Your Complete Fall Schedule Calendar

Sharpen your pencils and get out those calendars. It’s time to plan out your fall schedule viewing.

Let’s take it one day at a time. But remember that dates and times are always subject to change.

Monday
8 PM—The Class, CBS (premieres 9/18)
Comedy about a group of 20-somethings who were in the third grade together and reunite 20 years later.
Prison Break, FOX (already premiered)
Deal or No Deal, NBC (9/18)
Wife Swap, ABC (9/18)
7th Heaven, CW (9/25)
Desire, My Network TV (already premiered) (airs every weeknight)
Bo Derek is the matriarch of a fashion empire with Morgan Fairchild as her chief
rival.
8:30 P—How I Met Your Mother, CBS (9/18)
9 PM—Two and a Half Men, CBS (9/18)
Vanished, FOX (already premiered)
Heroes, NBC (9/25)
Everyday people including Greg Grunberg (“Alias”) and Ali Larter (“Final
Destination”) discover they have superpowers.
The Bachelor, ABC (10/2)
Runaway, CW (9/25)
“USA Today” called this drama about a family on the lam, the child of “24” and “7th Heaven.”
Fashion House, My Network TV (already premiered) (airs every weeknight)
9:30 P—The New Adventures of Old Christine, CBS (9/18)
10 P—CSI: Miami, CBS (9/18)
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, NBC (9/18)
For a complete preview, read my post “Studio 60”: A Work in Progress.
What About Brian, ABC (10/9)
When ABC moved “Grey’s Anatomy” to Thursdays, NBC moved “Studio 60” to spare it from the carnage, bumping “Medium” until January. But now “Studio 60” must take on the world’s most popular show, “CSI: Miami.”

Tuesdays
8 PM—NCIS, CBS (9/19)
House, FOX (already premiered)
Friday Night Lights (10/3)
Kyle Chandler stars in this family drama based on the movie and book.
Dancing With the Stars (9/12)
Gilmore Girls, CW (9/26)
9 PM—The Unit, CBS (9/19)
Standoff, FOX (already premiered)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent, NBC (9/19)
The Knights of Prosperity, ABC (10/17)
A group of friend’s plot a burglary over the entire season. The show was once
called “Let’s Rob Mick Jagger,” but was changed when Jagger’s appearances
diminished.
Veronica Mars, CW (10/3)
9:30 P—Help Me Help You, ABC (9/26)
Ted Danson is the leader of a therapy group.
10 P—Smith, CBS (9/19)
Ray Liotta stars in this drama about a crew of career criminals plotting heists
across the country.
Law & Order: SVU, NBC (9/19)
Boston Legal, ABC (9/26)
Nip/Tuck, FX (already premiered)
In the “Studio 60” schedule shift, NBC made, in my opinion, one of the biggest mistakes of the season—putting two versions of “Law & Order” back-to-back.

Wednesdays
8 PM—Jericho, CBS (9/20)
This drama tells the story of what happens to a small town when a nuclear
mushroom cloud suddenly appears on the horizon.
Bones, FOX (8/30)
30 Rock, NBC (10/11)
Tina Fey stars as the head writer of a live sketch show with Tracy Morgan and Alec
Baldwin.
Dancing With the Stars, ABC (9/13)
America’s Next Top Model, CW (9/20)
8:30 P—20 Good Years, NBC (10/4)
John Lithgow and Jeffrey Tambor star as two mismatched buddies who decide to
make the most out of the 20 years they have left.
9 PM—Criminal Minds, CBS (9/20)
Lost, ABC (10/4)
Justice, FOX (already premiered)
The Biggest Loser, NBC (9/20)
One Tree Hill, CW (9/27)
10 P—CSI: NY, CBS (9/20)
Kidnapped, NBC (9/20)
For a complete preview, read my post, “Kidnapped”: Not Quite Right.
The Nine, ABC (10/4)
This drama tells the story of nine people caught in a bank hostage standoff and
how their lives change in the aftermath. It stars Tim Daly and Kim Raver.
On a night heavy with drama, NBC is trying a counter-programming move. I’m not so sure it’s a good one. “Lost” fans will get a month of new episodes and then “Lost” will depart until February.

Thursdays
8 PM—‘Til Death, FOX (9/7)
For a preview, read my post, A “Raymond” Curse?
My Name Is Earl, NBC (9/21)
Smallville, CW (9/28)
Ugly Betty, ABC (9/28)
The comedy about a woman trying to make it in the fashion world when she
doesn’t really fit in is one of the most buzzed about shows of the year.
Survivor: Cook Islands, CBS (9/14)
8:30 P—Happy Hour, FOX (9/7)
For a complete preview, read my post, A Not So “Happy Hour.”
The Office, NBC (9/21)
9 PM—CSI, CBS (9/21)
The O.C., FOX (11/2)
Deal or No Deal, NBC (9/21)
Grey’s Anatomy, ABC (9/21)
Supernatural, CW (9/28)
10 P—Shark, CBS (9/21)
James Woods stars in this drama about a defense attorney who joins the
prosecutor’s office.
ER, NBC (9/21)
Six Degrees, ABC (9/21)
This drama from J.J. Abrams is about six people and their intertwining destinies.
This night is the site of the fall’s biggest showdown as red-hot “Grey’s Anatomy” takes on top-rated “CSI.”

Fridays
8 PM—“Ghost Whisperer,” CBS (9/22)
Nanny 911, FOX (9/8)
Crossing Jordan, NBC (10/20)
America’s Funniest Home Videos, ABC (already airing)
Friday Night Smackdown, CW (9/22)
9 PM—Close to Home, CBS (9/22)
Trading Space, FOX (10/6)
Las Vegas, NBC (10/20)
Men In Trees, ABC (9/12)
This drama stars Anne Heche as a relationship coach who ends up stuck in an
Alaskan town filled with eligible men after her relationship ends.
10 P—Numb3rs, CBS (9/22)
Law & Order, NBC (9/22)
20/20, ABC (9/8)
“Crossing Jordan” was originally off the schedule until January, but the schedule shake-up brought it back. The real question is the new timeslot for the original “Law & Order.”

Saturdays
8 PM—COPS, FOX (9/9)
Dateline NBC, NBC (9/23)
Saturday Night College Football (already premiered)
9 PM—America’s Most Wanted, FOX (9/9)
10 PM—48 Hours Mystery, CBS (9/23)
The networks gave up on programming Saturdays a long time ago, so ABC’s college football move is a good one.

Sundays
7 PM—60 Minutes, CBS (9/24)
Football Night in America, NBC (9/10)
Everybody Hates Chris, CW (10/1)
America’s Funniest Home Videos, ABC (10/1)
7:30 P—All of Us, CW (10/1)
8 PM—The Amazing Race, CBS (9/17)
The Simpsons, FOX (9/10)
Girlfriends, CW (10/1)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, ABC (9/24)
Sunday Night Football, NBC (9/10)
8:30 P—American Dad, FOX (9/10)
The Game, CW (10/1)
A spin-off of “Girlfriends” about women involved with professional athletes.
9 PM—Cold Case, CBS (9/24)
America’s Next Top Model (encore), CW (10/1)
Family Guy, FOX (9/10)
Desperate Housewives, ABC (9/24)
9:30 P—The War At Home, FOX (9/10)
10 P—Without a Trace, CBS (9/24)
Brothers & Sisters, ABC (9/24)
Drama about families and their secrets starring Calista Flockhart and Sally Field.
CBS has dumped its movies to take on ABC with procedural dramas and the family-friendly “Amazing Race.” The CW, however, has thrown in the towel by going with “Top Model” reruns at 9. They couldn’t have just kept “Pepper Dennis”?

Obviously there will be a lot of changes along the way as some shows take breaks and some just get cancelled.

I’ll do my best to keep you up to date.