Fall Primetime TV Premiere Dates

With fall primetime premieres coming fast and furious, here is a handy list of what’s coming up by date (including the few series that just debuted). With the broadcast networks one by one announcing traditional rollout over the past 2 months, we knew premiere week would be bloody. But the number of series debuting each day of the week of September 20th is pretty staggering. On Monday alone, 12 series will premiere, 5 of them new.  Here’s the full list with italics indicating new series:

Tuesday, Sept. 7
Sons of Anarchy, 10 PM (FX)

Wednesday, Sept. 8
America’s Next Top Model, 8 PM (The CW)
Hellcats, 9 PM (The CW)
Terriers, 10 PM (FX)

Thursday, Sept. 9
The Vampire Diaries, 8 PM (The CW)
Nikita, 9 PM (The CW)

Monday, Sept. 13
90210, 8 PM (The CW)
Gossip Girl, 9 PM (The CW)

Tuesday, Sept. 14
One Tree Hill, 8 PM (The CW)
Life Unexpected, 9 PM (The CW)
Parenthood, 10 PM (NBC)

Wednesday, Sept. 15
Survivor: Nicaragua, 8 PM (CBS)
Outlaw, 10 PM (NBC)

Thursday, Sept. 16
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, 10 PM (FX)
The Apprentice, 10 PM (NBC)
The League, 10:30 PM (FX)

Sunday, Sept. 19
Boardwalk Empire, 8 PM (HBO)

Monday, Sept. 20
Dancing With the Stars, 8 PM (ABC)
How I Met Your Mother, 8 PM (CBS)
House, 8 PM (Fox)
Chuck, 8 PM (NBC)
Rules of Engagement, 8:30 PM (CBS)
Two and a Half Men, 9 PM (CBS)
Lone Star, 9 PM (Fox)
The Event, 9 PM (NBC)
Mike & Molly, 9:30 PM (CBS)
Castle, 10 PM (ABC)
Hawaii Five-0, 10 PM (CBS)
Chase, 10 PM (NBC)

Tuesday, Sept. 21
NCIS, 8 PM (CBS)
Glee, 8 PM (Fox)
The Biggest Loser, 8 PM (NBC)
NCIS: Los Angeles, 9 PM (CBS)
Raising Hope, 9 PM (Fox)
Running Wilde, 9:30 PM (Fox)
Detroit 1-8-7, 10 PM (ABC)

Wednesday, Sept. 22
The Middle, 8 PM (ABC)
Hell’s Kitchen, 8 PM (Fox)
Undercovers, 8 PM (NBC)
Better With You, 8:30 PM (ABC)
Modern Family, 9 PM (ABC)
Criminal Minds, 9 PM (CBS)
Law & Order: SVU, 9 PM (NBC)
Cougar Town, 9:30 PM (ABC)
The Defenders, 10 PM (CBS)
The Whole Truth, 10 PM (ABC)

Thursday, Sept. 23
My Generation, 8 PM (ABC)
The Big Bang Theory, 8 PM (CBS)
Bones, 8 PM (Fox)
Community, 8 PM (NBC)
$#*! My Dad Says, 8:30 PM (CBS)
30 Rock, 8:30 PM (NBC)
Grey’s Anatomy, 9 PM (ABC)
CSI, 9 PM (CBS)
Fringe, 9 PM (Fox)
The Office, 9 PM (NBC)
Outsourced, 9:30 PM (NBC)
Private Practice, 10 PM (ABC)
The Mentalist, 10 PM (CBS)

Friday, Sept. 24
Medium, 8 PM (CBS)
Smallville, 8 PM (The CW)
CSI: NY, 9 PM (CBS)
Supernatural, 9 PM (The CW)
The Good Guys, 9 PM (Fox)
Blue Bloods, 10 PM (CBS)

Sunday, Sept. 26
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, 8 PM (ABC)
The Simpsons, 8 PM (Fox)
The Amazing Race, 8:30 PM (CBS)
The Cleveland Show, 8:30 PM (Fox)
Desperate Housewives, 9 PM (ABC)
Family Guy, 9 PM (Fox)
Dexter, 9 PM (Showtime)
Brothers & Sisters, 10 PM (ABC)
Undercover Boss, 10 PM (CBS)
Bored to Death, 10 PM (HBO)
Eastbound & Down, 10:30 PM (HBO)

Tuesday, Sept. 28
No Ordinary Family, 9 PM (ABC)
The Good Wife, 10 PM (CBS)

Wednesday, Sept. 29
Law & Order: Los Angeles, 10 PM (NBC)

Friday, Oct. 1
Human Target, 8 PM (Fox)

Sunday, Oct. 3
American Dad, 9:30 PM (Fox)
CSI: Miami, 10 PM (CBS)

Tuesday, Oct. 5
Caprica 10 PM (Syfy)

Friday, Oct. 15
School Pride, 8 PM (NBC)
Sanctuary, 10 PM (Syfy)

Monday, Oct. 25
In Treatment, 9 PM (HBO)

Wednesday, Oct. 27
Friday Night Lights (DirecTV)

Sunday, Oct. 31
The Walking Dead, 10 PM (AMC)

Wednesday, Nov. 10
Lie to Me, 8 PM (Fox)

Monday, Nov. 29
Men of a Certain Age, 10 PM (TNT)

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