New Television Shows for Fall

Summer is over, as far as television is concerned. The summer reality programs have wrapped up and "regular" television has returned. Among the recently premiered and set to premier are 24 new shows. Melrose Place (CW), Glee (FOX), Vampire Diaries (CW), and The Beautiful Life (CW) have already made their fall premiers. Those on the docket are (in order of premier) Community (NBC), Brothers (FOX), Accidentally on Purpose (CBS), The Good Wife (CBS), NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS), The Forgotten (ABC), Modern Family (ABC), Cougar Town (ABC), Eastwick (ABC), Mercy (NBC), FlashForward (ABC), Bored to Death (HBO), The Cleveland Show (FOX), Trauma (NBC), Hank (ABC), The Middle (ABC), Three Rivers (CBS), White Collar (USA), V (ABC), and Past Life (FOX). ABC is debuting the most new shows with eight, and Wednesday night is the night for the most new shows. You'll need to make the biggest decisions on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 9:00 p.m., with three new shows sharing this time slot on both nights. Drama and quirk are your best bets among the new options.

To help you out, I've listed the new shows below by (1) premier date, (2) night and time slot, and (3) network. Enjoy choosing your new favorite (and avoiding those you know will not be).

NEW SHOWS BY PREMIER DATE

9/8: Melrose Place (CW 9:00)

9/9: Glee (FOX 9:00)

9/10: Vampire Diaries (CW 8:00)

9/16: The Beautiful Life (CW 9:00)

9/17: Community (NBC 9:30)

9/18: Brothers (FOX 8:00)

9/21: Accidentally on Purpose (CBS 8:30)

9/22: NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS 9:00), The Good Wife (CBS 10:00), The Forgotten (ABC 10:00)

9/23: Mercy (NBC 8:00), Modern Family (ABC 9:00), Cougar Town (ABC 9:30), Eastwick (ABC 10:00)

9/24: FlashForward (ABC 8:00)

9/20: Bored to Death (HBO 9:30)

9/27: The Cleveland Show (Fox 8:30)

9/28: Trauma (NBC 9:00)

9/30: Hank (ABC 8:00), The Middle (ABC 8:30)

10/4: Three Rivers (CBS 9:00)

10/23: White Collar (USA 10:00)

11/3: V (ABC 8:00)

January 2010: Past Life (FOX 9:00 Tuesdays)

NEW SHOWS BY NIGHT AND TIME

Monday 8:30: Accidentally on Purpose (CBS 9/21)

Monday 9:00: Trauma (NBC 9/28)

Tuesday 8:00: V (ABC 11/3)

Tuesday 9:00: Melrose Place (CW), NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS 9/22), Past Life (FOX Jan.)

Tuesday 10:00: The Good Wife (CBS 9/22), The Forgotten (ABC 9/22)

Wednesday 8:00: Mercy (NBC 9/23), Hank (ABC 9/30)

Wednesday 8:30: The Middle (ABC 9/30)

Wednesday 9:00: Glee (FOX), The Beautiful Life (CW), Modern Family (ABC 9/23)

Wednesday 9:30: Cougar Town (ABC 9/23)

Wednesday 10:00: Eastwick (ABC 9/23)

Thursday 8:00: Vampire Diaries (CW), FlashForward (ABC 9/24)

Thursday 9:30: Community (NBC 9/17)

Friday 8:00: Brothers (FOX 9/18)

Friday 10:00: White Collar (USA 10/23)

Sunday 8:30: The Cleveland Show (FOX 9/27)

Sunday 9:00: Three Rivers (CBS 10/4)

Sunday 9:30: Bored to Death (HBO 9/20)

NEW SHOWS BY NETWORK

ABC: V (Tues 8:00), The Forgotten (Tues 10:00), Hank (Wed 8:00), The Middle (Wed 8:30), Modern Family (Wed 9:00), Cougar Town (Wed 9:30), Eastwick (Wed 10:00), FlashForward (Thurs 8:00)

CBS: Three Rivers (Sun 9:00), Accidentally on Purpose (Mon 8:30), NCIS: Los Angeles (Tues 9:00), The Good Wife (Tues 10:00)

CW: Melrose Place (Tues 9:00), The Beautiful Life (Wed 9:00), Vampire Diaries (Thurs 8:00)

FOX: The Cleveland Show (Sun 8:30), Past Life (Tues 9:00), Glee (Wed 9:00), Brothers (Fri 8:00)

HBO: Bored to Death (Sun 9:30)

NBC: Trauma (Mon 9:00), Mercy (Wed 8:00), Community (Thurs 9:30)

USA: White Collar (Fri 10:00)