The Best TV Shows Returning In 2021

Updated February 26, 2021 9.4k votes 159 voters 2.1k views267 items

List RulesVote up the returning shows with new episodes in 2021 that you're most exited about.

The returning TV shows 2021 is bringing are a mix of series finales, previously-canceled shows that have been renewed on a new channel, and plenty of long-running Emmy-nominated and fan-favorite shows. Which shows returning in 2021 are you most excited for? Vote up the shows you look forward to returning from this list of the most popular shows renewed for a new season and start planning your 2021 watchlist.

There were a lot of shakeups in filming and production in 2020, which means the 2021 TV schedule is still, in some ways, up in the air. Thankfully, many beloved shows have been renewed for 2021, or at least for a new season. No matter what happens you can be reassured that 2021 will bring more episodes of your favorite shows like American Gods, Riverdale, and The Masked Singer. There are several TV shows returning in 2021 that will be airing their final seasons, such as Keeping Up With The Kardashians, The Expanse, and Dead to Me. As a balance, 2021 returning shows also include cancelled shows that were picked up by a new network and given a second chance, like Tuca & Bertie, formerly on Netflix and cancelled after one season before being picked up by Adult Swim.

Vote up the 2021 returning TV shows you're most excited to watch, then check out the most anticipated new shows of 2021 to mix in with your returning favorites.

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Stranger Things
Winona Ryder, David Harbour
Premiered: 2016
Network: Netflix
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Premiered: 2019
Network: Disney+
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Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright
Premiered: 1989
Network: Fox
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The Expanse
Thomas Jane, Steven Strait
Premiered: 2015
Network: Syfy
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Premiered: 2018
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Karl Urban, Elisabeth Shue
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Rachel Brosnahan, Michael Zegen
Premiered: 2017
Network: Amazon Video
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Better Call Saul
Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks
Premiered: 2015
Network: AMC
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Premiered: 2017
Network: Hulu
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Carnival Row
Orlando Bloom, Cara Delevingne
Premiered: 2019
Network: Amazon Video
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Premiered: 2013
Network: NBC
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Doctor Who
Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant
Premiered: 1963
Network: British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC America, BBC One, S4C, BBC HD
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Premiered: 2017
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Kevin Costner, Wes Bentley
Premiered: 2018
Network: Paramount Network
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Zendaya, Storm Reid
Premiered: 2019
Network: HBO
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The Blacklist
James Spader, Megan Boone
Premiered: 2013
Network: NBC
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Sex Education
Gillian Anderson, Asa Butterfield
Premiered: 2019
Network: Netflix
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The Orville
Seth MacFarlane, Adrianne Palicki
Premiered: 2017
Network: Fox, Hulu
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Premiered: 2014
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Premiered: 2010
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Justin Roiland, Chris Parnell
Premiered: 2013
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Premiered: 2017
Network: Netflix
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Iain Armitage, Zoe Perry
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Network: CBS
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