2010 Fall TV Schedule
Last updated August 29.
Below are two tables of primetime premiere dates for fall 2010. The first is sorted by date/time, and the second is sorted alphabetically.
There are a few notes, including the subject of V’s return below the tables. The list is limited to premieres in September and October, only for prime-time and does not include kids’ shows.
There’s also broadcast network hour-by-hour time slot analysis or every post we have about the fall 2010 schedule.
Fall 2010 TV Premiere Dates (sorted by date and time):
| Show | Net | Day | Date | Time |
| Sons of Anarchy | FX | Tuesday | September 7, 2010 | 10:00p |
| America’s Next Top Model | CW | Wednesday | September 8, 2010 | 8:00p |
| Hellcats New | CW | Wednesday | September 8, 2010 | 9:00p |
| Terriers New | FX | Wednesday | September 8, 2010 | 10:00p |
| Nikita New | CW | Thursday | September 9, 2010 | 9:00p |
| The Vampire Diaries | CW | Thursday | September 9, 2010 | 8:00p |
| 90210 | CW | Monday | September 13, 2010 | 8:00p |
| Gossip Girl | CW | Monday | September 13, 2010 | 9:00p |
| One Tree Hill | CW | Tuesday | September 14, 2010 | 8:00p |
| Life Unexpected | CW | Tuesday | September 14, 2010 | 9:00p |
| Parenthood | NBC | Tuesday | September 14, 2010 | 10:00p |
| Suvivor: Nicaragua | CBS | Wednesday | September 15, 2010 | 8:00p |
| Outlaw New | NBC | Wednesday | September 15, 2010 | 10:00p |
| It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia | FX | Thursday | September 16, 2010 | 10:00p |
| The Apprentice | NBC | Thursday | September 16, 2010 | 10:00p |
| The League | FX | Thursday | September 16, 2010 | 10:30p |
| Boardwalk Empire New | HBO | Sunday | September 19, 2010 | 9:00p |
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| Dancing With the Stars | ABC | Monday | September 20, 2010 | 8:00p |
| How I Met Your Mother | CBS | Monday | September 20, 2010 | 8:00p |
| Chuck | NBC | Monday | September 20, 2010 | 8:00p |
| House | Fox | Monday | September 20, 2010 | 8:00p |
| Rules of Engagement | CBS | Monday | September 20, 2010 | 8:30p |
| Lone Star New | Fox | Monday | September 20, 2010 | 9:00p |
| The Event New | NBC | Monday | September 20, 2010 | 9:00p |
| Two and a Half Men | CBS | Monday | September 20, 2010 | 9:00p |
| Mike & Molly New | CBS | Monday | September 20, 2010 | 9:00p |
| Castle | ABC | Monday | September 20, 2010 | 10:00p |
| Chase New | NBC | Monday | September 20, 2010 | 10:00p |
| Hawaii Five-0 New | CBS | Monday | September 20, 2010 | 10:00p |
| Glee | Fox | Tuesday | September 21, 2010 | 8:00p |
| NCIS | CBS | Tuesday | September 21, 2010 | 8:00p |
| The Biggest Loser | NBC | Tuesday | September 21, 2010 | 8:00p |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | CBS | Tuesday | September 21, 2010 | 9:00p |
| Raising Hope New | Fox | Tuesday | September 21, 2010 | 9:00p |
| Running Wilde New | Fox | Tuesday | September 21, 2010 | 9:30p |
| Detroit 1-8-7 | ABC | Tuesday | September 21, 2010 | 10:00p |
| Hell’s Kitchen | Fox | Wednesday | September 22, 2010 | 8:00p |
| The Middle | ABC | Wednesday | September 22, 2010 | 8:00p |
| Undercovers New | NBC | Wednesday | September 22, 2010 | 8:00p |
| Better With You New | ABC | Wednesday | September 22, 2010 | 8:30p |
| Criminal Minds | CBS | Wednesday | September 22, 2010 | 9:00p |
| Law & Order: SVU | NBC | Wednesday | September 22, 2010 | 9:00p |
| Modern Family | ABC | Wednesday | September 22, 2010 | 9:00p |
| Cougar Town | ABC | Wednesday | September 22, 2010 | 9:30p |
| The Defenders New | CBS | Wednesday | September 22, 2010 | 10:00p |
| The Whole Truth New | ABC | Wednesday | September 22, 2010 | 10:00p |
| The Big Bang Theory | CBS | Thursday | September 23, 2010 | 8:00p |
| Bones | Fox | Thursday | September 23, 2010 | 8:00p |
| Community | NBC | Thursday | September 23, 2010 | 8:00p |
| My Generation New | ABC | Thursday | September 23, 2010 | 8:00p |
| 30 Rock | NBC | Thursday | September 23, 2010 | 8:30p |
| $#*! My Dad Says New | CBS | Thursday | September 23, 2010 | 8:30p |
| CSI | CBS | Thursday | September 23, 2010 | 9:00p |
| Fringe | Fox | Thursday | September 23, 2010 | 9:00p |
| Grey’s Anatomy | ABC | Thursday | September 23, 2010 | 9:00p |
| The Office | NBC | Thursday | September 23, 2010 | 9:00p |
| Outsourced New | NBC | Thursday | September 23, 2010 | 9:30p |
| The Mentalist | CBS | Thursday | September 23, 2010 | 10:00p |
| Private Practice | ABC | Thursday | September 23, 2010 | 10:00p |
| Medium | CBS | Friday | September 24, 2010 | 8:00p |
| Smallville | CW | Friday | September 24, 2010 | 8:00p |
| CSI: NY | CBS | Friday | September 24, 2010 | 9:00p |
| The Good Guys | Fox | Friday | September 24, 2010 | 9:00p |
| Supernatural | CW | Friday | September 24, 2010 | 9:00p |
| Blue Bloods New | CBS | Friday | September 24, 2010 | 10:00p |
| Outlaw - time slot premiere | NBC | Friday | September 24, 2010 | 10:00p |
| 48 Hours Mystery | CBS | Saturday | September 25, 2010 | 10:00p |
| America’s Funniest Home Videos | ABC | Sunday | September 26, 2010 | 7:00pm |
| 60 Minutes | CBS | Sunday | September 26, 2010 | 7:30p |
| Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | ABC | Sunday | September 26, 2010 | 8:00p |
| The Simpsons | Fox | Sunday | September 26, 2010 | 8:00p |
| Amazing Race | CBS | Sunday | September 26, 2010 | 8:30p |
| The Cleveland Show | Fox | Sunday | September 26, 2010 | 8:30p |
| Desperate Housewives | ABC | Sunday | September 26, 2010 | 9:00p |
| Dexter | Sho | Sunday | September 26, 2010 | 9:00p |
| Family Guy | Fox | Sunday | September 26, 2010 | 9:00p |
| Bored to Death | HBO | Sunday | September 26, 2010 | 10:00p |
| Brothers & Sisters | ABC | Sunday | September 26, 2010 | 10:00p |
| Undercover Boss | CBS | Sunday | September 26, 2010 | 10:00p |
| Eastbound & Down | HBO | Sunday | September 26, 2010 | 10:30p |
| No Ordinary Family New | ABC | Tuesday | September 28, 2010 | 8:00p |
| The Good Wife | CBS | Tuesday | September 28, 2010 | 10:00p |
| Stargate Universe | Syfy | Tuesday | September 28, 2010 | 9:00p |
| Sanctuary | Syfy | Tuesday | September 28, 2010 | 10:00p |
| Law & Order: Los Angeles New | NBC | Wednesday | September 29, 2010 | 10:00p |
| Human Target | Fox | Friday | October 1, 2010 | 8:00p |
| 60 Minutes – time slot premiere | CBS | Sunday | October 3, 2010 | 7:00p |
| Amazing Race- time slot premiere | CBS | Sunday | October 3, 2010 | 8:00p |
| Undercover Boss | CBS | Sunday | October 3, 2010 | 9:00p |
| American Dad | Fox | Sunday | October 3, 2010 | 9:30p |
| CSI: Miami | CBS | Sunday | October 3, 2010 | 10:00p |
| School Pride New | NBC | Friday | October 15, 2010 | 8:00p |
| Blue Mountain State | SPIKE | Wednesday | October 20, 2010 | ? |
| Luther New | BBCA | Sunday | October 24, 2010 | 10:00p |
| Friday Night Lights (DirecTV Only) | DTV | Wednesday | October 27, 2010 | 9:00p |
| Walking Dead New | AMC | Sunday | October 31, 2010 | 10:00p |