2025 TV Premiere Dates: Your Running Guide To What's New, What's Back, And What's Ending
If your calendar is starting to look like a color-coded crime board, you're not alone. 2025 is packed - finales we've waited years to see, new dramas angling for attention, and a stack of live events that'll blow up your group chats.
Here's the clean, updated list of what's dropping next - plus key stuff that already landed earlier this year so you can catch up fast. Quick note: PBS stations don't always premiere on the same day in every market.
What's new this week and beyond (November)
- November 19: The Mighty Nein (Prime Video, new animated series); Envious (Netflix, Season 3); Daughter of Fire (Hulu, new drama); Play It Forward (Nickelodeon, Season 4); The Celebrity Traitors UK (Peacock, Seasons 1-9); Southern Charm (Bravo, Season 11); 106 & Sports (BET, Season 1B)
- November 20: A Man on the Inside (Netflix, Season 2); Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (Netflix, Season 4); The Great British Baking Show: The Holidays (Netflix, Season 8); High Horse: The Black Cowboy (Peacock, new doc miniseries); The Assassin (AMC+, new drama)
- November 21: The Family (movies and tv series) Man (Prime Video, Season 3); Karaoké Club (Prime Video, new competition)
- November 22: ACC Women's Basketball Series (The CW, Season 3); Accident, Suicide or Murder (Oxygen, Season 6); Toronto Airport Uncovered (National Geographic, new docuseries)
- November 24: Bel-Air (Peacock, Season 4; final season); Missing: Dead or Alive? (Netflix, new docuseries)
- November 25: Good Sports (Prime Video, new sports talk); Is It Cake? Holiday (Netflix, Season 2); Three Idiots in Kenya (Netflix, new docuseries)
- November 26: Stranger Things (Netflix, Season 5A; final season); WondLa (Apple TV, Season 3; final season); Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age (Apple TV, new docuseries); The Rocky Mountain Mortician Murder (ID, new doc miniseries)
- November 27: The Artist (The Network, new drama); Royal Doctor Service (PBS, Season 3)
- November 28: It's Florida, Man (HBO, Season 2); Paradise (PBS, Season 9)
- November 30: Words + Music (MGM+, new performance series); Married to Medicine (Bravo, Season 12)
December highlights at a glance
- December 1: CoComelon Lane (Netflix, Season 6); Love Is Blind: Italy (Netflix, new dating)
- December 2: Hard Knocks: In Season with NFC East (HBO, Season 5); Vanderpump Rules (Bravo, Season 12); Fixer to Fabulous (HGTV, Season 7); Kimora: Back in the Fab Lane (E!, new unscripted)
- December 3: The Hunt (Apple TV, new drama); Stranded with the Mother-in-Law (Netflix, Season 3); Cheap A$$ Beach Houses (HGTV, new docuseries)
- December 4: The Great Christmas Light Fight (ABC, Season 13); Next Level Baker (Fox, new competition limited series); The Abandons (Netflix, new drama); The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (movies and tv series) (Bravo, Season 15)
- December 5: Owning Manhattan (Netflix, Season 2); Sicilia Express (Netflix, new comedy); Spartacus: House of Ashur (Starz, new drama)
- December 7: Reality Hot Seat (Peacock, new football talk); 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days (TLC, Season 7)
- December 8: Here Come the Irish (Peacock, Season 2); Dance Moms: A New Era (Lifetime, Season 2)
- December 9: Badly in Love (Netflix, new dating); Fixer Upper: Colorado Mounatin House (HGTV, new limited docuseries)
- December 10: Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+, Season 2); Record of Ragnarok (Netflix, Season 3); The Accident (Netflix, Season 2)
- December 11: Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (movies and tv series) (Netflix, Season 2; final season); Man vs. Baby (Netflix, new comedy); Little Disasters (Paramount+, new drama limited)
- December 12: Taylor Swift (movies and tv series): The End of an Era (Disney+, new docuseries); Home for Christmas (Netflix, Season 3; new network); City of Shadows (Netflix, new drama)
- December 15: Creature Cases (Netflix, Season 6)
- December 16: Culinary Class Wars (Netflix, Season 2)
- December 17: Fallout (Prime Video, Season 2); Golf Channel Games (Golf Channel/USA Network, live sports special)
- December 18: Emily in Paris (Netflix, Season 5)
- December 19: Born to Be Wild (Apple TV, new docuseries); Mo' Waffles (Tubi, new comedy)
- December 22: The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball (Hulu, Season 2); Sicily Express (Netflix, new comedy)
- December 24: Made in Korea (Peacock, new drama)
- December 25: Stranger Things (Netflix, Season 5B; final season)
- December 26: Junk or Jackpot? (HGTV, new docuseries)
- December 27: The Copenhagen Test (Peacock, new drama)
- December 31: Stranger Things (Netflix, Season 5C; final season)
- December TBA: Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Paramount+, Season 2); Little Hollywood (Brandon TV, new unscripted)
Big swings and final bows
- Stranger Things closes the door on Hawkins across three drops: Nov 26 (5A), Dec 25 (5B), Dec 31 (5C). Yeah - holiday plans just changed.
- Bel-Air wraps with its final season Dec 24 on Peacock.
- Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft signs off with a final Season 2 on Dec 11.
- Heavy hitters return: Fallout (Dec 17), Emily in Paris (Dec 18), and a second season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Dec 10).
- Awards watch: Grammy Awards hit Feb 2; Academy Awards air Mar 2.
Already premiered in 2025 (Jan-Mar) - key catches if you're playing backup
Missed the early-year rush? Here are the standouts everyone keeps talking about - plus a few that will matter for your beats.
January
- Jan 1: Missing You (Netflix, new limited series); 2025 Rose Parade; 2025 Rose Bowl; 2025 Peach Bowl; 2025 Sugar Bowl
- Jan 2: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC, revival); Only Murders in the Building (ABC, Season 2 broadcast); The Rig (Prime Video, Season 2)
- Jan 3: RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV, Season 17); The Way Home (Hallmark, Season 3)
- Jan 6: WWE Monday Night Raw (Netflix, new season & network); Kids Baking Championship (Food Network, Season 13)
- Jan 7: Will Trent (ABC, Season 2); The Rookie (ABC, Season 7); The Irrational (NBC, 2B); Coach Prime (Prime Video, Season 3)
- Jan 8: Abbott Elementary (ABC, 3B); Chicago Med/Fire/P.D. (NBC, B cycles)
- Jan 9: The Traitors (Peacock, Season 3); On Call (Prime Video, new drama); The Night Agent (Netflix, Season 2)
- Jan 10: Goosebumps: The Vanishing (Disney+/Hulu, Season 2); 2025 Cotton Bowl (ESPN)
- Jan 11: Golden Globes Awards (CBS, live)
- Jan 12: Masterpiece: Miss Scarlet (PBS, Season 5); All Creatures Great and Small (PBS, Season 5)
- Jan 16: Law & Order; Law & Order: SVU; Found (NBC B cycles); XO, Kitty (Netflix, Season 2); Harley Quinn (Max, Season 5)
- Jan 17: Severance (Apple TV+, Season 2); Saturday Night Live (NBC, 50B)
- Jan 19: The Hunting Party (NBC, new drama)
- Jan 20: 9-1-1: Lone Star (Fox, 5B; final season); College Football Playoff National Championship (ESPN)
- Jan 21-24: The Joe Schmo Show (TBS); Prime Target (Apple TV+); Hollywood Squares (CBS revival time slot); The Recruit (Netflix, Season 2)
- Jan 26-31: Watson (CBS, new drama); The Neighborhood/NCIS night (CBS returns); Mythic Quest (Apple TV+, Season 4); Fire Country (CBS, 3B); Vietnam: The War That Changed America (Apple TV+, new docuseries)
February
- Feb 2: Grammy Awards (CBS, live)
- Feb 3: The Voice (NBC, 26B); All American (The CW, Season 7)
- Feb 5-7: Wild Cards (The CW, Season 2); The Kardashians (Hulu, Season 6); Invincible (Prime Video, Season 3)
- Feb 9: Super Bowl LIX (Fox, live)
- Feb 12-14: The Masked Singer (Fox, Season 13); Yellowjackets (Paramount+, Season 3); Love Is Blind (Netflix, Season 8)
- Feb 16: The White Lotus (HBO, Season 3); The Simpsons/Family Guy block (Fox returns)
- Feb 17-21: American Murder: Gabby Petito (movies and tv series) (Netflix, docuseries); Reacher (Prime Video, Season 3); Surface (Apple TV+, Season 2)
- Feb 23: Suits LA (NBC, new drama); 1923 (Paramount+, Season 2); SAG Awards (Netflix, live)
- Feb 26-28: Survivor (CBS, Season 48); House of David (Prime Video, new drama); Wizards Beyond Waverly Place (Disney+, 1B)
March
- Mar 2: Academy Awards (CBS, live); The Americas (NBC, time slot)
- Mar 4: Daredevil: Born Again (Disney+, new drama)
- Mar 5: The Amazing Race (CBS, Season 37)
- Mar 6: 9-1-1 and Grey's Anatomy (ABC returns); The Traitors UK (Peacock, Season 3)
- Mar 7: Formula 1: Drive to Survive (Netflix, Season 7); Raising Kanan (Starz, Season 4)
- Mar 9: American Idol (ABC, Season 8); The Righteous Gemstones (HBO, Season 4; final season)
- Mar 13: The Wheel of Time (Prime Video, Season 3); Top Chef (Bravo, Season 22)
- Mar 20: Happy Face (Paramount+, new drama); The Residence (Netflix, new drama)
- Mar 27: Bosch: Legacy (Prime Video, Season 3; final season)
Why this matters - and what to watch for
- Final-season clustering around holidays means bigger binge windows and louder social chatter. Stranger Things anchoring Nov 26, Dec 25, and Dec 31 is the poster child.
- Network shuffles and "B" cycle returns sneak up. Those can change lead-ins and dent smaller premieres. Keep an eye on time slot "premieres" noted above.
- Docs and live sports are everywhere. From the Super Bowl to Golf Channel Games to true-crime drops, these will compete with scripted launches more than you'd expect.
- PBS/Acorn/BritBox titles continue to travel. If your audience leans mystery or history, the pipeline is steady - but air dates may vary by market.
We'll keep tracking changes and late additions. If you're planning coverage, maybe set a reminder for those holiday drops - nobody wants to chase a finale from their in-laws' sofa.
