2011–12 United States network television schedule (daytime)

The 2011–12 daytime network television schedule for four of the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday daytime hours from September 2011 to August 2012. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, and any series canceled after the 2010–11 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 Fox (as the network does not air a daytime network schedule or network news expect on Sundays), MyNetworkTV (as the programming service also does not offer daytime programs of any kind), and Ion Television (as its schedule is composed mainly of syndicated reruns).

• New series are highlighted in bold.
• 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.^[1] 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 station or digital subchannel 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.

• Note: After Good Afternoon America aired its final broadcast on September 7, ABC turned the 3:00 p.m. ET hour over to its owned-and-operated stations and affiliates to accommodate syndicated programming.

• General Hospital—Renewed for a 50th season on April 11, 2012.^[4][5]

• The Young and the Restless—Renewed for three additional seasons (encompassing the series' 38th, 39th and 40th seasons) on November 29, 2010.^[6]
• The Bold and the Beautiful—Renewed for two additional seasons (encompassing the series' 48th and 49th seasons) on November 29, 2010.^[7]
• The Talk—Renewed for a third season on November 29, 2010.^[8]

• Days of Our Lives—Renewed for two seasons (encompassing the series' 46th and 47th seasons) on November 7, 2010.^[9]

• One Life to Live—Canceled after 43 years on April 14, 2011; the series concluded its ABC run January 13, 2012.^[2]
• The Revolution—Canceled on April 11, 2012; the series concluded on July 6, 2012.^[4][5]

• Dr. Drew's Lifechangers—Canceled on February 10, 2012; the series concluded on May 11, 2012.^[10]

• 2011–12 United States network television schedule (prime-time)
• 2011–12 United States network television schedule (late night)

• Curt Alliaume. "ABC Daytime Schedule". Curt Alliaume’s Utterly Irrelevant Web Site. Archived from the original on October 15, 2007.
• Curt Alliaume. "CBS Daytime Schedule". Curt Alliaume’s Utterly Irrelevant Web Site. Archived from the original on October 15, 2007.
• Curt Alliaume. "NBC Daytime Schedule". Curt Alliaume’s Utterly Irrelevant Web Site. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007.