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The following article details the developing fall prime time schedules for the United States' six major English language broadcast networks. Following are lists of what programs have been either renewed or cancelled by their networks, the new programs picked up by the networks, and then a schedule grid for each network.

The schedule was affected by the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.

Contents 1 Fall schedule 1.1 Sunday 1.2 Monday 1.3 Tuesday 1.4 Wednesday 1.5 Thursday 1.6 Friday 1.7 Saturday 2 Mid-season schedule 2.1 Sunday 2.2 Monday 2.3 Tuesday 2.4 Wednesday 2.5 Thursday 2.6 Friday 2.7 Saturday 3 Summer Schedule 3.1 Sunday 3.2 Monday 3.3 Tuesday 3.4 Wednesday 3.5 Thursday 3.6 Friday 3.7 Saturday 4 By network 4.1 ABC 4.2 NBC 4.3 CBS 4.4 FOX 4.5 The CW 4.6 MyNetworkTV 5 Full season orders and cancellations 5.1 Full season orders 5.2 Cancellations 6 References

Fall schedule

New fall series are highlighted in bold. The official schedule was set by each network before the start of the official fall season. The fall follow-up schedule is listed under the official fall season lineup of each network. The fall follow-up schedule is from November 4, 2007 (the day before the start of the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike) to December 8, 2007. The fall season is from September to November in the U.S.. (E) - Encore Presentation

Lime indicates the #1 most-watched program of the season.1      Yellow indicates the top-10 most-watched programs of the season.1      Cyan indicates the top-20 most-watched programs of the season.1      Pink indicates the top-30 most-watched programs of the season.1

Sunday

PM		7:00	7:30	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC		America's Funniest Home Videos		Extreme Makeover: Home Edition		Desperate Housewives		Brothers & Sisters
CBS	Official	60 Minutes		Viva Laughlin		Cold Case		Shark
	Follow-Up			The Amazing Race2
CW	Official	CW Now	Online Nation	Life Is Wild		America's Next Top Model (E)		Local Programming
	Follow-Up		Aliens in America (E)
FOX		The OT (NFL Post-Game) / Animated series encores		The Simpsons	King of the Hill	Family Guy	American Dad
NBC		Football Night in America		NBC Sunday Night Football

Monday

PM		8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	Official	Dancing with the Stars (Performance)			Samantha Who?	The Bachelor
	Follow-Up	Holiday Special		Samantha Who?	Notes from the Underbelly	October Road
CBS		How I Met Your Mother	The Big Bang Theory	Two and a Half Men	Rules of Engagement	CSI: Miami
CW		Everybody Hates Chris	Aliens in America	Girlfriends	The Game	Local Programming
FOX	Official	Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles		K-Ville
	Follow-Up	House (E)
MNT	Official	Celebrity Exposé		Control Room Presents
	Follow-Up	Breaking The Magician's Code		Celebrity Exposé
NBC		Chuck		Heroes		Journeyman

Tuesday

PM		8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	Official	Cavemen	Carpoolers	Dancing with the Stars (Results Show)3		Boston Legal
	Follow-Up	America's Funniest Home Videos (E)		According to Jim (E)	According to Jim (E)
CBS		NCIS		The Unit		Cane
CW		Beauty and the Geek		Reaper		Local Programming
FOX		Bones4		House
MNT		The Academy		Jail	Jail
NBC	Official	The Singing Bee	The Biggest Loser			Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
	Follow-Up	The Biggest Loser

Wednesday

PM		8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC		Pushing Daisies		Private Practice		Dirty Sexy Money
CBS		Kid Nation		Criminal Minds		CSI: NY
CW		America's Next Top Model		Gossip Girl5		Local Programming
FOX		Back to You	'Til Death	Kitchen Nightmares4
MNT		Decision House6		Meet My Folks
NBC	Official	Deal or No Deal		Bionic Woman		Life
	Follow-Up	Deal or No Deal

Thursday

PM		8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC		Ugly Betty		Grey's Anatomy		Big Shots
CBS		Survivor: China		CSI: Crime Scene Investigation		Without a Trace
CW		Smallville		Supernatural		Local Programming
FOX		Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?		Don't Forget the Lyrics!4
MNT		My Thursday Night Movie
NBC		My Name Is Earl	30 Rock	The Office	Scrubs	ER

Friday

PM		8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	Official	20/20		Women's Murder Club		Men in Trees
	Follow-Up	Men in Trees				20/20
CBS		Ghost Whisperer		Moonlight		NUMB3RS
CW		WWE Friday Night SmackDown				Local Programming
FOX	Official	The Next Great American Band		Nashville
	Follow-Up	Don't Forget the Lyrics! [1]		The Next Great American Band [2]
MNT		My Friday Night Movie
NBC		Deal or No Deal		Friday Night Lights		Las Vegas

Saturday

PM		8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	Official	Saturday Night Football (continued to game completion)
	Follow-Up	Holiday Movie				Women's Murder Club (E)
CBS		Crimetime Saturday		Crimetime Saturday		48 Hours: Mystery
FOX		COPS	COPS	America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back		Local Programming
MNT		NFL Total Access		IFL Battleground
NBC	Official	Dateline NBC		Drama Encores (usually from Law & Order series)
	Follow-Up	Bionic Woman (E)		Chuck (E)		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (E)

Mid-season schedule

• The mid-season schedule is from December 9, 2007 to May 21, 2008.
• (E) - Encore Presentation

Sunday

PM		7:00	7:30	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC		America's Funniest Home Videos		Extreme Makeover: Home Edition		Oprah's Big Give		Here Come the Newlyweds
						Desperate Housewives		Brothers & Sisters
CBS		60 Minutes		Big Brother 9		Cold Case		Shark (E)
								Dexter
				Various Programming
CW		CW Now	Aliens in America (E)	Life Is Wild		Crowned (E)		Local Programming
			Everybody Hates Chris (E)	Everybody Hates Chris	Aliens in America	Girlfriends	The Game
		America's Next Top Model (E)
						The Game	Girlfriends (E)
FOX		Comedy series encores		The Simpsons	King of the Hill	Family Guy	American Dad
							Unhitched
							American Dad
NBC		Various Programming
		Dateline NBC		Monk		Psych		Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (E)
				The Office (E) 7

• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition aired two hour episodes on January 13 through January 27. ⁸
• Dateline NBC ran two hour episodes until April 6, 2008.⁹

Monday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann			Notes from the Underbelly	October Road
	Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann		Samantha Who?	Samantha Who? (E)
	Dancing with the Stars			Samantha Who?	The Bachelor
CBS	How I Met Your Mother (E)	The Big Bang Theory	Two and a Half Men	Rules of Engagement (E)	CSI: Miami
		Welcome to The Captain		The New Adventures of Old Christine
	The Big Bang Theory	How I Met Your Mother		Rules of Engagement
CW	Everybody Hates Chris	Aliens in America	Girlfriends	The Game	Local Programming
	Gossip Girl		Pussycat Dolls Present
			One Tree Hill
FOX	House (E)		K-Ville
	Prison Break		Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
	Canterbury's Law		New Amsterdam
	Bones		House
MNT	Celebrity Exposé		Meet My Folks
			Paradise Hotel 2
NBC	Chuck		Heroes		Journeyman
	Clash of the Choirs
	American Gladiators		Deal or No Deal		Medium
	My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad
	Deal or No Deal

• American Gladiators premiered Sunday, January 6, 2008 at 9:00PM Eastern/8:00PM Central before moving to Mondays at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central.
• Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann aired a two hour premiere episode on January 7, 2008 and aired 90 minute episodes during January.
• Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles premiered Sunday, January 13, 2008 at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central before moving to Mondays at 9:00PM Eastern/8:00PM Central.

Tuesday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	Just for Laughs	Just for Laughs	According to Jim (R)	According to Jim (R)	Boston Legal
			Dancing with the Stars (Results)
	According to Jim	According to Jim (E)
					Boston Legal
					Women's Murder Club
CBS	NCIS		Big Brother 9		48 Hours: Mystery
					Jericho
					Secret Talents of the Stars
					48 Hours: Mystery
			Shark		Drama Encores
CW	Reaper		One Tree Hill		Local Programming
	Beauty and the Geek
			Reaper
FOX	American Idol		House (E)
			Hell's Kitchen
MNT	Street Patrol	Street Patrol	Jail	Jail
NBC	The Biggest Loser 5				Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
	Most Outrageous Moments	Saturday Night Live: The Best of Various People

• According to Jim premiered on January 1, 2008 with two 30 minute episodes. Then on January 9, 2008 it only aired one episode for the night.
• One Tree Hill premiered on January 8, 2008 with a two hour premiere.
• American Idol premiered on January 15, 2008 and January 16, 2008 with two hour episodes each night.
• Miss Guided showed a "sneak-peek" on Tuesday March 18, 2008 following Dancing with the Stars at 10:30PM Eastern/9:30PM Central. It then moved to its regular timeslot on March 20 at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central with back to back episodes filling in for Ugly Betty through April 3.¹⁰

Wednesday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	Wife Swap		Supernanny		Cashmere Mafia
					Men in Trees
					Boston Legal
CBS	Power of 10/Comedy Encores		Criminal Minds		CSI: NY
	Big Brother 9
	The Price Is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular
CW	Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants		Gossip Girl		Local Programming
	America's Next Top Model		Pussycat Dolls Present (E)
			Pussycat Dolls Present
			Farmer Wants a Wife
FOX	American Idol		The Moment of Truth
	'Til Death	Back to You	American Idol
MNT	Whacked Out Videos	Whacked Out Videos	Various Programming
			Masters of Illusion
	Under One Roof	The Best of In Living Color
			Breaking The Magician's Code (E)
NBC	Deal or No Deal		Law & Order: Criminal Intent (E)		Law & Order
	Deal or No Deal

• American Idol premiered on January 15, 2008 and January 16, 2008 with two hour episodes each night.
• Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants premiered on December 12, 2007 at 9:00PM Eastern/8:00PM Central before moving to Wednesdays at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central.
• Law & Order had a two hour season premiere (two episodes) on January 2, 2008.
• Supernanny aired back to back episodes on January 2, 2008.

Thursday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	Ugly Betty		Grey's Anatomy		Big Shots
	Lost (E)		Lost		Eli Stone
	Miss Guided 11	Miss Guided
	Ugly Betty		Grey's Anatomy		Lost
CBS	Survivor: Micronesia		CSI: Crime Scene Investigation		Without a Trace
CW	Smallville		Supernatural		Local Programming
			Reaper
			Supernatural
FOX	Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?		Don't Forget The Lyrics
MNT	My Thursday Night Movie
NBC	Various Comedy repeats	Various Comedy repeats	The Celebrity Apprentice		Lipstick Jungle
	My Name Is Earl
		30 Rock	The Office	Scrubs	ER
		Scrubs		30 Rock

• Reaper moved to 9:00PM Eastern/8:00PM Central on February 28, 2008, replacing Supernatural.
• Miss Guided showed a "sneak-peek" on Tuesday March 18, 2008 following Dancing with the Stars at 10:30PM Eastern/9:30PM Central. It then moved to its regular timeslot on March 20 at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central with back to back episodes filling in for Ugly Betty through April 3.¹²

Friday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	America's Funniest Home Videos (E)		Duel		20/20
CBS	The Price Is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular		Ghost Whisperer		NUMB3RS
	Ghost Whisperer		Moonlight
CW	WWE Friday Night SmackDown				Local Programming
FOX	Bones (E)		House (E)
	The Return of Jezebel James
	'Til Death (E)	The Return of Jezebel James	Canterbury's Law
	Bones (E)
	FOX Friday Night Movie
MNT	My Friday Night Movie
NBC	The Singing Bee		Friday Night Lights		Las Vegas
	1 vs. 100
	Amne$ia		Dateline NBC

• Amne$ia premiered on February 22, 2008 at 9:00PM Eastern/8:00PM Central, before moving to its regular timeslot on February 29, 2008 at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central.¹³

Saturday

PM	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	Saturday Movie of the Week
CBS	Various Encores		48 Hours Mystery		48 Hours Mystery
FOX	COPS	COPS	America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back		Local Programming
MNT	NFL Total Access		Control Room Presents
			Paradise Hotel 2 (E)
	Meet My Folks (E)		Decision House (E)
NBC	NBC Sports

Summer Schedule

The summer programming season begins, in earnest during May following the end of the May sweeps period, and continues until the start of the 2008-2009 programming season in September — typically the broadcast of the Primetime Emmy Awards. (Listings are current as of April 17, 2008).

Note: All NBC programming from August 8, 2008 to August 24, 2008 was pre-empted for coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics.¹⁴

Sunday

PM		7:00	7:30	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	July	America's Funniest Home Videos (E)		High School Musical: Get in the Picture (7/20/08)		Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (E)		Desperate Housewives (E)
	August			Extreme Makeover Home Edition (E)
CBS	June	60 Minutes (E)		Million Dollar Password (6/1/08)		Cold Case (E)		Various Programming
	July			Big Brother (Nominations) (7/13/08)		Jingles (7/21/08)		Cold Case (E) (7/21/08)
CW		One Tree Hill (E)		Everybody Hates Chris (E)	Aliens in America (E)	Girlfriends (E)	The Game (E)	Local Programming
FOX		Don't Forget the Lyrics (E) (6/1/08)		The Simpsons (E)	King of the Hill (E)	Family Guy (E)	American Dad (E)
NBC		Dateline NBC		TBA		TBA		TBA

Monday

PM		8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	May	The Bachelorette (5/19/08)				The Mole (6/2/08)
	July	High School Musical: Get in the Picture (7/21/08)		Wanna Bet? (7/21/08)
	Aug			Samantha Who? (E)	Samantha Who? (E)
CBS		The Big Bang Theory (E)	How I Met Your Mother (E)	Two and a Half Men (E)	Rules of Engagement (E)	CSI: Miami (E)
CW		Gossip Girl (E)		One Tree Hill (E)		Local Programming
FOX	June	Bones (E)		House (E)
	Aug	Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (E)		Prison Break (E)
MNT	June	Celebrity Exposé (E)		Celebrity Exposé (E)
	July			Decision House (E)
	Aug	Decision House (E)
	Sep	Celebrity Exposé (E)		Celebrity Exposé (E)
NBC		American Gladiators (5/12/08)		Nashville Star (6/9/08)		Dateline NBC (6/23/08)

Tuesday

PM		8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC		Wipeout (6/24/08)		I Survived A Japanese Game Show (6/24/08)		Samantha Who? (E)	Samantha Who? (E)
CBS	June	NCIS (E) (5/27/08)		The Unit (E) (6/3/08)		Without a Trace (E) (6/3/08)
	July			Big Brother (Power of Veto) (7/15/08)
CW		TBA		Reaper (E)		Local Programming
FOX	May	The Moment of Truth (5/27/08)		Hell's Kitchen
	July	Bones (E)		House (E)
MNT		Street Patrol (E)	Street Patrol (E)	Jail (E)	Jail (E)
NBC		Celebrity Family Feud (7/1/08)		America's Got Talent (6/17/08)		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (E)

Wednesday

PM		8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC		Wife Swap (E)		Supernanny (E)		Men in Trees (5/28/08)
CBS	June	Various Programming		Criminal Minds (E)		CSI: NY (E)
	July	Big Brother (Live Eviction)
		Greatest American Dog (7/30/08)
CW		TBA		Farmer Wants A Wife (4/30/08)		Local Programming
FOX	May	So You Think You Can Dance (5/22/08)
	Aug	Kitchen Nightmares (8/13/08) (E)		Kitchen Nightmares (8/13/08) (E)
MNT	May	Under One Roof	The Best of In Living Color	Specials/Encores
	July		Whacked Out Videos (E)	The Twilight Zone (2002)	The Twilight Zone (2002)
	Aug	The Twilight Zone (2002)	The Twilight Zone (2002)	Whacked Out Videos (E)	Whacked Out Videos (E)
NBC		The Baby Borrowers (6/25/08)		Celebrity Circus (6/11/08)		Law & Order (E)

Thursday

PM		8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	June	Ugly Betty (E)		Grey's Anatomy (E)		Hopkins (6/26/08)
	Aug					Private Practice (E)
CBS	June	Various Programming		CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (E)		Swingtown
	July	Greatest American Dog
						Flashpoint
		Big Brother (Live Eviction) (7/31/08)
CW		Smallville (E)		Supernatural (E)		Local Programming
FOX	May	So You Think You Can Dance (5/22/08)
	June	Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (6/12/08)		So You Think You Can Dance (6/12/08)
MNT		My Thursday Night Movie
NBC		TBA	Last Comic Standing (5/22/08)			Fear Itself (6/5/08)

Friday

PM		8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	June	Dance Machine (6/27/08)		Duel		20/20
	July	America's Funniest Home Videos (E)
CBS	June	Ghost Whisperer (E)		Moonlight (E)		NUMB3RS (E)
	July			NUMB3RS (E)		Flashpoint (7/11/08)
						Swingtown
CW		WWE Friday Night SmackDown				Local Programming
FOX	May	FOX Friday Night Movie
	Aug	Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (E)		Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (E)
MNT	June	Meet My Folks (E)		Paradise Hotel 2 (E)
	July	The Academy (E)
NBC		TBA		Dateline NBC

Saturday

PM		8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC		ABC Saturday Night Movie/ The Wonderful World of Disney				Eli Stone (E)
CBS		Various Programming		Various Programming		48 Hours: Mystery (E)
FOX		COPS	COPS (E)	America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back		Local Programming
MNT		My Saturday Night Movie
NBC		Various Programming		Various Programming		Various Programming

By network

ABC

Returning series: According to Jim America's Funniest Home Videos The Bachelor Boston Legal Brothers & Sisters Dancing with the Stars Desperate Housewives Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Grey's Anatomy Lost Men in Trees National Bingo Night Notes from the Underbelly October Road Supernanny Ugly Betty Wife Swap

New series: Big Shots Carpoolers Cashmere Mafia Cavemen Dirty Sexy Money Eli Stone Miss/Guided Private Practice Pushing Daisies Samantha Who? Women's Murder Club

Not returning from 2006–2007: Big Day Day Break Extreme Makeover George Lopez The Great American Dream Vote Help Me Help You In Case of Emergency The Knights of Prosperity The Nine Show Me the Money Six Degrees Traveler What About Brian

NBC

Returning shows: 30 Rock The Biggest Loser Deal or No Deal ER Friday Night Lights Football Night in America Heroes Law & Order Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Las Vegas Medium My Name Is Earl The Office Scrubs Sunday Night Football The Apprentice

New shows: Bionic Woman Chuck Journeyman Life Lipstick Jungle The Singing Bee Fear Itself

Not returning from 2006–2007: Andy Barker, P.I. The Black Donnellys Crossing Jordan Grease: You're The One That I Want Identity Kidnapped Law & Order: Criminal Intent (returning on USA Network; second-run episodes will air on NBC) Raines The Real Wedding Crashers Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Thank God You're Here Twenty Good Years

CBS

Returning series: 48 Hours Mystery 60 Minutes The Amazing Race 12 Big Brother 9 (Mid-season 2008) and 10 (Summer 2008) Cold Case CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Miami CSI: NY Criminal Minds Ghost Whisperer How I Met Your Mother Jericho NCIS The New Adventures of Old Christine Numb3rs Power of 10 Rules of Engagement Two and a Half Men Shark Survivor: China (Fall 2007) and Micronesia (Mid-season 2008) The Unit Without a Trace

New series: Fall 2007