2024–25 United States network television schedule (daytime) explained
The 2024–25 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 2024 to August 2025. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning and cancelled shows from the 2023–24 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 MyNetworkTV and Ion Television as their schedules are composed mainly of syndicated reruns.
The CW and Fox are not included on the weekday schedule as they only air afternoon programming (in the form of sports content) during weekends.
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. 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
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.
- ABC stations have the option of airing GMA 3: What You Need To Know anytime between Noon and 2 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
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 College Football on CBS airs a 3:30 p.m. ET game. All other time zones air the program.
Sunday
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 single 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 single 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 single game, must air a late single 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
Returning series:
CBS
Returning series:
New series:
Returning series:
New series:
Fox
Returning series:
NBC
Returning series:
Renewals and cancellations
Series renewals
ABC
CBS
- NFL on CBS—Renewed through the 2032–33 season on March 18, 2021.[22]
- The Young and the Restless—Renewed through the 2027–28 season on February 27, 2024.[23]
Fox
- Fox NFL—Renewed through the 2032–33 season on March 18, 2021.[22]
Cancellations
CBS
- The Talk—It was announced on April12, 2024 that season fifteen would be its last the series will conclude on December 20th 2024.[24]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Cordero. Rosy. CBS Daytime Soap Beyond The Gates Sets Premiere Date. Deadline Hollywood. November 12, 2024. November 12, 2024.
- Web site: World News Tonight With David Muir . . September 22, 2024.
- Web site: Watch GMA3: What You Need to Know TV Show. ABC. September 22, 2024.
- Web site: COLLEGE FOOTBALL SPECIAL (ABC). The Futon Critic. September 22, 2024.
- Web site: SATURDAY NIGHT COLLEGE FOOTBALL (ABC). The Futon Critic. September 22, 2024.
- Web site: Watch General Hospital TV Show. ABC. September 22, 2024.
- News: The Bold and the Beautiful: Will there be more seasons? Know all about the renewal status. The Economic Times. May 4, 2024.
- Web site: CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell. CBS. September 22, 2024.
- Web site: Swift. Andy. April 12, 2024. The Talk Ending With Season 15 at CBS. TVLine.
- Web site: The Young And The Restless Renewed For Four More Seasons. Rice. Lynette. Deadline Hollywood. February 27, 2024.
- Web site: Rice. Lynette. April 15, 2024. CBS Orders 'The Gates' To Series; Daytime Sudser That Centers On A Black Family To Debut In January. Deadline Hollywood.
- The CW Network Announces Its Seven-Night Primetime Schedule for 2024-2025. The CW. The Futon Critic. May 16, 2024.
- The CW Network to Broadcast Pac-12 Football Games to a National Audience in 2024. The CW. The Futon Critic. May 14, 2024.
- The CW Network and NASCAR Announce Full Schedule for 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series. The CW. The Futon Critic. August 29, 2024.
- Web site: CFB ON FOX (FOX) . . September 22, 2024.
- Web site: A.J.. Katz. NBC to Launch Daytime National News Program in Former Days of Our Lives Timeslot. August 3, 2022. Adweek.
- Web site: NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt. NBC. September 22, 2024.
- Web site: BIG TEN SATURDAY NIGHT (NBC) . . September 22, 2024.
- News: NBC Retains Rights to Premier League in Six-Year Deal. Sandomir. Richard. August 10, 2015. The New York Times. 0362-4331.
- 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.
- Web site: Steinberg . Brian . 2022-05-17 . Disney Strikes Deal to Put XFL on ESPN, FX, ABC . 2022-05-17 . Variety . en-US.
- Web site: NFL Announces New Broadcast Deals Running Through 2033 Season. NFL. March 18, 2021.
- Web site: The Young And The Restless Renewed For Four More Seasons. Rice. Lynette. Deadline Hollywood. February 27, 2024. February 27, 2024.
- Web site: The Talk Renewed For 15th And Final Season, Sets December 20th 2024 End Date On CBS. Rice. Lynette. Deadline Hollywood. April 12, 2024.
