2018 in American television


In American television in 2018, notable events included television show finales, cancellations, and information about controversies and carriage disputes.

Notable events

August

Television programs

Television films and specials

These television films and specials are scheduled to premiere in 2018. The premiere dates may be changed depending on a variety of factors.
First airedTitleChannelSource
February 16ZombiesDisney Channel
February 19Blurt!Nickelodeon
March 4Billy Graham: An Extraordinary JourneyFox
March 26The Zen Diaries of Garry ShandlingHBO
April 1Jesus Christ Superstar Live in ConcertNBC
April 7PaternoHBO
May 11Meghan Markle: An American PrincessFox
June 28Alone in the GameAudience
July 16Culture Shock: Freaks and Geeks: The DocumentaryA&E
July 29Comedy Central Roast of Bruce WillisComedy Central
August 10Freaky FridayDisney Channel
August 19The Last Sharknado: It's About TimeSyfy
September 8Sofia the First: Forever RoyalDisney Junior
September 10Sofia the First: Forever RoyalDisney Channel
September 9The Bad SeedLifetime
September 16No One Would TellLifetime
September 30Marvel Rising: Secret WarriorsDisney Channel/
Disney XD
October 14Harvey Birdman, Attorney GeneralAdult Swim
October 20Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween BashFreeform
October 22WWE Road to EvolutionUSA Network
October 29A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on BroadwayNBC
November 4Mickey's 90th SpectacularABC
November 10When You Wish Upon a PickleHBO
November 22The Christmas ContractLifetime
November 22'Tis the Season: A One Tree Hill Cast ReunionLifetime
November 22Meghan's New Life: The Real Princess DiariesABC
November 22I'm Coming HomeABC
November 28A Legendary Christmas with John and ChrissyNBC
November 29Lego Jurassic World: The Secret ExhibitNBC
November 29The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday CelebrationABC
December 1Disney Parks Presents a 25 Days of Christmas Holiday PartyDisney Channel
December 2Garth: Live at Notre DameCBS
December 2Life-Size 2Freeform
December 10No Sleep 'Til ChristmasFreeform
December 11Darci Lynne: My Hometown ChristmasNBC
December 19New Day's WWE 2018 Pancake Powered Year End Super SpectacularUSA Network
December 28Black Mirror: BandersnatchNetflix

Miniseries

First airedTitleChannelSource
January 24WacoParamount Network
January 30Citizen RoseE!
February 28The Looming TowerHulu
April 8Howards EndStarz
April 16It Was Him: The Many Murders of Ed EdwardsParamount Network
May 13This is Life LiveTLC
July 8Sharp ObjectsHBO
July 8The 2000sCNN
July 30Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin StoryParamount Network
September 21ManiacNetflix
October 12The Haunting of Hill HouseNetflix
November 18Escape at DannemoraShowtime
November 18My Brilliant FriendHBO
December 5Border LiveDiscovery Channel

Programs changing networks

ShowMoved fromMoved toSource
Comedians in Cars Getting CoffeeCrackleNetflix
Cloudy with a Chance of MeatballsCartoon NetworkBoomerang
MysticonsNickelodeonNicktoons
Welcome to the WayneNickelodeonNicktoons
People's Choice AwardsCBSE!
Billboard Music AwardsABCNBC
Last Man StandingABCFox
American IdolFoxABC
FIFA World CupABC/ESPN
Univision/UDN 		Fox/FS1
Telemundo/Universo
Thomas & FriendsPBS KidsNickelodeon
ESPN FCESPN2ESPN+
DuckTalesDisney XDDisney Channel
Big Hero 6: The SeriesDisney XDDisney Channel
S. E. Cupp UnfilteredHLNCNN
Winter Break: Hunter MountainMTVMTV2
Thursday Night FootballCBS/NBCFox
NobodiesTV LandParamount Network
NobodiesParamount NetworkTV Land
UnrealLifetimeHulu
SafewordMTVVH1
Carpool Karaoke: The SeriesApple MusicApple TV app
Victoria's Secret Fashion ShowCBSABC
CharmedThe WBThe CW

Programs returning in 2018

The following shows will return with new episodes after being canceled, ended their run previously, or underwent a hiatus that lasted at least one year:
ShowLast airedType of ReturnPrevious channelNew/returning/same channelReturn dateSource
The McLaughlin Group2016RevivalSyndication/PBSsameJanuary 7
Beat the Clock2003Family versionPax TV
Universal KidsFebruary 6
Queer Eye2007RebootBravoNetflixFebruary 7
Showtime at the Apollo2008RevivalSyndicationFoxMarch 1
American Chopper2012RevivalTLCDiscovery ChannelMarch 1
Bridezillas2013RevivalWEtvsameMarch 2
American Idol2016RevivalFoxABCMarch 11
Timeless2017New season and wrap-up movieNBCsameMarch 11
Muppet Babies1991RebootCBSDisney Channel/Disney JuniorMarch 23
Roseanne1997RevivalABCsameMarch 27
Jersey Shore
2012RevivalMTVsameApril 5
Trading Spaces2008RevivalTLCsameApril 7
Lost in Space1968RebootCBSNetflixApril 13
BattleBots2016RevivalABCDiscovery Channel/ScienceMay 11
Iron Chef America2014New seasonFood NetworksameMay 20
Arrested Development2013New seasonNetflixsameMay 29
FLCL2001/2003New seasonAdult SwimsameJune 2
The Staircase2013New episodesSundance TVNetflixJune 8
Double Dare2000RevivalNickelodeonsameJune 25
Hit the Floor2016New seasonVH1BETJuly 10
Bug Juice
2001RevivalDisney ChannelsameJuly 16
In Search of...2002RevivalSci-Fi ChannelHistory ChannelJuly 20
The Contender2009RevivalVersusEpixAugust 24
Billy on the Street2017RevivalTruTVYouTubeSeptember 13
Magnum, P.I.1988RebootCBSsameSeptember 24
Murphy Brown1998RevivalCBSsameSeptember 27
Last Man Standing2017RevivalABCFoxSeptember 28
Charmed2006RebootThe WBThe CWOctober 14
She-Ra: Princess of Power
1986RebootSyndicationNetflixNovember 16
Deal or No Deal''2010RevivalSyndicationCNBCDecember 5
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Milestone episodes

ShowNetworkEpisode #Episode titleEpisode airdateSource
Modern FamilyABC200th"Dear Beloved Family"January 10
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonNBC800th"Sam Rockwell/Tig Notaro"January 11
Family GuyFox300th"Dog Bites Bear"January 14
The Amazing World of GumballCartoon Network200th"The Vegging"January 15
The BlacklistNBC100th"Abraham Stern"January 17
Total DivasE!100th"Breaking the News"January 31
MomCBS100th"Pushed-Down Coffee, and a Working Turn Signal"February 1
General HospitalABC14,000th"Episode 14,000"February 23
Chicago P.D.NBC100th"Profiles"March 7
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.ABC100th"The Real Deal"March 9
The FostersFreeform100th"Just Say Yes"March 13
The SimpsonsFox636th"Forgive and Regret"April 29
Chrisley Knows BestUSA Network100th"Celebrating A Chrisley Century"June 19
Power RangersNickelodeon25th Anniversary"Dimensions in Danger"August 28
Big BrotherCBS700th"Episode 34"September 12
ShamelessShowtime100th"Do Right, Vote White!"September 30
Bob's BurgersFox150th"Just One of the Boyz 4 Now for Now"September 30
Criminal MindsCBS300th"300"October 3
Shark TankABC200thOctober 7
WWE SmackDownUSA Network1,000thWWE SmackDown 1000October 16
NCIS: New OrleansCBS100th"In the Blood"October 23
WWE 205 LiveWWE Network100th"#100"October 24
Hawaii Five-0CBS200th"Pua A'e La Ka Uwahi O Ka Moe"November 9
Black-ishABC100th"Good Grief"November 20
The FlashThe CW100th"What's Past Is Prologue"December 4
Madam SecretaryCBS100th"Family Separation: Part 1"December 23

Programs ending in 2018

End dateShowChannelFirst airedStatusSource
January 4Ghost WarsSyfy2017Cancelled
January 6Ten Days in the ValleyABC2017Cancelled
January 9Major CrimesTNT2012Ended
January 12DisjointedNetflix2017Cancelled
January 13Cashin' InFox News2001Ended
January 13Cavuto on BusinessFox News2002Ended
January 13Forbes on FoxFox News2002Ended
January 14Wisdom of the CrowdCBS2017Cancelled
January 18DamnationUSA Network2017Cancelled
January 20Pickle and PeanutDisney XD2015Ended
January 25Great NewsNBC2017Cancelled
January 26The Adventures of Puss in BootsNetflix2015Ended
January 29ValorThe CW2017Cancelled
January 29The BraveNBC2017Cancelled
February 2K.C. UndercoverDisney Channel2015Ended
February 59JKLCBS2017Cancelled
February 5Better Late Than NeverNBC2016Cancelled
February 7The LibrariansTNT2014Cancelled
February 10Bunsen Is a BeastNicktoons2017Ended
February 11After TrekCBS All Access2017Cancelled
February 16Mozart in the JungleAmazon Video2014Cancelled
February 16DreamWorks DragonsNetflix2012Cancelled
February 16Everything Sucks!Netflix2018Cancelled
February 23Seven SecondsNetflix2018Cancelled
February 28MythBustersDiscovery Channel2003Ended
March 5Star Wars RebelsDisney XD2014Ended
March 6Kevin (Probably) Saves the WorldABC2017Cancelled
March 9LoveNetflix2016Ended
March 10Falling WaterUSA Network2016Cancelled
March 12Tom vs TimeFacebook Watch2018Ended
March 21The X-FilesFox1993Cancelled
March 22BeyondFreeform2017Cancelled
March 22PortlandiaIFC2011Ended
March 23Relative Success with TabathaBravo2018Cancelled
March 28The PathHulu2016Cancelled
March 30The Dangerous Book for BoysAmazon Video2018Cancelled
April 3Fixer UpperHGTV2013Ended
April 3The QuadBET2017Cancelled
April 3The MickFox2017Cancelled
April 8School of RockNickelodeon2016Cancelled
April 10America's Next Top ModelVH12003Cancelled
April 11Hap and LeonardSundance TV2016Cancelled
April 15Here and NowHBO2018Cancelled
April 16ScorpionCBS2014Cancelled
April 19ScandalABC2012Ended
April 19The Rundown with Robin ThedeBET2017Cancelled
April 29Ash vs Evil DeadStarz2015Cancelled
May 1LA to VegasFox2018Cancelled
May 6The Last Man on EarthFox2015Cancelled
May 7Kevin Can WaitCBS2016Cancelled
May 13The ArrangementE!2017Cancelled
May 13The RoyalsE!2015Cancelled
May 14Superior DonutsCBS2017Cancelled
May 15RiseNBC2018Cancelled
May 15New GirlFox2011Ended
May 16Alex, Inc.ABC2018Cancellled
May 18Once Upon a TimeABC2011Ended
May 22The MiddleABC2009Ended
May 22RoseanneABC1988Cancelled
May 23HarryFirst-run syndication2016Cancelled
May 24Showtime at the ApolloFox1987Cancelled
May 25The Thundermans Nickelodeon2013Ended
May 25Trollhunters: Tales of ArcadiaNetflix2016Ended
May 25The Robert Irvine ShowThe CW2016Cancelled
May 25ChampionsNBC2018Cancelled
May 27DeceptionABC2018Cancelled
May 29The Chris Gethard ShowtruTV2011Cancelled
May 30The AmericansFX2013Ended
May 30Famous in LoveFreeform2017Cancelled
May 31NobodiesTV Land2017Cancelled
June 3Camp WWEWWE Network2016Cancelled
June 3IndyCar Series on ABCABC1965Ended
June 6The FostersFreeform2013Ended
June 7ImpostersBravo2017Cancelled
June 8Happening NowFox News2007Ended
June 8Sense8Netflix2015Ended
June 8Crime Watch DailyFirst-run syndication2015Cancelled
June 9The CrossingABC2018Cancelled
June 12In ContemptBET2018Cancelled
June 15Life SentenceThe CW2018Cancelled
June 22Luke CageNetflix2016Cancelled
June 24ClarenceCartoon Network2014Ended
June 28Desus & MeroViceland2016Ended
June 28The ChewABC2011Cancelled
June 28The Opposition with Jordan KlepperComedy Central2017Cancelled
June 30TakenNBC2017Cancelled
June 30Hugh HewittMSNBC2017Cancelled
July 4News with Ed SchultzRT America2016Cancelled
July 612 MonkeysSyfy2015Ended
July 8I'm Dying Up HereShowtime2017Cancelled
July 12MarlonNBC2017Cancelled
July 13My Perfect FamilyNBC2018Cancelled
July 15The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHaleNetflix2018Cancelled
July 16UnrealHulu2015Cancelled
July 17HumansAMC2015Cancelled
July 18Code BlackCBS2015Cancelled
July 19Girlfriends' Guide to DivorceBravo2014Ended
July 21Living BiblicallyCBS2018Cancelled
July 21Me, Myself & ICBS2017Cancelled
July 22GhostedFox2017Cancelled
July 23Stuck in the MiddleDisney Channel2016Ended
July 25Young & HungryFreeform2014Ended
July 25ColonyUSA Network2016Cancelled
July 26NashvilleCMT2012Ended
July 26The Jerry Springer ShowFirst-run syndication1991Canceled
July 29The Break with Michelle WolfNetflix2018Canceled
July 30DietlandAMC2018Canceled
July 31CasualHulu2015Ended
August 1The OriginalsThe CW2013Ended
August 1SixHistory2017Cancelled
August 3QuanticoABC2015Cancelled
August 4Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & DawnNickelodeon2014Cancelled
August 7Face OffSyfy2011Cancelled
August 8ReverieNBC2018Cancelled
August 10All About the WashingtonsNetflix2018Cancelled
August 16DetroitersComedy Central2017Cancelled
August 19Shades of BlueNBC2016Ended
August 21Love IsOWN2018Cancelled
August 23American WomanParamount Network2018Cancelled
August 23Trial & ErrorNBC2017Cancelled
August 27The ProposalABC2018Cancelled
August 28Hit the FloorBET2013Cancelled
August 29Alone TogetherFreeform2018Cancelled
September 3Adventure TimeCartoon Network2010Ended
September 7Iron FistNetflix2017Cancelled
September 8Sofia the FirstDisney Jr.2013Ended
September 10Mission Force OneDisney Jr.2015Ended
September 13ShooterUSA Network2016Cancelled
September 13Take TwoABC2018Cancelled
September 14American VandalNetflix2017Cancelled
September 14NewsFixKDAF-TV
KIAH
WSFL-TV		2011
2015
2016		Cancelled
September 14The FirstHulu2018Cancelled
September 14ForeverAmazon Video2018Cancelled
September 15MysticonsNicktoons2017Ended
September 17SalvationCBS2017Canceled
September 18Love ConnectionFox2017Canceled
September 21The Good CopNetflix2018Canceled
September 28OutcastCinemax2016Canceled
October 1Us & ThemSony Crackle2018Canceled
October 2WreckedTBS2016Canceled
October 5AnimalsHBO2016Canceled
October 7The Venture Bros.Adult Swim2003Canceled
October 19DaredevilNetflix2015Canceled
October 19LoreAmazon Video2017Canceled
October 24Megyn Kelly TodayNBC2017Canceled
October 26Across America with Carol CostelloHLN2017Canceled
October 26Crime & Justice with Ashleigh BanfieldHLN2017Canceled
October 26MichaelaHLN2016Canceled
October 31Channel ZeroSyfy2016Canceled
November 1One DollarCBS All Access2018Canceled
November 2House of CardsNetflix2013Ended
November 9PatriotAmazon Video2017Cancelled
November 9WolfCNN2014Ended
November 11The Last ShipTNT2014Ended
November 11Anthony Bourdain: Parts UnknownCNN2013Ended
November 15I Love You, America with Sarah SilvermanHulu2017Canceled
November 20Rainbow BriteHallmark Channel2014Canceled
November 21Stan Against EvilIFC2016Canceled
November 22Mystery Science Theater 3000Netflix1988Canceled
November 23The RomanoffsAmazon Video2018Canceled
December 8HBO World Championship BoxingHBO1973Ended
December 8Boxing After DarkHBO1996Ended
December 9Dancing with the Stars: JuniorsABC2018Cancelled
December 13NightflyersSyfy2018Cancelled
December 14Voltron: Legendary DefenderNetflix2016Ended
December 14TravelersNetflix2016Canceled
December 20Murphy BrownCBS1988Canceled
December 20TimelessNBC2016Ended
December 27I Feel BadNBC2018Cancelled
December 28Midnight, TexasNBC2017Cancelled
December 28Z NationSyfy2014Cancelled
December 30Angie TribecaTBS2016Cancelled
December 30Your BusinessMSNBC2006Ended

Entering syndication in 2018

A list of programs that have accumulated enough episodes or seasons to be eligible for off-network syndication and/or basic cable runs.
ShowSeasonsIn ProductionSource
Black-ish4Yes
Fresh Off the Boat4Yes
Madam Secretary4Yes
NCIS: New Orleans4Yes
BoJack Horseman5Yes
Chicago P.D.5Yes
Wipeout7No