Most of the networks have had their yearly “upfronts” where they announce next year’s schedule. Genre/sci-fi/cult shows are in italics. Here’s what we know for sure:
MONDAY
8pm ABC Dancing with the Stars
8pm FOX House
8pm NBC Heroes (Chuck at midseason)
8pm CBS How I Met Your Mother
8pm CW Gossip Girl
8:30pm CBS Accidentally on Purpose
9pm FOX Lie to Me (24 at midseason)
9pm NBC Trauma
9pm CBS Two and a Half Men
9pm CW One Tree Hill
9:30pm CBS The Big Bang Theory
10pm ABC Castle
10pm CBS CSI Miami
TUESDAY
8pm ABC Shark Tank
8pm NBC The Biggest Loser
8pm CBS NCIS
8pm CW 90210
9pm ABC Dancing with the Stars Results
9pm FOX So You Think You Can Dance (Past Life at midseason)
9pm CBS NCIS: Los Angeles
9pm CW Melrose Place
10pm ABC The Forgotten
10pm CBS The Good Wife
WEDNESDAY
8pm ABC Hank
8pm FOX So You Think You Can Dance Results (American Idol at midseason)
8pm NBC Parenthood
8pm CBS New Adventures of Old Christine
8pm CW America’s Next Top Model
8:30pm ABC The Middle
8:30pm CBS Gary Unmarried
9pm ABC Modern Family
9pm FOX Glee (spring) (Human Target in January)
9pm NBC Law & Order: SVU
9pm CBS Criminal Minds
9pm CW The Beautiful Life
9:30pm ABC Cougar Town
10pm ABC Eastwick
10pm CBS CSI: NY
THURSDAY
8pm ABC Flash Forward
8pm FOX Bones
8pm NBC SNL Weekend Update Thursday
8pm CBS Survivor
8pm CW Vampire Diaries
8:30pm NBC Parks & Recreation
9pm ABC Grey’s Anatomy
9pm FOX Fringe
9pm NBC The Office
9pm CBS CSI
9pm CW Supernatural
9:30pm NBC Community (30 Rock at midseason)
10pm ABC Private Practice
10pm CBS The Mentalist
FRIDAY
8pm ABC Supernanny
8pm FOX Brothers
8pm NBC Law & Order
8pm CBS Ghost Whisperer
8pm CW Smallville
8:30pm FOX ‘Til Death
9pm ABC Ugly Betty
9pm FOX Dollhouse
9pm NBC Southland
9pm CBS Medium (yup, it moved to CBS)
9pm CW America’s Next Top Model Repeat
10pm ABC 20/20
10pm CBS Numb3rs
SATURDAY
8pm ABC Saturday Night College Football
8pm FOX COPS
8pm NBC Dateline NBC
8pm CBS Crime Drama Repeat
9pm FOX America’s Most Wanted
9pm NBC Trauma rerun
9pm CBS Crime Drama Repeat
10pm NBC Law & Order: SVU rerun
10pm CBS 48 Hours
SUNDAY
8pm ABC Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
8pm FOX The Simpsons
8pm CBS The Amazing Race
8:20pm NBC NBC Sunday Night Football
8:30pm FOX The Cleveland Show
9pm ABC Desperate Housewives
9pm FOX Family Guy
9pm CBS Three Rivers
9:30pm FOX American Dad
10pm ABC Brothers & Sisters
10pm CBS Cold Case
Wow. Until midseason when new shows like “V” and old favorites like “Lost” show up, that’s not much for sci-fi/genre/fantasy television on the major networks this year. If I discount the sitcoms, that gives us 9 shows in the Fall.
Perhaps cable will deliver some good stuff? AMC, TNT, SyFy, BBCA, Showtime, Adult Swim, HBO? What do they have for us? Fingers crossed!
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Hey Chris, I believe the first half of season 4 of venture brothers is scheduled for some time at the end of summer. Here’s hoping for more Sargent Hartred!
Comment by Alex — May 21, 2009 @ 2:45 pm
Yeah, I love me some Venture Brothers.
Comment by chrispiers — May 21, 2009 @ 3:45 pm
I can only assume Clone Wars will be back on Fridays on Cartoon Network some time in October, but I haven’t heard for sure.
Comment by xadrian — May 22, 2009 @ 11:08 am
I’m sure you’re right. The networks all announce their schedules this week, but it’s a much smaller event for cable stations. They have a lot less hours of original primetime programming to announce.
Comment by chrispiers — May 22, 2009 @ 11:13 am