It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Fall TV! Here is a list of season premiere dates for the networks and a handful of cable outlets whose shows I think are noteworthy. New series are marked with an asterisk. Rev up your DVRs!
“30 Rock” and “Cougartown” will be back in January, by the way. Everything else you loved got canceled.
Tuesday 9/13
90210 – CW
*Ringer – CW
Parenthood – NBC
Wednesday 9/14
*H8R – CW
Survivor: South Pacific – CBS
America’s Next Top Model: All-Stars – CW
*Up All Night – NBC
*Free Agents – NBC
Thursday 9/15
The Vampire Diaries – CW
*The Secret Circle – CW
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia – FX
Monday 9/19
Dancing with the Stars – ABC
How I Met Your Mother – CBS
The Sing-Off – NBC
Two and a Half Men – CBS
*2 Broke Girls – CBS
Castle – ABC
Hawaii Five-0 – CBS
*The Playboy Club – NBC
Tuesday 9/20
The Biggest Loser – NBC
Glee – Fox
NCIS – CBS
NCIS: Los Angeles – CBS
*New Girl – Fox
Raising Hope – Fox
Body of Proof – ABC
*Unforgettable – CBS
Wednesday 9/21
The Middle – ABC
*The X Factor – Fox
Criminal Minds – CBS
Harry’s Law – NBC
Modern Family – ABC
CSI – CBS
Law & Order: SVU – NBC
*Revenge – ABC
Thursday 9/22
The Big Bang Theory – CBS
*Charlie’s Angels – ABC
Community – NBC
Parks and Recreation – NBC
Grey’s Anatomy – ABC
The Office – NBC
*Person of Interest – CBS
*Whitney – NBC
The Mentalist – CBS
*Prime Suspect – NBC
Friday 9/23
*A Gifted Man – CBS
Kitchen Nightmares – Fox
Nikita – CW
CSI: NY – CBS
Dateline NBC – NBC
Fringe – Fox
Supernatural – CW
Blue Bloods – CBS
Saturday 9/24
Saturday Night Live – NBC
Sunday 9/25
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition – ABC
The Amazing Race – CBS
The Simpsons – Fox
The Cleveland Show – Fox
Boardwalk Empire – HBO
Desperate Housewives – ABC
Family Guy – Fox
The Good Wife – CBS
American Dad – Fox
CSI: Miami – CBS
*Pan Am – ABC
Monday 9/26
Gossip Girl – CW
*Terra Nova – Fox
*Hart of Dixie – CW
Mike & Molly – CBS
Wednesday 9/28
*Suburgatory – ABC
Happy Endings – ABC
Thursday 9/29
*How to Be a Gentleman – CBS
Private Practice – ABC
Sunday 10/2
America’s Funniest Home Videos – ABC
Dexter – Showtime
*Homeland – Showtime
Hung – HBO
How to Make It in America – HBO
Monday 10/3
House – Fox
Wednesday 10/5
*American Horror Story – FX
Thursday 10/6
The League – FX
Saturday 10/8
Rules of Engagement – CBS
Monday 10/10
Bored to Death – HBO
Enlightened – HBO
Tuesday 10/11
*Last Man Standing – ABC
Wednesday 10/12
Psych – USA
Sunday 10/16
The Walking Dead – AMC
Tuesday 10/18
*Man Up! – ABC
Friday 10/21
Chuck – NBC
*Grimm – NBC
Sunday 10/23
*Once Upon a Time – ABC
Sunday 10/30
*Allen Gregory – Fox
Thursday 11/3
Bones – Fox
Wednesday 11/23
*I Hate My Teenage Daughter – Fox
Sunday 11/27
Leverage – TNT
Monday 11/28
The Closer – TNT
You’re my hero! Or you would be if Friday Night Lights was on this list.
As long as Fringe and Parks and Rec are still running I’m happy.
God bless you, Eric D. Snider. I just printed out this list and put it up on my fridge, over the crappy drawing that my daughter drew of a giraffe.
Damn you, 30 Rock. I was excited for your return this month, and only your return. Okay, Fringe is fine, but otherwise fall TV is not so great.
I hadn’t heard that Outsourced got cancelled. That’s awesome. For some reason, it really, really bothered me that they aired that pile of crap the same night as Community, 30 Rock and Parks & Rec.
Hmm…I wonder if Bob’s Burgers will come back?
I’ve seen press releases from April that it was renewed for a 2nd season, but it doesn’t show up in the fall schedules.
Too bad if it doesn’t make it.
“Everything else you loved got canceled and replaced by another Cop Drama or Dancing/Singing Reality Show.”
Fixed that for you. 😉
Is there anything new worth watching? You know, a show that Fox would cancel after 1 season.