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List of Super Bowl lead-out programs

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The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL), and is typically the highest-rated single television broadcast in the United States of any given year. As such, the television network that broadcasts the game will typically use it as a tent-pole for another program—airing following the conclusion of the game telecast—to take advantage of and retain the expanded audience.

The lead-out program is typically a highly anticipated special episode or a season premiere of an existing primetime program (such as a flagship drama, sitcom, or reality series), or in some cases, the premiere of a new series.

In many cases, the local markets of the participating teams may preempt the lead-out program and/or move it to an alternate channel to continue postgame coverage after the network signs off its coverage.

Overview

The Super Bowl provides an extremely strong lead-in to the programming on the channel following the game, the effects of which can last for several hours. For instance, in discussing the ratings of a local TV station, Buffalo, New York television critic Alan Pergament noted on the coattails from Super Bowl XLVII, which aired on CBS: "A paid program that ran on Channel 4 at 2:30 in the morning had a 1.3 rating. That's higher than some CW prime time shows get on WNLO-TV, Channel 4's sister station."

The Super Bowl lead-out is typically aired across most U.S. markets simultaneously, and is usually one hour in length, although before the game adopted its standard kickoff time of just after 6:00 p.m. ET in the early 1990s, it was not uncommon for longer programs to be broadcast. When the game moved into a later time slot in 1983, the game and its associated post-game programming would be scheduled until 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time / 7:00 p.m. Pacific Time, allowing for only one hour of network programming until the late local news. Outside of the few blowout games through the game's history, these programs never have started anywhere near the mentioned time, due to the extended length of the pre-game, halftime, and post-game festivities. Viewership for ABC's airing of Alias in 2003 after Super Bowl XXXVII was dampened by an unusually-long 40-minute post-game show (which featured a performance by Bon Jovi prior to the trophy presentation), which pushed the start time past 11:00 p.m. ET. Although a series high, the episode was one of the lowest-rated Super Bowl lead-outs at the time. At Super Bowl LVIII, the series premiere of Tracker was pushed to 11:14 p.m. ET due to the game's overtime finish (which made it the longest Super Bowl game to-date), but CBS did achieve 18.4 million viewers.

It is common for affiliates in the home markets of the competing teams to delay the lead-out show further, until after additional local post-game coverage (though in 2018, despite the Philadelphia Eagles's win, NBC's Philadelphia station WCAU chose to carry post-game coverage to their Cozi TV subchannel while This Is Us is airing on the main channel as scheduled then moved its postgame coverage back to WCAU at 11 p.m. once NBC's programming ends, to reduce viewer inconvenience).

In 1979, 1999, 2010, and 2017, and largely from the mid-1980s through the mid-1990s, this slot was used to showcase a new series or movie, such as The A-Team or The Wonder Years, or broadcast a special episode of an "up-and-coming" series. However, many of the series were ultimately unsuccessful, with some being canceled within a matter of weeks. Since then, virtually all of the programs in the post-game timeslot have been special episodes of series that had already aired for at least one season.

The most recent Super Bowl lead-out program to have also been a series premiere is Tracker, which followed CBS's broadcast of Super Bowl LVIII in 2024. A previous example, Undercover Boss (which was launched following Super Bowl XLIV on CBS) attracted the largest peak half-hour viewership of any Super Bowl lead-out program to date, with 75.474 million viewers. Four other series have had their season premieres following the Super Bowl: two editions of Survivor, the Australian and all-star series (which followed Super Bowls XXXV and XXXVIII), which aired on CBS, The Voice, which launched its second season following Super Bowl XLVI on NBC, and The Masked Singer, which launched its third season after Super Bowl LIV on Fox.

Although Fox almost never programs time slots after 10:00 p.m. except on Saturdays (instead encouraging its affiliates to air local news in the slot), Fox has aired lead-out programming after the Super Bowl ever since it began airing the game in 1997, which normally preempts local newscasts. The Fox affiliates in the market of the winning team sometimes air a post-Super Bowl newscast immediately following the game and delay the lead-out program until after the newscast's conclusion; two such examples included New York flagship O&O WNYW (after the New York Giants won Super Bowl XLII) and Boston affiliate WFXT (after the New England Patriots won Super Bowl LI).

Currently, a regular-length episode of a drama series will usually air, although in some cases a one-hour episode of a sitcom (normally 30 minutes in length), or two episodes of different sitcoms paired together, may air instead. Quite often the selected series is one of the "prestige" shows for the network showing the game that year, or a moderate hit (e.g. Friends and 3rd Rock From the Sun on NBC,The X-Files on Fox, Criminal Minds on CBS, or Grey's Anatomy on ABC), which the network wants to give a higher profile. The Simpsons has aired in the slot twice, with both airings being paired with the premieres of animated sitcoms (Family Guy in 1999, and American Dad! in 2005). An occasional practice used to maximize the effect of the lead-out is to make the Super Bowl episode a cliffhanger, with a story that concludes later in the week in the program's regularly scheduled timeslot, (3rd Rock From the Sun in 1998, Grey's Anatomy in 2006, and The Blacklist in 2015).

Rarely, and especially before the game moved to a 6:00 p.m. kickoff, the lead-out has been another sporting event, with the most recent case being Super Bowl LVI in 2022—which was followed by coverage of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China (although KNBC in Los Angeles delayed coverage of the Winter Olympics for postgame coverage of the Rams' victory). It is expected to happen again in 2026. Previously, the last Super Bowl to have a sporting event as a lead-out was Super Bowl X in 1976—which was followed by final round coverage of the Phoenix Open golf tournament.

It has also been rare for a Super Bowl leadout program to be a made-for-TV movie, as was the case of Raid on Entebbe following Super Bowl XI and Brotherhood of the Rose following Super Bowl XXIII.

Because the Super Bowl is on a Sunday, before the mid-2000s, networks never carried a new episode of their weeknight late night talk shows after the game, lead-out program and local news. However this has changed since then, usually after late local programming, in order to give those programs an additional promotional push to introduce the current generation of hosts (who have been more willing to promote their series on more than a traditional Monday-to-Friday schedule, and have had a wider audience via internet video than their predecessors). This was first done with the live premiere episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live after Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003, followed by The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson after Super Bowl XLI in 2007. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon was next to follow in 2012 after Super Bowl XLVI, finishing a week of shows recorded from Indianapolis. Ferguson aired a special episode from New Orleans after Super Bowl XLVII in 2013. In 2015, Jimmy Fallon had another new episode after Super Bowl XLIX from Phoenix, this time as the host of The Tonight Show. In 2016 for Super Bowl 50, CBS aired a special live episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as its lead-out, followed by a special episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden after late local programming. Fallon then hosted another episode after Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis. Colbert followed suit in subsequent years that CBS aired the game.

The most common lead-out program is the news magazine 60 Minutes, which has aired after four Super Bowls (VI, XIV, XVI, XXVI). Lassie was the lead-out show three times (I, II, IV) and three series have appeared in the time slot twice—The Wonderful World of Disney (I, VII), The Simpsons (XXXIII, XXXIX) and Survivor (XXXV, XXXVIII). Likewise, the Winter Olympics have twice served as the lead-out program (LVI, LX).

Occasionally, especially if they are not the Super Bowl broadcaster, a network may also choose to air a special lead-out after other NFL playoff games with a similar prime time window, such as the divisional games or conference championships.

List of lead-out programs

The following is a list of shows that have aired after the Super Bowl:

Super BowlDateNetworkProgramEpisodeStart time
(ET)U.S. viewers
(millions)ShareRefs
January 15, 1967CBSLassie"Lassie's Litter Bit"33.7%
NBCWalt Disney's Wonderful World of Color"Willie and the Yank: The Mosby Raiders"
(Part II)25.3%
January 14, 1968CBSLocal programming, then
Lassie"The Foundling"41.2%
January 12, 1969NBCG.E. College Bowl21.2%
January 11, 1970CBSLassie"The Road Back"34%
January 17, 1971NBCBing Crosby National Pro-Am golf tournament36%
January 16, 1972CBS60 Minutes36%
January 14, 1973NBCThe Wonderful World of Disney"The Mystery in Dracula's Castle"44%
January 13, 1974CBSLocal programming, then
The New Perry Mason"The Case of the Tortured Titan"15.05820%
January 12, 1975NBCNBC Nightly News15.92428%
January 18, 1976CBSPhoenix Open golf tournament22.36331%
January 9, 1977NBCThe Big EventKit Carson42.81637%
January 15, 1978CBSAll in the Family"Super Bowl Sunday"35.47247%
January 21, 1979NBCBrothers and Sisters"Pilot"31.72232%
January 20, 1980CBS60 Minutes40.74650%
January 25, 1981NBCCHiPs"11-99: Officer Needs Help"
(originally aired January 18, 1981)26%
January 24, 1982CBS60 Minutes36%
January 30, 1983NBCurl=http://www.zap2it.com/news/custom/photogallery/tv/la-et-post-super-bowl-tv-shows-pg,0,1005134,showall.photogallerytitle=Best & Worst: Post-Super Bowl TVpublisher=Zap2itaccess-date=2010-02-08url-status=deadarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925220310/http://www.zap2it.com/news/custom/photogallery/tv/la-et-post-super-bowl-tv-shows-pg%2C0%2C1005134%2Cshowall.photogalleryarchive-date=2012-09-25 }}"Children of Jamestown"
(first regular episode)21.91039%
January 22, 1984CBSAirwolf"Shadow of the Hawke"
(two-hour pilot)27.87436%
January 20, 1985ABCMacGruder and Loud"Pilot"38%last=Buckfirst=Jerrydate=February 16, 1985title=For Harrold, new ABC series is next best thing to a Westernnewspaper=Deseret Newsagency=Associated Pressurl=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0rUOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8oIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5566,238934access-date=2 August 2012}}
January 26, 1986NBCThe Last Precinct"The Last Precinct"
(pilot)39.72925%url=http://www.tvtimecapsule.com/super-bowl-xx/title=Sunday, January 26, 1986publisher=TV Time Capsuledate=January 26, 2010access-date=2010-07-10}}
January 25, 1987CBSHard CopyPilot33%url=http://www.tvtimecapsule.com/super-bowl-xxi/title=Sunday, January 25, 1987publisher=TV Time Capsuledate=January 25, 2010access-date=July 10, 2010}}
January 31, 1988ABCThe Wonder YearsPilot28.97631%
January 22, 1989NBCBrotherhood of the Rose(part 1 of 2)32.036%
January 28, 1990CBSGrand Slam"Pilot"30.76530%url=http://www.tvtimecapsule.com/super-bowl-xxiv/title=Sunday, January 28, 1990publisher=TV Time Capsuledate=January 28, 2010access-date=July 10, 2010}}
January 27, 1991ABCurl=https://ew.com/article/1993/02/12/homicide-touchdown/title='Homicide' touchdownmagazine=Entertainment Weeklylanguage=enaccess-date=2019-06-14}}"A Man for All Reasons"
(pilot)10:05 PM – 11:05 PM26.69525%url=http://www.tvtimecapsule.com/super-bowl-xxv/title=Sunday, January 27, 1991publisher=TV Time Capsuledate=January 27, 2010access-date=July 10, 2010}}
January 26, 1992CBS60 Minutes60 Minutes was an abbreviated 13-minute edition and was apparently a last-minute addition to the schedule, consisting of an interview of Bill and Hillary Clinton addressing the Gennifer Flowers affair.
url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1401376658url-access=subscriptionmagazine=Varietytitle=Super Bowl Fox Party and Clinton grab ratingsdate=February 3, 1992volume=346issue=3page=22access-date=November 14, 2020id= }}24.82130%
48 Hours10:47 PM – 11:47 PM
January 31, 1993NBCHomicide: Life on the Street"Gone for Goode"
(pilot)10:15 PM – 11:15 PM28.12131%url=http://www.tvtimecapsule.com/2010/01/sunday-january-31-1993.htmltitle=Sunday, January 31, 1993publisher=TV Time Capsuledate=January 31, 2010access-date=July 10, 2010}}
January 30, 1994NBCThe John Larroquette Show"Eggs"10:00 PM – 10:30 PM17.70822%
The Good LifePilot10:30 PM – 11:00 PM23.01222%url=http://www.tvtimecapsule.com/super-bowl-xxvi/title=Sunday, January 30, 1994publisher=TV Time Capsuledate=January 30, 2010access-date=July 10, 2010}}
January 29, 1995ABCExtremePilot10:30 PM – 11:30 PM22.59425%url=http://www.tvtimecapsule.com/super-bowl-xxix/title=Sunday, January 29, 1995publisher=TV Time Capsuledate=January 29, 2010access-date=July 10, 2010}}
January 28, 1996NBCFriends"The One After the Superbowl"
(one-hour episode)10:30 PM – 11:30 PM52.92546%url=http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/on-average-halftime-show-performers-score-500-post-game-sales-bump/title=On Average, Halftime Show Performers Score 555% Post Game Sales Bumppublisher=Nielsen Wiredate=February 5, 2010access-date=January 5, 2012archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208224550/http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/media_entertainment/on-average-halftime-show-performers-score-500-post-game-sales-bumparchive-date=February 8, 2010url-status=dead}}
January 26, 1997FoxThe X-Files"Leonard Betts"9:30 PM – 10:30 PM29.09829%
January 25, 1998NBC3rd Rock from the Sun"36! 24! 36! Dick"
(Part One; one-hour episode)10:30 PM – 11:30 PM33.66234%
January 31, 1999FoxFamily Guy"Death Has a Shadow"
(pilot)10:30 PM – 11:00 PM22.00521%
The Simpsons"Sunday, Cruddy Sunday"11:00 PM – 11:30 PM
January 30, 2000ABCThe Practice"New Evidence"
(part 1)10:18 PM – 11:18 PM23.84727%
January 28, 2001CBSSurvivor: The Australian Outback"Stranded"
(season premiere)10:19 PM – 11:19 PM45.36939%
February 3, 2002FoxMalcolm in the Middle"Company Picnic"
(one-hour episode)10:38 PM – 11:38 PM21.44521%
January 26, 2003ABCAlias"Phase One"11:15 PM – 12:15 AM17.36220%
February 1, 2004CBSSurvivor: All-Stars"They're Back!"
(season premiere)10:58 PM – 11:58 PM33.53532%
February 6, 2005FoxThe Simpsons"Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass"10:45 PM – 11:18 PM23.07422%
American Dad!Pilot11:18 PM – 11:48 PM
February 5, 2006ABCGrey's Anatomy"It's the End of the World"10:05 PM – 11:05 PM37.80027%
February 4, 2007CBSCriminal Minds"The Big Game"10:20 PM – 11:20 PM26.31426%
February 3, 2008FoxHouse"Frozen"10:30 PM – 11:30 PM29.04527%url=https://variety.com/2007/scene/markets-festivals/house-to-follow-super-bowl-1117965158/title='House' to follow Super Bowl – Entertainment News, TV News, Media – Varietywebsite=Varietydate=May 17, 2007access-date=May 19, 2017}}
February 1, 2009NBCThe Office"Stress Relief"
(one-hour episode)10:45 PM – 11:45 PM22.90521%url=http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-jackblackofficesuperbowlepisode,0,65052.storyarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217080252/http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-jackblackofficesuperbowlepisode,0,65052.storyurl-status=deadarchive-date=December 17, 2008title=Super Bowl 'Office' Scores Jack Blackdate=December 15, 2008publisher=Zap2it}}
February 7, 2010CBSUndercover Boss"Waste Management"
(series premiere)10:15 PM – 11:15 PM38.65432%url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/CBS-To-Premiere-Undercover-Boss-After-Super-Bowl-21870.htmltitle=CBS To Premiere Undercover Boss After Super Bowldate=December 12, 2009publisher=CinemaBlend.comaccess-date=February 9, 2010}}
February 6, 2011FoxGlee"The Sue Sylvester Shuffle"10:35 PM – 11:45 PM26.79625%
February 5, 2012NBCThe Voice"The Blind Auditions, Part 1"
(season premiere)10:15 PM – 11:15 PM37.61131%
February 3, 2013CBSElementary"The Deductionist"11:15 PM – 12:15 AM20.80023%
February 2, 2014FoxNew Girl"Prince"10:23 PM – 10:54 PM26.3020%
Brooklyn Nine-Nine"Operation: Broken Feather"10:54 PM – 11:25 PM15.0713%
February 1, 2015NBCThe Blacklist"Luther Braxton"
(part 1)10:38 PM – 11:38 PM25.7224%
February 7, 2016CBSThe Late Show with Stephen ColbertGuests: Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Will Ferrell, Megyn Kelly, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele10:54 PM – 11:54 PM20.5525%url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2016/01/28/fey-ferrell-key-peele-join-colbert-after-super-bowl/79478184/title=Fey, Ferrell, Key, Peele to join Colbert after Super Bowllast=Blasfirst=Lorenadate=January 28, 2016work=USA Todayaccess-date=January 30, 2016}}
February 5, 2017Fox24: Legacy"12:00 PM – 1:00 PM"
(series premiere)11:00 PM – 12:00 AM17.5822%
February 4, 2018NBCThis Is Us"Super Bowl Sunday"10:45 PM – 11:45 PM26.98
February 3, 2019CBSThe World's BestAuditions 1
(series premiere)10:36 PM – 11:36 PM22.21
February 2, 2020FoxThe Masked Singer"The Season Kick off Mask Off: Group A"
(season premiere)10:40 PM – 11:40 PM27.33
February 7, 2021CBSThe Equalizer"The Equalizer"
(series premiere)10:39 PM – 11:39 PM20.40last1=Andreevafirst1=Nellielast2=Petskifirst2=Denisedate=December 3, 2020title='The Equalizer' Starring Queen Latifah Lands Post-Super Bowl Slot On CBS; 'FBI' Midseason Return Set Post-AFC Championship Gameurl=https://deadline.com/2020/12/the-equalizer-queen-latifah-post-super-bowl-slot-cbs-fbi-1234649851archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203200048/https://deadline.com/2020/12/the-equalizer-queen-latifah-post-super-bowl-slot-cbs-fbi-1234649851/url-status=deadarchive-date=December 3, 2020access-date=December 3, 2020work=Deadline Hollywood}}
February 13, 2022NBC2022 Winter Olympics"2022 Winter Olympics Primetime Show"
(events: women's monobob and ice dance)10:24 PM – 11:39 PM24.00last=Whitefirst=Peterdate=2021-11-12title=NBC To Air Olympics Coverage After Super Bowl LVIurl=https://deadline.com/2021/11/nbc-olympics-coverage-super-bowl-lvi-1234873167/access-date=2021-11-12website=Deadlinelanguage=en-US}}
February 12, 2023FoxNext Level Chef"A Next Level Welcome"
(season premiere)10:37 PM – 11:47 PM15.66
February 11, 2024CBSTracker"Klamath Falls"
(series premiere)11:14 PM – 12:14 AM18.44
Nickelodeon (alternate broadcast)Rock Paper Scissors"The Fart Joke Debate" and "The First Lou Episode"10:54 PM – 11:24 PMTBD
February 9, 2025FoxThe FloorSeason 3 premiere10:41 PM – 11:51 PM13.94last=Andreevafirst=Nelliedate=November 18, 2024title='The Floor' Season 3 Premiere Replaces 'Rescue: HI-Surf' After Super Bowl On Foxurl=https://deadline.com/2024/11/the-floor-season-3-premiere-super-bowl-rescue-hi-surf-replacement-1236180302/website=Deadline Hollywood}}
TubiThe Z-SuiteSeries premiere10:30 PMTBDlast=Adalianfirst=Josefdate=2025-02-06title=Are You Ready for Some Tubi?url=https://www.vulture.com/article/tubi-super-bowl-lix-streaming-strategy.htmlaccess-date=2025-02-09website=Vulturelanguage=en}}
February 8, 2026NBC2026 Winter Olympics"2026 Winter Olympics Primetime Show"
February 14, 2027ABC
ESPN
LXIIFebruary 13, 2028CBS

Lead-outs in Canada

The Canadian broadcast rightsholder to the Super Bowl which airs the game in simulcast with the U.S. broadcaster – CTV since 2008 – can air the same lead-out program as long as it owns domestic rights to the program airing as the lead-out of the U.S. broadcaster (such as, for example, Super Bowl LIV, since CTV is the Canadian broadcaster of The Masked Singer). If not, then it will have to air its own specific lead-out program for the Canadian audience as a substitute.

For example, after Super Bowl XLV, CTV aired the season finale of its original drama Flashpoint following the conclusion of the telecast, as the rights to Glee were held by Global. In turn, Global counterprogrammed the game with a "Sue-Per Bowl Sunday" theme night to tie into the episode, which included episodes of Glee, and the Glee-themed episodes of The Simpsons ("Elementary School Musical") and The Office ("Viewing Party").

CTV was supposed to air a "sneak peek" of the second season of its original sitcom Spun Out after Super Bowl XLIX, but the premiere was pulled after cast member J. P. Manoux was charged with voyeurism. The season 2 premiere of MasterChef Canada was pushed ahead to air in its place.

Programs marked in bold were the same as the U.S. Super Bowl lead-out, either broadcast in a simulcast with the U.S. network, or via a clean feed.

Super BowlDateNetworkProgramEpisodeNotes
XIXJanuary 20, 1985Global60 MinutesNew episode
XXJanuary 26, 1986CTVMurder She WroteEncore episode
XXIJanuary 25, 1987MacGyverEncore episode
XXIIJanuary 31, 1988Global*The Wonder Years*Series pilot
XXIIIJanuary 22, 1989CTV*Brotherhood of the Rose Part One*TV movie
XXIVJanuary 28, 1990BordertownNew episode
XXVJanuary 27, 1991Global60 MinutesNew episode
XXVIJanuary 26, 1992CTVNeon RiderNew episode
XXVIIJanuary 31, 1993*Homicide: Life on the Street*"Gone for Goode" (Series premiere)
XXVIIIJanuary 30, 1994Murder She WroteEncore episode
XXIXJanuary 29, 1995Global60 MinutesNew episode
XXXJanuary 28, 1996CTV*Friends*"The One After the Superbowl"
XXXIJanuary 26, 1997*The X-Files*"Leonard Betts"
XXXIIJanuary 25, 1998Clueless"Homecoming Queen" (Encore episode)
XXXIIJanuary 31, 1999Global*Family Guy*"Death Has a Shadow" (Series premiere)
XXXIVJanuary 30, 2000Touched by an AngelEncore episode
XXXVJanuary 28, 2001FuturamaEncore episode
XXXVIFebruary 3, 2002*Malcolm in the Middle*"Company Picnic"
XXXVIIJanuary 26, 2003The SimpsonsEncore episode
XXXVIIIFebruary 1, 2004Everybody Loves RaymondEncore episode
XXXIXFebruary 6, 2005*American Dad!*Series premiere
XLFebruary 5, 2006Family GuyEncore episode
February 4, 2007Deal or No Deal CanadaSeries premiere
February 3, 2008CTVNip/Tuck"Carly Summers"
(season premiere)
February 1, 2009The Mentalist"Red Brick and Ivy"
February 7, 2010*Undercover Boss*"Waste Management"
(series premiere)
February 6, 2011Flashpoint"Fault Lines (Part 1)"
(season 3 finale)
February 5, 2012*The Voice*"The Blind Auditions, Part 1"
(season 2 premiere)
February 3, 2013Motive"Creeping Tom"
(series premiere)
February 2, 2014MasterChef Canada"First Kick at the Box"
February 1, 2015"Fit to Be Tied"
(season 2 premiere)
February 7, 2016DC's Legends of Tomorrow"White Knights"
(world premiere episode)title='DC's Legends of Tomorrow' to follow the Super Bowl on CTVurl=http://www.torontosun.com/2016/01/26/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-to-follow-the-super-bowl-on-ctvnewspaper=Toronto Sunpublisher=Postmedia Networkaccess-date=28 January 2016}}
February 5, 2017CTV/CTV 2
TSNLetterkenny"Ain't No Reason to Get Excited"
(broadcast television premiere)
February 4, 2018*This Is Us*"Super Bowl Sunday"
February 3, 2019SC with Jay and DanPost-game edition
February 2, 2020CTV
TSN*The Masked Singer*Season 3 premiere
February 7, 2021Holmes Family Effect"A Trade of a Lifetime"
(series premiere)
LVIFebruary 13, 2022Children Ruin Everything"Roadtrips"
LVIIFebruary 12, 2023*Next Level Chef*Season 2 premiere
February 11, 2024*Tracker*"Klamath Falls"
(series premiere)
LIXFebruary 9, 2025Rescue: HI-Surf"Depth Charge"
(world premiere episode)author=Bell Mediadate=12 December 2024title=CTV Announces 2025 Midseason Schedule, Packed with New and Hit Returning Serieslanguage=en-CAurl=https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/ctv-announces-2025-midseason-schedule-packed-with-new-and-hit-returning-series/access-date=10 February 2025}}
LXFebruary 8, 2026The Borderline"Blue Beetle" (Pilot episode)

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