2001–02 United States network television schedule (daytime)

The 2001–02 daytime network television schedule for the six major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States in operation during that television season covers the weekday daytime hours from September 2001 to August 2002. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2000–01 season.

Affiliates fill time periods not occupied by network programs with local or syndicated programming. PBS – which offers daytime programming through a children's program block, PBS Kids – is not included, as its member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Also not included are stations affiliated with Pax TV, as its schedule is composed mainly of syndicated reruns although it also carried some first-run programs.

The September 11 attacks hindered the ability to start airing daytime programming in a timely manner.

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Light yellow indicates talk shows.

Green indicates soap operas.

Pink indicates game shows.

Gold indicates news programming.

White indicates local programming.

Gray indicates encore programming (e.g., reruns of prime-time programming).

Light teal indicates sporting events.

Light purple indicates children's programming.


 * New series are highlighted in bold.

Schedule

 * All times correspond to U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time scheduling (except for some live sports or events). Except where affiliates slot certain programs outside their network-dictated timeslots, subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska, and Hawaii-Aleutian times.
 * Local schedules may differ, as affiliates have the option to pre-empt or delay network programs. Such scheduling may be limited to preemptions caused by local or national breaking news or weather coverage (which may force stations to tape delay certain programs in overnight timeslots or defer them to a co-operated or other contracted station in their regular timeslot) and any major sports events scheduled to air in a weekday timeslot (mainly during major holidays). Stations may air shows at other times at their preference.

ABC
Returning series:
 * ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings
 * All My Children
 * General Hospital
 * Good Morning America
 * House of Mouse
 * Lloyd in Space
 * The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (reruns)
 * One Life to Live
 * Port Charles
 * Recess
 * Sabrina: The Animated Series
 * Teacher's Pet
 * This Week with Sam & Cokie
 * The View
 * The Weekenders

New series:
 * Even Stevens
 * Lizzie McGuire
 * Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action!
 * Teamo Supremo

Not returning from 2000–01:
 * Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
 * Doug (reruns)
 * Mickey Mouse Works
 * Pepper Ann

CBS
Returning series:
 * As the World Turns
 * Blue's Clues
 * The Bold and the Beautiful
 * Dora the Explorer
 * The Early Show
 * CBS Evening News with Dan Rather
 * CBS News Sunday Morning
 * Face the Nation
 * Franklin
 * Guiding Light
 * Little Bill
 * The Price is Right
 * The Saturday Early Show
 * The Young and the Restless

New series:
 * Bob the Builder
 * Oswald

Not returning from 2000–01:
 * Kipper
 * Little Bear

NBC
Returning series:
 * Days of Our Lives
 * Meet the Press
 * NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
 * Passions
 * Today with Katie Couric and Matt Lauer
 * TNBC
 * All About Us
 * City Guys
 * Just Deal
 * NBA Inside Stuff

New series:
 * TNBC
 * Sk8

Not returning from 2000–01:
 * TNBC
 * Hang Time
 * One World

Fox
Returning series:
 * Action Man
 * Digimon: Digital Monsters
 * Fox News Sunday
 * Life with Louie (reruns)
 * The Magic School Bus (reruns)
 * The New Woody Woodpecker Show
 * Power Rangers Time Force

New series:
 * Alienators: Evolution Continues
 * Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension
 * Medabots
 * Mon Colle Knights
 * Moolah Beach
 * Power Rangers Wild Force
 * The Ripping Friends
 * Transformers: Robots in Disguise

Not returning from 2000–01:
 * Beast Machines: Transformers
 * Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot
 * Cybersix (from fall 1999)
 * Dinozaurs
 * Dungeons & Dragons
 * Escaflowne
 * Flint the Time Detective
 * Kong: The Animated Series
 * Los Luchadores
 * NASCAR Racers
 * Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue
 * Real Scary Stories
 * Roswell Conspiracies
 * Spider-Man Unlimited
 * X-Men (reruns)
 * The Zack Files

UPN
Returning series:
 * Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
 * Recess
 * Sabrina: The Animated Series

New series:
 * The Legend of Tarzan
 * The Weekenders

Not returning from 2000–01:
 * Pepper Ann

The WB
Returning series:
 * Batman Beyond
 * Cardcaptors
 * Cubix: Robots for Everyone
 * Jackie Chan Adventures
 * Pokémon: Johto League Champions
 * Rescue Heroes: Global Response Team
 * Static Shock
 * X-Men: Evolution
 * The Zeta Project

New series:
 * The Mummy
 * The Nightmare Room
 * Phantom Investigators
 * The Powerpuff Girls
 * Sailor Moon
 * Scooby-Doo
 * Yu-Gi-Oh!

Not returning from 2000–01:
 * Detention
 * Dragon Ball Z
 * Generation O!
 * Histeria!
 * Max Steel
 * Men in Black: The Series
 * The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries