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Fall brings back our favorite television

"If only," you said. "If only I could have a complete list of returning fall television shows so I will know when to set my DVR to record my favorite women."

Well, we've heard your pleas! Your wish is our command! (All times are EST.)

SEPTEMBER

Monday, Sept. 1
Gossip Girl (CW), 8 p.m.
One Tree Hill (CW), 9 p.m.
Prison Break (Fox), 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 2
The Shield (FX), 10 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 3
America's Next Top Model (CW), 8 p.m.
Bones (Fox), 8 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 7
Entourage (HBO), 10 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 8
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox), 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 10
'Til Death (Fox), 9 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 11
Kitchen Nightmares (Fox), 9 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 12
Don't Forget the Lyrics (Fox), 9 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 16
Biggest Loser: Families (NBC), 8 p.m.
House (Fox), 8 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 18
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FX), 10 p.m.
Smallville (CW), 8 p.m.
Supernatural (CW), 9 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 22
The Big Bang Theory (CBS), 8 p.m.
Boston Legal (ABC), 10 p.m.
CSI: Miami (CBS), 10 p.m.
Dancing with the Stars (ABC), 9 p.m.
Dr. 90210 (E!), 10 p.m.
Heroes (NBC), 9 p.m.
How I Met Your Mother (CBS), 8:30 p.m.
Two and a Half Men (CBS), 9 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 23
Law & Order: SVU (NBC), 10 p.m.
NCIS (CBS), 8 p.m.
Without a Trace (CBS), 10 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 24
Criminal Minds (CBS), 9 p.m.
CSI: NY (CBS), 10 p.m.
Lipstick Jungle (NBC), 10 p.m.
The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS), 8 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 25
ER (NBC), 10 p.m.
Grey's Anatomy (ABC), 9 p.m.
My Name is Earl (NBC), 8 p.m.
The Office (NBC), 9 p.m.
Survivor: Gabon (CBS), 8 p.m.
Ugly Betty (ABC), 8 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 28
Amazing Race (CBS), 8 p.m.
American Dad (Fox), 9:30 p.m.
Brothers & Sisters (ABC), 10 p.m.
Californication (Showtime), 10 p.m.
Cold Case (CBS), 9 p.m.
Desperate Housewives (ABC), 9 p.m.
Dexter (Showtime), 9 p.m.
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC), 8 p.m.
Family Guy (Fox), 9 p.m.
King of the Hill (Fox), 8:30 p.m.
The Simpsons (Fox), 8 p.m.
The Unit (CBS), 10 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 29
Chuck (NBC), 8 p.m.
Life (NBC), 10 p.m.

OCTOBER

Wednesday, Oct. 1
Dirty Sexy Money (ABC), 10 p.m.
Friday Night Lights (NBC), 9 p.m.
Pushing Daisies (ABC), 8 p.m.
Private Practice (ABC), 9 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 3
Everybody Hates Chris (CW), 8 p.m.
The Game (CW), 8:30 p.m.
Ghost Whisperer (CBS), 8 p.m.
Numb3rs (CBS), 10 p.m.
Supernanny (ABC), 9 p.m.
Wife Swap (ABC), 8 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 5
Girls Next Door (E!), 10 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 6
Samantha Who? (ABC), 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 9
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS), 9 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 14
Eli Stone (ABC), 10 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 30
30 Rock (NBC), 8:30 p.m.

What returning shows are you looking forward to the most?

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  • sydneyB's picture

    Bless ya Stuntdouble!!My

    Bless ya Stuntdouble!!

    My friends consider me a walking TV guide but i've been so busy lately I haven't had a chance to do my tv research. Now, when they ask for the dirt on fall TV premieres, i won't spend an hour on google trying to look it all up.

    THANK YOU!!! 

    p.s. I can't WAIT for Bones and 30 Rock--those are the two shows that make my heart sing 

    ice cream's picture

    SON

    Does anyone know when South of Nowhere starts?  I keep getting different dates everywhere...
    Casandra's picture

    SON

    The-N.com has some new videos up under "Retrospective" and it say that the rest of SON will start October 10th!!!!

    I'm glad to finally see a date.....

    Oh and other shows I'm looking forward to:
    One Tree Hill;Life;Chuck; Law & Orde: SVU

    And of course South of Nowhere, even though it's not on the list...

    Angie's picture

    OTH!

    I was soooo looking forward to One Tree Hill... I just about rolled off the couch laughing when Nanny Carrie pulled a Kathy Bates (MISERY) on Dan!!!!

     

    PS... Don't forget that 90210 airs TONIGHT... two hours on FOX! :)

     

    ¸.·´¯)It's true, we're all a little insane(¯`·.¸

    Tetragrammaton's picture

    Score.

    Awesome.

    I don’t actually watch much Fall TV, but the three shows I do watch are more than enough to keep me satiated.

    Lena Headey, Mariska Hargitay and Tina Fey. What more could I want?

     

    However, let me digress for a moment and declare my outrage that Dick Wolf didn’t take the chance at the end of the last SVU season to [SPOILER ALERT WHOA] bring Stephanie March back into the fold, instead deciding to bring in Michaela McManus. [NO MORE SPOILERS! :D]

    RAAAAAAAAAAAGE

    EDIT:

    @Danielle: Wikipedia lists a tentative start date of October 3.

     

    ["Suicide is man's way of telling God, 'You can't fire me: I quit.' "]

    lucy94's picture

    Sarah Shahi

    I am so happy to see LIFE on the list. I thought it was the most orginal show on last season.
    Mays's picture

    30 Rock, The Office, Gossip

    30 Rock, The Office, Gossip Girl, Entourage..

    Grey's Anatomy .. hmm (I'd only tune in to see how callica would unfold, other than that.. this show, like DHW is just starting to feel contrived in some ways)

    Quik's picture

    ?

    Does anyone know if Women's Murder Club is returning this fall, or has ABC dropped it?

    Tess's picture

    Unfortunately

    I'm pretty sure it was dropped.
    Jess M's picture

    I am so happy

    My shows are returning soon. Can't wait for CSI, Desperate Housewives, and there are a couple of new shows this fall I am interested in watching as well. Oh and QUIK, I am sorry to say but Womens' Murder Club has been cancelled. Visit the message board at the following link:

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0955353/

    hellohello's picture

    liz lemon

    has my heart.

    can't wait for 30 rock!

    light cascades's picture

    30 Rock, Grey's Anatomy and

    30 Rock, Grey's Anatomy and House, fo' reezie.
    ghostyouknow's picture

    Tis all about 30 Rock,

    Tis all about 30 Rock, Pushing Daisies, Chuck, Brothers & Sisters, Californication, The Office, Gossip Girl, Bones, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, House, Heroes, How I Met Your Mother, and Dirty, Sexy Money… only problem is finding the time to watch them all, and somehow watching multiple shows that are on at the same time…

    hugAnerd's picture

    Oh my

    I think you may be my television soulmate
    Keph's picture

    them Bones!

    thanks for the list, I was wondering if Life would be back or not and yippie can't wait to see Bones 2 hour special season premier.

    Last season I watched Dancing with the Stars because Marlee was on , this time, Misty May Treanor

    Arianne Jean's picture

    Thanks a million

    I can not wait to see Bones, Greys Anatomy and house. 30 rock seems so far away, but I'm looking foward to it the most.

    Thanks a million for posting this. Very helpful in filling out my calander.

     

    -Oh look, I'm in your community, joinin' in on stuff!-

    hugAnerd's picture

    Can't. Take. It.

    Too. Much. TV. To. Watch.
    Emma's picture

    All hail the boob tube

    GG, Heroes, TSCC, House, Bones, Grey's, The Office...

    I think I watch a little too much tv.

    ___//♫♪ let your girlfriend do what your boyfriend can't

    oriana2110's picture

    Cant wait for SoN, Dexter,

    Cant wait for SoN, Dexter, Chuck, House, and LIFE!!!! Oooooh Sarah ♪!!!!!!
    Jessi's picture

    I am more of a reality tv girl....

    So I'll be waiting for Survivor & America's Next Top Model and American Idol. First show I like to see which girl I like and see how far she makes it.
    Nathiest's picture

    Why is everything on

    Why is everything on Monday? So not fair!!! 10 shows that I like to watch all pretty much running optiset of each other. What the fuck where they thinking?

    -Nathiest
    the devil is in the details

    Jessi's picture

    Probably....

    because of Monday Night Football. And it gives us girls something to watch. JMO
    smallfish444's picture

    Heroes

    Well, that means I have about a month to educate my friends with the second season DVDs.

    TheBulletGirl's picture

    Criminal Minds!

    I'm so stoked for Criminal Minds to come back, even though I was impatient and already googled who got blown up. I also heard that the second episode is Prentiss-centric. Can't wait! 

    One show I'm so NOT looking forward to is CSI. It used to be such a great show, and they killed it. Without Jorja, there's just no reason to watch anymore.  

     

    "No way, no how, no McCain"- My girl Hill

    Niuxita's picture

    I just wanted to say that

    I just wanted to say that I'm bookmarking this post so that I can have it handy when I get a student planner after classes start next week and can plot all premiere dates and times in it. You have no idea how useful this is, StuntDouble. THANK YOU. :P
    notastalker's picture

    I'm looking forward to

    Desperate Housewives the most, but there are so many others, too
    Brooke's picture

    I this may sound horrible but ...

    not only am I worried about Hurricane Gustav leading to my house flooding and getting destroyed but that I won't have electricity to watch/TiVo the season premiere's of One Tree Hill and Bones
    Nantra00's picture

    Be Safe

     

    My Dad lives in Kenner.  As I told my Dad "keep your head above water and stay safe!"  Are you going to stay or leave?  I can't get in touch with my Dad to find out if he is staying or leaving.  Be safe!

    Brooke's picture

    yeah..

    My family is heading north tomorrow, but my dad is staying at our house because he is stubborn and wants to be there if our house floods.  Well good luck getting in touch with your dad!  Hope he stays safe!
    Nantra00's picture

      My Dad left Sunday and

     

    My Dad left Sunday and is staying near Brookehaven Ms.  I hope Your Dad stays safe!  Hopeful there will not be too much flooding.

    Nantra00's picture

    Dads Back

     

    My Dad is back home now and everything is ok.  The only thing is the tree is down in the front yard.  Is your family back home?

    Nantra00's picture

    LOST

     

    I have to have my Lost, CSI, and Heros!

    charlene's picture

    question

    hey

     does anyone know when they air in the uk

    Nothing's picture

    I have to wait until January for some of my favorites.

    Damages, Lost, and of course, the L word, won't be back until January.  The Riches has still not been determined.
    drbambee's picture

    I can't wait!

    Okay ... Law and Order:SVU, 30 Rock! Those are pretty much the only shows I'm looking forward to in the fall. Of course I'm insanely curious about Caprica, which features Polly Walker.  BSG returns in January.  Looks like I might actually get some reading done this year!
    Ally's picture

    Cant wait

    Yay! So much god tv to watch again and distract me from college. lol. Two of which start tomorrow and Bones of course on the 3rd. Greys Anatomy seems ages away tho

    Hollywood Marie's picture

    So....Enlighten Me

    We finally have some shows with out gay and bisexual women, and they aren't on the viewing list?  Maybe it's true what they say about lesbians loving straight women.  I, for one, will be watching Margaret Cho and Tabatha Coffey (remember, you did an interview with her!).  Let's support the queer programming otherwise what's the point of complaining that we're not on tv when WE aren't even watching ourselves!?!?!
    StuntDouble's picture

    I shouldn't have called it "complete."

    Perhaps I should have been a little more specific: this is a list of mostly network shows that are returning to television this fall.

    It includes every returning network show with a bisexual/lesbian character (Grey's Anatomy, Bones, House); every returning network show with an out actress (Sara Gilbert on The Big Bang Theory, Kirsten Vangsness on Criminal Minds); and the one network reality show that will feature a lesbian (America's Next Top Model).

    There are four other out actresses whose shows will appear on network TV in the coming months. Saffron Burrows will appear on My Own Worst Enemy, but it is brand new and therefore didn't make the list for returning shows. Cherry Jones will be on 24, but it is not airing until the end of November. Portia de Rossi and Sarah Paulson will both join ABC shows, but they won't be airing until mid-season, either.

    Tabatha Coffey's and Margaret Cho's cable reality shows have both been featured a couple of times here at AfterEllen, so please don't think we're excluding them.

    Sorry I missed your two favorite programs. Looking up the start times and dates of 60+ shows is pretty exhausting, even if the list itself isn't exhaustive.
    Hollywood Marie's picture

    Thanks for the clarification, but...

    Wouldn't Ellen DeGeneres's talk show qualify?  I think that returns next week.  I'm sure she's got interesting news about what she did over her summer vacation :)

    StuntDouble's picture

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    Because Ellen's show is syndicated, it airs on different channels at different times, depending on what city you live in and who you choose as your cable provider. But you're right: the show starts next Monday, and I'm pretty sure Ellen has been up to some kind of hijinks in the off season. :)
    Nathiest's picture

    Sunday, Sept. 7 Entourage

    Sunday, Sept. 7
    Entourage (HBO), 10 p.m.

    Um....you forgot "True Blood".

    -Nathiest
    the devil is in the details

    Steppenwolf's picture

    Uhm... Criminal Minds, Life,

    Uhm... Criminal Minds, Life, Sarah Connor Chronicles, NCIS, CSI: Miami, SoN and Grey's and I can't wait for "Dollhouse"!!!!
    Nantra00's picture

    Big Love

     

    I can't wait until Big Love, Eli Stone, Dexter, The Amazing Race, and the L Word comes back.

    Kaytiana's picture

    GREY'S!!

    I cannot wait for Grey's Anatomy to come back!

    Really looking forward to Dollhouse and Fringe, and House, Pushing Daisies, Lost, Gossip Girl, Chuck, Private Practice, and Despers returning (and probably a few moe shows!)