The 2011–12 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers prime time hours from September 2011 through August 2012. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2010–11 season.
NBC was the first to announce its fall schedule on May 15, 2011, followed by Fox on May 16, ABC on May 17, CBS on May 18 and The CW on May 19, 2011.
The CW was the first to announce their midseason schedule on November 2, 2011, followed by CBS and NBC on November 14, 2011, ABC on November 18, 2011, and Fox on December 1, 2011.
PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. MyNetworkTV is also not included since its programming comprises syndicated reruns, with limited original programming. The CW is not included on weekends, when it does not offer network programming. Ion Television primarily airs syndicated reruns, along with new episodes of Flashpoint.
New series are highlighted in bold.
All times are U.S. Eastern Time and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central and Mountain times.
From July 27 to August 12, 2012, all of NBC's primetime programming was preempted in favor of coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported on TimBrooks.net/Ratings
Legend
Sunday Network7:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.8:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.ABC FallAmerica's Funniest Home VideosOnce Upon a Time Desperate Housewives Pan Am Winter SpringGCB SummerSecret MillionaireExtreme Makeover: Weight Loss EditionCBS Fall60 Minutes The Amazing RaceThe Good Wife CSI: Miami WinterUndercover Boss Late winterThe Amazing Race SpringNYC 22 SummerBig Brother3The Mentalist Late summerVarious programmingFox FallFox NFLThe OTThe Simpsons The Cleveland ShowFamily GuyAmerican Dad!Local programming Mid-fallThe Cleveland Show Allen Gregory WinterBob's Burgers Napoleon Dynamite SpringThe Simpsons Bob's Burgers SummerAmerican Dad! Mid-summerThe Simpsons Family Guy NBC FallFootball Night in AmericaNBC Sunday Night Football WinterDateline NBCVarious movies and specials SpringDateline NBCHarry's LawThe Apprentice SummerVarious programing
Monday Network8:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.ABC FallDancing with the Stars Castle Late fallHoliday SpecialsYou Deserve It WinterThe Bachelor SpringDancing with the Stars SummerThe BacheloretteThe Glass House Mid-summerBachelor PadCBS How I Met Your Mother2 Broke Girls Two and a Half Men Mike & Molly Hawaii Five-0 The CW FallGossip GirlHart of DixieLocal programming Winter Spring SummerThe CatalinaVarious programmingFox FallTerra NovaHouse WinterHouseAlcatraz SpringBonesHouse SummerHell's KitchenMasterChef Late summerHotel HellHell's KitchenNBC FallThe Sing-OffThe Playboy Club Mid-fallRock Center with Brian Williams WinterWho's Still Standing?Fear Factor Mid-winterThe Voice Smash Spring SummerVarious programmingAmerican Ninja WarriorGrimm Late summerStars Earn Stripes
Tuesday Network8:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.ABC FallLast Man StandingMan Up!Dancing with the Stars Body of Proof Late fallEncore programming Winter Work ItWife Swap Mid-winterLast Man Standing Late winterCougar TownThe River SpringDancing with the Stars Mid-springPrivate Practice SummerWipeoutTrust Us with Your LifeNY Med Mid-summerEncore programmingCBSNCIS NCIS: Los Angeles Unforgettable The CW Fall90210RingerLocal programming Winter SpringThe L.A. Complex SummerEncore programmingFox FallGleeNew GirlRaising Hope Winter Late winterRaising Hope I Hate My Teenage DaughterBreaking In SpringRaising Hope Mid-springGleeRaising Hope Late springNew Girl SummerHell's KitchenMasterChefNBC FallThe Biggest LoserParenthood WinterSpecial programmingThe Biggest Loser Mid-winterThe Biggest LoserParenthood SpringFashion Star Mid-springThe Biggest LoserThe Voice SummerAmerica's Got Talent Love in the Wild Mid-summerEncore programming
Wednesday Network8:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.ABC FallThe MiddleSuburgatoryModern Family Happy EndingsRevenge Winter Spring Don't Trust the B— in Apartment 23 SummerHappy Endings Don't Trust the B— in Apartment 23 Modern Family Mid-summerModern Family Final Witness Late summerSuburgatory Encore programmingCBS FallSurvivor: South PacificCriminal Minds CSI: Crime Scene Investigation WinterVarious programming Late winterSurvivor: One World Spring SummerDogs in the City Mid-summerBig BrotherThe CW FallH8RAmerica's Next Top ModelLocal programming Mid-fallEncore programming WinterOne Tree HillRemodeled Late winterAmerica's Next Top Model SpringEncore programming SummerOh Sit!Supernatural Fox FallThe X Factor Late fallThe X Factor I Hate My Teenage Daughter WinterEncore programmingMobbed Mid-winterAmerican Idol Spring SummerSo You Think You Can DanceNBC FallUp All Night Free AgentsHarry's LawLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit Mid-fallWhitney Late fallUp All Night WinterWhitneyAre You There, Chelsea? Late winterRock Center with Brian Williams SpringBentRock Center with Brian Williams Mid-spring Betty White's Off Their Rockers Best Friends ForeverRock Center with Brian WilliamsLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit Late springBetty White's Off Their Rockers SummerVarious programmingAmerica's Got Talent
Thursday Network8:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.ABC FallCharlie's AngelsGrey's Anatomy Private Practice Late fallEncore programming WinterWipeout SpringMissing Mid-springScandal SummerDuetsRookie Blue Mid-summerDuetsWipeout Late summerWipeoutCBS FallThe Big Bang Theory How to Be a GentlemanPerson of Interest The Mentalist Mid-fall Rules of Engagement WinterRob Spring Rules of Engagement SummerTwo and a Half Men Big Brother3 Late summerEncore programmingThe CW FallThe Vampire DiariesThe Secret CircleLocal programming Winter Spring SummerThe Next: Fame Is at Your DoorstepBreaking PointeFox FallThe X Factor Mid-fallThe X Factor Bones WinterAmerican Idol The Finder SpringTouch SummerTake Me OutThe Choice Mid-summerEncore programmingNBC Fall CommunityParks and RecreationThe Office WhitneyPrime Suspect Winter30 RockUp All NightThe Firm SpringAwake Mid-springCommunity30 Rock Late spring Parks and Recreation SummerVarious programmingSaving HopeRock Center with Brian Williams
Friday Network8:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.ABC FallExtreme Makeover: Home Edition20/20 WinterShark TankPrimetime Spring SummerEncore programming20/20CBS FallA Gifted ManCSI: NYBlue Bloods WinterUndercover BossA Gifted Man SpringCSI: NY SummerThe CWNikitaSupernaturalLocal programmingFox FallKitchen NightmaresFringe Winter SpringThe Finder SummerNBC FallChuckGrimmDateline NBC WinterWho Do You Think You Are? Spring SummerEncore programmingDateline NBC Mid-summerGrimmDateline NBC
Saturday Network8:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.ABC FallESPN Saturday Night Football WinterABC Saturday Movie of the Week Spring SummerCBS FallComedytime Saturday Crimetime Saturday 48 Hours Mid-fallComedytime Saturday How to Be a Gentleman Follow-upComedytime Saturday Winter SpringComedytime SaturdayHow to Be a Gentleman SummerNYC 22 Late summerCrimetime SaturdayFox Fall COPSCOPS Terra Nova Local programming WinterQ'Viva! The Chosen SpringFox Sports programming Late springBaseball Night in America SummerCOPS COPS Mobbed NBC FallEncore programming WinterEncore programmingThe FirmEncore programming SpringEscape Routes Mid-springEncore programming SummerVarious programmingThe Firm Mid-summerVarious programming
By network ABC
Returning series 20/20 ABC Saturday Movie of the Week America's Funniest Home Videos The Bachelor Bachelor Pad The Bachelorette Body of Proof Castle Cougar Town Dancing with the Stars Desperate Housewives Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Grey's Anatomy Happy Endings The Middle Modern Family Primetime Primetime: What Would You Do? Private Practice Saturday Night Football Shark Tank Wife Swap Wipeout
New series Charlie's Angels Don't Trust the B— in Apartment 23 * Duets * Final Witness * GCB * The Glass House * Last Man Standing Man Up! Missing * NY Med * Once Upon a Time Pan Am Revenge The River * Scandal * Suburgatory Trust Us with Your Life * Work It * You Deserve It
Not returning from 2010–11: 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show Better with You Brothers & Sisters Combat Hospital Detroit 1-8-7 Expedition Impossible Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Mr. Sunshine My Generation No Ordinary Family Off the Map Skating with the Stars Supernanny Take the Money and Run V The Whole Truth
CBS
Returning series 48 Hours 60 Minutes The Amazing Race The Big Bang Theory Blue Bloods Criminal Minds CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Miami CSI: NY The Good Wife Hawaii Five-0 How I Met Your Mother The Mentalist Mike & Molly NCIS NCIS: Los Angeles Rules of Engagement Survivor Two and a Half Men Undercover Boss
New series 2 Broke Girls 3 * Dogs in the City * A Gifted Man How to Be a Gentleman NYC 22 * Person of Interest ¡Rob! * Unforgettable
Not returning from 2010–11: $#*! My Dad Says CHAOS Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior The Defenders Flashpoint (moved to Ion Television) Live to Dance Mad Love Medium
The CW
Returning series 90210 America's Next Top Model Gossip Girl Nikita One Tree Hill Supernatural The Vampire Diaries
New series Breaking Pointe * The Catalina * H8R Hart of Dixie The L.A. Complex * The Next: Fame Is at Your Doorstep * Oh Sit! * Remodeled * Ringer The Secret Circle
Not returning from 2010–11: Hellcats Life Unexpected Shedding for the Wedding Smallville
Fox
Returning series American Dad! American Idol Bob's Burgers Bones Breaking In The Cleveland Show Cops Family Guy Fringe Glee Hell's Kitchen House Kitchen Nightmares MasterChef Mobbed NFL on Fox Raising Hope The Simpsons So You Think You Can Dance
New series Alcatraz * Allen Gregory * Baseball Night in America * The Choice * The Finder * I Hate My Teenage Daughter Hotel Hell * Napoleon Dynamite * New Girl Q'Viva! The Chosen * Take Me Out * Terra Nova Touch * The X Factor
Not returning from 2010–11: America's Most Wanted (moved to Lifetime; returned to Fox in 2020–21)Lifetime Wants "America's Most Wanted", MultiChannel News, September 7, 2011 The Chicago Code The Good Guys Human Target Lie to Me Lone Star Million Dollar Money Drop Running Wilde (burned off on FX) Traffic Light
NBC
Returning series 30 Rock The Apprentice The Biggest Loser Chuck Community Dateline NBC Fear Factor Football Night in America Harry's Law Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Love in the Wild NBC Sunday Night Football The Office Parenthood Parks and Recreation The Sing-Off The Voice Who Do You Think You Are?
New series Are You There, Chelsea? * Awake * Bent * Best Friends Forever * Betty White's Off Their Rockers * Escape Routes * Fashion Star * The Firm * Free Agents Grimm Maid in Manhattan The Playboy Club Prime Suspect Rock Center with Brian Williams Smash * Stars Earn Stripes * Up All Night Whitney Who's Still Standing?
Not returning from 2010–11: America's Next Great Restaurant The Cape (burned off on NBC.com) Chase The Event Law & Order: LA Outlaw Outsourced The Paul Reiser Show Perfect Couples School Pride Undercovers
Renewals and cancellations Full season pickups ABC Happy Endings—Picked up for a full season on November 3, 2011. Last Man Standing—Picked up for a full season on November 3, 2011.ABC Gives Full-Seasons to 'Happy Endings,' 'Once Upon a Time,' 'Last Man Standing', Broadcasting & Cable, November 3, 2011 Once Upon a Time—Picked up for a full season on November 3, 2011. Revenge—Picked up for a full season on October 13, 2011.