CBS and NBC have become the last broadcast networks to announce their fall premiere dates, which is the earliest I recall the fall slate being settled in some time. Unsurprisingly, CBS is going with tradition, launching almost everything in the usual Premiere Week, a.k.a. the third week of September, while NBC is shaking things up modestly, debuting some shows a week early to go with the Sept. 14 launch of Jay Leno. Both schedules after the jump:
CBS
Thursday, Sept. 17
8:00-9:00 PM SURVIVOR: SAMOA
Monday, Sept. 21
8:00-8:30 PM HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
8:30-9:00 PM ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE
9:00-9:30 PM TWO AND A HALF MEN
9:30-10:00 PM THE BIG BANG THEORY
10:00-11:00 PM CSI: MIAMI
Tuesday, Sept. 22
8:00-9:00 PM NCIS
9:00-10:00 PM NCIS: LOS ANGELES
10:00-11:00 PM THE GOOD WIFE
Wednesday, Sept. 23
8:00-8:30 PM THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE
(5th Season Premiere, OAD 3/13/06)
8:30-9:00 PM GARY UNMARRIED
9:00-10:00 PM CRIMINAL MINDS
10:00-11:00 PM CSI: NY
Thursday, Sept. 24
9:00-10:00 PM CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION
10:00-11:00 PM THE MENTALIST
Friday, Sept. 25
8:00-9:00 PM GHOST WHISPERER
9:00-10:00 PM MEDIUM
10:00-11:00 PM NUMB3RS
Saturday, Sept. 26
8:00-9:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY
9:00-10:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY
10:00-11:00 PM 48 HOURS MYSTERY
Sunday, Sept. 27
7:00-8:00 PM 60 MINUTES
8:00-10:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE
10:00-11:00 PM COLD CASE
Sunday, Oct. 4
9:00-10:00 PM THREE RIVERS
NBC
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
7-8:15 p.m. ˆ “Football Night in America”
8:15-11 p.m. ˆ “NBC Sunday Night Football”
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
10-11 p.m. ˆ “THE JAY LENO SHOW” (Series Premiere)
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
8-10 p.m. ˆ “The Biggest Loser”
10-11 p.m. ˆ “THE JAY LENO SHOW”
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
8-8:30 p.m. – “Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday”
8:30-9 p.m. – “Parks and Recreation”
9-9:30 p.m. ˆ “The Office”
9:30-10 p.m. ˆ “COMMUNITY” (series premiere ˆ moves to Thursdays 8-8:30 p.m. on October 8; “30 Rock” returns October 15, 9:30-10 p.m.)
10-11 p.m. ˆ “THE JAY LENO SHOW”
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
8-10 p.m. ˆ “Heroes” (two hour premiere, then TRAUMA premieres 9-10 p.m. Monday, September 28)
10-11 p.m. ˆ “THE JAY LENO SHOW”
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
8-9 p.m. ˆ “PARENTHOOD” (Series Premiere)
9-10 p.m. ˆ “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”
10-11 p.m. ˆ “THE JAY LENO SHOW”
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
8-9 p.m. ˆ “Law & Order”
9-10 p.m. ˆ “Southland”
10-11 p.m. ˆ “THE JAY LENO SHOW”
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
8-9 p.m. ˆ “Dateline NBC”
9-10 p.m. ˆ “TRAUMA” (encore broadcast)
10-11 p.m. ˆ “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (encore broadcast)
11:30 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. – “Saturday Night Live”