2023–24 United States network television schedule (daytime) explained

The 2023–24 afternoon network television schedule for the four major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend afternoon hours from September 2023 to August 2024. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning and cancelled shows from the 2022–23 season. The daytime schedules for the four major networks that offer afternoon programming are expected to remain consistent with the prior television season.

Affiliates fill time periods not occupied by network programs with local or syndicated programming. PBS – which offers daytime programming through a children's program block, PBS Kids – is not included, as its member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Also not included are The CW and MyNetworkTV (as the programming services do not offer daytime programs of any kind except for CW Sports) and Ion Television (as its schedule is composed mainly of syndicated reruns).

Fox is not included on the weekday schedule as it only airs afternoon programming (in the form of sports content) during weekends.

Please note that the schedules for the networks are affected by the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes.

Schedule

• New series are highlighted in bold.
• All times correspond to U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time scheduling (except for some live sports or events). Except where affiliates slot certain programs outside their network-dictated timeslots, subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska, and Hawaii-Aleutian times.
• Local schedules may differ, as affiliates have the option to pre-empt or delay network programs.^[1] Such scheduling may be limited to preemptions caused by local or national breaking news or weather coverage (which may force stations to tape delay certain programs in overnight timeslots or defer them to a co-operated station or digital subchannel in their regular timeslot) and any major sports events scheduled to air in a weekday timeslot (mainly during major holidays). Stations may air shows at other times at their preference.
• All sporting events air live in all time zones in U.S. Eastern time, with local programming by affiliates in western time zones after game completion.

Weekdays

Network	Noon	12:30 p.m.	1:00 p.m.	1:30 p.m.	2:00 p.m.	2:30 p.m.	3:00 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	4:00 p.m.	4:30 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	5:30 p.m.	6:00 p.m.	6:30 p.m.	7:00 p.m.	7:30 p.m.
ABC	Local and/or syndicated programming		^[2]		General Hospital ^[3]		Local and/or syndicated programming							ABC World News Tonight^[4]	Local and/or syndicated programming
CBS	Local and/or syndicated programming	The Young and the Restless		The Bold and the Beautiful	The Talk									CBS Evening News
NBC	NBC News Daily		Local and/or syndicated programming											NBC Nightly News^[5]

Notes:

• ABC stations have the option of airing General Hospital at 2:00 or 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time, depending on the station's choice of feed.
• Depending on their choice of feed, CBS stations have the option of airing Let's Make a Deal at either 10:00 a.m. or 3:00 p.m. Eastern (airtime adjusted by time zone), and/or The Young and the Restless at 11:00 or 11:30 a.m. local time (in the Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones).
• NBC News Daily airs live every hour from noon until 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and NBC stations have the option to choose which hour they carry.

Saturday

Network		Noon	12:30 p.m.	1:00 p.m.	1:30 p.m.	2:00 p.m.	2:30 p.m.	3:00 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	4:00 p.m.	4:30 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	5:30 p.m.	6:00 p.m.	6:30 p.m.	7:00 p.m.	7:30 p.m.
ABC	Fall	ESPN College Football on ABC^[6]														College Football Scoreboard	ESPN Saturday Night Football on ABC^[7]
	Winter	Local and/or syndicated programming	ABC Hockey Saturday Pregame	ABC Hockey Saturday										Local and/or syndicated programming	ABC World News Tonight	Local and/or syndicated programming
CBS	Fall	Local, syndicated and/or CBS Sports programming						College Football Today	College Football on CBS
	Winter	College Basketball on CBS												Local and/or syndicated programming	CBS Weekend News
	Spring	Local, syndicated and/or CBS Sports programming						PGA Tour on CBS
Fox	Fall	Fox College Football ^[8]
	Winter	Fox College Hoops
	Spring	Local, syndicated programming						Fox Sports programming								Baseball Night in America
NBC	Fall	Local and/or syndicated programming	Premier League on NBC^[9]				NBC Sports programming									College Football on NBC Pre Game	College Football on NBC^[10]
	Winter						Golf Channel on NBC							Local and/or syndicated programming	NBC Nightly News	Local and/or syndicated programming

Notes:

• To comply with FCC educational programming regulations, stations may defer certain programs featured in their respective network's E/I program blocks to determined weekend late morning or afternoon time periods if a sporting event is not scheduled in the timeslot or in place of paid programming that would otherwise be scheduled.
• Airtimes of sporting events may vary depending on the offerings scheduled for that weekend.
• NBC Nightly News will only air in the Eastern and Central time zones during fall if Notre Dame Football on NBC airs a 2:30 p.m. ET game (all other time zones will either air the program live (if available) or otherwise preempted due to College Football on NBC).
• CBS Weekend News is preempted in the Eastern and Central time zones when SEC on CBS airs a 3:30 pm ET game, all other time zones air the program.

Sunday

Network		Noon	12:30 p.m.	1:00 p.m.	1:30 p.m.	2:00 p.m.	2:30 p.m.	3:00 p.m.	3:30 p.m.	4:00 p.m.	4:30 p.m.	5:00 p.m.	5:30 p.m.	6:00 p.m.	6:30 p.m.
ABC	Fall	Local and/or syndicated programming						WNBA on ABC^[11]				Local and/or syndicated programming			ABC World News Tonight
	Winter	Local and/or syndicated programming	NBA Countdown	NBA Sunday Showcase										Local and/or syndicated programming
CBS	Fall	The NFL Today		NFL on CBS ^[12]
	Winter	College Basketball on CBS												Local and/or syndicated programming	CBS Weekend News
	Spring	Local, syndicated and/or CBS Sports programming						PGA Tour on CBS
Fox	Fall	Fox NFL Sunday^[13]		Fox NFL
	Winter	Local, syndicated and/or Fox Sports programming					NASCAR RaceDay		NASCAR on Fox
	Spring	Local, syndicated programming				Fox Sports programming
NBC	Fall	Local and/or syndicated programming		NASCAR America		NASCAR on NBC^[14]								Local and/or syndicated programming	NBC Nightly News
	Winter	NBC Sports programming					Golf Channel on NBC

Notes:

• To comply with FCC educational programming regulations, stations may defer certain programs featured in their respective network's E/I program blocks to determined weekend late morning or afternoon time periods if a sporting event is not scheduled in the timeslot or in place of paid programming that would otherwise be scheduled.
• Airtimes of sporting events may vary depending on the offerings scheduled for that weekend.
• When CBS and/or Fox offer an early singleheader NFL game, a post-game show airs after the game from 4:30–5:00 p.m. ET (the length of which may vary depending on the timing of the early game's conclusion) with local, syndicated or non-NFL sports programming airing after from 5:00–7:00 p.m. ET. Meanwhile, when CBS and/or Fox offer a late singleheader NFL game, local, syndicated or non-NFL sports programming airs from 1:00–4:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. PT.
• CBS and Fox stations in the Pacific Time Zone receiving an NFL singleheader game, must air a late singleheader game, if possible.
• ABC, CBS and/or NBC stations may air their corresponding network's early evening newscast at 6:00 or 6:30 p.m. ET and PT/5:00 or 5:30 p.m. CT/MT, depending on the station's choice of feed.
• NBC Nightly News airs live in all time zones during Fall to avoid pre-emption due to the live airing of NBC Sunday Night Football.
• CBS Weekend News is preempted on the Eastern and Central time zones when NFL on CBS airs late NFL Games, all other time zones air the program.

By network

ABC

Returning series:

• ABC News
  • ABC World News Tonight
• ESPN on ABC
  • College Football Scoreboard
  • ESPN College Basketball on ABC
  • ESPN College Football on ABC
  • NBA Countdown^[15]
  • NBA Sunday Showcase^[15]
  • ABC Hockey Saturday
  • WNBA on ABC
  • UFL on ABC (was XFL in 2023)^[16]
• General Hospital
• The View

CBS

Returning series:

• The Bold and the Beautiful
• CBS Evening News
• CBS Sports
  • College Basketball on CBS^[17]
  • The NFL Today
  • NFL on CBS
  • PGA Tour on CBS
  • SEC on CBS/College Football on CBS^[18]
• The Talk
• The Young and the Restless^[19]

Fox

Returning series:

• Fox Sports
  • Fox College Football^[17]
  • Fox College Hoops^[20]
  • Fox NFL Sunday
  • NASCAR on Fox^[21]
  • NASCAR RaceDay

NBC

Returning series:

• NBC News
  • NBC News Daily
  • NBC Nightly News
• NBC Sports
  • Golf Channel on NBC
  • IndyCar on NBC^[22]
  • NASCAR America
  • NASCAR on NBC
  • Notre Dame Football on NBC
  • Premier League on NBC^[23]

Renewals and cancellations

Series renewals

ABC

• ABC Hockey Saturday—Renewed for an eleventh season on March 10, 2021; deal will into a fourteenth season in 2027.^[24]
• United Football League—Renewed for a fourth season on May 17, 2022; deal will into a sixth season in 2027.^[25]

CBS

• NFL on CBS/The NFL Today—Renewed through the 2032–33 season on March 18, 2021.^[26]
• The Talk—Renewed for a fifteenth and final season on April 12, 2024.^[27]
• The Young and the Restless—Renewed through the 2027–28 season on February 27, 2024.^[28]

Fox

• Fox NFL Sunday/Fox NFL—Renewed through the 2032–33 season on March 18, 2021.^[26]

NBC

Cancellations

CBS

• SEC on CBS—On December 20, 2019, CBS announced that it would not renew its agreement with the Southeastern Conference beyond the 2023 season.^{[29] [30]} The Big Ten Conference will replace the SEC in the time slot beginning in the 2024 season.^[31]

NBC

• USFL on NBC—On December 5, 2023, NBC announced it would opt out of the final year of its contract with the USFL, which ultimately merged with the XFL to form the United Football League later that month.^[32]

See also

• 2023–24 United States network television schedule (prime-time)
• 2023–24 United States network television schedule (morning)
• 2023–24 United States network television schedule (late night)
• 2023–24 United States network television schedule (overnight)

Sources

• Web site: ABC Daytime Schedule. Curt Alliaume. Curt Alliaume’s Utterly Irrelevant Web Site. https://web.archive.org/web/20071015122215/http://curtalliaume.com/abc_day.html. October 15, 2007.
• Web site: CBS Daytime Schedule. Curt Alliaume. Curt Alliaume’s Utterly Irrelevant Web Site. https://web.archive.org/web/20071015122235/http://curtalliaume.com/cbs_day.html. October 15, 2007.
• Web site: NBC Daytime Schedule. Curt Alliaume. Curt Alliaume’s Utterly Irrelevant Web Site. https://web.archive.org/web/20071012211242/http://curtalliaume.com/nbc_day.html. October 12, 2007.

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5. Web site: NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt - NBC.com . 2023-07-30 . NBC . en-US.
6. Web site: COLLEGE FOOTBALL SPECIAL. The Futon Critic.
7. Web site: SATURDAY NIGHT COLLEGE FOOTBALL (ABC). The Futon Critic.
8. Web site: CFB ON FOX (FOX). The Futon Critic.
9. Web site: NBC Sports Premier League schedule: Fixtures, how to watch, stream live. ProSoccerTalk NBC Sports. September 20, 2021.
10. Web site: BIG TEN SATURDAY NIGHT (NBC) . May 12, 2023 . The Futon Critic.
11. Web site: WNBA Scoreboard. ESPN.com.
12. Web site: NFL TV Schedule. Sports Media Watch.
13. Web site: FOX Broadcasting Company Full Episodes, Shows, Schedule . 2023-07-30 . FOX Broadcasting Company Full Episodes, Shows, Schedule . en.
14. Web site: NASCAR TV Schedule. Sports Media Watch.
15. Web site: NBA SPECIAL. The Futon Critic.
16. Web site: Steinberg . Brian . 2022-05-17 . Disney Strikes Deal to Put XFL on ESPN, FX, ABC . 2022-05-17 . Variety . en-US.
17. News: Big Ten formally announces six-year media rights deal with ESPN, FOX and CBS. Stubbs. Roman. July 24, 2017. Washington Post. 0190-8286.
18. News: Draper. Kevin. Blinder. Alan. 2020-12-10. SEC Reaches $3 Billion Deal With Disney, Drawing CBS Ties Toward an End. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-12-11. 0362-4331.
19. Web site: Low. Elaine. 'The Young and the Restless' Renewed Through 2024. Variety. January 30, 2020.
20. Web site: SBJ Media: PGA Tour, Mountain West Get New Rights Deals. Ourand. John. Sports Business Daily. December 16, 2019.
21. Web site: Cushnan. David. Fox extends NASCAR broadcast deal until 2024. SportsPro. August 2, 2013.
22. INDYCAR AND NBC SPORTS AGREE TO MULTI-YEAR MEDIA RIGHTS EXTENSION. NBCUniversal. July 20, 2021.
23. News: NBC Retains Rights to Premier League in Six-Year Deal. Sandomir. Richard. August 10, 2015. The New York Times. 0362-4331.
24. Web site: Pedersen. Erik. NHL & ESPN/ABC Confirm Seven-Year TV Deal Including 1,000-Plus Streamed Games Per Season. Deadline Hollywood. March 10, 2021.
25. Web site: Steinberg . Brian . 2022-05-17 . Disney Strikes Deal to Put XFL on ESPN, FX, ABC . 2022-05-17 . Variety . en-US.
26. Web site: NFL Announces New Broadcast Deals Running Through 2033 Season. NFL. March 18, 2021.
27. Web site: The Talk Renewed For 15th And Final Season, Sets December End Date On CBS. Rice. Lynette. Deadline Hollywood. April 12, 2024.
28. Web site: The Young And The Restless Renewed For Four More Seasons. Rice. Lynette. Deadline Hollywood. February 27, 2024. February 27, 2024.
29. Web site: SEC Football Leaving CBS After 2023, Likely For ESPN/ABC. Sports Business Daily. December 21, 2019.
30. Web site: Report: SEC closing in on 'US$300m-a-year' ESPN broadcast deal. SportsPro Media. January 9, 2020.
31. Web site: Bucholtz . Andrew . 2022-08-18 . Big Ten announces deals with Fox, CBS, NBC, including championship game splits . 2022-08-18 . Awful Announcing . en-US.
32. Web site: NBC won't carry USFL, XFL games. Sports Business Journal . 5 December 2023 . en-US.