This article gives a list of United States network television schedules including prime time (since 1946), daytime (since 1947), late night (since 1950), overnight (since 2020), morning (since 2021), and afternoon (since 2021). The variously three to six larger commercial American television networks each has its schedule which is altered each year (and usually more frequently), and the introductions and relevant articles provide a comprehensive review for each year, from the 1946 season to the present.
Public broadcasting in the United States has often been more decentralized, and less likely to have a single network feed appear across most of the country (though some latter-day public networks such as World Channel and Create have had more in-pattern clearance than National Educational Television or its successor PBS have had). Also, local stations can and have deviated occasionally or frequently from commercial network schedules for a variety of reasons.
1940s 1940–41 No primetime scheduleduring these years No daytime scheduleduring these years No late night scheduleduring these years 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 Prime time 1947–48 Prime time Daytime 1948–49 Prime time Daytime 1949–50 Prime time Daytime
1950s 1950–51 Prime time Daytime No late night scheduleduring these years 1951–52 Prime time Daytime 1952–53 Prime time Daytime 1953–54 Prime time Daytime 1954–55 Prime time Daytime Late night 1955–56 Prime time Daytime Late night 1956–57 Prime time Daytime Late night 1957–58 Prime time Daytime Late night 1958–59 Prime time Daytime Late night 1959–60 Prime time Daytime Late night
1960s 1960–61 Prime time Daytime Late night 1961–62 Prime time Daytime Late night 1962–63 Prime time Daytime Late night 1963–64 Prime time Daytime Late night 1964–65 Prime time Daytime Late night 1965–66 Prime time Daytime Late night 1966–67 Prime time Daytime Late night 1967–68 Prime time Daytime Late night 1968–69 Prime time Daytime Late night 1969–70 Prime time Daytime Late night
1970s 1970–71 Prime time Daytime Late night 1971–72 Prime time Daytime Late night 1972–73 Prime time Daytime Late night 1973–74 Prime time Daytime Late night 1974–75 Prime time Daytime Late night 1975–76 Prime time Daytime Late night 1976–77 Prime time Daytime Late night 1977–78 Prime time Daytime Late night 1978–79 Prime time Daytime Late night 1979–80 Prime time Daytime Late night
1980s 1980–81 Prime time Daytime Late night 1981–82 Prime time Daytime Late night 1982–83 Prime time Daytime Late night 1983–84 Prime time Daytime Late night 1984–85 Prime time Daytime Late night 1985–86 Prime time Daytime Late night 1986–87 Prime time Daytime Late night 1987–88 Prime time Daytime Late night 1988–89 Prime time Daytime Late night 1989–90 Prime time Daytime Late night
1990s 1990–91 Prime time Daytime Late night 1991–92 Prime time Daytime Late night 1992–93 Prime time Daytime Late night 1993–94 Prime time Daytime Late night 1994–95 Prime time Daytime Late night 1995–96 Prime time Daytime Late night 1996–97 Prime time Daytime Late night 1997–98 Prime time Daytime Late night 1998–99 Prime time Daytime Late night 1999–2000 Prime time Daytime Late night
2000s 2000–01 Prime time Daytime Late night 2001–02 Prime time Daytime Late night 2002–03 Prime time Daytime Late night 2003–04 Prime time Daytime Late night 2004–05 Prime time Daytime Late night 2005–06 Prime time Daytime Late night 2006–07 Prime time Daytime Late night 2007–08 Prime time Daytime Late night 2008–09 Prime time Daytime Late night 2009–10 Prime time Daytime Late night
2010s 2010–11 Prime time Daytime Late night 2011–12 Prime time Daytime Late night 2012–13 Prime time Daytime Late night 2013–14 Prime time Daytime Late night 2014–15 Prime time Daytime Late night 2015–16 Prime time Daytime Late night 2016–17 Prime time Daytime Late night 2017–18 Prime time Daytime Late night 2018–19 Prime time Daytime Late night 2019–20 Prime time Daytime Late night
2020s 2020–21 Prime timeDaytime Late night Overnight 2021–22 Prime time Morning Afternoon Late night Overnight2022–23 Prime time Morning Daytime Late night Overnight2023–24 Prime time Morning Daytime Late night Overnight2024–25 Prime time Morning Daytime Late night Overnight2025–26 Prime time Morning Daytime Late night Overnight2026–27 Prime time Morning Daytime Late night Overnight