Fall television is going to look a little different this year as many scripted dramas and comedies get pushed back to a midseason 2021 premiere due to the coronavirus.
Some networks have done a better job of securing new offerings that have filmed enough episodes to be included in the September kickoff to TV season.
There’s a slew of new shows in the works from prime networks — ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, and The CW — that are beginning for your attention.
Check out the comprehensive guide ahead of the 2020-2021 TV season. and make note of what you’ll be adding to your DVR.
The multi-cam comedy is about a therapist and newly divorced dad with B-positive blood who needs a kidney donor. A woman from his past is a match. Starring Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley) and Annaleigh Ashford (Masters of Sex).
A crime-drama series based on the famous Thomas Harris character Clarice Starling. It is a sequel set six-months after the events of The Silence of the Lambs. Starring Rebecca Breeds (The Originals), Kal Penn (Designated Survivor).
The reboot follows a woman who uses her skills to help those who have nowhere else to go. Starring Queen Latifah (Star), Lorraine Toussaint (Orange Is the New Black), Chris Noth (Sex and the City)
The single-camera comedy finds Kenan (Saturday Night Live) striving to be a super dad to his two adorable girls while simultaneously balancing his job and his father-in-law, who helps in the most inappropriate ways.
A single-cam comedy focuses on the life of a wealthy businessman who runs for mayor of Los Angeles for all the wrong reasons. Once he wins he has to figure out what he stands for, gain the respect of his staff, and connect with his teenage daughter, all while controlling the coyote population. Starring Ted Danson (The Good Place) and written by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock.
The single-cam comedy that looks at the formative years of WWE superstar Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson.
Based on the BBC sitcom Miranda, in an effort to prove to her mother — and society — that it’s impossible to have everything you want and still be happy, 39-year-old Kat spends the money her parents set aside for her wedding to open a Cat Café in Louisville, Ky. Starring Mayim Bialik (The Big Bang Theory). Bialik serves as EP with Big Bang’s Jim Parsons.
When Eugene Monreaux, the patriarch of a wealthy Southern family famed for creating a Christian television network, allegedly dies in a plane crash, he leaves his wife, Margaret, to take charge of the family business and his three illegitimate children, who are written into his will. Will Margaret user her business savvy and Southern charm to control her newly legitimized heirs? Starring Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City) and Gerald McRaney (This Is Us).
The animated comedy finds a single dad in Alaska does his best to keep his weird bunch of kids close, especially as the artistic dreams of his only daughter lead her away from the family fishing boat and into the glamorous world of the local mall. Voiced by Nick Offerman (Parks and Rec) and Megan Mullally (Will & Grace).
The animated comedy finds therapy dog named Honey explores human dysfunctions and neuroses, applying her knowledge of psychiatry through leading a group of neighborhood animals in group therapy sessions. Voiced by Lisa Kudrow (Friends).
Silicon Valley pioneer Paul LeBlanc discovers that one of his own creations — a powerful A.I. called neXt — might spell doom for humankind, so he tries to shutter the project, only to be kicked out of the company by his own brother, leaving him with nothing but mounting dread about the fate of the world. LeBlanc joins forces with Special Agent Shea Salazar, who are the only ones standing in the way of a potential global catastrophe. Starring John Slattery (Mad Men), Eve Harlow (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.).
The reboot of the original series created by Ed Spielman focus on a quarter-life crisis causing a young Chinese-American woman to drop out of college and go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. But when she returns to find her hometown overrun with crime and corruption, she uses her martial arts skills and Shaolin values to protect her community and bring criminals to justice — all while searching for the assassin who killed her Shaolin mentor and now is targeting her. Starring Olivia Liang (Legacies).
Faced with the destruction of her town at the hands of a greedy mining company, rebellious high school history teacher Sarah Cooper (Baker) utilizes an obscure cartographical loophole to declare independence. Now Sarah must lead a young group of misfits as they attempt to start their own country from scratch. Starring Stella Baker (Tell Me Your Secrets), Luke Mitchell (Blindspot) and Megan Follows (Reign).
CBS has revealed its fall 2020-2021 lineup, and it’s looking slightly different than the schedules previously released by The CW and FOX.
For starters, CBS doesn’t seem to be wavering in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic — it’s moving full-force ahead with slotting in scripted programming for the upcoming season.
The network is confidently banking on the return to production for many of its shows in time to get episodes filmed and edited by September.
Either they’re being very optimistic or they know something we don’t.
CBS added your favorite TV shows like NCIS, Survivor, Young Sheldon, All Rise, Mom and Blue Bloods to the schedule.
Other networks took precautions with their fall lineups offering fool-proof programming; FOX is betting heavily on the return of football and animated series while The CW has acquired rights to pre-produced shows that will take the place of their vast original programming. All FOX and The CW scripted dramas will premiere in 2021 as part of the midseason slate.
CBS pushed Silence of the Lambs sequel series Clarice to its midseason along with S.W.A.T. and Undercover Boss.
Check out the CBS 2020 fall lineup below:
MONDAY
8 pm The Neighborhood
8:30 pm Bob Hearts Abishola
9 pm All Rise
10 pm Bull
TUESDAY
8 pm NCIS
9 pm FBI
10 pm FBI: Most Wanted
WEDNESDAY
8 pm Survivor
9 pm The Amazing Race
10 pm SEAL Team
THURSDAY
8 pm Young Sheldon
8:30 pm B POSITIVE
9 pm Mom
9:30 pm The Unicorn
10 pm Evil
FRIDAY
8 pm MacGyver
9 pm Magnum P.I.
10 pm Blue Bloods
SATURDAY
8 pm Crimetime Saturday (drama series encores)
9 pm Crimetime Saturday (drama series encores)
10 pm 48 Hours
SUNDAY
7 pm 60 Minutes
8 pm THE EQUALIZER
9 pm NCIS: Los Angeles
10 pm: NCIS: New Orleans
Previously cancelled CBS shows include: Broke, Carol’s Second Act, God Friended Me, Man With a Plan and Tommy
The coronavirus pandemic has affected the television landscape more than we’d like to admit.
Since mid-March, most TV show productions have been shuttered due to the outbreak, and with things so uncertain, it’s unclear when shows will begin filming again.
Naturally, this affects the upcoming season.
Many networks have been improvising with FOX revealing a 2020-2021 lineup that revolves heavily around NFL (pending the season returns on time) and animated shows.
Now, The CW has made a bold move and unveiled their fall 2020-2021 schedule, which reveals that most of its scripted dramas will be pushed back until the spring 2021 TV season.
The network is filling the schedule with completed series’ and streaming shows like Swamp Thing and Tell Me a Story, acquired from DC Universe and CBS All Access, respectively, to fill in the gaps. International shows Dead Pixels and Coroner will also fill out the schedule.
The only new series airing will be the final episodes, which were finalized prior to COVID-19, of Supernatural.
Peep the schedule below:
All scripted dramas including Riverdale, Nancy Drew, Batwoman, Legacies, and more will be held until January 2021. This include new series orders for Superman and Louis and Jared Padelecki’s Walker, Texas Ranger spinoff.
This means that Supergirl, Dynasty, Roswell, New Mexico, and Katy Keene (pending a season 2 order) will likely be held till the spring TV season likely debuting sometime in May.
Check out that schedule below:
Sunday:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
The Arrowverse spinoff Green Arrow and the Canaries and an untitled The 100 prequel are awaiting a decision.
The CW also ordered the Kung Fu reboot and The Republic of Sarah.
MONDAY
8 pm L.A.’S FINEST
9 pm NEXT
TUESDAY
8 pm Cosmos: Possible Worlds
9 pm FILTHY RICH
WEDNESDAY
8 pm The Masked Singer
9 pm MasterChef Junior
THURSDAY
8 pm Thursday Night Football
FRIDAY
8 pm WWE’s SmackDown Live
SATURDAY
8 pm Fox Sports Saturday
SUNDAY
8 pm The Simpsons
8:30 pm Bless the Hearts
9 pm Bob’s Burgers
9:30 pm Family Guy
Keep track of all shows that have been renewed/ canceled right here!
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