December 23, 2024

Welcome Back, Network TV: Premiere Dates and Episode Counts for ABC, CBS, The CW, Fox and NBC

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Welcome Back, Network TV: Premiere Dates and Episode Counts for ABC, CBS, The CW, Fox and NBC

Six months of strike-related uncertainty are now behind us, TV fans, and we all have the same question: When are our shows coming back?

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Now that the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes have thankfully been resolved, TV networks are hard at work getting their shows back into production and back on the air as soon as possible. A traditional 22-episode season is no longer a possibility at this late stage, but many of our favorite shows on ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and The CW will be returning for 10 to 15-episode seasons in the next few months. Hooray!

Since we can’t wait, either, we here at TVLine have collected all the scraps of info we have on the coming season of network TV and put them here in one place for your reading convenience. (So go ahead and bookmark this page and come back to it in the coming weeks and months to get the latest on when your shows are back.)

Read on to get the scoop on when shows on the five major broadcast networks will be back on the air, along with how many episodes they’ll each have, if that’s been reported. (Note: For more info on when cable and streaming shows will be returning post-strike, check out our handy-dandy “When Is My Show Back?” master calendar.)

ABC

ABC

9-1-1Return date: Season 7 (after six seasons on Fox) premieres Thursday, Mar. 14 at 8 pm.Episode count: 10-12

Abbott ElementaryReturn date: Season 3 premieres Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 9 pm. Episode count: 14, per Deadline

The ConnersReturn date: Season 6 premieres Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 8 pm.Episode count: 10-12

The Good DoctorReturn date: Season 7 (the final one) premieres Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 10 pm. Episode count: 10-12

Grey’s AnatomyReturn date: Season 20 premieres Thursday, Mar. 14 at 9 pm. Episode count: Likely 10

Not Dead YetReturn date: Season 2 premieres Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 8:30 pm.Episode count: 10-12

The RookieReturn date: Season 6 premieres Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 9 pm.Episode count: 10-12

Station 19Return date: Season 7 (the final one) premieres Thursday, Mar. 14 at 10 pm. Episode count: 10

Will TrentReturn date: Season 2 premieres Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 8 pm.Episode count: 10-12

The Rookie: Feds was cancelled after one season. New series High Potential, starring Kaitlin Olson, has been pushed back to the fall of 2024.

CBS

CBS

Blue BloodsReturn date: Season 14 (the final one) premieres Friday, Feb. 16 at 10 pm.Episode count: 10, with 8 more airing this fall

Bob Hearts AbisholaReturn date: Season 5 (the final one) premieres Monday, Feb. 12 at 8:30 pm.Episode count: 13

CSI: VegasReturn date: Season 3 premieres Sunday, Feb. 18 at 10 pm.Episode count: 10-13

Elsbeth (new series)Premiere date: Thursday, Feb. 29 at 10 pm.Episode count: 10, per Robert King

The EqualizerReturn date: Season 4 premieres Sunday, Feb. 18 at 8 pm.Episode count: 10-13

FBIReturn date: Season 6 premieres Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 8 pm.Episode count: 10-13

FBI: InternationalReturn date: Season 3 premieres Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 9 pm.Episode count: 10-13

FBI: Most WantedReturn date: Season 5 premieres Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 10 pm.Episode count: 10-13

Fire CountryReturn date: Season 2 premieres Friday, Feb. 16 at 9 pm.Episode count: 10-13

GhostsReturn date: Season 3 premieres Thursday, Feb. 15 at 8:30 pm.Episode count: 10-13

NCISReturn date: Season 21 premieres Monday, Feb. 12 at 9 pm.Episode count: 10, per Wilmer Valderrama/ET

NCIS: Hawai’iReturn date: Season 3 premieres Monday, Feb. 12 at 10 pm.Episode count: 10-13

The NeighborhoodReturn date: Season 6 premieres Monday, Feb. 12 at 8 pm.Episode count: 10-13

So Help Me ToddReturn date: Season 2 premieres Thursday, Feb. 15 at 9 pm.Episode count: 10-13

S.W.A.T.Return date: Season 7 (the final one) premieres Friday, Feb. 16 at 8 pm.Episode count: TBD, but originally announced as 13-episode final season

Tracker (new series)Premiere date: Sunday, Feb. 11 following the Super Bowl.Episode count: 10-13

Young SheldonPremiere date: Season 7 (the final one) premieres Thursday, Feb. 15 at 8 pm.Episode count: 14

New series Matlock and Poppa’s House have been pushed back to the 2024-25 TV season.

NBC

NBC

Chicago FireReturn date: Season 12 premieres Wednesday, Jan. 17 at 9 pm.Episode count: Likely 13

Chicago MedReturn date: Season 9 premieres Wednesday, Jan. 17 at 8 pm. Episode count: 13

Chicago P.D.Return date: Season 11 premieres Wednesday, Jan. 17 at 10 pm.Episode count: Likely 13

Extended Family (new series)Premiere date: Currently airing Tuesdays at 8:30 pmEpisode count: 13

Found (new series)Return date: Season 1 resumed Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 10 pm. Episode count: 13 total; finale airs Jan. 16

The Irrational (new series)Return date: Season 1 resumes Monday, Jan. 29 at 10 pm.Episode count: 11 total; 4 left to air

La BreaReturn date: Season 3 (final season) premiered Tuesday, Jan. 9 at 9 pm.Episode count: 6

Law & OrderReturn date: Season 23 premieres Thursday, Jan. 18 at 8 pm.Episode count: Likely 13

Law & Order: Organized CrimeReturn date: Season 3 premieres Thursday, Jan. 18 at 10 pm.Episode count: Likely 13

Law & Order: SVUReturn date: Season 25 premieres Thursday, Jan. 18 at 9 pm.Episode count: Likely 13

Lopez vs. LopezReturn date: Season 2 premiere date TBD.Episode count: 10

Night CourtReturn date: Season 2 premiered Tuesday, Jan. 2 at 8 pm.Episode count: 13

Quantum LeapReturn date: Season 2 resumes Tuesday, Jan. 30 at 10 pm. Episode count: 13 total; 5 left to air

TransplantReturn date: Currently airing Fridays at 8 pmEpisode count: 13

Fox

Fox

AccusedReturn date: Season 2 return date TBD.Episode count: TBD

Alert: Missing Persons UnitReturn date: Season 2 premieres Tuesday, Mar. 5 at 9 pm.Episode count: TBD

Animal ControlReturn date: Season 2 premieres Wednesday, Mar. 6 at 9 pm.Episode count: 9

Bob’s BurgersReturn date: Season 14 resumed Sunday, Jan. 7 at 9 pm.Episode count: TBD

The Cleaning LadyReturn date: Season 3 premieres Tuesday, Mar. 5 at 8 pm.Episode count: 12

Family GuyReturn date: Season 22 moves to Wednesdays at 9:30 pm on Mar. 6.Episode count: TBD

The Great NorthReturn date: Season 4 premiered Sunday, Jan. 7 at 9:30 pm.Episode count: TBD

Grimsburg (new series)Premiere date: Sunday, Jan. 7 following NFL football.Episode count: TBD

Krapopolis (new series)Return date: Season 1 resumed Sunday, Jan. 7 at 8:30 pm.Episode count: TBD

The SimpsonsReturn date: Season 35 resumes Sunday, Feb. 18 at 8 pm.Episode count: TBD

9-1-1: Lone Star Season 5 has been delayed until fall 2024. New series Doc and Rescue: Hi-Surf will also debut next fall.

The CW

The CW

All AmericanReturn date: Season 6 premiere date TBD.Episode count: 13

All American: HomecomingReturn date: Season 3 premiere date TBD.Episode count: 13

Superman & LoisReturn date: Season 4 (the final one) premiere date TBD.Episode count: 10

WalkerReturn date: Season 4 premiere date TBD.Episode count: 13

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