2009 new, returning show premieres

Asterisk denotes new programming.

Tuesday, Sept. 8
90210, 8 p.m. (CW)
*Melrose Place, 9 p.m. (CW)
Sons of Anarchy, 10 p.m. (FX)

Wednesday, Sept. 9
America's Next Top Model, 8 p.m. (CW)
So You Think You Can Dance, 8 p.m. (Fox)
*Glee, 9 p.m. (Fox)
Destination Truth, 10 p.m. (Syfy)

Thursday, Sept. 10
*The Vampire Diaries, 8 p.m. (CW)
Supernatural, 9 p.m. (CW)

Saturday, Sept. 12
Cops, 8 p.m. (Fox)
America's Most Wanted, 9 p.m. (Fox)
Robin Hood, 9 p.m. (BBC America)

Monday, Sept. 14
One Tree Hill, 8 p.m. (CW)
Lincoln Heights, 8 p.m. (ABC Family)
Gossip Girl, 9 p.m. (CW)
*The Jay Leno Show, 10 p.m. (NBC)

Tuesday, Sept. 15
The Biggest Loser, 8 p.m. (NBC)

Wednesday, Sept. 16
*The Beautiful Life, 9 p.m. (CW)
The Ultimate Fighter, 10 p.m. (Spike TV)

Thursday, Sept. 17
Bones, 8 p.m. (Fox)
Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday, 8 p.m. (NBC)
Survivor: Samoa, 8 p.m. (CBS)
Parks and Recreation, 8:30 p.m. (NBC)
Fringe, 9 p.m. (Fox)
The Office, 9 p.m. (NBC)
*Community, 9:30 p.m. (NBC)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, 10 p.m. (FX)

Friday, Sept. 18
Crash, 10 p.m. (Starz)

Sept. 20
Curb Your Enthusiasm, 9 p.m. (HBO)
*Bored to Death, 9:30 pm (HBO)

Monday, Sept. 21
Dancing With the Stars, 8 p.m. (ABC)
Heroes, 8 p.m. (NBC)
House, 8 p.m. (Fox) (two-hour premiere)
How I Met Your Mother, 8 p.m. (CBS)
*Accidentally on Purpose, 8:30 p.m. (CBS)
Two and a Half Men, 9 p.m. (CBS)
The Big Bang Theory, 9:30 p.m. (CBS)
Castle, 10 p.m. (ABC)
CSI: Miami, 10 p.m. (CBS)

Tuesday, Sept. 22
Dancing With the Stars, 8 p.m. (ABC)
NCIS, 8 p.m. (CBS)
*NCIS: Los Angeles, 9 p.m. (CBS)
*The Forgotten, 10 p.m. (ABC)
*The Good Wife, 10 p.m. (CBS)

Wednesday, Sept. 23
*Mercy, 8 p.m. (NBC)
The New Adventures of Old Christine, 8 p.m. (CBS)
Gary Unmarried, 8:30 p.m. (CBS)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, 9 p.m. (NBC)
*Modern Family, 9 p.m. (ABC)
Criminal Minds, 9 p.m. (CBS)
*Cougar Town, 9:30 p.m. (ABC)
CSI: NY, 10 p.m. (CBS)
*Eastwick, 10 p.m. (ABC)

Thursday, Sept. 24
*Flash Forward, 8 p.m. (ABC)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, 9 p.m. (CBS)
Grey's Anatomy, 9 p.m. (ABC)
The Mentalist, 10 p.m. (CBS)

Friday, Sept. 25
*Brothers, 8 p.m. (Fox)
Smallville, 8 p.m. (CW)
Ghost Whisperer, 8 p.m. (CBS)
Law & Order, 8 p.m. (NBC)
Dollhouse, 9 p.m. (Fox)
Medium, 9 p.m. (CBS) (new network)
Numb3rs, 10 p.m. (CBS)

Saturday, Sept. 26
Saturday Night Live, 11:30 p.m. (NBC)

Sunday, Sept. 27
60 Minutes, 7 p.m. (CBS)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, 7 p.m. (ABC)
The Amazing Race, 8 p.m. (CBS)
The Simpsons, 8 p.m. (Fox)
*The Cleveland Show, 8:30 p.m. (Fox)
Desperate Housewives, 9 p.m. (ABC)
Dexter, 9 p.m. (Showtime)
Family Guy, 9 p.m. (Fox)
American Dad, 9:30 p.m. (Fox)
Brothers & Sisters, 10 p.m. (ABC)
Californication, 10 p.m. (Showtime)
Cold Case, 10 p.m. (CBS)

Monday, Sept. 28
Lie to Me, 9 p.m. (Fox)
*Trauma, 9 p.m. (NBC)

Tuesday, Sept. 29
Hell's Kitchen, 8 p.m. (Fox)
Shark Tank, 8 p.m. (ABC)
Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? 8 p.m., (My Network TV)
Dancing With the Stars, 9 p.m. (ABC)
The Hills, 10 p.m. (MTV)
The City, 10:30 p.m. (MTV)

Wednesday, Sept. 30
*Hank, 8 p.m. (ABC)
*The Middle, 8:30 pm. (ABC)
The Real World/Road Rules Challenge, 10 p.m. (MTV)

Thursday, Oct. 1
Private Practice, 10 p.m. (ABC)

Friday, Oct. 2
Star Wars: The Clone Wars, 8 p.m. (Cartoon Network)
WWE Friday Night SmackDown, 8 pm, (MyNetworkTV)
'Til Death, 8:30 p.m. (Fox)
Stargate Universe, 9 p.m. (Syfy)

Sunday, Oct. 4
America's Funniest Home Videos, 7 p.m (ABC)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, 8 p.m. (ABC)
*Three Rivers, 9 p.m. (CBS)

Monday, Oct. 5
*Sherri, 7 p.m. (Lifetime)
Rita Rocks, 7:30 p.m. (Lifetime)

Tuesday, Oct. 6
Scare Tactics, 9 p.m. (Syfy)

Wednesday, Oct. 7
South Park, 10 p.m. (Comedy Central)
*Secret Girlfriend, 10:30 p.m. (Comedy Central)

Friday, Oct. 9
Ugly Betty, 8 p.m. (ABC)
Sanctuary, 10 p.m. (Syfy)

Saturday, Oct. 10
The Girls Next Door, 10 p.m. (E!)

Tues, Oct. 14
Nip/Tuck, 10 p.m. (FX)

Thursday, Oct. 15
30 Rock, 9:30 p.m. (NBC)

Friday, Oct. 16
Supernanny, 8 p.m. (ABC)

Monday, Oct. 19
Little People, Big World, 10 p.m. (TLC)

Thursday, Oct. 22
*The Jeff Dunham Show, 9 p.m. (Comedy Central)

Friday, Oct. 23
Southland, 9 p.m. (NBC)
*White Collar, 10 p.m. (USA)

Wednesday, Oct. 28
Friday Night Lights, 9 p.m. (DirecTV 101 Channel)

Nov. 3
V, 8 p.m. (ABC)

Nov. 4
Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, 8 p.m. (TBS)
Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns, 9 p.m. (TBS)

Saturday, Nov. 7
*The Wanda Sykes Show, 11 p.m. (Fox)

Monday, Nov. 9
*Lopez Tonight (Mon.-Thurs.), 11 pm (TBS)

Friday, Nov. 13
*The Very Funny Show (by Tim Meadows), 11:30 p.m. (TBS)

Monday, Dec. 7
The Closer, 9 p.m. (TNT)
*Men of a Certain Age, 10 p.m. (TNT)

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