NBC 2009 Midseason Schedule

As December is quickly approaching, we can expect a number of our favorite series to go on a temporary hiatus during the holidays. Come January, midseason will officially begin and NBC already has their schedule posted for new and returning series as well as a handful of special Sunday night events (including the Super Bowl!). Included on the schedule is NBC’s new dance competition series, Superstars of Dance, which will premiere in early January and wrap up by the end of the month.

Below is the schedule as listed by NBC. New series are in all caps:

MONDAYS (beginning January 5)

8-10 p.m. -- SUPERSTARS OF DANCE; premieres Sunday, January 4 (9-11 p.m.); season finale Monday, January 26 (8-9 p.m.)

10-11 p.m. - MOMMA'S BOYS

(Chuck and Heroes return February 2nd)

TUESDAYS (beginning January 6)

8-10 p.m. - The Biggest Loser: Couples

10-11 p.m. -- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TUESDAY (January 20)

10-11 p.m. - Dateline NBC: Presidential Inauguration Special (10-11 p.m. ET)

WEDNESDAYS (beginning January 7)

8-9 p.m. -- Knight Rider

9-10 p.m. - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit encores (Lifereturns in February)

10-11 p.m. -- Law & Order

THURSDAYS (beginning January 8)

8-8:30 p.m. - My Name Is Earl

8:30-9 p.m. -- Kath & Kim

9:00-9:31 p.m. -- The Office

9:31-10 p.m. -- 30 Rock

10-11 p.m. - ER

FRIDAYS

8-9 p.m. -- HOWIE DO IT (series premiere January 9)

9-10 p.m. - Friday Night Lights (beginning January 16)

10-11 p.m. -- Dateline NBC (beginning December 5)

SATURDAYS (beginning January 10)

8-11 - Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit encores

SUNDAYS (January 4)

7-9 p.m. - Saturday Night Live Sports Extra

9-11 p.m. - SUPERSTARS OF DANCE (premiere)

Sunday -- Event Specials

8-11 p.m. - THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS (January 11)

9-11 p.m. - SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE FILM FESTIVAL (January 18)

9-11 p.m. -- THE LAST TEMPLAR -- (January 25 and Monday, January 26)

6:15-10 p.m. -- SUPER BOWL XLIII (February 1)