The 2008–09 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the

prime time Prime time, or peak time, is the block of broadcast programming taking place during the middle of the evening for television shows. It is mostly targeted towards adults (and sometimes families). It is used by the major television networks to ...

hours from September 2008 to August 2009. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2007–08 season. The schedule omits the

Public Broadcasting Service The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia Arlington County, or simply Arlington, is a County (United States), county in the ...

(whose programming is listed here).

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. It is one of NBCUniversal's ...

was the first to announce its fall schedule on April 2, 2008, followed by ABC and

The CW The CW Network, LLC (commonly referred to as The CW or simply CW) is an American commercial broadcast television network which is controlled by Nexstar Media Group through a 75% ownership interest. The network's name is derived from the firs ...

on May 13, CBS on May 14, Fox on May 15, and

MyNetworkTV MyNetworkTV (stylized as mynetworkTV; unofficially abbreviated MNT or MNTV) is an American commercial broadcast television syndication service and former television network owned by Fox Corporation, operated by its Fox Television Stations ...

on May 22. The CW unveiled its Sunday lineup on May 27, 2008.

PBS The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly funded nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educat ...

is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcasts times for network shows may vary.

Ion Television Ion Television (referred to on-air as simply Ion) is an American broadcast television network and FAST television channel owned by the Scripps Networks subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company. The network first began broadcasting on August ...

is also not included since the network's schedule consisted mainly of syndicated reruns and movies. Each of the 30 highest-rated shows released in May 2009 is listed with its rank and rating as determined by

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.Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by

and reported o
TimBrooks.net/Ratings

Legend

Schedule

* New series to broadcast television are highlighted in bold. * Repeat airings or same-day rebroadcasts are indicated by . * All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central,

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, and Hawaii–Aleutian times. * All sporting events air live in all time zones in U.S. Eastern time, with local and/or late-night programming scheduled by affiliates after game completion.

Sunday

Notes: * On Sundays, The CW programming begins at 6:30 p.m. (EST). * CBS' Sunday Night primetime lineup is often delayed due to ''

NFL on CBS ''NFL on CBS'' is an American television sports presentation show broadcast by CBS. It aired from September 30, 1956 to January 23, 1994. The show returned since September 6, 1998. The branding is used for the presentation of the National Foot ...

'' game coverage running longer than scheduled, except in the Pacific and Mountain time zones, where the lineup airs as scheduled. * The 7 p.m. hour on Fox features animated series reruns in the Pacific and Mountain time zones during the NFL season.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Notes: *'' The Moment of Truth'' was originally scheduled to air Thursdays at 8:00 on Fox, but was instead shelved, effectively canceling it.

Friday

Saturday

By network

ABC

Returning series: * '' 20/20'' * '' ABC Saturday Movie of the Week'' * ''

According to Jim ''According to Jim'' is an American sitcom television series starring Jim Belushi in the title role as a suburban father of three children (and then five children, starting with the seventh season finale). It originally ran on American Broadcas ...

'' * '' America's Funniest Home Videos'' * '' The Bachelor'' * '' The Bachelorette'' * ''

Boston Legal ''Boston Legal'' is an American legal comedy drama television series created by former lawyer and Boston native David E. Kelley, produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. The series aired from October 3, 2004, to Decem ...

'' * '' Brothers & Sisters'' * ''

Dancing with the Stars ''Strictly Come Dancing (widely known as Dancing with the Stars)'' is an international television franchise based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing,'' itself a successor to the show ''Come Dancing'' (1950–1998) ...

'' * ''

Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American mystery comedy-drama television series created by Marc Cherry, and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012, for a tota ...

'' * '' Dirty Sexy Money'' * ''

Eli Stone ''Eli Stone'' is an American Legal drama, legal Musical film, musical comedy drama television series that was created by Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim, who also served as executive producers alongside Ken Olin who directed the pilot, with M ...

'' * '' Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' * ''

Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series focusing on the personal and professional lives of surgical internship (medicine), interns, residency (medicine), residents, and attending physician, attendings at the fictional ...

'' * '' Here Come the Newlyweds'' * '' I Survived a Japanese Game Show'' * '' Just for Laughs'' * '' Lost'' * ''

Primetime Prime time, or peak time, is the block of broadcast programming taking place during the middle of the evening for television shows. It is mostly targeted towards adults (and sometimes families). It is used by the major television networks to b ...

'' * '' Primetime: What Would You Do?'' * '' Private Practice'' * '' Pushing Daisies'' * ''

Samantha Who? ''Samantha Who?'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from October 15, 2007, to July 23, 2009. The series was created by Cecelia Ahern and Donald Todd, who also served as producers. Although highly rated during its fi ...

'' * '' Saturday Night Football'' * '' Scrubs'' (moved from

) * '' Supernanny'' * ''

Ugly Betty ''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from September 28, 2006, to April 14, 2010. It is based on the Colombian telenovela ''Yo soy Betty, la fea' ...

'' * '' Wife Swap'' * '' Wipeout'' New series: * '' Better Off Ted'' * * ''

Castle A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by Military order (monastic society), military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private ...

'' * * '' Crash Course'' * * ''

Cupid In classical mythology, Cupid ( , meaning "passionate desire") is the god of desire, erotic love, attraction and affection. He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus and the god of war Mars. He is also known as Amor (Latin: ...

'' * * '' Dating in the Dark'' * * '' Defying Gravity'' * * '' The Goode Family'' * * ''

Homeland Security USA ''Homeland Security USA'', or ''Border Security: America's Frontline/Border Security USA'' for Australian viewers, is a 2009 reality television series. It portrayed members of the United States Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of H ...

'' * * ''

Life on Mars The possibility of life on Mars is a subject of interest in astrobiology due to the planet's proximity and similarities to Earth. To date, no conclusive evidence of past or present life has been found on Mars. Cumulative evidence suggests that ...

'' * '' Opportunity Knocks'' * '' Shaq Vs.'' * * ''

Shark Tank ''Shark Tank'' is an American business Reality television#Investments, reality television series that premiered on August 9, 2009, on American Broadcasting Company, ABC.Hibberd, James (May 10, 2012)Dancing,' 'Bachelor,' and a bigger 'Shark Tank ...

'' * * '' The Superstars'' * * '' Surviving Suburbia'' * * '' True Beauty'' * * ''

The Unusuals ''The Unusuals'' is an American crime television series created by Noah Hawley for American Broadcasting Company, ABC. It follows the detectives in the New York City Police Department's fictional 2nd Precinct, many of whom have their secret ecce ...

'' * Not returning from 2007–08: * ''The ABC Friday Night Movie'' * '' Big Shots'' * '' Carpoolers'' * '' Cashmere Mafia'' * ''

Cavemen The caveman is a stock character representative of primitive humans in the Paleolithic. The popularization of the type dates to the early 20th century, when Neanderthals were influentially described as "simian" or "ape-like" by Marcellin Boul ...

'' * '' Dance Machine'' * '' Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann'' * ''

Duel A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two people with matched weapons. During the 17th and 18th centuries (and earlier), duels were mostly single combats fought with swords (the rapier and later the small sword), but beginning in ...

'' * '' High School Musical: Get in the Picture'' * '' Hopkins'' * '' Men in Trees'' * '' Miss Guided'' * '' The Mole'' * ''

Notes from the Underbelly ''Notes from the Underbelly'' is an American sitcom that was aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from 2007 to 2008, originally debuting as a mid-season replacement. The series is based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Risa Green, and ...

'' * '' October Road'' * '' Oprah's Big Give'' * '' Wanna Bet?'' * '' Women's Murder Club'' * '' The Wonderful World of Disney'' (returned for 2019–20)

CBS

Returning series: * '' 48 Hours'' * ''

60 Minutes ''60 Minutes'' is an American television news magazine broadcast on the CBS television network. Debuting in 1968, the program was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard, who distinguished it from other news programs by using a unique style o ...

'' * ''

The Amazing Race ''The Amazing Race'' is an adventure reality competition franchise in which teams of two people race around the world in competition with other teams. ''The Amazing Race'' is split into legs, with teams tasked to deduce clues, navigate themselv ...

'' * ''

The Big Bang Theory ''The Big Bang Theory'' is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady for CBS. It aired from September 24, 2007, to May 16, 2019, running for 12 seasons and 279 episodes. The show originally centered on five charact ...

'' * '' Big Brother'' * ''

Cold Case ''Cold Case'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series. It ran on CBS from September 28, 2003, to May 2, 2010. The series revolved around a fictionalized Philadelphia Police Department division that specializes in invest ...

'' * ''

Criminal Minds ''Criminal Minds'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created by Jeff Davis that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005. It follows a group of criminal profilers who work for the FBI as members of its Behavioral ...

'' * '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' * '' CSI: Miami'' * '' CSI: NY'' * '' Flashpoint'' * ''

Ghost Whisperer ''Ghost Whisperer'' is an American supernatural television series, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005, to May 21, 2010. The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon ( Jennifer Love Hewitt), who has the ability to see and communicate w ...

'' * ''

How I Met Your Mother ''How I Met Your Mother'' (often abbreviated as ''HIMYM'') is an American sitcom created by Craig Thomas (screenwriter), Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for CBS. The series, which aired from September 19, 2005, to March 31, 2014, follows main char ...

'' * '' Million Dollar Password'' * '' NCIS'' * '' The New Adventures of Old Christine'' * ''

Numb3rs ''Numbers'' (stylized as ''NUMB3RS'') is an American crime drama television series that originally aired on CBS from January 23, 2005, to March 12, 2010, with a total of six seasons consisting of 118 episodes. The series was created by Nico ...

'' * '' Rules of Engagement'' * ''

Survivor Survivor(s) may refer to: * one who survives Arts, entertainment and media Fictional entities * Survivors, characters in the 1997 KKnD series#Armies, ''KKnD'' video-game series * ''The Survivors'', or the ''New Survivors Foundation'', a fictional ...

'' * ''

Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn that aired on CBS for 12 seasons from September 22, 2003, to February 19, 2015. The series originally starred Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper, a hedonis ...

'' * ''

The Unit ''The Unit'' is an American action-drama television series created by David Mamet that aired on CBS from March 7, 2006, to May 10, 2009, with the total of four seasons and 69 episodes. The series focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled ...

'' * ''

Without a Trace ''Without a Trace'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Hank Steinberg that aired on CBS from September 26, 2002, to May 19, 2009 with the total of seven seasons and 160 episodes. The series focuses the cases of ...

'' New series: * '' Eleventh Hour'' * ''Elite XC Saturday Night Fights'' * '' The Ex List'' * '' Game Show in My Head'' * * '' Gary Unmarried'' * ''

Harper's Island ''Harper's Island'' is an American horror mystery limited series created by Ari Schlossberg for CBS. Schlossberg, Jeffrey Jackson Bell and Jon Turteltaub served as executive producers. The series features an ensemble cast led by Elaine Cas ...

'' * * ''

The Mentalist ''The Mentalist'' is an American procedural drama television series that ran from September 23, 2008, until February 18, 2015, broadcasting 151 episodes over seven seasons, on CBS. Created by Bruno Heller, who was also its executive producer, t ...

'' * '' There Goes the Neighborhood'' * * '' Worst Week'' Not returning from 2007–08: * ''

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'' * ''

Jericho Jericho ( ; , ) is a city in the West Bank, Palestine, and the capital of the Jericho Governorate. Jericho is located in the Jordan Valley, with the Jordan River to the east and Jerusalem to the west. It had a population of 20,907 in 2017. F ...

'' (reruns to broadcast on

, from late 2008) * '' Kid Nation'' * ''

Moonlight Moonlight consists of mostly sunlight (with little earthlight) reflected from the parts of the Moon's surface where the Sun's light strikes. History The ancient Greek philosopher Anaxagoras was aware that "''the sun provides the moon with its ...

'' * ''

Power of 10 In mathematics, a power of 10 is any of the integer powers of the number ten; in other words, ten multiplied by itself a certain number of times (when the power is a positive integer). By definition, the number one is a power (the zeroth power ...

'' * '' Secret Talents of the Stars'' * ''

Shark Sharks are a group of elasmobranch cartilaginous fish characterized by a ribless endoskeleton, dermal denticles, five to seven gill slits on each side, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head. Modern sharks are classified within the ...

'' * '' Swingtown'' * '' Viva Laughlin'' * '' Welcome to The Captain''

The CW

Returning series: * ''

America's Next Top Model ''America's Next Top Model'' (abbreviated ''ANTM'' and ''Top Model'') is an American reality television series and interactive competition in which a number of aspiring models compete for the title of "America's Next Top Model" and a chance to b ...

'' * ''

Everybody Hates Chris ''Everybody Hates Chris'' (stylized in all lowercase) is an American semi-autobiographical sitcom created by Chris Rock and Ali LeRoi that originally aired on UPN from 2005 to 2006, and then on The CW until 2009. The series is based loosely ...

'' * '' The Game'' * ''

Gossip Girl ''Gossip Girl'' is an American teen drama television series created and developed by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage and based on the series of novels of the same name by Cecily von Ziegesar. It follows a group of students on Manhattan's ...

'' * ''

'' (reruns) * '' One Tree Hill'' * ''

Reaper A reaper is a farm implement that reaps (cuts and often also gathers) crops at harvest when they are ripe. Usually the crop involved is a cereal grass, especially wheat. The first documented reaping machines were Gallic reapers that were used ...

'' * ''

Smallville ''Smallville'' is an American superhero fiction, superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series was produce ...

'' * ''

Supernatural Supernatural phenomena or entities are those beyond the Scientific law, laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin 'above, beyond, outside of' + 'nature'. Although the corollary term "nature" has had multiple meanin ...

'' New series: * '' 13: Fear is Real'' * * '' 90210'' * ''The CW Sunday Night Movie'' * '' Easy Money'' * '' Hitched or Ditched'' * * '' In Harm's Way'' * '' Privileged'' * '' Stylista'' * '' Valentine'' Not returning from 2007–08: * ''

Aliens in America ''Aliens in America'' is an American sitcom created by David Guarascio and Moses Port that aired on The CW for one season from October 1, 2007, to May 18, 2008. Guarascio and Port also served as executive producers of the show alongside Tim Doy ...

'' * '' Beauty and the Geek'' * '' Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants'' * '' CW Now'' * '' Farmer Wants a Wife'' (moved to Fox in 2022–23) * '' Girlfriends'' * '' Life Is Wild'' * '' Online Nation'' * '' Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious'' * ''

WWE SmackDown ''WWE SmackDown'', also known as ''Friday Night SmackDown'' or simply ''SmackDown'', is an American professional wrestling television program produced by WWE. It airs Live television, live every Friday at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on USA Netwo ...

'' (moved to

)

Fox

Returning series: * '' 24''"24" Clock Set for Two more days"
''The Futon Critic'', May 16, 2007 * '' America's Most Wanted'' * ''

American Dad! ''American Dad!'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker (producer), Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on February 6, 2005, following Super Bowl XXXIX, with the r ...

'' * ''

American Idol ''American Idol'' is an American Music competition, singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle (company), Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It a ...

'' * '' Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?'' * '' Bones'' * '' Cops'' * ''

Don't Forget the Lyrics! ''Don't Forget the Lyrics!'' is an international music game show. The original American show aired on Fox from July 11, 2007, to June 19, 2009, and after a year off the air, a third overall season, and first as a syndicated show, began on June ...

'' * ''

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on January 31, 1999, following Super Bowl XXXIII, with the rest of the first season airing from April 11, 1999. Th ...

'' * ''

Hell's Kitchen Hell's Kitchen, also known as Clinton, or Midtown West on real estate listings, is a neighborhood on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York. It is considered to be bordered by 34th Street (or 41st Street) to the south, ...

'' * ''

House A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air c ...

'' * ''

King of the Hill ''King of the Hill'' is an American animated sitcom created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels that initially aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox from January 12, 1997, to September 13, 2009, with four more episodes airing in First-run syndicati ...

'' * '' Kitchen Nightmares'' * ''

NFL on Fox The ''NFL on Fox'' (also known as ''Fox NFL'') is the branding used for broadcasts of National Football League (NFL) games produced by Fox Sports (United States), Fox Sports and televised on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox broadcast network. ...

'' * '' The OT'' * ''

Prison Break ''Prison Break'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime Drama (film and television), drama television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. The series revolves around two brothers: Lincoln Burrows (Dominic P ...

'' * ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a Satire (film and television), satirical depiction of American life ...

'' * '' So You Think You Can Dance'' * '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'' * ''

'Til Death ''Til Death'' is an American sitcom that aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox from September 7, 2006, to June 20, 2010. The series was created by husband and wife team Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, who were also the writers and executive pr ...

'' New series: * '' Dollhouse'' * * '' Do Not Disturb'' * ''

Fringe Fringe may refer to: Arts and music * "The Fringe", or Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world's largest arts festival * Adelaide Fringe, the world's second-largest annual arts festival * Fringe theatre, a name for alternative theatre * Purple fri ...

'' * '' Hole in the Wall'' * '' Lie to Me'' * '' Mental'' * * '' More to Love'' * * '' Osbournes Reloaded'' * * '' Secret Millionaire'' * '' Sit Down, Shut Up'' * Not returning from 2007–08: * '' Back to You'' * '' Canterbury's Law'' * ''Fox Friday Night Movie'' * '' K-Ville'' 'TV Guide Blog: After the Strike' * '' The Moment of Truth'' * ''

Nashville Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, locat ...

'' * ''

New Amsterdam New Amsterdam (, ) was a 17th-century Dutch Empire, Dutch settlement established at the southern tip of Manhattan Island that served as the seat of the colonial government in New Netherland. The initial trading ''Factory (trading post), fac ...

'' * '' The Next Great American Band'' * '' The Return of Jezebel James'' * ''

Unhitched ''Unhitched'' (previously known as ''The Rules for Starting Over'') is an American sitcom that aired as a mid-season replacement on Fox from March 2 to 30, 2008. The series was originally scheduled to premiere at 9:30 p.m. ET, but aired 3 ...

MyNetworkTV

Returning series: * '' Magic's Biggest Secrets Revealed'' * '' Celebrity Exposé'' * ''

Jail A prison, also known as a jail, gaol, penitentiary, detention center, correction center, correctional facility, or remand center, is a facility where people are imprisoned under the authority of the state, usually as punishment for various cr ...

'' * '' Masters of Illusion'' * ''My Thursday Night Movie'' * ''My Saturday Night Movie'' * ''Street Patrol'' * '' Under One Roof'' * ''

'' (moved from

) New series: * ''Dead Man Running'' * '' The Tony Rock Project'' * ''Vice Squad'' * ''The World's Funniest Moments'' Not returning from 2007–08: * '' The Academy'' * '' The Best of In Living Color'' * '' Control Room Presents'' * ''Decision House'' *'' IFL Battleground'' * '' Meet My Folks'' * ''My Friday Night Movie'' * '' NFL Total Access'' * '' Paradise Hotel 2'' * ''Whacked Out Videos''

NBC

Returning series: * ''

30 Rock ''30 Rock'' is an American satire, satirical sitcom television series created by Tina Fey that originally aired on NBC from October 11, 2006, to January 31, 2013. The series, based on Fey's experiences as head writer for ''Saturday Night Live' ...

'' * ''

America's Got Talent ''America's Got Talent'' (often abbreviated as ''AGT'') is an American talent show competition, and is part of the global ''Got Talent'' franchise created by Simon Cowell. The program is produced by Fremantle (as well as distributed by) and ...

'' * '' The Celebrity Apprentice 2'' * ''

The Biggest Loser ''The Biggest Loser'' is a reality television format which started with the American TV show ''The Biggest Loser (American TV series), The Biggest Loser'' in 2004. The show centers on overweight and Obesity, obese contestants attempting to lose ...

'' * ''

Chuck Chuck () is a masculine given name or a nickname for Charles or Charlie. It may refer to: People Arts and entertainment * Chuck Alaimo, American saxophonist, leader of the Chuck Alaimo Quartet * Chuck Barris (1929–2017), American TV produce ...

'' * ''

Dateline NBC ''Dateline NBC'' (also known simply as ''Dateline'') is a weekly American television news magazine reality legal show that is broadcast on NBC. It was previously the network's flagship general interest news magazine, but now focuses mainly on ...

'' * '' Deal or No Deal'' * '' ER'' * '' Football Night in America'' * '' Heroes'' * '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' * ''

Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, launching the ''Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire ...

'' * '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''Exclusive: NBC renews 'Law & Order: SVU'
''Entertainment Weekly'', April 3, 2008 * ''

Life Life, also known as biota, refers to matter that has biological processes, such as Cell signaling, signaling and self-sustaining processes. It is defined descriptively by the capacity for homeostasis, Structure#Biological, organisation, met ...

'' * '' Lipstick Jungle'' * '' Medium'' * ''

My Name Is Earl ''My Name Is Earl'' is an American television sitcom created by Greg Garcia (producer), Greg Garcia for NBC. It aired for four seasons from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, with a total of List of My Name Is Earl episodes, 96 episodes. It wa ...

'' * ''

NBC Sunday Night Football ''NBC Sunday Night Football'' (abbreviated as ''SNF'') is an American weekly television broadcast of National Football League (NFL) games on NBC and Peacock (streaming service), Peacock in the United States. It began airing on August 6, 2006, w ...

'' * ''

The Office ''The Office'' is the title of several mockumentary sitcoms based on a British series originally created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant as '' The Office'' in 2001. The original series also starred Gervais as manager and primary charac ...

'' New series: * ''

America's Toughest Jobs ''America's Toughest Jobs'' is a reality television show that lasted one season and aired on NBC. It pitted contestants against each other as they attempted a series of difficult and dangerous jobs. The prize was the sum of the salaries that wou ...

'' * '' The Chopping Block'' * * '' Crusoe'' * '' The Great American Road Trip'' * * '' Howie Do It'' * '' Kath & Kim'' * '' Kings'' * * '' Knight Rider'' * '' The Listener'' * * ''

Merlin The Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network (MERLIN) is an interferometer array of radio telescopes spread across England. The array is run from Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire by the University of Manchester on behalf of UK Re ...

'' * * '' Momma's Boys'' * '' My Own Worst Enemy'' * '' Parks and Recreation'' * * '' The Philanthropist'' * * '' Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday'' * '' Southland'' * * ''

Superstars of Dance ''Superstars of Dance'' is an American reality television series that aired on NBC from January 4 to 26, 2009. The series features dance routines from eight countries from six continents. It was hosted by Michael Flatley, co-creator of ''Riverdanc ...

'' * Not returning from 2007–08: * '' 1 vs. 100'' (moved to GSN) * '' American Gladiators'' * ''

Amnesia Amnesia is a deficit in memory caused by brain damage or brain diseases,Gazzaniga, M., Ivry, R., & Mangun, G. (2009) Cognitive Neuroscience: The biology of the mind. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. but it can also be temporarily caused by t ...

'' * '' The Baby Borrowers'' * '' Bionic Woman'' * '' Celebrity Circus'' * '' Celebrity Family Feud'' (moved to ABC in 2014–15) * ''

Clash of the Choirs ''Clash of the Choirs'' is a reality talent contest miniseries that debuted on NBC in the United States on December 17, 2007. There were four episodes scheduled in the “quick competition”. Maria Menounos is the host of the program, which w ...

'' * '' Fear Itself'' * '' Friday Night Lights'' (moved to The 101 Network) * ''

Journeyman A journeyman is a worker, skilled in a given building trade or craft, who has successfully completed an official apprenticeship qualification. Journeymen are considered competent and authorized to work in that field as a fully qualified employee ...

'' * ''

Last Comic Standing ''Last Comic Standing'' is an American reality television talent competition show on NBC that aired from June 1, 2003, to August 9, 2010, and again in 2014 and 2015. Each season a comedian from an initially large group of hopefuls was picked as ...

'' * ''

Las Vegas Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...

'' * ''Most Outrageous Moments'' * ''My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad'' * ''Nashville Star'' * ''Phenomenon (TV series), Phenomenon'' * ''Quarterlife'' * '' Scrubs'' (moved to ABC) * ''The Singing Bee (American game show), The Singing Bee'' (moved to Country Music Television, CMT)

Renewals and cancellations

Full-season pickups

ABC

* '' Private Practice''—On October 22, 2008, it was picked up for a full-season order. * ''

''—On October 31, 2008, it received a full-season order, adding seven episodes.

CBS

* '' Gary Unmarried''—On November 14, 2008, it was picked up for a full 22-episode season. * ''

''—On October 15, 2008, it was picked up for a full-season order.

The CW

* '' 90210''—On September 22, 2008, it was picked up for a full-season order.

Fox

* ''

''—On October 1, 2008, it was picked up for a full-season order. * '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles''—On October 17, 2008, it was picked up for a full-season order, despite its declining ratings this season. * ''

''—Despite lower ratings, Fox ordered a fourth season of the show.

MyNetworkTV

*''

''—The only program to carry over in the network's conversion to a programming service.

NBC

* ''

''—On August 28, 2008, it was picked up for a full-season order, one month before the new season even premiered. * '' Knight Rider''—On October 21, 2008, it was picked up for a full-season order, then on December 3, 2008, NBC cut the order down to 17. * '' Kath & Kim''—On October 31, 2008, was given a full-season order. * ''

''—On November 7, 2008, NBC picked up ''Life'' for a full season. * '' Howie Do It''—Twelve additional episodes were ordered by NBC.

Renewals

ABC

* '' America's Funniest Home Videos''—Renewed for twentieth season on April 23, 2009.ABC Announces Early Pick-ups for next season
''The Futon Critic'', April 23, 2009 * '' Brothers & Sisters''—Renewed for a fourth season on April 23, 2009. * ''

''—Renewed for a second season on May 15, 2009. * ''

''—Renewed for a sixth season on April 23, 2009. * ''

''—Renewed for a sixth season on April 23, 2009. * '' Private Practice''—Renewed for a third season on April 23. 2009. * '' Scrubs''—Renewed for a ninth season on April 23, 2009. * ''

''—Renewed for a second season in August 2009.

CBS

* ''

''—Renewed for a fifteenth season on April 17, 2009. * ''

''—Renewed for a third and fourth season on March 18, 2009. * ''

''—Renewed for a seventh season. * ''

''—Renewed for a fifth season. * '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''—Renewed for a tenth season. * '' CSI: Miami''—Renewed for an eighth season. * '' CSI: NY''—Renewed for a sixth season. * ''

''—Renewed for a fifth season. * '' Gary Unmarried''—Renewed for a second season. * ''

''—Renewed for a fifth season on March 13, 2009. * ''

''—Renewed for a second season. * '' NCIS''—Renewed for a seventh season. * '' The New Adventures of Old Christine''—Renewed for a fifth season. * ''

''—Renewed for a sixth season. * '' Rules of Engagement''—Renewed for a fourth season. * ''

''—Renewed for a nineteenth and twentieth season on March 1, 2009. * ''

''—Renewed for a seventh, eighth and ninth season on March 18, 2009.

The CW

* '' 90210''—Renewed for a second and third season on February 24, 2009. * ''

''—Renewed for a fourth season on February 24, 2009. * '' One Tree Hill''—Renewed for a seventh season on February 24, 2009. * ''

''—Renewed for a ninth season. * ''

''—Renewed for a fifth season on February 24, 2009.

Fox

* '' 24''—Renewed for an eighth and final season on May 16, 2007. * ''

''—Renewed for a fifth and sixth season on October 30, 2008. * '' Bones''—Renewed for a fifth and sixth season on May 16, 2009. * '' Dollhouse''—Renewed for a second season on May 15, 2009. * ''

''—Renewed for an eighth season on May 5, 2008. * ''

'' – Renewed for a second season on April 26, 2009. * ''

''—Renewed for a sixth season. * '' Lie to Me''—Renewed for a second season on May 13, 2009. * '' Kitchen Nightmares''—Renewed for third season on March 22, 2009. * ''

''—Renewed for a twenty-first and twenty-second season on February 26, 2009. * '' So You Think You Can Dance''—Renewed for a sixth and seventh season on May 15, 2009. * ''

''—Renewed for a fourth season on January 9, 2009.

NBC

* ''

''—Renewed for a fourth season on January 15, 2009.NBC GIVES NEW SEASON PICKUPS TO POPULAR SERIES 'THE OFFICE,' '30 ROCK' AND "THE BIGGEST LOSER' FOR 2009–2010
''The Futon Critic'', January 15, 2009 * ''The Apprentice (American TV series), The Apprentice''—Renewed for a ninth season. * ''

''—Renewed for a third season on May 17, 2009. * '' Heroes''—Renewed for a fourth season on March 5, 2008. * ''

''—Renewed for a twentieth season. * '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''—Renewed for an eleventh season on April 3, 2009. * ''

''—Renewed for a sixth season on January 15, 2009. * '' Parks and Recreation''—Renewed for a second season.

Cancellations/Series endings

ABC

* ''

''—Canceled on May 19, 2009, after eight seasons. The series concluded on June 2, 2009. * ''

''—It was announced on May 13, 2008 that season five would be the final season. The series concluded on December 8, 2008. * ''

'' —Canceled on May 18, 2009. * '' Defying Gravity''—Canceled on October 29, 2009. * '' Dirty Sexy Money''—Canceled on November 20, 2008 six episodes into the second season. * ''

''—Canceled on November 20, 2008 five episodes into the second season. * '' The Goode Family''—Canceled on August 8, 2009. * ''

''—Canceled on May 19, 2009. * ''In the Motherhood''—Canceled on May 15, 2009. * '' Just for Laughs''—Canceled on April 7, 2010, after three seasons. * ''

''—Canceled on March 3, 2009. The series concluded on April 1, 2009. * '' Opportunity Knocks''—Canceled on October 16, 2008. * '' Pushing Daisies''—Canceled on November 20, 2008 six episodes into the second season. * ''

''—Canceled on May 18, 2009, after two seasons. * '' Surviving Suburbia''—Canceled on August 8, 2009. * ''

''—Canceled on May 17, 2009.

CBS

*'' Eleventh Hour'' – Canceled on May 19, 2009. *''Elite XC Saturday Night Fights'' – On October 20, Elite XC shut down operations, thus cancelling the show. *'' The Ex List'' – This was the first new drama of the season cancelled. The series was replaced with repeats of CBS dramas and new episodes of ''The Price Is Right Primetime''. *'' Game Show in My Head'' – Due to declining ratings, CBS decided not to air any more episodes. *''

'' Cancelled on July 14, 2009. *'' Million Dollar Password'' – Canceled due to declining ratings. *''

'' – Canceled on May 19, 2009, after four seasons. *'' Worst Week'' – Canceled on May 20, 2009. *''

'' – Canceled on May 19, 2009, after seven seasons.

The CW

*''13: Fear Is Real''—Canceled on May 21, 2009. *'' Easy Money''—MRC canceled the series on November 16, 2008. *''

''—Chris Rock chose to end the series after four seasons. *''The Game (American TV series), The Game''—Canceled on May 20, 2009. Moved to BET in January 2011. *'' In Harm's Way''—The CW decided to get end the MRC Sunday night on November 23, 2008, effectively canceling the show. *'' Privileged''—Canceled on May 19, 2009. *''

''—Canceled on May 20, 2009, after two seasons. *'' Stylista''—Canceled on May 21, 2009. *'' Valentine''—Canceled on November 23, 2008.

Fox

* '' Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?''—It was announced on August 4, 2009, that the series would move to Broadcast syndication, syndication. On November 6, 2014, it was announced that the series would return for a fourth season. * '' Do Not Disturb''—Canceled on September 25, 2008, marking the first cancellation of the season. * ''

''—Canceled on August 3, 2009, after two seasons. On January 25, 2010, it was announced that the series would move to Broadcast syndication, syndication. On April 28, 2021, it was announced that the series would return for a third season. * '' Hole in the Wall''—Pulled from the schedule and canceled on May 18, 2009, due to poor ratings. On July 20, 2010, It was announced that Cartoon Network would pick up the series for another season. * ''

''—It was announced on October 30, 2008, that season thirteen would be the final season. The series concluded on September 13, 2009. The last four episodes were aired on First-run syndication, syndication on May 3 to 6, 2010. On January 31, 2023, it was announced that a revival on Hulu was officially confirmed to be ordered. * '' Mental''—Canceled on March 9, 2010. * '' More to Love''—Canceled on March 9, 2010. * '' Osbournes Reloaded''—Canceled on May 18, 2009. * ''

''—It was announced on January 13, 2009, that season four would be the final season. The series concluded on May 15, 2009. On January 15, 2016, it was announced that the series would return for a fifth season. * ''The Secret Millionaire#US version, Secret Millionaire''—Canceled on May 18, 2009. On September 10, 2009, it was announced that ABC would pick up the series for another season. *'' Sit Down, Shut Up''—Pulled from the schedule and canceled on May 18, 2009. The remaining nine episodes aired on Saturdays at midnight from later in the year. *'' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles''—Canceled on May 18, 2009, after two seasons.

MyNetworkTV

The entire schedule of programs for MyNetworkTV except for ''

'' did not pass on to the 2009/10 season due to the network's conversion to a programming service. * '' Celebrity Exposé'' * ''Comics Unleashed'' (syndicated program on MyNetworkTV's schedule) * ''

'' * '' Magic's Biggest Secrets Revealed'' * ''Masters of Illusion'' * ''My Saturday Night Movie'' (the network's time on Saturday nights was given back to local affiliates for their own purposes) * ''Street Patrol'' * '' The Tony Rock Project'' * ''The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series), The Twilight Zone'' (repeats of 2002 UPN series) * '' Under One Roof'' * ''Vice Squad'' * ''World's Funniest Moments''

NBC

* ''

''—Canceled on March 13, 2009. * '' The Chopping Block''—Canceled on March 26, 2009. * '' Crusoe''—The series concluded on January 31, 2009. * '' Deal or No Deal''—Canceled on May 19, 2009. The Deal or No Deal (American game show), syndicated version of the show got picked up by

when it transitioned to a programming service. * '' ER''—It was announced on April 2, 2008 that season fifteen would be the final season. The series concluded on April 2, 2009. * '' Howie Do It''—Canceled on May 19, 2009. * '' Kath & Kim''—Canceled on May 19, 2009. * '' Kings''—Canceled on April 21, 2009. * '' Knight Rider''—Canceled on May 19, 2009. * ''

''—Canceled on May 4, 2009, after two seasons. * '' Lipstick Jungle''—Canceled on March 28, 2009, after two seasons. * '' The Listener''—Pulled from the schedule on July 23, 2009, after 8 episodes. * '' Medium''—It was announced on May 19, 2009 that ''Medium'' will be moving to CBS next season. * ''

''—Canceled during the summer due to declining ratings. * '' Momma's Boys''—Canceled on March 13, 2009. * ''

''—Canceled on May 19, 2009, after four seasons. * '' My Own Worst Enemy''—Canceled on November 12, 2008. The series concluded on December 15, 2008. * '' The Philanthropist''—Canceled on October 20, 2009. * ''

''—Canceled on May 19, 2009.

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