2016 Fall TV Premiere Schedule: Dates For New And Returning Shows
Following this year's lengthy list of cancellations, the major networks have a bunch of new series on the calendar, including both comedies and dramas. Fall TV isn't just about the new stuff, however, and now that the major networks and cable stations have started releasing their fall premieres, we can start planning our TV-watching schedule.
As always, the schedule is a work in progress. Networks often change their minds about when shows are going to premiere, so if you notice a date has been changed, feel free to let us know! In addition, if there's a new or returning show you don't see on here, feel free to leave a comment and we'll see if we can dig up the date for you! We've also listed shows that haven't been given official return dates and stuff that is expected to premiere later in the fall, so if your favorite show doesn't have a date, yet, take a look at the end of the list first! Some shows, like The Originals that usually get fall premieres, have also been pushed to midseason.
Please note: listed times are in EST/PST. New shows are in ALL CAPS. If you are looking for the summer TV premiere schedule, head here.
AUGUST
Tuesday, August 2
8:00 p.m. - Bachelor in Paradise - ABC
Wednesday, August 3
12:01 a.m. PT - BEAT BUGS - Netflix
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8:00 p.m. - CMA Music Festival - ABC
10:00 p.m. - Paranormal Witness - Syfy
Friday, August 12
12:01 a.m. PT - The Get Down - Netflix
Sunday, August 21
9:00 p.m. - Fear The Walking Dead - AMC
Monday, August 22
10:00 p.m. - Cheer Squad - Freeform
Tuesday, August 23
9:00 p.m. - Halt and Catch Fire - AMC (will air at 10 in subsequent weeks)
10:00 p.m. - The Profit - CNBC
10:00 p.m. - BETTER LATE THAN NEVER - NBC
Wednesday, August 24
10:00 p.m. - Cleveland Hustles - CNBC
10:00 p.m. - Gomorrah - Sundance
Sunday, August 28
? - MTV VMAS - MTV
10:00 p.m. - The Strain - FX
Wednesday, August 31
10:00 p.m. - You're The Worst - FX
SEPTEMBER
Monday, September 5
9:00 p.m. HARLEY AND THE DAVIDSONS miniseries- Discovery
10:00 p.m. MARY + JANE - MTV
10:30 p.m. LOOSELY EXACTLY NICOLE - MTV
Tuesday, September 6
9:00 p.m. From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series - El Rey
10:00 p.m. ATLANTA - FX
10:00 p.m. QUEEN SUGAR - OWN (Series premiere)
?:00 p.m. STARTUP - Crackle
Wednesday, September 7
10:00 p.m. QUEEN SUGAR - OWN (Regular timeslot)
Thursday, September 8
10:00 p.m. BETTER THINGS - FX
Friday, September 9
10:00 p.m. QUARRY - Cinemax
?:00 ONE MISSISSIPPI - Amazon
Saturday, September 10
8:00 p.m. The Girl in the Box TV Movie - Lifetime
Sunday, September 11
8:00 p.m. Churchill's Secret (Masterpiece) \- PBS
8:30 p.m. Sunday Night Football - NBC
9:00 p.m. The 2017 Miss America Competition - ABC
9:00 p.m. Rob & Chyna - E!
10:00 p.m. Masters of Sex - Showtime
10:00 p.m. Indian Summers - PBS
Monday, September 12
8:00 p.m. Dancing With The Stars - ABC
Wednesday, September 14
9:00 p.m. Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition - Food Network
10:00 p.m. Blindspot - NBC
10:00 p.m. American Horror Story - FX
10:00 p.m. South Park - Comedy Central
10:00 p.m. Documentary Now - IFC
10:30 p.m. LEGENDS OF CHAMBERLAIN HEIGHTS - Comedy Central
Thursday, September 15
8:00 p.m. Thursday Night Football - CBS
9:00 p.m. Project Runway - Lifetime
Friday, September 16
8:00 p.m. Z Nation - Syfy
11:00 p.m. HIGH MAINTENANCE - HBO
Sunday, September 18
8:00 p.m. 68th Emmy Awards - ABC
8:30 p.m. THE CASE OF: JONBENET RAMSEY - CBS (miniseries)
Monday, September 19
8:00 p.m. The Voice - NBC
8:00 p.m. Gotham - Fox
8:00 p.m. The Big Bang Theory - CBS
8:30 p.m. KEVIN CAN WAIT - CBS
9:00 p.m. Lucifer - FOX
10:00 p.m. THE GOOD PLACE - NBC
Tuesday, September 20
8:00 p.m. Dancing with the Stars Results Show - ABC
8:00 p.m. NCIS - CBS
8:00 p.m. Brooklyn Nine-Nine - FOX
8:00 p.m. The Voice (night 2 premiere) - NBC
8:30 p.m. New Girl - FOX
9:00 p.m. BULL - CBS
9:00 p.m. Scream Queens - Fox
10 p.m. THIS IS US - NBC
10 p.m. Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - ABC
10 p.m. NCIS: New Orleans. - CBS
Wednesday, September 21
8:00 p.m. Blindspot (time slot premiere) - NBC
8:00 p.m. The Goldbergs - ABC
8:00 p.m. Survivor - CBS (90-minute special)
8:00 p.m. LETHAL WEAPON -- FOX
8:30 p.m. SPEECHLESS - ABC
9:00 p.m. Modern Family - ABC
9:00 p.m. Empire - FOX
9:00 p.m. Law & Order: SVU - NBC
9:30 p.m. black-ish - ABC
10:00 p.m. Chicago P.D.- NBC
10:00 p.m. DESIGNATED SURVIVOR - ABC
Thursday, September 22
8:00 p.m. Superstore - NBC
8:00 p.m. Grey's Anatomy - ABC
8:00 p.m. Rosewood - FOX
8:30 p.m THE GOOD PLACE (time slot premiere) - NBC
9:00 p.m. NOTORIOUS - ABC
9:00 p.m. Chicago Med - NBC
9:00 p.m. PITCH - Fox
10:00 p.m. The Blacklist - NBC
10:00 p.m. How To Get Away With Murder - ABC
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Friday, September 23
12:01 a.m. Longmire - Netflix
8:00 p.m. Last Man Standing - ABC
8:00 p.m. Hell's Kitchen - FOX
8:00 p.m. MacGyver - CBS
8:00 p.m. Caught On Camera With Nick Cannon - NBC
8:30 p.m. Dr. Ken - ABC
9:00 p.m. Dateline - NBC
9:00 p.m. Shark Tank - ABC
9:00 p.m. The Exorcist - FOX
9:00 p.m. Hawaii Five-0 - CBS
10:00 p.m. Blue Bloods - CBS
10:00 p.m. Van Helsing - Syfy
?:00 p.m. Transparent - Amazon
Saturday, September 24
8:00 p.m. 48 Hours - CBS
Sunday, September 25
7:00 p.m. 60 Minutes- CBS
7:30 p.m. Bob's Burgers- FOX
8:00 p.m. Once Upon A Time - ABC
8:00 p.m. The Simpsons - FOX
8:00 p.m. NCIS: LA - CBS
8:30 p.m. SON OF ZORN - FOX
9:00 p.m. Secrets and Lies - ABC
9:00 p.m. Family Guy - FOX
9:30 p.m. The Last Man On Earth - FOX
10:00 p.m. Quantico - ABC
Monday, September 26
7:30 p.m. VICE NEWS TONIGHT - HBO
8:00 p.m. Regular Show - Comedy Central
Tuesday, September 27
9:00 p.m. Channel Zero: Candle Cove - Syfy
10:00 p.m. AFTERMATH - Syfy
10:30 p.m. Drunk History - Comedy Central
Wednesday, September 28
8:00 p.m. Survivor - CBS (regular time slot)
9:00 p.m. Criminal Minds - CBS
10:00 p.m. Code Black - CBS
10:00 p.m. Younger - TV LAND
10:30 p.m. Impastor - TV LAND
Friday, September 30
12:01 a.m. PT LUKE CAGE - NETFLIX
?:00 p.m. CRISIS IN SIX SCENES - Amazon
OCTOBER
Sunday, October 2
11:30 p.m. Saturday Night Live - NBC
Sunday, October 2
7:00 p.m. America's Funniest Home Video - ABC
9:00 p.m. Westworld - HBO
9:00 p.m. Madam Secretary - CBS
9:00 p.m. Shameless - Showtime
10:00 p.m. Elementary - CBS
Monday, October 3
9:00 p.m. Scorpion - CBS (two-hour premiere)
10:00 p.m. CONVICTION - ABC
10:00 p.m. TIMELESS - NBC
Tuesday, October 4
? p.m. The Mindy Project - HULU
8 p.m. The Flash - The CW
9 p.m. NO TOMORROW - The CW
Wednesday, October 5
8 p.m. Arrow - The CW
9 p.m. FREQUENCY - The CW
Sunday, October 9
10 p.m. DIVORCE - HBO
10:30 p.m. Insecure - HBO
Monday, October 10
8 p.m. Supergirl - The CW (new network)
9 p.m. 2 Broke Girls - CBS
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Tuesday, October 11
8:00 p.m. The Middle - ABC
8:30 p.m. AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE - ABC
9:00 p.m. Fresh Off The Boat - ABC
9:00 p.m. THIS IS US - NBC (Regular timeslot premiere)
9:30 p.m. The Real O'Neals - ABC
10:00 p.m. Chicago Fire - NBC
Thursday, October 13
8:00 p.m. Legends of Tomorrow - The CW
9:00 p.m. Supernatural - The CW
10:00 p.m. FALLING WATER - USA
Friday, October 14
12:01 a.m. PT Haters Back Off - Netflix
Monday, October 17
8:00 p.m. Hamilton's America - PBS
9:00 p.m. Jane the Virgin - The CW
9:30 p.m. The Odd Couple - CBS
Wednesday, October 19
?:00 p.m. CHANCE - HULU
Thursday, October 20
8:00 p.m. The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do The Time Warp Again - Fox
Friday, October 21
8:00 p.m. The Vampire Diaries - The CW
9:00 p.m. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - The CW
Saturday, October 22
8:00 p.m. DIRK GENTLY'S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY - BBC America
Sunday, October 23
9:00 p.m. The Walking Dead - AMC
10:00 p.m. The Talking Dead - AMC
12:00 p.m. Comic Book Men - AMC
Monday, October 24
8:00 p.m. KEVIN CAN WAIT - CBS
8:30 p.m. MAN WITH A PLAN - CBS
Wednesday, October 26
10:00 p.m. Rectify - Sundance
Thursday, October 27
8:00 p.m. The Big Bang Theory - CBS (shifts from Mondays)
8:30 p.m. THE GREAT INDOORS - CBS
9:00 p.m. Mom - CBS
9:30 p.m. Life in Pieces - CBS
10:00 p.m. PURE GENIUS - CBS
Saturday, October 29
?:00 p.m. The Fall - Netflix
Monday, October 31
9:00 p.m. PEOPLE OF EARTH - TBS
November
Wednesday, November 2
9:00 p.m. Salem - WGN
10:00 p.m. STAN AGAINST EVIL - IFC
10:30 p.m. RACHEL DRATCH'S MIDNIGHT SNACK - truTV
Friday, November 4
? p.m. Thunderbirds are Go - Amazon
12:01 a.m. PT THE CROWN- Netflix
Saturday, November 5
8:00 p.m. WHO KILLED JONBENET? - Lifetime
Sunday, November 6
8:00 p.m. The Real Housewives of Atlanta - Bravo
Monday, November 7
9:00 p.m. Vanderpump Rules - Bravo
10:00 p.m. MARTHA & SNOOP'S POTLUCK DINNER - VH1
Wednesday, November 9
10:00 p.m. Jay Leno's Garage - CNBC
Friday, November 11
? p.m. Red Oaks - Amazon
Monday, November 14
9:00 p.m. MARS - NatGeo
Tuesday, November 15
9:00 p.m. GOOD BEHAVIOR - TNT
9:00 p.m. Teen Wolf - MTV
10:00 p.m. DAVID BLAINE: BEYOND MAGIC - ABC
10:00 p.m. SHOOTER - USA
10:00 p.m. SWEET/VICIOUS - MTV
10:30 p.m. Billy on the Street - truTV
Wednesday, November 16
? p.m. The Art of More - Crackle
8:00 p.m. Undercover - BBC America (Night 1 of two-night premiere)
8:00 p.m. ICE - DirecTV Audience Network
8:00 p.m. NIGHTCAP - Pop
10:00 p.m. Wahlburgers - A&E
Thursday, November 17
8:00 p.m. Undercover - BBC America (Night 2 of two-night premiere)
Friday, November 18
? p.m. THE GRAND TOUR - Amazon
12:01 a.m. PT Lovesick - Netflix
Sunday, November 20
8:00 p.m. The Librarians - TNT
10:00 p.m. The Affair - Showtime
Monday, November 21
11:00 p.m. SEARCH PARTY - TBS
Wednesday, November 23
9:00 p.m. Double Dare 30th Anniversary Special - Nickelodeon
Friday, November 25
12:01 a.m. PT GILMORE GIRLS: A YEAR IN THE LIFE - Netflix
12:01 a.m. PT 3% - Netflix
Saturday, November 26
8:00 a.m. Legends of The Hidden Temple - Nickelodeon
Tuesday, November 29
10:00 p.m. LEAH REMINI: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE AFTERMATH - A&E
Wednesday, November 30
9:00 p.m. Vikings - History
9:00 p.m. DOLLY PARTON'S CHRISTMAS OF MANY COLORS: CIRCLE OF LOVE - NBC
10:00 p.m. INCORPORATED - Syfy
December
Thursday, December 1
10:00 p.m. - Top Chef- Bravo
Friday, December 2
12:01 a.m. PT - Pacific Heat- Netflix
Wednesday, December 7
8:00 p.m. - Hairspray Live!- NBC
?:00 p.m. - SHUT EYE- HULU
Thursday, December 8
9:00 p.m. - Alone- History
10:00 p.m. - THE SELECTION - History
? p.m. - Con Man - Comic Con HQ
Friday, December 9
12:01 a.m. PT - Fuller House- Netflix
? p.m. - Mozart In The Jungle - Amazon
Sunday, December 11
9:00 p.m. - The Hollow Crown: The War of The Roses- PBS
Monday, December 12
10:00 p.m. - America's Next Top Model- VH1
Friday, December 16
?:00 p.m. - The Man in the High Castle- Amazon
Still Not Announced:
The Originals has been pushed to midseason
The Catch Will Premiere At midseason
Switched at Birth is expected to hit the schedule in 2017
Bones will premiere at midseason.
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