2006–07 United States network television schedule

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 canceled by their networks, the new programs picked up by the networks, and a schedule grid for each network.

The schedules include the four most popular networks (CBS, ABC, NBC, and Fox) and two new networks introduced as part of the broadcast TV realignment: The CW Television Network and MyNetworkTV.

Contents

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 season is from September to November in the U.S..
     Lime indicates the #1 most watched program of the season.
     Yellow indicates the top ten most watched programs of the season.
     Cyan indicates the top 20 most watched programs of the season.
     Magenta indicates the top 30 most watched programs of the season.

Sunday

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 #54 9.0 million Extreme Makeover: Home Edition #25 13.4 million Desperate Housewives #10 17.5 million Brothers & Sisters #37 11.0 million
CBS 60 Minutes #26 13.2 million The Amazing Race #32 11.5 million Cold Case #20 14.4 million Without A Trace #16 14.7 million
Fox comedy series reruns /
Football overrun / The O.C.
The Simpsons #60 8.6 million American Dad #79 7.3 million Family Guy #71 8.2 million The War at Home #118 4.9 million Local Programming
NBC Football Night in America (Ends 8:15) 8:15 NBC Sunday Night Football #12 16.5 million
CW Official Everybody Hates Chris #137 2.7 million All of Us #140 2.4 million Girlfriends #139 2.5 million The Game #141 2.3 million America's Next Top Model (Reruns) Local Programming
Follow-Up Reba (Reruns) Reba #131 3.6 million 7th Heaven #133 3.3 million

Monday

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Wife Swap #73 7.7 million The Bachelor: Rome #64 8.5 million What About Brian #101 5.9 million
CBS Official The Class #67 8.4 million How I Met Your Mother #62 8.5 million Two and a Half Men #19 14.4 million The New Adventures of Old Christine #40 10.4 million CSI: Miami #11 17.1 million
Follow-up How I Met Your Mother #62 8.5 million The Class #67 8.4 million
FOX Official Prison Break #51 9.3 million Vanished #111 5.5 million Local Programming
Follow-Up Justice #107 5.6 million / House (Reruns)
NBC Deal or No Deal #14 14.9 million Heroes #21 14.3 million Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip #63 8.5 million
CW Official 7th Heaven #133 3.3 million Runaway #142 2.0 million Local Programming
Follow-Up Everybody Hates Chris #137 2.7 million All of Us #140 2.4 million Girlfriends #139 2.5 million The Game #141 2.3 million
MNT Desire Fashion House

Tuesday

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Dancing with the Stars #3 20.7 million Help Me Help You #65 8.4 million Boston Legal #48 9.5 million
CBS Official NCIS #20 14.5 million The Unit #36 11.1 million Smith #44 10.1 million
Follow-Up 3 lbs. #52 9.3 million
FOX House #7 19.4 million Standoff #98 6.1 million Local Programming
NBC Friday Night Lights #97 6.1 million Law & Order: Criminal Intent #59 8.8 million Law & Order: Special Victims Unit #39 11.9 million
CW Gilmore Girls #129 3.7 million Veronica Mars #138 2.5 million Local Programming
MNT Desire Fashion House

Wednesday

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Dancing with the Stars #5 20.0 million Lost #17 14.6 million The Nine #72 8.1 million
CBS Jericho #49 9.5 million Criminal Minds #24 14.0 million CSI: NY #23 13.9 million
FOX Bones #50 9.4 million Justice #107 5.6 million Local Programming
NBC Official 30 Rock #104 5.8 million Twenty Good Years #108 5.6 million The Biggest Loser #70 8.3 million Kidnapped #106 5.6 million
Follow-Up Medium #61 8.5 million
CW America's Next Top Model #114 5.4 million One Tree Hill #136 2.9 million Local Programming
MNT Desire Fashion House

Thursday

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Ugly Betty #35 11.3 million Grey's Anatomy #6 19.5 million Six Degrees #68 8.3 million
CBS Survivor: Cook Islands #13 15.8 million CSI: Crime Scene Investigation #4 20.5 million Shark #24 13.7 million
FOX 'Til Death #82 7.1 million Happy Hour #128 3.9 million The O.C. #123 4.3 million Local Programming
NBC My Name Is Earl #58 8.9 million The Office #69 8.3 million Deal or No Deal #42 10.3 million ER #31 11.5 million
CW Smallville #126 4.1 million Supernatural #134 3.1 million Local Programming
MNT Desire Fashion House

Friday

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Extreme Makeover Men in Trees #66 8.4 million 20/20 #75 7.5 million
CBS Ghost Whisperer #46 9.9 million Close To Home #41 10.3 million NUMB3RS #38 10.5 million
FOX Nanny 911 #123 4.3 million Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy #120 4.5 million Local Programming
NBC 1 vs. 100 #47 9.6 million Las Vegas #55 9.0 million Law & Order #56 9.0 million
CW WWE Friday Night SmackDown! #122 4.5 million Local Programming
MNT Desire Fashion House

Saturday

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Saturday Night Football #74 7.6 million
CBS Crimetime Saturday (Reruns) Crimetime Saturday (Reruns) 48 Hours Mystery #77 7.5 million
FOX COPS #102 5.8 million COPS (Reruns) America's Most Wanted #90 6.3 million Local Programming
NBC Dateline Saturday Night #105 5.7 million drama series reruns drama series reruns
MNT Desire (highlights) Fashion House (highlights) Local Programming

Mid-season schedule

Sunday

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 #54 9.0 million Extreme Makeover: Home Edition #25 13.4 million Desperate Housewives #10 17.5 million Brothers & Sisters #37 11.0 million
CBS 60 Minutes #26 13.2 million The Amazing Race #44 10.1 million Cold Case #20 14.4 million Without A Trace #16 14.7 million
FOX King of the Hill #132 3.4 million The War at Home #118 4.9 million /
King of the Hill #132 3.4 million
The Simpsons #60 8.6 million The Winner #99 6.1 million / King of the Hill #132 3.4 million Family Guy #71 8.2 million The Winner #99 6.1 million / American Dad #79 7.3 million Local Programming
NBC Dateline NBC Grease: You're the One that I Want! #78 7.5 million / Dateline NBC #94 6.2 million Deal or No Deal #42 10.3 million The Apprentice #76 7.5 million
CW 7th Heaven (Reruns) 7th Heaven #133 3.3 million America's Next Top Model (Reruns) Local Programming

Monday

8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Wife Swap #73 7.7 million & Supernanny #57 9.0 million / Dancing with the Stars #8 20.7 million & According to Jim (reruns) What About Brian #101 5.9 million / The Bachelor #43 10.3 million
CBS How I Met Your Mother #62 8.5 million The Class #67 8.4 million /
The New Adventures of Old Christine #40 10.4 million
Two and a Half Men #19 14.4 million Rules of Engagement #29 12.4 million /
King of Queens #34 11.4 million
CSI: Miami #11 17.1 million
FOX Drive #112 5.4 million / House (Reruns) 24 #27 13.0 million Local Programming
NBC Deal or No Deal #14 14.9 million Heroes #21 14.3 million The Black Donnellys #84 6.7 million /
The Real Wedding Crashers #103 5.8 million /
Law & Order: Criminal Intent #59 8.8 million
CW Everybody Hates Chris #137 2.7 million All of Us #140 2.4 million Girlfriends #139 2.5 million The Game #141 2.3 million Local Programming
MNT Wicked Wicked Games /
International Fight League
Watch Over Me /
International Fight League

Tuesday

8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC America's Funniest Home Videos (reruns) Primetime #96 6.1 million /
Dancing with the Stars: Results Show #9 18.2 million
Boston Legal #48 9.5 million
CBS NCIS #18 14.5 million The Unit #36 11.1 million Drama Repeats
FOX American Idol #2 30.1 million House #7 19.4 million Local Programming
CW Gilmore Girls #129 3.7 million Veronica Mars #138 2.5 million / Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll #135 3.0 million
NBC Dateline NBC #93 6.2 million Law and Order: Criminal Intent #59 8.8 million Law and Order: Special Victims Unit #30 11.9 million
MNT Wicked Wicked Games /
MyNetworkTV Specials
Watch Over Me /
MyNetworkTV Specials
Local Programming

Wednesday

8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC George Lopez #100 6.1 million Knights of Prosperity #117 5.0 million /
According To Jim (reruns)
According to Jim #92 6.3 million In Case of Emergency #119 4.8 million /
Notes from the Underbelly #110 5.5 million
Lost #17 14.6 million
CBS Jericho #49 9.5 million Criminal Minds #24 14.0 million CSI: NY #25 13.9 million
FOX Bones #50 9.4 million American Idol #1 30.6 million 'Til Death #82 7.1 million /
American Idol #1 30.6 million
Local Programming
NBC Thank God You're Here #88 6.4 million Crossing Jordan #81 7.2 million Medium #61 8.5 million
CW Beauty and the Geek #127 4.0 million / America's Next Top Model #113 5.4 million / Hidden Palms One Tree Hill #136 2.9 million / Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll (Reruns) Local Programming

Thursday

8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Ugly Betty #35 11.3 million Grey's Anatomy #6 19.5 million Men in Trees #66 8.4 million / October Road #39 10.5 million
CBS Survivor: Fiji #15 14.8 million CSI: Crime Scene Investigation #4 20.5 million Shark #24 13.7 million
FOX Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? #28 12.7 million The O.C. #123 4.3 million Local Programming
NBC My Name Is Earl #58 8.9 million The Office #69 8.3 million 30 Rock #104 5.8 million / The Office #69 8.3 million Andy Barker P.I. #115 5.4 million / Scrubs #87 6.4 million Raines #83 6.7 million / ER #31 11.5 million
CW Smallville #126 4.1 million Supernatural #134 3.1 million Local Programming
MNT Wicked Wicked Games /
My Thursday Night Movie
Watch Over Me /
My Thursday Night Movie

Friday

8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Grey's Anatomy (Reruns) TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes 20/20 #75 7.5 million
CBS Ghost Whisperer #46 9.9 million Close To Home #41 10.3 million NUMB3RS #38 10.5 million
FOX Nanny 911 #123 4.3 million / Standoff #98 6.1 million Trading Spouses #120 4.0 million / The Wedding Bells #86 6.5 million Local Programming
NBC 1 vs 100 #47 9.6 million / Identity #91 6.3 million Las Vegas #55 9.0 million / Raines #83 6.7 million Law & Order #56 9.0 million
CW WWE Friday Night SmackDown! #122 4.5 million Local Programming
MNT Wicked Wicked Games /
My Friday Night Movie
Watch Over Me /
My Friday Night Movie

Saturday

8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC ABC Saturday Movie of the Week Brothers & Sisters (Reruns)
CBS Crimetime Saturday (Reruns) Crimetime Saturday (Reruns) 48 Hours Mystery #77 7.5 million
FOX COPS #102 5.8 million COPS America's Most Wanted #90 6.3 million Local Programming
NBC Dateline Saturday #105 5.7 million drama series reruns drama series reruns
MNT My Saturday Night Movie / International Fight League (Reruns) Local Programming

Pickups and Cancellations

Full season pickups

ABC

CBS

The CW

FOX

NBC

Cancelled or Ended

ABC

CBS

FOX

NBC

The CW

MyNetworkTV

2007 summer schedule

The summer programming season began, in earnest, on Thursday, May 24, 2007, following the end of the May sweeps period, and continued until the start of the 2007-2008 programming season in September. Listings are current as of August 13, 2007.

Notes

ABC:
Fast Cars and Superstars debuted Thursday, June 7, and aired as a lead-in to coverage of the 2007 NBA Finals.

Sunday

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 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Desperate Housewives Brothers & Sisters
CBS 60 Minutes Big Brother (Nomination) Cold Case Without A Trace
FOX The War at Home King of the Hill The Simpsons The Loop Family Guy The Loop Local Programming
NBC Dateline NBC Dateline NBC Friday Night Lights /
Law & Order
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
CW Reba Reba 7th Heaven Supernatural Local Programming

Monday

8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Wife Swap The Ex-Wives Club / Extreme Makeover / Fat March Supernanny
CBS Creature Comforts / The New Adventures of Old Christine The New Adventures of Old Christine Two and a Half Men How I Met Your Mother CSI: Miami
FOX On the Lot / Hell's Kitchen (Reruns) Hell's Kitchen Local Programming
NBC Age of Love (Reruns) Age of Love Dateline NBC
CW Everybody Hates Chris All of Us Girlfriends The Game Local Programming
MNT International Fight League International Fight League Local Programming

Tuesday

8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC According to Jim / Just for Laughs Shaq's Big Challenge Primetime / i-Caught
CBS NCIS Big Brother (Veto) Pirate Master / 48 Hours Mystery
FOX Anchorwoman House Local Programming
CW Gilmore Girls Veronica Mars / Beauty and the Geek Local Programming
NBC America's Got Talent The Singing Bee Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
MNT MyNetworkTV Specials Local Programming

Wednesday

8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC The Next Best Thing / According To Jim American Inventor / Primetime Traveler / NASCAR in Primetime
CBS Power of 10 Criminal Minds CSI: NY
FOX So You Think You Can Dance Don't Forget the Lyrics Local Programming
NBC Last Comic Standing (Reruns) Last Comic Standing Dateline
CW Hidden Palms / America's Next Top Model One Tree Hill / America's Next Top Model Local Programming
MNT American Heiress Saints & Sinners Local Programming

Thursday

8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC Ugly Betty Grey's Anatomy Men in Trees
CBS Pirate Master / Big Brother (Live/Eviction) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Shark
FOX Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? So You Think You Can Dance Local Programming
NBC My Name Is Earl 30 Rock The Office Scrubs Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip / ER
CW Smallville Supernatural Local Programming
MNT My Thursday Night Movie Local Programming

Friday

8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC America's Funniest Home Videos / Kyle XY / George Lopez / Set for Life National Bingo Night / Kyle XY / Greek / George Lopez 20/20
CBS Ghost Whisperer Close To Home / Jericho NUMB3RS
FOX Bones Standoff Local Programming
NBC 1 vs 100 Drama repeats Law & Order: Criminal Intent
CW WWE Friday Night SmackDown! Local Programming
MNT My Friday Night Movie Local Programming

Saturday

8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 10:30 PM
ABC ABC Saturday Movie of the Week Brothers & Sisters
The Wonderful World of Disney Masters of Science Fiction
CBS Crimetime Saturday (Reruns) Crimetime Saturday (Reruns) 48 Hours Mystery
FOX COPS COPS America's Most Wanted Local Programming
NBC The Singing Bee (Reruns) America's Got Talent (Reruns) Medium
MNT International Fight League (Reruns) Local Programming

Footnotes