This Week's Fall Premiere Schedule

This is the big week. 45 returning shows and 16 new shows are premiering between Monday and Sunday. Get those VCRs/DVRs ready…

Monday, September 20th
Dancing With the Stars—8 PM (2 hrs.)—ABC
House—8 PM—FOX
Chuck—8 PM—NBC *
*Linda Hamilton guests
How I Met Your Mother—8 PM—CBS
Rules of Engagement—8:30 PM—CBS
Lone Star—9 PM—FOX*
*New series
The Event—9 PM—NBC
Two and a Half Men—9 PM—CBS
Mike & Molly—9:30 PM—CBS*
*New series
Castle—10 PM—ABC
Chase—10 PM—NBC*
*New series
Hawaii Five-O—10 PM—CBS*
*New series

Tuesday, September 21st
Glee—8 PM—FOX
The Biggest Loser—8 PM (2 hrs.)—NBC
NCIS—8 PM—CBS
Raising Hope—9 PM—FOX*
*New series
NCIS: Los Angeles—9 PM (2 hrs.)—CBS
Running Wilde—9:30 PM—FOX*
*New series
Detroit 1-8-7—10 PM—ABC*
*New series

Wednesday, September 22nd
Hell’s Kitchen—8 PM—FOX
The Middle—8 PM—FOX*
*Doris Roberts guests
Undercovers—8 PM—NBC*
*New series
Better With You—8:30 PM—ABC*
*New series
Law & Order: SVU—9 PM (2 hrs.)—NBC
Criminal Minds—9 PM—CBS
Modern Family—9 PM—ABC
Cougar Town—9:30 PM—ABC*
*Jennifer Aniston guests
The Whole Truth—10 PM—ABC*
*New series
The Defenders—10 PM—CBS*
*New series

Thursday, September 23rd
My Generation—8 PM—ABC*
*New series
Bones—8 PM—FOX
Community—8 PM—NBC*
*Betty White guests
The Big Bang Theory—8 PM—CBS
30 Rock—8:30 PM—NBC*
*Matt Damon guests
S#*! My Dad Says—8:30 PM—CBS*
*New series
Fringe—9 PM—FOX
Grey’s Anatomy—9 PM—ABC
The Office—9 PM—NBC
CSI—9 PM—CBS*

*Justin Bieber guests
Outsourced—9:30 PM—NBC*
*New series
Private Practice—10 PM—ABC
The Mentalist—10 PM—CBS

Friday, September 24th
Smallville—8 PM—CW
Medium—8 PM—CBS
The Good Guys—9 PM—FOX
Supernatural—9 PM—CW
Dateline—9 PM—NBC
CSI: NY—9 PM—CBS
20/20—10 PM—ABC
Blue Bloods—10 PM—CBS

Saturday, September 25th
48 Hours Mystery—10 PM—CBS
Saturday Night Live—11:30 PM—NBC*
*Amy Poehler hosts with musical guest Katy Perry

Sunday, September 26th
America’s Funniest Home Videos—7 PM—ABC
60 Minutes—7 PM—CBS
Extreme Makeover Home Edition—8 PM—ABC
The Simpsons—8 PM—FOX
The Cleveland Show—8:30 PM—FOX
The Amazing Race—8:30 PM—CBS
Desperate Housewives—9 PM—ABC
Family Guy—9 PM—FOX
Brothers & Sisters—10 PM—ABC
Undercover Boss—10 PM—CBS

Note that pay cable is also premiering new shows this week. Dexter returns to Showtime Sunday at 9 p.m. and Bored to Death and Eastbound & Down premiere on HBO beginning at 10 p.m.

Photo Credits: Eric McCandless/FOX and Sonja Flemming/CBS