2020–21 United States network television schedule (daytime)

The 2020–21 daytime network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend daytime hours from September 2020 to August 2021. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series; no new series, but only one series is canceled after the 2019–20 season are included at present, as the daytime schedules of the four major networks that offer morning and/or afternoon programming is 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 MyNetworkTV (as the programming service also does not offer daytime programs of any kind), and The CW Plus (as its schedule is composed mainly of syndicated reruns). Fox does not air network programming on weekdays. This is the last season in which The CW (which does not carry programming on Sunday mornings or afternoons) would program a daytime hour on weekdays.

This is the last season that Ion Television existed solely as an OTA network before it converted to an internet-only FAST channel the following year after its acquisition by the E. W. Scripps Company in 2021.

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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 airs live in all time zones in U.S. Eastern time, with local programming by affiliates in western time zones after game completion.

Weekdays {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;margin-right:0;font-size:90%;text-align:center" |- ! style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"|Network ! style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"|7:00 a.m. ! style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"|7:30 a.m. ! style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"|8:00 a.m. ! style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"|8:30 a.m. ! style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"|9:00 a.m. ! style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"|9:30 a.m. ! style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"|10:00 a.m. ! style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"|10:30 a.m. ! style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"|11:00 a.m. ! style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"|11:30 a.m. ! style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"|Noon ! style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"|12:30 p.m. ! style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"|1:00 p.m. ! style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"|1:30 p.m. ! style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"|2:00 p.m. ! style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"|2:30 p.m. ! style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"|3:00 p.m. ! style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"|3:30 p.m. ! style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"|4:00 p.m. ! style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"|4:30 p.m. ! style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"|5:00 p.m. ! style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"|5:30 p.m. ! style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"|6:00 p.m. ! style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"|6:30 p.m. ! style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"|7:00 p.m. ! style="background:#C0C0C0; text-align:center;"|7:30 p.m. |- ! ABC | bgcolor="gold" colspan="4"|Good Morning America | bgcolor="white" colspan="4"|Local and/orsyndicated programming | bgcolor="yellow" colspan="2"|The View | bgcolor="white" colspan="2"|Local and/or syndicated programming | bgcolor="gold" colspan="2"|GMA3: What You Need To Know | bgcolor="chartreuse" colspan="2"|General Hospital* | bgcolor="white" colspan="7" rowspan="2"|Local and/or syndicated programming | bgcolor="gold" |ABC World News Tonight with David Muir | bgcolor="white" colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Local and/or syndicated programming |- ! CBS | bgcolor="gold" colspan="4"|CBS This Morning | bgcolor="white" colspan="2"|Local and/or syndicated programming | bgcolor="pink" colspan="2"|Let's Make a Deal* | bgcolor="pink" colspan="2"|The Price Is Right| bgcolor="white"|Local and/or syndicated programming | bgcolor="chartreuse" colspan="2"|The Young and the Restless| bgcolor="chartreuse"|The Bold and the Beautiful| bgcolor="yellow" colspan="2"|The Talk| bgcolor="gold"|CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell|- ! NBC | bgcolor="gold" colspan="4"|Today| bgcolor="gold" colspan="2"|Today Third Hour| bgcolor="gold" colspan="2"|Today with Hoda & Jenna| bgcolor="white" colspan="4"|Local and/or syndicated programming | bgcolor="chartreuse" colspan="2"|Days of Our Lives| bgcolor="white" colspan="9"|Local and/or syndicated programming | bgcolor="gold"|NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt|- ! The CW | bgcolor="white" colspan="16"|Local and/or syndicated programming | bgcolor="lightgray" colspan="2"|The Jerry Springer Show | bgcolor="lightgray" colspan="2"|Bluey| bgcolor="2"|Family Guy | bgcolor="white" colspan="8"|Local and/or syndicated programming

Notes: ABC, CBS and NBC offer their early morning newscasts via a looping feed (usually running as late as 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time) to accommodate local scheduling in the westernmost contiguous time zones or for use a filler programming for stations that do not offer a local morning newscast; some stations without a morning newscast may air syndicated or time-lease programs instead of the full newscast loop. 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 stations have the option of airing Days of Our Lives at varying airtimes (usually between Noon and 2:00 p.m. local time), depending on the station's preference and choice of feed. Days was pre-empted from July 26–August 6, 2021 due to the network's live coverage of the 2021 Summer Olympics from Tokyo, Japan. On May 13, 2021, The CW announced it would return the 3:00 p.m. slot to its affiliates effective September 6, in exchange for allowing the network to occupy the Saturday 8:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT timeslot.

Saturday Network7:00 a.m.7:30 a.m.8:00 a.m.8:30 a.m.9:00 a.m.9:30 a.m.10:00 a.m.10:30 a.m.11:00 a.m.11:30 a.m.Noon12:30 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 FallGood Morning AmericaSea Rescue Ocean Treks with Jeff CorwinOh Baby! with Anji CorleyHearts of HeroesOutback Adventures Rock the ParkESPN College Football on ABCCollege Football ScoreboardSaturday Night Football WinterLocal, syndicated or ESPN on ABC sports programmingESPN College Basketball on ABCLocal and/or syndicated programmingLocal newsABC World News Tonight with Whit JohnsonLocal and/or syndicated programming SpringFree EnterpriseLocal, syndicated and/or ESPN on ABC sports programmingWNBA on ESPN SummerESPN on ABC sports programmingCBS FallCBS This Morning SaturdayLucky DogThe Henry Ford's Innovation Nation with Mo RoccaMission Unstoppable with Miranda CosgroveHope in the WildPet Vet Dream TeamAll In with Laila Ali Local, syndicated and/or CBS Sports programmingCollege Football TodaySEC on CBS / College Football on CBS WinterCollege Basketball on CBSLocal newsCBS Weekend News SpringLocal, syndicated and/or CBS Sports programmingPGA Tour on CBS SummerBig3 on CBSThe CWLocal and/or syndicated programmingJack Hanna's Into the WildThis Old House: Trade SchoolJewels of the Natural WorldTails of Valor Local and/or syndicated programmingFox FallXploration Awesome PlanetXploration Outer SpaceXploration Life 2.0Xploration Weird But TrueXploration DIY SciXploration Nature Knows BestBig Noon KickoffFox College Football WinterWeekend MarketplaceFox College HoopsLocal and/or syndicated programming SpringWeekend MarketplaceLocal, syndicated and/or Fox Sports programmingTSL on FoxLocal and/or syndicated programmingFox Major League Baseball SummerLocal, syndicated and/or Fox Sports programmingMLS on FoxNBC FallTodayVets Saving PetsThe Voyager with Josh GarciaEarth Odyssey With Dylan DreyerA New Leaf The Champion Within with Lauren ThompsonPremier League on NBCNotre Dame Football on NBCLocal and/or syndicated programming WinterEarth Odyssey With Dylan DreyerOne Team: The Power of SportsWild ChildRoots Less TraveledGolf Channel on NBCLocal newsNBC Nightly News with Jose Diaz-Balart SpringNHL on NBC SummerIndyCar Series on NBCOlympic Channel on NBC Notes: (‡) ABC and Fox do not handle programming responsibilities for their programming blocks, but offers syndicated blocks of E/I-compliant programming that are intended for exclusive distribution to their stations. Litton's Weekend Adventure is offered to ABC stations by arrangement with Litton Entertainment and Xploration Station is offered to Fox stations by arrangement with Steve Rotfeld Productions. NBC may occasionally aired NBC Nightly News: Kids Edition on certain Saturdays; depending on the local station's scheduling at their discretion to fulfill the FCC educational programming requirements, and the program is not part of the network's The More You Know block. 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 (in which Fox or NBC could possibly air in the mornings on select weekends in which preempt E/I programming).

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