2026 TV Premiere Dates: A Complete Guide For New & Returning Shows
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Published Aug 5, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT
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With the number of streaming platforms, cable channels, and traditional broadcast networks, there is never a shortage of new TV shows, and the same can be said for what's premiering in 2026. Whether you are looking for brand-new releases or shows returning in 2026, there's something for everyone. You name it — crime dramas, procedurals, sports programming, superhero spinoffs, sitcoms, animated series, sci-fi thrillers, awards shows.
The second half of 2026, specifically, will see the return of massive streaming hits, such as Ted Lasso, Reacher, and MobLand. There will also be new seasons of fantasy epics, like The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and Percy Jackson and the Olympians, both of which are returning in 2026 for their third seasons. Of course, we can't bring up upcoming fantasy shows without mentioning HBO's Harry Potter making its debut in December.
In an effort to keep the TV-obsessed in the loop with 2026's TV premiere dates, ScreenRant put together a full guide of what's releasing for the rest of the year (and beyond). The calendar list, which features titles from across all platforms, networks, and genres, will be frequently updated as more release dates are announced. To note, everything included in the list is based on US release dates.
August 2026 TV Release Dates
Sunday, August 2
Lioness season 3 (Paramount+)
The Librarians: The Next Chapter season 2 (TNT)
Monday, August 3
Futurama season 14 (Hulu)
Tuesday, August 4
Betrayal (Hulu)
Wizards Beyond Waverly Place season 3 (Disney Channel/Disney+)
Hard Knows: Training Camp with the Seattle Seahawks (HBO/HBO Max)
Special Ops True (Paramount+)
Das Boot season 2 (MHz Choice)
Wednesday, August 5
Ted Lasso season 4 (Apple TV)
Sterling Point (Prime Video)
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Netflix)
Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy (Netflix)
Let's Marry Harry (Netflix)
Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi (Disney+)
The Shards (FX/Hulu)
The Challenge: Cutthroat (Paramount+)
The Hardacres (BritBox)
Thursday, August 6
My Life With the Walter Boys season 3 (Netflix)
Monsters of God (HBO/HBO Max)
D.O.P.E. Unit (ALLBLK)
Friday, August 7
Alley Cats (Netflix)
Anna Pigeon (USA)
Sunday, August 9
The Chosen in the Wild With Bear Grylls (Prime Video)
The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th (Bravo/Peacock)
Monday, August 10
Somebody Knows Something (Freeform/Hulu)
Tuesday, August 11
Mourinho (Netflix)
Wednesday, August 12
Conversations With a Killer: The Charles Manson Tapes (Netflix)
Reacher season 4 (Prime Video)
Women in Blue (Apple TV)
Thursday, August 13
My Brilliant Career (Netflix)
Tires season 3 (Netflix)
Sunday, August 16
Lanterns (HBO/HBO Max)
Monday, August 17
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 18 (FX/FXX/Hulu)
Wednesday, August 19
Love Is Blind: UK (Netflix)
Average Joe (Paramount+)
Lion (Nat Geo/Disney+)
The Wall (NBC)
Thursday, August 20
Outer Banks season 5 (Netflix)
Friday, August 21
Conan O'Brien Must Go season 3 (HBO Max)
9/11 Reunited (Nat Geo/Disney+)
The Girls: A Khloé Kardashian Project (Hulu)
The Dynasty: UConn Huskies (Apple TV)
Saturday, August 22
The Run for a Million (CBS/Paramount+)
Sunday, August 23
The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only LIVE (AMC+)
Tuesday, August 25
Jeopardy! Masters (ABC)
The Good Ship Murder (BritBox)
Wednesday, August 26
The Simpsons: Yellow Mirror (Disney+)
Miss Teen USA (The CW)
Thursday, August 27
Leanne season 2 (Netflix)
Beauty in Black season 3 (Netflix)
Adults season 2 (FXX/Hulu)
The Undeclared War (Peacock)
Miss USA (The CW)
Friday, August 28
Dark Matter season 2 (Apple TV)
Saturday, August 29
Saturday Night College Football (ABC)
Sunday, August 30
The Robot Chicken Adult Swim Special (Adult Swim/HBO Max)
September 2026 TV Release Dates
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Wednesday, September 2
LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian (Disney+)
Thursday, September 3
The Gentlemen season 2 (Netflix)
Chad Powers season 2 (Hulu)
Friday, September 4
Earle Meets World (Netflix)
Fox College Football Friday (Fox)
Saturday, September 5
Big Ten Saturday Night (NBC/Peacock)
Sunday, September 6
Marble Hall Murders (PBS)
The Marlow Murder Club (PBS)
Tuesday, September 8
The Drop: A Snowfall Saga (FX/Hulu)
The Real Housewives of New York City (Bravo)
Wednesday, September 9
Last Seen (Apple TV)
The Paper season 2 (Peacock)
NFL Kickoff (NBC/Peacock)
Thursday, September 10
Crew Girl (Netflix)
Colin From Accounts season 3 (Paramount+)
Sunday, September 13
High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam (TNT)
60 Minutes (CBS)
Football Night in America (NBC)
Sunday Night Football (NBC/Peacock)
Monday, September 14
Monday Night Football (ABC/ESPN)
78th Primetime Emmy Awards (NBC/Peacock)
Tuesday, September 15
Agatha Christie's Tommy & Tuppence (BritBox)
The Creep Tapes season 3 (Shudder/AMC+)
Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
R.J. Decker season 2 (ABC)
Wednesday, September 16
Neagley (Prime Video)
Slow Horses season 6 (Apple TV)
South Park season 29 (Comedy Central/Paramount+)
Thursday, September 17
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story (Netflix)
The Traitors: New Blood (NBC/Peacock)
Friday, September 18
MobLand season 2 (Paramount+)
Outlander: Blood of My Blood season 2 (Starz)
Monday, September 21
Line of Fire (NBC/Peacock)
The Voice (NBC/Peacock)
Tuesday, September 22
Best Medicine season 2 (Fox)
Doc season 3 (Fox)
Wednesday, September 23
Wonka's The Golden Ticket (Netflix)
Brothers (Apple TV)
Survivor (CBS)
Thursday, September 24
A Different World (Netflix)
American Horror Story season 13 (FX/Hulu)
Hell's Kitchen (Fox)
Special Forces: World's Toughest Test (Fox)
Friday, September 25
S.W.A.T. Exiles (Starz)
20/20 (ABC)
Dateline (NBC/Peacock)
Saturday, September 26
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Sunday, September 27
America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
2026 MTV Video Music Awards (CBS/MTV)
The Simpsons season 28 (Fox)
Animal Control season 5 (Fox)
Universal Basic Guys season 3 (Fox)
Grimsburg season 3 (Fox)
Tuesday, September 29
LEGO One Piece (Netflix)
Wednesday, September 30
Scrubs season 11 (ABC)
Shark Tank (ABC)
The Amazing Race (CBS)
October 2026 TV Release Dates
Sunday, October 4
Marshals season 2 (CBS/Paramount+)
Tracker season 4 (CBS/Paramount+)
Monday, October 5
FBI season 9 (CBS)
CIA season 2 (CBS)
Harlan Coben's Final Twist (CBS)
Tuesday, October 6
Bass x Machina (Netflix)
NCIS season 24 (CBS)
NCIS: New York (CBS)
NCIS: Origins season 3 (CBS)
Wednesday, October 7
Carrie (Prime Video)
Abbott Elementary season 6 (ABC)
Chicago Med season 12 (NBC)
Chicago Fire season 15 (NBC)
Chicago P.D. season 14 (NBC)
Thursday, October 8
Below (Netflix)
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage season 3 (CBS)
Eternally Yours (CBS)
Elsbeth season 4 (CBS)
Cupertino (CBS)
Law & Order season 26 (NBC)
Law & Order: SVU season 28 (NBC)
Friday, October 9
Avatar: Seven Havens (Paramount+)
Sheriff Country season 2 (CBS)
Fire Country season 5 (CBS)
Boston Blue season 2 (CBS)
Saturday, October 10
48 Hours (CBS)
Wednesday, October 14
Helluva Boss season 3 (Prime Video)
VisionQuest (Disney+)
NOVA: Evolution (PBS)
Thursday, October 15
Crystal Lake (Peacock)
9-1-1 season 10 (ABC)
9-1-1: Nashville season 2 (ABC)
Grey's Anatomy season 23 (ABC)
Sunday, October 18
Maigret (PBS)
The Gold (PBS)
Wednesday, October 21
The Terminal List season 2 (Prime Video)
Friday, October 23
Lupin season 4 (Netflix)
Happy's Place season 3 (NBC)
Newlyweds (NBC)
Thursday, October 29
Ghosts Halloween Special (CBS)
Friday, October 30
Nocturne (Apple TV)
November 2026 TV Release Dates
Monday, November 2
St. Denis Medical season 3 (NBC)
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins season 2 (NBC)
Wednesday, November 4
The Greatest (Prime Video)
Tuesday, November 10
We Chose to Go to the Moon (PBS)
Wednesday, November 11
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 3 (Prime Video)
Thursday, November 12
The Good Daughter (Peacock)
Saturday, November 14
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (CBS/Nickelodeon)
Sunday, November 15
The Chosen season 6 (Prime Video)
Monday, November 16
Crime and Punishment in America (PBS)
Friday, November 20
Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 3 (Disney+)
Wednesday, November 25
Blade Runner 2099 (Prime Video)
Thursday, November 26
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
December 2026 TV Release Dates
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Thursday, December 10
Ghosts Holiday Special (CBS)
NBC 100th Anniversary Special (NBC)
Friday, December 25
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (HBO/HBO Max)
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