Call it “Bauer: The Motha Flippin’ Return!” Call it “Joss Whedon Is Here To Unleash New Female Ass Kickingness.” Call it whatever you want, the 2009 Midseason is on its way. After over a year without a new season 24 returns, the Oceanic Six make their way back to the island, and my wife plans to subject me to weekly ear bleeding hours of American Idol. Old shows are returning, and those who go on a brief hiatus make a comeback. And really, all anyone wants to know is when it’ll happen.
We know. We want you to know. And that which we don’t know we’ll find out. Ya know? So, here’s how to use this schedule. It’s quite easy, and formatted in convenient list form by premiere dates. The shows below have been given their official – at least as of now – returning/premiering timeslots. Lots of programs will continue along as usual, and for them we don’t have a listing. Unless the network lets us know of a change or returning date some shows may be “missing.” But fear not, I’m fairly certain Desperate Housewives will be back. And as always with our schedules here at Blend Television things are subject to change. We’ll update whenever we get new information on a show’s return.
I hope you have your calendar handy.
Broadcast Networks
January 3rd
8-9 PM GAME SHOW IN MY HEAD - Series premieres (CBS)
8-9 PM Cops - Season 21 returns (FOX)
9-10 PM America’s Most Wanted - Season 22 returns (FOX)
January 5th
8-9 PM The Bachelor - Season 13 premieres (ABC)
8-9 PM SUPERSTARS OF DANCE - Series premiere (Previews on January 4th) (NBC)
8-9 PM Gossip Girl - Season 2 returns (CW)
9-10 PM One Tree Hill - Season 6 returns (CW)
10-11 PM TRUE BEAUTY - Series premiere (ABC)
January 6th
8-9 PM HOMELAND SECURITY USA - Series premiere (ABC)
8-9 PM The Biggest Loser: Couples - Season 7 premieres (NBC)
8-9 PM 90210 - Season 1 returns (CW)
9-10 PM Scrubs - Season 8 premieres (ABC) Read the REVIEW
9-10 PM Privileged - Season 1 returns (CW)
10-11 PM PRIMETIME - Series premiere (ABC)
10-11 PM Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 10 premieres (NBC)
January 7th
8-9 PM Knight Rider - Season 1 returns (NBC)
8-9 PM 13: FEAR IS REAL - Series premiere (CW)
January 8th
8-9 PM Ugly Betty - Season 3 returns (ABC)
8-8:30 PM My Name Is Earl - Season 4 returns (NBC)
8:30-9 PM Kath & Kim - Season 1 returns (NBC)
9-10 PM Grey’s Anatomy - Season 5 returns (ABC)
9:30-10 PM 30 Rock - Season 3 returns (NBC)
10-11 PM Private Practice - Season 2 returns (ABC)
10-11 PM ER - Season 15 returns (NBC)
January 9th
8-9 PM Ghost Whisperer - Season 4 returns (CBS)
8-9 PM HOWIE DO IT - Series premiere (NBC)
8-9 PM Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? - Season 3 returns (FOX)
8-8:30 PM Everybody Hates Chris - Season 4 returns (CW)
8:30-9 PM The Game - Season 3 returns (CW)
9-10 PM Flashpoint - Season 2 premieres (CBS)
9-10 PM Don’t Forget The Lyrics! - Season 2 returns (FOX)
10-11 PM Numb3rs - Season 5 returns (CBS)
January 12th
9:30-10 PM Worst Week - Season 1 returns (CBS)
9-10 PM 24 - Season 7 premieres (Previews on January 11th) (FOX)
January 13th
8-9 PM American Idol - Season 8 premieres (FOX)
January 15th
8-9 PM Bones - Season 4 returns (FOX)
8-9 PM Smallville - Season 8 returns (CW)
9-9:30 PM The Office - Season 5 returns (NBC)
9-10 PM C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 9 returns (CBS)
9-10 PM Kitchen Nightmares - Season 2 returns (FOX)
9-10 PM Supernatural - Season 4 returns (CW)
10-11 PM Eleventh Hour - Season 1 returns (CBS)
January 16th
9-10 PM Friday Night Lights - Season 3 premieres (NBC)
January 18th
7-8 PM Hole In The Wall - Season 1 returns (FOX)
8-8:30 PM The Simpsons - Season 20 returns (FOX)
8:30-9 PM King of the Hill - Season 13 returns (FOX)
9-9:30 PM Family Guy - Season 7 returns (FOX)
9:30-10 PM American Dad - Season 4 returns (FOX)
January 19th
8-9 PM House - Season 5 returns, New timeslot (FOX)
January 20th
9-10 PM Fringe - Season 1 returns (FOX)
January 21st
9-10 PM Lost - Season 5 premieres (ABC) Read the REVIEW
9-10 PM LIE TO ME - Series premiere (FOX)
January 26th
10-11 PM TRUST ME - Series premiere (TNT)
January 28th
10-11 PM Life on Mars - Season 1 returns, New timeslot (ABC)
January 29th
9-10 PM Hell’s Kitchen - Season 5 premieres (FOX)
February 2nd
8-9 PM Chuck - Season 2 returns (NBC)
9-10 PM Heroes - Season 2 returns (NBC)
10-11 PM Medium - Season 2 premieres (NBC)
February 4th
9-10 PM Life - Season 2 returns (NBC)
February 13th
8-9 PM Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Season 2 returns, New timeslot (FOX)
9-10 PM DOLLHOUSE - Series premiere (FOX)
March 1st
9-10 PM The Apprentice - Season 8 premieres (NBC)
March 17th
9-10 PM Dancing with the Stars - Season 8 premieres (ABC)
9-10 PM Reaper - Season 2 premieres (CW)
March 19th
10-11 PM KINGS - Series premiere (NBC)
March 24th
10-11 PM CUPID - Series premiere (ABC) Read the REVIEW
Date To Be Determined
Better Off Ted - Series Premiere (ABC) Read the REVIEW
Cable Networks
January 5th
8-9 PM The Secret Life of the American Teenager - New timeslot (ABC Family)
10-11 PM No Reservations - Season premiere (TRAV)
January 6th
10-11 PM Nip/Tuck - Season 5 returns (FX)
January 7th
9-10 PM Ghost Hunters International - Season 2 premieres (SciFi)
10-11 PM Damages - Season 2 premieres (FX) Read the REVIEW
10-11 PM The Real World - Season 21 premieres (MTV)
January 9th
9-10 PM Monk - Season 7 returns (USA) Read the REVIEW
10-11 PM Psych - Season 3 returns (USA) Read the REVIEW
January 15th
10-11 PM THE BEAST - Series premiere (A&E) Read the REVIEW
January 16th
10-11 PM Battlestar Galactica - Season 4 returns (SciFi)
January 18th
9-10 PM The L Word - Season 6 premieres (Showtime)
9-10 PM Big Love - Season 3 premieres (HBO)
10-10:30 THE UNITED STATES OF TARA - Series premiere (Showtime)
10-10:30 PM Flight of the Conchords - Season 2 premieres (HBO)
10:30-11 PM Secret Diary of a Call Girl - Season 2 premieres (Showtime)
January 22nd
10-11 PM Burn Notice - Season 2 returns (USA)
January 26th
10-11 PM TRUST ME - Series premiere (TNT)
February 4th 10:30 PM The Exterminators - Series Premiere (A&E)
