Ah, fall – the kids are back in school, the weather is getting colder and shorter days mean you’re coming inside earlier. The television is calling to you again, and networks are rolling out fall programming so you can snuggle up with returning favorites and a sprinkling of new shows.
Below are the fall premiere dates for shows on the broadcast networks. New series include a brief description.
Monday
“The Voice,” 8 p.m. on NBC
Tuesday
“Go On,” 9 p.m. on NBC (had preview in August) – The comedy features Matthew Perry forced into group therapy.
“The New Normal,” 9:30 p.m. on NBC – A gay couple meet a woman they use as a surrogate to have a baby in this comedy.
“Parenthood,” 10 p.m. on NBC
Wednesday
“The X-Factor,” 8 p.m. on Fox
Thursday
“Glee,” 9 p.m. on Fox
Friday
“Shark Tank,” 8 p.m. on ABC
“What Would You Do?” 9 p.m. on ABC
“20/20,” 10 p.m. on ABC
Saturday
“Saturday Night Live,” 11:29 p.m. on NBC
Sept. 17
“Bones,” 8 p.m. on Fox
“The Mob Doctor,” 9 p.m. on Fox – The drama finds a surgeon caught between her career and her family’s debt to Chicago’s mob.
“Revolution,” 10 p.m. on NBC – The drama follows people in the near future struggling to live without technology.
Sept. 19
“Survivor,” 8 p.m. on CBS
Sept. 20
“Up All Night,” 8:30 p.m. on NBC
“The Office,” 9 p.m. on NBC
“Parks and Recreation,” 9:30 p.m. on NBC
Sept. 24
“How I Met Your Mother,” 8 p.m. on CBS
“Dancing With the Stars: All-stars,” 8 p.m. on ABC
“Partners,” 8:30 p.m. on CBS – The comedy features a pair of best friends (business partners) and their significant others (life partners).
“2 Broke Girls,” 9 p.m. on CBS
“Mike & Molly,” 9:30 p.m. on CBS
“Hawaii Five-0,” 10 p.m. on CBS
“Castle,” 10 p.m. on ABC
Sept. 25
“NCIS,” 8 p.m. on CBS
“Dancing With the Stars: All-stars – Results Show,” 8 p.m. on ABC
“New Girl,” 8 p.m. on Fox
“Ben and Kate,” 8:30 p.m. on Fox – Odd-couple siblings are at the heart of this comedy.
“NCIS: Los Angeles,” 9 p.m. on CBS
“The Mindy Project,” 9:30 p.m. on Fox – The comedy features Mindy Kaling (“The Office”) as a woman trying to get her love life together.
“Vegas,” 10 p.m. on CBS – Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis star in the drama about 1960’s Las Vegas.
“Private Practice,” 10 p.m. on ABC
Sept. 26
“The Middle,” 8 p.m. on ABC
“Animal Practice,” 8 p.m. on NBC (had preview in August) – The comedy is set in an animal hospital.
“Guys With Kids,” 8:30 p.m. on NBC – Three men face fatherhood in this comedy.
“Criminal Minds,” 9 p.m. on CBS
“Modern Family,” 9 p.m. on ABC
“Law & Order: SVU,” 9 p.m. on NBC
“The Neighbors,” 9:30 p.m. on ABC – A couple’s new neighbors turn out to be aliens in this comedy.
“CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” 10 p.m. on CBS
Sept. 27
“The Big Bang Theory,” 8 p.m. on CBS
“Last Resort,” 8 p.m. on ABC – The drama finds a submarine crew declared “rogue enemies” who try to clear their names back home.
“Two and a Half Men,” 8:30 p.m. on CBS
“Person of Interest,” 9 p.m. on CBS
“Grey’s Anatomy,” 9 p.m. on ABC
“Elementary,” 10 p.m. on CBS – A modern take on Sherlock Holmes transplants the detective to New York and gives him a female Watson (Lucy Liu).
“Scandal,” 10 p.m. on ABC
Sept. 28
“CSI: NY,” 8 p.m. on CBS
“Kitchen Nightmares,” 8 p.m. on Fox
“Made in Jersey,” 9 p.m. on CBS – A lawyer uses her street smarts to compete at a New York law firm.
“Fringe,” 9 p.m. on Fox
“Blue Bloods,” 10 p.m. on CBS
Sept. 29
“48 Hours Mystery,” 10 p.m. on CBS
Sept. 30
“60 Minutes,” 7 p.m. on CBS
“The Amazing Race,” 8 p.m. on CBS
“Once Upon a Time,” 8 p.m. on ABC
“The Simpsons,” 8 p.m. on Fox
“Bob’s Burgers,” 8:30 p.m. on Fox
“The Good Wife,” 9 p.m. on CBS
“Revenge,” 9 p.m. on ABC
“Family Guy,” 9 p.m. on Fox
“American Dad,” 9:30 p.m. on Fox
“The Mentalist,” 10 p.m. on CBS
“666 Park Avenue,” 10 p.m. on ABC – In this drama, the residents of Manhattan’s most desired address can have their dreams fulfilled, for a price – their souls.
Oct. 2
“Hart of Dixie,” 8 p.m. on The CW
“Raising Hope,” 8 p.m. on Fox
Oct. 3
“Supernatural,” 9 p.m. on The CW
Oct. 4
“30 Rock,” 8 p.m. on NBC
Oct. 7
“America’s Funniest Home Videos,” 7 p.m. on ABC
“The Cleveland Show,” 7:30 p.m. on Fox
Oct. 8
“90210,” 8 p.m. on The CW
“Gossip Girl,” 9 p.m. on The CW
Oct. 10
“Arrow,” 8 p.m. on The CW – Comic book crime fighter Oliver Queen aka Green Arrow is at the center of this drama.
“Nashville,” 10 p.m. on ABC – The drama finds a queen of country music (Connie Britton) struggling to maintain her place in the spotlight.
“Chicago Fire,” 10 p.m. on NBC – The drama peers into the lives of the crew of Chicago Firehouse 51.
Oct. 11
“The Vampire Diaries,” 8 p.m. on The CW
“Beauty and the Beast,” 9 p.m. on The CW – In this drama, the beauty is drawn to a killer.
Oct. 16
“Emily Owens, M.D.,” 9 p.m. on The CW – An intern finds that life at a hospital is much like high school in this drama.
Oct. 17
“Suburgatory,” 9:30 p.m. on ABC
Oct. 19
“Whitney,” 8 p.m. on NBC
“Community,” 8:30 p.m. on NBC
“Nikita,” 9 p.m. on The CW
Oct. 23
“Happy Endings,” 9 p.m. on ABC
“Don’t Trust the B–– in Apt. 23,” 9:30 p.m. on ABC
Oct. 24
“America’s Next Top Model,” 8 p.m. on The CW
Oct. 26
“Touch,” 8 p.m. on Fox
Nov. 2
“Last Man Standing,” 8 p.m. on ABC
“Malibu Country,” 8:30 p.m. on ABC – The comedy finds Reba McEntire as a mother that packs up her family after her divorce.
