hallmark Channel, Season 13)
Critics Choice Awards (E!/USA Network, live awards special)
Snapped (Oxygen, Season 36)
Home Town (HGTV, Season 10)

January 5:
St. Denis Medical (NBC, Season 2)
The Paper (NBC, Season 1B)
The Wall (NBC, Season 6)
Brilliant Minds (NBC, Season 2B)
Baking Championship: Next Gen (Food Network, new competition series)
Unrivaled (TruTV, Season 2)
My Life Is Murder (Acorn TV, Season 5)

January 6:
Will Trent (ABC, Season 4)
High Potential (ABC, Season 2B)
The Rookie (ABC, Season 8)
Best Medicine (Fox, new dramedy series)
Doc (Fox, Season 1B)
WWE Raw (Netflix, Season 2)
The Cult Behind the Leader: The Andrea Yates Story (ID, new docuseries)
Moonshiners (History, Season 15)
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (PBS, Season 12)
1000-lb Sisters (TLC, Season 8)

January 7:
Shifting Gears (ABC, Season 2B)
Abbott Elementary (ABC, Season 5B)
Shark Tank (ABC, Season 17B)
Harlan Coben’s Final Twist (CBS, new docuseries)
Hollywood Squares (CBS, Season 1B)
The Price Is Right at Night (CBS, Season 6)
The Masked Singer (Fox, Season 14)
Chicago Med (NBC, Season 11B)
Chicago Fire (NBC, Season 14B)
Chicago P.D. (NBC, Season 13B)
Beast Games (Prime Video, Season 2)
Unlocked: A Jail Experiment (Netflix, Season 2)
Ugliest House in America (HGTV, Season 7)
Cheap A$$ Beach Houses (HGTV, Season 1B)
Neighborhood Watch (HGTV, new docuseries)
Alaska State Troopers (A&E, Season 9; new network)

January 8:
9-1-1 (ABC, Season 9B)
9-1-1: Nashville (ABC, Season 1B)
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC, Season 22B)
Law & Order (NBC, Season 25B)
Law & Order: SVU (NBC, Season 27B)
The Hunting Party (NBC, Season 2)
The Pitt (HBO Max, Season 2)
The Traitors (Peacock, Season 4)
His & Hers (Netflix, new drama limited series)
Trainer Games (Prime Video, new competition series)
2026 Fiesta Bowl (ESPN, live sports special)
The Valley: Persian Style (Bravo, new unscripted series)
The Game (BritBox, Season 1 of British drama series)
Sport vs. Money with Simon Jordan (Viaplay, Season 1 of British docuseries)

January 9:
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (ABC, Season 6B)
20/20 (ABC, Season 48B)
Tehran (Apple TV, Season 3)
A Thousand Blows (Hulu, Season 2)
Alpha Males (Netflix, Season 4)
2026 Peach Bowl (ESPN, live sports special)

January 10:
Maxxed Out (Oxygen, new docuseries)

January 11:
Golden Globes (CBS, live awards special)
The Night Manager (Prime Video, Season 2)
Industry (HBO, Season 4)
Genndy Tartkovsky’s Primal (Adult Swim, Season 3)
All Creatures Great and Small (PBS, Season 6)
Masterpiece: Miss Scarlet (PBS, Season 6)

January 12:
People Magazine Investigates (ID, Season 9)
5 Clubs with Gary Williams (Golf Channel, Season 2)
The Smylie Show (Golf Channel, new golf-themed morning series)
Vanity Index Podcast (Golf Channel, new golf-themed morning series)
The Big Swing with Jimmy Roberts (Golf Channel, new golf-themed morning series)

January 13:
Tell Me Lies (Hulu, Season 3)
Star Search (Netflix, new competition series revival)
Suddenly Amish (TLC, new unscripted series)
Hey A.J.! (Disney Jr., new children’s animated series)

January 14:
The Masked Singer (Fox, Season 14 time slot premiere)
Fear Factor: House of Fear (Fox, new competition series)
Hijack (Apple TV, Season 2)
Riot Women (BritBox, Season 1 of British drama series)

January 15:
Animal Control (Fox, Season 4)
Going Dutch (Fox, Season 2)
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (Paramount+, new drama series)
The Upshaws (Netflix, Part 7 aka Season 4B; final season)
Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials (Netflix, new drama series)
Ponies (Peacock, new drama series)
Thursday Night Impact! (AMC, new season; new network)
Stayer (Viaplay, Season 1 of British drama series)

January 16:
Happy’s Place (NBC, Season 2B)
Stumble (NBC, Season 1B)

January 17:
Iyanla: The Inside Fix (OWN, new docuseries)

January 18:
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO, new drama series)
The Hillside Strangler (MGM+, new limited docu-miniseries)

January 19:
College Football Playoff National Championship Game (ESPN, live sports special)

January 21:
Police 24/7 (The CW, Season 2 time slot premiere)
Drops of God (Apple TV, Season 2)
Steal (Prime Video, new drama series)

January 22:
Scrabble (The CW, Season 2)
Trivial Pursuit (The CW, Season 2)

January 23:
Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO, Season 24)

January 24:
NBA Saturday Primetime (ABC, Season 11 premiere)
UFC (Paramount+, new season of live sports events; new network)
Kingdom (BBC America, new docuseries)

January 25:
It’s Not Like That (Prime Video, new drama series)

January 26:
American Idol (ABC, Season 24)
Extracted (Fox, Season 2)
Memory of a Killer (Fox, new drama series)
Wild Cards (The CW, Season 3)
History’s Deadliest with Ving Rhames (History, new docuseries)

January 27:
Wonder Man (Disney+, new drama series)

January 28:
Shrinking (Apple TV, Season 3)
School Spirits (Paramount+, Season 3)

January 29:
Next Level Chef (Fox, Season 5)
Bridgerton (Netflix, Season 4A)
Scenes After a Marriage (Viaplay, Season 1 of Swedish drama series)

January 30:
Yo Gabba GabbaLand! (Apple TV, Season 2)

January TBA:
Free Bert (Netflix, new comedy series)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV, Season 18)
Love During Lockup (WEtv, Season 5)

February 1:
Grammy Awards (CBS, live awards special)
Sunday Night Basketball (NBC, new live sports series premiere)
NHL Stadium Series (ESPN, live sports special)
LA Firestorm (Reelz, new docuseries)
Rise of the 49ers (AMC, new docuseries)
Major League Volleyball (Vice TV, new season; new network)

February 2:
Below Deck Down Under (Bravo, Season 4)

February 3:
Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History (PBS, new docuseries)
Summer House (Bravo, Season 10)

February 5:
The Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix, Season 4)

February 6:
Winter Olympic Games Opening Ceremony (NBC, sports special)
Winter Olympic Games (NBC, two-week sports special)

February 8:
Super Bowl LX (NBC, live sports special)
NBA Sunday Showcase (ABC, Season 11)
The ‘Burbs (Peacock, new comedy series reboot)

February 10:
The Artful Dodger (Disney+, new dramedy series)

February 11:
Cross (Prime Video, Season 2)

February 14:
NASCAR CW Series (The CW, Season 3)

February 15:
NBA All-Star Game (NBC, live sports special)
Family Guy (Fox, Season 24)
Like Water for Chocolate (HBO, Season 2; final season)
Dark Winds (AMC, Season 4)

February 18:
56 Days (Prime Video, new drama series)

February 19:
The Night Agent (Netflix, Season 3)

February 20:
The Last Thing He Told Me (Apple TV, Season 2)
Strip Law (Netflix, new adult animated series)

February 22:
Winter Olympic Games Closing Ceremony (NBC, sports special)
Family Guy (Fox, Season 24 time slot premiere)
American Dad! (Fox, Season 20; new network)
BAFTA Film Awards (BritBox, live awards special)

February 23:
The Neighborhood (CBS, Season 8B; final season)
DMV (CBS, Season 1B)
FBI (CBS, Season 7B)
CIA (CBS, new drama series)
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins (NBC, new comedy series)
The Voice (NBC, Season 29)
Paradise (Hulu, Season 2)
The CEO Club (Prime Video, new docuseries)

February 24:
NCIS (CBS, Season 23B)
NCIS: Sydney (CBS, Season 3B)
NCIS: Origins (CBS, Season 2B)

February 25:
Scrubs (ABC, new comedy series reboot)
Survivor (CBS, Season 50)
The Greatest Average American (ABC, new game show series)

February 26:
George & Mandy’s First Marriage (CBS, Season 2B)
Ghosts (CBS, Season 5B)
Matlock (CBS, Season 2B)
Elsbeth (CBS, Season 3B)
Bridgerton (Netflix, Season 4B)

February 27:
Fire Country (CBS, Season 4B)
Sheriff Country (CBS, Season 1B)
Boston Blue (CBS, Season 1B)
Celebrity Jeopardy! (ABC, Season 4)
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (Apple TV, Season 2)

February 28:
NAACP Image Awards (CBS/BET/MTV/VH1 et al., live awards special)

February TBA:
Major League Soccer (Apple TV, new season; new network)
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast (Netflix, new dramedy series)
Vanished (MGM+, new drama series)

March 1:
Y: Marshals (CBS, new drama series)
60 Minutes (CBS, Season 58B)
Tracker (CBS, Season 3B; new time slot)
Watson (CBS, Season 3B; new time slot)
SAG Awards (Netflix, live awards special)

March 4:
Survivor (CBS, Season 50; time slot premiere)
America’s Culinary Cup (CBS, Season 1B)
World Baseball Classic (Fox/FS1/FS2, live sports tournament)

March 5:
Ted (Peacock, Season 2)

March 6:
Outlander (Starz, Season 8; final season)

March 10:
One Piece (Netflix, Season 2)

March 11:
Scarpetta (Prime Video, new drama series)

March 15:
Academy Awards (ABC, live awards special)

March 19:
Beauty in Black (Netflix, Season 2B)
Steel Ball Run: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (Netflix, new anime series)

March 20:
Deadloch (Prime Video, Season 2)

March 22:
The Bachelorette (ABC, Season 22)
The Faithful (Fox, new drama series)
Masterpiece: The Forsytes (PBS, new drama series)
The Count of Monte Cristo (PBS, new drama series)

March 25:
Major League Baseball Opening Day (ESPN, live sports special)

March 30:
Henry David Throeau (PBS, new docu- miniseries)

March TBA:
Invincible (Prime Video, Season 4)
Daredevil: Born Again (Disney+, Season 2)
Rooster (HBO, new dramedy series)
Breaking Bear (Tubi, new animated comedy series)

April 8:
The Boys (Prime Video, Season 5; final season)

April 15:
Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV, new dramedy series)

April TBA:
The Testaments (Hulu, new drama series)

Winter TBA:
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (Hulu, Season 4)

May 10:
BAFTA Television Awards (BritBox, live awards special)

MAy 15:
Berlín and the Lady with an Ermine (Netflix, new drama series)

May 17:
Academy of Country Music Awards (Prime Video, live awards special)

May TBA:
American Music Awards (CBS/Paramount+, live awards special)

Spring TBA:
Euphoria (Season 3)
Daredevil: Born Again (Disney+, Season 2)
Sins of Kujo (Netflix, new drama series)
E! Dirty Rotten Scandals (E!, new docuseries)
The Way Home (Hallmark Channel, Season 4; final season)
A Plan to Kill (Oxygen, Season 2)
Philly Homicide (Oxygen, Season 2)
The Other Bennet Sister (BritBox, new drama series)
The Lady (BritBox, Season 1 of British drama series)

June 7:
Tony Awards (CBS, live awards special)

June 14:
BET Awards (BET/MTV/CMT/et al., live awards special)

June TBA:
NHL Stanley Cup Final Game 1 (ABC/ESPN, live sports special)
NBA Finals Game 1 (ABC, live sports special)

July 14:
Major League Baseball All-Star Game (Fox, live sports special)

July 15:
ESPY Awards (ESPN, live awards special)

August TBA:
Big Break x Good Gold (Golf Channel, new competition series)

September 6:
MTV Video Music Awards (CBS/MTV/Paramount+, live awards special)

Summer TBA:
X-Men ’97 (Disney+, Season 2)

September 14:
Emmy Awards (NBC/Peacock, live awards special)

Fall TBA:
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (The CW, Season 2 of Canadian drama series)
Untitled Nordic Medical Drama (Netflix, new drama series)
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (Disney+, Season 2)

Here’s a sampling of shows slated or expected to debut or return in 2026 but are undated for now:

2026 TBA:

RJ Decker (ABC, new drama series; working title)
All American (The CW, Season 8; final season)
Queer Eye (Netflix, Season 10; final season)
Outer Banks (Netflix, Season 5; final season)
The Witcher (Netflix, Season 5; final season)
Nobody Wants This (Netflix, Season 3)
The Empress (Netflix, Season 3; final season)
High Tides (Netflix, Season 3)
Beastars (Netflix, Season 3; final season)
Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix, Season 2)
Heartbreak High (Netflix, Season 2)
Rhythm + Flow (Netflix, Season 2)
The Watcher (Netflix, Season 2)
Devil May Cry (Netflix, Season 2)
The Gentlemen (Netflix, Season 2)
The Bombing of Pan Am 103 (Netflix, new drama series)
The Boroughs (Netflix, new drama series)
The Hunting Wives (Netflix, Season 2)
Salvador (Netflix, new drama series)
Synden (Netflix, new drama series)
Straight to Hell (Netflix, new drama series)
The Witness (Netflix, new drama series)
The Undertow (Netflix, new drama series)
Hollywood Arts (Netflix, new comedy series)
Motel Transylvania (Netflix, new animated comedy series)
Long Story Short (Netflix, new animated comedy series)
Did Someone Happen to Mention Me? (Netflix, new comedy series)
Steel Ball Run: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (Netflix, new anime series)
The Golden Ticket (Netflix, new competition series)
Rafa (Netflix, new docuseries; working title)
Untitled Mike Tyson Project (Netflix, new docuseries)
Vision Quest (Disney+, new drama series)
Rivals (Hulu, Season 2)
Married at First Sight (Peacock, Season 20)
House of Villains (Peacock, Season 3)
Elle (Prime Video, new comedy series)
Barbershop (Prime Video, new drama series)
Young Sherlock (Prime Video, new drama series)
Delphi (Prime Video, new drama series)
Wild Things (Prime Video, new drama limited series)
Would You Rather: Decide to Survive (Prime Video, new game show series)
Untitled Female CEOs Project (Prime Video, new docuseries)
Spider-Noir (Prime Video/MGM+, new drama series)
The Legend of Vox Machina (Prime Video, Season 5; final season)
American Gladiators (Prime Video, new competition series revival)
Off Campus (Prime Video, new drama series)
Kevin (Prime Video, new animated comedy series)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+, Season 4; final season)
MobLand (Paramount+, Season 2)
Can You Keep a Secret? (Paramount+, new comedy series)
The Hunt (Apple TV, new drama series; postponed from December 3)
The Savant (Apple TV, new drama limited series; postponed from September 26)
The Unlikely Cook with Awkwafina (Apple TV, new docuseries)
La Décision (Apple TV, new drama series)
Portobello (HBO Max, new drama series); working title
Conan O’Brien Must Go (HBO Max, Season 2)
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula (Shudder, Season 7)
NFL Hometown Eats (Roku Channel, new docuseries)
House of the Dragon (HBO, Season 4)
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO, Season 2)
Task (HBO, Season 2)
I Love LA (HBO, Season 2)
The Chair Company (HBO, Season 2)
The Chi (Showtime, Season 8; final season)
Yellowjackets (Showtime, Season 4; final season)
Power Book III: Raising Kanan (Starz, Season 5)
The Bear (FX, Season 5)
Welcome to Wrexham (FX, Season 5)
Southern Hospitality (Bravo, Season 4)
The Real Housewives: Ultimate Road Trip (Bravo, new unscripted series)
The Real Housewives of Rhode Island (Bravo, new unscripted series)
In the City (Bravo, new unscripted series)
Still Flipping Out (Bravo, new unscripted series; working title)
Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire (AMC, Season 3)
Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches (AMC, Season 3)
The Vampire Lestat (AMC, Season 3)
The Terror (AMC, Season 3)
High Value Target (TNT, new drama series)
Anna Pigeon (USA Network, new drama series)
The Ark (Syfy, Season 3)
Condemned (HGTV, new docuseries)
Bachelor Mansion Takeover (HGTV, new competition series)
Accident, Suicide or Murder (Oxygen, Season 6)
The Killer Among Us (Oxygen, new docuseries)
The Silent Serial Killer: Gretzler (Oxygen, new docuseries; working title)
Prosecuting Evil with Kelly Siegler (Oxygen, Season 3)
That Thrifting Show with Lara Spencer (Freeform, new competition series)
Masterpiece: Grantchester (PBS, Season 11; final season)
Masterpiece: The Gold (PBS, Season 2)
Masterpiece: The Marlow Murder Club (PBS, Season 2)
Best of the World with Antoni Porowski (National Geographic, new docuseries)
Decades in Sports (CNN, new docuseries)
Untitled Vanity Fair/Dick Wolf Series (ID, new docuseries)
They Know What They Did (ID, new docuseries)
Crossroad Springs (Great American Family, Season 2)
A Taste for Murder (BritBox, Season 3)
Little Hollywood (Brandon TV, new unscripted series)