2020 Fall TV Premiere Dates: ‘Supernatural’ series finale, ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7,’ ‘The Amazing Race’ and more

With the future of movie theaters still up in the air (are we all really going to flock to the megaplex to see Tenet in the middle of a pandemic?) there’s never been a better time to curl up and binge an exciting new show or look forward to the new season of a favorite.

The last six months has given us tons of TV content to consume and even as film and television productions are slowly starting to perk back up, the realm of network, cable and streaming possibilities are still coming at us fast and furious. For the next four months (schedule changes permitting) we’ll be getting the series finale of The CW’s Supernatural, which will finally be closing the cases of the Winchester brothers after 15 seasons.

After a long delay due to obvious coronavirus restrictions, the globe-trotting and Emmy-winning The Amazing Race will return in October. The delay kept the 32nd season of the show out of this year’s Emmy race for the first time ever. Morning game shows will make way for nighttime versions like Press Your Luck, Family Feud and the reboot of Singled Out.

Get ready for some highly anticipated limited series’ like The Comey Rule (Showtime), a two-night event with Jeff Daniels as James Comey and Brendan Gleeson as President Trump in the adaptation of the best-selling book. Nicole Kidman returns to HBO in the family thriller The Undoing with Hugh Grant and Small Axe, from Academy Award winning director Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave) hits Amazon Prime Video after its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival. Netflix will drop the Nurse Ratched origin story Ratched, starring Emmy winner Sarah Paulson, on September 18 and you can catch Paulson before that on HBO’s quarantine movie Coastal Elites on September 12, with Issa Rae, Dan Levy and Bette Midler.

And it’s not all about TV either; streamers like Disney+ and Netflix were born ready for this and will bring us the live action Mulan (Disney+, September 4), The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix, October 16) and David Byrne’s American Utopia (HBO, October 16). Expect many more titles in November and December (like Mank on Netflix) announced in the coming weeks.

Here’s what the 2020 Fall TV season looks like right now:

SEPTEMBER 1

SERIES PREMIERE: Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices (Netflix)

SPECIAL INTERACTIVE: The Boss Baby: Get That Baby! (Netflix)

SPECIAL: Felipe Esparza: Bad Decisions (Netflix)

MOVIE: La Partita (The Match) (Netflix)

MOVIE: Impractical Jokers: The Movie (HBO Max)

SERIES PREMIERE: McDonald & Dodds (BritBox)

SEASON PREMIERE: Supernanny (Lifetime)

SEASON PREMIERE: Teen Mom 2 (MTV)

SERIES PREMIERE: Transplant (NBC)

SERIES PREMIERE: 16 and Recovering (MTV)

SEPTEMBER 2

DOCUSERIES PREMIERE: Bad Boys Billionaires: India (Netflix)

SEASON PREMIERE: Chef’s Table: BBQ (Netflix)

MOVIE: Freaks — You’re One of Us (Netflix)

SEASON PREMIERE: Ghosted: Love Gone Missing (MTV)

SERIES PREMIERE: Tyler Perry’s Assisted Living (BET)

SEASON PREMIERE: Tyler Perry’s House of Payne (BET)

SEPTEMBER 3

SEASON PREMIERE: A.P. Bio (Peacock)

SEASON PREMIERE: Buried in the Backyard (Oxygen)

MOVIE: Love, Guaranteed (Netflix)

SERIES PREMIERE: Raised by Wolves(HBO Max)

SERIES PREMIERE: The Sounds (Acorn TV)

SEASON PREMIERE: We Got This (Sundance Now)

SERIES PREMIERE: Young Wallander (Netflix)

SEPTEMBER 4

MOVIE: Anthony (Peacock)

SERIES PREMIERE: Away (Netflix)

SEASON PREMIERE: The Boys (Amazon Prime Video)

SERIES PREMIERE: Earth to Ned (Disney+)

MOVIE: I’m Thinking of Ending Things (Netflix)

MOVIE: Mulan (Disney+)

SERIES PREMIERE: Noughts + Crosses (Peacock)

SEPTEMBER 5

SEASON PREMIERE: Black Love (OWN)

SPECIAL: Planet Earth: A Celebration (BBC America)

SEPTEMBER 6

SEASON PREMIERE: Undercover (Netflix)

SERIES PREMIERE: Power Book II: Ghost (Starz)

SEASON PREMIERE: Uncensored (TV One)

SEPTEMBER 7

SEASON PREMIERE: American Ninja Warrior (NBC)

SEASON PREMIERE: Life Below Zero (Nat Geo)

SERIES PREMIERE: Life Below Zero: Next Generation (Nat Geo)

SERIES PREMIERE: Madagascar: A Little Wild (Hulu)

DOCUMENTARY: My Octopus Teacher (Netflix)

SERIES PREMIERE: Record of Youth (Netflix)

REBOOT PREMIERE: Singled Out (Quibi)

SEPTEMBER 8

DOCUMENTARY: Biography: I Want My MTV (A&E)

SEASON PREMIERE: StarBeam (Netflix)

SEPTEMBER 9

SEASON PREMIERE: Brother vs. Brother (HGTV)

MOVIE: Corazon loco (So Much Love to Give), (Netflix)

DOCUMENTARY: Cuties (Mignonnes), (Netflix)

SERIES PREMIERE: Get Organized with the Home Edit (Netflix)

DOCUSERIES PREMIERE: La Línea: Shadow of Narco (Netflix)

SEASON PREMIERE: L.A.’s Finest (Spectrum)

DOCUMENTARY: NOVA: Human Nature (PBS)

MOVIE: The Social Dilemma (Netflix)

SERIES PREMIERE: Woke (Hulu)

SEPTEMBER 10

MOVIE: The Babysitter: Killer Queen (Netflix)

SPECIAL: Bin Laden’s Hard Drive (Nat Geo)

DOCUMENTARY: Black Boys (Peacock)

SEASON PREMIERE: Dr. Pimple Popper: Before the Pop (TLC)

SEASON PREMIERE: The Gift (Atiye) (Netflix)

SERIES PREMIERE: The Idhun Chronicles (Netflix)

SERIES PREMIERE: Julie and the Phantoms (Netflix)

SEASON PREMIERE: My Feet Are Killing Me: First Steps (TLC)

DOCUMENTARY: The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show (Peacock)

SERIES PREMIERE: Tamar Braxton: Get Ya Life! (WE tv)

MOVIE: Unpregnant (HBO Max)

SEPTEMBER 11

SERIES PREMIERE: The Duchess (Netflix)

SERIES PREMIERE: Family Business (Netflix)

SEASON PREMIERE: Selling the Big Easy (HGTV)

SEPTEMBER 12

SERIES PREMIERE: Animal Babies (BBC America)

MOVIE: Coastal Elites (HBO)

SERIES PREMIERE: Help! I Wrecked My House (HGTV)

MINISERIES PREMIERE: Secret State (Ovation)

SEASON PREMIERE: 48 Hours (CBS)

SEPTEMBER 13

SERIES PREMIERE: Malory Towers (BYUtv)

SEASON PREMIERE: Our Cartoon President (Showtime)

SEASON PREMIERE: Tigtone (Adult Swim)

SERIES PREMIERE: Masterpiece: Van der Valk (PBS)

SEPTEMBER 14

SEASON PREMIERE: Dancing with the Stars (ABC)

DOCUSERIES PREMIERE: Enslaved (EPIX)

MINISERIES PREMIERE: The Third Day (HBO)

SERIES PREMIERE: We Are Who We Are (HBO)

SERIES PREMIERE: Wireless (Quibi)

SEPTEMBER 15

SERIES PREMIERE: Don’t Forget the Driver (BritBox)

SEASON PREMIERE: Tosh.0 (Comedy Central)

SEASON PREMIERE: Windy City Rehab (HGTV)

SEPTEMBER 16

AWARDS SHOW: Academy of Country Music Awards (CBS)

SEASON PREMIERE :Archer (FXX)

DOCUSERIES PREMIERE: Islands of Wonder (PBS)

SERIES PREMIERE: Sing On! (Netflix)

SEPTEMBER 17

SERIES PREMIERE: Departure (Peacock)

SPECIAL: Mo Willems and The Storytime All-Stars Present: Don’t Let The Pigeon Do Storytime! (HBO Max)

SERIES PREMIERE: Dragon’s Dogma (Netflix)

SEPTEMBER 18

SERIES PREMIERE: American Barbecue Showdown (Netflix)

SERIES PREMIERE: Becoming (Disney+)

SERIES PREMIERE: Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (Netflix)

DOCUSERIES PREMIERE: Long Way Up (Apple TV+)

SEASON PREMIERE: Pen15 (Hulu)

SERIES PREMIERE: Ratched (Netflix)

SERIES PREMIERE: WILMORE (Peacock)

SEPTEMBER 20

AWARDS SHOW: 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards (ABC)

SEASON PREMIERE: Dwight in Shining Armor (BYUtv)

SEASON PREMIERE: Last Tango in Halifax (PBS)

SEASON PREMIERE: 60 Minutes (CBS)

SEPTEMBER 21

SEASON PREMIERE: Bang (Acorn TV)

SERIES PREMIERE: Filthy Rich (FOX)

SERIES PREMIERE: Murder Unboxed (Quibi)

SEPTEMBER 22

SEASON PREMIERE: All-Around Champion (BYUtv)

REBOOT PREMIERE: The Weakest Link (NBC)

SEPTEMBER 23

DOCUMENTARY: Agents of Chaos (HBO)

SERIES PREMIERE: I Can See Your Voice (FOX)

SEASON PREMIERE: The Masked Singer (FOX)

SEPTEMBER 24

SEASON PREMIERE: Bridezillas (WE tv)

SEASON PREMIERE: Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)

SEASON PREMIERE: The Chef Show (Netflix)

SEASON PREMIERE: Press Your Luck (ABC)

SEASON PREMIERE: Match Game (ABC)

SEPTEMBER 25

SERIES PREMIERE: The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock)

SEASON PREMIERE: Dateline NBC (NBC)

SEASON PREMIERE: The Greatest #AtHome Videos (CBS)

SERIES PREMIERE: Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom (Disney+)

SERIES PREMIERE: Sneakerheads (Netflix)

SERIES PREMIERE: Tehran (Apple TV+)

SERIES PREMIERE: Utopia (Amazon Prime Video)

SERIES PREMIERE: A Wilderness of Error (FX)

SEPTEMBER 27

SEASON PREMIERE: Bless the Harts (FOX)

SEASON PREMIERE: Bob’s Burgers (FOX)

MINISERIES PREMIERE: The Comey Rule (Showtime)

SEASON PREMIERE: Family Guy (FOX)

SEASON PREMIERE: Fargo (FX)

SEASON PREMIERE: The Simpsons (FOX)

SEPTEMBER 28

SERIES PREMIERE: Benedict Men (Quibi)

SERIES PREMIERE: The Expecting (Quibi)

SEPTEMBER 29

SEASON PREMIERE: Little People, Big World (TLC)

SEASON PREMIERE: Sweet Home Sextuplets (TLC)

OCTOBER 1

SERIES PREMIERE: Connecting (NBC)

SERIES PREMIERE: Gangs of London (AMC+)

SERIES PREMIERE: The Salisbury Poisonings (AMC+)

OCTOBER 2

SERIES PREMIERE: Monsterland (Hulu)

DOCUSERIES PREMIERE: Tiny World (Apple TV+)

SEASON PREMIERE: Undercover Boss (CBS)

SEASON PREMIERE: Warrior (HBO)

OCTOBER 4

SEASON PREMIERE: Britannia (EPIX)

SEASON PREMIERE: Cobra (PBS)

DOCUSERIES PREMIERE: The Comedy Store (Showtime)

SERIES PREMIERE: Masterpiece: Flesh and Blood (PBS)

MINISERIES PREMIERE: The Good Lord Bird (Showtime)

SEASON PREMIERE: Pandora (The CW)

SERIES PREMIERE: The Walking Dead: World Beyond (AMC)

OCTOBER 5

SERIES PREMIERE: Gloop World (Quibi)

SERIES PREMIERE: Natural Born Narco (Quibi)

SERIES PREMIERE: Soulmates (AMC)

SEASON PREMIERE: Studio C (BYUtv)

OCTOBER 6

SEASON PREMIERE: Don’t Be Tardy (Bravo)

SEASON PREMIERE: Ellen’s Game of Games

SERIES PREMIERE: neXt (FOX)

OCTOBER 7

MOVIE: Books of Blood (Hulu)

SERIES PREMIERE: Devils (The CW)

OCTOBER 8

SEASON PREMIERE: The Outpost (The CW)

OCTOBER 9

SERIES PREMIERE: Deaf U (Netflix)

MOVIE: The Forty-Year-Old Version (Netflix)

SERIES PREMIERE: The Right Stuff (Disney+)

OCTOBER 10

SEASON PREMIERE: Eli Roth’s History of Horror (AMC)

OCTOBER 11

SEASON PREMIERE: Fear the Walking Dead (AMC)

OCTOBER 12

SEASON PREMIERE: The Family Chantel (TLC)

SERIES PREMIERE: Last Looks (Quibi)

SEASON PREMIERE: Mystery Road (Acorn TV)

OCTOBER 13

SEASON PREMIERE: The Bachelorette (ABC)

MOVIE: Evil Eye (Amazon Prime Video)

SEASON PREMIERE: Finding Your Roots (PBS)

SERIES PREMIERE: The FBI Declassified (CBS)

MOVIE: Nocturne (Amazon Prime Video)

SERIES PREMIERE: Survivalists (BYUtv)

SEASON PREMIERE: Tell Me a Story (The CW)

OCTOBER 14

AWARDS SHOW: Billboard Music Awards (NBC)

SEASON PREMIERE: The Amazing Race (CBS)

SEASON PREMIERE: Baroness von Sketch Show (IFC)

OCTOBER 15

SEASON PREMIERE: Star Trek: Discovery  (CBS All Access)

OCTOBER 16

SPECIAL: Generation Nation: A PBS American Portrait Story (PBS)

SERIES PREMIERE: Helstrom (Hulu)

SEASON PREMIERE: Shark Tank (ABC)

MOVIE: The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix)

OCTOBER 17

CONCERT MOVIE: David Byrne’s American Utopia (HBO)

SERIES PREMIERE: Honour (BritBox)

OCTOBER 18

SEASON PREMIERE: America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC)

SEASON PREMIERE: Card Sharks (ABC)

SERIES PREMIERE: Supermarket Sweep (ABC)

SERIES PREMIERE: The Trouble With Maggie Cole (PBS)

SEASON PREMIERE: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (ABC)

OCTOBER 19

SEASON PREMIERE: The Voice (NBC)

OCTOBER 21

SEASON PREMIERE: The Fixers (BYUtv)

MOVIE: Rebecca (Netflix)

OCTOBER 22

SEASON PREMIERE: Superstore (NBC)

OCTOBER 23

MOVIE: Bad Hair (Hulu)

MOVIE: The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix)

OCTOBER 25

MINISERIES PREMIERE: The Undoing (HBO)

OCTOBER 26

SERIES PREMIERE: Temple (Spectrum)

SEASON PREMIERE: 50 Stages of Fright (Quibi)

OCTOBER 28

SPECIAL: This Is Halloween (Travel Channel)

OCTOBER 29

SERIES PREMIERE: That Animal Rescue Show (CBS All Access)

SEASON PREMIERE: Deutschland 89 (Sundance TV)

OCTOBER 31

SERIES PREMIERE: Ghost Nation: Reunion in Hell (Travel Channel)

NOVEMBER 1

SERIES PREMIERE: Masterpiece: Roadkill (PBS)

NOVEMBER 2

SERIES PREMIERE: Ten Weeks (Quibi)

NOVEMBER 4

SEASON PREMIERE: The A Word (Sundance TV)

SEASON PREMIERE: Random Acts (BYUtv)

NOVEMBER 7

AWARDS SHOW: 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (HBO)

NOVEMBER 9

SERIES PREMIERE: The Mighty Ones (Hulu)

SERIES PREMIERE: Slugfest (Quibi)

NOVEMBER 10

SEASON PREMIERE: My Big Fat Fabulous Life (TLC)

SEASON PREMIERE: This Is Us (NBC)

NOVEMBER 11

SEASON PREMIERE: Chicago Med (NBC)

SEASON PREMIERE: Chicago Fire (NBC)

SEASON PREMIERE: Chicago P.D. (NBC)

SERIES PREMIERE: Eater’s Guide to the World (Hulu)

NOVEMBER 12

SEASON PREMIERE: Law & Order: SVU (NBC)

NOVEMBER 13

DOCUSERIES PREMIERE: Becoming You (Apple TV+)

SEASON PREMIERE: The Blacklist (NBC)

MINISERIES PREMIERE: Small Axe (Amazon Prime Video)

DOCUMENTARY: I Am Greta (Hulu)

NOVEMBER 15

AWARDS: E! People’s Choice Awards (E!)

SEASON PREMIERE: The Crown (Netflix)

DOCUSERIES PREMIERE: The Reagans (Showtime)

NOVEMBER 16

SEASON PREMIERE: Punk’d (Quibi)

NOVEMBER 17

SPECIAL: The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special (Disney+)

NOVEMBER 18

SERIES PREMIERE: No Man’s Land (Hulu)

NOVEMBER 19

SPECIAL: Supernatural: The Long Way Home (The CW)

SERIES FINALE: Supernatural (The CW)

NOVEMBER 20

REBOOT PREMIERE: Animaniacs (Hulu)

NOVEMBER 22

AWARDS SHOW: American Music Awards (ABC)

DOCUMENTARY: Belushi (Showtime)

NOVEMBER 23

SEASON PREMIERE: Thanks a Million (Quibi)

SERIES PREMIERE: This Joka with Will Smith (Quibi)

DECEMBER 4

DOCUSERIES PREMIERE: Earth at Night in Color (Apple TV+)

DECEMBER 13 

DOCUMENTARY: Tiger (HBO)

DECEMBER 17

MINISERIES PREMIERE: The Stand (CBS All Access)

DECEMBER 20

SPECIAL: March of the Polar Bears (Nat Geo Wild)

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Erik Anderson is the founder/owner and Editor-in-Chief of AwardsWatch and has always loved all things Oscar, having watched the Academy Awards since he was in single digits; making lists, rankings and predictions throughout the show. This led him down the path to obsessing about awards. Much later, he found himself in film school and the film forums of GoldDerby, and then migrated over to the former Oscarwatch (now AwardsDaily), before breaking off to create AwardsWatch in 2013.

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