This was the United States broadcast television schedule on all six commercial television networks for the fall season beginning in September 2005. All times are Eastern and Pacific.
This would be the final season of broadcasting for both UPN and The WB. They would merge together to form The CW next season.
New series are highlighted in bold.
Rankings determined by Nielsen Media Research
PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, was in operation, but the schedule was set by each local station.
Contents |
| Network | 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | America's Funniest Home Videos #59 9.1 million | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition #19 14.7 million | Desperate Housewives #4 22.2 million | Grey's Anatomy #5 19.9 million | |||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes #26 13.6 million | Cold Case #20 14.5 million | CBS Sunday Night Movie | ||||||
| Fox | 2005 | NFL overrun | King of the Hill #111 5.2 million | The Simpsons #58 9.1 million | The War at Home #83 7.2 million | Family Guy #69 7.9 million | American Dad #85 7.1 million | Local | |
| 2006 | Malcolm in the Middle #127 3.8 million | Free Ride #97 6.4 million / American Dad #85 7.1 million | |||||||
| NBC | Dateline NBC #76 7.6 million | The West Wing #66 8.1 million | Law & Order: Criminal Intent #39 11.0 million | Crossing Jordan #40 10.9 million | |||||
| WB | 2005 | Reba Beginnings | Reba Beginnings | Charmed #132 3.5 million | Blue Collar TV #144 2.4 million | Blue Collar TV #144 2.4 million | Local | ||
| 2006 | Supernatural encores | ||||||||
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | 2005 | Wife Swap #63 8.3 million | Monday Night Football #12 16.0 million | ||||
| 2006 | Emily's Reasons Why Not #100 6.3 million | Jake in Progress #106 5.6 million | The Bachelor: Paris #53 9.3 million | ||||
| Supernanny #78 7.5 million | Miracle Workers #64 8.3 million / What About Brian #99 6.3 million | ||||||
| CBS | 2005 | The King of Queens #49 10.0 million | How I Met Your Mother #51 9.5 million | Two and a Half Men #17 15.1 million | Out of Practice #32 11.6 million | CSI: Miami #9 18.1 million | |
| 2006 | Courting Alex #35 11.2 million | ||||||
| The New Adventures of Old Christine #29 12.5 million | |||||||
| Fox | 2005 | Arrested Development #124 4.2 million | Kitchen Confidential #129 3.8 million | Prison Break #55 9.2 million | Local | ||
| 2006 | Skating with Celebrities #34 11.4 million / Prison Break #55 9.2 million |
24 #24 13.8 million | |||||
| NBC | 2005 | Surface #54 9.3 million | Las Vegas #44 10.7 million | Medium #37 11.2 million | |||
| 2006 | Deal or No Deal #13 15.8 million | The Apprentice 5 #50 9.7 million | |||||
| UPN | One on One #139 2.8 million | All of Us #135 3.2 million | Girlfriends #134 3.4 million | Half & Half #138 3.1 million | Local | ||
| WB | 2005 | 7th Heaven #112 5.2 million | Just Legal #136 3.1 million | ||||
| 2006 | 7th Heaven (Reruns) / Related #143 2.6 million | ||||||
| Everwood #131 3.6 million | |||||||
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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| ABC | 2005 | According to Jim #92 6.7 million | Rodney #94 6.6 million | Commander in Chief #28 12.7 million | Boston Legal #46 10.3 million | ||
| 2006 | Sons & Daughters #116 4.9 million | Sons & Daughters #116 4.9 million | |||||
| Less than Perfect #115 4.9 million | Hope & Faith #103 5.8 million | ||||||
| CBS | 2005 | NCIS #16 15.3 million | The Amazing Race #42 10.8 million | Close to Home #45 10.4 million | |||
| 2006 | The Unit #14 15.5 million | Threshold #71 7.8 million / Love Monkey #81 7.3 million | |||||
| The Amazing Race #57 9.1 million | |||||||
| Fox | 2005 | Bones #60 8.9 million | House #10 17.3 million | Local | |||
| 2006 | American Idol #1 31.2 million | ||||||
| NBC | 2005 | The Biggest Loser #48 10.1 million | My Name Is Earl #41 10.9 million | The Office #67 8.0 million | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit #25 13.8 million | ||
| 2006 | Most Outrageous Moments | Joey #86 7.1 million | Scrubs #98 6.4 million | Scrubs #98 6.4 million | |||
| Scrubs (Reruns) | Teachers #109 5.3 million | ||||||
| UPN | 2005 | America's Next Top Model (Reruns) | Sex, Love & Secrets #155 1.4 million / comedy reruns | Local | |||
| 2006 | Get This Party Started #156 1.3 million / Veronica Mars #145 2.3 million | ||||||
| WB | 2005 | Gilmore Girls #119 4.5 million | Supernatural #128 3.8 million | Local | |||
| 2006 | Pepper Dennis #149 2.2 million | ||||||
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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| ABC | 2005 | George Lopez #82 7.2 million | Freddie #89 6.8 million | Lost #15 15.5 million | Invasion #56 9.1 million | ||
| 2006 | Alias #90 6.7 million | The Evidence #70 7.9 million / Invasion #56 9.1 million | |||||
| CBS | 2005 | Still Standing #87 7.0 million | Yes, Dear #77 7.6 million | Criminal Minds #28 12.6 million | CSI: NY #22 14.2 million | ||
| 2006 | Courting Alex #35 11.2 million | Out of Practice #32 11.6 million | |||||
| The Amazing Race #57 9.1 million | |||||||
| Fox | 2005 | That '70s Show #104 5.8 million | Stacked #118 4.6 million | Head Cases #137 3.1 miilion / drama reruns | Local | ||
| 2006 | Bones #60 8.9 million | American Idol #2 30.2 million | Unan1mous #23 13.8 million | ||||
| NBC | 2005 | The Apprentice: Martha Stewart #93 6.6 million | E-Ring #62 8.6 million | Law & Order #36 11.2 million | |||
| 2006 | Deal or No Deal #21 14.4 million | Law & Order #36 11.2 million / Dateline NBC | Heist #96 6.4 million / Law & Order #36 11.2 million | ||||
| UPN | 2005 | America's Next Top Model 5 #113 5.0 million | Veronica Mars #147 2.3 million | Local | |||
| 2006 | South Beach #152 1.6 million | ||||||
| America's Next Top Model 6 #114 5.0 million | Veronica Mars repeats | ||||||
| WB | 2005 | One Tree Hill #140 2.8 million | Related #143 2.6 million | Local | |||
| 2006 | various repeats / The Bedford Diaries #153 1.6 million | ||||||
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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| ABC | 2005 | Alias #90 6.7 million | Night Stalker #110 5.3 million | Primetime #84 7.2 million | |||
| 2006 | Dancing With the Stars #7 18.6 million | Crumbs #43 10.8 million | |||||
| American Inventor (Reruns) | American Inventor #52 9.4 million | Commander in Chief #28 12.7 million | |||||
| CBS | 2005 | Survivor: Guatemala #8 18.3 million | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation #3 25.2 million | Without a Trace #6 18.7 million | |||
| 2006 | Survivor: Panama - Exile Island #11 16.8 million | ||||||
| Fox | 2005 | The O.C. #105 5.6 million | Reunion #126 3.9 million | Local | |||
| 2006 | That '70s Show #104 5.8 million | That '70s Show #104 5.8 million | The O.C. #105 5.6 million | ||||
| NBC | 2005 | Joey #86 7.1 million | Will & Grace #61 8.7 million | The Apprentice 4 #38 11.0 million | ER #30 12.3 million | ||
| 2006 | Will & Grace #61 8.7 million | Four Kings #80 7.4 million | My Name Is Earl #41 10.9 million | The Office #67 8.0 million | |||
| UPN | Everybody Hates Chris #122 4.3 million | Love, Inc. #142 2.6 million | Eve #146 2.3 million | Cuts #150 2.1 million | Local | ||
| WB | 2005 | Smallville #117 4.7 million | Everwood #131 3.6 million | Local | |||
| 2006 | Beauty and the Geek #123 4.2 million | ||||||
| Supernatural #128 3.8 million | |||||||
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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| ABC | 2005 | Supernanny #78 7.5 million | Hope & Faith #103 5.8 million | Hot Properties #108 5.3 million | 20/20 #68 8.0 million | ||
| 2006 | Dancing with the Stars results show #18 14.8 million | In Justice #75 7.6 million | |||||
| America's Funniest Home Videos (Reruns) | TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes | ||||||
| CBS | 2005 | Ghost Whisperer #47 10.2 million | Threshold #71 7.8 million | NUMB3RS #31 11.7 million | |||
| 2006 | Close to Home #45 10.4 million | ||||||
| Fox | 2005 | The Bernie Mac Show #130 3.6 million | Malcolm in the Middle #127 3.8 million | Killer Instinct #120 4.3 million | Local | ||
| 2006 | Nanny 911 | Trading Spouses #102 6.0 million | |||||
| NBC | 2005 | Dateline NBC #65 8.1 million | Three Wishes #79 7.5 million | Inconceivable #107 5.4 million | |||
| 2006 | Las Vegas #44 10.7 million | The Book of Daniel #74 7.7 million / Conviction #73 7.7 million | |||||
| UPN | WWE Friday Night SmackDown! #121 4.3 million | Local | |||||
| WB | 2005 | What I Like About You #148 2.2 million | Twins #141 2.6 million / What I Like About You repeats | Reba #133 3.4 million | Living with Fran #145 2.3 million / Twins #141 2.6 million | Local | |
| 2006 | Living with Fran #145 2.3 million | Twins #141 2.6 million | |||||
| 2006 cont. | Survival of the Richest #154 1.6 million | Modern Men #150 2.1 million | |||||
| Network | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM |
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| ABC | ABC Saturday Movie of the Week | Lost (Reruns) | ||||
| The Wonderful World of Disney | ||||||
| ABC Saturday Movie of the Week | ||||||
| CBS | Crimetime Saturday (Reruns) | Crimetime Saturday (Reruns) | 48 Hours Mystery #72 7.8 million | |||
| Fox | COPS #101 6.1 million | COPS #101 6.1 million | America's Most Wanted #91 6.7 million | Local | ||
| NBC | Repeats of NBC drama series / NBC Saturday Night Movie (occasionally) | |||||
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