Fall TV 2008 Schedule: New & Existing Shows
This has been a long hot summer with a seriously dry television spell. Thank goodness we're fast approaching the debut of brand new programming and unveiling of several new series'. The shows which I will be setting a TiVO Season Pass for and writing about are starred with an asterisk.
By date....
August 26
Greek
ABC Family
September 1
Prison Break
FOX
September 1
Raising the Bar
TNT
Drama
September 1
One Tree Hill
CW
September 1
Gossip Girl
CW
September 2
The Shield
FX
September 2
90210
CW
Drama
September 3 *
Bones
FOX
September 3 *
Sons of Anarchy
FX
Drama
For the cast alone: Ron Perlman (Hellboy), Katey Sagal (Helen on Lost), Mitch Pileggi (AD Skinner on The X-Files), Drea De Matteo (Adrianna on The Sopranos), Sprague Grayden (Heather on Jericho), Dayton Callie (Charlie Utter on Deadwood)
September 7 *
True Blood
HBO
Drama
From Six Feet Under creator Alan Ball. Need I say more?
September 7 *
Entourage
HBO
September 8
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
FOX
September 9 *
Fringe
FOX
Drama
I saw a 90 minute unedited version of the pilot at Comic-Con and fell in love immediately. From the mind of J.J. Abrams (Alias, Lost), featuring stellar new discovery Anna Torv and Lance Reddick (The Wire, Lost) and Joshua Jackson (whom you will no longer refer to as Pacey from Dawson's Creek after episode 1).
September 9
Privileged
CW
Comedy Drama
September 10
Do Not Disturb
FOX
Comedy
September 10
'Til Death
FOX
September 13
Saturday Night Live
NBC
September 16 *
House
FOX
September 18
Survivor: Gabon
CBS
September 18
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
FX
September 18
Smallville
CW
September 18
Supernatural
CW
September 22 *
Heroes
NBC
September 22
CSI: Miami
CBS
September 22
How I Met Your Mother
CBS
September 22
Boston Legal
ABC
September 22
The Big Bang Theory
CBS
September 22
Worst Week
CBS
Comedy
September 22
Two and a Half Men
CBS
September 23
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
NBC
September 23
NCIS
CBS
September 23
Without a Trace
CBS
September 23
The Mentalist
CBS
Drama
September 24
Lipstick Jungle
NBC
September 24
Knight Rider
NBC
Drama
September 24
The New Adventures of Old Christine
CBS
September 24
CSI: NY
CBS
September 24
Criminal Minds
CBS
September 24
Gary Unmarried
CBS
Comedy
September 25 *
The Office
NBC
September 25 *
Ugly Betty
ABC
September 25 *
Grey's Anatomy
ABC
September 25
My Name is Earl
NBC
September 25
ER
NBC
September 28
Desperate Housewives
ABC
September 28 *
Brothers & Sisters
ABC
September 28 *
Dexter
Showtime
September 28 *
Amazing Race
CBS
September 28
Californication
Showtime
September 28
Cold Case
CBS
September 28
The Unit
CBS
September 28
American Dad
FOX
September 28
The Simpsons
FOX
September 29
Chuck
NBC
October 1 *
Pushing Daisies
ABC
October 1 *
Dirty Sexy Money
ABC
I've seen the first two episodes and really like the direction and tone...
October 1 *
Private Practice
ABC
October 1
Friday Night Lights
DirecTV
Sadly, I will not be able to catch these new episodes until they air on NBC in the future
October 3 *
The Ex List
CBS
Comedy
Only because I love love love Elizabeth Reaser (Ava/Rebecca on Grey's Anatomy), and it's about time she got her own show
October 3 *
Life
NBC
October 3
Numb3rs
CBS
October 3
Everybody Hates Chris
CW
October 3
Ghost Whisperer
CBS
October 3
The Game
CW
October 6 *
Samantha Who
ABC
October 9
CSI
CBS
October 9
Kath and Kim
NBC
Comedy
October 9
Eleventh Hour
CBS
Drama
October 9
Life on Mars
ABC
Drama
October 10
The Starter Wife
USA
October 13
My Own Worst Enemy
NBC
Drama
October 14
Eli Stone
ABC
October 17
Crusoe
NBC
Drama
October 30 *
30 Rock
NBC
That is the most intense TV watching schedule of all time! Quite frankly, it's intimidating & I am frightened of it. Yes, a TV schedule frightens me...but not as much as my fiance who will be forced to watch these shows right along with me. HA HA HA HA HA!!!
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I'm excited about It's Always Sunny in PA... that's a good show - I missed the first couple seasons but got hooked thru Hulu. I'm stoked about Knight Rider also along with having high hopes for My Own Worst Enemy.
Glad to see the usuals are returning: House, Pushing Daisies, HIMYMother, BBTheory, Heroes, Office, SVU.
One final thought(s)... how many shows are they going to give Jerry O'Connell? Ok. We get it, the fat kid on Stand by Me got skinny and married John Stamos' EX. — And WTF is up with Zach's hair... no way he is gonna get Kelly Kapowski looking like that.
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I have always been a House, How I Met Your Mother and Boston Legal fan.
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I just started watching Season 1 of The Big Bang Theory.
The scripts are filled with scientific references some people might not understand. But really, you don't have to be a nerd to appreciate the science rumor. The jokes are delivered with dry humor which makes it even funnier. Just the right dose of geekiness and hilarity that I need.
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