It’s the magical time of year again: time for the networks to bring our shows back for the fall season. Cliffhangers will be resolved, double-length season premieres will be padded, tears will be shed, hearts will be touched.
Following is a list, by date, of all the major networks’ season premieres. Omitted are cable shows, because they don’t usually adhere to a “fall season,” and because I don’t care about most of them.
Shows that are brand-new this fall are marked with an asterisk. Give ’em a spin! See if they stink! I know I will. (Give ’em a spin, I mean, not stink.)
Monday
*8/29 – Prison Break – FOX
Thursday
9/8 – The O.C. – FOX
*9/8 – Reunion – FOX
Sunday
9/11 – The Simpsons – FOX
*9/11 – The War at Home – FOX
9/11 – Family Guy – FOX
9/11 – American Dad – FOX
Monday
9/12 – Wife Swap – ABC
Tuesday
9/13 – The Biggest Loser – NBC
*9/13 – Bones – FOX
9/13 – Gilmore Girls – WB
9/13 – House – FOX
*9/13 – Supernatural – WB
Wednesday
*9/14 – Head Cases – FOX
Thursday
9/15 – Survivor – CBS
Friday
9/16 – What I Like About You – WB
*9/16 – Twins – WB
9/16 – Reba – WB
*9/16 – Threshold – CBS
9/16 – Living with Fran – WB
Monday
9/19 – Arrested Development – FOX
9/19 – King of Queens – CBS
9/19 – One on One – UPN
9/19 – Seventh Heaven – WB
*9/19 – Surface – NBC
9/19 – All of Us – UPN
*9/19 – How I Met Your Mother – CBS
*9/19 – Kitchen Confidential – FOX
9/19 – Girlfriends – UPN
*9/19 – Just Legal – WB
9/19 – Las Vegas – NBC
9/19 – Two and a Half Men – CBS
9/19 – Half & Half – UPN
*9/19 – Out of Practice – CBS
9/19 – CSI: Miami – CBS
9/19 – Medium – NBC
Tuesday
9/20 – According to Jim – ABC
9/20 – N.C.I.S. – CBS
*9/20 – My Name is Earl – NBC
9/20 – The Office – NBC
9/20 – Law & Order: SVU – NBC
Wednesday
9/21 – America’s Next Top Model – UPN
*9/21 – The Apprentice: Martha Stewart – NBC
9/21 – Lost – ABC
9/21 – Still Standing – CBS
9/21 – Yes, Dear – CBS
*9/21 – E-Ring – NBC
9/21 – CSI: New York – CBS
*9/21 – Invasion – ABC
9/21 – Law & Order – NBC
Thursday
*9/22 – Everybody Hates Chris – UPN
9/22 – Joey – NBC
9/22 – Eve – UPN
9/22 – The Apprentice – NBC
9/22 – CSI – CBS
9/22 – Cuts – UPN
*9/22 – Love, Inc. – UPN
*9/22 – Criminal Minds – CBS
9/22 – ER – NBC
Friday
9/23 – Bernie Mac Show – FOX
*9/23 – Ghost Whisperer – CCBS
9/23 – Supernanny – ABC
9/23 – Malcolm in the Middle – FOX
*9/23 – Killer Instinct – FOX
*9/23 – Three Wishes – NBC
*9/23 – Inconceivable – NBC
9/23 – Numbers – CBS
Sunday
9/25 – Extreme Makeover: Home Edition – ABC
9/25 – Charmed – WB
9/25 – Cold Case – CBS
9/25 – The West Wing – NBC
9/25 – Blue Collar TV – WB
9/25 – Desperate Housewives – ABC
9/25 – Law & Order: CI – NBC
9/25 – Crossing Jordan – NBC
9/25 – Grey’s Anatomy – ABC
Tuesday
9/27 – The Amazing Race – CBS
*9/27 – Commander-in-Chief – ABC
*9/27 – Sex, Love and Secrets – UPN
9/27 – Boston Legal – ABC
Wednesday
9/28 – George Lopez Show – ABC
9/28 – Veronica Mars – UPN
Thursday
9/29 – Alias – ABC
9/29 – Smallville – WB
9/29 – Will & Grace – NBC (Premiere will be LIVE!)
9/29 – Everwood – WB
*9/29 – The Night Stalkers – ABC
9/29 – Without a Trace – CBS
Friday
9/30 – Hope & Faith – ABC
Tuesday
10/4 – Rodney – ABC
*10/4 – Close to Home – CBS
Wednesday
10/5 – One Tree Hill – WB
*10/5 – Freddie – ABC
*10/5 – Related – WB
Friday
*10/7 – Hot Properties – ABC
Tuesday
11/8 – That ’70s Show – FOX
Wednesday
11/9 – Stacked – FOX