Need something new to watch now that the writers' strike is snatching your old favorite shows away? Fear not: The TV calendar is about to fill up with new shows and season premieres of some old favorites. Even more than usual this year, this list is subject to change as networks try to figure out their strike plans, so I'll do my best to update as schedules shift — most finales dates, for example, could change if shows go back in production. Did I skip your favorite? Leave a comment, and I'll try to track it down. If you're looking for a current list of how many episodes various shows have left, this is a good one.
Announced Winter TV premieres and return dates, so far:
JANUARY 2
Premieres: Power of 10, Wife Swap, Law & Order, Supernanny, Make Me a Supermodel
Returns: Gossip Girl
JANUARY 3
Premieres: Celebrity Apprentice
Returns: ER
JANUARY 4
Premieres: 1 vs. 100, Miss America: Reality Check
Returns: Las Vegas, Friday Night Lights
Finales: Women's Murder Club
Lots more, so read more.
JANUARY 6
Premieres: American Gladiators, The L Word, The Wire, Cashmere Mafia
Returns: Cold Case, Life Is Wild, American Dad, The Simpsons, King of the Hill
Finales: Desperate Housewives
JANUARY 7
Premieres: Dance War: Bruno Vs. Carrie Ann, Medium
Returns: October Road, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report
JANUARY 8
Premieres: One Tree Hill, Life of Ryan, Rob & Big
Returns: Boston Legal, Carpoolers, Law & Order: SVU
JANUARY 9
Premieres: Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBC repeats of USA episodes)
Returns: Criminal Minds, CSI: NY
Finales: Gossip Girl, The Real World
JANUARY 10
Premieres: Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
Returns: Big Shots, CSI, Without a Trace, Ugly Betty
Finales: My Name is Earl, 30 Rock, Grey's Anatomy
JANUARY 11
Premieres: Monk, Psych
Returns: Ghost Whisperer, Numb3rs, Moonlight
JANUARY 13
Premieres: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Comanche Moon (mini-series), Rock of Love, Scott Baio is 46 . . . and Pregnant
Returns: Brothers & Sisters
Finales: Family Guy
JANUARY 14
Premieres: Kyle XY
Returns: Prison Break, Notes from the Underbelly
Finales: CSI: Miami
JANUARY 15
Premieres: American Idol
Returns: Nip/Tuck
Finales: NCIS
JANUARY 16
Premieres: Reno 911
JANUARY 17
Finales: ER
JANUARY 18
Finales: Moonlight
JANUARY 20
Premieres: Breaking Bad, My Fair Brady
Finales: Life Is Wild
JANUARY 22
Premieres: Millionaire Matchmaker
Finales: The Real Housewives of Orange County
JANUARY 23
Premieres: The Moment of Truth, Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Gauntlet III
JANUARY 24
Finales: Ugly Betty, Big Shots
Returns: Chuck
JANUARY 27
Finales: Brothers & Sisters
JANUARY 28
Premieres: In Treatment
JANUARY 29
Finales: Boston Legal
Returns: House
JANUARY 30
Finales: Crowned
JANUARY 31
Premieres: Lost, Eli Stone
FEBRUARY 4
Premieres: Welcome to the Captain, The New Adventures of Old Christine
Returns: Samantha Who?
Finales: American Gladiators
FEBRUARY 5
Finales: House
FEBRUARY 6
Finales: Power of 10
FEBRUARY 7
Premieres: Survivor, Lipstick Jungle
FEBRUARY 8
Finales: Friday Night Lights
FEBRUARY 10
Returns: Everybody Hates Chris, Aliens in America, Girlfriends, The Game
FEBRUARY 12
Premieres: Big Brother, Jericho
FEBRUARY 13
Finales: Cashmere Mafia
FEBRUARY 14
Finales: Scrubs
FEBRUARY 15
Finales: Psych
FEBRUARY 17
Premieres: Knight Rider
FEBRUARY 18
Premieres: The Baby Borrowers, Quarterlife, Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious
Finales: Dance War, Samantha Who?, Prison Break
FEBRUARY 19
Finales: Nip/Tuck
FEBRUARY 22
Finales: Monk, Las Vegas
Returns: Bones
FEBRUARY 26
Returns: Back to You
FEBRUARY 27
Returns: Men in Trees
MARCH 2
Premieres: Oprah's Big Give, Dirt
MARCH 3
Finales: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Medium
MARCH 4
Premieres: The Real Housewives of NYC
MARCH 5
Finales: Project Runway
MARCH 9
Finales: The Wire
MARCH 10
Premieres: New Amsterdam (sneak previews on March 4 and 6)
Finales: Millionaire Matchmaker
MARCH 11
Premieres: Beauty & the Geek
MARCH 14
Premieres: The Return of Jezebel James
Returns: 'Til Death
MARCH 17
Premieres: The Bachelor, Dancing with the Stars
MARCH 19
Premieres: Top Chef 4: Chicago
MARCH 20
Finales: Lost
MARCH 23
Finales: The L Word
MARCH 27
Finales: Make Me a Supermodel
MARCH 28
Finales: In Treatment
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Like lots of folks, I'm extremely excited about the Wire premiering this Sunday. The new-ish promo HBO has now to White Lines makes me giddy every time it comes on.
1Do you know if the new High School Reunion show (TVLand?) is slated to air anytime soon? I know they filmed it last fall. Any word?
2Thanks!
Thanks, Buzz. This list is very helpful. Looking forward to the return of Friday Night Lights, if only for a little bit, and to The Wire. What a great show this is!
3Thanks, Buzz. A very helpful list. Any word on Chuck (NBC)?
4I love MEN IN TREES and I hear they have lots of episodes written, so wondering why they are waiting before playing them. Any word on that?
5On Chuck — It has two episodes left, but NBC hasn't announced dates for airing them yet.
On Men in Trees — It looks like ABC wanted it to take over for Cashmere Mafia once that show runs out of episodes. It looks like it will be on Wednesdays instead of Fridays, though, so that's good.
On High School Reunion -- not sure, but I'll look into it!
6man..no House til February? How will I last that long?
7Miss America: Reality Check looks strangely appealing.
8I saw the previews for Miss America: Reality Check and almost had a showgasm! Michael Urie, beauty pageants, tears, and Clinton from What Not to Wear? Sign me up!
I'm also excited for American Gladiators...I watch the worst TV, I swear.
9what about the tudors?
10what's going on with heroes? i haven't seen this past season (i'm saving it up, even though i heard it wasn't a very good season) so no spoilers please!
but heroes and heroes: origins??
11Heroes has already aired all the episodes for this season (the ones it got done before the strike started), and Origins is on hold indefinitely. So if you want to start watching those saved up episodes, now might be a good time!
121 vs 100 was on before, wasn't it? So isn't it a return rather than a premier? I'm sure I watched an episode of it with an ex one cozy Friday night a year or so ago.
13chaton — yes, you're right. In this case, "premieres" are season or series premieres, and 1 vs 100 is a season premiere. "Returns" are fall shows that are continuing their seasons.
14what about Pushing Daisies?
Ned, Chuck, Olive, I miss them!!
15thanks Buzz.
16any idea when/if 'dirt' will be returning?
JERICHO
17Oh no! Cane and How I Met Your Mother are out of episodes =( They're my favorite shows! Buzz, do you think that Cane will be renewed for another season-- since this is the first season and the season finale hasn't aired yet??
18mandatedfun: I just added Dirt to the schedule! FX just announced a March 2 premiere for it. It only has seven episodes done, but hey, it's something!
i am awesomeness: I'm not sure about Cane. I think a lot of the first-year shows are in the same spot, though. I think it will depend on if the strike's over in time for writers to pitch new pilots for the fall; if not, I bet the networks stick with the shows they already had this season.
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