Warm up the DVR, because the beginning of the new fall television season is going to be here sooner than you think. In a trend that has continued for several years now, thanks in part to FOX's schedule of football games and broadcast of baseball's World Series, the fall television season actually begins in late August rather than right after the Emmy Awards (which are being held on August 27th). This year is no exception.
As mentioned back in June, FOX will roll out some its more popular shows this month, starting with the second season of Prison Break starting on August 21st. In fact, out of the 15 shows that will air before the 'official' start of the season on September 18th, 12 of them are on FOX. This includes the season premieres of Bones (August 30th), House (September 5th) and the animated shows The Simpsons, Family Guy and American Dad (September 10th).
Premiere pandemonium arrives in mid-September. Fifty-three series, new and old, will premiere between September 18th until October 5th. The latest series to premiere in the actual fall season will be ABC's Day Break, which will take its bow on November 15th. A complete list of shows and their airdates can be found below (most dates obtained through StarPulse).
Monday, Aug. 21
8 pm Prison Break (Fox)
9 pm Vanished (Fox)
Wednesday, Aug. 30
8 pm Bones (Fox)
9 pm Justice (Fox)
Tuesday, Sept. 5
8 pm Standoff (Fox)
9 pm House (Fox)
Thursday, Sept. 7
8 pm 'Til Death (Fox)
8:30 pm Happy Hour (Fox)
Sunday, Sept. 10
8 pm The Simpsons (Fox)
8:30 pm American Dad (Fox)
9 pm Family Guy (Fox)
9:30 pm The War at Home (Fox)
Tuesday, Sept. 12
8 pm Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
10 pm Men In Trees (ABC)
Thursday, Sept. 14
8 pm Survivor: Cook Islands (CBS)
11 pm Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
Sunday, Sept. 17
8:30 pm The Amazing Race 10 (CBS)
Monday, Sept. 18
8 pm The Class (CBS)
8:30 pm How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
9 pm Two And A Half Men (CBS)
9:30 pm The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS)
10 pm CSI: Miami (CBS)
10 pm Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (NBC)
Tuesday, Sept. 19
8 pm NCIS (CBS)
9 pm Law & Order CI (NBC)
9 pm The Unit (CBS)
10 pm Smith (CBS)
10 pm Boston Legal (NBC)
10 pm Law & Order SVU (NBC)
Wednesday, Sept. 20
8 pm Jericho (CBS)
8 pm America's Next Top Model (CW)
8 pm The Biggest Loser (NBC)
9 pm Criminal Minds (CBS)
10 pm Kidnapped (NBC)
10 pm CSI: NY (CBS)
Thursday, Sept. 21
8 pm My Name Is Earl (NBC)
8:30 pm The Office (NBC)
9 pm Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
10:01 pm Six Degrees (ABC)
9 pm CSI (CBS)
10 pm Shark (CBS)
10 pm ER (NBC)
Friday, Sept. 22
8 pm Ghost Whisperer (CBS)
9 pm Close To Home (CBS)
10 pm Numb3rs (CBS)
10 pm Law & Order (NBC)
Sunday, Sept. 24
7 pm Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)
9 pm Desperate Housewives (ABC)
9 pm Cold Case (CBS)
10 pm Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
10 pm Without a Trace (CBS)
Monday, Sept. 25
8 pm 7th Heaven (CW)
9 pm Runaway (CW)
9 pm Heroes (NBC)
Tuesday, Sept. 26
8 pm Gilmore Girls (CW)
9:30 pm Help Me Help You (ABC)
Wednesday, Sept. 27
9 pm One Tree Hill (CW)
Thursday, Sept. 28
8 pm Ugly Betty (ABC)
8 pm Smallville (CW)
9 pm Supernatural (CW)
Saturday, Sept. 30
11:30 pm Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Sunday, Oct. 1
7 pm Everybody Hates Chris (CW)
7:30 pm All of Us (CW)
8 pm Girlfriends (CW)
8:30 pm The Game (CW)
10:00 pm Dexter (Showtime)
Monday, Oct. 2
The Bachelor: Rome (ABC)
Tuesday, Oct. 3
8 pm Friday Night Lights (NBC)
9 pm Veronica Mars (CW)
Wednesday, Oct. 4
9 pm Lost (ABC)
10 pm The Nine (ABC)
10:30 pm Freak Show (Comedy Central)
Thursday, Oct. 5
8 pm Big Day (ABC)
8:30 pm Notes From The Underbelly (ABC)
Friday, Oct. 6
9 pm Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi)
Monday, Oct. 9
10 pm What About Brian (ABC)
Wednesday, Oct. 11
8:00 pm 30 Rock (NBC)
8:30 pm 20 Good Years (NBC)
9:00 pm Ghost Hunters (Sci Fi)
10:00 pm Sci Fi Investigates (Sci Fi)
Tuesday, Oct. 17
9 pm The Knights of Prosperity (ABC)
Friday, Oct. 20
8 pm Crossing Jordan (NBC)
9 pm Las Vegas (NBC)
Thursday, Nov. 2
9 pm The O.C. (Fox)
Wednesday, Nov. 15
9 pm Day Break (ABC)
Sunday, January 14
24 (Fox) [Added]
Sunday, January 21
7:30 pm King of the Kill (Fox) [Added]
Sunday, March 18
10 pm Entourage (HBO)
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
8-10-2006 @ 1:54PM
Chris W said...
Um... Did you personally cancel Studio 60? Heh. Mistake or statement, Rich?
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8-10-2006 @ 2:31PM
erik said...
and why no love for The Wire? Sunday September 10th, 10pm.
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8-10-2006 @ 2:45PM
TVLover said...
For that matter:
Battlestar Galactica
Oct 6th 9P.M.
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8-10-2006 @ 3:32PM
anna said...
Yeah, c'mon guys, give some love to the cable networks!
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8-10-2006 @ 7:39PM
Gordon Werner said...
Ack!
Bones, Lost AND Criminal Minds ... all at 9PM on Wednesday ... that bites.
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8-10-2006 @ 9:14PM
Gordy said...
Okay, who else just put Lost on their calendar?
I need a life... :(
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8-15-2006 @ 10:29AM
Dina said...
ARRRGGGHHH!!!!! Grey's Anatomy and CSI at the SAME TIME!?!?!?! How can they do that to me?! What am I gonna do now?!
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8-17-2006 @ 2:44PM
PresidenToor said...
Wednesday, Nov. 15
9 pm Day Break (ABC)
^^ thats at the same time on the same channel as of course Lost.
BTW not putting Battlestar on there is a disgrace, it's probably the best show out of any of those.
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8-18-2006 @ 12:00AM
Ann said...
Does anyone know when the season premier of 24 is. I can't wait! Yes, I need a life
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8-19-2006 @ 6:23AM
Grandma said...
Get a TIVO, that's what I did. Also have a VHS on my other tv.
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8-23-2006 @ 10:17AM
CPN said...
Great list, helped me a lot. I did find one discrepancy though. This list indicates Boston Legal is starting 9/26 however the ABC.com site says it's the 19th, can we get a confirmation either way.
And to those with multiple shows at the same time, I agree, Tivo and/or DVR is the way to go, you can type two shows at the same time...go in the other room to watch the third...and I thought I was a TV junkie.
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8-24-2006 @ 9:55PM
Greg said...
What about the best comedy on TV, Scrubs? But thanks for the cool list, great site.
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8-26-2006 @ 12:49AM
Jim said...
What? No "Invasion"? How does it end? Is this a new trend ... to just terminate an ongoing series?
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8-29-2006 @ 1:38AM
Jeff said...
9. Wednesday, Nov. 15
9 pm Day Break (ABC)
^^ thats at the same time on the same channel as of course Lost.
But Lost is only running a few episodes in a row before taking a break, so this could still make sense.
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8-30-2006 @ 2:44AM
Robyn said...
OMG, this is totally what I was looking for! Thanks so much for taking the time.
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8-30-2006 @ 12:29PM
Keith McDuffee said...
Jeff -- Yes, that show will air when Lost is on a break.
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9-01-2006 @ 12:16PM
Will said...
Thank you for this list. I tried to find something like this on tvguide.com, but didn't have any luck. I agree with what people are saying about the cable shows.
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9-01-2006 @ 7:19PM
rach said...
What happened to the show "Related" on the WB? Is there a premiere?
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9-03-2006 @ 2:55AM
Tony said...
?So is Invasion taking a break like The 4400 did? What's that all about?
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9-03-2006 @ 10:43AM
fran dolci said...
does anyone know what happened to Missing (Formerly)1-800-missing
i can't find it anywhere on new schedule
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