ABC books fall premieres: 'Grey's' cliffhanger ends Sept. 24
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Did Izzie really kick the bucket on the "Grey's Anatomy" season finale? You'll be able to find out for sure on Thursday, Sept. 24.
ABC on Tuesday (June 9) announced premiere dates for the bulk of its fall 2009 schedule, and it's sticking to a fairly traditional rollout. The majority of the schedule will debut the week of Sept. 21, which will mark the official start of the season as determined by Nielsen.
Highlights include a pair of two-hour "Dancing with the Stars" shows on Sept. 21 and 22, new comedies "Modern Family" and "Cougar Town" on Sept. 23 and the resolution of the "Grey's" cliffhanger, along with the premiere of "Flash Forward," on Sept. 24. "Ugly Betty" will join the party a little later, getting a two-hour premiere on Oct. 9.
ABC will also roll out its unscripted series "Shark Tank" in late summer, starting Sunday, Aug. 9. It will air on Sundays for three weeks, then move to its regular Tuesday home on Aug. 25.
The network also held off on setting dates for three shows -- newcomer "Eastwick," which will air at 10 p.m. ET Wednesdays, and returnees "Private Practice" (10 p.m. Thursdays) and "Brothers & Sisters" (10 p.m. Sundays). Additionally, "Scrubs" and "Better Off Ted" will be back on Tuesday in late fall following the end of "Dancing with the Stars."
Here's the rundown (all times Eastern):
Sunday, Aug. 9
9 p.m. "Shark Tank"
Tuesday, Aug. 25
8 p.m. "Shark Tank" (regular time period)
Saturday, Sept. 5
8 p.m. "Saturday Night College Football" (Alabama vs. Virginia Tech)
Friday, Sept. 11
10 p.m. "20/20"
Monday, Sept. 21
8 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars"
10 p.m. "Castle" >>
Tuesday, Sept. 22
8 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars" (performance show; one time only)
10 p.m. "The Forgotten"
Wednesday, Sept. 23
8 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars" results show
9 p.m. "Modern Family"
9:30 p.m. "Cougar Town"
Thursday, Sept. 24
8 p.m. "Flash Forward"
9 p.m. "Grey's Anatomy"
Sunday, Sept. 27
7 p.m. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (two hours)
9 p.m. "Desperate Housewives"
Tuesday, Sept. 29
9 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars" results (regular time period)
Wednesday, Sept. 30
8 p.m. "Hank"
8:30 p.m. "The Middle"
Sunday, Oct. 4
7 p.m. "America's Funniest Home Videos"
Friday, Oct. 9
8 p.m. "Ugly Betty" (two hours)
Friday, Oct. 16
8 p.m. "Supernanny"
Related:
Night-by-night fall schedule
ABC's new shows for 2009-10
Zap2it's fall TV preview coverage
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| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 
ABCDancing With the Stars performance show (Sep. 19) Castle (Sep. 19) 
CBSHow I Met Your Mother (Sep. 19) 2 Broke Girls (Sep. 19) Two and a Half Men (Sep. 19) Mike & Molly (Sep. 26) Hawaii Five-0 (Sep. 19) 
NBCThe Sing-Off (Sep. 19) The Playboy Club (Sep. 19) 
FOXTerra Nova (Sep. 26) House (Oct. 3) Local Programming 
CWGossip Girl (Sep. 26) Hart of Dixie (Sep. 26) Local Programming -
8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABCLast Man Standing (Oct. 11) Man Up (Oct. 18) Dancing With the Stars results show (Sep. 20) Body of Proof (Sep. 20)
CBSNCIS (Sep. 20) NCIS: Los Angeles (Sep. 20) Unforgettable (Sep. 20)
NBCThe Biggest Loser (Sep. 20) Parenthood (Sep. 13)
FOXGlee (Sep. 20) New Girl (Sep. 20) Raising Hope (Sep. 20) Local Programming
CW90210 (Sep. 13) Ringer (Sept. 13) Local Programming -
8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABCThe Middle (Sep. 21) Suburgatory (Sep. 28) Modern Family (Sep. 21) Happy Endings (Sep. 28) Revenge (Sep. 21)
CBSSurvivor: South Pacific (Sep. 14) Criminal Minds (Sep. 21) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Sep. 21)
NBCUp All Night (Sep. 14) Free Agents (Sep. 14) Harry's Law (Sep. 21) Law & Order: SVU (Sep. 21)
FOXThe X Factor performance show (Sep. 21) I Hate My Teenage Daughter (Nov. 23) Local Programming
CWH8R (Sep. 14) America's Next Top Model (Sep. 14) Local Programming -
8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABCCharlie's Angels (Sep. 22) Grey's Anatomy (Sep. 22) Private Practice (Sep. 29)
CBSBig Bang Theory (Sep. 22) How to Be a Gentleman (Sep. 29) Person of Interest (Sep. 22) The Mentalist (Sep. 22)
NBCCommunity (Sep. 22) Parks and Recreation (Sep. 22) The Office (Sep. 22) Whitney (Sep. 22) Prime Suspect (Sep. 22)
FOXThe X Factor results show (Sep. 22) Bones (Nov. 3) Local Programming
CWThe Vampire Diaries (Sep. 15) The Secret Circle (Sep. 15) Local Programming -
8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABCExtreme Makeover: Home Edition (Sep. 25/Oct. 21) Shark Tank 20/20 (Sep. 16)
CBSA Gifted Man (Sep. 23) CSI: NY (Sep. 23) Blue Bloods (Sep. 23)
NBCChuck (Oct. 21) Grimm (Oct. 21) Dateline (Sep. 23)
FOXKitchen Nightmares (Sep. 23) Fringe (Sep. 23) Local Programming
CWNikita (Sep. 23) Supernatural (Sep. 23) Local Programming -
8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABCSaturday Night College Football
CBSRules of Engagement (Sep. 24) Comedytime Saturday Crimetime Saturday 48 Hours: Mystery (Sep. 24)
NBCEncore Programming
FOXCops (Sep. 10) Cops (Sep. 10) Encores / America's Most Wanted (Oct. 29) Local Programming
CWLocal Programming -
7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30
ABCAmerica's Funniest Home Videos (Oct. 2) Once Upon a Time (Oct. 23) Desperate Housewives (Sep. 25) Pan Am (Sep. 25)
CBS60 Minutes (Sep. 25) The Amazing Race (Sep. 25) The Good Wife (Sep. 25) CSI: Miami (Sep. 25)
NBCFootball Night in America (Sep. 11) Sunday Night Football (Sep. 8 / Sep. 11)
FOXThe OT (NFL post-game) The Cleveland Show (Sep. 25) The Simpsons (Sep. 25) Allen Gregory (Oct. 30) Family Guy (Sep. 25) American Dad (Sep. 25) Local Programming
CWLocal Programming
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Okay, I'm a little confused. In the top part it says Dancing with the Stars is September 21 & 22 and yet below in the rundown, it's listed as September 21 and 23rd. Me thinks there's a mistake somewhere.....
dancing with the stars premieres September 21, continuing the next day and on september 23 premieres Dancing with the stars: the results show... I think...........
My bad, Linda. I goofed and didn't put the Tuesday performance show in the list. Fixing now.
Needing my Castle fix
Can't wait. Also Grey's Anatomy as well.
Definitely counting the days until the Grey's Anatomy opener, the LOST season premiere, The is it Susan or is it Catherine under the wedding veil reveal on Desperate Housewives and several of the new shows. I think ABC clearly has the most potential in its new shows. Modern Family, Hank, Flash Forward, The Forgotten, Cougar Town (loved that commercial they played during the NBA series), and the Shark Tank competition all scored on my list of shows to check out.
ABC has the best shows this fall. Also looking forward to GLEE on FOX.