2012–13 United States network television schedule

The 2012–13 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers primetime hours from September 2012 through August 2013. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2011–12 season.

NBC was the first to announce its fall schedule on May 13, 2012,^[1] followed by Fox on May 14,^[2] then ABC on May 15,^[3] CBS on May 16,^[4] and The CW on May 17, 2012.^[5]

PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. The CW is not included on weekends, when it does not offer network programming. Ion Television airs primarily syndicated reruns, along with new episodes of The Listener from Canada's CTV and professional wrestling program WWE Main Event. MyNetworkTV also offers syndicated reruns, with limited original programming.

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.

Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.^[6]

Legend

•   Light blue indicates local programming.
•   Gray indicates encore programming.
•   Blue-gray indicates news programming.
•   Light green indicates sporting events.
•   Light purple indicates movies.
•   Red indicates series being burned off and other irregularly scheduled programs, including specials.
•   Yellow indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.
•   Cyan indicates the top-20 most watched programs of the season.
•   Magenta indicates the top-30 most watched programs of the season.

Sunday

Network		7:00 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	Fall	America's Funniest Home Videos		Once Upon a Time		Revenge		666 Park Avenue
	Winter							Castle
	Spring							Red Widow
	Summer			Celebrity Wife Swap		Whodunnit?		Castle (R)
	Late summer			Secret Millionaire
CBS	Fall	NFL on CBS (4:25 p.m.)	60 Minutes (16/8.0) (Tied with Criminal Minds)		The Amazing Race		The Good Wife (23/7.3) (Tied with Body of Proof, CSI: NY, The Following and Survivor: Philippines)		The Mentalist (continued until 11:30 p.m.) (18/7.7) (Tied with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Grey's Anatomy, Modern Family and Vegas)
	Winter	60 Minutes (16/8.0) (Tied with Criminal Minds)		The Amazing Race		The Good Wife (23/7.3) (Tied with Body of Proof, CSI: NY, The Following and Survivor: Philippines)		The Mentalist (18/7.7) (Tied with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Grey's Anatomy, Modern Family and Vegas)
	Spring
	Summer			Big Brother
	Mid-summer					Unforgettable
Fox	Fall	Fox NFL (4:25 p.m.)	The Cleveland Show	The Simpsons	Bob's Burgers	Family Guy	American Dad!	Local programming
	Winter	Bob's Burgers (R)
	Spring
	Summer	The Cleveland Show (R)	American Dad! (R)				Family Guy (R)
	Mid-summer		The Simpsons (R)				American Dad! (R)
	Late summer	American Dad! (R)					Family Guy (R)
NBC	Fall	Football Night in America		NBC Sunday Night Football (8:20 p.m.) (continued to game completion) (2/12.4)
	Winter	Dateline NBC				The Apprentice
	Spring	Encore programming
	Late spring	Encore programming						Crossing Lines
	Summer

Monday

Network		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	Fall	Dancing with the Stars (6/9.9)				Castle (15/8.1)
	Winter	The Bachelor
	Spring	Dancing with the Stars (6/9.9)
	Summer	The Bachelorette				Mistresses
CBS	Fall	How I Met Your Mother	Partners	2 Broke Girls (28/6.8) (Tied with Hawaii Five-0)	Mike & Molly	Hawaii Five-0 (28/6.8) (Tied with 2 Broke Girls)
	Late fall		Two and a Half Men (R)
	Winter		Rules of Engagement
	Spring		Mike & Molly (R)
	Summer					Under the Dome
The CW	Fall	90210		Gossip Girl		Local programming
	Winter	The Carrie Diaries		90210
	Spring	Oh Sit!
	Late spring			The Carrie Diaries (R)
	Summer	Hart of Dixie (R)		Breaking Pointe
Fox	Fall	Bones		The Mob Doctor
	Winter			The Following (23/7.3) (Tied with Body of Proof, CSI: NY, The Good Wife and Survivor: Philippines)
	Spring
	Summer	Raising Hope (R)	The Goodwin Games	New Girl (R)	The Mindy Project (R)
	Mid-summer	Raising Hope (R)
NBC	Fall	The Voice (10/8.7) (Tied with Two and a Half Men)				Revolution
	Winter	The Biggest Loser				Deception
	Spring	The Voice (10/8.7) (Tied with Two and a Half Men)				Revolution
	Summer	American Ninja Warrior		Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls		Siberia

Tuesday

Network		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	Fall	Dancing with the Stars (7/9.2) (Tied with American Idol)		Happy Endings	Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23	Private Practice
	Winter	The Taste
	Late winter	Celebrity Wife Swap		The Taste		Body of Proof (23/7.3) (Tied with CSI: NY, The Following, The Good Wife and Survivor: Philippines)
	Spring	Splash		Dancing with the Stars (7/9.2) (Tied with American Idol)
	Summer	Extreme Weight Loss
CBS	Fall	NCIS (1/13.5)		NCIS: Los Angeles (4/11.0)		Vegas (18/7.7) (Tied with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Grey's Anatomy, The Mentalist and Modern Family)
	Winter
	Spring					Golden Boy
	Summer					Brooklyn DA
	Mid-summer					Person of Interest (R)
The CW	Fall	Hart of Dixie		Emily Owens, M.D.		Local programming
	Winter			Cult
	Spring			Hart of Dixie
	Summer	Whose Line Is It Anyway?		Perfect Score
	Mid-summer			Capture
Fox	Fall	Raising Hope	Ben and Kate	New Girl	The Mindy Project
	Winter	Raising Hope
	Spring	Hell's Kitchen
	Summer	So You Think You Can Dance
NBC	Fall	The Voice (13/8.4)		Go On	The New Normal	Parenthood
	Winter	Betty White's Off Their Rockers
	Late winter					Smash
	Spring	The Voice (13/8.4)		Ready for Love
	Mid-spring	The Voice (13/8.4)				Grimm
	Summer	The Voice (13/8.4)		America's Got Talent
	Mid-summer	Hollywood Game Night (R)

Wednesday

Network		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	Fall	The Middle	The Neighbors	Modern Family (18/7.7) (Tied with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Grey's Anatomy, The Mentalist and Vegas)	Suburgatory	Nashville
	Winter
	Spring		Suburgatory		How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)
	Mid-spring		Family Tools
	Summer					The Lookout
	Mid-summer				The Neighbors (R)
	Late summer		Suburgatory (R)
CBS	Fall	Survivor: Philippines (23/7.3) (Tied with Body of Proof, CSI: NY, The Following and The Good Wife)		Criminal Minds (16/8.0) (Tied with 60 Minutes)		CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (18/7.7) (Tied with Grey's Anatomy, The Mentalist, Modern Family and Vegas)
	Winter	Survivor: Caramoan – Fans vs. Favorites (30/6.7)
	Spring
	Summer	The American Baking Competition
	Mid-summer	Big Brother		The American Baking Competition
	Late summer			Criminal Minds (R)
The CW		Arrow		Supernatural		Local programming
Fox	Fall	The X Factor
	Winter	American Idol (7/9.2) (Tied with Dancing with the Stars – Results)
	Spring
	Summer	MasterChef
NBC	Fall	Animal Practice	Guys with Kids	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit		Chicago Fire
	Late fall	Whitney
	Winter
	Spring		Whitney (R)
	Mid-spring	Dateline NBC
	Summer	America's Got Talent (R)		America's Got Talent		Camp

Thursday

Network		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	Fall	Last Resort		Grey's Anatomy (18/7.7) (Tied with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Mentalist, Modern Family and Vegas)		Scandal
	Winter	Zero Hour
	Spring	Wife Swap
	Summer	Wipeout		Motive		Rookie Blue
CBS	Fall	The Big Bang Theory (3/11.6)	Two and a Half Men (10/8.7) (Tied with The Voice)	Person of Interest (5/10.0)		Elementary (14/8.3)
	Winter
	Spring
	Summer			Big Brother
The CW		The Vampire Diaries		Beauty & the Beast		Local programming
Fox	Fall	The X Factor		Glee
	Winter	American Idol (9/8.9)
	Spring
	Summer	Hell's Kitchen		Does Someone Have to Go?
	Mid-summer	Hell's Kitchen
	Late summer	Glee (R)		New Girl (R)	The Mindy Project (R)
NBC	Fall	Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday	Up All Night	The Office	Parks and Recreation	Rock Center with Brian Williams
	Mid-fall	30 Rock
	Winter		Parks and Recreation		1600 Penn
	Mid-winter	Community				Do No Harm
	Late winter					Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R)
	Spring				Go On	Hannibal
	Mid-spring		The Office (R)		Parks and Recreation
	Summer	Save Me
	Mid-summer	The Winner Is (R)		The Winner Is		Hollywood Game Night
	Late summer	America's Got Talent (R)		Hollywood Game Night (R)

Friday

Network		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	Fall	Shark Tank		Primetime		20/20
	Mid-fall	Last Man Standing	Malibu Country	Shark Tank
	Winter
	Spring	Happy Endings
	Summer	Shark Tank (R)		Primetime
CBS	Fall	CSI: NY (23/7.3) (Tied with Body of Proof, The Following, The Good Wife and Survivor: Philippines)		Made in Jersey		Blue Bloods (12/8.5)
	Mid-fall	Undercover Boss		CSI: NY (23/7.3) (Tied with Body of Proof, The Following, The Good Wife and Survivor: Philippines)
	Winter	The Job
	Late winter	Undercover Boss
	Spring			Vegas (18/7.7) (Tied with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Grey's Anatomy, The Mentalist and Modern Family)
	Summer			Hawaii Five-0 (28/6.8) (Tied with 2 Broke Girls)
The CW	Fall	America's Next Top Model		Nikita		Local programming
	Late fall	Nikita		Encore programming
	Winter
	Spring			Cult
	Mid-spring			Supernatural (R)
	Summer	Cult
	Mid-summer	Perfect Score		America's Next Top Model
Fox	Fall	Kitchen Nightmares		Fringe
	Winter			Touch
	Spring
	Summer	Bones (R)		The Following (R)
NBC	Fall	Encore programming		Grimm		Dateline NBC
	Winter	Dateline NBC				Rock Center with Brian Williams
	Spring	Fashion Star		Grimm
	Mid-spring			Dateline NBC
	Summer	Dateline NBC
	Mid-summer	Grimm		Dateline NBC

Note: Community and Whitney were replaced by an encore programming on Friday nights.

Saturday

Network		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	Fall	ESPN Saturday Night Football (continued to game completion)
	Winter	ABC Saturday Movie of the Week
	Spring	Bet on Your Baby		ABC Saturday Movie of the Week
	Summer	Zero Hour		666 Park Avenue		Encore programming
CBS	Fall	Crimetime Saturday				48 Hours
	Late fall	Made in Jersey		Crimetime Saturday
	Winter	Crimetime Saturday
	Spring
	Summer
Fox	Fall	Fox College Football (continued to game completion)
	Winter	COPS	COPS (R)	Kitchen Nightmares (R)		Local programming
	Late winter			The Following (R)
	Spring	Baseball Night in America (7:00 p.m.)
	Summer	COPS (R)		Bones (R)
NBC	Fall	Encore programming
	Winter	American Ninja Warrior		Encore programming
	Spring	Smash
	Summer	Encore programming				Do No Harm

By network

ABC

Returning series: 20/20[3] ABC Saturday Movie of the Week America's Funniest Home Videos[7] The Bachelor[8] The Bachelorette Body of Proof[9] Castle[10] Dancing with the Stars[8] Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23[9] Extreme Weight Loss Grey's Anatomy[10] Happy Endings[11] Last Man Standing[12] The Lookout[13] The Middle[10] Modern Family[10] Once Upon a Time[14] Primetime: What Would You Do? Private Practice[12] Revenge[10] Rookie Blue Saturday Night Football Scandal[15] Secret Millionaire Shark Tank[8] Suburgatory[10] Wife Swap[7] Wipeout

New series: 666 Park Avenue[16] Bet on Your Baby[17] * Family Tools[16] * How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)[16] * Last Resort[16] Malibu Country[16] Mistresses[18] * Motive * Nashville[16] The Neighbors[16] Red Widow[16] * Splash[19] * The Taste[19] * Whodunnit? * Zero Hour[16] *

Not returning from 2011–12: Bachelor Pad[20] Charlie's Angels[21][22] Cougar Town (moved to TBS in 2013)[23] Desperate Housewives[24][25] Duets Extreme Makeover: Home Edition[26] (moved to HGTV in 2020, returned to ABC in 2024–25[27]) Final Witness GCB[28] The Glass House Man Up! (burned off on ABC.com)[29] Missing[30] NY Med (returned in 2013–14) Pan Am[30] Primetime The River[30] Trust Us with Your Life Work It[31] You Deserve It[32]

CBS

Returning series: 2 Broke Girls[33] 48 Hours[33] 60 Minutes[33] The Amazing Race[33] The Big Bang Theory[34] Big Brother Blue Bloods[33] Criminal Minds[33] CSI: Crime Scene Investigation[33] CSI: NY[35] The Good Wife[33] Hawaii Five-0[33] How I Met Your Mother[36] The Mentalist[33] Mike & Molly[33] NCIS[33] NCIS: Los Angeles[33] Person of Interest[33] Rules of Engagement[33] Survivor[37] Two and a Half Men[38] Undercover Boss[33] Unforgettable[39]

New series: The American Baking Competition * Brooklyn DA * Elementary[40] Golden Boy[40] * The Job[40] * Made in Jersey[40] Partners[40] Under the Dome[41] * Vegas[40]

Not returning from 2011–12: 3 CSI: Miami[35] Dogs in the City A Gifted Man[42] How to Be a Gentleman[43] NYC 22[44] ¡Rob![45]

The CW

Returning series: 90210[46] America's Next Top Model[47] Breaking Pointe[46] Gossip Girl[48] Hart of Dixie[48] Nikita[49] Oh Sit![46] Supernatural[46] The Vampire Diaries[46] Whose Line Is It Anyway?[a][50]

New series: Arrow[51] Beauty & the Beast[51] Capture[51] * The Carrie Diaries[51] * Cult[51] * Emily Owens, M.D.[51] Perfect Score[51] *

Not returning from 2011–12: The Catalina H8R[52] The L.A. Complex[53] The Next: Fame Is at Your Doorstep One Tree Hill[54] Remodeled[55] Ringer[56] The Secret Circle[56]

Fox

Returning series: American Dad![57] American Idol[2] Baseball Night in America Bob's Burgers[58] Bones[59] The Cleveland Show[9] Cops[60] Family Guy[9] Fringe[61][62] Glee[63] Hell's Kitchen Kitchen Nightmares[64] MasterChef New Girl[63] NFL on Fox Raising Hope[63] The Simpsons[65] So You Think You Can Dance Touch[66] The X Factor

New series: Ben and Kate[67][68] Does Someone Have to Go? * Fox College Football[69] The Following[68] * The Goodwin Games[67][68] * The Mindy Project[67][68][70] The Mob Doctor[68]

Not returning from 2011–12: Alcatraz[66] Allen Gregory Breaking In The Choice The Finder[66] House I Hate My Teenage Daughter Napoleon Dynamite[58] Q'Viva! The Chosen Take Me Out Terra Nova

Ion Television

Returning series: Flashpoint[71] The Listener (moved from NBC)[72]

New series: WWE Main Event[73]

NBC

Returning series: 30 Rock[74] America's Got Talent American Ninja Warrior (moved from G4) The Apprentice[75] Betty White's Off Their Rockers[75] The Biggest Loser[75] Community[76] Dateline NBC[75] Fashion Star[7] Football Night in America[77][78] Grimm[79] Law & Order: Special Victims Unit[80] NBC Sunday Night Football[77][78] The Office[81] Parenthood[74] Parks and Recreation[81] Rock Center with Brian Williams[75] Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday Smash[82] Up All Night[81] The Voice[75] Whitney[83]

New series: 1600 Penn[84] * Animal Practice[84] Camp * Chicago Fire[80] Crossing Lines * Deception[85] * Do No Harm[86] * Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls * Go On[87] Guys with Kids[88] Hannibal[89] * Hollywood Game Night[90] * The New Normal[91] Next Caller[92] Ready for Love[93] * Revolution[91] Save Me * Siberia * Take It All[94] The Winner Is *

Not returning from 2011–12: Are You There, Chelsea?[95] Awake[95] Bent[95] Best Friends Forever[95] Chuck[96] Escape Routes[97] Fear Factor (moved to MTV in 2017)[97] The Firm[97] Free Agents[98] Harry's Law[99] Love in the Wild The Playboy Club[100][101][102] Prime Suspect[103][104] Stars Earn Stripes Who Do You Think You Are? (moved to TLC; returned to NBC in 2021–22)[97] Who's Still Standing?[97]

Renewals and cancellations

Full season pickups

ABC

• Nashville—Picked up for a full season on November 12, 2012.^[105]
• The Neighbors—Picked up for a full season on October 29, 2012.^[106]
• Scandal—Picked up for a full season on October 29, 2012.^[106]
• Shark Tank—Picked up 2 additional episodes, totaling the season to 24 episodes on October 22, 2012. Plus 2 additional episodes on March 5, 2013, totaling the season to 26 episodes.^[107][108]

CBS

• Elementary—Picked up for a full season on October 23, 2012.^[109]
• Vegas—Picked up for a full 22-episode season on October 23, 2012,^[109] which was later reduced to 21 episodes.^[110]

The CW

• Arrow—Picked up for a full season on October 22, 2012.^[111]
• Beauty & the Beast—Picked up for a full season on November 9, 2012 (2012-11-09).^[112]

Fox

• Ben and Kate—Picked up for an 18-episode full season on October 8, 2012.^[113]
• The Mindy Project—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 8, 2012.^[113] plus 2 additional episodes on October 16, 2012, for a 24-episode season.^[114]

NBC

• Chicago Fire—Picked up for a full season on November 8, 2012.^[115]
• Go On—Picked up for a full season on October 2, 2012.^[116]
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit—Picked up two additional episodes, totaling the season to 24 episodes on December 6, 2012 (2012-12-06).^[117]
• The New Normal—Picked up for a full season on October 2, 2012.^[116]
• Revolution—Picked up for a full 22-episode season on October 2, 2012,^[116] which was later reduced to 20 episodes.^[118]

Renewals

ABC

• 20/20—Renewed for a thirty-fifth season on May 14, 2013.^[119]
• America's Funniest Home Videos—Renewed for a twenty-fourth season on May 14, 2013.^[119]
• The Bachelor—Renewed for an eighteenth season on May 14, 2013.^[119]
• Castle—Renewed for a sixth season on May 10, 2013.^[120]
• Dancing with the Stars—Renewed for a seventeenth season on May 14, 2013.^[119]
• Grey's Anatomy—Renewed for a tenth season on May 10, 2013.^[120]
• Last Man Standing—Renewed for a third season on May 10, 2013.^[121]
• The Middle—Renewed for a fifth season on May 10, 2013.^[121]
• Modern Family—Renewed for a fifth season on May 10, 2013.^[121]
• Nashville—Renewed for a second season on May 10, 2013.^[120]
• The Neighbors—Renewed for a second season on May 11, 2013.^[122]
• Once Upon a Time—Renewed for a third season on May 10, 2013.^[120]
• Revenge—Renewed for a third season on May 10, 2013.^[120]
• Saturday Night Football—Six more games were announced on March 5, 2013.^[123]
• Scandal—Renewed for a third season on May 10, 2013.^[120]
• Shark Tank—Renewed for a fifth season on May 14, 2013.^[119]
• Suburgatory—Renewed for a third season on May 10, 2013.^[121]
• The Taste—Renewed for a second season on May 14, 2013.^[119]
• Wife Swap—Renewed for a third season on July 31, 2013.^[124]

CBS

• 2 Broke Girls—Renewed for a third season on March 27, 2013.^[125]
• The Amazing Race—Renewed for a twenty-third season on March 27, 2013.^[125]
• The Big Bang Theory—Renewed for a seventh season on January 12, 2011.^[126]
• Blue Bloods—Renewed for a fourth season on March 27, 2013.^[125]
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation—Renewed for a fourteenth season on March 20, 2013.^[127]
• Criminal Minds—Renewed for a ninth season on May 9, 2013.^[128]
• Elementary—Renewed for a second season on March 27, 2013.^[125]
• The Good Wife—Renewed for a fifth season on March 27, 2013.^[125]
• Hawaii Five-0—Renewed for a fourth season on March 27, 2013.^[125]
• How I Met Your Mother—Renewed for a ninth and final season on January 30, 2013.^[129]
• The Mentalist—Renewed for a sixth season on March 27, 2013.^[125]
• Mike & Molly—Renewed for a fourth season on March 27, 2013.^[125]
• NCIS—Renewed for an eleventh season on February 1, 2013.^[130]
• NCIS: Los Angeles—Renewed for a fifth season on March 27, 2013.^[125]
• Person of Interest—Renewed for a third season on March 27, 2013.^[125]
• Survivor—Renewed for a twenty-seventh season on March 27, 2013.^[125]
• Two and a Half Men—Renewed for an eleventh season on April 26, 2013.^[131]
• Undercover Boss—Renewed for a fifth season on March 27, 2013.^[125]
• Under the Dome—Renewed for a second season on July 29, 2013.^[132]
• Unforgettable— Renewed for a third season for Summer 2014.^[133]

The CW

• America's Next Top Model—Renewed for a twentieth season on October 16, 2012.^[134]
• Arrow—Renewed for a second season on February 11, 2013.^[135]
• Beauty & the Beast—Renewed for a second season on April 26, 2013.^[136]
• The Carrie Diaries—Renewed for a second season on May 9, 2013.^[137]
• Hart of Dixie—Renewed for a third season on April 26, 2013.^[136]
• Nikita—Renewed for a fourth season on May 9, 2013.^[137]
• Supernatural—Renewed for a ninth season on February 11, 2013.^[135]
• The Vampire Diaries—Renewed for a fifth season on February 11, 2013.^[135]
• Whose Line Is It Anyway?—Renewed for a tenth season on July 29, 2013.^[138]

Fox

• American Dad!—Renewed for its ninth season on May 10, 2012.^[139]
• Bob's Burgers—Renewed for a fourth season on October 16, 2012.^[140]
• Bones—Renewed for a ninth season on January 8, 2013.^[141]
• Family Guy—Renewed for a twelfth season on May 10, 2012.^[139]
• The Following—Renewed for a second season on March 4, 2013.^[142]
• Glee—Renewed for a fifth season on April 19, 2013.^[143]
• The Mindy Project—Renewed for a second season on March 4, 2013.^[142]
• New Girl—Renewed for a third season on March 4, 2013.^[142]
• Raising Hope—Renewed for a fourth season on March 4, 2013.^[142]
• The Simpsons—Renewed for its twenty-fifth season on October 7, 2011.^[144]
• The X Factor—Renewed for a third season on October 22, 2012.^[145]

NBC

• The Apprentice—Renewed for a fourteenth season on May 12, 2013.^[146]
• The Biggest Loser—Renewed for a fifteenth season on May 12, 2013.^[147]
• Chicago Fire—Renewed for a second season on April 26, 2013.^[148]
• Community—Renewed for a fifth season on May 10, 2013.^[149]
• Football Night in America—Renewed for an eighth season on August 19, 2009.^[77]
• Grimm—Renewed for a third season on April 26, 2013.^[148]
• Hannibal—Renewed for a second season on May 30, 2013.^[150]
• Hollywood Game Night—Renewed for a 10 episode second season on August 20, 2013.^[151]
• Last Comic Standing—Previously canceled, NBC renewed the series for an eighth season on November 13, 2013.^[152]
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit—Renewed for a fifteenth season on April 26, 2013.^[148]
• NBC Sunday Night Football—Renewed for an eighth season on August 19, 2009.^[77]
• Parenthood—Renewed for a fifth season on April 26, 2013.^[148]
• Parks and Recreation—Renewed for a sixth season on May 9, 2013.^[153]
• Revolution—Renewed for a second season on April 26, 2013.^[148]
• The Sing-Off—Previously canceled, NBC renewed the series for a fourth season on March 14, 2013.^[154]
• The Voice—Renewed for a fifth and sixth season on September 25, 2012.^[155]

Cancellations/Series endings

ABC

• 666 Park Avenue—Canceled on November 16, 2012.^[156] The final episode aired on July 13, 2013.
• Body of Proof—Canceled on May 10, 2013.^[157]
• Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23—Canceled on January 22, 2013.^[158]
• Family Tools—Canceled on May 10, 2013.^[159]
• Happy Endings—Canceled on May 10, 2013.^[159]
• How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)—Canceled on May 10, 2013.^[159]
• Last Resort—Canceled on November 16, 2012.^[156] The final episode aired on January 24, 2013.
• Malibu Country—Canceled on May 10, 2013.^[159]
• Private Practice—It was announced on October 19, 2012, that season six would be the final season.^[160] The series concluded on January 22, 2013.^[161]
• Red Widow—Canceled on May 10, 2013.^[157]
• Zero Hour—Canceled on March 1, 2013, due to low ratings after three episodes.^[162] The final episode aired on August 3, 2013.

CBS

• CSI: NY—Canceled on May 10, 2013, after nine seasons.^[163]
• Friend Me—Confirmed as canceled on July 29, 2013.^[164]
• Golden Boy—Canceled on May 10, 2013.^[165]
• The Job—Canceled on February 18, 2013, due to low ratings after two episodes. It is unclear if the remaining episodes will air.^[166]
• Made in Jersey—Canceled on October 10, 2012, due to low ratings after two episodes. As of December 29, 2012, eight episodes have aired.^[167] This was the first cancellation of the season.
• Partners—Canceled on November 16, 2012, due to low ratings after six episodes.^[168]
• Rules of Engagement—Canceled on May 10, 2013, after seven seasons.^[169]
• Vegas—Canceled on May 10, 2013.^[170]

The CW

• 90210—It was announced on February 28, 2013, that season five would be the final season.^[171] The series concluded on May 13, 2013.
• Cult—Canceled on April 10, 2013.^[172] The series concluded on July 12, 2013.
• Emily Owens, M.D.—Canceled on November 28, 2012.^[173] The series concluded on February 5, 2013.
• Gossip Girl—It was announced on May 11, 2012, that season six would be the final season.^[48] The series concluded on December 17, 2012.^[174]

Fox

• Ben and Kate—Canceled on January 23, 2013.^[175] Two days after being pulled from the schedule, production was shut down after 16 episodes of a 19 episode order were filmed.^[176]
• The Cleveland Show—Canceled on April 17, 2013, after four seasons.^[177] The series concluded on May 19, 2013.
• COPS—It was announced on May 6, 2013, that the series would move to Spike for season twenty-six.^[178]
• Fringe—It was announced on April 26, 2012, that season five would be the final season.^[61] The series concluded on January 18, 2013.^[179]
• The Goodwin Games–Canceled on July 2, 2013.^[180]
• The Mob Doctor—Canceled on November 28, 2012.^[181] The series concluded on January 7, 2013.
• Touch—Canceled on May 9, 2013, after two seasons.^[182]

Ion Television

• Flashpoint—It was announced on May 1, 2012, that season five would be the final season.^[183] The series concluded on January 22, 2013.

NBC

• 1600 Penn—Canceled on May 9, 2013.^[184]
• 30 Rock—It was announced on May 14, 2012, that season seven would be the final season.^[185] The series concluded on January 31, 2013.^[186]
• Animal Practice—Canceled on October 18, 2012, due to low ratings after five episodes.^[187]
• Betty White's Off Their Rockers—Canceled on July 11, 2013, after two seasons.^[188] It was announced on October 18, 2013, that the series would move to Lifetime.^[189][190]
• Camp—Cancelled on October 1, 2013, after one season.^[191]
• Deception—Canceled on May 8, 2013.^[184]
• Do No Harm—Canceled on February 8, 2013, due to low ratings after two episodes.^[192]
• Fashion Star—Canceled on July 27, 2013.^[193]
• Go On—Canceled on May 10, 2013.^[194]
• Guys with Kids—Canceled on May 9, 2013.^[184]
• The New Normal—Canceled on May 10, 2013.^[195]
• Next Caller—It was announced on October 12, 2012, that the series would not air.^[196]
• The Office—It was announced on August 21, 2012, that season nine would be the final season.^[197] The series concluded on May 16, 2013.^[198]
• Ready for Love—Canceled on April 19, 2013, due to low ratings after two episodes. The last episode aired on April 23, 2013.^[199]
• Rock Center with Brian Williams—Canceled on May 10, 2013.^[200]
• Smash—Canceled on May 10, 2013.^[201]
• Up All Night—Canceled on May 9, 2013, after two seasons.^[184]
• Whitney—Canceled on May 9, 2013, after two seasons.^[184]

See also

• 2012–13 United States network television schedule (daytime)
• 2012–13 United States network television schedule (late night)

Top weekly ratings

• Data sources: AC Nielsen, TV by the Numbers

Total Viewers

Week	Name	Viewers (in millions)	Network
August 27-September 2	America's Got Talent 8/28[202]	9.89	NBC
September 3-September 9	Sunday Night Football: Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos[203]	27.57	NBC
September 10-September 16	Sunday Night Football: Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers[204]	21.33	NBC
September 17-September 23	Sunday Night Football: New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens[205]	21.27	NBC
September 24-September 30	Sunday Night Football: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles[206]	22.77	NBC
October 1-October 7	NCIS[207]	18.87	CBS
October 8-October 14	Sunday Night Football: Green Bay Packers at Houston Texans[208]	19.92	NBC
October 15-October 21	Sunday Night Football: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals[209]	17.47	NBC
October 22-October 28	NCIS[210]	17.8	CBS
October 29-November 4	Sunday Night Football: Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons[211]	21.76	NBC
November 5-November 11	Sunday Night Football: Houston Texans at Chicago Bears[212]	20.86	NBC
November 12-November 18	Sunday Night Football: Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers[213]	18.16	NBC
November 19-November 25	Sunday Night Football: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants[214]	20.85	NBC
November 26-December 2	Sunday Night Football: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys[215]	20.42	NBC
December 3-December 9	Sunday Night Football: Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions[216]	21.36	NBC
December 10-December 16	Sunday Night Football: San Francisco 49ers at New England Patriots[217]	23.23	NBC
December 17-December 23	NCIS[218]	19.59	CBS
December 24-December 30	Sunday Night Football: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins[219]	30.30	NBC
December 31-January 6	NFC Wild Card Playoff: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers[220]	30.28	NBC
January 7-January 13	NFC Divisional Playoff: Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers[221]	30.89	FOX
January 14-January 20	AFC Championship Game: New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens[222]	47.71	CBS
January 21-January 27	American Idol 1/23[223]	16.07	FOX
January 28-February 3	Super Bowl XLVII: Baltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco 49ers[224]	108.69	CBS
February 4-February 10	55th Grammy Awards[225]	28.38	CBS
February 11-February 17	The Big Bang Theory[226]	17.89	CBS
February 18-February 24	85th Academy Awards[227]	40.38	ABC
February 25-March 3	NCIS[228]	20.69	CBS
March 4-March 10	NCIS[229]	20.81	CBS
March 11-March 17	The Big Bang Theory[230]	15.90	CBS
March 18-March 24	NCIS[231]	19.79	CBS
March 25-March 31	NCIS[232]	18.62	CBS
April 1-April 7	The Big Bang Theory[233]	17.24	CBS
April 8-April 14	2013 Final Four National Championship: Michigan vs. Louisville[234]	23.43	CBS
April 15-April 21	The Voice 4/15[235]	14.45	NBC
April 22-April 28	NCIS[236]	17.33	CBS
April 29-May 5	NCIS[237]	18.29	CBS
May 6-May 12	NCIS[238]	17.56	CBS
May 13-May 19	NCIS[239]	18.79	CBS
May 20-May 26	Dancing with the Stars 5/21[240]	15.20	ABC
May 27-June 2	The Voice 5/27[241]	11.00	NBC
June 3-June 9	2013 NBA Finals Game 2: San Antonio Spurs at Miami Heat[242]	14.57	ABC
June 10-June 16	2013 NBA Finals Game 5: Miami Heat at San Antonio Spurs[243]	16.27	ABC
June 17-June 23	2013 NBA Finals Game 7: San Antonio Spurs at Miami Heat[244]	26.32	ABC
June 24-June 30	Under the Dome[245]	13.53	CBS
July 1-July 7	Under the Dome[246]	11.82	CBS
July 8-July 14	Under the Dome[247]	10.71	CBS
July 15-July 21	America's Got Talent 7/17[248]	11.18	NBC
July 22-July 28	Under the Dome[249]	11.60	CBS
July 29-August 4	Under the Dome[250]	11.41	CBS
August 5-August 11	Under the Dome[251]	10.42	CBS
August 12-August 18	Under the Dome[252]	10.36	CBS

18-49 Viewers

Week	Name	Viewers (in millions)	Network
August 27-September 2	Saturday Night Football: Michigan vs. Alabama[202]	3.0	ABC
September 3-September 9	Sunday Night Football: Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos[203]	11.0	NBC
September 10-September 16	Sunday Night Football: Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers[204]	8.9	NBC
September 17-September 23	Sunday Night Football: New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens[205]	8.7	NBC
September 24-September 30	Sunday Night Football: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles[206]	9.0	NBC
October 1-October 7	Sunday Night Football: San Diego Chargers at New Orleans Saints[207]	7.2	NBC
October 8-October 14	Sunday Night Football: Green Bay Packers at Houston Texans[208]	7.7	NBC
October 15-October 21	Sunday Night Football: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals[209]	6.7	NBC
October 22-October 28	Sunday Night Football: New Orleans Saints at Denver Broncos[210]	7.0	NBC
October 29-November 4	Sunday Night Football: Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons[211]	8.5	NBC
November 5-November 11	Sunday Night Football: Houston Texans at Chicago Bears[212]	7.9	NBC
November 12-November 18	Sunday Night Football: Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers[213]	6.9	NBC
November 19-November 25	Sunday Night Football: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants[214]	7.6	NBC
November 26-December 2	Sunday Night Football: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys[215]	7.4	NBC
December 3-December 9	Sunday Night Football: Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions[216]	7.8	NBC
December 10-December 16	Sunday Night Football: San Francisco 49ers at New England Patriots[217]	8.7	NBC
December 17-December 23	Sunday Night Football: San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks[218]	6.7	NBC
December 24-December 30	Sunday Night Football: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins[219]	10.5	NBC
December 31-January 6	NFC Wild Card Playoff: Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers[220]	10.5	NBC
January 7-January 13	NFC Divisional Playoff: Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers[221]	11.1	FOX
January 14-January 20	AFC Championship Game: New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens[222]	16.8	CBS
January 21-January 27	American Idol 1/23[223]	5.5	FOX
January 28-February 3	Super Bowl XLVII: Baltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco 49ers[224]	39.7	CBS
February 4-February 10	55th Grammy Awards[225]	10.1	CBS
February 11-February 17	The Big Bang Theory[226]	5.5	CBS
February 18-February 24	85th Academy Awards[227]	13.0	ABC
February 25-March 3	Modern Family[228]	3.9	ABC
March 4-March 10	The Big Bang Theory[229]	5.5	CBS
March 11-March 17	The Big Bang Theory[230]	4.8	CBS
March 18-March 24	American Idol 3/20[231]	3.6	FOX
March 25-March 31	The Voice 3/25[232]	4.8	NBC
April 1-April 7	2013 Final Four National Semifinal: Syracuse vs. Michigan[233]	5.7	CBS
April 8-April 14	2013 Final Four National Championship: Michigan vs. Louisville[234]	8.4	CBS
April 15-April 21	The Voice 4/15[235]	5.2	NBC
April 22-April 28	The Voice 4/22[236]	4.9	NBC
April 29-May 5	The Big Bang Theory[237]	4.9	CBS
May 6-May 12	The Big Bang Theory[238]	4.9	CBS
May 13-May 19	The Big Bang Theory[239]	4.8	CBS
May 20-May 26	Modern Family[240]	3.7	ABC
May 27-June 2	The Voice 5/27[241]	3.2	NBC
June 3-June 9	2013 NBA Finals Game 2: San Antonio Spurs at Miami Heat[242]	5.8	ABC
June 10-June 16	2013 NBA Finals Game 4: Miami Heat at San Antonio Spurs[243]	6.7	ABC
June 17-June 23	2013 NBA Finals Game 7: San Antonio Spurs at Miami Heat[244]	10.6	ABC
June 24-June 30	Under the Dome[245]	3.3	CBS
July 1-July 7	Under the Dome[246]	2.9	CBS
July 8-July 14	America's Got Talent 7/10[247]	2.8	NBC
July 15-July 21	2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game[248]	3.2	FOX
July 22-July 28	America's Got Talent 7/23[249]	2.8	NBC
July 29-August 4	2013 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game: Miami Dolphins vs. Dallas Cowboys[250]	3.8	NBC
August 5-August 11	The Bachelorette[251]	2.6	ABC
August 12-August 18	America's Got Talent 8/13[252]	2.4	NBC

Notes

1. Series revival; previously aired on ABC and ABC Family from 1998 to 2007.