Fall TV Premiere Calendar: Find Out When Your Favorites Return and New Shows Start!

Be there when Glee, Dexter, The Vampire Diaries and Gossip Girl come back on the air

By Christina Dowling Aug 23, 2012 1:00 PMTags
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Winter Fall TV season is coming. And we couldn't be more excited! We might have to stop making plans with friends, but we are determined to add about 20 hours of TV to our already busy schedule. What can we say? We're overachievers.

We have all the return dates for your favorite shows like Glee, Dexter, The Vampire Diaries and Gossip Girl. But it wouldn't be right to exclude the promising newbies Ben and Kate, Revolution, Elementary and Nashville.

So get out your highlighters, Excel spreadsheet and start planning your fall with this handy fall TV premieres calendar!

Friday, Aug. 24
America's Next Top Model: College Edition (CW), 8 p.m. 

Monday, Sept. 10
The Voice (NBC), 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 11
Go On  (NBC), 9 p.m.
The New Normal (NBC, series premiere), 9:30 p.m.
Parenthood (NBC), 10 p.m.
Sons of Anarchy (FX), 10 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 12
The X Factor (Fox), 8 p.m.
Guys With Kids
(NBC), 10 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 13
The X Factor (Fox), 8 p.m.
Glee (Fox, season premiere), 9 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 14
Shark Tank (ABC), 8 p.m.
What Would You Do?
(ABC), 9 p.m.

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Monday, Sept. 17
Bones (Fox, season premiere), 8 p.m.
The Mob Doctor (Fox, series premiere), 9 p.m.
Revolution (NBC), 10 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 19
Survivor: Philippines
(CBS), 8 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 20
Up All Night (NBC), 8:30 p.m.
The Office (NBC), 9 p.m.
Parks and Recreation (NBC), 9:30 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 24
How I Met Your Mother (CBS), 8 p.m.
Dancing With the Stars: All-Stars (ABC), 8 p.m.
Partners
(CBS, series premiere), 8:30 p.m.
2 Broke Girls (CBS), 9 p.m.
Mike & Molly (CBS), 9:30 p.m.
Hawaii Five-0 (CBS), 10 p.m.
Castle
(ABC), 10 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 25
Dancing With the Stars: All-Stars (ABC, results show), 8 p.m.
New Girl
(Fox), 8 p.m.
NCIS (CBS), 8 p.m.
Ben and Kate
(Fox, series premiere), 8:30 p.m.
New Girl (Fox), 9 p.m.
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS), 9 p.m.
The Mindy Project
(Fox, series premiere), 9:30 p.m.
Vegas (CBS, series premiere), 10 p.m.
Private Practice
(ABC), 10 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 26
Animal Practice (NBC), 8 p.m.
The Middle
(ABC), 8 p.m.
Guys With Kids
(NBC), 8:30 p.m.
Criminal Minds
(CBS), 9 p.m.
Modern Family (ABC), 9 p.m.
Law & Order: SVU
(NBC), 9 p.m.
The Neighbors
(ABC, series premiere), 9:30 p.m.
CSI
(CBS), 10 p.m.

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Thursday, Sept. 27
The Big Bang Theory (CBS), 8 p.m.
Last Resort (ABC, series premiere), 8 p.m.
Two and a Half Men
(CBS), 8:30 p.m.
Person of Interest (CBS), 9 p.m.
Grey's Anatomy (ABC), 9 p.m.
Elementary
(CBS, series premiere), 10 p.m.
Scandal
(ABC), 10 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 28
CSI: NY (CBS), 8 p.m.
Fringe
(Fox), 9 p.m.
Made in Jersey (CBS, series premiere), 9 p.m.
Blue Bloods (CBS), 10 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 30
The Simpsons (Fox), 8 p.m.
The Amazing Race (CBS), 8 p.m.
Once Upon a Time
(ABC), 8 p.m.
Bob's Burgers
(Fox), 8:30 p.m.
Family Guy (Fox), 9 p.m.
Revenge (ABC), 9 p.m.
The Good Wife
(CBS), 9 p.m.
Dexter (Showtime), 9 p.m. 
American Dad (Fox), 9:30 p.m.
The Mentalist (CBS), 10 p.m.
666 Park Ave (ABC, series premiere), 10 p.m.
Homeland (Showtime), 10 p.m. 

Will & Grace reunion! Sean Hayes to guest on Smash

Tuesday, Oct. 2
Hart of Dixie
(CW), 8 p.m.
Raising Hope (Fox), 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 3
Supernatural
(CW), 9 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 4
30 Rock (NBC), 8 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 7
The Cleveland Show (Fox), 7:30 p.m.
America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC), 7 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 8
90210
(CW), 8 p.m.            
Gossip Girl
(CW), 9 p.m.           

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Wednesday, Oct. 10
Arrow
(CW, series premiere), 8 p.m.                   
Chicago
Fire (NBC), 10 p.m.
Nashville (ABC, series premiere), 10 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 11
The Vampire Diaries
(CW), 8 p.m.            
Beauty and the Beast
(CW, series premiere), 9 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 14
The Walking Dead (AMC), 9 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 16
Emily Owens, M.D. (CW, series premiere) 9 p.m.         

Wednesday, Oct. 17
Suburgatory (ABC), 9:30 p.m.  

Friday, Oct. 19
Whitney (NBC), 8 p.m.
Community (NBC), 8:30 p.m.
Nikita
(CW), 9 p.m.           

Tuesday, Oct. 23
Happy Endings (ABC), 9 p.m.
Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (ABC),  9:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 26
Touch (Fox), 8 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 2
Last Man Standing (ABC), 8 p.m.
Malibu Country
(ABC, series premiere), 8:30 p.m.
Shark Tank
(ABC, new time slot premiere), 9 p.m.

Which fall shows are dying to see return? Any new shows that you're ready to give space on your DVR?

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