Updated August 31.
Our look ahead to the 2011 Fall TV season concludes with a calendar of premiere dates for all new and returning shows this fall. If you missed it, earlier this week we previewed new and returning cable shows, and published a night-by-night guide to the fall broadcast schedules of the major networks.
September
| Show | Network | Type | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRI / September 2 | |||
| Man, Woman, Wild | Discovery | Reality | 9p |
| SAT / September 3 | |||
| Saturday Night College Football [LIVE] |  |
Sports | 8p ET * |
| SUN / September 4 | |||
| All American Handyman | HGTV | Reality | 9p |
| Border Wars | Nat Geo | Reality | 9p |
| Another new episode follows in the show's regular 10p time slot. | |||
Dinosaur Revolution  |
Discovery | Reality | 9p |
| Las Vegas Jailhouse | TruTV | Reality | 10p |
| MON / September 5 | |||
| The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills | Bravo | Reality | 9p |
| Swamp Loggers | Discovery | Reality | 10p |
| TUE / September 6 | |||
| The Rachel Zoe Project | Bravo | Reality | 9p |
| Sons of Anarchy |  |
Drama | 10p |
| WED / September 7 | |||
| Inside the NFL |  |
Sports | 9p |
| Paranormal Witness |
Syfy | Reality | 10p |
| Saved |
Animal Planet | Reality | 8p |
| SAT / September 10 | |||
| Bad Dog! |
Animal Planet | Reality | 10p |
| Cops |  |
Reality | 8p |
| SUN / September 11 | |||
| Football Night in America / Sunday Night Football |  |
Sports | 7p ET * |
| MON / September 12 | |||
| Monday Night Football | ESPN | Sports | 7p ET * |
| TUE / September 13 | |||
| 90210 |  |
Drama | 8p |
| Miracle Babies |
Nat Geo Wild | Reality | 8p |
| Parenthood | |
Drama | 10p |
| Ringer |
|
Drama | 9p |
| Rise Up |
ESPN | Reality/Sports | 7p |
| WED / September 14 | |||
| America's Next Top Model | |
Reality competition | 9p |
| Free Agents |
|
Comedy | 10:30p |
| Premiere repeats Thursday 9/15 at 9:30p. Series moves to regular 8:30p time slot on Wednesday 9/21. | |||
| H8R |
|
Reality | 8p |
| Hulk Hogan's MCW |
TruTV | Reality/Wrestling | 10p |
| Operation Repo | TruTV | Reality | 9:30p |
| Storage Wars: Dallas |
A&E | Reality | 10:30p |
| Survivor |  |
Reality competition | 8p |
| Special 90-minute premiere episode. | |||
| Up All Night |
|
Comedy | 10p |
| Premiere repeats Thursday 9/15 at 8:30p. Series moves to regular 8p time slot on Wednesday 9/21. | |||
| THU / September 15 | |||
| Archer | |
Comedy | 10:30p |
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | |
Comedy | 10p |
| The Secret Circle |
|
Drama | 9p |
| The Vampire Diaries | |
Drama | 8p |
| FRI / September 16 | |||
| 20/20 | |
News | 10p |
| Real Time with Bill Maher |  |
Talk | 10p |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Cartoon | Animation/Sci-Fi | 8p |
| SAT / September 17 | |||
| Killer Instinct |
CLOO | Reality | 9p |
| MON / September 19 | |||
| 2 Broke Girls |
|
Comedy | 9:30p |
| Series moves to regular 8:30p time slot on Monday 9/26. | |||
| Castle | |
Drama | 10p |
| Dancing with the Stars | |
Reality competition | 8p |
| Hawaii Five-0 | |
Drama | 10p |
| How I Met Your Mother | |
Comedy | 8p |
| The Playboy Club |
|
Drama | 10p |
| The Sing-Off | |
Reality competition | 8p |
| Two and a Half Men | |
Comedy | 9p |
| TUE / September 20 | |||
| The Biggest Loser | |
Reality competition | 8p |
| Body of Proof | |
Drama | 10p |
| Glee | |
Comedy/Musical | 8p |
| NCIS | |
Drama | 8p |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | |
Drama | 9p |
| New Girl |
|
Comedy | 9p |
| Raising Hope | |
Comedy | 9:30p |
| Tosh.0 | Comedy Central | Comedy | 10p |
| Unforgettable |
|
Drama | 10p |
| Workaholics | Comedy Central | Comedy | 10:30p |
| WED / September 21 | |||
| Blue Mountain State | Spike | Comedy | 11p |
| Criminal Minds | |
Drama | 9p |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | |
Drama | 10p |
| Harry's Law | |
Drama | 9p |
| Law & Order: SVU | |
Drama | 10p |
| The Middle | |
Comedy | 8p |
| Special one-hour premiere episode. | |||
| Modern Family | |
Comedy | 9p |
| Special one-hour premiere episode. | |||
| Revenge |
|
Drama | 10p |
| The X-Factor |
|
Reality competition | 8p |
| THU / September 22 | |||
| The Big Bang Theory | |
Comedy | 8p |
| Charlie's Angels |
|
Drama | 8p |
| Community | |
Comedy | 8p |
| Grey's Anatomy | |
Drama | 9p |
| Special two-hour premiere episode. | |||
| The Mentalist | |
Drama | 10p |
| The Office | |
Comedy | 9p |
| Parks & Recreation | |
Comedy | 8:30p |
| Person of Interest |
|
Drama | 9p |
| Prime Suspect |
|
Drama | 10p |
| Prison Diaries |
TLC | Reality | 10p |
| Sweet Genius |
Food | Reality competition | 10p |
| Whitney |
|
Comedy | 9:30p |
| FRI / September 23 | |||
| Blue Bloods | |
Drama | 10p |
| CSI: NY | |
Drama | 9p |
| Dateline NBC | |
News | 9p |
| The Dead Files |
Travel Channel | Reality | 10p |
| Fringe | |
Sci-Fi/Drama | 9p |
| Ghost Adventures | Travel Channel | Reality | 9p |
| A Gifted Man |
|
Drama | 8p |
| Kitchen Nightmares | |
Reality | 8p |
| Nikita | |
Drama | 8p |
| Supernatural | |
Drama | 9p |
| SAT / September 24 | |||
| The Nerdist |
BBC America | Comedy | 10p |
| Saturday Night Live | |
Comedy | 11:30p |
| SUN / September 25 | |||
| 60 Minutes | |
News | 7p |
| The Amazing Race | |
Reality competition | 8p |
| American Dad | |
Animation/Comedy | 9:30p |
| Boardwalk Empire | |
Drama | 9p |
| The Cleveland Show | |
Animation/Comedy | 8:30p |
| CSI: Miami | |
Drama | 10p |
| Desperate Housewives | |
Drama | 9p |
| Dirty Soap |
E! | Reality | 10p |
| Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | |
Reality | 7p |
| Series shifts to an 8p time slot on Sunday 10/2. It will then move to Fridays at 8p beginning Friday 10/21. | |||
| Family Guy | |
Animation/Comedy | 9p |
| The Good Wife | |
Drama | 9p |
| Kendra | E! | Reality | 11p |
| Long Island Medium |
TLC | Reality | 10p |
| Pan Am |
|
Drama | 10p |
| The Simpsons | |
Animation/Comedy | 8p |
| Sister Wives | TLC | Reality | 9p |
| MON / September 26 | |||
| Cake Boss | TLC | Reality | 9p |
| Gossip Girl | |
Drama | 8p |
| Hart of Dixie |
|
Drama | 9p |
| Mike & Molly | |
Comedy | 9:30p |
| Terra Nova |
|
Sci-Fi/Drama | 8p |
| Special two-hour premiere episode. | |||
| TUE / September 27 | |||
| 19 Kids & Counting | TLC | Reality | 9p |
| 24 Hours in the ER |
BBC America | Documentary | 9p |
| The Little Couple | TLC | Reality | 10p |
| WED / September 28 | |||
| Extreme Couponing | TLC | Reality | 10p |
| Happy Endings | |
Comedy | 9:30p |
| Luther | BBC America | Drama | 10p |
| MythBusters | Discovery | Reality | 9p |
| The Real World: San Diego | MTV | Reality | 10p |
| Storm Chasers | Discovery | Reality | 10p |
| Suburgatory |
|
Comedy | 8:30p |
| THU / September 29 | |||
| How to Be a Gentleman |
|
Comedy | 8:30p |
| Private Practice | |
Drama | 10p |
| FRI / September 30 | |||
| Jesse |
Disney | Comedy | 9p |
* Airs live nationwide; time listed is ET.
All other times are ET/PT.
October
| Show | Network | Type | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT / October 1 | |||
| Bedlam |
BBC America | Drama | 10p |
| Series shifts to its regular 9p time slot on Saturday 10/8. | |||
| That Mitchell & Webb Look | BBC America | Comedy | 11:30p |
| SUN / October 2 | |||
| America's Funniest Home Videos | |
Comedy | 7p |
| China, IL |
Adult Swim | Animation/Comedy | 12:15a |
| Dexter | |
Drama | 9p |
| Homeland |
|
Drama | 10p |
| How to Make It in America | |
Comedy | 10:30p |
| Hung | |
Comedy | 10p |
| MON / October 3 | |||
| The A-List: Dallas |
Logo | Reality | 10p |
| House | |
Drama | 9p |
| Lottery Changed My Life | TLC | Reality | 10p |
| TUE / October 4 | |||
| Fashion Hunters |
Bravo | Reality | 10:30p |
| Gene Simmons Family Jewels | A&E | Reality | 9p |
| Mad Fashion |
Bravo | Reality | 10p |
| Made in America |
Travel Channel | Reality | 8p |
| Mysteries at the Museum | Travel Channel | Travel | 9p |
| Off Limits | Travel Channel | Travel | 10p |
| Onion News Network | IFC | Comedy | 10p |
| Pink Pastry |
TLC | Reality | 8p |
| WED / October 5 | |||
| American Horror Story |
|
Horror/Drama | 10p |
| Nick Swardson's Pretend Time | Comedy Central | Comedy | 10:30p |
| South Park | Comedy Central | Animation/Comedy | 10p |
| THU / October 6 | |||
| The League | |
Comedy | 10:30p |
| FRI / October 7 | |||
| Sanctuary | Syfy | Sci-fi | 10p |
| Say Yes to the Dress | TLC | Reality | 9p |
| SAT / October 8 | |||
| Free Agents [UK version] |
BBC America | Comedy | 11p |
| Rules of Engagement | |
Comedy | 8p |
| MON / October 10 | |||
| Bored to Death | |
Comedy | 9p |
| Enlightened |
|
Comedy | 9:30p |
| The Rosie Show | OWN | Talk | 7p |
| Scare Tactics | Syfy | Reality | 9p |
| TUE / October 11 | |||
| Chelsea Settles |
MTV | Reality | 11p |
| Special one-hour premiere episode. | |||
| Last Man Standing |
|
Comedy | 8p |
| Special one-hour premiere episode. | |||
| WED / October 12 | |||
| Psych | USA | Drama | 10p |
| Work of Art: The Next Great Artist | Bravo | Reality competition | 9p |
| THU / October 13 | |||
| All-American Muslim |
TLC | Reality | 9p |
| SUN / October 16 | |||
| Siggy Flicker |
VH1 | Reality | 10p |
| The Walking Dead |  |
Horror/Drama | 9p |
| TUE / October 18 | |||
| Man Up! |
|
Comedy | 8:30p |
| WED / October 19 | |||
| Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files | Syfy | Reality | 10p |
| FRI / October 21 | |||
| Boss |
Starz | Drama | 10p |
| Chuck | |
Drama | 8p |
| Grimm |
|
Drama | 9p |
| SUN / October 23 | |||
| Glam Fairy |
Style | Reality | 8p |
| Once Upon a Time |
|
Drama | 8p |
| Robot Chicken | Adult Swim | Animation/Comedy | 11:30p |
| TUE / October 25 | |||
| Bridal Mile |
TLC | Reality | 8p |
| Texas Multi Mamas |
WE | Reality | 9p |
| WED / October 26 | |||
| Whitechapel |
BBC America | Drama | 10p |
| THU / October 27 | |||
| Beavis and Butt-Head | MTV | Animation/Comedy | 10p |
| Good Vibes |
MTV | Animation/Comedy | 10:30p |
| FRI / October 28 | |||
| Gold Rush: Alaska | Discovery | Reality | 10p |
| SUN / October 30 | |||
| Allen Gregory |
|
Animation/Comedy | 8:30p |
| The Next Iron Chef | Food | Reality competition | 9p |
All times are ET/PT unless otherwise indicated.
November
| Show | Network | Type | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| TUE / November 1 | |||
| Covert Affairs | USA | Drama | 10p |
| THU / November 3 | |||
| Bones | |
Drama | 9p |
| Burn Notice | USA | Drama | 10p |
| Cellblock 6 | TLC | Reality | 10p |
| FRI / November 4 | |||
| Flying Wild Alaska | Discovery | Reality | 9p |
| SUN / November 6 | |||
| The Heart, She Holler |
Adult Swim | Comedy | 12:15a |
| Hell on Wheels |
|
Drama/Western | 10p |
| FRI / November 11 | |||
| Metal Evolution |
VH1 Classic | Music/Reality | 10p |
| SAT / November 12 | |||
| The Thick of It |
BBC America | Comedy | 11:30p |
| SUN / November 20 | |||
| I Do Over |
WE | Reality | 10p |
| MON / November 21 | |||
| The Layover |
Travel Channel | Travel | 9p |
| WED / November 23 | |||
| I Hate My Teenage Daughter |
|
Comedy | 9:30p |
| SUN / November 27 | |||
| Leverage | TNT | Drama | 9p |
| MON / November 28 | |||
| The Closer | TNT | Drama | 9p |
| Rizzoli & Isles | TNT | Drama | 10p |
| WED / November 30 | |||
| The Exes |
TV Land | Comedy | 10:30p |
| Hot in Cleveland | TV Land | Comedy | 10p |
| Toddlers & Tiaras | TLC | Reality | 10p |
All times are ET/PT unless otherwise indicated.
