mid-season replacement
{{Short description|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).Alex McNeil. Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present. 4th Edition. New York: Penguin, 1996, 462.
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
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| Series
! Original network ! Original air date ! Series replaced |
|---|
| 24: Live Another Day
|Fox | May 5, 2014 |
| 3rd Rock from the Sun
|NBC | January 9, 1996 |
| 9-1-1
|FOX | January 3, 2018 |Star |
| A.P. Bio
|NBC | February 1, 2018 |
| Airwolf
|CBS | January 22, 1984 | Hour #1 of The CBS Saturday Night Movies |
| Alcatraz
| Fox | January 16, 2012 |
| Alex, Inc.
| ABC | March 28, 2018 |
| Allegiance
|NBC | February 5, 2015 |
| All in the Family
|CBS | January 12, 1971 |
| American Dad!
|Fox | February 6, 2005 |
| Andy Richter Controls the Universe
|Fox | March 19, 2002 |
| Are You There, Chelsea?
|NBC | January 11, 2012 |
| Awake
|NBC | March 1, 2012 | The Firm |
| B.A.D. Cats
|ABC |January 4, 1980 |
| Barnaby Jones
|CBS | January 28, 1973 |
| Barney Miller
|ABC | January 23, 1975 |
| Batman
|ABC | January 12, 1966 |
| Baretta
|ABC |January 17, 1975 |
| The Bionic Woman
|ABC | January 14, 1976 |
| The Black Donnellys
|NBC | February 26, 2007 |
| Blind Justice
|ABC | March 8, 2005 |
| Blossom
|NBC | January 3, 1991 |
| Bob's Burgers
|Fox | January 9, 2011 |
| Body of Proof
|ABC | March 29, 2011 |
| Boston Common
|NBC |March 21, 1996 |
| The Book of Daniel
|NBC | January 6, 2006 |
| Breaking In
|Fox | April 6, 2011 |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 6 relaunch on NBC
|NBC |January 10, 2019 |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer
| March 10, 1997 | Savannah |
| CHAOS
|CBS |April 1, 2011 |
| The Cape
|NBC | January 9, 2011 |
| Castle{{cite web|last=Diamond |first=Ilana |url=http://www.tv.com/news/midseason-replacements-2009-11997/ |title=Midseason Replacements 2009 - News |publisher=TV.com |date=2008-12-11 |access-date=2012-01-05}}
|ABC | March 9, 2009 |
| The Catch
|ABC | March 24, 2016 |
| Champions
|NBC | March 8, 2018 |
| The Chicago Code
|Fox | February 7, 2011 |
| City of Angels
|CBS |January 16, 2000 |
| Coach
|ABC | February 28, 1989 |
| Conviction
|NBC | March 3, 2006 |
| Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
|CBS | February 16, 2011 |
| Cuts
|UPN | February 14, 2005 |
| D.C.
|April 2, 2000 |
| Daddio
|NBC |March 23, 2000 |
| Daktari
|CBS | January 11, 1966 |
| Dallas
|CBS | April 2, 1978 |
| Dawson's Creek
| January 20, 1998 | Syndicated programming |
| Deception
|NBC | January 7, 2013 |
| Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman
|CBS | January 1, 1993 |
| Dollhouse
|Fox | February 13, 2009 |
| Do No Harm
|NBC | January 31, 2013 |
| Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
|ABC | April 11, 2012 |
| Dynasty
|ABC | January 12, 1981 |
| Eight Is Enough
|ABC | March 15, 1977 |
| Ellen
|ABC | March 29, 1994 |
| Emergency!
|NBC | January 15, 1972 |
| Empire
|Fox | January 7, 2015 |
| Falcon Crest
|CBS | December 4, 1981 |
| Fam
|CBS |January 10, 2019 |
| Family Guy
|Fox | January 31, 1999 |
| Fangbone!
| July 5, 2016 |
| Fashion Star
|NBC | March 13, 2012 |
| The Firm
|NBC | January 8, 2012 |
| The Following
|Fox | January 21, 2013 |
| For the People
|CBS |January 31, 1965 |
| For Life
|ABC |February 11, 2020 |
| For Your Love
|NBC | March 17, 1998 |
| Fresh Off the Boat
|ABC | February 4, 2015 | Selfie |
| Friends with Benefits
|NBC | August 5, 2011 | |
| Futurama
|FOX |March 28, 1999 |
| Getting By
|ABC |March 5, 1993 |
| George Lopez{{cite web|last=Diamond |first=Ilana |url=http://www.tv.com/news/midseason-replacements-7425/ |title=Midseason Replacements - News |publisher=TV.com |date=2007-01-01 |access-date=2012-01-05}}
|ABC | March 27, 2002 |
| Good Advice
|CBS |April 2, 1993 |Bob |
| Grapevine (2000 revival)
|CBS |February 28, 2000 |
| Great News
|NBC | April 25, 2017 |
| Grey's Anatomy
|ABC | March 27, 2005 |
| Grounded for Life
|Fox | January 10, 2001 |
| Happy Days
|ABC | January 15, 1974 |
| Hannibal
|NBC | April 4, 2013 |
| Happy Endings
|ABC | April 13, 2011 |
| Harry's Law
|NBC | January 17, 2011 | Chase |
| High Incident
|ABC | March 4, 1996 |
| Hill Street Blues
|NBC | January 15, 1981 |
| Homicide: Life on the Street
|NBC |January 31, 1993 |
| Human Target
|Fox | January 17, 2010 |
| Imaginary Mary
|ABC | March 29, 2017 |
| The Incredible Hulk
|CBS | March 10, 1978 | The CBS Friday Night Movies |
| In Case of Emergency
|ABC | January 3, 2007 | |
| It Takes a Thief
|ABC | January 9, 1968 | |
| In the Heat of the Night
|NBC | March 6, 1988 |
| The Jeffersons
|CBS | January 18, 1975 |
| JAG Season 2 relaunch on CBS
|CBS | January 17, 1997 |
| Just Shoot Me!
|NBC | March 4, 1997 |
| Kate & Allie
|CBS | March 19, 1984 |
| Kate Brasher
|CBS |February 24, 2001 |
| King of the Hill
|Fox | January 12, 1997 |
| Knots Landing
|CBS | December 27, 1979 |
| LA to Vegas
|Fox | January 2, 2018 |
| LateLine
|NBC |March 17, 1998 |
| Laverne & Shirley
|ABC | January 27, 1976 |
| Law & Order: Trial by Jury
|NBC | March 3, 2005 |
| Living Biblically
|CBS | February 26, 2018 | 9JKL |
| Mad Love
|CBS | February 14, 2011 |
| Malcolm in the Middle
|Fox | January 9, 2000 | Futurama |
| Making History
|Fox | March 5, 2017 |
| Man from Interpol
|NBC |January 30, 1960 |
| Married... with Children
|Fox | April 5, 1987 |Syndicated programming |
| Medium
|NBC | January 3, 2005 | LAX |
| The Mick
|Fox | January 1, 2017 |
| The Millionaire
|CBS | January 19, 1955 |
| Moesha
|UPN | January 23, 1996 |
| Miss Guided
|ABC | March 18, 2008 | |
| Moonlighting
|ABC | March 3, 1985 | |
| Mr. Belvedere
|ABC | March 15, 1985 | Webster |
| Mr. Sunshine
|ABC | February 9, 2011 |
| My Wife and Kids
|ABC | March 28, 2001 |
| Nanny and the Professor
|ABC | January 21, 1970 |
| Napoleon Dynamite
|Fox | January 15, 2012 |
| Nash Bridges
|CBS | March 29, 1996 |
| The Nick Cannon Show
| January 12, 2002 |
| Night Court
|NBC | January 4, 1984 |
| The Norm Show
|ABC | March 24, 1999 |
| Notes from the Underbelly
|ABC | April 12, 2007 |
| Numb3rs
|CBS | January 23, 2005 |
| NYC 22
|CBS | April 15, 2012 |
| The Odd Couple
|CBS | February 19, 2015 |
| Parenthood
|NBC | March 2, 2010 |
| Parks and RecreationParks 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.
|NBC | April 9, 2009 |
| Perfect Couples
|NBC | December 20, 2010 | |
| Perfect Strangers
|ABC | March 25, 1986 |
| The PJs
|FOX |January 10, 1999 |
| 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 |
| Red Widow
|ABC | March 3, 2013 |
| Rob
|CBS | January 12, 2012 |
| Roseanne (revival)
|ABC | March 27, 2018 |
| Rules of Engagement
|CBS | February 5, 2007 |
| Sanford and Son
| NBC | January 14, 1972 |
| Schoolhouse Rock!
| ABC | January 15, 1973 | commercials |
| Scrubs Season 8 relaunch on ABC
|ABC |January 6, 2009 |
| Social Studies
|UPN | March 18, 1997 |
| Some of My Best Friends
|CBS |February 28, 2001 |
| SpongeBob SquarePants
|May 1, 1999 |First hour of Nick-at-Nite |
| Station 19
|ABC |March 22, 2018 |
| Superior Donuts
|CBS |February 2, 2017 |
| Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
|Fox | January 13, 2008 | K-Ville |
| That '80s Show
|Fox | January 23, 2002 |
| The Bob Cummings Show
|NBC | January 2, 1955 |The Hunter |
| The Bridge{{cite web|author=Paul William Tenny |url=http://www.mediapundit.net/2010/05/cbs-2010-upfronts-mid-season-replacements.html |title=CBS 2010 upfronts: Mid-season replacements |publisher=Mediapundit.net |date=2010-05-14 |access-date=2012-01-05}}
|CTV | March 5, 2010 | |
| The Carrie Diaries
| January 14, 2013 | 90210 |
| The Deep End
|ABC | January 21, 2010 |
| The Enemy Within
|NBC |February 25, 2019 |
| The Finder
|Fox | January 12, 2012 | Bones |
| The Knights of Prosperity
|ABC | January 3, 2007 | |
| The Lone Gunmen
|Fox | March 4, 2001 |
| The New Adventures of Old Christine
|CBS | March 13, 2006 |
| The Oblongs
|April 1, 2001 |
| The Office
|NBC | March 24, 2005 |
| The Others
|NBC |February 5, 2000 |
| The Practice
|ABC | March 4, 1997 |
| The Return of Jezebel James
|Fox | March 14, 2008 | |
| The River
|ABC | February 7, 2012 |
| Three Sisters
|NBC |January 9, 2001 |DAG |
| Thunder Alley
|ABC |March 9, 1994 |
| Titus
|Fox |March 20, 2000 |
| Scandal
|ABC | April 5, 2012 |
| Schooled
|ABC |January 9, 2019 |
| Show Me the Money
|ABC | November 15, 2006 | |
| The Simpsons
|Fox | December 17, 1989 |
| Sister, Sister
|ABC | April 1, 1994 | |
| The Six Million Dollar Man
|ABC | January 18, 1974 |
| Smash
|NBC | February 6, 2012 |
| So Weird
| January 18, 1999 | |
| Southland
| NBC | April 9, 2009 | ER |
| Space Cases
| March 2, 1996 | All That |
| Splitting Up Together
|ABC | March 27, 2018 |
| Stacked
|Fox | April 13, 2005 |
| Station Zero
|MTV | March 8, 1999 | |
| Twenty-One (2000 revival)
|NBC |January 9, 2000 |
| Twin Peaks
|ABC |April 8, 1990 |
| The Outsiders
|Fox |March 25, 1990 |
| The Unit
|CBS | March 7, 2006 |
| The Unusuals
|ABC | April 8, 2009 |
| The Village
|NBC |March 19, 2019 |
| The Wonder Years
|ABC | January 31, 1988 |
| Three
| February 2, 1998 |
| Three's Company
|ABC | March 15, 1977 |
| Traffic Light
|Fox |February 8, 2011 |
| Trial & Error
|NBC |March 14, 2017 |
| Unhappily Ever After
| January 11, 1995 | Syndicated programming |
| Walker, Texas Ranger
|CBS | April 21, 1993 |
| Wanda at Large
|Fox | March 26, 2003 |
| Watching Ellie
|NBC |February 26, 2002 |
| What About Brian
|ABC | April 16, 2006 |
| Work It
|ABC | January 3, 2012 | Man Up |
| Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane
|January 17, 1999 |
| Zero Hour
|ABC | February 14, 2013 |
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