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The following is the 2008–09 network television schedule for the six major English language broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 2008 through May 2009. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 2007/08 season. The schedule omits the Public Broadcasting Service (whose programming is listed here).

     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]

     Magenta indicates the top-30 most watched programs of the season.^[1]

     Orange indicates the top-40 most watched programs of the season.^[1]

     Silver indicates the top-50 most watched programs of the season.^[1]

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.
• All times given are in U.S. Eastern Time, Pacific Time is the same. Subtract one Hour for Central and Mountain time. There are certain exceptions, such as NBC Sunday Night Football, that are aired live in all time zones.

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		Extreme Makeover: Home Edition #42 9,9 million[2]		Desperate Housewives #9 15,7 million[3]		Brothers & Sisters #35 10,4 million[2]
CBS	Fall	60 Minutes #14 13,9 million[2]		The Amazing Race 13 #28 11,1 million[2]		Cold Case #23 11,8 million[2]		The Unit #43 9,7 million[2]
	Winter			Million Dollar Password
	Follow-Up			The Amazing Race 14 #30 11 million[2]
The CW	Fall	In Harm's Way		Valentine		Easy Money		Local Programming
	Follow-Up	Jericho (Reruns)		CW Sunday Movie
Fox	Fall	The OT #26 11,5 million[2]		The Simpsons	King of the Hill	Family Guy	American Dad!
	Winter	Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
NBC	Fall	Football Night in America		NBC Sunday Night Football (8:20, to game completion) #8 16,3 million[3]
	Winter	Dateline NBC		Kings		The Celebrity Apprentice 2

Note: On Sundays, The CW programming begins at 5 p.m. Eastern; the full schedule is available here
Note: CBS' Sunday Night primetime lineup is often delayed due to NFL on CBS game coverage running longer than scheduled, except in the Pacific and Mountain time zones, where the lineup airs as scheduled. Note: The 7pm hour on Fox features animated series reruns in the Pacific and Mountain time zones during the NFL season.

Monday

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	Dancing with the Stars #3 20.4 million			Samantha Who?	Boston Legal #45 9,6 million[2]
	Winter	The Bachelor #25 11,5 million[2]			Holiday Special	True Beauty[4]
CBS	Fall	The Big Bang Theory #40 10 million[2]	How I Met Your Mother # 46 9,5 million[2]	Two and a Half Men #10 15 million[3]	Worst Week #44 9,7 million[2]	CSI: Miami #13 14,3 million[2]
	Follow-up				Rules of Engagement #24 11,6 million[2]
The CW	Fall	Gossip Girl		One Tree Hill		Local Programming
	Follow-Up			Privileged
	Winter			One Tree Hill[5]
Fox	Fall	Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles		Prison Break
	Winter	House #16 13,6 million[2]		24 #20 12,6 million[2]
MNT	Fall	Celebrity Exposé		Magic's Biggest Secrets Revealed
	Follow-Up	Twilight Zone	Twilight Zone
	Winter			Masters of Illusion[6]
NBC	Fall	Chuck		Heroes #49 9,3 million[2]		My Own Worst Enemy
	Follow-up	Superstars of Dance				Momma's Boys
	Winter	Chuck		Heroes #49 9,3 million[2]		Medium[7]

Tuesday

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	Opportunity Knocks		Dancing with the Stars: The Results #7 16,8 million[3]		Eli Stone[8]
	Follow-Up	Holiday Specials		According to Jim	According to Jim
	Winter	Homeland Security USA		Scrubs	Scrubs	Primetime: What Would You Do?[9]
CBS		NCIS #5 17.9 million		The Mentalist #6 17,5 million[3]		Without a Trace #19 12,9 milliom[2]
The CW	Fall	90210		Privileged		Local Programming
	Follow-up	Reaper		90210[10]
Fox	Fall	House		Fringe #41 10 million[2]
	Winter	American Idol #2 26.2 million
MNT	Fall	Street Patrol	Street Patrol (Reruns)	Jail	Jail (Reruns)
	Winter			Vice Squad	Vice Squad
	Follow-Up			Whacked Out Videos	Whacked Out Videos
NBC		The Biggest Loser #36 10,3 million[2]				Law & Order: Special Victims Unit #39 10,1 million[2]

Wednesday

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	Pushing Daisies		Private Practice #50 9,2 million[2]		Dirty Sexy Money
	Winter	Lost (Reruns)		Lost #27 11,3 million[2]		Life on Mars
CBS		The New Adventures of Old Christine	Gary Unmarried	Criminal Minds #11 14,9 million[2]		CSI: NY #17 13,5 million[2]
The CW	Fall	America's Next Top Model		Stylista		Local Programming
	Follow-Up	Stylista (Reruns)
	Winter	13: Fear is Real[5]		90210 (Reruns)[10]
	Follow-Up	Privileged[10]
Fox	Fall	Bones #31 10,9 million[2]		'Til Death	Do Not Disturb
	Follow-Up			House (Reruns)
	Winter	American Idol #1 26.5 million		Lie to Me #29 11,1 million[2][11]
MNT	Fall	The Tony Rock Project	Under One Roof	World's Funniest Moments
	Follow-Up	World's Funniest Moments		The Tony Rock Project	The Tony Rock Project (Reruns)
	Winter				Under One Roof
	Follow-Up			Under One Roof
NBC	Fall	Knight Rider		Deal or No Deal		Lipstick Jungle
	Winter			Life[7]		Law & Order[12]

Thursday

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	Ugly Betty		Grey's Anatomy #12 14,8 million[2]		Life on Mars
	Winter					Private Practice[13]
CBS	Fall	Survivor: Gabon - Earth's Last Eden #15 13,8 million[2]		CSI: Crime Scene Investigation #4 19.0 million		Eleventh Hour #22 12,1 million[2]
	Winter	Various Programming
	Follow-Up	Survivor: Tocantins - The Brazilian Highlands #18 13 million[2]
The CW		Smallville		Supernatural		Local Programming
Fox	Fall	Kitchen Nightmares		Kitchen Nightmares
	Winter	Bones #32 10 million[14]		Hell's Kitchen
MNT		My Thursday Night Movie
NBC		My Name Is Earl	Kath & Kim	The Office	30 Rock	ER #37 10,3 million[2]

Friday

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC		Wife Swap		Supernanny		20/20
CBS	Fall	Ghost Whisperer #33 10,5 million[2]		The Ex List		Numb3rs #38 10,2 million[2]
	Follow-Up			various reruns
	Winter			Flashpoint #47 9,4 million[2]
The CW	Fall	Everybody Hates Chris	The Game	America's Next Top Model (Reruns)		Local Programming
	Follow-Up			Everybody Hates Chris (Reruns)	The Game (Reruns)
	Winter			13: Fear is Real
	Follow-up			America's Next Top Model (Reruns)[10]
Fox	Fall	Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?		Don't Forget the Lyrics!
	Winter	Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles		Dollhouse
MNT		WWE SmackDown
NBC	Fall	Deal or No Deal		America's Toughest Jobs		Life
	Follow-Up			Crusoe		Lipstick Jungle[12]
	Winter			Lipstick Jungle		Dateline NBC
	Spring	Howie Do It	Howie Do It	Friday Night Lights (R)

Saturday

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	Saturday Night Football
	Winter	ABC Saturday Movie of the Week				Desperate Housewives (Reruns)
CBS	Fall	Crimetime Saturday (Reruns)
	Winter	Game Show in My Head	Game Show in My Head	Crimetime Saturday (Reruns)		48 Hours Mystery
Fox		COPS	COPS (Reruns)	America's Most Wanted		Local Programming
MNT		My Saturday Night Movie
NBC	Fall	Dateline NBC		Knight Rider (Reruns)		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Reruns)
	Follow-Up	Knight Rider (Reruns)		America's Toughest Jobs
	Winter			Crusoe

Spring Schedule

• The Spring schedule officially began on March 20, 2009

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		60 Minutes		The Amazing Race 14		Cold Case		The Unit
The CW		Jericho		CW Sunday Movie				Local Programming
Fox	Spring	Hole in the Wall	Hole in the Wall	The Simpsons	King of the Hill	Family Guy	American Dad!
	Follow-Up	Sit Down, Shut Up	American Dad! (Reruns)
NBC	Spring	Dateline NBC		Kings[15]		Celebrity Apprentice
	Follow-Up	Dateline NBC

Note: On Sundays, CW programming begins at 5 p.m. Eastern; the full schedule is available here

Monday

PM		8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC		Dancing with the Stars			Surviving Suburbia	Castle
CBS		The Big Bang Theory	How I Met Your Mother	Two and a Half Men	Rules of Engagement	CSI: Miami
The CW		Gossip Girl		One Tree Hill		Local Programming
Fox		House		24
MNT		The Twilight Zone	The Twilight Zone	Magic's Biggest Secrets Revealed
NBC	Spring	Chuck		Heroes		Medium
	Follow-Up	Deal or No Deal		Medium

Tuesday

PM		8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC		According to Jim[16]	According to Jim	Dancing with the Stars: The Results		Cupid[9]
CBS		NCIS		The Mentalist		Without a Trace
The CW		Reaper		90210		Local Programming
Fox	Spring	American Idol
	Follow-Up	American Idol		Fringe
MNT		Street Patrol	Street Patrol (Reruns)	Jail	Jail (Reruns)
NBC		The Biggest Loser				Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Wednesday

PM		8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC		Scrubs	Better Off Ted	Lost		The Unusuals[17]
CBS		The New Adventures of Old Christine	Gary Unmarried	Criminal Minds		CSI: NY
The CW		America's Next Top Model		90210 (Reruns)		Local Programming
Fox		Lie to Me		American Idol
MNT		World's Funniest Moments		Comics Unleashed	Comics Unleashed
NBC	Spring	The Chopping Block		Life		Law & Order
	Follow-Up	Law & Order (Reruns)		Law & Order SVU (Reruns)

Thursday

PM		8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	Spring	In the Motherhood	Samantha Who?	Grey's Anatomy		Private Practice
	Follow-Up	Ugly Betty
CBS	Spring	Survivor: Tocantins - The Brazilian Highlands		CSI: Crime Scene Investigation		Harper's Island #48 9,4 million[2]
	Follow-Up					Various Crimetime Programs (Reruns)
The CW		Smallville		Supernatural		Local Programming
Fox		Bones		Hell's Kitchen
MNT		My Thursday Night Movie
NBC	Spring	My Name Is Earl	Kath & Kim	The Office	30 Rock	Southland
	Follow-Up		Parks and Recreation

Friday

PM		8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC		Wife Swap		Supernanny		20/20
CBS		Ghost Whisperer		Flashpoint		Numb3rs
The CW		Everybody Hates Chris	The Game	America's Next Top Model (Reruns)		Local Programming
Fox	Spring	Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles		Dollhouse
	Follow-Up	Prison Break
MNT		WWE SmackDown
NBC		Howie Do It	Howie Do It	Dateline NBC

Saturday

PM		8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC		ABC Saturday Movie of the Week				Castle (Reruns)
CBS	Spring	Crimetime Saturday (Reruns)		Crimetime Saturday (Reruns)		48 Hours Mystery
	Follow-Up			Harper's Island
Fox		COPS	COPS (Reruns)	America's Most Wanted		Local Programming
MNT		My Saturday Night Movie
NBC	Spring	Law and Order: Criminal Intent (Reruns)		Law and Order: SVU (Reruns)		Law and Order (Reruns)
	Follow-Up	Law and Order: SVU (Reruns)		Southland (Reruns)

Summer Schedule

• The Summer schedule officially began on May 18, 2009.^[18]

Sunday

PM		7:00	7:30	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	June	America's Funniest Home Videos (Reruns)		Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Reruns)		Desperate Housewives (Reruns)		Brothers & Sisters (Reruns)
	August					Shark Tank		Defying Gravity
CBS	June	60 Minutes		Million Dollar Password[19]		Cold Case (Reruns)		Without a Trace
	July			Big Brother 11 (nominations)[20]
	August					There Goes The Neighborhood		Cold Case (Reruns)
The CW		Valentine		CW Sunday Movie				Local Programming
Fox		'Til Death	American Dad! (Reruns)	The Simpsons (Reruns)	King of the Hill	Family Guy (Reruns)	The Simpsons (Reruns)
NBC	June	Dateline NBC		Merlin		Law & Order: CI (Reruns)		Law & Order (Reruns)
	August			NBC Sunday Night Football or specials

Monday

PM		8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	June	The Bachelorette[18]				Here Come the Newlyweds[18]
	July					Dating in the Dark[18]
	August	Dating in the Dark (Reruns)		Dating in the Dark		Castle
CBS		How I Met Your Mother[20]	Rules of Engagement (Reruns)[20]	Two and a Half Men (Reruns)	The Big Bang Theory (Reruns)[20]	CSI: Miami (Reruns)
The CW		Gossip Girl (Reruns)		One Tree Hill (Reruns)		Local Programming
Fox		House (Reruns)		Lie to Me
MNT		Celebrity Exposé		Magic's Biggest Secrets Revealed
NBC	June	I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here![21]		Law & Order: Criminal Intent		Dateline NBC
	July	The Great American Road Trip

Tuesday

PM		8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	June	The Superstars[18][22]		Better Off Ted[22]	Scrubs	Primetime
	August	various repeats		Shaq Vs.
CBS		NCIS (Reruns)		Big Brother 11 (Power of Veto)[20]		48 Hours Mystery[20]
The CW		90210 (Reruns)		Hitched or Ditched		Local Programming
Fox		House (Reruns)		Mental
MNT		Street Patrol	Street Patrol	Jail	Jail
NBC	June	I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here!		America's Got Talent		Law & Order: SVU (Reruns)
	July	America's Got Talent (Reruns)

Wednesday

PM		8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	June	Wipeout[18]		I Survived a Japanese Game Show[18]		Primetime
	August			Crash Course
CBS		The New Adventures of Old Christine (Reruns)	Gary Unmarried (Reruns)	Criminal Minds (Reruns)		CSI: NY (Reruns)
The CW		America's Next Top Model (Reruns)		Hitched or Ditched (Reruns)		Local Programming
Fox		So You Think You Can Dance
MNT		World's Funniest Moments		The Twilight Zone	The Twilight Zone
NBC	June	I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here!		America's Got Talent		The Philanthropist
	July	America's Got Talent (Reruns)

Thursday

PM		8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	June	Samantha Who?	Samantha Who?[23]	Grey's Anatomy (Reruns)		Private Practice (Reruns)
	July	Grey's Anatomy (Reruns)
CBS		Big Brother 11 (Live Edition)[20]		CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Reruns)		The Mentalist (Reruns)[20]
The CW		Smallville (Reruns)		Supernatural (Reruns)		Local Programming
Fox		Bones (Reruns)		So You Think You Can Dance
MNT		My Thursday Night Movie
NBC	June	I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here!		The Office (Reruns)	30 Rock (Reruns)	The Listener
	July	30 Rock (Reruns)	The Office (Reruns)
	August		Parks and Recreation (Reruns)			Law & Order (Reruns)

Friday

PM		8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	June	Surviving Suburbia	The Goode Family	According to Jim (Reruns)	According to Jim (Reruns)	20/20
	August	Supernanny (Reruns)		Ugly Betty (Reruns)
CBS		Ghost Whisperer (Reruns)		Flashpoint		Numb3rs (Reruns)
The CW		Privileged (Reruns)		Everybody Hates Chris (Reruns)	The Game (Reruns)	Local Programming
Fox		Don't Forget The Lyrics		House (Reruns)
MNT		WWE SmackDown
NBC	June	The Chopping Block		Dateline NBC
	August	Southland (Reruns)

Saturday

PM		8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
ABC	May	ABC Saturday Movie of the Week				Pushing Daisies
	June	Wipeout (Reruns)		Castle		Eli Stone
	July					Dirty Sexy Money
	August	ABC Saturday Movie of the Week				Shark Tank (Reruns)
CBS	June	Crimetime Saturday (Reruns)		Harper's Island		48 Hours Mystery
	July			Crimetime Saturday (Reruns)
Fox		COPS	COPS	America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back		Local Programming
MNT		My Saturday Night Movie
NBC		Kings		Law & Order (Reruns)		Law & Order: SVU (Reruns)

By network

ABC

Returning series:[24] 20/20 ABC Saturday Movie of the Week According to Jim America's Funniest Home Videos The Bachelor The Bachelorette Boston Legal Brothers & Sisters Dancing with the Stars Desperate Housewives Dirty Sexy Money Eli Stone Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Grey's Anatomy Here Come the Newlyweds I Survived a Japanese Game Show Just for Laughs Lost Primetime Private Practice Pushing Daisies Saturday Night Football Samantha Who? Scrubs (moved from NBC) Supernanny Ugly Betty Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Wife Swap Wipeout The Wonderful World of Disney

New series: Better Off Ted Castle Cupid Dating In The Dark The Goode Family In the Motherhood Life on Mars Opportunity Knocks Shark Tank Surviving Suburbia The Superstars True Beauty[25] The Unusuals[17]

Not returning from 2007/08: Big Shots[26] Carpoolers[26] Cashmere Mafia Cavemen[26] Duel Men in Trees Miss Guided Notes from the Underbelly October Road Oprah's Big Give Wanna Bet? Women's Murder Club

CBS

Returning series:[27] 48 Hours Mystery 60 Minutes The Amazing Race 13 The Amazing Race 14 The Big Bang Theory Big Brother 11[28] Cold Case Crimetime Saturday (Reruns) Criminal Minds CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Miami CSI: NY Flashpoint[29] Ghost Whisperer How I Met Your Mother Million Dollar Password[30] NCIS Numb3rs The New Adventures of Old Christine The Price Is Right $1,000,000 Spectacular Rules of Engagement Survivor: Gabon Survivor: Tocantins Two and a Half Men The Unit Without a Trace

New series: Eleventh Hour EliteXC Saturday Night Fights The Ex List Game Show in My Head Gary Unmarried Harper's Island The Mentalist Worst Week

Not returning from 2007/08: Cane Jericho[31] rerun episodes to broadcast on The CW, from late 2008 Kid Nation Moonlight Power of 10 Secret Talents of the Stars Shark Swingtown Viva Laughlin[32] Welcome to The Captain

The CW

Returning series:[33] America's Next Top Model Everybody Hates Chris The Game Gossip Girl One Tree Hill Reaper Smallville Supernatural

New series: 13: Fear is Real 90210 The CW Sunday Night Movie Easy Money Hitched or Ditched[34] In Harm's Way Privileged Stylista Valentine

Not returning from 2007/08: Aliens in America[35] Beauty and the Geek Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants CW Now[36] Farmer Wants a Wife Girlfriends[37] Life Is Wild[26][38] Online Nation[39] Pussycat Dolls Present:[40] WWE Friday Night SmackDown[41] (moved to MyNetworkTV)

Fox

Returning series:[42] 24 America's Most Wanted American Dad! American Idol Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Bones COPS Don't Forget the Lyrics Family Guy Hell's Kitchen House King of the Hill Kitchen Nightmares MADtv The Moment of Truth NFL on Fox Prison Break The Simpsons So You Think You Can Dance Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 'Til Death

New series: Dollhouse Do Not Disturb Fringe Hole in the Wall Lie to Me Mental Secret Millionaire Sit Down, Shut Up

Not returning from 2007/08: Back to You Canterbury's Law K-Ville[26] Nashville[43] New Amsterdam[44] The Next Great American Band The Return of Jezebel James[45] Unhitched

MyNetworkTV

Returning series:[46] Celebrity Exposé Jail Magic's Biggest Secrets Revealed Masters of Illusion My Thursday Night Movie My Saturday Night Movie Street Patrol Under One Roof Whacked Out Videos WWE SmackDown (moved from The CW)

New series: Comics Unleashed Dead Man Running Shaken, Not Stirred The Tony Rock Project Untitled Eddie Griffin show Vice Squad World's Funniest Moments

Not returning from 2007/08: The Academy The Best of In Living Color Control Room Presents Decision House IFL Battleground[47] Meet My Folks NFL Total Access Paradise Hotel 2

NBC

Returning series:[48] 30 Rock America's Got Talent The Celebrity Apprentice 2 The Biggest Loser Chuck Dateline NBC Deal or No Deal ER Football Night in America Heroes Law & Order Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Life Lipstick Jungle Medium My Name Is Earl The Office NBC Sunday Night Football Saturday Night Live

New series: America's Toughest Jobs The Chopping Block Crusoe Howie Do It Kath & Kim Kings Knight Rider The Listener Momma's Boys Merlin My Own Worst Enemy Parks and Recreation The Philanthropist Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday Southland Superstars of Dance

Not returning from 2007/08: 1 vs. 100 American Gladiators Amnesia The Baby Borrowers Bionic Woman[38] Celebrity Circus Celebrity Family Feud Clash of the Choirs Fear Itself Friday Night Lights (moved to The 101 Network) Journeyman[38] Last Comic Standing Las Vegas[49] Most Outrageous Moments My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad Nashville Star Phenomenon Quarterlife[50] Scrubs (moved to ABC)[24] The Singing Bee (moved to CMT)

Renewals and Cancellations

Full-season pickups

ABC

• Private Practice – On October 22, 2008, it was picked up for a full-season order.^[51]
• Samantha Who? – On October 31, 2008, it received a full-season order, adding seven episodes.^[52]

CBS

• Gary Unmarried – On November 14, 2008, it was picked up for a full 22-episode season.^[53]
• The Mentalist – On October 15, 2008, it was picked up for a full-season order.^[54]

The CW

• 90210 – On September 22, 2008, it was picked up for a full-season order.^[55]

Fox

• Fringe – On October 1, 2008, it was picked up for a full-season order.^[56]
• Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles – On October 17, 2008, it was picked up for a full-season order, despite its declining ratings this season.^[57]
• 'Til Death – Despite lower ratings, Fox ordered a fourth season of the show.^[58]

MyNetworkTV

• WWE SmackDown - The only program to carry over in the network's conversion to a programming service

NBC

• Chuck - On August 28, 2008, it was picked up for a full-season order, one month before the new season even premiered.^[59]
• Knight Rider - On October 21, 2008, it was picked up for a full-season order,^[60] then on December 3, 2008, NBC cut the order down to 17.^[61]
• Kath & Kim - On October 31, 2008, was given a full-season order.^[62]
• Life - On November 7, 2008, NBC picked up Life for a full season.^[63]
• Howie Do It – Twelve additional episodes were ordered by NBC.

Cancellations and series endings

ABC

• According to Jim – Cast member Larry Joe Campbell announced in December 2008 that the sets had been bulldozed.
• Boston Legal - On May 13, 2008, ABC announced that in the fall of 2008, Boston Legal would air its fifth and final season of 13 episodes. It last aired in December 2008.
• Cupid - Officially canceled on May 18, 2009.
• Defying Gravity - Officially cancelled during the summer due to low ratings.
• Dirty Sexy Money - On November 20, 2008, ABC decided not to order further episodes for this current season resulting in the show being "effectively cancelled".^[64]
• Eli Stone - On November 20, 2008, ABC decided not to order further episodes for this current season resulting in the show being "effectively cancelled".^[64]
• The Goode Family - Due to declining ratings, ABC has decided not to renew the show for a second season.
• Homeland Security USA - Due to declining ratings, ABC has decided to pull the remaining episodes of the season.
• In the Motherhood - Due to poor ratings, ABC did not show the remaining episodes of this series.
• Life on Mars - On March 3, 2009, ABC announced that the show will not be renewed. The series aired its last episode on April 1, 2009.
• Opportunity Knocks - On October 16, 2008, the show was placed on hiatus after three episodes to make room for the Dancing with the Stars recap show. ABC planned on airing the six remaining episodes as part of their summer schedule,^[65] but this never materialized.
• Pushing Daisies - On November 20, 2008, ABC decided not to order further episodes for this current season resulting in the show being "effectively cancelled".^[64]
• Samantha Who? - On May 17, 2009, ABC announced the show will not return for a third season.
• Surviving Suburbia - Due to declining ratings, ABC has decided to not renew the show for a second season.
• The Unusuals - On May 17, 2009, ABC announced that the series would not be returning for a second season.^[66]

CBS

• Eleventh Hour - Officially canceled on May 19, 2009.
• Elite XC Saturday Night Fights - On October 20, Elite XC shut down operations, thus cancelling the show.
• The Ex List - This was the first new drama of the season to be cancelled. The series was replaced with repeats of CBS dramas and new episodes of The Price Is Right Primetime.
• Game Show in My Head - Due to declining ratings, CBS decided not to air any more episodes.
• Harper's Island - It was moved to Saturdays, and CBS made it a mini-series.
• Million Dollar Password - Cancelled due to declining ratings.
• The Price Is Right Primetime - Officially cancelled by CBS in May 2009
• The Unit - CBS Announced that this will be fourth and final season The unit, the series concluded on May 10, 2009.
• Worst Week - Due to low ratings, CBS decided not to renew the show for a second season.
• Without a Trace - Officially cancelled May 19, 2009.

The CW

• 13: Fear Is Real - On May 21, 2009 it was officially cancelled.
• 4Real - On May 21, 2009 it was officially cancelled
• The CW Sunday Night Movie - On May 21, 2009 it was officially cancelled.
• Easy Money - MRC decided to cancel the series on November 16, 2008.^[67]
• Everybody Hates Chris - Cast member Chris Rock is planning to cancel the series after four seasons.^[68]
• The Game – On May 20, 2009 it was officially cancelled.
• In Harm's Way - The CW decided to get rid of the MRC Sunday night, thus effectively canceling the show on November 23, 2008.^[69]
• Jericho - On May 21, 2009, CW announced that they would not be airing repeats anymore.
• Privileged On May 19, 2009, CW officially announced that Privileged won't come back for a second season.^[70]
• Reaper On May 20, 2009 it was officially cancelled.
• Stylista - On May 21, 2009 it was officially cancelled.
• Valentine - MRC decided to cancel the series on November 23, 2008.^[67]

Fox

• Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? - Fox has announced that the show will not be returning for another season in the fall.
• Do Not Disturb - On September 25, 2008, the show was cancelled after three episodes. It became the first cancellation of the season.^[71]
• Don't Forget the Lyrics! - Fox has announced that the show would not be returning for another season in the fall.
• Hole in the Wall - Due to poor ratings, Fox has cancelled the show. It later moved to Cartoon Network.
• MADtv - On November 12, 2008, Fox announced that MADtv would end its 14-year run after this season in 2009.^[72]
• Prison Break - On January 13, 2009, Fox entertainment President Kevin Reilly announced that "this will be the last year" of Prison Break.^[73]
• Sit Down, Shut Up - Officially canceled May 18, 2009.
• Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Officially cancelled May 18, 2009.

MyNetworkTV

The entire schedule of programs for MyNetworkTV except for WWE Smackdown! did not pass on to the 2009/10 season due to the network's conversion to a programming service.

• Celebrity Exposé
• Comics Unleashed (syndicated program on MyNetworkTV's schedule)
• Jail
• Magic's Biggest Secrets Revealed
• Masters of Illusion
• My Saturday Night Movie (the network's time on Saturday nights was given back to local affiliates for their own purposes)
• Street Patrol
• The Tony Rock Project
• The Twilight Zone (repeats of 2002 UPN series)
• Under One Roof
• Vice Squad
• Whacked Out Videos
• World's Funniest Moments

NBC

• America's Toughest Jobs - On March 13, 2009, it was confirmed that the series would not be returning for a second season.
• The Chopping Block - On March 26, 2009 the show was cancelled due to poor ratings.
• Crusoe - NBC decided not to order any more episodes of this show.
• Deal or No Deal - Officially cancelled on May 19, 2009. The syndicated version of the show will continue.
• ER - NBC announced at the end of the last season that this would be the final season of ER. It aired its final episode on April 2, 2009.
• Howie Do It - Officially cancelled on May 19, 2009.
• Kath & Kim - Officially cancelled on May 19, 2009.
• Kings - NBC has pulled Kings from Sunday nights, placing the remaining episodes on Saturday and not ordering any more episodes.
• Knight Rider - Officially cancelled on May 19, 2009.
• Life - On May 4, 2009 NBC announced that Life will not be returning for a third season.
• Lipstick Jungle - Officially canceled on March 28, 2009.
• The Listener - On July 23, 2009, NBC pulled the remaining episodes of the series due to decling ratings.
• Medium - On May 19, 2009 it was announced that Medium will be moving to CBS next season.
• Merlin - Cancelled during the summer due to declining ratings.
• Momma's Boys - On March 13, 2009, it was confirmed that the series had been canceled and would not be returning for a second season.
• My Name Is Earl - NBC Announced that this will be fourth and final season, the series will concluded on May 14, 2009
• My Own Worst Enemy - On November 12, 2008, it was announced that the show had been cancelled due to low ratings.^[74]
• The Philanthropist - Cancelled during the summer due to declining ratings.
• Superstars of Dance - On May 19, 2009, it was announced that NBC would not be ordering a second season of the show.

Top weekly ratings

• Data sources: AC Nielsen, TV By The Numbers

Total Viewers

Week	Name	Viewers (in millions)	Network
August 25-August 31	America's Got Talent 9/1[75]	11.12	NBC
September 1-September 7	Sunday Night Football: Chicago Bears at Indianapolis Colts[76]	18.35	NBC
September 8-September 14	Sunday Night Football: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns[77]	17.83	NBC
September 15-September 21	Sunday Night Football: Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers[78]	22.23	NBC
September 22-September 28	Dancing with the Stars 9/22[79]	21.34	ABC
September 29-October 5	Dancing with the Stars 9/29[80]	18.88	ABC
October 6-October 12	CSI[81]	23.49	CBS
October 13-October 19	CSI[82]	19.28	CBS
October 20-October 26	CSI[83]	19.49	CBS
October 27-November 2	2008 World Series Game 5: Tampa Bay Rays at Philadelphia Phillies (conclusion)[84]	19.84	FOX
November 3-November 9	60 Minutes[85]	18.47	CBS
November 10-November 16	60 Minutes[86]	25.10	CBS
November 17-November 23	Dancing with the Stars 11/17[87]	19.63	ABC
November 24-November 30	Dancing with the Stars 11/24[88]	21.10	ABC
December 1-December 7	The Mentalist[89]	18.74	CBS
December 8-December 14	Sunday Night Football: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys[90]	23.05	NBC
December 15-December 21	NCIS (Repeat)[91]	19.94	CBS
December 22-December 28	Sunday Night Football: Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers[92]	14.85	NBC
December 29-January 4	AFC Wild Card Playoff: Indianapolis Colts at San Diego Chargers[93]	27.79	NBC
January 5-January 11	2009 BCS National Championship Game: Florida vs. Oklahoma[94]	26.77	FOX
January 12-January 18	AFC Championship Game: Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers[95]	40.65	CBS
January 19-January 25	American Idol 1/21[96]	25.90	FOX
January 26-February 1	Super Bowl XLIII: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Arizona Cardinals[97]	98.73	NBC
February 2-February 8	American Idol 2/3[98]	26.60	FOX
February 9-February 15	American Idol 2/10[99]	24.94	FOX
February 16-February 22	81st Academy Awards[100]	36.31	ABC
February 23-March 1	American Idol 2/25[101]	24.54	FOX
March 2-March 8	American Idol 3/3[102]	24.31	FOX
March 9-March 15	American Idol 3/10[103]	25.77	FOX
March 16-March 22	American Idol 3/18[104]	23.71	FOX
March 23-March 29	American Idol 3/25[105]	26.03	FOX
March 30-April 5	American Idol 3/31[106]	24.41	FOX
April 6-April 12	American Idol 4/8[107]	22.98	FOX
April 13-April 19	American Idol 4/14[108]	24.38	FOX
April 20-April 26	American Idol 4/21[109]	23.96	FOX
April 27-May 3	American Idol 4/28[110]	23.26	FOX
May 4-May 10	American Idol 5/6[111]	23.57	FOX
May 11-May 17	American Idol 5/13[112]	24.67	FOX
May 18-May 24	American Idol 5/20[113]	28.84	FOX
May 25-May 31	NCIS (Repeat)[114]	12.46	CBS
June 1-June 7	2009 NBA Finals Game 2: Orlando Magic at Los Angeles Lakers[115]	14.06	ABC
June 8-June 14	2009 NBA Finals Game 4: Los Angeles Lakers at Orlando Magic[116]	15.96	ABC
June 15-June 21	NCIS (Repeat)[117]	10.39	CBS
June 22-June 28	America's Got Talent 6/23[118]	11.46	NBC
June 29-July 5	America's Got Talent 6/30[119]	13.15	NBC
July 6-July 12	America's Got Talent 7/8[120]	11.91	NBC
July 13-July 19	2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game[121]	14.59	FOX
July 20-July 26	America's Got Talent 7/21[122]	13.75	NBC
July 27-August 2	America's Got Talent" 7/28[123]	13.25	NBC
August 3-August 9	America's Got Talent 8/4[124]	12.96	NBC
August 10-August 16	America's Got Talent 8/11[125]	12.88	NBC
August 17-August 23	America's Got Talent 8/18[126]	11.88	NBC
August 24-August 30	America's Got Talent 8/25[127]	11.46	NBC

18-49 Viewers

Week	Name	Viewers (in millions)	Network
August 25-August 31	America's Got Talent 9/1[128]	3.1	NBC
September 1-September 7	Sunday Night Football: Chicago Bears at Indianapolis Colts[129]	7.4	NBC
September 8-September 14	Sunday Night Football: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns[130]	7.2	NBC
September 15-September 21	Sunday Night Football: Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers[131]	9.0	NBC
September 22-September 28	Grey's Anatomy[132]	7.4	ABC
September 29-October 5	Desperate Housewives[133]	5.9	ABC
October 6-October 12	CSI[134]	7.1	CBS
October 13-October 19	Grey's Anatomy[135]	5.9	ABC
October 20-October 26	Desperate Housewives[136]	5.8	ABC
October 27-November 2	2008 World Series Game 5: Tampa Bay Rays at Philadelphia Phillies (conclusion)[137]	6.2	FOX
November 3-November 9	Sunday Night Football: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles[138]	6.7	NBC
November 10-November 16	Sunday Night Football: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins[139]	7.4	NBC
November 17-November 23	Grey's Anatomy[140]	6.2	ABC
November 24-November 30	Sunday Night Football: Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings[141]	6.1	NBC
December 1-December 7	The OT[142]	6.3	FOX
December 8-December 14	Sunday Night Football: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys[143]	8.6	NBC
December 15-December 21	Sunday Night Football: Carolina Panthers at New York Giants[144]	6.8	NBC
December 22-December 28	Sunday Night Football: Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers[145]	5.4	NBC
December 29-January 4	AFC Wild Card Playoff: Indianapolis Colts at San Diego Chargers[146]	10.0	NBC
January 5-January 11	2009 BCS National Championship Game: Florida vs. Oklahoma[147]	9.5	FOX
January 12-January 18	AFC Championship Game: Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers[148]	14.7	CBS
January 19-January 25	American Idol 1/21[149]	9.2	FOX
January 26-February 1	Super Bowl XLIII: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Arizona Cardinals[150]	36.7	NBC
February 2-February 8	American Idol 2/3[151]	10.0	FOX
February 9-February 15	American Idol 2/11[152]	9.5	FOX
February 16-February 22	81st Academy Awards[153]	12.1	ABC
February 23-March 1	American Idol 2/25[154]	9.1	FOX
March 2-March 8	American Idol 3/3[155]	9.0	FOX
March 9-March 15	American Idol 3/10[156]	9.5	FOX
March 16-March 22	American Idol 3/18[157]	8.7	FOX
March 23-March 29	American Idol 3/25[158]	9.3	FOX
March 30-April 5	American Idol 3/31[159]	8.9	FOX
April 6-April 12	American Idol 4/7[160]	8.1	FOX
April 13-April 19	American Idol 4/14[161]	8.5	FOX
April 20-April 26	American Idol 4/22[109]	8.3	FOX
April 27-May 3	American Idol 4/28[110]	8.1	FOX
May 4-May 10	American Idol 5/5[111]	8.3	FOX
May 11-May 17	American Idol 5/13[162]	8.7	FOX
May 18-May 24	American Idol 5/20[163]	10.0	FOX
May 25-May 31	So You Think You Can Dance 5/28[164]	3.6	FOX
June 1-June 7	2009 NBA Finals Game 2: Orlando Magic at Los Angeles Lakers[165]	5.8	ABC
June 8-June 14	2009 NBA Finals Game 4: Los Angeles Lakers at Orlando Magic[166]	6.4	ABC
June 15-June 21	So You Think You Can Dance 6/17[117]	3.1	FOX
June 22-June 28	America's Got Talent 6/23[167]	3.2	NBC
June 29-July 5	America's Got Talent 6/30[168]	3.7	NBC
July 6-July 12	America's Got Talent 7/8[169]	3.3	NBC
July 13-July 19	2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game[170]	4.7	FOX
July 20-July 26	America's Got Talent 7/21[171]	3.4	NBC
July 27-August 2	America's Got Talent 7/28[123]	3.5	NBC
August 3-August 9	America's Got Talent 8/4[172]	3.6	NBC
August 10-August 16	America's Got Talent 8/11[173]	3.6	NBC
August 17-August 23	Hell's Kitchen[174]	3.5	FOX
August 24-August 30	Hell's Kitchen[175]	3.6	FOX

References

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