2015 in American television
In American television in 2015, notable events included television show debuts, finales, and cancellations; channel launches, closures, and rebrandings; stations changing or adding their network affiliations; and information about controversies and carriage disputes.
Events
August
Television programs
Miniseries
| First aired | Title | Channel | Source |
| February 8 | The Jinx | HBO | |
| February 12 | The Slap | NBC | |
| February 16 | The Book of Negroes | BET | |
| April 5 | A.D. The Bible Continues | NBC | |
| April 5 | American Odyssey | NBC | |
| April 5 | Sinatra: All or Nothing at All | HBO | |
| April 29 | The Casual Vacancy | HBO | |
| June 7 | Serial Thriller: Angel of Decay | Investigation Discovery | |
| June 11 | The Seventies | CNN | |
| June 13 | Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell | BBC America | |
| July 8 | The Spoils Before Dying | IFC | |
| August 16 | Show Me a Hero | HBO | |
| September 24 | Heroes Reborn | NBC | |
| November 8 | Flesh and Bone | Starz | |
| November 30 | Long Live the Royals | Cartoon Network | |
| December 7 | Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter | Adult Swim | |
| December 14 | Childhood's End | Syfy |
Television films and specials
| First aired | Title | Channel | Source |
| January 17 | Whitney | Lifetime | |
| January 17 | Bridal Wave | Hallmark Channel | |
| January 24 | Love by the Book | Hallmark Channel | |
| January 31 | Beautiful & Twisted | Lifetime | |
| February 13 | Bad Hair Day | Disney Channel | |
| February 16 | Splitting Adam | Nickelodeon | |
| April 5 | If There Be Thorns | Lifetime | |
| April 12 | Seeds of Yesterday | Lifetime | |
| May 16 | Bessie | HBO | |
| May 29 | Nightingale | HBO | |
| June 20 | A Deadly Adoption | Lifetime | |
| June 26 | Teen Beach 2 | Disney Channel | |
| July 11 | 7 Days in Hell | HBO | |
| July 22 | Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! | Syfy | |
| July 31 | Descendants | Disney Channel | |
| September 26 | My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Friendship Games | Discovery Family | |
| September 27 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Immortality | CBS | |
| October 9 | Invisible Sister | Disney Channel | |
| October 16 | Beasts of No Nation | Netflix | |
| November 2 | The Leisure Class | HBO | |
| November 22 | The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar | Disney Channel | |
| November 25 | Regular Show: The Movie | Cartoon Network | |
| December 3 | The Wiz Live! | NBC | |
| December 4 | A Very Murray Christmas | Netflix | |
| December 11 | The Ridiculous Six | Netflix |
Returning this year
The following shows returned with new episodes after being canceled or ended their run previously:| Show | Last aired | Previous channel | New/returning/same channel | Returning | Source |
| Oggy and the Cockroaches | 1999 | Fox Kids | Nickelodeon | February 23 | |
| SpongeBob SquarePants | 2014 | Nickelodeon | same | March 29 | - |
| Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? | 2011 | Syndication | Fox | May 26 | |
| BattleBots | 2002 | Comedy Central | ABC | June 21 | |
| Celebrity Family Feud | 2008 | NBC | ABC | June 21 | |
| NASCAR on NBC | 2006 | NBC | same/NBCSN | July 5 | |
| Chain Reaction | 2007 | GSN | same | July 16 | |
| Punk'd | 2012 | MTV | BET | August 18 | |
| Project Greenlight | 2005 | Bravo | HBO | September 13 | |
| Heroes | 2010 | NBC | same | September 24 | |
| Unforgettable | 2014 | CBS | A&E | November 13 |
Network changes
The following shows aired new episodes on a different network than previous first-run episodes.Milestone episodes
| Show | Network | Episode # | Episode title | Episode air date | Source |
| Blue Bloods | CBS | 100th | "Baggage" | January 9 | |
| Mike & Molly | CBS | 100th | "Mike Check" | February 2 | |
| Steve Harvey | Syndicated | 500th | N/A | April 27 | |
| Family Guy | Fox | 250th | "Fighting Irish" | May 3 | |
| My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic | Discovery Family | 100th | "Slice of Life" | June 13 | |
| Melissa & Joey | ABC Family | 100th | "Melissa & Joey's Frozen" | July 8 | |
| Power Rangers | Nickelodeon | 800th | "Sync or Swim" | October 3 | |
| Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 250th | "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" | October 22 |
Ending this year
| Date | Show | Channel | Debut | Status | Source |
| January 2 | Moyers & Company | PBS | 2012 | Ended | |
| January 3 | Black Dynamite | Adult Swim | 2012 | Ended | |
| January 3 | Huckabee | Fox News Channel | 2008 | Ended | |
| January 22 | A to Z | NBC | 2014 | Cancelled | |
| January 22 | Bad Judge | NBC | 2014 | Cancelled | |
| January 22 | The Taste | ABC | 2013 | Cancelled | |
| January 25 | Resurrection | ABC | 2014 | Cancelled | |
| January 29 | High School USA! | FXX | 2013 | Cancelled | |
| January 29 | Parenthood | NBC | 2010 | Ended | |
| February 7 | Red Band Society | Fox | 2014 | Cancelled | |
| February 10 | Ground Floor | TBS | 2013 | Cancelled | |
| February 13 | Constantine | NBC | 2014 | Cancelled | |
| February 15 | Mulaney | Fox | 2014 | Cancelled | |
| February 16 | State of Affairs | NBC | 2014 | Cancelled | |
| February 17 | Marry Me | NBC | 2014 | Cancelled | |
| February 18 | The Mentalist | CBS | 2008 | Ended | |
| February 19 | Two and a Half Men | CBS | 2003 | Ended | |
| February 24 | Parks and Recreation | NBC | 2009 | Ended | |
| February 27 | Ronan Farrow Daily | MSNBC | 2014 | Cancelled | |
| February 27 | The Reid Report | MSNBC | 2014 | Cancelled | |
| March 5 | Allegiance | NBC | 2015 | Cancelled | |
| March 6 | The Queen Latifah Show | Syndication | 1999 | Cancelled | |
| March 6 | Cristela | ABC | 2015 | Cancelled | |
| March 13 | Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory | MTV | 2009 | Ended | |
| March 16 | Eye Candy | MTV | 2015 | Cancelled | |
| March 20 | Glee | Fox | 2009 | Ended | |
| March 24 | Kroll Show | Comedy Central | 2013 | Ended | |
| March 25 | Kickin' It | Disney XD | 2011 | Ended | |
| March 27 | Hart of Dixie | The CW | 2011 | Cancelled | |
| March 27 | Let's Ask America | Syndication | 2012 | Cancelled | |
| March 28 | The Suze Orman Show | CNBC | 2002 | Ended | |
| March 31 | Cougar Town | TBS | 2009 | Ended | |
| April 10 | Helix | Syfy | 2014 | Cancelled | |
| April 14 | Justified | FX | 2010 | Ended | |
| April 14 | Brickleberry | Comedy Central | 2012 | Cancelled | |
| April 14 | Sirens | USA Network | 2014 | Cancelled | |
| April 17 | The Daily Buzz | Broadcast syndication Youtoo America | 2002 | Cancelled | |
| April 24 | Team Umizoomi | Nickelodeon | 2010 | Cancelled | |
| April 28 | One Big Happy | NBC | 2015 | Cancelled | |
| April 30 | Backstrom | Fox | 2015 | Cancelled | |
| May 5 | Weird Loners | Fox | 2015 | Cancelled | |
| May 5 | Forever | ABC | 2014 | Cancelled | |
| May 10 | Revenge | ABC | 2011 | Cancelled | |
| May 11 | The Returned | A&E | 2015 | Cancelled | |
| May 17 | Mad Men | AMC | 2007 | Ended | |
| May 18 | The Following | Fox | 2013 | Cancelled | |
| May 18 | Stalker | CBS | 2014 | Cancelled | |
| May 19 | 19 Kids and Counting | TLC | 2008 | Cancelled | |
| May 20 | Late Show with David Letterman | CBS | 1993 | Ended | |
| May 24 | Battle Creek | CBS | 2015 | Cancelled | |
| May 28 | Louie | FX | 2010 | Cancelled | |
| May 29 | Imus in the Morning | FBN | 1996 | Ended | |
| June 2 | Community | Yahoo! Screen | 2009 | Cancelled | |
| June 3 | Hot in Cleveland | TV Land | 2010 | Ended | |
| June 4 | Lucas Bros. Moving Co. | FXX | 2013 | Cancelled | |
| June 9 | Your Family or Mine | TBS | 2015 | Cancelled | |
| June 12 | Phineas and Ferb | Disney Channel | 2007 | Ended | |
| June 25 | Axe Cop | FXX | 2013 | Cancelled | |
| June 28 | Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Disney XD | 2013 | Cancelled | |
| June 28 | Nurse Jackie | Showtime | 2009 | Ended | |
| July 9 | 3AM | Showtime | 2015 | Cancelled | |
| July 11 | The McCarthys | CBS | 2014 | Cancelled | |
| July 19 | Golan the Insatiable | Fox | 2013 | Cancelled | |
| July 20 | About a Boy | NBC | 2014 | Cancelled | |
| July 28 | Knock Knock Live | Fox | 2015 | Cancelled | |
| July 31 | The Cycle | MSNBC | 2012 | Cancelled | |
| July 31 | The Ed Show | MSNBC | 2009 | Cancelled | |
| July 31 | Now with Alex Wagner | MSNBC | 2011 | Cancelled | |
| August 2 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | TeenNick | 2001 | Cancelled | |
| August 5 | Melissa & Joey | ABC Family | 2010 | Cancelled | |
| August 5 | The Game | BET | 2006 | Cancelled | |
| August 7 | WordGirl | PBS Kids | 2007 | Ended | |
| August 9 | Julius Jr. | Nick Jr. Channel | 2013 | Cancelled | |
| August 18 | Clipped | TBS | 2015 | Cancelled | |
| August 18 | Proof | TNT | 2015 | Cancelled | |
| August 19 | Mr. Robinson | NBC | 2015 | Cancelled | |
| August 21 | Ice & Coco | Syndication | 2015 | Cancelled | |
| August 23 | The Brink | HBO | 2015 | Cancelled | |
| August 29 | Hannibal | NBC | 2013 | Cancelled | |
| August 30 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force | Adult Swim | 2000 | Ended | |
| August 30 | Falling Skies | TNT | 2011 | Ended | |
| August 31 | The Whispers | ABC | 2015 | Cancelled | |
| September 10 | Under the Dome | CBS | 2013 | Cancelled | |
| September 12 | Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures | The Hub | 2010 | Ended | |
| September 16 | The Exes | TV Land | 2011 | Ended | |
| September 25 | Dog with a Blog | Disney Channel | 2012 | Ended | |
| September 25 | Wake Up with Al | The Weather Channel | 2009 | Cancelled | |
| September 27 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | CBS | 2000 | Cancelled | |
| October 5 | Significant Mother | The CW | 2015 | Cancelled | |
| October 9 | Total Drama Island | Cartoon Network | 2008 | Ended | |
| October 16 | Jessie | Disney Channel | 2011 | Ended | |
| October 16 | I Didn't Do It | Disney Channel | 2014 | Cancelled | |
| October 20 | Public Morals | TNT | 2015 | Cancelled | |
| November 3 | Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris | NBC | 2015 | Cancelled | |
| November 10 | Wicked City | ABC | 2015 | Cancelled | |
| November 17 | The Bastard Executioner | FX | 2015 | Cancelled | |
| November 19 | The Player | NBC | 2015 | Cancelled | |
| November 30 | Minority Report | Fox | 2015 | Cancelled | |
| November 30 | Henry Hugglemonster | Disney Jr. | 2013 | Ended | |
| December 4 | America's Next Top Model | The CW | 2003 | Ended | |
| December 9 | The League | FXX | 2009 | Ended | |
| December 13 | Getting On | HBO | 2013 | Ended | |
| December 15 | Donny! | USA Network | 2015 | Cancelled | |
| December 15 | Finding Carter | MTV | 2014 | Cancelled | |
| December 15 | Manhattan | WGN America | 2014 | Cancelled | |
| December 17 | Haven | Syfy | 2010 | Cancelled | |
| December 18 | The Knick | Cinemax | 2014 | Cancelled | |
| December 18 | The Soup | E! | 2004 | Cancelled | |
| December 18 | Satisfaction | USA Network | 2014 | Cancelled | |
| December 19 | Instant Mom | Nick at Nite | 2013 | Ended | |
| December 19 | The Penguins of Madagascar | Nickelodeon | 2008 | Ended | |
| December 26 | Da Vinci's Demons | Starz | 2013 | Ended |
Entering syndication this year
A list of programs that have accumulated enough episodes or seasons to be eligible for off-network syndication and/or basic cable runs.| Show | Seasons | In Production | Source |
| 2 Broke Girls | 4 | Yes | |
| Last Man Standing | 4 | Yes | |
| Person of Interest | 4 | Yes | |
| Elementary | 3 | Yes | |
| New Girl | 4 | Yes | |
| Rookie Blue | 5 | Yes | |
| Bob's Burgers | 5 | Yes | |
| Rizzoli & Isles | 6 | Yes | |
| Tosh.0 | 7 | Yes |