Fall 2026 TV Preview: New and Returning Shows by Streaming Service and Network
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title: "Fall 2026 TV Preview: New and Returning Shows by Streaming Service and Network"
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metadescription: "Confirmed fall 2026 TV premiere dates for broadcast networks and streaming services, from The Voice and NCIS: New York to VisionQuest and Harry Potter."
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streaming premieres fall 2026
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ABC fall 2026 premiere dates
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Netflix new shows September 2026
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audience: US viewers planning what to watch this fall across broadcast and streaming
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updatefrequency: Weekly through December 2026, and whenever a network or service announces or moves a date
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Fall 2026 TV Preview: New and Returning Shows by Streaming Service and Network
Fall 2026 TV kicks off in earnest in late September: NBC's The Voice returns September 21, CBS launches NCIS: New York on October 6, Disney+ debuts Marvel's VisionQuest on October 14, and HBO's Harry Potter series premieres on Christmas Day. Below are the confirmed premiere dates we could verify as of September 17, 2026, organized by date, followed by shows that are announced but not yet dated.
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Fall 2026 TV Preview: New and Returning Shows by Streaming Service and Network
Dates change often. We only list dates published by networks, services, or trade press, and we flag anything that still needs a second confirmation with [VERIFY]. For the always-current version, use our [[Release calendar]] and set alerts in your [[Watchlist]].
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How to read this list
Times are Eastern/Pacific for broadcast shows where announced. Streaming shows usually release around midnight PT or 3 a.m. ET unless noted [VERIFY per service].
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How to read this list
"Series premiere" means a brand-new show; "Season X" means a returning show.
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How to read this list
Broadcast shows typically stream the next day on the network's partner service: ABC on Hulu, CBS on Paramount+, NBC on Peacock, Fox on Hulu and Fox One [VERIFY Fox next-day streaming arrangements for 2026–27].
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How to read this list
Our broadcast dates come mainly from TVLine's fall calendar, last updated August 17, 2026 (TVLine), and its September calendar (TVLine), cross-checked with network announcements where accessible.
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Already premiered this September
Date — Show — Network/Service — Type
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Already premiered this September
Tue., Sept. 8 — The Drop: A Snowfall Saga — FX (streams on Hulu) — Series premiere
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Already premiered this September
Wed., Sept. 9 — The Paper — Peacock — Season 2 (10 episodes at once)
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Already premiered this September
Tue., Sept. 15 — Dancing with the Stars — ABC and Disney+ — Season 35
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Already premiered this September
Tue., Sept. 15 — R.J. Decker — ABC — Season 2
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Already premiered this September
Wed., Sept. 16 — Slow Horses — Apple TV — Season 6 (weekly through Oct. 21)
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Already premiered this September
Sources: TVLine September calendar; Slow Horses finale date per Variety as summarized on Wikipedia.
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Late September 2026
Thu., Sept. 17 — The Traitors: New Blood — NBC — Series premiere
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Late September 2026
Thu., Sept. 17 — The Howard Stern Show — HBO Max — Series premiere [VERIFY format]
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Late September 2026
Fri., Sept. 18 — Outlander: Blood of My Blood — Starz — Season 2
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Late September 2026
Mon., Sept. 21 — The Voice — NBC — Season 30
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Late September 2026
Mon., Sept. 21 — Line of Fire — NBC — Series premiere
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Late September 2026
Wed., Sept. 23 — Brothers — Apple TV — Series premiere
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Late September 2026
Wed., Sept. 23 — Wonka's The Golden Ticket — Netflix — Series premiere (competition)
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Late September 2026
Wed., Sept. 23, 8 p.m. — Survivor — CBS — Season 51
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Late September 2026
Thu., Sept. 24 — A Different World — Netflix — Series premiere
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Late September 2026
Thu., Sept. 24 — American Horror Story — FX — Season 13
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Late September 2026
Thu., Sept. 24 — Hell's Kitchen — Fox — Season 25
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Late September 2026
Fri., Sept. 25 — S.W.A.T. Exiles — Starz [VERIFY network] — Series premiere
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Late September 2026
Sat., Sept. 26 — Saturday Night Live — NBC — Season 52
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Late September 2026
Sun., Sept. 27 — The Simpsons, Animal Control, Universal Basic Guys, Grimsburg — Fox — Returning [VERIFY date and lineup]
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Late September 2026
Wed., Sept. 30 — Scrubs — ABC — Season 2
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Late September 2026
Wed., Sept. 30 — Shark Tank — ABC — Season 18
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Late September 2026
Wed., Sept. 30, 9:30 p.m. — The Amazing Race — CBS — Season 39 (night 1 of 2)
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Late September 2026
Sources: TVLine September calendar; The Voice season 30 per NBC Insider as summarized on Wikipediaseason30); A Different World date per The Hollywood Reporter (May 29, 2026) as cited on Wikipedia). Fox Sunday date from the 2026–27 US network schedule summary, citing Fox's announcement.
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Late September 2026
Premise notes: A Different World is a Netflix follow-up to the NBC sitcom, centered on Whitley and Dwayne's youngest daughter starting at Hillman College, and is set to premiere 39 years to the day after the original series debuted.
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October 2026
Thu., Oct. 1, 9:30 p.m. — The Amazing Race — CBS — Season 39 (night 2 of 2)
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October 2026
Fri., Oct. 2, 8 p.m. — Celebrity Wheel of Fortune — ABC — Season 7
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October 2026
Sun., Oct. 4, 8:30 p.m. — Marshals — CBS — Season 2
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October 2026
Sun., Oct. 4, 9:30 p.m. — Tracker — CBS — Season 4
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October 2026
Mon., Oct. 5, 8 p.m. — FBI — CBS — Season 9
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October 2026
Mon., Oct. 5, 9 p.m. — CIA — CBS — Season 2
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October 2026
Mon., Oct. 5, 10 p.m. — Harlan Coben's Final Twist — CBS — Season 2
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October 2026
Mon., Oct. 5 — Private Eyes West Coast; Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent — The CW — [VERIFY date and new vs returning]
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October 2026
Tue., Oct. 6, 8 p.m. — NCIS — CBS — Season 24
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October 2026
Tue., Oct. 6, 9 p.m. — NCIS: New York — CBS — Series premiere
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October 2026
Tue., Oct. 6, 10 p.m. — NCIS: Origins — CBS — Season 3
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October 2026
Wed., Oct. 7, 8 p.m. — Chicago Med — NBC — Season 12
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October 2026
Wed., Oct. 7, 8:30 p.m. — Abbott Elementary — ABC — Season 6
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October 2026
Wed., Oct. 7, 9 p.m. — Chicago Fire — NBC — Season 15
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October 2026
Wed., Oct. 7, 10 p.m. — Chicago P.D. — NBC — Season 14
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October 2026
Thu., Oct. 8, 8 p.m. — Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage — CBS — Season 3
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October 2026
Thu., Oct. 8, 8:30 p.m. — Eternally Yours — CBS — Series premiere
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October 2026
Thu., Oct. 8, 9 p.m. — Elsbeth — CBS — Season 4
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October 2026
Thu., Oct. 8, 9 p.m. — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — NBC — Season 28
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October 2026
Thu., Oct. 8, 10 p.m. — Cupertino — CBS — Series premiere
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October 2026
Thu., Oct. 8, 10 p.m. — Law & Order — NBC — Season 26
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October 2026
Fri., Oct. 9, 8 p.m. — Sheriff Country — CBS — Season 2
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October 2026
Fri., Oct. 9, 9 p.m. — Fire Country — CBS — Season 5
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October 2026
Fri., Oct. 9, 10 p.m. — Boston Blue — CBS — Season 2
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October 2026
Fri., Oct. 9 — Avatar: Seven Havens — Paramount+ — Series premiere
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October 2026
Wed., Oct. 14 — VisionQuest — Disney+ — Series premiere (8 episodes)
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October 2026
Thu., Oct. 15 — Crystal Lake — Peacock — Series premiere (8 episodes)
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October 2026
Thu., Oct. 15, 8 p.m. — 9-1-1 — ABC — Season 10
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October 2026
Thu., Oct. 15, 9 p.m. — 9-1-1: Nashville — ABC — Season 2
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October 2026
Thu., Oct. 15, 10 p.m. — Grey's Anatomy — ABC — Season 23
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October 2026
Wed., Oct. 21 — Where's Wanda? — Apple TV — Season 2 [VERIFY]
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October 2026
Fri., Oct. 23, 8 p.m. — Happy's Place — NBC — Season 3
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October 2026
Fri., Oct. 23, 8:30 p.m. — Newlyweds — NBC — Series premiere
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October 2026
Thu., Oct. 29, 9 p.m. — Ghosts Halloween special (two episodes) — CBS — Special
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October 2026
Sources: TVLine fall calendar; Marshals season 2 date also confirmed in CBS press releases on Paramount Press Express; VisionQuest per Marvel.com (Aug. 14, 2026) as cited on Wikipedia; Crystal Lake per Deadline (July 13, 2026) as cited on Wikipedia); Avatar: Seven Havens per Variety (July 23, 2026) as cited on Wikipedia; Where's Wanda? per Wikipedia's Apple TV programming list; CW dates per the 2026–27 network schedule summary.
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October 2026
NCIS: New York follows Sam Hanna, the agent from NCIS: Los Angeles, as he leads a team in New York City.
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October 2026
VisionQuest follows Vision on the run with a mysterious teenager as he tries to understand who he is.
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October 2026
Crystal Lake is a prequel to the 1980 Friday the 13th film centered on Pamela Voorhees and her son.
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October 2026
Avatar: Seven Havens follows twin earthbender sisters, one of them the new Avatar after Korra, in a post-apocalyptic world.
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November 2026
Mon., Nov. 2, 8 p.m. — St. Denis Medical — NBC — Season 3
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November 2026
Mon., Nov. 2, 8:30 p.m. — The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins — NBC — Season 2
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November 2026
Wed., Nov. 4 — Stick — Apple TV — Season 2 [VERIFY]
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November 2026
Wed., Nov. 11 — The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power — Prime Video — Season 3 [VERIFY with Prime Video press]
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November 2026
Sources: TVLine fall calendar; Wikipedia's Apple TV programming list; Wikipedia, The Rings of Power.
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December 2026
Wed., Dec. 2 — Bad Monkey — Apple TV — Season 2 [VERIFY]
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December 2026
Tue., Dec. 8 — Only Murders in the Building — Hulu — Season 6 [VERIFY with Hulu press]
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December 2026
Thu., Dec. 10, 9 p.m. — Ghosts Christmas special (two episodes) — CBS — Special
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December 2026
Fri., Dec. 25 — Harry Potter — HBO (US); HBO Max — Series premiere
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December 2026
Sources: TVLine fall calendar; Harry Potter per Variety (Mar. 25, 2026) as cited on Wikipedia); Wikipedia, Only Murders in the Building; Wikipedia's Apple TV programming list.
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December 2026
HBO's Harry Potter series moved up from an earlier-reported 2027 window and will premiere on HBO in the US and on HBO Max globally.
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By service: quick guide
Service — Confirmed fall dates in this preview
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By service: quick guide
Netflix — Wonka's The Golden Ticket (Sept. 23), A Different World (Sept. 24)
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By service: quick guide
Apple TV — Slow Horses S6 (Sept. 16), Brothers (Sept. 23), Where's Wanda? S2 (Oct. 21) [VERIFY], Stick S2 (Nov. 4) [VERIFY], Bad Monkey S2 (Dec. 2) [VERIFY]
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By service: quick guide
HBO / HBO Max — The Howard Stern Show (Sept. 17), Harry Potter (Dec. 25)
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By service: quick guide
Disney+ — Dancing with the Stars S35 simulcast (Sept. 15), VisionQuest (Oct. 14)
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By service: quick guide
Hulu / FX — The Drop: A Snowfall Saga (Sept. 8), American Horror Story S13 (Sept. 24), Only Murders in the Building S6 (Dec. 8) [VERIFY]
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By service: quick guide
Peacock — The Paper S2 (Sept. 9), Crystal Lake (Oct. 15)
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By service: quick guide
Paramount+ — Avatar: Seven Havens (Oct. 9)
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By service: quick guide
Prime Video — The Rings of Power S3 (Nov. 11) [VERIFY]
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By service: quick guide
Starz — Outlander: Blood of My Blood S2 (Sept. 18), S.W.A.T. Exiles (Sept. 25) [VERIFY]
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Announced but not yet dated
These shows have been announced or renewed, but we could not confirm a specific premiere date as of September 17, 2026.
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Announced but not yet dated
Carrie — Prime Video — Eight-episode Stephen King adaptation; an October 2026 window was reported, but no official date found (Wikipedia summary))
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Announced but not yet dated
Landman season 3 — Paramount+ — Renewed December 2025; filming reported to begin May 2026; no date announced (Wikipedia summary citing Variety))
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Announced but not yet dated
Fox and NBC midseason series — Fox, NBC — Midseason slots listed as TBA [VERIFY]
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Announced but not yet dated
We will move shows into the dated tables as official announcements arrive. Track any of them in the [[Release calendar]] or browse by platform in [[Streaming services]].
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FAQ
Broadcast premiere season ramps up in the second half of September, with The Voice (Sept. 21), Survivor (Sept. 23), and ABC's Scrubs and Shark Tank (Sept. 30), followed by most CBS, NBC, and ABC dramas in the first two weeks of October.
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FAQ
Confirmed new series include NBC's The Traitors: New Blood, Line of Fire, and Newlyweds, and CBS's NCIS: New York, Eternally Yours, and Cupertino.
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FAQ
When does the Harry Potter TV series premiere?
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December 25, 2026, on HBO in the US and on HBO Max.
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FAQ
Where can I stream broadcast shows the next day?
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Generally ABC on Hulu, CBS on Paramount+, and NBC on Peacock. Check each show's page on [Site Name] for current availability.
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FAQ
We only list shows with a confirmed date or a clearly announced status. If a date has been reported but not officially announced, it appears in the undated section or is marked [VERIFY].
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FAQ
Yes. Sports overruns, strikes, and scheduling shifts can move dates. We update this preview weekly through December.
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Sources
TVLine, "2026 Fall TV Schedule: Release Dates, Premieres Calendar" (updated Aug. 17, 2026) — https://www.tvline.com/2226545/2026-fall-tv-schedule-release-dates-premieres-calendar-printable/
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Sources
TVLine, "September 2026 TV Schedule" — https://www.tvline.com/2245919/september-2026-tv-schedule-what-to-watch-printable-calendar-premieres-finales-list/
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Paramount Press Express, CBS Entertainment releases — https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/
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Wikipedia, "2026–27 United States network television schedule" (summarizing network announcements) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026%E2%80%9327UnitedStatesnetworktelevisionschedule
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Wikipedia, "VisionQuest" (citing Marvel.com, Aug. 14, 2026) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VisionQuest
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Wikipedia, "Crystal Lake (TV series)" (citing Deadline, July 13, 2026) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CrystalLake(TVseries)
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Wikipedia, "Avatar: Seven Havens" (citing Variety, July 23, 2026) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:SevenHavens
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Wikipedia, "A Different World (2026 TV series)" (citing The Hollywood Reporter, May 29, 2026) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADifferentWorld(2026TVseries)
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Wikipedia, "Harry Potter (TV series)" (citing Variety, Mar. 25, 2026) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HarryPotter(TVseries)
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Wikipedia, "Slow Horses" (citing Variety, June 11, 2026) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SlowHorses
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Sources
Wikipedia, "The Voice (American TV series) season 30" — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheVoice(AmericanTVseries)season30
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Wikipedia, "List of Apple TV original programming" — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ListofAppleTVoriginalprogramming
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Wikipedia, "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheLordoftheRings:TheRingsofPower
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Wikipedia, "Only Murders in the Building" — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnlyMurdersintheBuilding
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Wikipedia, "Carrie (TV series)" and "Landman (TV series)" — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie(TVseries), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landman(TVseries)
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Editor's note: before publishing, replace Wikipedia citations with the underlying official press releases (Marvel.com, Disney+ Press, NBCUniversal Media Village, Apple TV Press, WBD Press, Amazon MGM Studios press, Hulu Press) wherever possible.
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Official key art or first-look stills from network and studio press sites: VisionQuest (Disney+ Press / Marvel), Harry Potter (WBD Press), NCIS: New York (Paramount Press Express), A Different World (Netflix Media Center), Crystal Lake (NBCUniversal Media Village).
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Original graphic: a fall calendar grid (September–December) with show titles as text, color-coded by service.
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Original graphic: "Fall 2026 by service" tiles using service names (follow each service's logo guidelines if logos are used).
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No leaked set photos, fan posters, or AI-generated key art.