The TV networks are in the thick of December with college football, Christmas specials and long TV series hiatuses the norm. We’ll take this time to see what's coming in the TV world for the new year. I've gathered as much about the Winter 2010 TV Schedule as I can and there are several premieres included.
The chart below guides you through the entire Winter 2010 TV Season by date with a little December 2009 thrown in for good measure. Season/series premieres will have their season number in the "season premiere" column. 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.
Subscribe to GeekTonic and you'll get 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. These will be posted each Saturday and will include TV info for eight days: Sunday through Sunday.
New Premieres include: Men of a Certain Age, Better off Ted, Human Target, Life Unexpected, Caprica, the Pacific, Parenthood and a few others.
New Reality/game-shows abound, but nothing really all that notable. The reality TV genre is a pretty tired one in my opinion, but the price is cheap and some folks will watch anything I guess. American Ninja Warrior, Bank of Hollywood, Platinum Weddings, Conviction Kitchen and the list goes on.
Returning Shows with new season premieres include: Lost, 24, Scrubs, Damages, Chuck and many more.

Free Printable PDF Guides for the Winter 2010 TV Season (these will be updated periodically with network changes):
NOTE: The PDF Downloads (see above) are up-to-date and comprehensive including some changes and additions not reflected below.
For a cliff-notes version of the downloads read on:
Premiere Date | Day | Time | Network | Season | Title | 12/7/2009 | Mon | 9 | TNT | | Closer, The | 12/7/2009 | Mon | 10 | TNT | 1 | Men of a Certain Age | 12/8/2009 | Tue | 9 | ABC | 5 | Scrubs | 12/8/2009 | Tue | 9:30 | ABC | 1 | Better Off Ted | 12/9/2009 | Wed | 11 | G4 | | Campus PD | 12/12/2009 | Sat | 9 | TLC | 1 | Ghost Intervention | 12/13/2009 | Sun | 9 | A&E | 1 | Jacksons A Family Dynasty, The | 12/13/2009 | Sun | 10 | E! | 4 | Keeping Up With the Kardashians | 12/13/2009 | Sun | 10:30 | Style | 2 | Giuliana & Bill | 12/14/2009 | Mon | 6 | G4 | 1 | American Ninja Warrior | 12/14/2009 | Mon | 8 | NBC | 4 | Sing Off, The | 12/14/2009 | Mon | 10 | E! | 1 | Bank of Hollywood | 12/15/2009 | Tue | 9 | Fox | 1 | Gordon Ramsay: Cookalong Live | 12/15/2009 | Tue | 9 | A&E | 2 | Psychic Kids | 12/15/2009 | Tue | 10 | A&E | 4 | Paranormal State | 12/25/2009 | Fri | 9 | Fox | | Til' Death | 12/29/2009 | Tue | 9 | TLC | | One Big Happy Family | 12/30/2009 | Wed | 10:30 | MTV | 24 | Real World DC, The | 1/1/2010 | Fri | 9 | Cartoon | | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | 1/1/2010 | Fri | 9 | Food | 8 | Iron Chef America | 1/1/2010 | Fri | 10 | MSNBC | 1 | Squeeze, The | 1/2/2010 | Sat | 8 | Animal | 1 | It's Me or the Dog | 1/2/2010 | Sat | 9 | Style | 1 | What I Hate About Me | 1/2/2010 | Sat | 10 | BBCA | 1 | Demons | 1/3/2010 | Sun | 9 | WE | 1 | Platinum Weddings | 1/3/2010 | Sun | 10 | ABC | | Brothers and Sisters | 1/3/2010 | Sun | 10 | ABC | | Desperate Housewives | 1/3/2010 | Sun | 10 | FOOD | 1 | Worst Cooks in America | 1/4/2010 | Mon | 8 | ABC FAM | | Secret Life of the American Teenager, The | 1/4/2010 | Mon | 8 | ABC | 14 | Bachelor: On the Wings of Love, The | 1/4/2010 | Mon | 8 | NBC | | Heroes | 1/4/2010 | Mon | 9 | ABC FAM | | Make It or Break It | 1/4/2010 | Mon | 10 | SUND | 1 | Be Good Johnny Weir | 1/4/2010 | Mon | 10 | BBCA | 1 | Blood, Sweat & Takeaways | 1/4/2010 | Mon | 10:30 | COMEDY | 2 | Goode Family , The | 1/5/2010 | Tue | 8 | NBC | 9 | Biggest Loser, The | 1/5/2010 | Tue | 8 | CBS | | NCIS | 1/5/2010 | Tue | 9 | CBS | | NCIS: Los Angeles | 1/5/2010 | Tue | 9 | BBCA | 3 | Last Restaurant Standing | 1/5/2010 | Tue | 10 | ABC | | Forgotten, The | 1/5/2010 | Tue | 10 | History | 2 | Life After People | 1/5/2010 | Tue | 10 | CBS | | Good Wife, The | 1/6/2010 | Wed | 8:30 | ABC | | Middle, The | 1/6/2010 | Wed | 8 | NBC | | Mercy | 1/6/2010 | Wed | 9 | ABC | | Modern Family | 1/6/2010 | Wed | 9 | NBC | | Law & Order: SVU | 1/6/2010 | Wed | 9 | SYFY | 2 | Ghost Hunters Intl | 1/6/2010 | Wed | 9:30 | ABC | | Cougar Town | 1/6/2010 | Wed | 10 | ABC | | Ugly Betty | 1/6/2010 | Wed | 10 | FX | 7 | Nip/Tuck | 1/6/2010 | Wed | 10 | PLANET | 1 | Conviction Kitchen | 1/7/2010 | Thu | 8 | NBC | | Community | 1/7/2010 | Thu | 8:30 | NBC | | Parks & Recreation | 1/7/2010 | Thu | 9 | NBC | | Office, The | 1/7/2010 | Thu | 9:30 | NBC | | 30 Rock | 1/8/2010 | Fri | 8 | FOX | | Bones | 1/8/2010 | Fri | 8 | CBS | | Ghost Whisperer | 1/8/2010 | Fri | 9 | FOX | | Dollhouse | 1/8/2010 | Fri | 9 | CBS | | Medium | 1/8/2010 | Fri | 9 | ABC | | Shark Tank | 1/8/2010 | Fri | 10 | CBS | | Numb3rs | 1/8/2010 | Fri | 10 | TLC | 1 | Manhattan Marriage Project w/Gino Fillippone | 1/8/2010 | Fri | 11 | COMEDY | 1 | John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show | 1/9/2010 | Sat | 10 | PLANET | 1 | Operation Wild | 1/10/2010 | Sun | 8 | Food | 10 | Food Network Challenge | 1/10/2010 | Sun | 8 | FOX | 1 | Simpsons, The | 1/10/2010 | Sun | 8:30 | FOX | | Simpsons, The | 1/10/2010 | Sun | 9 | NBC | 3 | Chuck | 1/10/2010 | Sun | 9 | HBO | 4 | Big Love | 1/10/2010 | Sun | 10 | VH1 | 3 | Celebrity Rehab | 1/11/2010 | Mon | 0:00 | Fox | | House | 1/11/2010 | Mon | 8:30 | CBS | | Accidentally on Purpose | 1/11/2010 | Mon | 8 | CBS | | How I Met Your Mother | 1/11/2010 | Mon | 9 | CBS | | Two and a Half Men | 1/11/2010 | Mon | 9:30 | CBS | | Big Bang Theory, The | 1/11/2010 | Mon | 10 | CBS | | CSI: Miami | 1/11/2010 | Mon | 10 | ABC | | Castle | 1/11/2010 | Mon | 10 | Food | | Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives | 1/11/2010 | Mon | 10 | VH1 | 1 | Fantasia For Real | 1/11/2010 | Mon | 10:30 | VH1 | 1 | Let's Talk About Pep | 1/12/2010 | Tue | 8 | FOX | 9 | American Idol | 1/12/2010 | Tue | 10 | Spike | 1 | Blue Mountain State | 1/13/2010 | Wed | 8 | CBS | | New Adventures of Old Christine, The | 1/13/2010 | Wed | 8:30 | CBS | | Gary Unmarried | 1/13/2010 | Wed | 9 | CBS | | Criminal Minds | 1/13/2010 | Wed | 9 | FOX | 1 | Our Little Genius | 1/13/2010 | Wed | 10 | CBS | | CSI: NY | 1/13/2010 | Wed | 10 | TNT | | Leverage | 1/13/2010 | Wed | 10 | WE | 2 | Little Miss Perfect | 1/13/2010 | Wed | 10:30 | COMEDY | 2 | Tosh.0 | 1/14/2010 | Thu | 8 | CW | | Vampire Diaries, The | 1/14/2010 | Thu | 8:30 | NBC | | Parks and Recreation | 1/14/2010 | Thu | 9 | CBS | | CSI | 1/14/2010 | Thu | 9 | FOX | | Fringe | 1/14/2010 | Thu | 9 | ABC | | Grey’s Anatomy | 1/14/2010 | Thu | 10 | FX | | Archer | 1/14/2010 | Thu | 10 | CBS | | Mentalist, The | 1/14/2010 | Thu | 10 | ABC | | Private Practice | 1/14/2010 | Thu | 10 | LIFE | 7 | Project Runway | 1/14/2010 | Thu | 10 | GSN | 1 | Carnie Wilson: Unstapled | 1/14/2010 | Thu | 10 | Food | | Ace of Cakes | 1/14/2010 | Thu | 11 | LIFE | 2 | Models of the Runway | 1/16/2010 | Sat | 9 | CMT | 2 | Singing Bee, The | 1/16/2010 | Sat | 10 | Animal | 1 | Pit Boss, The | 1/17/2010 | Sun | 8 | FOX | 1 | Human Target | 1/17/2010 | Sun | 9 | FOX | 8 | 24 | 1/18/2010 | Mon | 8 | CW | | One Tree Hill | 1/18/2010 | Mon | 9 | CW | 1 | Life Unexpected | 1/18/2010 | Mon | 10 | MTV | 1 | Buried Life, The | 1/19/2010 | Tue | 8 | CW | | 90210 | 1/19/2010 | Tue | 9 | CW | | Melrose Place | 1/19/2010 | Tue | 10 | BRAVO | | Millionaire Matchmaker | 1/19/2010 | Tue | 10 | USA | | White Collar | 1/20/2010 | Wed | 9 | SCIENCE | 1 | Meteorite Men | 1/21/2010 | Thu | 8 | ABC | 1 | Deep End, The | 1/21/2010 | Thu | 9 | CW | | Supernatural | 1/21/2010 | Thu | 10 | USA | | Burn Notice | 1/22/2010 | Fri | 8 | CW | | Smallville | 1/22/2010 | Fri | 9 | SYFY | 1 | Caprica | 1/22/2010 | Fri | 9 | TLC | 4 | Say Yes to the Dress | 1/22/2010 | Fri | 9 | BBCA | 1 | Inbetweeners, The | 1/22/2010 | Fri | 10 | STARZ | 1 | Spartacus: Blood & Sand | 1/22/2010 | Fri | 10:30 | Show | 3 | State of the Union | 1/22/2010 | Fri | 11 | SHOW | 1 | La La Land | 1/25/2010 | Mon | 10 | FX | 3 | Damages | 1/25/2010 | Mon | 10 | ABC FAM | | Greek | 1/25/2010 | Mon | 10 | SHOW | 3 | Secret Diary of a Call Girl | 1/27/2010 | Wed | 10 | USA | | Psych | 1/29/2010 | Fri | 9 | FOX | 3 | Kitchen Nightmares | 1/30/2010 | Sat | 10 | TLC | 2 | Four Weddings | 1/31/2010 | Sun | 8:30 | FOX | | Cleveland Show, The | 1/31/2010 | Sun | 9:30 | FOX | | American Dad | 1/31/2010 | Sun | 9 | FOX | | Family Guy | 2/1/2010 | Mon | 10 | BRAVO | 1 | Kell on Earth | 2/1/2010 | Mon | 10 | PLANET | 1 | Blood, Sweat & T-Shirts | 2/2/2010 | Tue | 9 | ABC | 6 | Lost | 2/3/2010 | Wed | 11 | Bravo | 3 | Shear Genius | 2/4/2010 | Thu | 10:30 | COMEDY | 3 | Sarah Silverman Program, The | 2/5/2010 | Fri | 8 | CW | SP | Smallville: Absolute Justice | 2/11/2010 | Thu | 8 | FOX | 1 | Past Life | 2/14/2010 | Sun | 9 | VH1 | 7 | Celebrity Fit Club | 2/14/2010 | Sun | 10 | HBO | 1 | How to Make it in America | 2/14/2010 | Sun | 10:30 | HBO | 2 | Life & Times of Tim, The | 2/19/2010 | Fri | 9 | HBO | | Real Time with Bill Maher | Feb TBD | | 8 | CBS | 20 | Survivor 20: All Stars | 3/1/2010 | Mon | 9 | NBC | 1 | Parenthood | 3/2/2010 | Tue | 10 | TNT | 2 | Southland | 3/3/2010 | Wed | 8 | CW | 14 | America's Next Top Model | 3/4/2010 | Thu | 8 | ABC | | Flash Forward | 3/7/2010 | Sun | 10 | AMC | 3 | Breaking Bad | 3/8/2010 | Mon | 8 | ABC | 10 | Dancing with the Stars | 3/8/2010 | Mon | 9 | CW | | Gossip Girl | 3/10/2010 | Wed | 10 | COMEDY | 14 | South Park | 3/14/2010 | Sun | 8 | NBC | 1 | Marriage Ref, The | 3/14/2010 | Sun | 8:30 | FOX | 1 | Sons of Tucson | 3/14/2010 | Sun | 9 | NBC | 9 | Apprentice | 3/14/2010 | Sun | 9 | HBO | 1 | Pacific, The | 3/22/2010 | Mon | 10 | SHOW | | Nurse Jackie | 3/22/2010 | Mon | 10:30 | SHOW | | United States of Tara | 3/30/2010 | Tue | 9 | ABC | | V | March TBD | | | FX | 1 | Justified | March TBD | | | DISC | 1 | Life | 4/11/2010 | Sun | | SHOW | 4 | Tudors, The | 4/14/2010 | Wed | | FOX | | Glee | TBD | | | ABC FAM | | 10 Things I Hate About You | TBD | | | CBS | | Amazing Race, The | TBD | | | CBS | | Bridge, The | TBD | | | NBC | | Day One | TBD | | | CBS | | Flashpoint | TBD | | | NBC | | Friday Night Lights | TBD | | | ABC | | Happy Town | TBD | | | FOX | | Hell's Kitchen | TBD | | | USA | | In Plain Sight | TBD | | | FOX | | Lie To Me | TBD | | | FX | | Louie | TBD | | | CBS | | Miami Trauma | TBD | | | TNT | | Raising the Bar | TBD | | | USA | | Royal Pains | TBD | | | CBS | | Rules of Engagement | TBD | | | TNT | | Saving Grace | TBD | | | SYFY | | Stargate Universe | TBD | | | BRAVO | | Top Chef Masters | TBD | | | NBC | | Trauma | TBD | | | SYFY | | Warehouse 13 | |
That should give you some TV shows to set up as favorites on the old DVR. I've done my best to make this guide as accurate and complete as possible, but let me know if you notice a show I missed or if you see anything out of place - it's very difficult to get these right as the networks tend to change things around quite a bit.
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