Fall 2008 Television Reviews

The following new series are currently on the networks' summer schedules. Only shows with firm premiere dates are listed. All times are ET. You may also view each network's full primetime schedule.

SHOW	PREMIERE	NET	REGULAR DAY & TIME	GENRE
America's Toughest Jobs	8/25	NBC	Friday, 8:00p	Reality
My Super Sweet 16 Presents: Exiled	8/25	MTV	Friday, 10:30p	Reality
Gavin & Stacey	8/26	BBCA	Saturday, 8:40p	Comedy
90210	9/2	CW	Tuesday, 8:00p	Drama
Sons of Anarchy	9/3	FX	Wednesday, 10:00p	Drama
True Blood	9/7	HBO	Sunday, 9:00p	Drama
The Rachel Zoe Project	9/8	Bravo	Monday, 10:00p	Reality
Fringe	9/9	FOX	Tuesday, 9:00p	Drama
Privileged	9/9	CW	Tuesday, 9:00p	Drama
Inside the NFL	9/10	SHO	Wednesday, 9:00p	Sports
Do Not Disturb	9/10	FOX	Wednesday, 9:30p	Comedy
America's Toughest Jobs	9/12	NBC	Friday, 8:00p	Reality
Worst Week	9/22	CBS	Monday, 9:30p	Comedy
Opportunity Knocks	9/23	ABC	Tuesday, 8:00p	Comedy
The Mentalist	9/23	CBS	Tuesday, 9:00p	Drama
Gary Unmarried	9/24	CBS	Monday, 8:30p	Comedy
Knight Rider	9/24	NBC	Tuesday, 8:00p	Drama
Gary Unmarried	9/24	CBS	Tuesday, 8:30p	Comedy
Little Britain	9/27	HBO	Sunday, 10:30p	Comedy
The Life & Times of Tim	9/27	HBO	Sunday, 11:00p	Comedy
The Ex List	10/3	FOX	Friday, 9:00p	Drama
Sanctuary	10/3	Sci-Fi	Friday, 9:00p	Drama
4REAL	10/05	CW	Sunday, 5pm	Reality
In Harm's Way	10/05	CW	Sunday, 6pm	Reality
Valentine	10/05	CW	Sunday, 8pm	Drama
Easy Money	10/05	CW	Sunday, 9pm	Drama
Kath & Kim	10/9	NBC	Monday, 8:30p	Comedy
The Eleventh Hour	10/9	CBS	Thursday, 10:00p	Drama
Life on Mars	10/9	ABC	Thursday, 10:00p	Drama
Testees	10/9	FX	Thursday, 10:30p	Comedy
My Own Worst Enemy	10/13	NBC	Monday, 10:00p	Drama
Crusoe	10/17	NBC	Friday, 8:00p	Drama
Stylista	10/29	CW	Wednesday, 9:00p	Reality
Surviving Suburbia	11/2	CW	Sunday, 7:30p	Comedy

Returning Shows by Date

Only returning shows with firm premiere dates are listed. All times are ET.

SHOW	PREMIERE	NET	REGULAR DAY & TIME
Deal or No Deal	8/25	NBC	Sunday, 8:00p
Greek	8/26	ABC Family	Tuesday, 9:00p
The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency	8/26	OXY	Tuesday, 10:00p
Gossip Girl	9/1	CW	Monday, 8:00p
One Tree Hill	9/1	CW	Monday, 9:00p
Prison Break	9/1	FOX	Monday, 9:00p
The Shield	9/2	FX	Tuesday, 10:00p
America's Next Top Model	9/3	CW	Wednesday, 8:00p
Bones	9/3	FOX	Wednesday, 8:00p
Ghost Hunters	9/3	SCI-FI	Wednesday, 9:00p
Destination Truth	9/3	SCI-FI	Wednesday, 10:00p
Top Design	9/3	Bravo	Wednesday, 10:00p
The Moment of Truth	9/4	FOX	Thursday, 8:00p
Are Your Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?	9/5	FOX	Friday, 8:00p
Cops	9/6	FOX	Saturday, 8:00p
America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back	9/6	FOX	Saturday, 9:00p
Entourage	9/7	HBO	Sunday, 10:00p
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles	9/8	FOX	Monday, 8:00p
'Til Death	9/10	FOX	Wednesday, 9:00p
Kitchen Nighmares	9/11	FOX	Thursday, 9:00p
Don't Forget the Lyrics!	9/12	FOX	Friday, 9:00p
Madtv	9/13	FOX	Saturday, 11:00p
Saturday Night Live	9/13	NBC	Saturday, 11:30p
Talkshow With Spike Feresten	9/13	Fox	Saturday, 12:00a
The Biggest Loser: Families	9/16	NBC	Tuesday, 8:00p
House	9/16	FOX	Tuesday, 8:00p
Lincoln Heights	9/16	ABC Family	Tuesday, 8:00p
The Real Housewives of Atlanta	9/16	Bravo	Tuesday, 10:00p
MANswers	9/17	SPIKE	Wednesday, 11:00p
Smallville	9/18	CW	Thursday, 8:00p
Supernatural	9/18	CW	Wednesday, 9:00p
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia	9/18	FX	Thursday, 10:00p
20/20	9/19	ABC	Friday, 10:00p
The Big Bang Theory	9/22	CBS	Monday, 8:00p
Dancing With The Stars	9/22	ABC	Monday, 8:00p
How I Met Your Mother	9/22	CBS	Monday, 8:30p
Heroes	9/22	NBC	Monday, 9:00p
Two and a Half Men	9/22	CBS	Monday, 9:00p
Boston Legal	9/22	ABC	Monday, 10:00p
CSI: Miami	9/22	CBS	Monday, 10:00p
NCIS	9/23	CBS	Tuesday, 8:00p
Dancing With The Stars (Results)	9/23	ABC	Tuesday, 9:00p
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	9/23	NBC	Tuesday, 10:00p
Without a Trace	9/23	CBS	Tuesday, 10:00p
The New Adventures of Old Christine	9/24	CBS	Wednesday, 8:00p
Criminal Minds	9/24	CBS	Wednesday, 9:00p
CSI: NY	9/24	CBS	Wednesday, 10:00p
Lipstick Jungle	9/24	NBC	Wednesday, 10:00p
My Name is Earl	9/25	NBC	Thursday, 8:00p
Survivor	9/25	CBS	Thursday, 8:00p
Ugly Betty	9/25	ABC	Thursday, 8:00p
Grey's Anatomy	9/25	ABC	Thursday, 9:00p
The Office	9/25	NBC	Thursday, 9:00p
ER	9/25	NBC	Thursday, 10:00p
Crimetime Saturday	9/27	CBS	Saturday, 8:00p
48 Hour Mystery	9/27	CBS	Saturday, 10:00p
60 Minutes	9/28	CBS	Sunday, 7:00p
The Amazing Race	9/28	CBS	Sunday, 8:00p
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition	9/28	ABC	Sunday, 8:00p
The Simpsons	9/28	FOX	Sunday, 8:00p
King of the Hill	9/28	FOX	Sunday, 8:30p
Cold Case	9/28	CBS	Sunday, 9:00p
Desperate Housewives	9/28	ABC	Sunday, 9:00p
Family Guy	9/28	FOX	Sunday, 9:00p
American Dad	9/28	FOX	Sunday, 9:30p
Brothers & Sisters	9/28	ABC	Sunday, 10:00p
The Unit	9/28	CBS	Sunday, 10:00p
Chuck	9/29	NBC	Monday 8:00p
Life	9/29	NBC	Friday, 9:00p
ECW	9/30	SCI-FI	Tuesday, 9:00p
Scare Tactics	9/30	SCI-FI	Tuesday, 10:00p
Pushing Daisies	10/1	ABC	Wednesday, 8:00p
Private Practice	10/1	ABC	Wednesday, 9:00p
Dirty Sexy Money	10/1	ABC	Wednesday, 10:00p
Everybody Hates Chris	10/3	CW	Friday, 8:00p
Ghost Whisperer	10/3	CBS	Friday, 8:00p
Wife Swap	10/3	ABC	Friday, 8:00p
The Game	10/3	CW	Friday, 8:30p
Supernanny	10/3	ABC	Friday, 9:00p
Numb3rs	10/3	CBS	Friday, 10:00p
America's Funniest Home Videos	10/5	ABC	Sunday, 7:00p
Samantha Who?	10/6	ABC	Monsday, 9:30p
CSI	10/9	CBS	Thursday, 9:00p
The Starter Wife	10/10	USA	Friday, 10:00p
Eli Stone	10/14	ABC	Tuesday, 10:00p
30 Rock	10/30	NBC	Thursday, 9:30p

How They Fared

Here are this season's shows from best- to worst-reviewed. All times are ET.

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