FALL 2008 PREMIERE DATES
Season premieres of returning series and new series debuts on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and The CW. New shows are highlighted in BOLD CAPS. Any last-minute changes will be included once they are known.
A U G U S T 2 5 – 3 1
MON. AUG. 25
8:00 NBC Deal or No Deal (Aug-Sep)
9:00 NBC AMERICA’S TOUGHEST JOBS (Aug-Sep)
FRI. AUG. 29
8:00 NBC America's Toughest Jobs (encores; Aug-Sep)
9:00 NBC Dateline (2 hrs; Aug-Sep)
SAT. AUG. 30
8:00 ABC Saturday Night Football (approx. 3 hrs)
S E P T E M B E R 1 - 7
MON. SEP. 1
8:00 C W Gossip Girl
8:00 FOX Prison Break (2 hr premiere)
9:00 C W One Tree Hill
TUE. SEP. 2
8:00 C W 90210 (2 hr premiere)
WED. SEP. 3
8:00 C W America’s Next Top Model (2 hr premiere)
8:00 FOX Bones (2 hr premiere)
THU. SEP. 4
8:00 FOX Kitchen Nightmares (2 hr premiere)
FRI. SEP. 5
8:00 FOX Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (2 hr premiere)
SAT. SEP. 6
8:00 FOX Cops
8:30 FOX Cops
9:00 FOX America’s Most Wanted
SUN. SEP. 7
7:00 NBC Football Night in America
8:15 NBC NBC Sunday Night Football {approx. 3 hrs)
S E P T E M B E R 8 – 1 4
MON. SEP. 8
8:00 FOX Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
9:00 FOX Prison Break (time slot premiere)
TUE. SEP. 9
8:00 FOX FRINGE (95 min premiere)
9:00 C W PRIVILEGED
WED. SEP. 10
9:00 C W 90210 (encores; Sep-Oct)
9:00 FOX ‘Til Death
9:30 FOX DO NOT DISTURB
THU. SEP. 11
8:00 FOX HOLE IN THE WALL
9:00 FOX Kitchen Nightmares (time slot premiere)
FRI. SEP. 12
8:00 NBC America’s Toughest Jobs (new time; Sep-Oct)
9:00 FOX Don’t Forget the Lyrics!
S E P T E M B E R 1 5 – 2 1
TUE. SEP. 16
8:00 FOX House, M.D.
8:00 NBC The Biggest Loser: Families (2 hrs)
9:00 FOX Fringe (time slot premiere)
THU. SEP. 18
8:00 CBS Survivor: Gabon
8:00 C W Smallville
9:00 C W Supernatural
FRI. SEP. 19
10:00 ABC 20/20
S E P T E M B E R 2 2 – 2 8
MON. SEP. 22
8:00 ABC Dancing with the Stars (2 hr premiere)
8:00 CBS The Big Bang Theory
8:30 CBS How I Met Your Mother
9:00 CBS Two and a Half Men
9:00 NBC Heroes (2 hr premiere)
9:30 CBS WORST WEEK
10:00 ABC Boston Legal
10:00 CBS CSI: Miami
TUE. SEP. 23
8:00 ABC OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS
8:00 CBS NCIS
9:00 ABC Dancing with the Stars (2 hr premiere)
9:00 CBS THE MENTALIST
10:00 CBS Without a Trace
10:00 NBC Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
WED. SEP. 24
8:00 CBS The New Adventures of Old Christine
8:00 NBC KNIGHT RIDER
8:30 CBS GARY UNMARRIED
9:00 CBS Criminal Minds
9:00 NBC Deal or No Deal (new time)
10:00 CBS CSI: NY
10:00 NBC Lipstick Jungle
THU. SEP. 25
8:00 ABC Ugly Betty
8:00 NBC My Name Is Earl (1 hr premiere)
9:00 ABC Grey's Anatomy (2 hr premiere)
9:00 NBC The Office (1 hr premiere)
10:00 NBC ER
FRI. SEP. 26
8:00 NBC America's Toughest Jobs (new time)
SAT. SEP. 27
8:00 CBS Crimetime Saturday
8:00 NBC Dateline (new time)
9:00 CBS Crimetime Saturday
10:00 CBS 48 Hours Mystery
SUN. SEP. 28
7:00 ABC Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (2 hr premiere)
7:00 CBS 60 Minutes
8:00 CBS The Amazing Race
8:00 FOX The Simpsons
8:30 FOX King of the Hill
9:00 ABC Desperate Housewives
9:00 CBS Cold Case
9:00 FOX Family Guy
9:30 FOX American Dad!
10:00 ABC Brothers & Sisters
10:00 CBS The Unit
S E P T E M B E R 2 9 – O C T O B E R 5
MON. SEP 29
8:00 NBC Chuck
10:00 NBC Life (special airing)
WED. OCT. 1
8:00 ABC Pushing Daisies
9:00 ABC Private Practice
10:00 ABC Dirty Sexy Money
FRI. OCT. 3
8:00 ABC Wife Swap
8:00 CBS Ghost Whisperer
8:00 C W Everybody Hates Chris
8:30 C W The Game
9:00 ABC Supernanny
9:00 CBS The Ex List
9:00 NBC Deal or No Deal (new time)
10:00 CBS NUMB3RS
SUN. OCT. 5
7:00 ABC America's Funniest Home Videos
7:00 C W IN HARM’S WAY (Sep-Oct)
8:00 C W VALENTINE’S INC.
9:00 C W EASY MONEY
O C T O B E R 6 – 1 2
MON. OCT. 6
9:30 ABC Samantha Who?
10:00 NBC Life (special airing)
THU. OCT. 9
8:30 NBC KATH & KIM
9:00 CBS CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
9:30 NBC SNL WEEKEND UPDATE THURSDAY (3 special airings)
10:00 ABC LIFE ON MARS
10:00 CBS ELEVENTH HOUR
FRI. OCT. 10
10:00 NBC Life (time slot premiere)
O C T O B E R 1 3 – 1 9
MON. OCT. 13
10:00 NBC MY OWN WORST ENEMY
TUE. OCT. 14
10:00 ABC Eli Stone
FRI. OCT. 17
8:00 NBC CRUSOE (2 hr premiere)
SAT. OCT. 18
8:00 NBC America's Toughest Jobs (new time)
O C T O B E R 2 0 – N O V E M B E R 5
WED. OCT. 22
8:00 C W STYLISTA
FRI. OCT. 24
8:00 NBC Deal or No Deal (time slot premiere)
9:00 NBC Crusoe (time slot premiere)
THU. OCT. 30
9:30 NBC 30 Rock (return; new time)
FRI. OCT. 31
10:00 NBC Lipstick Jungle (new time)
SUN. NOV. 2
6:30 C W In Harm’s Way (new time)
7:30 C W SURVIVING SUBURBIA
WED. NOV. 5
9:00 NBC Law & Order (return; new time)
10:00 NBC Life (new time)
A U G U S T 2 5 – 3 1
MON. AUG. 25
8:00 NBC Deal or No Deal (Aug-Sep)
9:00 NBC AMERICA’S TOUGHEST JOBS (Aug-Sep)
FRI. AUG. 29
8:00 NBC America's Toughest Jobs (encores; Aug-Sep)
9:00 NBC Dateline (2 hrs; Aug-Sep)
SAT. AUG. 30
8:00 ABC Saturday Night Football (approx. 3 hrs)
S E P T E M B E R 1 - 7
MON. SEP. 1
8:00 C W Gossip Girl
8:00 FOX Prison Break (2 hr premiere)
9:00 C W One Tree Hill
TUE. SEP. 2
8:00 C W 90210 (2 hr premiere)
WED. SEP. 3
8:00 C W America’s Next Top Model (2 hr premiere)
8:00 FOX Bones (2 hr premiere)
THU. SEP. 4
8:00 FOX Kitchen Nightmares (2 hr premiere)
FRI. SEP. 5
8:00 FOX Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (2 hr premiere)
SAT. SEP. 6
8:00 FOX Cops
8:30 FOX Cops
9:00 FOX America’s Most Wanted
SUN. SEP. 7
7:00 NBC Football Night in America
8:15 NBC NBC Sunday Night Football {approx. 3 hrs)
S E P T E M B E R 8 – 1 4
MON. SEP. 8
8:00 FOX Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
9:00 FOX Prison Break (time slot premiere)
TUE. SEP. 9
8:00 FOX FRINGE (95 min premiere)
9:00 C W PRIVILEGED
WED. SEP. 10
9:00 C W 90210 (encores; Sep-Oct)
9:00 FOX ‘Til Death
9:30 FOX DO NOT DISTURB
THU. SEP. 11
8:00 FOX HOLE IN THE WALL
9:00 FOX Kitchen Nightmares (time slot premiere)
FRI. SEP. 12
8:00 NBC America’s Toughest Jobs (new time; Sep-Oct)
9:00 FOX Don’t Forget the Lyrics!
S E P T E M B E R 1 5 – 2 1
TUE. SEP. 16
8:00 FOX House, M.D.
8:00 NBC The Biggest Loser: Families (2 hrs)
9:00 FOX Fringe (time slot premiere)
THU. SEP. 18
8:00 CBS Survivor: Gabon
8:00 C W Smallville
9:00 C W Supernatural
FRI. SEP. 19
10:00 ABC 20/20
S E P T E M B E R 2 2 – 2 8
MON. SEP. 22
8:00 ABC Dancing with the Stars (2 hr premiere)
8:00 CBS The Big Bang Theory
8:30 CBS How I Met Your Mother
9:00 CBS Two and a Half Men
9:00 NBC Heroes (2 hr premiere)
9:30 CBS WORST WEEK
10:00 ABC Boston Legal
10:00 CBS CSI: Miami
TUE. SEP. 23
8:00 ABC OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS
8:00 CBS NCIS
9:00 ABC Dancing with the Stars (2 hr premiere)
9:00 CBS THE MENTALIST
10:00 CBS Without a Trace
10:00 NBC Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
WED. SEP. 24
8:00 CBS The New Adventures of Old Christine
8:00 NBC KNIGHT RIDER
8:30 CBS GARY UNMARRIED
9:00 CBS Criminal Minds
9:00 NBC Deal or No Deal (new time)
10:00 CBS CSI: NY
10:00 NBC Lipstick Jungle
THU. SEP. 25
8:00 ABC Ugly Betty
8:00 NBC My Name Is Earl (1 hr premiere)
9:00 ABC Grey's Anatomy (2 hr premiere)
9:00 NBC The Office (1 hr premiere)
10:00 NBC ER
FRI. SEP. 26
8:00 NBC America's Toughest Jobs (new time)
SAT. SEP. 27
8:00 CBS Crimetime Saturday
8:00 NBC Dateline (new time)
9:00 CBS Crimetime Saturday
10:00 CBS 48 Hours Mystery
SUN. SEP. 28
7:00 ABC Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (2 hr premiere)
7:00 CBS 60 Minutes
8:00 CBS The Amazing Race
8:00 FOX The Simpsons
8:30 FOX King of the Hill
9:00 ABC Desperate Housewives
9:00 CBS Cold Case
9:00 FOX Family Guy
9:30 FOX American Dad!
10:00 ABC Brothers & Sisters
10:00 CBS The Unit
S E P T E M B E R 2 9 – O C T O B E R 5
MON. SEP 29
8:00 NBC Chuck
10:00 NBC Life (special airing)
WED. OCT. 1
8:00 ABC Pushing Daisies
9:00 ABC Private Practice
10:00 ABC Dirty Sexy Money
FRI. OCT. 3
8:00 ABC Wife Swap
8:00 CBS Ghost Whisperer
8:00 C W Everybody Hates Chris
8:30 C W The Game
9:00 ABC Supernanny
9:00 CBS The Ex List
9:00 NBC Deal or No Deal (new time)
10:00 CBS NUMB3RS
SUN. OCT. 5
7:00 ABC America's Funniest Home Videos
7:00 C W IN HARM’S WAY (Sep-Oct)
8:00 C W VALENTINE’S INC.
9:00 C W EASY MONEY
O C T O B E R 6 – 1 2
MON. OCT. 6
9:30 ABC Samantha Who?
10:00 NBC Life (special airing)
THU. OCT. 9
8:30 NBC KATH & KIM
9:00 CBS CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
9:30 NBC SNL WEEKEND UPDATE THURSDAY (3 special airings)
10:00 ABC LIFE ON MARS
10:00 CBS ELEVENTH HOUR
FRI. OCT. 10
10:00 NBC Life (time slot premiere)
O C T O B E R 1 3 – 1 9
MON. OCT. 13
10:00 NBC MY OWN WORST ENEMY
TUE. OCT. 14
10:00 ABC Eli Stone
FRI. OCT. 17
8:00 NBC CRUSOE (2 hr premiere)
SAT. OCT. 18
8:00 NBC America's Toughest Jobs (new time)
O C T O B E R 2 0 – N O V E M B E R 5
WED. OCT. 22
8:00 C W STYLISTA
FRI. OCT. 24
8:00 NBC Deal or No Deal (time slot premiere)
9:00 NBC Crusoe (time slot premiere)
THU. OCT. 30
9:30 NBC 30 Rock (return; new time)
FRI. OCT. 31
10:00 NBC Lipstick Jungle (new time)
SUN. NOV. 2
6:30 C W In Harm’s Way (new time)
7:30 C W SURVIVING SUBURBIA
WED. NOV. 5
9:00 NBC Law & Order (return; new time)
10:00 NBC Life (new time)