2016 Edit / Franchise Calendar
TIME’s U.S. and International edit calendar, highlighting multimedia editorial specials and targeted editions. Issue dates, on sale dates, online launch dates, ad close information provided.
More links: Print Calendar / Content Overview| Issue Date | Topic | Ad Close | On-Sale |
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| 1.18 | Science of Motivation + 2016 Presidential Campaign Preview | 12.18 | 1.8 |
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| 1.25 | FRONTIERS OF MEDICINE: DIABETES + MLK's Birthday + Winter Travel + Davos Preview | 12.24 | 1.15 |
| 2.1 | GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK + Agenda 2016: Immigration | 12.31 | 1.22 |
| 2.8 | SUPER BOWL PREVIEW+ Wonders of the World + National Parks@100 | 1.8 | 1.29 |
| 2.15 | REBELS WITH A CAUSE + Politics: Iowa Caucuses + Agenda 2016: Trade | 1.15 | 2.5 |
| 2.22 | Longevity (Double) + Oscar Preview + Politics New Hampshire Primary | 1.15 | 2.12 |
| 3.7 | POLITICS: SOUTH CAROLINA PRIMARY + Retirement + Agenda 2016: Energy | 2.5 | 2.26 |
| 3.14 | POLITICS: SUPER TUESDAY PRIMARIES | 2.12 | 3.4 |
| 3.21 | TIME/C-SUITE PROFILE + Michigan Primary + Agenda 2016: Criminal Justice | 2.19 | 3.11 |
| 3.28 | SPRING TRAVEL SPECIAL + Politics: Ohio, Florida, Illinois Primaries | 2.26 | 3.18 |
| 4.4 | NCAA MARCH MADNESS + Agenda 2016: Taxes + FOM: Immunotherapy + Wellness: Sleep | 3.4 | 3.25 |
| 4.11 | Porn | 3.11 | 4.1 |
| 4.18 | PERSONAL FINANCE CHECKLIST + Agenda 2016: Iran | 3.18 | 4.8 |
| 4.25 | BEST MAYORS + Wonders of the World + Agenda 2016: Cybersecurity | 3.25 | 4.15 |
| 5.2 | TIME 100 (Double) | 3.25 | 4.22 |
| 5.16 | POLITICS: THE MIDWESTERN PRIMARIES + Agenda 2016: How to Pick a Running Mate | 4.15 | 5.6 |
| 5.23 | LETTERS TO MOM + Smart Home Update + Summer Travel/National Parks@100 + FOM: The New Frontier in Prenatal Genetic Testing | 4.22 | 5.13 |
| 5.30 | SUMMER ARTS PREVIEW + Agenda 2016: China and the US + FOM: The God Machine | 4.29 | 5.20 |
| 6.6 | What a President Needs to Know | 5.6 | 5.27 |
| 6.13 | Genetic Editing: Can you Pick your Traits? + Next Generation Leaders + America's Love Affair with Trucks | 5.13 | 6.3 |
| 6.20 | Summer Arts Preview: Women in Hollywood + Letters to Dad + US Open Gold + Alzheimer's Update | 5.20 | 6.10 |
| 6.27 | The Latino Economy + Wellness + Summer Books | 5.27 | 6.17 |
| 7.4 | CRISPR | 6.3 | 6.24 |
| 7.11 | 240 Things To Love About America (Double) | 6.3 | 7.1 |
| 7.25 | REPUBLICAN CONVENTION PREVIEW + A Practical Guide to being more mindful | 6.24 | 7.15 |
| 8.1 | DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION PREVIEW | 7.1 | 7.22 |
| 8.8 | RIO OLYMPIC PREVIEW | 7.8 | 7.29 |
| 8.22 | Olympics + TIME/C-SUITE PROFILE + Wonders of the World + Frontiers of Medicine: When Cancer isn't Cancer | 7.22 | 8.12 |
| 8.29 | The Science of Exercise + INFLUENTIAL TEENS + Agenda 2016: STEM/Education | 7.29 | 8.19 |
| 9.5 | Kids & Mindfulness + Fall Arts Preview + Fall Travel / National Parks@100 | 8.5 | 8.26 |
| 9.12 | Question Everything + Politics & Fall Debates (Double) + FOM: The Science of weight Loss | 8.5 | 9.2 |
| 9.26 | NFL SEASON PREVIEW + Retirement + Agenda 2016: Leadership + Women & Success + The Science of Mindfulness | 8.26 | 9.16 |
| 10.3 | TIME/C-SUITE PROFILE + Smart Home Update + 12 practical ways to cut down on food waste | 9.2 | 9.23 |
| 10.10 | WORLD SERIES PREVIEW+ Agenda 2016: Saving for Retirement | 9.9 | 9.30 |
| 10.17 | WHAT TO EAT NOW: The future of food is now + Agenda 2016: Gay Marriage + FOM: Frontiers in Breast Cancer Treatment | 9.16 | 10.7 |
| 10.24 | 100 Most Interesting Photographs + FRONTIERS OF MEDICINE: CANCER CARE (Double) | 9.23 | 10.14 |
| 10.31 | WONDERS OF THE WORLD | 9.30 | 10.21 |
| 11.7 | POLITICS: THE CHOICE + The Science of Tea + This is your Brain on (Smartphones) | 10.7 | 10.28 |
| 11.14 | HOLIDAY ARTS PREVIEW + Veterans Day + Agenda 2016: US Foreign Policy + FOM: Natural Cures for Chronic Pain | 10.14 | 11.4 |
| 11.21 | ELECTION SPECIAL RESULTS ISSUE | 10.21 | 11.11 |
| 11.28 | The Genius Issue (Double) + Best Inventions of 2016 + World AIDS Day Walkup (Double) + How Everyday Toxins are Hurting Women and Kids | 10.21 | 11.18 |
| 12.12 | TIME/C-Suite Profile + Retirement + National Parks@100 + Digging for Drugs: The Future of Antibiotics | 11.11 | 12.2 |
| 12.19 | Person of the Year + Top 10 Lists (Double) | 11.11 | 12.9 |
| 12.26 | 2017 Year Ahead (Double) + Profile: The Nordic Food Lab | 11.18 | 12.16 |
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