The annual TV upfronts to preview the new network fall schedules for 2021-22 are less than a month away and for the 2nd year in a row they will be presented virtually without a live audience. The dates are now official and are given below:

USA


NBC: May 17 (Monday morning)

FOX: May 17 (Monday afternoon)

ABC/ESPN: May 18 (Tuesday)

CBS: May 19 (Wednesday)

The CW: May 20 (Thursday)

Road To The 2021-2022 TV Season (https://www.videoageinternational.net/2021/03/04/watercooler/road-to-the-2021-2022-u-s-tv-season/)


CANADA

CBC - June 2

IndieNET - CHEK Vancouver, Yes TV Ontario and Alberta, NTV Newfoundland, and the big one! CHCH Hamilton, Ontario - JUNE 3

Corus Entertainment - Global TV, ABC Spark and others - June 9

Bell Media - including CTV, TSN, and CTV Comedy - June 10

Rogers Media - includes CITY TV, OMNI TV, and Sportsnet - presented on demand, date TBA

Upfronts 2021 (https://thinktv.ca/post/upfronts-2021/)


The new pilots that will be hoping to make it to the fall schedules for both the US and Canadian networks are presented here:

Pilots In Contention (https://www.videoageinternational.net/2020/03/19/virtual-l-a-screening/pilots-in-contention/)