Wanting to know when that show from the Fall season is returning? Or maybe you're curious about what new shows are starting January - March? The Winter 2009 season will soon be upon us so I have compiled the complete Guide to the Winter 2009 TV season for you. I've included the premieres for Fox, NBC, ABC, CBS, SciFi, CW and more.
Photo of the cast of Dollhouse - a highly anticipated Scifi Drama by Joss Whedon
The chart below guides you through the entire Winter 2009 TV Season by date. Season/series premieres will have their season number in the "season premiere" column as well as being marked in bold text. All start times are U.S. Eastern time. There are some shows that may have a special premiere date and then follow later that week in their normal time slot day - in these cases I only show the first premiere. GeekTonic will have a weekly preview of new Winter 2009 airings each Sunday and noting those that will air in HD as well as more information about each series/season premiere in those posts as well.
New Premieres include: Dollhouse, Kings, Castle, The Unusuals, Lie to Me, Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns, The United States of Tara, East Bound and Down, The Beast, Lie to Me, Trust Me and Harpers Island.
New Reality/game-shows include: Howie Do It, Confessions of a Teen Idol, Superstars of Dance, True Beauty, Homeland Security, 13: Fear is Real, Tool Academy, RelicQuest, The Exterminators and more.
Returning Reality shows include: The Bachelor, The Real World, The Apprentice, American Idol, Amazing Race, Survivor, Dancing with the Stars, Superstars of Dance and more.
Returning Drama and Comedy includes: Lost, 24, Scrubs, Damages, Medium, Psych, Monk, Kyle XY, Battlestar Galactica, Friday Night Lights, Reaper and more.
It's quite obvious that the networks are moving towards fewer quality dramas and more cheap, reality-type programming. I'll have to do some stats on the shows from the Winter 2009 listing to see what percent are non-scripted shows - I'm betting it's pretty high unfortunately. New and returning TV shows on the most anticipated list include: Lost, 24, Dollhouse, Battlestar Galactica, Kings, Reaper, Damages and unfortunately (in my opinion) American Idol.
Free Printable PDF Guides for the Winter 2009 TV Season:
- Winter 2009 TV Premiere Guide - by Premiere/Airing Date (updated 1/9/2009)
- Winter 2009 TV Premiere Guide - by Show Title (new 1/9/2009)
Premiere Date | Day | Time | Network | Season Premiere | Show Title |
1/1/2009 | Thu | 9pm | A&E | 8 | The First 48 |
1/2/2009 | Fri | 10pm | TLC | 2 | Countdown to the Crown |
1/2/2009 | Fri | 9pm | SciFi | Stargate Atlantis | |
1/3/2009 | Sat | 8pm | FOX | Cops | |
1/3/2009 | Sat | 8pm | CBS | 1 | Game Show In My Head |
1/3/2009 | Sat | 9pm | FOX | America's Most Wanted | |
1/4/2009 | Sun | 10pm | ABC | Brothers and Sisters | |
1/4/2009 | Sun | 10pm | CBS | The Unit | |
1/4/2009 | Sun | 7pm | ABC | America's Funnies Home Videos | |
1/4/2009 | Sun | 8pm | VH1 | 1 | Confessions of a Teen Idol |
1/4/2009 | Sun | 8pm | ABC | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | |
1/4/2009 | Sun | 8pm | NBC | 1 | Superstars of Dance |
1/4/2009 | Sun | 9pm | CBS | Cold Case | |
1/4/2009 | Sun | 9pm | ABC | Desperate Housewives | |
1/4/2009 | Sun | 9pm | VH1 | 3 | Rock of Love with Bret Michaels |
1/5/2009 | Mon | 10pm | ABC | 1 | True Beauty |
1/5/2009 | Mon | 8pm | CW | Gossip Girl | |
1/5/2009 | Mon | 8pm | ABC FAM | Secret Life of the American Teenager | |
1/5/2009 | Mon | 8pm | ABC | 13 | The Bachelor |
1/5/2009 | Mon | 9pm | CW | One Tree Hill | |
1/6/2009 | Tue | 10pm | NBC | Law & Order: SVU | |
1/6/2009 | Tue | 10pm | FX | 5 (pt 2) | Nip/Tuck |
1/6/2009 | Tue | 10pm | ABC | Primetime | |
1/6/2009 | Tue | 10pm | CBS | Without a Trace | |
1/6/2009 | Tue | 8pm | CW | 90210 | |
1/6/2009 | Tue | 8pm | ABC | According to Jim | |
1/6/2009 | Tue | 8pm | ABC | 1 | Homeland Security |
1/6/2009 | Tue | 8pm | CBS | NCIS | |
1/6/2009 | Tue | 8pm | NBC | 8 | The Biggest Loser: Couples |
1/6/2009 | Tue | 9pm | CW | Privileged | |
1/6/2009 | Tue | 9pm | ABC | 8 | Scrubs |
1/6/2009 | Tue | 9pm | CBS | The Mentalist | |
1/7/2009 | Wed | 10pm | FX | 2 | Damages |
1/7/2009 | Wed | 10pm | NBC | Law & Order | |
1/7/2009 | Wed | 10pm | MTV | 21 | The Real World |
1/7/2009 | Wed | 10pm | TBS | 1 | Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns |
1/7/2009 | Wed | 8pm | CW | 1 | 13:Fear is Real |
1/7/2009 | Wed | 8pm | NBC | Knight Rider | |
1/7/2009 | Wed | 9pm | SciFi | Ghost Hunters International | |
1/7/2009 | Wed | 9pm | TBS | 3 | Tyler Perry's House of Payne |
1/8/2009 | Thu | 10pm | NBC | ER | |
1/8/2009 | Thu | 10pm | ABC | Private Practice | |
1/8/2009 | Thu | 8:30pm | NBC | Kath & Kim | |
1/8/2009 | Thu | 8pm | NBC | My Name is Earl | |
1/8/2009 | Thu | 8pm | ABC | Ugly Betty | |
1/8/2009 | Thu | 9:30pm | NBC | 30 Rock | |
1/8/2009 | Thu | 9pm | ABC | Grey's Anatomy | |
1/8/2009 | Thu | 9pm | NBC | The Office | |
1/9/2009 | Fri | 10pm | CBS | Numb3rs | |
1/9/2009 | Fri | 10pm | USA | 3 (pt. 2) | Psych |
1/9/2009 | Fri | 8:30pm | CW | The Game | |
1/9/2009 | Fri | 8pm | CW | Everybody Hates Chris | |
1/9/2009 | Fri | 8pm | CBS | Ghost Whisperer | |
1/9/2009 | Fri | 8pm | NBC | 1 | Howie Do It |
1/9/2009 | Fri | 8pm | ABC | Wife Swap | |
1/9/2009 | Fri | 9pm | CBS | 2 | Flashpoint |
1/9/2009 | Fri | 9pm | USA | 7 (pt. 2) | Monk |
1/9/2009 | Fri | 9pm | CMT | My Big Redneck Wedding | |
1/9/2009 | Fri | 9pm | ABC | Supernanny | |
1/11/2009 | Sun | 8pm | FOX | 7 | 24 |
1/11/2009 | Sun | 8pm | NBC | Dateline | |
1/11/2009 | Sun | 9pm | NBC | 8 | The Apprentice |
1/11/2009 | Sun | 9pm | VH1 | 1 | Tool Academy |
1/12/2009 | Mon | 10pm | CBS | CSI: Miami | |
1/12/2009 | Mon | 8:30pm | CBS | How I Met Your Mother | |
1/12/2009 | Mon | 8pm | FOX | 24 (part 2 of premiere) | |
1/12/2009 | Mon | 8pm | CBS | Big Bang Theory | |
1/12/2009 | Mon | 9:30pm | ABC | Samantha Who? | |
1/12/2009 | Mon | 9:30pm | CBS | Worst Week | |
1/12/2009 | Mon | 9pm | ABC FAM | 3 | Kyle XY |
1/12/2009 | Mon | 9pm | CBS | Two and a Half Men | |
1/13/2009 | Tue | 8pm | FOX | 8 | American Idol |
1/14/2009 | Wed | 8:30pm | CBS | Gary Unmarried | |
1/14/2009 | Wed | 8pm | ABC | Lost (repeat of last season's finale) | |
1/14/2009 | Wed | 8pm | CBS | The New Adventures of Old Christine | |
1/14/2009 | Wed | 9:30pm | CBS | CSI: New York | |
1/14/2009 | Wed | 9pm | CBS | Criminal Minds | |
1/15/2009 | Thu | 10pm | CBS | Eleventh Hour | |
1/15/2009 | Thu | 10pm | A&E | 1 | The Beast |
1/15/2009 | Thu | 8pm | FOX | Bones | |
1/15/2009 | Thu | 8pm | CW | Smallville | |
1/15/2009 | Thu | 9pm | CBS | CSI | |
1/15/2009 | Thu | 9pm | FOX | Kitchen Nightmares | |
1/15/2009 | Thu | 9pm | CW | Supernatural | |
1/16/2009 | Fri | 10pm | SciFi | 4 (pt.2) | Battlestar Galactica |
1/16/2009 | Fri | 10pm | NBC | 3 | Friday Night Lights |
1/16/2009 | Fri | 8pm | FOX | Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader | |
1/16/2009 | Fri | 9pm | FOX | Don't Forget the Lyrics! | |
1/17/2009 | Sat | 10pm | HBO | 2 | Flight of the Conchords |
1/17/2009 | Sat | 10pm | SHOW | 1 | The United States of Tara |
1/17/2009 | Sat | 7pm | FOX | Hole in the Wall | |
1/17/2009 | Sat | 8:30pm | FOX | King of the Hill | |
1/17/2009 | Sat | 8pm | FOX | The Simpsons | |
1/17/2009 | Sat | 9:30pm | FOX | American Dad | |
1/17/2009 | Sat | 9pm | FOX | Family Guy | |
1/17/2009 | Sat | 9pm | FOX REAL | 3 | Solitary |
1/18/2009 | Sun | 8pm | HBO | Big Love | |
1/18/2009 | Sun | 9pm | SHOW | The L Word | |
1/18/2009 | Sun | 10:30pm | SHOW | 2 | Secret Life of a Call Girl |
1/19/2009 | Mon | 10pm | A&E | 3 | Paranormal State |
1/19/2009 | Mon | 8pm | FOX | House | |
1/20/2009 | Tue | 9pm | FOX | Fringe | |
1/21/2009 | Wed | 10pm | ABC | Life on Mars | |
1/21/2009 | Wed | 10pm | SciFi | 1 | RelicQuest |
1/21/2009 | Wed | 8pm | ABC | 5 | Lost (clips at 8pm 2hr premiere at 9pm) |
1/21/2009 | Wed | 9pm | FOX | 1 | Lie to Me |
1/22/2009 | Thu | 10pm | USA | Burn Notice | |
1/24/2009 | Sat | 8pm | CMT | 3 | Gone Country |
1/26/2009 | Mon | 0p | TNT | 1 | Trust Me |
1/26/2009 | Mon | 9pm | VH1 | 2 | I Love Money |
1/26/2009 | Mon | 9pm | TNT | 4 (pt. 2) | The Closer |
1/29/2009 | Thu | 9pm | FOX | 5 | Hell's Kitchen |
1/31/2009 | Sat | 8pm | NBC | Chuck | |
1/31/2009 | Sat | 9pm | NBC | Heroes | |
2/2/2009 | Mon | 10pm | NBC | 5 | Medium |
2/4/2009 | Wed | 10:30pm | A&E | 1 | The Exterminators |
2/4/2009 | Wed | 10pm | A&E | 5 (pt 2) | Dog the Bounty Hunter |
2/4/2009 | Wed | 9pm | NBC | Life | |
2/12/2009 | Thu | 10pm | BRAVO | 2 | Millionaire Matchmaker |
2/12/2009 | Thu | 8pm | CBS | 18 | Survivor |
2/13/2009 | Fri | 8pm | FOX | Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles | |
2/13/2009 | Fri | 9pm | FOX | 1 | Dollhouse |
2/15/2009 | Sun | 7pm | CBS | 60 Minutes | |
2/15/2009 | Sun | 8pm | HBO | 1 | East Bound and Down |
2/15/2009 | Sun | 8pm | CBS | 14 | The Amazing Race |
2/18/2009 | Wed | 10pm | TV LAND | 5 | High School Reunion |
3/9/2009 | Mon | 10pm | ABC | 1 | Castle |
3/9/2009 | Mon | 8pm | ABC | 8 | Dancing With the Stars |
3/17/2009 | Tue | 9pm | CW | 2 | Reaper |
3/19/2009 | Thu | 10pm | NBC | 1 | Kings |
3/24/2009 | Tue | 10pm | ABC | Cupid | |
4/1/2009 | Wed | 10pm | ABC | 1 | The Unusuals |
4/9/2009 | Thu | 10pm | CBS | 1 | Harpers Island |
TBA | TBA | ABC | 1 | Better off Ted | |
TBA | TBA | FOX | 1 | The Goode Family | |
TBA | TBA | NBC | 1 | The Listener | |
TBA | TBA | NBC | 1 | The Philanthropist | |
TBA | TBA | NBC | 1 | Zip |
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