The Miss USA and Miss Teen USA competitions will not be airing on The CW this year.
The 2026 pageants have been pulled from the network’s schedule one week before their scheduled air dates on Aug. 27 and 26, respectively.
“After careful consideration and conversations with the Miss USA Organization, The CW Network has decided to forego next week’s broadcasts of the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants,” The CW said in an Aug. 21 statement to E! News. “We wish the organization and all of this year’s contestants well in the competition.”
A reason for the canceled telecasts was not given, though a statement posted on the Miss USA Instagram Story Aug. 20 cited a “contractual issue with our production arrangements that could not be resolved within the necessary time frame.”
“Since then, our team has worked diligently to explore options that would allow us to continue with a live broadcast on The CW,” the statement read, per Variety. “Unfortunately, we were unable to reach mutually agreeable terms for this year’s event.”