TV program introduced in second half of schedule
In American network television scheduling , a mid-season replacement is a television show that premieres in the second half of the traditional television season , usually between December and May. Mid-season replacements usually take place after a show that was in the fall schedule was canceled or put on hiatus, outside factors such as an actor's family emergency or personal illness led to a delay in the program's debut, a program was deliberately scheduled for mid-season (for example, shows NBC airs on Sunday nights after the NFL season ends, as it only takes up the first half of the television season), or a program had a shortened season for some other reason which resulted in a time slot that needed filling. A few shows in American television history have been perennial mid-season replacements. For example, American Idol aired from January to May each year from its second season onward, to great ratings success. CBS put reruns of the first season of Land of the Lost (1974) on its Saturday morning schedule in June 1985 (running to the end of December) and June 1987 (running until the new season began in September).[1]
An older and related concept is the summer replacement , which debuts between May and August, when a network's fall schedule is on hiatus. Summer replacements tend to be lower-profile shows with either low budgets or minimal prospects for renewal.
Notable mid-season replacement shows [ edit ] Series Original network Original air date Series replaced 24: Live Another Day Fox May 5, 2014 The Following 3rd Rock from the Sun NBC January 9, 1996 NewsRadio The American Embassy FOX March 11, 2002 Ally McBeal A.P. Bio NBC February 1, 2018 The Good Place Airwolf CBS January 22, 1984 Hour #1 of The CBS Saturday Night Movies Alcatraz Fox January 16, 2012 Terra Nova Alex, Inc. ABC March 28, 2018 Speechless Allegiance NBC February 5, 2015 Parenthood All in the Family CBS January 12, 1971 To Rome with Love American Dad! Fox February 6, 2005 The Sketch Show Andy Richter Controls the Universe Fox March 19, 2002 That '70s Show Are You There, Chelsea? NBC January 11, 2012 Free Agents Awake NBC March 1, 2012 The Firm B.A.D. Cats ABC January 4, 1980 Fantasy Island Barnaby Jones CBS January 28, 1973 Mannix Barney Miller ABC January 23, 1975 The Odd Couple Batman ABC January 12, 1966 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Baretta ABC January 17, 1975 Kung Fu The Bionic Woman ABC January 14, 1976 When Things Were Rotten The Black Donnellys NBC February 26, 2007 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Blind Justice ABC March 8, 2005 NYPD Blue Blossom NBC January 3, 1991 Ferris Bueller Bob's Burgers Fox January 9, 2011 The Cleveland Show Body of Proof ABC March 29, 2011 Detroit 1-8-7 Boston Common NBC March 21, 1996 The Single Guy The Book of Daniel NBC January 6, 2006 Inconceivable Breaking In Fox April 6, 2011 American Idol Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 6 relaunch on NBC NBC January 10, 2019 I Feel Bad Buffy the Vampire Slayer The WB March 10, 1997 Savannah CHAOS CBS April 1, 2011 The Defenders The Cape NBC January 9, 2011 The Event Castle [2] ABC March 9, 2009 True Beauty The Catch ABC March 24, 2016 How to Get Away with Murder Champions NBC March 8, 2018 Great News The Chicago Code Fox February 7, 2011 Lie to Me City of Angels CBS January 16, 2000 Cosby Coach ABC February 28, 1989 The Wonder Years Conviction NBC March 3, 2006 The Book of Daniel Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior CBS February 16, 2011 Blue Bloods Cuts UPN February 14, 2005 Second Time Around D.C. The WB April 2, 2000 Felicity Daddio NBC March 23, 2000 Jesse Daktari CBS January 11, 1966 Rawhide Dallas CBS April 2, 1978 The Carol Burnett Show Dawson's Creek The WB January 20, 1998 Syndicated programming Deception NBC January 7, 2013 Revolution Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman CBS January 1, 1993 Brooklyn Bridge Dollhouse Fox February 13, 2009 Don't Forget the Lyrics! Do No Harm NBC January 31, 2013 Rock Center with Brian Williams Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 ABC April 11, 2012 Happy Endings Dynasty ABC January 12, 1981 Monday Night Football Eight Is Enough ABC March 15, 1977 Rich Man, Poor Man: Book II Ellen ABC March 29, 1994 Grace Under Fire Emergency! NBC January 15, 1972 The Good Life Empire Fox January 7, 2015 Red Band Society Falcon Crest CBS December 4, 1981 The Incredible Hulk Fam CBS January 10, 2019 Murphy Brown Family Guy Fox January 31, 1999 The X-Files Fangbone! Disney XD July 5, 2016 Counterfeit Cat Fashion Star NBC March 13, 2012 Parenthood The Firm NBC January 8, 2012 Prime Suspect The Following Fox January 21, 2013 The Mob Doctor For the People CBS January 31, 1965 My Living Doll For Life ABC February 11, 2020 Emergence For Your Love NBC March 17, 1998 NewsRadio Fresh Off the Boat ABC February 4, 2015 Selfie Friends with Benefits NBC August 5, 2011 Futurama FOX March 28, 1999 That '70s Show GCB ABC March 4, 2012 Pan Am Getting By ABC March 5, 1993 Dinosaurs George Lopez [3] ABC March 27, 2002 According to Jim Good Advice CBS April 2, 1993 Bob Grapevine (2000 revival) CBS February 28, 2000 Ladies Man Great News NBC April 25, 2017 Trial & Error Grey's Anatomy ABC March 27, 2005 Boston Legal Grounded for Life Fox January 10, 2001 Normal, Ohio Happy Days ABC January 15, 1974 Temperatures Rising Hannibal NBC April 4, 2013 Do No Harm Happy Endings ABC April 13, 2011 Mr. Sunshine Harry's Law NBC January 17, 2011 Chase High Incident ABC March 4, 1996 Monday Night Football Hill Street Blues NBC January 15, 1981 NBC Saturday Night at the Movies Homicide: Life on the Street NBC January 31, 1993 Seinfeld Human Target Fox January 17, 2010 So You Think You Can Dance Imaginary Mary ABC March 29, 2017 The Real O'Neals The Incredible Hulk CBS March 10, 1978 The CBS Friday Night Movies In Case of Emergency [3] ABC January 3, 2007 It Takes a Thief ABC January 9, 1968 In the Heat of the Night NBC March 6, 1988 J.J. Starbuck The Jeffersons CBS January 18, 1975 Friends and Lovers JAG Season 2 relaunch on CBS CBS January 17, 1997 Mr. & Mrs. Smith Just Shoot Me! NBC March 4, 1997 Men Behaving Badly Kate & Allie CBS March 19, 1984 AfterMASH Kate Brasher CBS February 24, 2001 Walker, Texas Ranger King of the Hill Fox January 12, 1997 Ned and Stacey Knots Landing CBS December 27, 1979 Hawaii Five-O LA to Vegas Fox January 2, 2018 Brooklyn Nine-Nine LateLine NBC March 17, 1998 Just Shoot Me! Laverne & Shirley ABC January 27, 1976 Welcome Back, Kotter Law & Order: Trial by Jury NBC March 3, 2005 Medical Investigation Living Biblically CBS February 26, 2018 9JKL Mad Love CBS February 14, 2011 Rules of Engagement Malcolm in the Middle Fox January 9, 2000 Futurama Making History Fox March 5, 2017 Son of Zorn Man from Interpol NBC January 30, 1960 It Could Be You Married... with Children Fox April 5, 1987 Syndicated programming Medium NBC January 3, 2005 LAX The Mick Fox January 1, 2017 Brooklyn Nine-Nine The Millionaire CBS January 19, 1955 Strike It Rich Moesha UPN January 23, 1996 Deadly Games Miss Guided ABC March 18, 2008 Moonlighting ABC March 3, 1985 Mr. Belvedere ABC March 15, 1985 Webster Mr. Sunshine ABC February 9, 2011 Cougar Town My Wife and Kids ABC March 28, 2001 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Nanny and the Professor ABC January 21, 1970 The Flying Nun Napoleon Dynamite Fox January 15, 2012 Allen Gregory Nash Bridges CBS March 29, 1996 American Gothic The Nick Cannon Show Nickelodeon January 12, 2002 The Brothers Garcia Night Court NBC January 4, 1984 Family Ties The Norm Show ABC March 24, 1999 The Secret Lives of Men Notes from the Underbelly ABC April 12, 2007 George Lopez Numb3rs CBS January 23, 2005 Dr. Vegas NYC 22 CBS April 15, 2012 CSI: Miami The Odd Couple CBS February 19, 2015 Two and a Half Men Parenthood NBC March 2, 2010 The Jay Leno Show Parks and Recreation [n 1] NBC April 9, 2009 Kath & Kim Perfect Couples NBC December 20, 2010 Perfect Strangers ABC March 25, 1986 Growing Pains The PJs FOX January 10, 1999 Costello Quantum Leap NBC March 26, 1989 Raines NBC March 15, 2007 ER Ready for Love NBC April 9, 2013 Smash The Real O'Neals ABC March 2, 2016 The Muppets Red Widow ABC March 3, 2013 666 Park Avenue Rob CBS January 12, 2012 Rules of Engagement Roseanne (revival) ABC March 27, 2018 Fresh Off the Boat Rules of Engagement CBS February 5, 2007 The New Adventures of Old Christine Sanford and Son NBC January 14, 1972 The D.A. Schoolhouse Rock! ABC January 15, 1973 commercials Scrubs Season 8 relaunch on ABC ABC January 6, 2009 According to Jim Social Studies UPN March 18, 1997 Homeboys in Outer Space Some of My Best Friends CBS February 28, 2001 Welcome to New York SpongeBob SquarePants Nickelodeon May 1, 1999 First hour of Nick-at-Nite Superior Donuts CBS February 2, 2017 The Odd Couple Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Fox January 13, 2008 K-Ville That '80s Show Fox January 23, 2002 Malcolm in the Middle The Bob Cummings Show NBC January 2, 1955 The Hunter The Bridge [4] CTV March 5, 2010 The Carrie Diaries The CW January 14, 2013 90210 The Deep End ABC January 21, 2010 FlashForward The Enemy Within NBC February 25, 2019 Manifest The Finder Fox January 12, 2012 Bones The Knights of Prosperity [3] ABC January 3, 2007 The Lone Gunmen Fox March 4, 2001 FreakyLinks The New Adventures of Old Christine CBS March 13, 2006 Courting Alex The Oblongs The WB April 1, 2001 For Your Love The Office NBC March 24, 2005 Committed The Others NBC February 5, 2000 Freaks and Geeks The Practice ABC March 4, 1997 NYPD Blue The Return of Jezebel James Fox March 14, 2008 The River ABC February 7, 2012 Wife Swap Three Sisters NBC January 9, 2001 DAG Thunder Alley ABC March 9, 1994 The Critic Titus Fox March 20, 2000 Time of Your Life Scandal ABC April 5, 2012 Private Practice Schooled ABC January 9, 2019 American Housewife Show Me the Money [3] ABC November 15, 2006 The Simpsons Fox December 17, 1989 Totally Hidden Video Sister, Sister ABC April 1, 1994 The Six Million Dollar Man ABC January 18, 1974 Room 222 Smash NBC February 6, 2012 Rock Center with Brian Williams So Weird Disney January 18, 1999 Southland NBC April 9, 2009 ER Space Cases Nickelodeon March 2, 1996 All That Splitting Up Together ABC March 27, 2018 The Mayor Stacked Fox April 13, 2005 Quintuplets Station Zero MTV March 8, 1999 Twenty-One (2000 revival) NBC January 9, 2000 Third Watch Twin Peaks ABC April 8, 1990 The Young Riders The Outsiders Fox March 25, 1990 Booker The Unit CBS March 7, 2006 Love Monkey The Unusuals [2] ABC April 8, 2009 Life on Mars The Village NBC March 19, 2019 New Amsterdam The Wonder Years ABC January 31, 1988 Growing Pains Three The WB February 2, 1998 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Three's Company ABC March 15, 1977 The Tony Randall Show Traffic Light Fox February 8, 2011 Raising Hope , Running Wilde Trial & Error NBC March 14, 2017 This Is Us Unhappily Ever After The WB January 11, 1995 Syndicated programming Walker, Texas Ranger CBS April 21, 1993 The Hat Squad Wanda at Large Fox March 26, 2003 Cedric the Entertainer Presents Watching Ellie NBC February 26, 2002 Three Sisters What About Brian ABC April 16, 2006 Miracle Workers Work It ABC January 3, 2012 Man Up Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane The WB January 17, 1999 Unhappily Ever After Zero Hour ABC February 14, 2013 Last Resort
^ Parks and Recreation was a mid-season replacement in its first, third, and seventh seasons. It was introduced as a mid-season replacement in the third season, to accommodate Amy Poehler 's pregnancy, which was not written into the show. It was used as a mid-season replacement in its season finale to meet contractual obligations. References [ edit ]