Fall 2009 TV Premiere Schedule

September is upon us and with that comes the onslaught of new and returning TV series premieres. In case you’re having a hard time of keeping track of what premieres when, we’ve got the schedule laid out for you. It looks like The CW has a head-start with their premieres of America’s Next Top Model, 90210 and Melrose Place, along with the return of Supernatural and the premiere of the much anticipated Vampire Diaries. The other networks don’t really start to get going until later in the month.

Saturday, Sept. 5

8:00 p.m.-11:30 PM - Saturday Night Football - ABC

Tuesday, Sept. 8

8:00-9:00 PM - 90210 (Season Premiere) – The CW

9:00-10:00 PM - Melrose Place (Series Premiere) - The CW

Wednesday, Sept 9

8:00-10:00 PM - America’s Next Top Model (2-Hour Season Premiere) - The CW

8:00-9:00 PM - So You Think You Can Dance (Season Premiere) - Fox

9:00-10:00 PM - Glee (Series Premiere) - Fox

Thursday, Sept. 10

8:00-9:00 PM - THE VAMPIRE DIARIES (Series Premiere) - The CW

9:00-10:00 PM - Supernatural (Season Premiere) - The CW

Friday, Sept. 11

10:00-11:00 PM - 20/20 (Season premiere) – ABC

Saturday, Sept. 12

8:00-8:30 PM - COPS (Season Premiere) - Fox

9:00-10:00 PM - America’s Most Wanted (Season Premiere) - Fox

Sunday, Sept. 13

7:00-8:15 PM - Football Night in America - NBC

8:15-11:00 PM - NBC Sunday Night Football - NBC

Monday, Sept. 14

8:00-9:00 PM - One Tree Hill (Season Premiere) - The CW

9:00-10:00 PM - Gossip Girl (Season Premiere) - The CW

10:00-11:00 PM - THE JAY LENO SHOW (Series Premiere) - NBC

Tuesday, Sept 15

8:00-10:00 PM - The Biggest Loser (Season Premiere) - NBC

Wednesday, Sept. 16

8:00-9:00 PM - America’s Next Top Model - The CW

9:00-10:00 PM - THE BEAUTIFUL LIFE: TBL (Series Premiere) - The CW

Thursday, Sept. 17

8:00-9:00 PM - Survivor – Samoa (19th Installment Premiere) – CBS

8:00-8:30 PM - Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday (Season premiere) – NBC

8:00-9:00 PM - Bones (Season Premiere) - Fox

8:30-9:00 PM - Parks and Recreation (Season Premiere) - NBC

9:00-9:30 PM - The Office (Season Premiere) – NBC

9:30-10 PM - COMMUNITY (series premiere - moves to Thursdays 8-8:30 p.m. on October 8; 30 Rock returns October 15, 9:30-10 p.m.) – NBC

9:00-10:00 PM - Fringe (Season Premiere) - Fox

Friday, Sept. 18

8:00-8:30 PM - BROTHERS (Series Premiere) - Fox

8:30-9:00 PM - ‘Til Death (Season Premiere) - Fox

10:00-11:00 PM - Crash - (Season Premiere) - Starz

Monday, Sept. 21

8-10 PM - Heroes (two hour premiere, then TRAUMA premieres 9-10 p.m. Monday, September 28) – NBC

8:00-10:00 PM - Dancing with the Stars (Season premiere) - ABC

8:00-10:00 PM - House (2-Hour Season Premiere) - Fox

8:00-8:30 PM - How I Met Your Mother (5th Season Premiere) – CBS

8:30-9:00 PM - ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE (Series Debut) – CBS

9:00-9:30 PM - Two and a Half Men (7th Season Premiere) – CBS

9:30-10:00 PM - The Big Bang Theory (3rd Season Premiere) - CBS

10:00-11:00 PM - Castle - ABC

10:00-11:00 PM - CSI: Miami (8th Season Premiere) – CBS

Tuesday, Sept. 22

8:00-10:00 PM - Dancing with the Stars (special two-hour episode) – ABC

8:00-9:00 PM - NCIS (7th Season Premiere) – CBS

9:00-10:00 PM - NCIS: LOS ANGELES (Series Debut) – CBS

10:00-11:00 PM - THE GOOD WIFE (Series Debut) - CBS

10:00-11:00 PM - THE FORGOTTEN (Series Premiere)- ABC

Wednesday, Sept. 23

8:00-9:00 PM - Dancing with the Stars the Results Show (special day and time) – ABC

8:00-9 PM - Mercy - NBC

9:00-10 PM - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Season Premiere) – NBC

8:00-8:30 PM - The New Adventures of Old Christine (5th Season Premiere) – CBS

8:30-9:00 PM - Gary Unmarried (2nd Season Premiere) – CBS

9:00-10:00 PM - Criminal Minds (5th Season Premiere) – CBS

9:00-9:30 PM - MODERN FAMILY (Series Premiere) – ABC

9:30-10:00 PM - COUGAR TOWN (Series Premiere) – ABC

10:00-11:00 PM - CSI: NY (6th Season Premiere) – CBS

10:00-11:00 PM - EASTWICK (Series Premiere) - ABC

Thursday, Sept. 24

8:00-9:00 PM - FLASHFOWARD (Series Premiere) ABC

9:00-10:00 PM - Grey’s Anatomy (season premiere) ABC

9:00-10:00 PM - CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (10th Season Premiere) – CBS

10:00-11:00 PM - The Mentalist (2nd Season Premiere) - CBS

Friday, Sept. 25

8:00-9:00 PM - Ghost Whisperer (5th Season Premiere) – CBS

8:00-9:00 PM - Smallville (Season Premiere) - The CW

8:00 -9:00 PM - Law & Order (Season Premiere) – NBC

9:00-10:00 PM - Dollhouse (Season Premiere) - Fox

9:00-10:00 PM - Southland (Season Premiere) - NBC

9:00-10:00 PM - Medium (Network Debut) – CBS

10:00-11:00 PM - NUMB3RS (6th Season Premiere) – CBS

Saturday, Sept. 26

8:00-9:00 PM - Dateline NBC (Season Premiere) - NBC

8:00-9:00 PM - Crimetime Saturday – CBS

9:00-10:00 PM - Crimetime Saturday – CBS

10:00-11:00 PM - 48 Hours Mystery (Season Premiere) – CBS

11:30 PM - 1:00 AM - Saturday Night Live (Season Premiere) – NBC

Sunday, Sept. 27

7:00-8:00 PM - 60 Minutes (42nd Season Premiere) – CBS

7:00-9:00 PM - Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (two-hour season premiere) – ABC

8:00-10:00 PM - The Amazing Race (15th Edition Premiere) – CBS

8:00-8:30 PM - The Simpsons (Season Premiere) - Fox

8:30-9:00 PM - THE CLEVELAND SHOW (Series Premiere) - Fox

9:00-10:00 PM - Desperate Housewives (Season Premiere) ABC

9:00-9:30 PM - FAMILY GUY (Season Premiere) - Fox

9:30-10:00 PM - AMERICAN DAD (Season Premiere) - Fox

10:00-11:00 PM - Brothers & Sisters (Season Premiere) – ABC

10:00-11:00 PM - Cold Case (7th Season Premiere) – CBS

Monday, Sept. 28

8:00-9:00 PM - House (All-New Episode) - Fox

9:00-10:00 PM - Lie to Me (Season Premiere) - Fox

9:00-10:00 PM - TRAUMA (Series Premiere) – NBC

Tuesday, Sept. 29

8:00-9:00 PM - Hell’s Kitchen (All-New Episode) - Fox

8:00-9:00 PM - Shark Tank (in-season premiere)- ABC

9:00-10:00 PM - Dancing with the Stars the Results Show (regular day and time period premiere) – ABC

9:00-10:00 PM - So You Think You Can Dance (Time Period Premiere) - Fox

Wednesday, Sept 30

8:30-9:00 PM - The Middle (Series Premiere) - ABC

Sunday, Oct. 4

9:00-10:00 PM - THREE RIVERS (Series Debut) – CBS

Friday, Oct. 16

8:00 PM - Ugly Betty (Season premiere) - ABC

Tuesday, Oct. 27

8:00-10:00 PM - So You Think You Can Dance (Time Period Premiere) - Fox

Saturday, Nov. 7

11:00 PM-Midnight - The Wanda Sykes Show (wt) (Series Premiere) - Fox

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Kelly joined CinemaBlend as a freelance TV news writer in 2006 and went on to serve as the site’s TV Editor before moving over to other roles on the site. At present, she’s an Assistant Managing Editor who spends much of her time brainstorming and editing feature content on the site. She an expert in all things Harry Potter, books from a variety of genres (sci-fi, mystery, horror, YA, drama, romance -- anything with a great story and interesting characters.), watching Big Brother, frequently rewatching The Office, listening to Taylor Swift, and playing The Sims.