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Visit our Night-by-Night Guide to Fall TV for detailed descriptions of many of the new and returning primetime series listed below.
Fall TV premiere dates
New and returning shows with announced premiere dates are listed below. (All times ET/PT)
September premieres
| Show | Network | Type | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT / September 1 | |||
| Doctor Who | BBC America | Sci-fi | 9p |
| MON / September 3 | |||
| Switched at Birth | ABC Family | Drama | 8p |
| American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior | Discovery | Reality | 9p |
| Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations | Travel | Food/Travel | 9p |
Coma  |
A&E | Miniseries | 9p |
| Concludes Tuesday 9/4 at 9p. | |||
| T.I. and Tiny: The Family Hustle | VH1 | Reality | 9p |
| Fast N' Loud | Discovery | Reality | 10p |
| TUE / September 4 | |||
| Flipping Out | Bravo | Reality | 9p |
| WED / September 5 | |||
| Ghost Hunters | Syfy | Reality | 9p |
| THU / September 6 | |||
| 2012 MTV Video Music Awards | MTV | Special | 8p |
| Later... with Jools Holland | Palladia | Music | 10p |
| Texas Car Wars |
Discovery | Reality | 10p |
| Live From Daryl's House | Palladia | Music/Talk | 11p |
| FRI / September 7 | |||
| Stand Up to Cancer Telethon | Various | Special/Event | 8p |
| Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team | CMT | Reality competition | 9p |
| Cheer |
CMT | Reality | 10p |
| SAT / September 8 | |||
| Killer Among Us |
Lifetime | Movie | 8p |
| My Fair Wedding | WE | Reality | 9p |
| Deadly Affairs |
ID | Reality | 10p |
| SUN / September 9 | |||
| The Thick of It | Hulu | Comedy | n/a |
| A brand new episode will begin streaming each Sunday for seven consecutive weeks. | |||
| Broadway or Bust |
 |
Documentary | 8p |
| Long Island Medium | TLC | Reality | 9p |
| Wallander | |
Drama | 9p |
| Breaking Amish |
TLC | Reality | 10p |
| Robot Chicken | Adult Swim | Animation/Comedy | Midnight |
| MON / September 10 | |||
| Basketball Wives: L.A. | VH1 | Reality | 8p |
| The Voice |  |
Reality competition | 8p |
| Results show airs Tuesdays at 8p. | |||
| CBS Fall Preview |  |
Special | 8:30p |
| The Crimson Petal and the White |
Encore | Miniseries | 9p |
| Concludes Tuesday 9/11 at 9p. | |||
| Hoarders | A&E | Reality | 9p |
| TUE / September 11 | |||
| Go On |
|
Comedy | 9p |
| Premiere episode already aired during the Olympics in August. | |||
| The New Normal |
|
Comedy | 9:30p |
| This premiere episode will repeat on Thursday 9/13 at 10p. | |||
| Bomb Girls |
Reelz | Drama | 10p |
| Parenthood | |
Drama | 10p |
| Sons of Anarchy |  |
Drama | 10p |
| WED / September 12 | |||
| The X Factor |  |
Reality competition | 8p |
| Results show airs Thursdays at 8p. | |||
| Parole Diaries |
TV One | Reality | 9p |
| Wheeler Dealers | Velocity | Reality | 9p |
| Guys with Kids |
|
Comedy | 10p |
| Special premiere episode; show begins in its regular 8:30p time slot on Wednesday 9/26. | |||
| Family Guns |
NGC | Reality | 10p |
| THU / September 13 | |||
| Glee | |
Musical/drama | 9p |
| The Real Housewives of Miami | Bravo | Reality | 10p |
| FRI / September 14 | |||
| Shark Tank |  |
Reality competition | 8p |
| Shifts to 9p starting Friday 11/2. | |||
| 2012 Style Awards |
Style | Special/Event | 8p |
| Ghost Adventures | Travel | Reality | 9p |
| Primetime: What Would You Do? | |
News | 9p |
| 20/20 | |
News | 10p |
| Off Beat |
Fuse | Comedy | 10p |
| Video on Trial: Special Videos Unit | Fuse | Comedy/Music | 10:30p |
| SAT / September 15 | |||
| Aladdin and the Death Lamp |
Syfy | Movie | 7p |
| Bayou Billionaires | CMT | Reality | 9p |
| Pegasus vs. Chimera |
Syfy | Movie | 9p |
| Welcome to Sweetie Pie's | OWN | Reality | 9p |
| MovieStyle with Michael O'Connor |
Reelz | Reality | 9:30p |
| Iyanla, Fix My Life | OWN | Reality | 10p |
| Redneck Intervention |
CMT | Reality | 10p |
| Saturday Night Live | |
Comedy | 11:30p |
| SUN / September 16 | |||
| Rehab with Dr. Drew | VH1 | Reality | 8p |
| Behind the Music | VH1 | Music/Documentary | 9p |
| Boardwalk Empire |  |
Drama | 9p |
| MON / September 17 | |||
| Bones | |
Drama | 8p |
| The Mob Doctor |
|
Drama | 9p |
| Be Good Johnny Weir | Logo | Reality | 10p |
| Revolution |
|
Drama | 10p |
| TUE / September 18 | |||
| The Rickey Smiley Show |
TV One | Comedy | 8p |
| Best in TV: The Greatest TV Shows of Our Time with Barbara Walters |
|
Special | 9p |
| Hot Set |
Syfy | Reality competition | 10p |
| WED / September 19 | |||
| Survivor | CBS | Reality competition | 8p |
| South Beach Tow | truTV | Reality | 9:30p |
| The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons | MTV | Reality competition | 10p |
| THU / September 20 | |||
| Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday | |
Comedy | 8p |
| Another special Thursday episode airs the following week on 9/27. | |||
| Up All Night | |
Comedy | 8:30p |
| The Office | |
Comedy | 9p |
| Tamar & Vince |
WE | Reality | 9p |
| Parks & Recreation | |
Comedy | 9:30p |
| Bling It On |
TLC | Reality | 10p |
| FRI / September 21 | |||
| Haven | Syfy | Drama | 10p |
| Secret Princes |
TLC | Reality | 10p |
| SAT / September 22 | |||
| Last Hours in Suburbia |
Lifetime | Movie | 8p |
| SUN / September 23 | |||
| Treme | |
Drama | 10p |
| MON / September 24 | |||
| Dancing with the Stars | |
Reality competition | 8p |
| Results show airs Tuesdays at 8p. | |||
| How I Met Your Mother | |
Comedy | 8p |
| Partners |
|
Comedy | 8:30p |
| 2 Broke Girls | |
Comedy | 9p |
| Mike & Molly | |
Comedy | 9:30p |
| Castle | |
Drama | 10p |
| The Day Carl Sandburg Died [American Masters] |
|
Movie/Documentary | 10p |
| Hawaii Five-0 | |
Drama | 10p |
| $24 in 24 |
Food | Reality | 10:30p |
| TUE / September 25 | |||
| NCIS | |
Drama | 8p |
| New Girl | |
Comedy | 8p |
| Another new episode will air one hour later, in the show's regular 9p time slot. | |||
| Ben & Kate |
|
Comedy | 8:30p |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | |
Drama | 9p |
| The Mindy Project |
|
Comedy | 9:30p |
| Private Practice | |
Drama | 10p |
| Tosh.0 | Comedy Central | Comedy | 10p |
| Vegas |
|
Drama | 10p |
| Brickleberry |
Comedy Central | Animation/Comedy | 10:30p |
| WED / September 26 | |||
| Animal Practice |
|
Comedy | 8p |
| Premiere episode aired in August. | |||
| The Middle | |
Comedy | 8p |
| Criminal Minds | |
Drama | 9p |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | |
Drama | 9p |
| Modern Family | |
Comedy | 9p |
| Save My Son |
TV One | Reality | 9p |
| The Neighbors |
|
Comedy | 9:30p |
| Special time slot; the show will shift to 8:30p starting Wednesday 10/3. | |||
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | |
Drama | 10p |
| Revenge: The First Chapter | |
Special | 10p |
| One-hour recap of the first season of Revenge | |||
| South Park | Comedy Central | Comedy | 10p |
| Key & Peele | Comedy Central | Comedy | 10:30p |
| THU / September 27 | |||
| The Big Bang Theory | |
Comedy | 8p |
| Last Resort |
|
Drama | 8p |
| Two and a Half Men | |
Comedy | 8:30p |
| Grey's Anatomy | |
Drama | 9p |
| Person of Interest | |
Drama | 9p |
| Elementary |
|
Drama | 10p |
| Scandal | |
Drama | 10p |
| FRI / September 28 | |||
| CSI: New York | |
Drama | 8p |
| Kitchen Nightmares | |
Reality | 8p |
| Fringe | |
Drama | 9p |
| Made in Jersey |
|
Drama | 9p |
| Blue Bloods | |
Drama | 10p |
| SAT / September 29 | |||
| Lake Placid: The Final Chapter |
Syfy | Movie | 9p |
| 48 Hours Mystery | |
News | 10p |
| Chef Race: UK vs U.S. |
BBC America | Reality competition | 10p |
| Demetri Martin. Standup Comedian |
Comedy Central | Special | 10p |
| SUN / September 30 | |||
| 60 Minutes | |
News | 7p |
| The Amazing Race | |
Reality competition | 8p |
| Call the Midwife |
|
Drama | 8p |
| Making Monsters | Travel | Reality | 8p |
| Once Upon a Time | |
Drama | 8p |
| The Simpsons | |
Animation/Comedy | 8p |
| Bob's Burgers | |
Animation/Comedy | 8:30p |
| Dexter |  |
Drama | 9p |
| Family Guy | |
Animation/Comedy | 9p |
| The Good Wife | |
Drama | 9p |
| Revenge | |
Drama | 9p |
| American Dad | |
Animation/Comedy | 9:30p |
| 666 Park Avenue |
|
Drama | 10p |
| Homeland | |
Drama | 10p |
| The Mentalist | |
Drama | 10p |
| Destination Fear | Travel | Reality | 11p |
| Superjail! | Adult Swim | Animation/Comedy | 12:15a |
October premieres
| Show | Network | Type | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| MON / October 1 | |||
| Half the Sky |
|
Miniseries/Documentary | 9p |
| Concludes Tuesday 10/2 at 9p. | |||
| Don't Sleep |
BET | Talk | 11p |
| New late night talk show airs nightly Monday-Thursday; hosted by T. J. Holmes. | |||
| TUE / October 2 | |||
| 30 for 30 | ESPN | Documentary/Sports | 8p |
| Giuliana & Bill | Style | Reality | 8p |
| Hart of Dixie |  |
Drama | 8p |
| Raising Hope | |
Comedy | 8p |
| Overhaulin' | Velocity | Reality | 9p |
| WED / October 3 | |||
| First Presidential Debate [LIVE] | Various | News/Event | 9p ET / 6p PT |
| Debate coverage will preempt some primetime programming on most networks; debate itself (not including pre- and post-debate coverage) will run for 90 minutes. | |||
| Supernatural | |
Drama | 9p |
| Food Paradise | Travel | Reality | 10p |
| Life After Top Chef |
Bravo | Reality | 10p |
| THU / October 4 | |||
| 30 Rock | |
Comedy | 8p |
| Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution | Comedy Central | Comedy | 10p |
| Jersey Shore | MTV | Reality | 10p |
| SAT / October 6 | |||
| Abducted: The Carlina White Story |
Lifetime | Movie | 8p |
| Winged Planet |
Discovery | Movie/Documentary | 8p |
| Parking Wars | A&E | Reality | 9p |
| Billy the Exterminator | A&E | Reality | 10p |
| SUN / October 7 | |||
| America's Funniest Home Videos | |
Reality | 7p |
| The Cleveland Show | |
Animation/Comedy | 7:30p |
| Big Rich Texas | Style | Reality | 8p |
| Johnny Cash: Song by Song |
Ovation | Music | 8p |
| Glam Fairy | Style | Reality | 9p |
| Halloween Wars | Food | Reality competition | 9p |
| Jeff Dunham: Minding the Monsters |
Comedy Central | Special | 9p |
| The Shores |
TV Guide | Drama | 9p |
| Steel Magnolias |
Lifetime | Movie | 9p |
| Upstairs, Downstairs [on Masterpiece Classic] | |
Drama | 9p |
| MON / October 8 | |||
| 90210 | |
Drama | 8p |
| The Mortified Sessions | Sundance | Reality | 8p |
| Titanic: Blood and Steel |
Encore | Miniseries | 8p |
| Airs over six consecutive nights, with two hour-long episodes per night. | |||
| Gossip Girl | |
Drama | 9p |
| Life After | TV One | Reality | 9p |
| TUE / October 9 | |||
| Iconoclasts | Sundance | Reality | 8p |
| Chuck's Eat the Street |
Cooking | Reality | 8:30p |
| Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition |
Lifetime | Reality competition | 9p |
| Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog | |
Musical/Special | 9p |
| Television debut of Joss Whedon's internet hit. | |||
| Frontline: The Choice |
|
News/Special | 9p |
| Keyshia & Daniel: Family First |
BET | Reality | 10p |
| My Shopping Addiction |
Oxygen | Reality | 10p |
| Mash Up |
Comedy Central | Comedy | 12:30a |
| WED / October 10 | |||
| Arrow |
|
Drama | 8p |
| Premiere episode repeats Friday 10/12 at 8p. | |||
| NOVA | |
Science | 9p |
| Chicago Fire |
|
Drama | 10p |
| Premiere episode repeats Saturday 10/13 at 9p. | |||
| Duck Dynasty | A&E | Reality | 10p |
| Nashville |
|
Drama | 10p |
| NOVA scienceNOW | |
Science | 10p |
| THU / October 11 | |||
| The Vampire Diaries | |
Drama | 8p |
| Beauty & The Beast |
|
Drama | 9p |
| Premiere episode repeats Friday 10/12 at 9p. | |||
| Vice Presidential Debate [LIVE] | Various | News/Event | 9p ET / 6p PT |
| Debate coverage will preempt some primetime programming on most networks; debate itself (not including pre- and post-debate coverage) will run for 90 minutes. | |||
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | |
Comedy | 10p |
| The League | |
Comedy | 10:30p |
| Brand X with Russell Brand | |
Comedy/Talk | 11p |
| Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell | |
Comedy/Talk | 11:30p |
| FRI / October 12 | |||
| Dead Souls |
Chiller | Movie | 9p |
| SUN / October 14 | |||
| See Dad Run |
Nick at Nite | Comedy | 8p |
| The Walking Dead |  |
Drama | 9p |
| Talking Dead | |
Talk | 11p |
| Comic Book Men | |
Reality | 11:30p |
| MON / October 15 | |||
| Celebrity Crime Files |
TV One | Reality | 8p |
| TUE / October 16 | |||
| Emily Owens, M.D. |
|
Drama | 9p |
| The Men Who Built America |
History | Miniseries/Documentary | 9p |
| Second Presidential Debate [LIVE] | Various | News/Event | 9p ET / 6p PT |
| Debate coverage will preempt some primetime programming on most networks; debate itself (not including pre- and post-debate coverage) will run for 90 minutes. | |||
| The Brokaw Files |
Military | News/Documentary | 10p |
| Chasing Classic Cars | Velocity | Reality | 10p |
| Underemployed |
MTV | Drama | 10p |
| WED / October 17 | |||
| World Without End |
Reelz | Miniseries | 9p |
| Suburgatory | |
Comedy | 9:30p |
| American Horror Story: Asylum | |
Drama | 10p |
| THU / October 18 | |||
| Ethel |
|
Movie/Documentary | 9p |
| FRI / October 19 | |||
| Whitney | |
Comedy | 8p |
| Community | |
Comedy | 8:30p |
| Killer Karaoke |
truTV | Game show | 9p |
| Nikita | |
Drama | 9p |
| Hunted |
Cinemax | Drama | 10p |
| SAT / October 20 | |||
| The Girl |
|
Movie | 9p |
| SUN / October 21 | |||
| Night of Too Many Stars | Comedy Central | Special | 9p |
| MON / October 22 | |||
| RuPaul's All Stars Drag Race | Logo | Reality competition | 9p |
| Third Presidential Debate [LIVE] | Various | News/Event | 9p ET / 6p PT |
| Debate coverage will preempt some primetime programming on most networks; debate itself (not including pre- and post-debate coverage) will run for 90 minutes. | |||
| TUE / October 23 | |||
| Happy Endings | |
Comedy | 9p |
| Don't Trust the B---- in Apt. 23 | |
Comedy | 9:30p |
| WED / October 24 | |||
| The Houstons: On Our Own |
Lifetime | Reality | 9p |
| THU / October 25 | |||
| Project Runway: All Stars | Lifetime | Reality competition | 9p |
| FRI / October 26 | |||
| Touch | |
Drama | 8p |
| SAT / October 27 | |||
| D.L. Hughley: The Endangered List |
Comedy Central | Special | 11p |
| SUN / October 28 | |||
| The American Scream |
Chiller | Movie/Documentary | 8p |
| TUE / October 30 | |||
| The Baby Wait |
Logo | Reality | 10p |
November premieres
| Show | Network | Type | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| THU / November 1 | |||
| 46th Annual CMA Awards | |
Special/Event | 8p |
| Airs live on the East Coast; Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood host. | |||
| FRI / November 2 | |||
| Last Man Standing | |
Comedy | 8p |
| Malibu Country |
|
Comedy | 8:30p |
| SUN / November 4 | |||
| The Next Iron Chef | Food | Reality competition | 9p |
| MON / November 5 | |||
| Dangerous Grounds |
Travel | Reality/Travel | 10p |
| Series moves to its regular Tuesday 9p timeslot on November 13th. | |||
| WED / November 7 | |||
| Top Chef: Seattle | Bravo | Reality competition | 10p |
| THU / November 8 | |||
| Burn Notice | USA | Drama | 9p |
| SAT / November 10 | |||
| Wedding Band |
TBS | Comedy | 10p |
| SUN / November 11 | |||
| Browncoats Unite |
Science | Special | tbd |
| MON / November 12 | |||
| Catfish: The TV Show |
MTV | Reality | 10p |
| The World of Jenks | MTV | Reality | 11p |
| TUE / November 13 | |||
| Total Blackout | Syfy | Game show | 9p |
| THU / November 15 | |||
| Crossfire Hurricane |
|
Movie | tbd |
| FRI / November 16 | |||
| Eddie Murphy: One Night Only |
Spike | Special | tbd |
| We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute to Whitney Houston | |
Special | 10p |
| SUN / November 18 | |||
| The 40th Anniversary American Music Awards | |
Special/Event | 8p |
| The Dust Bowl |
|
Miniseries/Documentary | 8p |
| Concludes Monday 11/19 at 8p. | |||
| MON / November 19 | |||
| The Layover with Anthony Bourdain | Travel | Travel | 9p |
| TUE / November 20 | |||
| Inventing David Geffen [American Masters] |
|
Movie/Documentary | 8p |
| FRI / November 23 | |||
| Whisker Wars | IFC | Reality | 10p |
| WED / November 28 | |||
| Happily Divorced | TV Land | Comedy | 10:30p |
