The Fall 2025–2026 TV season is packed with new premieres, returning favorites, and long-awaited finales. From broadcast staples like Grey’s Anatomy and Survivor to streaming juggernauts like Stranger Things and Wednesday, there’s something dropping almost every week.

And here’s the key: not every show kicks off in the fall. Networks also save a big chunk of programming for what’s called midseason — the January through May window. Midseason helps refresh lineups after fall finales, launch riskier projects when the schedule isn’t as crowded, and ride momentum from major TV events like the Super Bowl.

Here’s your guide to what’s returning, what’s premiering this fall, and what’s being held until midseason.

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AUGUST

Sunday, Aug. 31
9:00 PM – Let the Devil In | series premiere | MGM+

SEPTEMBER

Wednesday, Sept. 3
Wednesday | Season 2 Part 2 | Netflix
10:00 PM – Beavis and Butt-Head | revival premiere | Comedy Central

Thursday, Sept. 4
NCIS: Tony & Ziva | series premiere | Paramount+
The Paper | series premiere | Peacock

Monday, Sept. 15
8:00 PM – Celebrity Name That Tune | season premiere | Fox
8:00 PM – Futurama | season premiere | Hulu
9:00 PM – Celebrity Weakest Link | series premiere | Fox

Tuesday, Sept. 16
8:00 PM – Dancing With the Stars | season 34 premiere | ABC
10:00 PM – High Potential | season 2 premiere | ABC

Wednesday, Sept. 17
Gen V | season 2 premiere | Prime Video
The Morning Show | season 4 premiere | Apple TV+

Thursday, Sept. 18
Black Rabbit | series premiere | Netflix
Reasonable Doubt | season 3 premiere | Hulu

Sunday, Sept. 21
8:00 PM – A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire | CBS Special

Monday, Sept. 22
8:00 PM – The Voice | season 28 premiere | NBC
10:00 PM – Brilliant Minds | season 2 premiere | NBC

Tuesday, Sept. 23
8:00 PM – Murder in a Small Town | season 2 premiere | Fox
9:00 PM – Doc | season 2 premiere | Fox
9:00 PM – The Lowdown | series premiere | FX

Wednesday, Sept. 24
Slow Horses | season 5 premiere | Apple TV+
Hotel Costiera | series premiere | Prime Video
Marvel Zombies | series premiere | Disney+
8:00 PM – Survivor | season 49 premiere (2 hours) | CBS
8:00 PM – The Golden Bachelor | season 2 premiere (2 hours) | ABC
8:00 PM – The Floor | season 4 premiere | Fox
8:00 PM – Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent | U.S. premiere | The CW
9:00 PM – 99 to Beat | series premiere | Fox
10:00 PM – Shark Tank | season 17 premiere | ABC

Thursday, Sept. 25
Alice in Borderland | season 3 premiere | Netflix
8:00 PM – Hell’s Kitchen | season 24 premiere | Fox
8:00 PM – Law & Order | season 25 premiere | NBC
9:00 PM – The Amazing Race | season 38 premiere (special night) | CBS
9:00 PM – Law & Order: SVU | season 27 premiere | NBC
9:00 PM – Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test | season 4 premiere | Fox
10:00 PM – Law & Order: Organized Crime | season 5 premiere | NBC

Friday, Sept. 26
The Savant | series premiere | Apple TV+
8:00 PM – Celebrity Wheel of Fortune | season 6 premiere | ABC
9:00 PM – 20/20 | season 48 premiere | ABC
9:00 PM – Dateline NBC | season 35 premiere | NBC

Saturday, Sept. 27
10:00 PM – 48 Hours | season 38 premiere | CBS

Sunday, Sept. 28
7:00 PM – America’s Funniest Home Videos | season 36 premiere | ABC
7:30 PM – 60 Minutes | season 58 premiere | CBS
8:00 PM – Wonderful World of Disney | movie night | ABC
8:00 PM – The Simpsons | season 37 premiere | Fox
8:30 PM – Universal Basic Guys | season 2 premiere | Fox
9:00 PM – Krapopolis | season 3 premiere | Fox
9:30 PM – Bob’s Burgers | season 16 premiere | Fox

Tuesday, Sept. 30
Chad Powers | series premiere | Hulu
10:00 PM – On Brand with Jimmy Fallon | series premiere | NBC

OCTOBER

Wednesday, Oct. 1
Love Is Blind | season 9 premiere | Netflix
8:00 PM – Chicago Med | season 11 premiere | NBC
8:00 PM – Shifting Gears | season 2 premiere | ABC
8:30 PM – Abbott Elementary | season 5 premiere | ABC
9:00 PM – Chicago Fire | season 14 premiere | NBC
9:00 PM – The Golden Bachelor | regular slot premiere | ABC
9:30 PM – The Amazing Race | regular slot premiere | CBS
10:00 PM – Chicago P.D. | season 13 premiere | NBC

Saturday, Oct. 4
11:30 PM – Saturday Night Live | season 51 premiere | NBC

Thursday, Oct. 9
Boots | series premiere | Netflix
8:00 PM – 9-1-1 | season 9 premiere | ABC
9:00 PM – 9-1-1: Nashville | series premiere | ABC
10:00 PM – Grey’s Anatomy | season 22 premiere | ABC

Sunday, Oct. 12
8:30 PM – Matlock | season 2 premiere (special night) | CBS
9:30 PM – Elsbeth | season 3 premiere (special night) | CBS

Monday, Oct. 13
Solar Opposites | final season | Hulu
8:00 PM – The Neighborhood | final season premiere | CBS
8:30 PM – DMV | series premiere | CBS
9:00 PM – FBI | season 8 premiere | CBS
10:00 PM – Watson | season 2 premiere | CBS

Tuesday, Oct. 14
8:00 PM – NCIS | season 23 premiere | CBS
9:00 PM – NCIS: Origins | season 2 premiere | CBS
10:00 PM – NCIS: Sydney | season 3 premiere | CBS

Thursday, Oct. 16
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy | docuseries premiere | Peacock
8:00 PM – Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage | season 2 premiere | CBS
8:30 PM – Ghosts | season 5 premiere | CBS
9:00 PM – Matlock | regular slot premiere | CBS
10:00 PM – Elsbeth | regular slot premiere | CBS

Friday, Oct. 17
8:00 PM – Fire Country | season 4 premiere (special time) | CBS
9:00 PM – Sheriff Country | series premiere (special time) | CBS
10:00 PM – Boston Blue | series premiere | CBS

Sunday, Oct. 19
8:00 PM – Tracker | season 3 premiere | CBS
9:00 PM – The Road | series premiere | CBS

Friday, Oct. 24
8:00 PM – Sheriff Country | regular slot premiere | CBS
9:00 PM – Fire Country | regular slot premiere | CBS

NOVEMBER

Monday, Nov. 3
8:00 PM – St. Denis Medical | season 2 premiere | NBC

Friday, Nov. 7
Pluribus | series premiere | Apple TV+
Maxton Hall: The World Between Us | season 2 premiere | Prime Video
8:00 PM – Happy’s Place | season 2 premiere | NBC

Wednesday, Nov. 12
Selling the OC | season 4 premiere | Netflix

Wednesday, Nov. 19
The Mighty Nein | series premiere | Prime Video

Wednesday, Nov. 26
Stranger Things | final season part 1 | Netflix
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age | docuseries premiere | Apple TV+

Midseason (Winter/Spring 2026)

ABC

• American Idol
• The Bachelor
• Celebrity Jeopardy!
• The Rookie
• Scrubs
• Will Trent

CBS

• America’s Culinary Cup
• CIA
• Harlan Coben’s Final Twist
• Hollywood Squares
• Y: Marshals
• The Price Is Right at Night

FOX

• American Dad!
• Animal Control
• Beat Shazam
• Best Medicine
• Don’t Forget the Lyrics!
• Extracted
• The Faithful
• Family Guy
• Fear Factor: The Next Chapter
• Going Dutch
• Grimsburg
• Kitchen Nightmares
• The Masked Singer
• Memory of a Killer
• Next Level Baker (Holiday Event)
• Next Level Chef

NBC

• The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
• The Hunting Party (Season 2)
• Stumble
• Surviving Earth (Event Series)
• The Wall