Fall 2026 Reality TV Schedule: What's On Tonight and Every Finale Date (US & Canada)

Aug. 30, 2026 · TV Guide · Updated Oct. 6, 10:33 p.m. ET · By the Reality On Air desk

Quick answer — Big Brother 28 ends with a 90-minute finale on CBS on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 8 p.m. ET. Dancing with the Stars season 35 is on ABC on Tuesdays; The Voice season 30 is on NBC on Mondays, plus Tuesdays Oct. 6 and Oct. 13; Survivor 51 is on CBS on Wednesdays; and The Traitors: New Blood is on NBC on Thursdays, back Oct. 8 after a week off. America's Got Talent named Nene Royal its season 21 winner on Sept. 23, and MasterChef finished on Sept. 16.

What is on this fall, and when?

Show	Night (ET)	Network	Stream	Where it stands
Big Brother 28	Thu, Oct. 1 — 8 p.m.	CBS	Paramount+	90-minute finale Thursday, Oct. 1; last episode of the season
Dancing with the Stars (S35)	Tue — 8 p.m.	ABC	Disney+, Hulu	11 couples left after Oct. 6; finale Nov. 24
The Voice (S30)	Mon — 8 p.m., plus Tue Oct. 6 and 13	NBC	Peacock	Premiered Sept. 21; Battles start Oct. 12
Survivor 51	Wed — 8 p.m.	CBS	Paramount+	Premiered Sept. 23; 90-minute episodes
The Traitors: New Blood	Thu — 8 p.m.	NBC	Peacock	Premiered Sept. 17; off Oct. 1, back Oct. 8
America's Got Talent (S21)	—	NBC	Peacock	Finished Sept. 23 — Nene Royal won
MasterChef (S16)	—	Fox	Hulu	Finished Sept. 16 — Jake Kelley won

Verified against network listings on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Week-by-week detail is on each show's page: Survivor 51, The Voice season 30 and The Traitors: New Blood.

What time is everything on?

Most network reality shows hold the 8 p.m. ET hour, with the exceptions worth knowing: DWTS runs two full hours, 8–10 p.m., Survivor 51 runs 90 minutes, and The Voice is listed at 9 p.m. on Mondays in November. Canadian viewers get simulcasts on Global (Big Brother, Survivor) and CTV (The Voice) — same night, same time in most markets.

Big Brother is the one that moves. Episode lengths change week to week around eviction nights, so the run-down of every remaining night is kept in the BB28 schedule to the finale.

Which finale comes first?

Oct. 1 — Big Brother 28, a 90-minute finale on CBS.
Nov. 24 — Dancing with the Stars season 35, on ABC.
Already done — America's Got Talent season 21 ended Sept. 23 with Nene Royal, a 16-year-old rock guitarist from Thailand, as the winner. The semifinal result that set the final field is in our Sept. 16 AGT results.
Already done — MasterChef season 16 ended Sept. 16. Jake Kelley won the Global Gauntlet title and $250,000.

Where can I stream them?

CBS shows stream on Paramount+, NBC shows on Peacock and ABC shows on Disney+ and Hulu, usually the day after they air — Traitors and DWTS both land next-day. In Canada, StackTV and Crave carry most of the lineup. Our DWTS how-to-watch page has the time-zone detail for the West Coast delay, which is the one that catches people out.

What does this site cover?

One page per show, updated after each episode: when it airs, who went home, who advanced and what comes next. Everything from a given show is collected in its hub: Big Brother, AGT, DWTS, MasterChef. No leaked footage, no unofficial clips; listings data via TVmaze.

Frequently asked questions

When does Big Brother 28 end? Thursday, Oct. 1, with a 90-minute finale on CBS.

When was the AGT season 21 finale? The ten finalists performed Tuesday, Sept. 22 on NBC, and Nene Royal was named the winner on Wednesday, Sept. 23.

Did I miss the MasterChef finale? Yes — it aired Wednesday, Sept. 16 on Fox. Both halves are on Hulu.

What night is The Traitors: New Blood on? Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. The premiere on Sept. 17 was two hours, or two episodes back to back.

Is Dancing with the Stars on Monday or Tuesday this season? Tuesday. Season 35 opened with a second night on Wednesday, Sept. 16, but the regular slot is Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. One exception is listed: Disney Night on Monday, Nov. 2.

By the Reality On Air desk · Updated Oct. 6, 10:33 p.m. ET

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