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List of years in American television:
List of 2022 American television debuts
2021–22 United States network television schedule
2022–23 United States network television schedule
List of American television programs currently in production

The following is a list of events affecting American television in 2022. Events listed include television show debuts, finales and cancellations; channel launches, closures, and re-brandings; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; and information about controversies and carriage disputes.

Notable events

January

Date Event Source
9 The 27th Critics' Choice Awards will air on The CW. [1]
31 The 64th Grammy Awards will air on CBS from the Staples Center. [2]

February

Date Event Source
4–20 The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China will take place will air on NBC and its cable networks will carry coverage in the United States. [3]
13 Super Bowl LVI will be played at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California and will air on NBC. The game was originally going to be aired on CBS, but it was traded to NBC so that it can be paired with the Winter Olympics. [4]

March

Date Event Source
27 The 94th Academy Awards will air on ABC on it's normal date because the 2021 edition aired on April 25, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. [5][6]

April

Date Event Source
3 The 2022 CMT Music Awards will air on CBS from Nashville, Tennessee. ViacomCBS announced that the awards would moving from CMT to CBS on June 29, 2021. [7]

Television shows

Shows debuting in 2022

These shows are scheduled to premiere in 2022. The premieres date may be changed depending on a variety of factors.

First aired Title Channel Source
January 30 Monarch Fox [8]
January TBA Peacemaker HBO Max [9]
Early Halo Paramount+ [10]
TBA Daniel Spellbound Netflix [11]
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Disney Channel [12][13]
Andor Disney+ [14]
Moon Knight [15]
Obi-Wan Kenobi [16]
Secret Invasion [17]
She-Hulk [18]
Willow [19]
Alice's Wonderland Bakery Disney Junior [20]
Abbott Elementary ABC [21]
Good Sam CBS [22]
Krapopolis Fox [23]
Race for the Championship USA Network [24]
Dark Winds AMC [25]
Interview with the Vampire [26]
House of the Dragon HBO [27]
Monster High Nickelodeon [28]
Transformers [29]
The Tiny Chef Show [30][31]

Television films and specials

These television films and specials are scheduled to premiere in 2022. The premiere dates may be changed depending on a variety of factors.

First aired Title Channel Source
Late Medical Racism PBS [32]
TBA Untitled Ray Donovan feature-length film Showtime [33]
Monster High Nickelodeon [34]

Shows changing networks

Show Moved from Moved to Source
AEW Dynamite TNT TBS [35]
Thursday Night Football Fox/NFL Network Amazon Prime Video/NFL Network [36]

Shows returning in 2022

The following shows will return with new episodes after being canceled or ended their run previously:

Show Last aired Type of Return Previous channel New/returning/same channel Return date Source
Frasier 2004 Revival NBC Paramount+ TBA [37][38]
The Proud Family
(as The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder) 		2005 Disney Channel Disney+ [39]
The Boondocks 2014 Reboot Adult Swim HBO Max [40]
Bee and PuppyCat 2016 New season YouTube Netflix [41]

Shows ending in 2022

End date Show Channel First aired Status Source
TBA The Ellen DeGeneres Show First-run syndication 2003 Ending [42]
The Walking Dead AMC 2010 [43]
Black-ish ABC 2014 [44]
Better Call Saul AMC 2015 [45]
Animal Kingdom TNT 2016 [46]
This Is Us NBC [47]

Networks and services

Launches

Network Type Launch date Notes Source

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network
name 		New network
name 		Type Conversion date Notes Source

Closures

Network Type End date Notes Sources

Stations changing network affiliations

Date Market Station Channel Prior affiliation New affiliation Notes Source

Station closures

Date Channel Affiliation Market Date Notes Source

References

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  2. ^ "CBS and The Recording Academy(R) Announce "The 64th Annual Grammy Awards(R)" to Air Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 on CBS" (Press release). CBS. March 31, 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
  3. ^ "2022 Winter Olympics". NBCSports.com. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "NBC Trades 2021 Super Bowl To CBS For 2022 Edition". Awfulannouncing.com. March 13, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "2022 Oscar Date Announced". Variety.com. June 11, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  6. ^ Davis, Clayton (May 27, 2021). "Oscars 2022 Ceremony Moves to Late March, Keeping Pandemic Qualifying Rules and Standard Calendar Year". Variety. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  7. ^ White, Peter (July 8, 2021). "CMT Music Awards Sets April 2022 Date On CBS — Update". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  8. ^ White, Peter (May 17, 2021). "Country Music Drama 'Monarch' Gets Two-Night Launch Beginning Post-NFC Championship Game On Fox". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  9. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (February 10, 2021). "HBO and HBO Max Chief Details 'Game of Thrones' Expansion Plans". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
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  11. ^ "Netflix Summons "Daniel Spellbound" to Netflix in an All-New Animated Series" (Press release). Netflix. February 4, 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
  12. ^ "Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur Show Is Coming to the Disney Channel Next Year". io9.Gizmodo. August 24, 2019.
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  19. ^ White, Peter. "'Willow' Series Gets Greenlight At Disney+ With Jon M. Chu To Direct Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  20. ^ ""Alice's Wonderland Bakery," A Deliciously Fantastical Animated Series for Preschoolers, Slated to Debut in 2022" (Press release). Disney Channel. May 11, 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
  21. ^ "ABC Unveils 2021-2022 Primetime Slate Featuring Distinctive New Original Content and Fan Favorites" (Press release). ABC. May 18, 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
  22. ^ "CBS Announces New Fall Schedule for 2021-2022" (Press release). CBS. May 19, 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
  23. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 17, 2021). "Dan Harmon's Animated Series 'Krapopolis' To Be Created On Blockchain & Sell NFTs In A First For Fox". Deadline Hollywood.
  24. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (July 8, 2021). "Nascar Docuseries Ordered By USA Network". Deadline Hollywood.
  25. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (July 9, 2021). "AMC Orders 'Dark Winds' Series From Graham Roland, George R.R. Martin & Robert Redford Based On Tony Hillerman Books; Zahn McClarnon & Kiowa Gordon Star". Deadline Hollywood.
  26. ^ White, Peter (June 24, 2021). "'Interview With The Vampire' Series Greenlighted At AMC; Rolin Jones Set As Showrunner, Mark Johnson To Oversee Franchise". Deadline Hollywood.
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  28. ^ "Mattel Television and Nickelodeon Announce Plans to Produce an Animated Series and Live-Action Television Movie Musical Based on Iconic Monster High Franchise" (Press release). Nickelodeon. February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
  29. ^ Denise Petski (February 25, 2021). "Nickelodeon Orders Transformers Animated Comedy Series Based On Hasbro Franchise". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  30. ^ Denise Petski (August 12, 2020). "The Tiny Chef Show Gets Series Greenlight At Nickelodeon". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  31. ^ "Social Media Sensation The Tiny Chef Heads to Nickelodeon in Brand-New Series from Imagine Kids+Family" (Press release). Nickelodeon. August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2020 – via The Futon Critic.
  32. ^ "PBS Science Series "Nova" Announces First Collaboration with Acclaimed Filmmaker Stanley Nelson and Firelight Films on a New Documentary: "Medical Racism" (w.t.)" (Press release). PBS. February 2, 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
  33. ^ Ausiello, Michael (February 24, 2021). "Ray Donovan Lives! Showtime Orders 'Feature-Length Film' In Wake of Surprise Cancellation — Who's Back?". TVLine.<
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  40. ^ Perine, Aaron (March 21, 2021). "The Boondocks Reboot Confirmed For 2022 Release Date". Comicbook.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  41. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bee and PuppyCat was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  42. ^ Rose, Lacey (May 12, 2021). "Ellen DeGeneres to End Talk Show: "I Need Something New to Challenge Me" (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  43. ^ Patten, Dominic (September 9, 2020). "'Walking Dead' To End After Super-Sized 11th Season; Norman Reedus & Melissa McBride Spinoff Set For 2023". Deadline Hollywood.
  44. ^ Petski, Denise (May 14, 2021). "'Black-ish' Renewed For Eighth & Final Season On ABC". Deadline Hollywood.
  45. ^ Porter, Rick (January 16, 2020). "'Better Call Saul' Ending With Season 6 on AMC". The Hollywood Reporter.
  46. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 14, 2021). "'Animal Kingdom' Renewed For Sixth & Final Season By TNT". Deadline Hollywood.
  47. ^ Iannucci, Rebecca (May 12, 2021). "This Is Us to End With Season 6 at NBC". TVLine.
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