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Upcoming & Recent Series Premieres

62 Ugly Americans
Comedy Central, Wednesday

80 Justified
FX, Tuesday

52 The Price of Beauty
VH1, Monday

52 Sons of Tucson
Fox, Sunday

34 High Society
CW, Wednesday

54 Who Do You Think You Are?
NBC, Friday

61 Parenthood
NBC, Tuesday

77 Southland Season Two
TNT, Tuesday

49 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
NBC, Weekdays

41 The Marriage Ref
NBC, Thursday

62 The Ricky Gervais Show
HBO, Friday

59 How to Make It in America
HBO, Sunday

64 Prison Wives
Investigation Discovery, Wednesday

62 Survivors
BBC America, Saturday

43 Past Life
Fox, Tuesday

56 Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp Season Seven
VH1, Monday

59 Undercover Boss
CBS, Sunday

44 The Michael Vick Project
BET, Tuesday

44 Kell on Earth
Bravo, Monday

Fall 2009

Network Primetime Schedules

This page last updated 27 August 2009.

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All times are PT/ET unless otherwise noted.

Mondays
 
ABC
CBS
CW
Fox
NBC
8:00p Dancing with the Stars
Reality


How I Met Your Mother
Comedy
One Tree Hill
Drama
House
Drama




Heroes
Sci-Fi

8:30p Accidentally on Purpose
Comedy
9:00p Two And A Half Men
Comedy
Gossip Girl
Drama
Lie To Me
Drama

Trauma
Drama

9:30p The Big Bang Theory
Comedy
10:00p Castle
Drama
CSI: Miami
Drama
  The Jay Leno Show
Comedy
10:30p

MONDAY NOTES:

Tuesdays
 
ABC
CBS
CW
Fox
NBC
8:00p Shark Tank
Reality*
NCIS
Drama
90210
Drama
Hell's Kitchen
Reality
The Biggest Loser
Reality
8:30p
9:00p Dancing With The Stars Results
Reality
NCIS: LA
Drama
Melrose Place
Drama
So You Think You Can Dance
Reality
9:30p
10:00p The Forgotten
Drama 
The Good Wife
Drama 
  The Jay Leno Show
Comedy
10:30p

TUESDAY NOTES:
*  V premieres November 3rd

Wednesdays
 
ABC
CBS
CW
Fox
NBC
8:00p Hank
Comedy
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Comedy
America's Next Top Model
Reality
So You Think You Can Dance Results
Drama
Mercy
Drama
8:30pThe Middle
Comedy
Gary Unmarried
Comedy
9:00p The Modern Family
Comedy
Criminal Minds
Drama
The Beautiful Life
Drama
Glee
Drama
Law & Order: SUV
Drama
9:30pCougar Town
Comedy
10:00p Eastwick
Drama
CSI: New York
Drama
  The Jay Leno Show
Comedy
10:30p

WEDNESDAY NOTES:

Thursdays
 
ABC
CBS
CW
Fox
NBC
8:00p Flash Forward
Drama 
Survivor
Reality
The Vampire Diaries
Drama
Bones
Drama
SNL Weekend Update Thursday*
Comedy
8:30p Parks & Recreation
Comedy
9:00p Grey's Anatomy
Drama
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Drama
Supernatural
Drama
Fringe
Drama
The Office
Comedy
9:30pCommunity**
Comedy
10:00p Private Practice
Drama
The Mentalist
Drama
  The Jay Leno Show
Comedy
10:30p

THURSDAY NOTES:
* Community moves to 8:00p on October 8th.
** 30 Rock premieres October 15th at 9:30p.

Fridays
 
ABC
CBS
CW
Fox
NBC
8:00p Supernanny
Reality
Ghost Whisperer
Drama
Smallville Brothers
Comedy
Law & Order
Drama
8:30pTil Death
Comedy
9:00p Ugly Betty
Drama
Medium
Drama
America's Next Top Model (Repeats) Dollhouse
Drama
Southland
Drama
9:30p
10:00p 20/20
News
Numb3rs
Drama
  The Jay Leno Show
Comedy
10:30p

FRIDAY NOTES:

*

Saturdays
 
ABC
CBS
CW
Fox
NBC
8:00p Saturday  Night College Football
Sports
Crimetime Saturday
(Repeats)
Local programming Brothers
Commedy
Dateline NBC
News
8:30p   'Til Death
Comedy
9:00p Crimetime Saturday
(Repeats)
Dollhouse Trauma (Repeats)
9:30p
10:00p 48 Hours Mystery
News
 Law & Order: SVU (Repeats)
10:30p

Sundays
 
ABC
CBS
CW
Fox
NBC
7:00p America's Funniest Home Videos
Comedy/Reality
60 Minutes
News
Repeats Repeats
Football Night in America
Sports
7:30p Repeats Repeats
8:00p Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Reality
The Amazing Race
Reality 

Repeats The Simpsons
Comedy
Sunday Night Football
Sports
8:30p The Cleveland Show
Comedy
9:00p Desperate Housewives
Comedy/Drama
Three Rivers
Drama
Repeats Family Guy 
Comedy
9:30p American Dad
Comedy
10:00p Brothers & Sisters
Drama
Cold Case
Drama
 
10:30p

SUNDAY NOTES:


Cable Highlights for the 2009 Season

     
BBC AmericaDoctor Who: Water On Mars The third of five special episodes leads us to the two-part finale scheduled for later in the Winter
Occupation The miniseries looks at the lives of three friends who reenlisted to Iraq
InBetweeners A new comedy about teenagers
Robin Hood Robin seeks revenge for Marian's death
FX Nip/Tuck The final season for the plastic surgeons
Sons of Anarchy Adam Larkin and Henry Rollins guest as troublemakers for the motorcyle gang
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia The fifth season continues
HBO Curb Your Enthusiasm Larry's back
Bored to Death Jason Schwartzman is a writer who pretends he's a private detective
Syfy Stargate Universe Robert Carlyle leads the latest Startgate franchise
Destination Truth Josh Gates travels to Chernobyl and seeks  the truth behind the Burmuda Triangle
Sanctuary Second season introduces Agam Darshi as Kate Freelander
Scare Tactics More hidden camera pranks for season three
ShowtimeDexter Dexter tries being a family man as the Trinity Killer (John Lithgow) strikes Miami
Californication Now a professor at an university, temptatation still lurks


Looking Ahead To Midseason

On ABC
Premieres include law drama Deep End and mystery drama Happy Town. Expected to return are Better Off Ted and Scrubs. Reality shows continue with new cycles of The Bachelor and Dancing with the Stars.

On CBS
Scheduled to premiere in 2010 are Jerry Bruckheimer's Miami Trauma, police drama The Bridge, reality shows Arranged Marriage and Undercover Boss. Flashpoint and Rules of Engagement returns to anchor the midseason.

On NBC 
Originally scheduled for the Fall, Parenthood moves to 2010 along with reality/ comedy The Marriage Ref, comedy 100 Questions and drama Day One. Chuck, The Apprentice, and The Biggest Loser also returns in 2010.

On Fox
New shows premiering for the winter include drama Past Life, comic-book-turned-tv show Human Target, and comedy Sons of Tucson. American Idol returns, without Paula Abdul, but with a variety of guest judges.

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