American television viewers may find themselves without enough time to watch the variety of shows lined up for fall primetime television. Even with the help of TiVos and DVRs, battling time slots and budding new shows will leave many crawling back to Hulu and OnDemand programs to catch the ones they missed. With school, jobs, and extracurriculars, students have found they can’t fit any new shows in their schedules.
“I just don’t have time to watch T.V.,” Claire Dufault, junior, said.
For those with the time, Mario Lopez’s confrontational H8R, Stephen Spielberg produced Terra Nova, and Simon Cowell’s new performance competition series The X-Factor lead the host of new shows premiering this season. The New Girl Zooey Deschanel will join her sister Emily (Dr. Brennan from Bones) in the television realm. Jennifer Morrison (Dr. Cameron from House) headlines her own show Once Upon A Time – a twist upon the Snow White fairytale. A variety of original plot lines accompany other eye-catching names: Christina Ricci (Sleepy Hollow) in Pan Am, Claire Danes in Homeland, Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) in Ringer, and Kat Dennings (Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist) in 2 Broke Girls. Cast and crew of the new productions do their best to pry committed fans from their already established favorites.
Vying for the top ratings, returning shows also sport some alterations. Law & Order: SVU will begin its first season without Chris Meloni (Elliot Stabler), and the cast of The Office must try to carry on their tradition of hilarity without Steve Carell (Michael Scott). Dexter, Supernatural, and other cult classics will reconvene in full force while esteemed crime dramas like NCIS, Criminal Minds, and CSI jump right into their thrills and chills.
While some may not have enough time to catch the alluring new shows and recurring classics, the masses will find themselves drawn to the small screen this fall.
“I can not wait for Glee to start running back up. That’s all I’ve been looking forward too!,” Colleen Whiting, senior, said.
Monday
Monday Primetime Schedule (All times ET/PT)
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
Dancing With The Stars
Castle
How I Met Your Mother
2 Broke Girls
Two and a Half Men
Mike and Molly
Hawaii Five-0
Gossip Girl *
Hart of Dixie
[Local programming]
Terra Nova
House *
[Local programming]
The Sing-Off
The Playboy Club
Tuesday
Tuesday Primetime Schedule (All times ET/PT)
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
Last Man Standing
Man Up!
Dancing With The Stars [Results]
Body of Proof
NCIS
NCIS: Los Angeles
Unforgettable
90210 *
Ringer
[Local programming]
Glee
New Girl
Raising Hope *
[Local programming]
The Biggest Loser
Parenthood
Wednesday
Wednesday Primetime Schedule (All times ET/PT)
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
The Middle
Suburgatory
Modern Family
Happy
Endings *
Revenge
Survivor
Criminal Minds
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation *
H8R
America’s Next Top Model
[Local programming]
The X Factor
I Hate My Teenage Daughter
[Local programming]
Up All Night
Free Agents
Harry’s Law *
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Thursday
Thursday Primetime Schedule (All times ET/PT)
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
Charlie’s Angels
Grey’s Anatomy
Private Practice
The Big Bang Theory
How to Be a Gentleman
Person of Interest
The Mentalist
The Vampire Diaries
The Secret Circle
[Local programming]
The X Factor [results]
Bones
[Local programming]
Community
Parks & Recreation *
The Office
Whitney
Prime Suspect
Friday
Friday Primetime Schedule (All times ET/PT)
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition *
Shark Tank *
20/20
A Gifted Man
CSI: New York
Blue Bloods
Nikita *
Supernatural
[Local programming]
Kitchen Nightmares
Fringe
[Local programming]
Chuck *
Grimm **
Dateline NBC *
Weekend
Saturday Primetime Schedule (All times ET/PT)
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
Saturday Night College Football [LIVE at 8p ET / 5p PT]
Rules of Engagement *
[Various repeats]
48 Hours Mystery
Cops
Cops
[Various repeats]
[Local programming]
[Various repeats]
Sunday Primetime Schedule (All times ET/PT)
7:00
7:30
8:00
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
America’s Funniest Home Videos
Once Upon a Time **
Desperate Housewives
Pan Am
60 Minutes
The Amazing Race
The Good Wife *
CSI: Miami
NFL postgame [LIVE]
The Cleveland Show * †
The Simpsons
Allen Gregory †
Family Guy
American Dad
[Local programming]
Football Night in America [LIVE]
Sunday Night Football [LIVE at 8:15p ET / 5:15p PT]
(Primetime Schedule from of Jason Dietz, Metacritic)