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On this week’s show we run down the US network premier dates and shows for the 2025-2026 TV season. We also read your emails and take a look at the week’s news.
News:
- Dolby Atmos FlexConnect Lets You Place Speakers Anywhere
- The FCC Will Allow ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC TV Stations to Shutdown Free ATSC 1.0 & Switch to ATSC 3.0 Only
- Samsung Adding Free Year of ESPN Unlimited Streaming With Select 2025 TV Purchases
2025/2026 US Network TV Fall Premiers
ABC
- Mon, Sept 8
- 8:00 PM: Monday Night Football (Vikings-Bears)
- Tue, Sept 16
- 8:00 PM: Dancing With the Stars Season 34
- 10:00 PM: High Potential Season 2
- Wed, Sept 24
- 8:00 PM: The Golden Bachelor Season 2 (two hours)
- 10:00 PM: Shark Tank Season 17
- Fri, Sept 26
- 8 pm Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Season 6 (ABC)
- 9 pm 20/20 Season 48 (ABC)
- Sun, Sept 28
- 7:00 PM: America’s Funniest Home Videos Season 36
- 8:00 PM: The Wonderful World of Disney (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3)
- Wed, Oct 1
- 8:00 PM: Shifting Gears Season 2
- 8:30 PM: Abbott Elementary Season 5
- 9:00 PM: The Golden Bachelor (regular time slot premiere)
- Thu, Oct 9
- 8:00 PM: 9-1-1 Season 9
- 9:00 PM: 9-1-1: Nashville - In Tennessee, dedicated emergency responders balance their high-stakes careers with the drama of a powerful local dynasty, where personal lives and professional duties collide.
- 10:00 PM: Grey’s Anatomy Season 22
CBS
- Wed, Sept 24
- 8:00 PM: Survivor Season 49 (two hours)
- Thu, Sept 25
- 9:00 PM: The Amazing Race Season 38 (90 minutes)
- Sun, Sept 28
- 7:30 PM: 60 Minutes Season 58
- 8:30 PM: Big Brother Season 27 finale (two hours)
- Wed, Oct 1
- 9:30 PM: The Amazing Race (regular time slot premiere)
- Sun, Oct 12
- Mon, Oct 13
- 8:00 PM: The Neighborhood final season
- 8:30 PM: DMV - Follows a workplace comedy set in the dreaded DMV office, following quirky minimum-wage employees who make the best of dealing with annoyed customers, finding solace in each other's company.
- 9:00 PM: FBI Season 8
- 10:00 PM: Watson Season 2
- Tue, Oct 14
- 8:00 PM: NCIS Season 23
- 9:00 PM: NCIS: Origins Season 2
- 10:00 PM: NCIS: Sydney Season 3
- Thu, Oct 16
- 8:00 PM: Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage Season 2
- 8:30 PM: Ghosts Season 5
- 9:00 PM: Matlock (regular time slot premiere)
- 10:00 PM: Elsbeth (regular time slot premiere)
- Fri, Oct 17
- 8:00 PM: Fire Country Season 4 (special time)
- 9:00 PM: Sheriff Country (special time) - Mickey Fox investigates criminal activity and patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater while contending with her ex-con father and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter.
- 10:00 PM: Boston Blue - Danny Reagan joins Boston PD from NYPD and partners with Detective Lena Peters, the oldest daughter of a notable Boston law enforcement family.
- Sun, Oct 19
- Fri, Oct 24
- 8:00 PM: Sheriff Country (regular time slot premiere)
- 9:00 PM: Fire Country (regular time slot premiere)
Fox
- Mon, Sept 15
- 8:00 PM: Celebrity Name That Tune Season 5
- 9:00 PM: Celebrity Weakest Link
- Tue, Sept 23
- 8:00 PM: Murder in a Small Town Season 2
- 9:00 PM: Doc Season 2
- Wed, Sept 24
- 8:00 PM: The Floor Season 4
- 9:00 PM: 99 to Beat - 100 players compete in unique, funny games. Last-place finishers get eliminated each round. Don't finish last to stay in. Last contestant standing wins $100,000.
- Thu, Sept 25
- 8:00 PM: Hell’s Kitchen Season 24
- 9:00 PM: Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test Season 4
- Sun, Sept 28
- 8:00 PM: The Simpsons Season 37
- 8:30 PM: Universal Basic Guys Season 2
- 9:00 PM: Krapopolis Season 3
- 9:30 PM: Bob’s Burgers Season 16
NBC
- Sun, Sept 7
- 7:00 PM: Football Night in America
- 8:20 PM: Sunday Night Football
- Mon, Sept 22
- 8:00 PM: The Voice Season 28
- 10:00 PM: Brilliant Minds Season 2
- Tue, Sept 23
- 8:00 PM: The Voice (Tuesday edition)
- Thu, Sept 25
- 8:00 PM: Law & Order Season 25
- 9:00 PM: Law & Order: SVU Season 27
- 10:00 PM: Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 5
- Fri, Sept 26
- 9:00 PM: Dateline NBC Season 35
- Wed, Oct 1
- 8:00 PM: Chicago Med Season 11
- 9:00 PM: Chicago Fire Season 14
- 10:00 PM: Chicago P.D. Season 13
- Sat, Oct 4
- 11:30 PM: Saturday Night Live Season 51
- Mon, Nov 3
- 8:00 PM: St. Denis Medical Season 2
- 8:30 PM: St. Denis Medical
- Fri, Nov 7
- 8:00 PM: Happy’s Place Season 2
- 8:30 PM: Happy’s Place
The CW
- Wed, Sept 24
- 8:00 PM: Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (Stateside premiere)
HELD FOR MIDSEASON
ABC - American Idol, The Bachelor, Celebrity Jeopardy!, The Rookie, Scrubs, Will Trent
CBS - AMERICA’S CULINARY CUP, CIA, HARLAN COBEN’S FINAL TWIST, Hollywood Squares, Y: MARSHALS, The Price Is Right at Night
FOX - American Dad!, Animal Control, Beat Shazam, BEST MEDICINE, Don’t Forget the Lyrics!, Extracted, THE FAITHFUL, Family Guy, FEAR FACTOR: THE NEXT CHAPTER, Going Dutch, Grimsburg, Kitchen Nightmares, The Masked Singer, MEMORY OF A KILLER, NEXT LEVEL BAKER (4-episode holiday spinoff), Next Level Chef
NBC - THE FALL AND RISE OF REGGIE DINKINS, The Hunting Party, STUMBLE, SURVIVING EARTH (eight-episode event series), The Wall
THE CW - TBA