Fall 2021 TV Schedule: Your Full List of Network Premiere Dates
The Fall 2021 season is officially beginning, with most of the primetime TV lineup — on ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, and The CW — kicking off on September 20.
What better way to keep track of all the changes (for example, NCIS is moving nights and times) and when to catch your favorite Dick Wolf drama than with a handy schedule with all the premiere dates? We have you covered.
Scroll down to find out what’s airing Mondays through Sundays on ABC, CBS, The CW, Fox, and NBC so you can start planning what you’ll watch when the new season starts this fall.
Monday
September 20
8:00 Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
8:00 The Neighborhood (CBS)
8:00 9-1-1 (Fox)
8:00 The Voice (NBC)
8:30 Bob Hearts Abishola (CBS)
9:00 NCIS (CBS)
9:00 The Big Leap (Fox)
10:00 NCIS: Hawai’i (CBS)
10:00 Ordinary Joe (NBC)
September 27
10:00 The Good Doctor (ABC)
October 25
8:00 All American (The CW)
9:00 4400 (The CW)
LA Brea (NBC)
Tuesday
September 21
8:00 FBI (CBS)
8:00 The Resident (Fox)
9:00 FBI: Most Wanted (CBS) *Special Time
9:00 Our Kind of People (Fox)
10:00 FBI: International (CBS) *Special Time
10:00 New Amsterdam (NBC)
September 28
9:00 FBI: International (CBS) *Regular Time Period
9:00 La Brea (NBC)
10:00 FBI: Most Wanted (CBS) *Regular Time Period
October 19
8:00 The Bachelorette (ABC)
10:00 Queens (ABC)
November 16
8:00 The Flash (The CW)
9:00 Riverdale (The CW)
The Wonder Years (ABC/Erika Doss)
Wednesday
September 22
8:00 The Goldbergs (ABC)
8:00 Survivor (CBS)
8:00 The Masked Singer (Fox)
8:00 Chicago Med (NBC)
8:30 The Wonder Years (ABC)
9:00 The Conners (ABC)
9:00 Alter Ego (Fox)
9:00 Chicago Fire (NBC)
9:30 Home Economics (ABC)
10:00 A Million Little Things (ABC)
10:00 Chicago P.D. (NBC)
October 6
9:00 Tough as Nails (CBS)
10:00 CSI: Vegas (CBS)
October 13
8:00 DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (The CW)
9:00 Batwoman (The CW)
Walker (Rebecca Brenneman/The CW)
Thursday
September 23
8:00 Law & Order: SVU (NBC) *Two-hour Premiere
10:00 Law & Order: Organized Crime (NBC)
September 30
8:00 Station 19 (ABC)
9:00 Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
9:00 Law & Order: SVU (NBC) *Regular Time Period
10:00 Big Sky (ABC)
October 7
8:00 Young Sheldon (CBS)
8:30 United States of Al (CBS)
9:00 Ghosts (CBS)
9:30 B Positive (CBS)
10:00 Bull (CBS)
October 14
9:00 Legacies (The CW)
October 21
8:00 The Blacklist (NBC)
October 28
8:00 Walker (The CW)
Big Sky (ABC/Darko Sikman)
Friday
September 24
9:00 Dateline NBC (NBC)
October 1
8:00 S.W.A.T. (CBS)
8:00 Penn & Teller: Fool Us (The CW)
9:00 Magnum P.I. (CBS)
10:00 Blue Bloods (CBS)
October 8
8:00 Shark Tank (ABC)
9:00 Nancy Drew (The CW)
9:00 20/20 (ABC)
Blue Bloods (John Paul Filo/CBS)
Saturday
September 18
10:00 48 Hours (CBS)
October 9
8:00 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (The CW)
8:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (The CW)
9:00 World’s Funniest Animals (The CW)
9:30 World’s Funniest Animals (The CW)
SEAL Team (Cliff Lipson/CBS)
Sunday
September 12
7:30 60 Minutes (CBS) *Football Doubleheader
September 26
7:00 60 Minutes (CBS) *Regular Time Period
8:00 Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (ABC)
8:00 The Simpsons (Fox)
8:30 The Great North (Fox)
9:00 Supermarket Sweep (ABC)
9:00 Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
9:30 Family Guy (Fox)
10:00 The Rookie (ABC)
October 3
7:00 America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
October 10
8:00 The Equalizer (CBS)
8:00 Legends of the Hidden Temple (The CW)
9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)
9:00 Killer Camp (The CW)
10:00 SEAL Team (CBS)
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Too much realty shows, which are not watched in this house.
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AS USUAL, NOT ONE SHOW ON SATURDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT????? NOT EVERYONE WATCHES SPORTS!!!!!
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REALLY??!!! I can't believe that ABC is giving air time to Dancing with the Stars again. It's turned into a little more than pitiful shadow of its former self. Last season Tyra's miserable antics contributed to its' slow and painful death. It's had a long and successful run, but its past time to let it go.
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Why did they cancel Rebel. That was a great show.
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I saw that IMDB was gonna take it up and stream it.
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You forgot "Deputy". That was a good show also!
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Thankful for streaming, Netflix etc. Network TV is awful.
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Tuesday nights went from must see tv on cbs to the night to go out for dinner and drinks with friends.
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That's how I feel about all of the reality shows. I wish their heyday would end already!
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Where’s 9-1-1 Lone Star?
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Premiering on January 2022
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Used to look forward to Tuesdays on Fox for Prodigal Son. Won’t be watching Fox on Tuesdays this year.
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Did I miss Yellowstone?
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Yellowstone is on Paramount, and YES! it is coming back, And with a prequel 😊
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I can hardly wait for Yellowstone myself. It was supposed to be aired in July 2021 but it has been pushed back until November due to Covid. There are many great tv shows but I look forwards to watching this series most. It's really good to see Kevin Costner in a regular tv series since he's not filming anymore. Beth & Rip are exciting to watch!
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They toss all my favorites! I just hate that! Then they keep stupid fake things like " The Bachelor " Or the Bachelorette! Ugh! 🙄
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Last I heard, 11/7 ... can't wait! 😃
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The ratings should be based on a different age group. The group who watches tv the most such as ages 35 - 65 instead of 20 something. Most younger people do NOT stay home to watch TV. How about keeping shows that triggers your brain and makes you think or shows that focus on people helping people such as Rebel.
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They don't make enough money off of us old folks
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That is why we record/DVR/stream. I guess they figure we're all out partying.
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Saturdays are boring. I usually go to Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon and scour for new shows or movies that might be of interest on the weekends.
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You are whats wrong with this country. If you can't set aside YOUR politics to watch TV and enjoy a story; you're never going to enjoy anything. So, just keep watching your propaganda.
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Thats the problem right there! The producers cannot put aside politics and leftist agenda's. Watch last season's New Amsterdam you'll see exactly what were talking about!
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I liked Prodigal Son but my husband didn't so I would stream it later. I read somewhere that maybe Netflix or some other streaming network may pick it up.
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I hope Netflix picks it up! I love Prodigal Son and miss watching it!
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Where is this is us??
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It returns the first Tuesday in January and will air continuously except for the Winter Olympics. 18 episodes.
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Look at what the Right has become (trump, conspiracy, lies) and understand why they lean left.
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YES!!! Seal Team BACK ON NORMAL CHANNEL NOT PARAMOUNT
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Agree! trash TV
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I think it was a limited run series. I'd like to see it come back as well.
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Rebel was one of my favorite shows yet they cancel it.
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A mess!!!
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NBC's Manifest was a really good show and they cancelled it, but luckily Netflix picked it up and will have the new season soon.
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Yikes! I guess I will start reading books.
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Rebel was LITERALLY FIGHTING BIG PHARMA but it was TOO LEFTIST for you? Hilarious! 😆 Can't make this stuff up!
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Apparently you are in the minority. If the majority were watching Rebel it would not have been canceled. Typical Left Wing, I liked it so it should have been continued, I do not care what others think.
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So why did they move NCIS to Mondays? It's ALWAYS been on Tuesday....
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They have three fbi shows and a new one too on Tues nite nite. Plus on Mondays they have NCIS Hawaii and ordinary Joe now on Monday nights course ordinary Joe's on NBC not CBS
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Looking forward with much enthusiasm to CSI: Vegas. I've missed it since it was on previously.
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Remember, reality TV means no script writers. also, no large salary for actors. Shows can be filmed and then edited without reshoots. Much Much cheaper to produce. It's all a money game.
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Too many shows want to thrust things down your throat. Won't be watching a lot of them that I used to enjoy.
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Read somewhere else that Only for a few episodes then to paramount.
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November 7th I believe
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Shows like Rebel and Bluff City Law that blatantly promote a leftist political and economic agenda naturally alienate at least half of their potential audience. That's why I stopped watching both even though I expect a certain amount of left leaning out of Hollywood and tolerate it until they get the ramrod out.
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Big agree here. I'm not a sports watcher...and since the pandemic began, we decided to buy a big TV and stay home instead of going to movies now... Now...I don't generally watch network TV... but there's a definite market for the weekends. Not tooooo long ago, there were shows like Golden Girls, Desperate Housewives, Revenge, etc. etc... on Saturdays and/or Sundays.
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Just a little bit more and the new shows will start on December first with the season finales airing two weeks later !!!
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Fridays and Saturdays are the nights most viewers are out and about so the dregs of TV shows are put on.
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nick adams died
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Dude Rebel was inspired by the life of Erin Brockovich.
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Why did they get rid rid of Rebel and All Rise two great shows.
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When I was a kid growing up in the late 60’s, The Prisoner and Mission Impossible were on on Saturday nights. There used TO BE TV Shows on on Saturday nights. Not anymore. Also, Prime Time started at 7:30, not 8:PM AND a regular TV Show had at least 25 Episodes in a Season. Not anymore. There’s really less and less TV Shows time and more and more News and Reality TV Shows. YUCK!!!
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At this point I don't watch Fox for ANYTHING. Certainly not what they pretend is news.... I don't even watch the "local" news on there (which is just one of the real networks but at an earlier time slot -- if I have to watch news at an earlier time, I watch the competition network on the CW around here (which is annoying because it's just fifteen minutes of "headlines" and then repeats, but is still better).
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What about Bull
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Bull is coming back according to this article
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There has never been shows on Sat's or sat. night.. like FOREVER... (maybe in the 50s? lol). Most people are off enjoying their lives on saturdays. There would be absolutely NO viewership. There used to be a few shows on sunday nights tho IIRC.
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TV ended up being a distraction from real life. The vast majority of humans still use it as a distraction. So the more mindless the show the better it does. Sadly, those of us who like thought provoking, remind-me-of-life shows will always lose. But then again.. even American Housewife and Fresh Off The Boat (among so many others) were cancelled and those were hardly "thought provoking, remind-me-of-life shows!). Siiiiiiiiiiiiiigh...
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I am still upset that Fox cancelled Prodigal Son, but they still have The Resident, which is awesome!
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IMDb is streaming season 1 with an option for a season 2 depending on the viewership with season 1.
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Rebel season 1 is streaming on IMDb with an option for a season 2 if the season 1 goes well. So, you could watch it again, for free, boost viewership, & hopefully, there will be a season 2 on IMDb!
While Bluff City Law is streaming on Peacock for free, no such deal for a 2nd season exists unfortunately.
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Is blue bloods coming back because I only see a picture
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Blue Bloods airs on October
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October 1
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AMEN!!!
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The CW has some shows on Saturday night now - not sports.
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The TV networks are businesses. They have to go by how much money the show is making for them versus the costs. If the ratings are too low, they can't sell advertising time, so they lose money. It doesn't matter whether the show is good or bad - only that enough people watch it. Also, please note that most shows don't make it past 1-2 seasons. That's been true for 50 years or more, and it's not just broadcast networks but also streaming and cable.
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Really don't want us to watch much tv this year. Good time to save some money.
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I was really upset when I found out that Prodigal Son was canceled but felt a little better when hearing about season 2 for Good Omens.
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THE WRITERS TODAY JUST STINK ! NO CREATIVITY --- ZERO
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I agree.They try and redo or reboot old tv shows. It's called lazy .
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Great. The summer junk tv is going to end.avhuntress
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Thank God, FINALLY!
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Nobody is watching the Summer Olympics I doubt anyone will be watching the winter Olympics especially since they’re in China.
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Us either!
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Agreed! Cannot believe they canned Prodigal Son 🤯
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The good news is The Rookie, Equalizer, Good Doctor, Neighborhood, and Al are coming back, FBIs, Magnum PI, Bluebloods, Bull, too. Now the bad news... where is Prodigal Son?!!! At least Yellowstone is back, AND has a prequel!!!
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Not sure moving NCIS to Monday's was such a good idea! You're going up against NFL Monday Night Football. That could draw some viewers away. With NCIS: New Orleans canceled they could have just left it on Tuesday @ 8 where it's always been!
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It seems like any prime time television show worth watching these days only last one season, shows like Rebel, Bluff City Law, The Enemy Within, I don’t understand why TV series shows, don’t get a fair shot, even if it’s on another network, some shows just should be able to replace some of the same old , NCIS, LA LAW, Networks have to do better.
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Tuesday nights on CBS has always been FBI night.
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Can’t believe Euphoria was re-newed. Saw some when I had HBO and it was disgusting. Critics claim that it reflects real lives of teens and what they go through. Ok, then maybe we should mount a camera in the bottom of a toilet to capture real life. Sickening exploitation of a small section of societal losers.
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Because it doesn't matter when shows are aired now. You stream them later at your own convenience or record them and play them later. Who is a slave to the live TV broadcast in this day and age? Sports is the only thing worth watching live and I don't watch them live half the time either.
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Erin Brockovich was in the news 20+ years ago!!!! All the people who claim to love the show were either not born yet or toddlers when she shot to fame.
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TV = entertainment I don't watch TV for any reason other than to be distracted from the dumpster fire that life in this country has become. Why in the hell would you want to sit and watch TV that reminds you of the current disaster the US has become?????
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Not happy with cancelling Manifest or Prodigal Son and NCIS New Orleans, don't care for the new Hawaii one or the slow slow LA ONE. Love the two 911. New Amsterdam, along with the Chicago Med and Fire but don't like Police one.
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SEAL team is airing 4 episode Dems only, on regular CBS TV. Then Going to Paramount Plus on or after October 31 and you’ll have to subscribe to watch.... Just like Yellowstone’s going to be. Crap shows are free….good ones moving to Peacock Premium or Paramount Plus. ABC will be next.
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I canceled cable 15 years ago after all i saw was reality crap.... I stream shows now. And that's even getting difficult to do now
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Why did they take NCIS New Orleans off?
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Agreed that they don't get a fair shot...but it's such a complex business now... These shows used to draw ratings in the 20's or at least high teens... Now if you're drawing a 2, you're gonna get renewed. The production companies and studios that bankroll these shows shop them around on the regular. Streamers like Netflix have changed viewing habits of tens of millions of people, myself included. When I finish an episode (without commercials of course), I want to immediately watch the next one. I usually can only do 3 or 4 serialized drama episodes in a row...others can do 8-10 or more. But... Those options aren't even available on network TV shows. On the flip side... I DO end up watching a bunch of "network" shows, but I watch them usually months after they originally air... without commercials... binged... via streamers. If the business model was done right, the revenue from those streaming contracts would be enough to keep the shows afloat... but since the execs in those ivory towers can't see past their own noses... The current cycle of premier, crash, rinse, and repeat will continue.
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Why don't they ever list cable TV premiers? Those shows just start without anyone knowing it.
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1883 is the prequel to Yellowstone. It stars Faith Hill, Tim McGraw and Sam Elliott. Really looking forward to it.
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YUK. WILL try the La Brea. but it will probably get hokee after 3 shows.....but will home not.........tv just has no imagination anymore.......no creative people in Hollywood. really sucks
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do not watch any reality shows
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At least we got the Rookie back on Sunday nights.
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So sad that Rebel, Prodigal Son and Evil are no longer on network TV. Now I know why I canceled my cable. So sick of reality TV…. And game shows.
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Too progressive for Fox.
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YOU MEAN THE ONE WITH NICK ADAMS?
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year after year - there is a lack of comedies, we need to laugh more the world has been so serious. Dont get me wrong i enjoy some dramas but we need something to smile at
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Why would they move NCIS to Monday nights? And then they went and got rid of The Deputy?
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I think this will be it for NCIS. It just missed the chopping block when Mark Harmon started talking about retiring. They didn't think the show would make it without him, and they're probably right. He's only going to be in it occasionally this year. I think the network knows the show's run is coming to an end.
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I almost quit watching it when they got rid of Ziva. They get rid of Mark Harmon and I am absolutely done.
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NCIS Hawaii is like a try hard version of Hawaii 5-0. That pilot was absolute garbage. I'll give it another episode or two, but if it stays where it is I'm not watching it either. It's almost like they threw something together to take the place of New Orleans because they knew NCIS was almost over.
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John, you indeed are 100% correct!! I loved the show, REBEL. They did a great job with it. Nope, down the toilet. Thanks Network TV. 😳😬🤯
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If a show is good and not blatant about their politics, I will happily watch. Sadly, most are super obvious about it and don't do it well at all - their goal isn't entertaining me but brainwashing me. It wouldn't work anyhow, I'm a libertarian and think both the left AND the right need to sit down shut up and let people live their lives....but I still applaud some attempt at entertainment. lol
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I hear you. That's why I don't watch NCIS---a blatant attempt at making white America look like the saviors while Muslims are portrayed as terrorists. It's a politically-motivated propaganda that will also try to make you believe that the military is actually not evil, lol.
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Obviously you haven't seen ncis since like 2002 lol
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They cancelled all my shows I have SVU and The Conners left to watch. Other watchable shows comes on after 10pm.. Then CBS and FOX im no longer giving Ratings to
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Oh, we're creative... it's the executives who throw it all away.
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Those are "gag me' shows the young people watch. Then one day they will grow up & they will be ashamed to admit they watch such crap. lol
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It's not just young ppl, I see plenty of adults watching faithfully as if its real, I hate so-called reality shows
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Fox decided to bring 9-1-1: Lone Star back at midseason, so sometime in January 2022.
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IMDb decided not to give Rebel a second season. I really enjoyed that show.
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Man i dont think the 4400 reboot will do the show justice. but we will see. CW loves starting strong then having bad middles, to the point the show just sucks. im just happy at least its CW and not NBC because NBC cancels things for no reason. (ill be nice cause they brought back heroes) but no brownie points because it shouldve never left to begin with. They didnt even give Journeyman enough time to develop because of 'lOw RaTinGs".... anyways. lets see what the end of this year brings.
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Where is call me kat
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Great - now in addition to NCIS LA being delayed and messed up on my dvr, so will Seal Team. And I'm sure somehow Monday night with Gibbs will get jacked up too
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Seal Team will only be potentially delayed a few weeks sadly. I think it's 5 episodes airing on the network then it moves to streaming
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Unfortunately, shows come and shows go. I'm not happy with some of the decisions of my viewing pleasure either, but if the ratings are bad they cancel.
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They said they are done after the wedding
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Thanks for posting the premiere schedule! However, you left off NBC's "Home Sweet Home," which premieres October 15.
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I love it the entire Fall tv lineup is awesome CBS had 5 shows I wanna see
ABC had 4 shows I wanna see
CW has 6 shows I wanna see
Fox had 4 shows I wanna see
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Yeah, NBC is the worst...Bluff City Law was good. The Brave was really good. Emergence on ABC was great too. I imagine Debris was pretty good but didn't watch that.
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Why does IMDB even have any tv shows? That shouldn't be allowed.
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Amazon owns IMDb, they use it in part as a free/ad-supported content streaming service. Why shouldn't that be allowed? Does that mean we should also ban the ROKU channel? PlutoTV? All network television?
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