2026 in American television

List of years in American television:
2025–26 United States network television schedule
2026–27 United States network television schedule
List of American television programs currently in production

Certain American television events in 2026 have been scheduled. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, and cancellations; channel launches, closures, and rebrandings; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; information on controversies, business transactions, and carriage disputes; and deaths of those who made various contributions to the medium.

Future events

January

Date Event Ref.
11 The 83rd Golden Globe Awards will air on CBS from The Beverly Hilton with Nikki Glaser as host. [1]

February

Date Event Ref.
1 The 68th Annual Grammy Awards will air on CBS from Crypto.com Arena. [2]
6–22 The 2026 Winter Olympics will be air on NBC and its streaming service Peacock. [3]
8 Super Bowl LX will be played at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara and will air on NBC along with Spanish language coverage on Telemundo and streaming on Peacock.

March

Date Event Ref.
1 The 32nd Screen Actors Guild Awards will stream live on Netflix. [4]
15 The 98th Academy Awards will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and will air on ABC. Conan O'Brien will return to host.

April

Date Event Ref.
11–12 WrestleMania 42 will broadcast from the Caesars Superdome. [5]

May

June

Date Event Ref.
11–July 19 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place. It will be the 23rd edition of the tournament but the first to feature 48 teams. It will be jointly hosted by 16 cities in three North American countries: Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The tournament will be the first hosted by three nations and the first North American World Cup since 1994. It is scheduled to air on Fox along Spanish language coverage on Telemundo.

July

Date Event Ref.
July 4 U.S. television networks present extensive coverage of nationwide events commemorating the country's semiquincentennial.

August

September

October

November

December

Television shows

Shows debuting in 2026

First aired Title Channel Source
January Harlan Coben's Final Twist CBS [6]
March 22 The Faithful Fox [7][8]
Early A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms HBO [9][10][11]
Guy's Flavortown Games Food Network/HBO Max [12]
Spring America's Culinary Cup CBS [6]
Y: Marshals
Summer Elle Amazon Prime Video [13]
TBA Spider-Noir MGM+ [14]
Maul – Shadow Lord Disney+ [15]
Star Wars: Visions Presents [16]
Vision Quest [17][18]
Harry Potter HBO [19]
Lanterns [20]
Half Man [21]
Mating Season Netflix [22]
The Boroughs [23][24]
Something Very Bad is Going to Happen [24]
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Paramount+ [25][26]

Shows changing networks

Show Moved from Moved to Source
House of Villains E! Peacock [27]
American Dad! TBS Fox [28][29]

Television films and specials

First aired Title Channel Source
TBA Descendants: Wicked Wonderland Disney+/Disney Channel [30]

Milestone episodes and anniversaries

Show Network Episode # Episode title Episode airdate Source

Shows returning in 2026

Show Last aired Type of return Previous channel New/returning/same channel Return date Source
The Comeback 2014 New season HBO same TBA [31]
Sofia the First
(as Sofia the First: Royal Magic) 		2018 Revival Disney Jr. [32]

Shows ending in 2026

End date Show Channel First aired Status Source
TBA The Comeback HBO 2005 Ending [31]
Outlander Starz 2014 [33][34]
All American The CW 2018 [35]
The Neighborhood CBS [36]
Good Omens Amazon Prime Video 2019 [37]
The Boys [38]
Outer Banks Netflix 2020 [39]
Avatar: The Last Airbender 2024 [40]

Entering syndication in 2026

A list of programs (current or canceled) that have accumulated enough episodes (between 65 and 100) or seasons (three or more) to be eligible for off-network syndication and/or basic cable runs.

Show Seasons In Production Notes Source

Networks and services

Launches

Network Type Launch date Notes Sources

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network
name 		New network
name 		Type Conversion date Notes Source

Closures

Network/
service 		Type Conversion date Notes Source

Television stations

Subchannel launches

Date Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes Source

Stations changing network affiliations

Date Market Station Channel Prior affiliation New affiliation Notes Source

Subchannels changing network affiliations

Date Market Station Channel Prior affiliation New affiliation Notes Source

Deaths

Date Name Age Notes Sources

References

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  3. ^ Woodin, Andrew (May 13, 2024). "All About the 2026 Winter Olympics in the Historic and Stunning Milano Cortina". NBC. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
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