In American television in 2020, notable events included 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
Awards Category/Organization 78th Golden Globe Awards 11th Critics' Choice Television Awards Producers Guild and Screen Actors Guild Awards 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards Best Drama Series The Crown Best Comedy Series Schitt's Creek Ted Lasso Schitt's Creek Ted Lasso Best Limited Series The Queen's Gambit Best Actor in a Drama Series Josh O'ConnorThe Crown Jason BatemanOzark Josh O'ConnorThe Crown Best Actress in a Drama Series Emma CorrinThe Crown Gillian AndersonThe Crown Olivia ColmanThe Crown Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Michael K. WilliamsLovecraft Country Tobias MenziesThe Crown Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Gillian AndersonThe Crown Gillian AndersonThe Crown Best Actor in a Comedy Series Jason SudeikisTed Lasso Best Actress in a Comedy Series Catherine O'HaraSchitt's Creek Jean SmartHacks Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Dan LevySchitt's Creek Brett GoldsteinTed Lasso Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Hannah WaddinghamTed Lasso Hannah WaddinghamTed Lasso Best Actor in a Limited Series Mark RuffaloI Know This Much Is True John BoyegaSmall Axe Mark RuffaloI Know This Much Is True Ewan McGregorHalston Best Actress in a Limited Series Anya Taylor-JoyThe Queen's Gambit Kate WinsletMare of Easttown Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series John BoyegaSmall Axe Donald SutherlandThe Undoing Evan PetersMare of Easttown Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series Uzo AdubaMrs. America Julianne NicholsonMare of Easttown
Television shows
Shows debuting in 2020
Shows changing networks
Show Moved from Moved to Source Dirty John Bravo USA Network Vice HBO Showtime Vice News Tonight Vice on TV NAACP Image Awards TV One BET The Family Business BET BET+ Cobra Kai YouTube Premium Netflix One Day at a Time Netflix Pop and TV Land (premieres)/CBS (repeats) The Rich Eisen Show Audience NBCSN Doom Patrol DC Universe DC Universe/HBO Max Sesame Street HBO HBO Max Esme & RoySearch Party TBS Summer Camp Island Cartoon Network Infinity Train Where's Waldo? Universal Kids Peacock A.P. Bio NBC Curious George PBS Kids Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs Qubo The Dan Patrick Show Audience/AT&T SportsNet Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings Freeform Disney+ Manhunt Discovery Channel Spectrum Originals Bellator MMA Paramount Network CBS Sports Network WWE Tribute to the Troops NBC Fox
Milestone episodes and anniversaries Show Network Episode # Episode title Episode airdate Source The First 48 A&E 15th Anniversary "Chain of Death" January 1 Survivor CBS 20th Anniversary "Survivor at 40: Greatest Moments and Players" February 5 Impractical Jokers TruTV 200th episode "Hollywood" February 13 The Real First-run syndication 1,000th episode N/A February 17 Supergirl The CW 100th episode "It's a Super Life" February 23 The Steve Wilkos Show First-run syndication 2,000th episode N/A February 24 Power Rangers Nickelodeon 900th episode "Game On!" March 7 Mom CBS 150th episode "A Judgy Face and Your Grandma's Drawers" March 12 Chicago Med NBC 100th episode "The Ghosts of the Past" March 18 Curb Your Enthusiasm HBO "The Spite Store" March 22 RuPaul's Drag Race VH1 150th episode "Gay's Anatomy" March 27Ben 10Cartoon Network"Wind Some, Lose Some"March 29 Empire Fox 100th episode "We Got Us" April 7 Modern Family ABC 250th episode "Finale Part Two" (series finale) April 8 The Blacklist NBC 150th episode "Brothers" May 1 Full Frontal with Samantha Bee TBS 150th episode "May 6, 2020" May 6 If Loving You Is Wrong Oprah Winfrey Network 100th episode "Taken" June 2 The Loud House Nickelodeon 100th episode "A Star Is Scorned" June 10 "Senior Moment" June 11 Late Night with Seth Meyers NBC 1,000th episode Guest: Regina King All That Nickelodeon 200th episode "1130" (Jamie Lynn Spears and cast of Zoey 101, New Hope Club) July 11 Blindspot NBC 100th episode "Iunne Ennui" (series finale) July 23 Robot Chicken Adult Swim 200th episode "Endgame" July 26 Big Brother CBS 20th Anniversary Big Brother 22 season premiere August 5 The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer CNN 15th Anniversary "August 7, 2020" August 7 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver HBO 200th episode N/A August 16 Family Guy Fox 350th episode "Stewie's First Word" September 27 The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell MSNBC 10th anniversary "September 28, 2020" September 28 The 100 The CW 100th episode "The Last War" (series finale) September 30 Superstore NBC "California: Part 2" November 5 Bob's Burgers Fox 200th episode "Bob Belcher and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Kids" November 15 Chicago P.D. NBC 150th episode "White Knuckle" November 18 Snapped Oxygen 500th episode "Dana Flynn" November 22 NCIS CBS 400th episode "Everything Starts Somewhere" November 24 On the Case with Paula Zahn Investigation Discovery 300th episode "Crime and Injustice" November 29 American Dad! TBS "Yule. Tide. Repeat" December 21Craig of the CreekCartoon Network100th episode"Snow Day"December 31
Shows returning in 2020 The following shows returned with new episodes after being canceled or previously ending their run: Show Last aired Type of return Previous channel New/returning/same channel Return date Source Supernanny 2011 Revival ABC Lifetime January 1 Steve(as Steve on Watch) 2019 First-run syndication Facebook Watch January 6 Party of Five 2000 Reboot Fox Freeform January 8 The Biggest Loser 2016 NBC USA Network January 28 Manhunt 2017 Revival Discovery Channel Spectrum Originals February 3 XFL 2001 Reboot NBC/TNN/UPN ESPN/ABC/Fox/FS1 February 8 The Soup 2015 Revival E! same February 12 Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings 2018 New season Freeform Disney+ February 14 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 2012 Revival ABC HGTV February 16 Star Wars: The Clone Wars 2014 New season Netflix Disney+ February 21 Forensic Files(as Forensic Files II) 2011 Revival Court TV/TruTV HLN February 23 Bride & Prejudice(as Bride & Prejudice: Forbidden Love) 2016 FYI Lifetime February 26 Opry 2009 New season GAC Circle Vice News Tonight 2019 Revival HBO Vice on TV March 4 Amazing Stories 1987 Reboot NBC Apple TV+ March 6 Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey(as Cosmos: Possible Worlds) 2014 New season Fox/National Geographic same March 9 The Wall 2018 NBC March 15 One Day at a Time 2019 Netflix Pop/TV Land/CBS March 24 Vice 2018 HBO Showtime March 29 12 oz. Mouse Adult Swim same April 1 Singled Out 2019 Reboot MTV/YouTubeQuibi April 6 Punk'd 2015 BET Celebrity Ghost Stories 2014 Revival LMN A&E April 8 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire 2019 New season First-run syndication ABC Club MTV 1992 Special MTV same April 25 Parks and Recreation 2015 NBC April 30 CBS Sunday Movie(as CBS Sunday Night Movies) 2006 Revival CBS May 3 Reno 911! 2009 Comedy Central Quibi May 4 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt 2019 Special Netflix same May 12 Sell This House 2011 Revival A&E FYI May 18 True Life(as True Life Presents: First-Time First Responders) 2017 Special MTV same June 9 Search Party New season TBS HBO Max June 25 Adventure Time(as Adventure Time: Distant Lands) 2018 Specials Cartoon Network Nick News 2015 Revival Nickelodeon same June 29 Unsolved Mysteries 2010 Spike Netflix July 1 The Baby-Sitters Club 1990 Reboot HBO July 3 30 Rock 2013 Special NBC same July 16 Happy Endings(as Happy Endings Special Charity Event) ABC Sony Pictures Television YouTube channel July 20 The Fugitive 2001 Reboot CBS Quibi August 3 Eco-Challenge(as World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji) 2002 Revival USA Network Amazon Prime Video August 14 Tyler Perry's House of Payne 2012 TBS BET September 2 A.P. Bio 2019 New season NBC Peacock September 3 Becoming 2016 Revival Disney XD Disney+ September 18 Way Too Early(as Way Too Early with Kasie Hunt) MSNBCsame September 21 Dr. 90210 2008 E! September 28 Weakest Link 2003 First-run syndication NBC September 29 16 and Pregnant 2014 MTV same October 6 The West Wing 2006 Special NBC HBO Max October 15 Supermarket Sweep 2003 Revival PAX ABC October 18 MDA Telethon(as The MDA Kevin Hart Kids Telethon) 2014 ABC YouTube Live October 24 Mickey Mouse(as The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse) 2019 Disney Channel Disney+ November 18 Animaniacs 1998 Revival Kids' WB Hulu November 20 I Love New York 2008 Special VH1 same November 23 Hollywood Exes(as Hollywood Exes: Reunited) 2014 November 24 Saved by the Bell 1993 Revival NBC Peacock November 25
Shows ending in 2020