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2009 Fall TV Schedule

School has restarted in most places, which means fall is just around the corner bringing with it a new TV season. All your favorite TV shows are back, along with a few new ones that look pretty interesting. There are a lot of TV shows' seasons being split in two this fall where two shows will share the fall broadcast season, and it doesn't seem to matter if it is a new TV show or an old show that will share the fall TV season. Read on to view a list of when your favorite TV show will be returning and whose season will be cut short. And this is not just a look at the major network lineups, although they are included; this is a list of new and returning shows for the 2009 fall TV season. Check back with my homepage on Associated Content for weekly schedule updates.

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ABC 2009 Fall Schedule

Coming midseason on ABC is "The Bachelor, " "Better Off Ted, " "*The Deep End, " "*Happy Town, " "LOST" - the final season begins early 2010, "*Prep and Landing" - A Disney holiday special, "Scrubs, " "True Beauty, " "*V" (Series Debut, Tuesday November 3, 8:00 pm), and "Wife Swap".

Sunday 7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos (Season 20 Premier October 4) 8:00 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Season 7 Premier September 27) 9:00 *Shaq vs (Series Debut August 18) 9:00 Desperate Housewives (Season 6 Premier September 27) 10:00 Brothers & Sisters (Season 4 Premier September 27)

Monday 8:00 Dancing with the Stars (Season 9 Premier September 21) 10:00 Castle (Season 2 Premier September 21)

Tuesday 8:00 *Shark Tank (Series Debut August 9) 9:00 Dancing with the Stars the Results Show (Season 9 Premier September 22) 10:00 *The Forgotten (Series Debut September 22)

Wednesday is comedy night on ABC. 8:00 *Hank (Series Debut September 30) 8:30 *The Middle (Series Debut September 30) 9:00 *Crash Cource (Series Debut August 26) 9:00 *Modern Family (Series Debut September 23) 9:30 *Cougar Town (Series Debut September 23) 10 :00 *Eastwick (Series Debut September 23)

Thursday 8:00 *Flash Forward (Series Debut September 24) 9:00 Grey's Anatomy (Season Premier September 24) 10:00 Private Practice (Season 3 Premier October 1)

Friday 8:00 Supernanny (Season 6 Premier October 16) 9:00 Ugly Betty (2-hour Season 4 Premier October 09) 10:00 20/20 (Season 32 Premier September 11)

Saturday 8:00 Saturday Night College Football (Season 4 Premier September 5)

CBS 2009 Fall Schedule

Slated for midseason for CBS are "*Arranged Marriage, " "*Miami Trauma, " "Rules of Engagement, " "*The Bridge, " and "*Undercover Boss."

Sunday 7:00 60 Minutes (Season 42 Premier September 27) 8:00 The Amazing Race (Season 15 Premier September 27) 9:00 *Three Rivers (Series Debut October 04) 10:00 Cold Case (Season 7 Premier September 27)

Monday 8:00 **How I Met Your Mother (Season 5 Premier September 21) 8:30 *Accidently on Purpose (Series Debut September 21) 9:00 Two and a Half Men (Season 7 Premier September 21) 9:30 **Big Bang Theory (Season 3 Premier September 21) 10:00 CSI: Miami (Season 8 Premier September 21)

Tuesday 8:00 NCIS (Season 7 Premier September 22) 9:00 *NCIS: Los Angeles (Series Debut September 22) 10:00 *The Good Wife (Series Debut September 22)

Wednesday 8:00 The New Adventures of Old Christine (Season 5 Premier September 23) 8:30 Gary Unmarried (Season 2 Premier September 23) 9:00 Criminal Minds (Season 5 Premier September 23) 10:00 CSI: NY (Season 6 Premier September 23)

Thursday 8:00 Survivor: Samoa (Season 19 Premier September 17) 9:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Season 10 Premier September 24) 10:00 **The Mentalist (Season 2 Premier September 24)

Friday 8:00 Ghost Whisperer (Season 5 Premier September 25) 9:00 **Medium (Season 6 Premier September 25, now on CBS) 10:00 Numbers (Season 6 Premier September 25)

Saturday 10:00 48 Hours Mystery (Season 13 Premier September 26)

NBC 2009 Fall Schedule "Heroes" and "Chuck" will share equivalent broadcast time-shares on NBC as well as some of the new series. The Vancouver Olympic Games will air in February 2010. This Winter Olympics broadcast will provide the midseason dividing line. Other TV shows sharing time are "30 Rock, " "*100 Questions, " "*Day One, " "*Marriage Ref, " "*Parenthood, " and "The Celebrity Apprentice."

Sunday 8:00 Football Night in America (Season 4 Premier September 13) 9:00 Sunday Night Football (Season 23 Premier September 13)

Monday 8:00 **Heroes (Season 4 Premier September 21) 9:00 *Trauma (Series Debut September 28) 10:00 *The Jay Leno Show (Series Debut September 14)

Tuesday 8:00 The Biggest Loser (Season 8 Premier September 15)

Wednesday 8:00 *Mercy (Series Debut September 23) 9:00 Law & Order: SVU (Season 11 Premier September 23)

Thursday 8:00 SNL Special (Series Debut September 17) 8:30 Parks and Recreation (Season 2 Premier September 17) 9:00 The Office (Season 6 Premier September 17) 9:30 *Community (Series Debut September 17)

Friday 8:00 **Law & Order (Season 20 Premier September 25) 9:00 **Southland (Season 2 Premier September 25)

Saturday 8:00 Dateline NBC (Season 19 Premier September 26) 11:00 Saturday Night Live (Season Premier September 26)

FOX 2009 Fall Schedule

Slated for midseason for Fox are the TV shows "24" (Season 8 Premier, 9:00, 1-17-2010), "American Idol, " "*Human Target" (Series Debut, 9:00, January 20, 2010), "*Past Life, " and "*Sons of Tucson."

Sunday 8:00 The Simpsons (Season 21 Premier September 27) 8:30 *The Cleveland Show (Series Debut September 27) 9:00 Family Guy (Season 8 Premier September 27) 9:30 American Dad (Season 5 Premier September 27)

Monday 8:00 House (2-hour Season 6 Premier September 21) 9:00 **Lie to Me (Season 2 Premier September 28)

Tuesday 2:00 UEFA Champions League (Sports Special, August 18)

Wednesday 8:00 **So You Think You Can Dance (Season 6 Premier September 9) 9:00 *Glee (Season Premier September 9)

Thursday 8:00 Bones (Season 5 Premier September 17) 9:00 **Fringe (Season 2 Premier September 17)

Friday 8:00 *Brothers (Series Debut September 25) 8:30 'til Death (Season 2 Premier October 2) 9:00 **Dollhouse (Season 2 Premier September 25)

Saturday 8:00 Cops (Season 22 Premier September 12) 8:30 Cops (Season 22 Premier September 12) 9:00 America's Most Wanted (Season 23 Premier September 12) 11:00 *The Wanda Sykes Show (Series Debut November 7)

The CW 2009 Fall Schedule

Airing midseason on The CW is the new show "*Life UneXpected" about a young girl who finds her biological parents and that discovery changes all their lives.

Monday 8:00 **One Tree Hill (Season 7 Premier September 14) 9:00 **Gossip Girl (Season 3 Premier September 14)

Tuesday 8:00 **90210 (Season 2 Premier September 08) 9:00 *Melrose Place (Series Debut September 08)

Wednesday 8:00 America's Next Top Model (Season 13 Premier September 09) 9:00 *The Beautiful Life (Series Debut September 16)

Thursday 8:00 *Vampire Dairies (Series Debut September 10) 9:00 Supernatural (Season 5 Premier September 10)

Friday 8:00 **Smallville (Season 9 Premier September 25)

ABC Family 2009 Fall Schedule

Monday 8:00 **Lincoln Heights (Season 4 Premier September 14) 9:00 **Greek (Season 3 Premier August 31)

Animal Planet 2009 Fall Schedule

Saturday 8:00 *Fetch Me a Beer (Series Debut October 30)

BBC America 2009 Fall Schedule

Saturday 9:00 Robin Hood (Season 3 Premier September 12)

BET 2009 Fall Schedule

Monday 11:00 The Mo'Nique Show (Season Premier October 5)

Tuesday 10:00 *Monica (Series Debut October 27) 10:30 *Inside DTP (Series Debut October 27)

Wednesday 10:00 *Pay It Off (Series Debut September 30)

Friday 10:00 *First In (Series Debut October 2)

Saturday 10:00 *Heart of the City: Chicago's War on Violence (Series Debut September 12) 10:30 *Frankie & Neffe (Series Debut August 15)

Bravo 2009 Fall Schedule

Monday 10:00 The Rachel Zoe Project (Season 2 Premier August 24)

Tuesday 10:00 Flipping Out (Season 3 Premier August 18)

Wednesday 9:00 **Top Chef (Season 6 Premier August 19) 10:00 *Launch My Line (Series Debut September 16)

Cartoon Network 2009 Fall Schedule

Wednesday 8:00 *Bobb'e Says (Series Debut August 19) 8:30 *Dude, What Would Happen (Series Debut August 19)

Comedy Central 2009 Fall Schedule

Wednesday 10:00 South Park (Season 13 Premier October 14) 10:30 *Secret Girlfriend (Series Debut October 14)

Thursday 10:00 * The Jeff Dunham Show (Series Debut October 22)

Discovery 2009 Fall Schedule

Monday 9:00 *Out of Egypt (Series Debut August 24)

E! 2009 Fall Schedule

Sunday 10:00 *Kourtney & Khloe (Series Debut August 16)

Food 2009 Fall Schedule

9:00 The Next Iron Chef (Season 2 Premier October 4)

Fox Reality 2009 Fall Schedule

Saturday 9:00 *Househusbands of Hollywood (Series Debut August 15) 9:00 The Academy (Season 3 Premier October 24)

FX 2009 Fall Schedule

Premiering midseason for their second season is "Damages."

Tuesday 10:00 **Sons of Anarchy (Season 2 Premier September 08)

Thursday 10:00 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Season 5 Premier September 17) 10:30 *Archer (Series Debut TBA)

Hallmark Channel 2009 Fall Schedule

Saturday 9:00 *Citizen Jane (Original Telefilm Premiers September 5)

HBO 2009 Fall Schedule

"Big Loves'" season 4 premier will be midseason.

Sunday 9:00 Curb Your Enthusiasm (Season 7 Premier September 20) 9:30 *Bored to Death (Series Debut September 20)

History 2009 Fall Schedule

Wednesday 9:00 *Nostradamus Effect (Series Debut September 9) 10:00 *MysteryQuest (Series Debut September 16)

ID 2009 Fall Schedule

Sunday 10:00 *On the Case with Paula Zahn (Series Debut October 18)

ION 2009 Fall Schedule

Monday 10:00 *Durham County (Series Debut September 7)

Lifetime 2009 Fall Schedule

Monday 7:00 *Sherri (Series Debut October 5)

Thursday 11:00 Models of the Runway (Series Premier August 20)

Saturday 9:00 *Acceptance (Original Telefilm Premiers August 22) 9:00 *Georgia O'Keeffe (Original Telefilm Premiers September 19) 9:00 *Sorority Wars (Original Telefilm Premiers October 17) 9:00 *12 Men of Christmas (Original Telefilm Premiers December 5)

MTV 2009 Fall Schedule

Monday 10:00 *Gone Too Far (Series Debut October 5)

Tuesday 10:00 **The Hills (Season 5 Premier September 29) 10:30 *House of Jazmin (Series Debut August 18)

Thursday 10:30 *Pranked (Season Premier August 27)

Nick at Nite 2009 Fall Schedule

Monday 8:00 *Glenn Martin DDS (Series Debut August 17)

Planet Green 2009 Fall Schedule

Coming Soon to Planet Green are the TV shows "Toxic Files" (Premiers December 2009), and "Around the World in 90 Minutes."

Monday 9:00 *The 100 Mile Challenge (Series Debut October 12)

Tuesday 8:00 *Nature, INC (Series Debut October 13) 9:00 *Planet Mechanics (Series Debut September 8) 10:00 *Cool Fuel (Series Debut September 9)

Wednesday 9:00 **Living With Ed (Season 2 Premier October 21)

Friday 10:00 *Ultimate Power Builders (Series Debut December 3)

Science 2009 Fall Schedule

Saturday 10:00 *Head Games (Series Debut October 17)

Showtime 2009 Fall Schedule

Coming midseason on Showtime are TV shows "The Tudors" (Season 4 Premier Spring 2010) and "United States of Tara."

Sunday 9:00 Dexter (Season 4 Premier September 27) 10:00 Californication (Season 3 Premier September 27)

SOAP 2009 Fall Schedule

Wednesday 10:00 * Bank of Mom and Dad (Series Debut September 30)

Spike 2009 Fall Schedule 10:00 The Ultimate Fighter (Season 10 Premier September 16)

Tuesday 10:00 *Surviving Disaster (Series Debut September 1)

Starz 2009 Fall Schedule

Coming January 2010 to Starz: "Spartacus: Blood and Sand."

Friday 10:00 Crash (Season 2 Premier September 18)

Sundance 2009 Fall Schedule

Coming Soon to Sundance are "Spectacle: Elvis Costello With..." (Season 2 Premier December 2009), "*Be Good Johnny Weir" (Series Debut Monday, January 4, 2010, 10:00), "Live From Abbey Road" (Season 3 Premier Fall 2009), and "Shameless" (Season 5 Premier November 2009.)

Sunday 10:00 *Monty Python: Almost the Truth (Series Debut October 04)

Monday 10:00 *Brick City (Series Debut September 21)

Tuesday 9:00 *e2 Design (Series Debut November 3)

Wednesday 9:00 *Man Shops Globe (Series Debut October 7) 10:00 *The Day Before (Series Debut September 9)

Syfy 2009 Fall Schedule

Syfy and Battlestar Galactica fans will have to wait a little longer for the much anticipated show "*Caprica" as its debut date is next year Look for *Caprica on January 22, 2010 at 9:00.

Sunday 9:00 *High Plains Invaders (Original Telefilm Premier August 30)

Tuesday 9:00 **Scare Tactics (Season 3 Premier October 6)

Wednesday 9:00 Ghost Hunters (Season 5 Premier August 19) 10:00 Destination Truth (Season 3 Premier September 9)

Friday 9:00 *Stargate Universe (Series Debut October 02) 10:00 Sanctuary (Season 2 Premier October 09)

TBS 2009 Fall Schedule

TBS apparently has a lot of new TV shows in development, but have not plugged them into their lineup yet. They are "*Big Tow" (animated), "*The Game of Life" starring Kevin James, "*Neighbors from Hell, " and "*Wee Hours." Stay tuned for weekly updates to see when these new TV shows will air.

Wednesday 11:00 *Lopez Tonight (Series Debut)

TLC 2009 Fall Schedule

Tuesday 10:00 *Masters of Reception (Series Premier August 18)

Friday 10:00 *Making Over America With Trinny & Susannah (Series Debut August 21)

TNT 2009 Fall Schedule

TNT also has a lot of new TV shows still in development. They are "*Men of a Certain Age" starring Ray Romano & Scott Bakula, "*An Unnamed Alien Invasion Project, " "*Class Action, " "*An Untitled Matt Williams Family Drama, " "*An Untitled Daniel Pyne Noir Drama, " "*Pastor Jazz, " "*Macalister, " and "*Proof." Stay tuned for weekly updates to see when these new TV shows will air.

USA 2009 Fall Schedule

Friday 10:00 *White Collar (Series Debut October 23, 2009)

VH1 2009 Fall Schedule

Sunday 10:00 My Antonio (Season 2 Premier August 16)

WE 2009 Fall Schedule

Sunday 10:00 My Fair Wedding (Season 2 Premier September 27)

Saturday 9:00 The Locator (Season 3 Premier September 12) 10:00 *Adoption Dairies (Series Debut September 12)

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