2020–21 United States network television schedule (daytime)

The 2020–21 daytime network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend daytime hours from September 2020 to August 2021. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series; no new series, but only 1 series is canceled after the 2019–20 season are included at present, as the daytime schedules of the four major networks that offer morning and/or afternoon programming is expected to remain consistent with the prior television season.

Affiliates fill time periods not occupied by network programs with local or syndicated programming. PBS – which offers daytime programming through a children's program block, PBS Kids – 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 MyNetworkTV (as the programming service also does not offer daytime programs of any kind), and Ion Television (as its schedule is composed mainly of syndicated reruns).

Legend
  •   Light yellow indicates talk shows.
  •   Green indicates soap operas.
  •   Pink indicates game shows.
  •   Gold indicates news and public affairs programming.
  •   Light teal indicates sporting events.
  •   White indicates local programming.
  •   Light purple indicates children's and/or E/I-compliant programming.
  •   Gray indicates encore programming (e.g., reruns of prime-time programming).
  •   White with red border indicates other programs not applicable to the above categorizations.
  •   Light Blue indicates current schedule
  • New series are highlighted in bold.

Schedule
  • All times correspond to U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time scheduling (except for some live sports or events). Except where affiliates slot certain programs outside their network-dictated timeslots, subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska, and Hawaii-Aleutian times.
  • Local schedules may differ, as affiliates have the option to pre-empt or delay network programs.[1] 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 digital subchannel 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
Network 6:00 am 6:30 am 7:00 am 7:30 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am 11:30 am noon 12:30 pm 1:00 pm 1:30 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm
ABC Local and/or syndicated programming Good Morning America Local and/or
syndicated programming		 The View Local and/or syndicated programming GMA3: What You Need To Know General Hospital* Local and/or syndicated programming ABC World News Tonight with David Muir
CBS CBS This Morning Local and/or syndicated programming Let's Make a Deal* The Price Is Right Local and/or
syndicated programming		 The Young and the Restless The Bold and the Beautiful The Talk CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell
NBC Today Today Third Hour Today with Hoda & Jenna Local and/or syndicated programming Days of Our Lives Local and/or syndicated programming NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
The CW Local and/or syndicated programming The Jerry Springer Show (R) Local and/or syndicated programming

Notes:

  • ABC, CBS and NBC offer their early morning newscasts via a looping feed (usually running as late as 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time) to accommodate local scheduling in the westernmost contiguous time zones or for use a filler programming for stations that do not offer a local morning newscast; some stations without a morning newscast may air syndicated or time-lease programs instead of the full newscast loop.
  • ABC stations have the option of airing General Hospital at 2:00 or 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time, depending on the station's choice of feed.
  • CBS stations have the option of airing Let's Make a Deal at either 10:00 a.m. or 3:00 p.m. Eastern, depending on the station's choice of feed.
  • CBS stations in the Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones have the option of airing The Young and the Restless at 11:00 or 11:30 a.m. local time, depending on the station's choice of feed.

Saturday
Network 7:00 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. noon 12:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
ABC‡ Fall Good Morning America Sea Rescue Ocean Treks with Jeff Corwin Oh Baby! with Anji Corley Hearts of Heroes Outback Adventures Rock the Park ESPN College Football on ABC (continued to game completion)
Winter Local programmimg ESPN On ABC sports programming College Basketball on ABC Local and/or syndicated programming ABC World News Tonight with Tom Llamas
Mid-Winter Local programming ESPN on ABC sports programming
CBS Fall CBS This Morning Saturday Lucky Dog The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation with Mo Rocca Mission Unstoppable with Miranda Cosgrove Hope in the Wild Pet Vet Dream Team All In with Laila Ali Local, syndicated and/or
CBS Sports programming		 CBS College Football: "Drive to Atlanta" College Football Today College Football on CBS
Winter College Basketball on CBS CBS Sports programming Local and/or syndicated programming CBS Weekend News
Late spring Local programming PGA Tour on CBS
NBC Fall Today Vets Saving Pets The Voyager with Josh Garcia Earth Odyssey With Dylan Dreyer Earth Odyssey With Dylan Dreyer A New Leaf The Champion Within with Lauren Thompson Premier League on NBC NBC sports programming
Winter One Team: The Power of Sports Wild Child Roots Less Traveled NBC Sports programming Local and/or syndicated programming NBC Nightly News with Jose Diaz-Balart
Fox‡ Fall Xploration Awesome Planet Xploration Outer Space Xploration Life 2.0 Xploration Weird But True Xploration DIY Sci Xploration Nature Knows Best Big Noon Kickoff Fox Big Noon Saturday (continued to game completion)
Winter Weekend Marketplace FOX College Hoops Tip Off Fox College Hoops
The CW Jack Hanna's Into the Wild Jack Hanna's Into the Wild Jack Hanna's Into the Wild This Old House: Trade School Jewels of the Natural World Tails of Valor Local and/or syndicated programming

Notes:

  • (‡) ABC and Fox do not handle programming responsibilities for their programming blocks, but offers syndicated blocks of E/I-compliant programming that are intended for exclusive distribution to their stations. Litton's Weekend Adventure is offered to ABC stations by arrangement with Litton Entertainment and Xploration Station is offered to Fox stations by arrangement with Steve Rotfeld Productions.
  • NBC may occasionally aired NBC Nightly News: Kids Edition on certain Saturdays; depending on the local station's scheduling at their discretion to fulfill the FCC educational programming requirements, and the program is not part of the network's The More You Know block.
  • To comply with FCC educational programming regulations, stations may defer certain programs featured in their respective network's E/I program blocks to determined weekend late morning or afternoon time periods if a sporting event is not scheduled in the timeslot or in place of paid programming that would otherwise be scheduled.
  • Airtimes of sporting events may vary depending on the offerings scheduled for that weekend. Scheduling overruns may occur due to events going into overtime, weather delays or other game stoppages, preempting scheduled local or syndicated programming.

Sunday
Network 7:00 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. noon 12:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Good Morning America Local and/or syndicated programming This Week with George Stephanopoulos Local and/or syndicated programming ESPN on ABC sports programming Local and/or syndicated programming ABC World News Tonight with Tom Llamas
Winter Local and/or syndicated programming NBA Countdown NBA Sunday Showcase Local and/or syndicated programming
CBS Fall Local and/or syndicated programming CBS News Sunday Morning Face the Nation Local and/or syndicated programming The NFL Today NFL on CBS (continued to game completion)
Winter College Basketball on CBS CBS Sports programming CBS Weekend News
Late spring Local programming PGA Tour on CBS Local programming
NBC Fall Local and/or syndicated programming Sunday Today with Willie Geist Meet the Press Local and/or syndicated programming NBC Sports programming Local and/or syndicated programming NBC Nightly News with Kate Snow
Winter NHL Game of the Week NBC Sports programming
Fox Fall Local and/or syndicated programming Fox News Sunday Local and/or syndicated programming Fox NFL Kickoff Fox NFL Sunday Fox NFL (continued to game completion)
Winter Local and/or syndicated programming Fox Sports programming Local and/or syndicated programming
Mid-winter Local programming NASCAR RaceDay NASCAR on Fox

Notes:

  • (‡) ABC and Fox do not handle programming responsibilities for their programming blocks, but offers syndicated blocks of E/I-compliant programming that are intended for exclusive distribution to their stations. Litton's Weekend Adventure is offered to ABC stations by arrangement with Litton Entertainment and Xploration Station is offered to Fox stations by arrangement with Steve Rotfeld Productions.
  • NBC may occasionally aired NBC Nightly News: Kids Edition on certain Saturdays; depending on the local station's scheduling at their discretion to fulfill the FCC educational programming requirements, and the program is not part of the network's The More You Know block.
  • To comply with FCC educational programming regulations, stations may defer certain programs featured in their respective network's E/I program blocks to determined weekend late morning or afternoon time periods if a sporting event is not scheduled in the timeslot or in place of paid programming that would otherwise be scheduled.
  • Airtimes of sporting events may vary depending on the offerings scheduled for that weekend. Scheduling overruns may occur due to events going into overtime, weather delays or other game stoppages, preempting scheduled local or syndicated programming.

By network

CBS

Fox

The CW

NBC

Renewals and cancellations

Fox
  • XFL on Fox —Renewed through the 2022 season on May 6, 2019.[2] The league announced it would not play a 2021 season on October 1, 2020 but would return for the 2022 season.[3]

Notes
  1. The series was previously aired on Litton's Weekend Adventure from 2014–17 and will air repeats throughout this season.
  2. The series was previously aired on Litton's Weekend Adventure from 2012–18 and will air repeats throughout this season.
  3. The series was previously aired on CBS Dream Team from 2013–15 and will air repeats throughout this season.
  4. The series was previously aired on CBS Dream Team in 2019.
  5. The series was previously aired on The More You Know from last season and will aired repeats throughout this season.

See also

References
  1. - TV listings - Yahoo.com
  2. Steinberg, Brian (May 6, 2019). "XFL Strikes TV-Rights Deal With Fox, Disney". Variety. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  3. "XFL Announces Return to the Field in 2022". www.xfl.com. Retrieved 2020-10-03.

Sources
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