Projected Fall Premiere Dates from Futon

[Brent88]

THESE ARE NOT 100% CONFIRMED(Except for Football):

Sundays

7:00pm

NFL Overrun(September 10)
Football Night in America(September 10)
America's Funniest Home Videos(September 24)
60 Minutes(September 24)
Everybody Hates Chris/All of Us(September 24)

8:00pm

Sunday Night Football(September 10)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition(September 24)
The Amazing Race 10(September 24)
Girlfriends/The Game(September 24)
The Simpsons/The War at Home(November 5)

9:00pm

Sunday Night Football(September 10)
Desperate Housewives(September 24)
Cold Case(September 24)
Repeats(September 24)
Family Guy/The War at Home(November 5)

10:00pm

Sunday Night Football(September 10)
Brothers and Sisters(September 24)
Without a Trace(September 24)

Mondays

8:00pm

Prison Break(August 28)
Deal or No Deal(September 11)
Wife Swap(September 18)
HIMYM/The Class(September 18)
7th Heaven(September 18)

9:00pm

Vanished(August 28)
Heroes(September 11)
Supernanny(September 18)
2.5 Men/Old Christine(September 18)
Runaway(September 18)

10:00pm

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip(September 11)
What About Brian(September 18)
CSI: Miami(September 18)

Tuesdays

8:00pm

Standoff(September 12)
Friday Night Lights(September 12)
Dancing With the Stars(September 19)
Gilmore Girls(September 19)
NCIS(September 26)

9:00pm

House(September 12)
Law and Order: CI(September 12)
Let's Rob.../Help Me, Help You(September 19)
Veronica Mars(September 19)
The Unit(September 26)

10:00pm

Law and Order: SVU(September 12)
Boston Legal(September 19)
Smith(September 26)

Wednesdays

8:00pm

Bones(September 13)
20 Good Years/30 Rock(September 13)
Dancing With the Stars Results(September 20)
Jericho(September 20)
America's Next Top Model(September 20)

9:00pm

Justice(September 13)
The Biggest Loser(September 13)
Criminal Minds(September 20)
One Tree Hill(September 20)
Lost(October 11)

10:00pm

Kidnapped(September 13)
CSI: NY(September 20)
The Nine(October 11)

Thursdays

8:00pm

My Name is Earl/The Office(September 14)
Big Day/Notes from the Underbelly(September 21)
Survivor(September 21)
Smallville(September 21)
'Til Death/Happy Hour(November 2)

9:00pm

Deal or No Deal(September 14)
Grey's Anatomy(September 21)
CSI(September 21)
Supernatural(September 21)
The O.C.(November 2)

10:00pm

ER(September 14)
Six Degrees(September 21)
Shark(September 21)

Fridays

8:00pm

Crossing Jordan(September 15)
Nanny 911(September 15)
Betty the Ugly(September 22)
Ghost Whisperer(September 22)
Wrestling(?)

9:00pm

Las Vegas(September 15)
Trading Spouses(September 15)
Men in Trees(September 22)
Close to Home(September 22)
Wrestling(?)

10:00pm

Law and Order(September 15)
20/20(September 22)
Numb3rs(September 22)

Saturdays

Saturday Night College Football(September 2)

I wonder what ABC will do with the post-DWTS Wednesday slots until October 11. I also don't think premiering Lost and The Nine(especially the latter) so late is a good idea. That will help Kidnapped get an audience.

NBC is premiering all their shows a week early(the official first week of the season is the week of September 18-24).

[TVJunkie101]

Lost is debuting late to reduce reruns.

NBC is smart to premiere their shows early. Not that it'll help much, IMO.

And Survivor starting September 21st makes sense, it usually coincides with the ending of Big Brother around that time.

Thanks for posting this, Brent. Most of those date seem realistic enough, even if they aren't confirmed.

[Pavan]

I don't think all of these are right at all. Dancing with the Stars Tuesday will premiere with a 2-hour opener, so the comedies will premiere a week later. They are just projecting, not actual facts here.

[TVJunkie101]

Originally Posted by pavanbadal

I don't think all of these are right at all. Dancing with the Stars Tuesday will premiere with a 2-hour opener, so the comedies will premiere a week later. They are just projecting, not actual facts here.

Well ... yeah, lol. Brent said that they were just projected dates. Some are probably right, some aren't, no biggie. Just gives us somewhat of a timeframe.

[Brent88]

Originally Posted by TVJunkie101

And Survivor starting September 21st makes sense, it usually coincides with the ending of Big Brother around that time.

Yeah... Big Brother should have it's finale on the 19th(3rd Tuesday just like last year). This would also allow for a final Thursday show on the 14th(Survivor the past two years at least has started on the 15th-16th), and then the final show before the finale was on Friday instead.

[Brent88]

Originally Posted by TVJunkie101

Lost is debuting late to reduce reruns.

Yeah, but they also have a show in December/January taking it's slot. I know they want to reduce repeats, but long hiatuses won't help the ratings. They'd be better served doing like FOX does with 24 and just running it break-free(including no repeats).

[treky]

yea, those dates and times aren't official yet. I e-mailed CBS and asked if THE AMAZING RACE is really moving to Sundays at 8 (eastern time) and they said that's the plan for now, but their schedule isn't official yet.