As the real TV season finally nears, viewers can start to ask about their favorite shows.
They might wonder when the final seasons begin for “Young Sheldon,” shown here, or “Blue Bloods” (Feb. 15 and 16). They might want the first season of Jon Hamm’s animated “Grimsburg” (Jan. 7), the 20th of “Grey’s Anatomy” (March 14) or the 25th of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (Jan. 18).
Most of those details are available now, so we’ve put them into two alphabetical lists. One has 14 new shows; the other has 49 returning ones.
This sticks to prime time in the five main broadcast networks, plus the Sunday dramas on PBS. It skips cable and streaming networks, which tend to have fluid schedules, even during the strikes. It also skips the few shows (“Simpsons” or “60 Minutes,” for instance) that never went away. A few shows haven’t been scheduled yet and everything is subject to change:
NEW SHOWS (or new to broadcast TV in the U.S.)
“America’s Got Talent: Fantasy League,” NBC; 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 1.
“Deal or No Deal Island,” NBC, 9:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, then 10 p.m. Monday, March 4.
“Elsbeth,” CBS;10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 29.
“Extended Family,” NBC; about 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23 (after football), then 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2.
“The Floor,” Fox; 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2.
“Funny Woman,” PBS’ 10 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7.
“Grimsburg,” Fox; 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, then 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28.
“Lolly.” PBS; 9 p.m. Sunday March 17.
“Only Murders in the Building” (first season, previously on Hulu, ABC; 8-10 p.m., for four Tuesdays, Jan. 2.
“TMZ Investigates,” Fox; 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22.
“Tracker,” CBS; about 10 or 10:30 p.m. ET (after football), Feb. 11, then 9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18 – but with the first two episodes rerunning at 10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15 and 22.
A “20/20” spin-off (title pending) focusing on love crimes, ABC; 10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22.
“We Are Family,” Fox; 9 p.m., Jan. 3.
“Wild Cards,” CW; 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17.
RETURNING SHOWS (or mid-season openers)
“Abbott Elementary,” ABC; 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7.
“Alert: Missing Persons Unit,” Fox; 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 5.
“All Creatures Great and Small,” PBS; 9 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7.
“The Amazing Race,” CBS; 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 13.
“American Idol,” ABC; 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18.
“America’s Most Wanted,” Fox; 9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22.
“Animal Control,” Fox; 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 6.
“The Bachelor,” ABC; 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22.
“Blue Bloods,” CBS (final season, but continues into the fall) ; 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16.
“Bob (Hearts) Abishola,” CBS (final season); 8:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12.
“Call the Midwife,” PBS; 8 p.m. Sunday, March 17,
“Chicago” shows (“Med,” “Fire,” “PD”), NBC’ 8, 9 and 10 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16.
“The Cleaning Lady,” Fox; 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 5.
“The Connors,” ABC; 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7.
“CSI: Vegas,” CBS; 10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18.
“The Equalizer,” CBS; 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18.
“Family Law,” CW; 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17.
“Farmer Wants a Wife,” Fox; 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1.
“FBI,” “FBI: International,” “FBI: Most Wanted, CBS; 8, 9 and 10 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13.
“Fire Country,” CBS; 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16.
“Ghosts,” CBS; 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15.
“The Great North,” Fox; 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7; move to 9 p.m. on Jan. 28.
“Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC; 9 p.m. Thursday, March 14.
“I Can See Your Voice,” Fox; 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3.
“Judge Steve Harvey, ABC; 10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7.
“La Brea,” NBC; 9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9.
“Law & Order” (and “L&O: Special Victims Unit” and “L&O: Organized Crime”), NBC; 8, 9 and 10 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18.
“The Masked Singer,” Fox; 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 6.
“NCIS” and “NCIS: Hawaii,” CBS; 9 and 10 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12.
“The Neighborhood,” CBS; 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12.
“Next Level Chef,” Fox; about 10 p.m. ET (after football) Jan. 28, then 8 p.m. Thursdays, Feb. 1.
“Night Court,” NBC; about 8:30 p.m. ET (after football) Saturday, Dec. 23, then 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2.
“9-1-1,” ABC; 8 p.m. Thursday, March 14.
“Not Dead Yet,” ABC; 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7.
“So Help Me Todd,” CBS; 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15.
“So You Think You Can Dance,” Fox; 8 p.m. Monday, March 4.
“Station 19,” ABC; 10 p.m. Thursday, March 14.
“Survivor,” CBS; 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28 (first two episodes are two hours each, then 90 minutes).
“SWAT,” CBS; 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16.
“The Voice,” NBC; 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 26-27.
“What Would You Do?” ABC; 10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18.
“Young Sheldon,” CBS; 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15.