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Network Primetime Schedules

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All times are PT/ET unless otherwise noted.

Mondays
 
ABC
CBS
CW
Fox
My Network TV
NBC
8:00p Wife Swap
Reality
The Class
Comedy
7th Heaven
Drama
Prison Break *
Drama
Desire
Soap
Deal Or No Deal
Game Show
8:30p How I Met Your Mother
Comedy
9:00p The Bachelor
Reality
Two And A Half Men
Comedy
Runaway
Drama
Vanished *
Drama
Fashion House
Soap
Heroes
Drama
9:30p The New Adventures Of Old Christine
Comedy
10:00p What About Brian
Drama
CSI: Miami
Drama
  Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip
Comedy / Drama
10:30p

MONDAY NOTES:
* In early 2007, new show Standoff will move from Tuesdays to Mondays at 8:00p to make way for American Idol, and at 9:00p, 24 will return to Fox's Monday schedule in place of Vanished.

Tuesdays
 
ABC
CBS
CW
Fox
My Network TV
NBC
8:00p Dancing With The Stars *
Reality
NCIS
Drama
Gilmore Girls
Drama
Standoff **
Drama
Desire
Soap
Friday Night Lights
Drama
8:30p
9:00p The Knights of Prosperity
Comedy
The Unit
Drama
Veronica Mars
Drama
House
Drama
Fashion House
Soap
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Drama
9:30p Help Me Help You
Comedy
10:00p Boston Legal
Drama
Smith
Drama
  Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Drama
10:30p

TUESDAY NOTES:
* In early 2007, Set For The Rest Of Your Life (a new relationship-based game show) will replace Dancing With The Stars on ABC's schedule.
** American Idol will replace Standoff (which will shift to Mondays) on Fox's schedule beginning in early 2007.

Wednesdays
 
ABC
CBS
CW
Fox
My Network TV
NBC
8:00p Dancing With The Stars *
Reality
Jericho
Drama
America's Next Top Model ***
Reality
Bones ****
Drama
Desire
Soap
30 Rock
Comedy
8:30p Twenty Good Years
Comedy
9:00p Lost **
Drama
Criminal Minds
Drama
One Tree Hill
Drama
Justice ****
Drama
Fashion House
Soap
The Biggest Loser
Reality
9:30p
10:00p The Nine
Drama
CSI: NY
Drama
  Kidnapped
Drama
10:30p

WEDNESDAY NOTES:
* In early 2007, George Lopez and According To Jim will replace Dancing With The Stars on ABC's schedule.
** Lost will air 7 episodes in the fall, and its remaining 15 episodes next spring. Another program will occupy the timeslot during Lost's hiatus.
*** In 2007, Beauty And The Geek will replace America's Next Top Model on the CW schedule.
**** In early 2007, Fox's Wednesday schedule will find Justice shifting to 8:00p, American Idol airing at 9:00p, and The Loop returning at 9:30p, with Bones moving to Fridays.

Thursdays
 
ABC
CBS
CW
Fox
My Network TV
NBC
8:00p Ugly Betty
Comedy
Survivor
Reality
Smallville
Drama
'Til Death
Comedy
Desire
Soap
My Name Is Earl
Comedy
8:30p Happy Hour
Comedy
The Office
Comedy
9:00p Grey's Anatomy
Drama
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Drama
Supernatural
Drama
The O.C. *
Drama
Fashion House
Soap
Deal Or No Deal
Game Show
9:30p
10:00p Six Degrees
Drama
Shark
Drama
  ER **
Drama
10:30p

THURSDAY NOTES:
* The new Simon Cowell-produced reality competition Duets (in which professional singers are paired with amateurs) will occupy The O.C.'s timeslot until that drama returns after the World Series.
** In January 2007, The Black Donnellys (an organized crime drama from Crash's Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco) will replace ER on NBC's schedule.

Fridays
 
ABC
CBS
CW
Fox
My Network TV
NBC
8:00p America's Funniest Home Videos
Comedy
Ghost Whisperer
Drama
WWE Friday Night SmackDown!
"Sports"
Nanny 911 *
Reality
Desire
Soap
1 vs. 100 **
Game Show
8:30p
9:00p Men In Trees
Drama
Close To Home
Drama
Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy *
Reality
Fashion House
Soap
Las Vegas
Drama
9:30p
10:00p 20/20
News
Numb3rs
Drama
  Law & Order
Drama
10:30p

FRIDAY NOTES:
* In Early 2007, Fox's Bones will move from Wednesdays to Fridays at 8:00p, followed at 9:00p by new drama The Wedding Album (which focuses on the sure-to-be-fascinating life of a wedding photographer).
** Crossing Jordan will return to NBC's schedule at an unspecified date after the conclusion of 1 vs. 100's limited run.

Saturdays
 
ABC
CBS
CW
Fox
My Network TV
NBC
8:00p Saturday Night College Football
Sports
Various * [no Saturday programming] Cops
Reality
Desire [recap]
Soap
Dateline Saturday
News
8:30p Cops
Reality
9:00p America's Most Wanted
Reality
Fashion House
[recap]
Soap
Drama Series Encores **
9:30p
10:00p 48 Hours Mystery
News
 
10:30p

SATURDAY NOTES:
* CBS will run various programming under its "Crimetime" banner on Saturday nights.
** NBC will rerun various dramas in the Saturday 9:00 - 11:00 timeslot.

Sundays
 
ABC
CBS
CW
Fox
My Network TV
NBC
7:00p America's Funniest Home Videos
Comedy
60 Minutes
News
Everybody Hates Chris
Comedy
Various reruns [no Sunday programming] Football Night In America **
Sports
7:30p All Of Us
Comedy
King Of The Hill *
Comedy
8:00p Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Reality
The Amazing Race
Reality
Girlfriends
Comedy
The Simpsons
Comedy
Sunday Night NFL Football **
Sports
8:30p The Game
Comedy
American Dad
Comedy
9:00p Desperate Housewives
Comedy / Drama
Cold Case
Drama
America's Next Top Model [rerun]
Reality
Family Guy
Comedy
9:30p The War At Home
Comedy
10:00p Brothers & Sisters
Drama
Without A Trace
Drama
 
10:30p

SUNDAY NOTES:
* King Of The Hill will not premiere until January 2007, to avoid conflicts with NFL football.
** NBC's Sunday Night Football coverage airs live (4:00p studio show; 5:00p game) on the West Coast, with local programming filling the primetime hours after the game. Following the conclusion of football season, NBC's Sunday night lineup will include America's Got Talent (a Simon Cowell-produced talent competition hosted by Regis Philbin) at 8:00p, The Apprentice at 9:00p, and Raines (starring Jeff Goldblum as a detective) at 10:00p.


Also Coming In Midseason

On ABC, expect American Inventor and Supernanny to return in 2007, joined by new comedy In Case Of Emergency (starring David Arquette and Jonathan Silverman), new dramas Day Break (a crime drama with a Groundhog Day-like premise) and Traveler (about two friends who are framed for a terrorist attack), and new reality programs Greg Behrendt's Wake-Up Call (the author of He's Just Not That Into You dishes advice) and Just For Laughs (a Candid Camera for a new generation) . In addition, previously announced comedies Big Day (Imagine "24"... but as a sitcom about a wedding day) and Notes From The Underbelly (A couple prepares for the arrival of their first baby--yup, that's the whole premise) will now debut in late 2006 or early 2007, rather than in September.

On CBS, expect The King Of Queens to return in 2007, joined by new dramas 3 Lbs. (about neurosurgeons in New York) and Waterfront (Joe Pantoliano is the mayor of Providence, RI) as well as new comedy Rules Of Engagement (an Adam Sandler-produced sitcom about dating and marriage).

On The CW, expect Reba to return in 2007, along with new drama Hidden Palms (Kevin Williamson peers into the dark secrets of a Palm Springs gated community).

On Fox, in addition to the numerous midseason changes listed above, new comedy The Winner (in which a 43-year-old Rob Corddry flashes back to the time he was 32) and new reality show On The Lot (Mark Burnett and Steven Spielberg produce a hybrid of Project Greenlight and Top Chef) are expected to arrive in early 2007.

On NBC, expect Scrubs and Medium to return in 2007, joined by new comedies Andy Barker, P.I. (starring Andy Richter) and The Singles Table.


Cable Highlights

     
Comedy Central Freak Show David Cross leads a bunch of freaks-turned-government agents
Naked Trucker and TBones Two comedians visit America's truck stops
HBO Extras Ricky Gervais returns for a second set of episodes
Real Time With Bill Maher Friday nights are politically incorrect again starting in August
Rome Costume drama wasn't built in one season [returns in January 2007]
The Wire The highly-acclaimed drama returns for a fourth season
Comedy Central Battlestar Galactica Television's best sci-fi program returns for a third season
 
Showtime Damon Wayans' The Underground Sketch comedy from Wayans & co.
Dexter Six Feet Under's Michael C. Hall is a serial killer
Sleeper Cell Terrorism drama returns for 8 more hours
This American Life Ira Glass' NPR show moves to television
The Tudors Jonathan Rhys Meyers stars in costume drama about Henry VIII

 

 

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