The 2021–22 afternoon network television schedule for the four major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend afternoon hours from September 2021 to August 2022. The schedule is followed by a of returning and cancelled shows from the 2020–21 season. Effective this season, The CW turned over its weekday daytime hour to its affiliated stations on September 6, 2021; as such, The CW will not be listed in any afternoon network schedule articles from this season onward (unless it adds back afternoon programming in future seasons).