Fall 2025 TV Premiere Dates: Full Schedule for New & Returning Shows
With the fall portion of the 2025-2026 season only a few weeks away, networks have now released all the premiere dates for their new and returning shows — and there are even some still joining the lineup, like Stumble on NBC.
CBS revealed that its premiere week officially begins October 12, with special kick-offs for its Thursday night shows, Matlock and Elsbeth. Survivor and The Amazing Race‘s new seasons will also premiere ahead of them, in September. The rest of CBS’s lineup, including the all-NCIS night and universe expansions in the worlds of Fire Country and Blue Bloods, Sheriff Country and Boston Blue, will premiere as part of that October week.
ABC begins on Tuesday, September 16, with Dancing With the Stars returning for its 34th season and High Potential Season 2. Then, the newest Golden Bachelor‘s (Mel Owens) journey for love begins with a special two-hour premiere on Wednesday, September 24, at 8/7c, before moving to its regular time slot on October 1 at 9/8c. 9-1-1 and Grey’s Anatomy return on Thursday, October 9, along with the former’s new spinoff, 9-1-1: Nashville.
Then came Fox, which will kick things off with Celebrity Name That Tune and Celebrity Weakest Link on Monday, September 15. Murder in a Small Town and Doc return for their second seasons on Tuesday, September 23. And Fox’s Animation Domination premieres its new seasons on Sunday, September 28, with The Simpsons, Universal Basic Guys, Krapopolis, and Bob’s Burgers.
Finally, NBC’s fall season begins with The Voice‘s return and the Brilliant Minds Season 2 premiere on Monday, September 22. Then the Law & Order franchise once again takes over Thursdays on September 24. Organized Crime Season 5 — which already streamed on Peacock (there’s no news about Season 6) — will be capping off the night, meaning The Hunting Party‘s second season has been delayed. One Chicago‘s series return on Wednesday, October 1, while NBC’s hit comedies St. Denis Medical and Happy’s Place both are back in November.
Check out all of the fall 2025 premiere dates (and any regular time period premieres) we know so far below, and keep checking back for updates.
Monday, September 15
8:00 p.m.: Name That Tune (Season Premiere)(Fox)
9:00 p.m.: Celebrity Weakest Link (Series Premiere)(Fox)
Tuesday, September 16
8:00 p.m.: Dancing With the Stars (Season 34 Premiere)(ABC)
10:00 p.m.: High Potential (Season 2 Premiere)(ABC)
Monday, September 22
8:00 p.m.: The Voice (Season 28 Premiere)(NBC)
10:00 p.m.: Brilliant Minds (Season 2 Premiere)(NBC)
Tuesday, September 23
8:00 p.m.: Murder in a Small Town (Season 2 Premiere)(Fox)
9:00 p.m.: Doc (Season 2 Premiere)(Fox)
Wednesday, September 24
8:00 p.m.: Survivor (2-Hour Season 49 Premiere) (CBS)
8:00 p.m.: The Golden Bachelor (2-Hour Season 2 Premiere)(ABC)
8:00 p.m.: The Floor (Season 4 Premiere)(Fox)
9:00 p.m.: 99 to Beat (Series Premiere)(Fox)
10:00 p.m.: Shark Tank (Season 17 Premiere)(ABC)
Thursday, September 25
8:00 p.m.: Hell’s Kitchen (Season 24 Premiere)(Fox)
8:00 p.m.: Law & Order (Season 25 Premiere)(NBC)
9:00 p.m.: The Amazing Race (Season 38 Premiere, Special Night) (CBS)
9:00 p.m.: Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test (Season 4 Premiere)(Fox)
9:00 p.m.: Law & Order: SVU (Season 27 Premiere)(NBC)
Friday, September 26
8:00 p.m.: Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (Season 6 Premiere)(ABC)
9:00 p.m.: 20/20 (ABC)
9:00 p.m.: Dateline NBC (Season Premiere)(NBC)
Saturday, September 27
10:00 p.m.: 48 Hours (Season 38 Premiere) (CBS)
Sunday, September 28
7:00 p.m.: America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
7:30 p.m.: 60 Minutes (Season 58 Premiere) (CBS)
8:00 p.m.: The Wonderful World of Disney (ABC)
8:00 p.m.: The Simpsons (Season 37 Premiere)(Fox)
8:30 p.m.: Universal Basic Guys (Season 2 Premiere)(Fox)
9:00 p.m.: Krapopolis (Season 3 Premiere)(Fox)
9:30 p.m.: Bob’s Burgers (Season 16 Premiere)(Fox)
Tuesday, September 30
9:00 p.m.: On Brand With Jimmy Fallon (Series Premiere)(NBC)
Wednesday, October 1
8:00 p.m.: Shifting Gears (Season 2 Premiere)(ABC)
8:00 p.m.: Chicago Med (Season 11 Premiere)(NBC)
8:30 p.m.: Abbott Elementary (Season 5 Premiere)(ABC)
9:00 p.m.: The Golden Bachelor (Regular Time Slot Premiere)(ABC)
9:00 p.m.: Chicago Fire (Season 14 Premiere)(NBC)
9:30 p.m.: The Amazing Race (Regular Time Period Premiere) (CBS)
10:00 p.m.: Chicago P.D. (Season 13 Premiere)(NBC)
Saturday, October 4
11:30 p.m.: Saturday Night Live (Season 51 Premiere)(NBC)
Thursday, October 9
8:00 p.m.: 9-1-1 (Season 9 Premiere)(ABC)
9:00 p.m.: 9-1-1: Nashville (Series Premiere)(ABC)
10:00 p.m.: Grey’s Anatomy (Season 22 Premiere)(ABC)
Sunday, October 12
8:30 p.m. ET/8:00 p.m. PT: Matlock (Season 2 Premiere, Special Night) (CBS)
9:30 p.m. ET/9:00 p.m. PT: Elsbeth (Season 3 Premiere, Special Night) (CBS)
Monday, October 13
8:00 p.m.: The Neighborhood (Season 8 Premiere) (CBS)
8:30 p.m.: DMV (Series Premiere) (CBS)
9:00 p.m.: FBI (Season 8 Premiere) (CBS)
10:00 p.m.: Watson (Season 2 Premiere) (CBS)
Tuesday, October 14
8:00 p.m.: NCIS (Season 23 Premiere) (CBS)
9:00 p.m.: NCIS: Origins (Season 2 Premiere) (CBS)
10:00 p.m.: NCIS: Sydney (Season 3 Premiere) (CBS)
Thursday, October 16
8:00 p.m.: Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage (Season 2 Premiere) (CBS)
8:30 p.m.: Ghosts (Season 5 Premiere) (CBS)
9:00 p.m.: Matlock (Regular Time Period Premiere) (CBS)
10:00 p.m.: Elsbeth (Regular Time Period Premiere) (CBS)
Friday, October 17
8:00 p.m.: Fire Country (Season 4 Premiere, Special Time) (CBS)
9:00 p.m.: Sheriff Country (Series Premiere, Special Time) (CBS)
10:00 p.m.: Boston Blue (Series Premiere) (CBS)
Sunday, October 19
8:00 p.m.: Tracker (Season 3 Premiere) (CBS)
9:00 p.m.: The Road (Series Premiere) (CBS)
Friday, October 24
8:00 p.m.: Sheriff Country (Regular Time Period Premiere) (CBS)
9:00 p.m.: Fire Country (Regular Time Period Premiere) (CBS)
Monday, November 3
8:00 p.m.: St. Denis Medical (Season 2 Premiere)(NBC)
Friday, November 7
8:00 p.m.: Happy’s Place (Season 2 Premiere)(NBC)
8:30 p.m.: Stumble (Series Premiere)(NBC)
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I think CBS canceled the wrong shows. I don’t see DMV lasting. Bring back Equalizer and NCIS Hawaii. Those were better shows then the ones the are going to air.
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I miss Blue Bloods and NCIS spin offs. I miss Equalizer too. I think that they should have continued Blue Bloods instead of starting a spin off
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What I like is that Danny is trying to get a lot of his family on the new show. People like Shamar Moore, who is doing a spin off of SWAT, left his team in the dust and was like Bye!
I would like to see them bring back SEALS. I really liked that show.
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All those shows are boring and old.. we want new, fun, light shows. Whether or not it lasts, I'm looking forward to DMV (I also had no interest in any of the ones you listed)
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In years past, I had to record shows because there were so many that I liked. Now I look at them and wonder what am I going to watch as nothing sounds good that is on.
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New seasons used to premiere in early September.
Now it's well into October before we'll see any new TV.
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I need you to put the serious found back on and The equalizer then we'll be okay and take off some of those reality show because nobody really watch that crap
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Stop with Al reality shows then are bad not many people watching them. CBS used to be the best network and now they are going down hill.
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I agree with a lot of what people are saying CBS is cutting too many good shows keeping boring senseless shows on like I said before take away the game shows put them daytime where they belong I'd like to see equalizer come back as for Blue bloods they should have done Blue bloods next generation and get the FBIs back on and the NCIS's definitely miss Hawaii I love fire country I'm not sure about sheriff country stations don't understand we are watching it's just that there are so many good shows we have to record
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I want ncis Hawaii back and you can get rid of Sydney I can't even understand what they're saying. Give me back my fbi international and most wanted. Take some of the stupid hgtv shows off getting bored with hometown and fixer to fabulous and how many property brothers do we need.
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Talking about CBS premieres. Hometown and fixer are not part of this network
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I don't care when they premiere. I and a good chunk of the country gave up on network TV. The shows are really bad now.
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That is so true
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Not surprising as a good chunk of the country gave up on itself in the first place. Apparently the cheap, easy way is better than quality and doing a good job.
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I really want to boycott CBS but I love NCIS Origins, Matlock, Ghosts and more I don't know if I can I already dumped Paramount plus. As for the other channels I am heartbroken over Found an Chicago Fire losing more of my favorite characters. I agree that premiering shows in October is too long to wait.
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Every season they're taking some of the best shows off air only to replace it with BS that's not going to last. They canceled The Equalizer, FBI Most Wanted& International, SWAT and Found (Good Shows). I'm sick of getting invested in these shows only to get disappointed when they cancel them for reality& spinoff shows that I can care less about. All these networks are doing is pushing shows further back and ending them early TV is just not the same anymore. I'M OVER IT....
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They should be back September.!
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too much sports in the way
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I think they should keep game shows for the day time a lot of good shows are being cut because of game shows put them back to the daytime I can't believe y'all cut off the FBIs you may think people are watching them but there's so many good shows on we record them
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I know... I'm cancelling lots of cable channels too because there is nothing worth watching anymore.
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Yes The Equalizer was good, NCIS: Hawaii was my favorite, good stories, great scenery, NCIS : Sidney -sucks, yet they brought it back again. I guess CBS is going downhill with a lot of stupid decisions, really a show about DMV who is going to watch that crap weekly.
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Survivor and golden bachelorette need to get off tv that’s is mess
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I have to agree!
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And take all the "celebrity" reality shows (jeopardy, wheel, millionaire..) too and name that tune. So cheezy!
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I want NCIS HAWAII, IT WAS CANCELED FOR THST POORLY ACTED NCIS SIDNEY CRAP. CANCEL SIDNEY BRING BACK HAWAII
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I think it was Rescue: High Surf?? But I REALLY enjoyed that show too and was very unhappy they didn't give it a 2nd season. I'm sick of getting invested in these shows only to have them cancelled, and often leaving a cliffhanger. Bleah!
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I agree bring back blue bloods, all the FBIS, NCIS Hawaii, Found, Equalizer. Reality shows are stupid. I want to boycott CBS bc of what they did to Stephen Colbert.
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I feel the same way, Blue Bloods, all the FBIs, Equalizer. The reality shows are taking over, they’re all very boring.
I also want to boycott CBS because of Stephen Colbert being fired.
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I really liked that Surf Show filmed in HAWAII . They didn’t even give it a chance
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I dont remember something called Surf Show.. was it a reality show? were there sharks and surfing? I would watch that. Or maybe an instruction show on how to surf?
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Cancel NCIS Hawaii in favor of Sydney is insane!
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And they’re finished earlier now too. No wonder streaming is winning.
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Because they no longer show reruns during the season to stretch the season out.
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Ghosts is about the only really good one. I liked So Help Me Todd, but CBS canned it. Law and Order is still fairly good.
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I really wish they had kept Ncis Hawaii ! & 911 lone star
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Found, was one of their best shows.
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So sick of reality shows. Taking off so many good shows and bringing on trash.
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Survivor is season 49 not season 48
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The CW hasn't even announced its fall schedule except for 1 new show and 2 returning shows
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They’re A Very Strange Network since they Were Taken Over a Few Years Back.
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The CW was at one time my most watched network before the cancellation of all the superhero shows and a few others.
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CW is still around? they havent had anything good in years.
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Same here, Im not a fan of those, but I watch NCIS, NCIS SYDNEY, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND FBI. I wonder if they can transfer to NBC.
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I quit watching FBI w/all the scandal during the last administration. I’ll give them a go now.
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What a stupid remark!
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Why do you want to boycott them if they produce things you love?
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WTF we are waiting till October for seasons to start to then what turn around and go on winter break to not come back till March for another 6 week run. To have a 30 minute show have 15 minute shows with 15 minutes worth of commercials. Why do we all pay for this crap?
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We no longer watch broadcast TV except for some British series. Just too much crap.
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The CBS lineup sux nothing worth watching thank God for streaming older shows from many years ago, all these AI reality bs shows a junk!
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What happened to the hunting party
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I totally agree
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The game shows are cheaper to do. So to save money they are having less shows, shorter weeks of shows we like. What happened to started in September to December just had a few Holiday Shows inbetween.
It's all about the money.
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I am so sad we lost NCIS Hawaii. What happened to Equalizer?
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I CANNOT WAIT I HAVE WATSON, TRACKER, SHERIFF COUNTRY, FIRE COUNTRY, AND STRANGER THINGS ALL SET IN MY ALARM CLOCK!!!!! THESE ARE MY FAVORITES!!!!!
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I liked Equalizer the first season or so... then it got weird. The story line went off on a detour.
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They started with So Help me Todd
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Lmao. If you don't care when they premiere, then why are you on here commenting about it?
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Deacon and Hicks are now returning from the original show. That makes me happy. I always liked Hondo and Deacon together and can't imagine the show without Deacon's calm wisdom. Hicks grew on me over time as the character grew. I'd miss Tan more if he hadn't been changed to a cranky old man in a young man's body. I still miss Street. Shemar Moore is taking what he can get in order to play this character he loves. Granted, some of his social media posts ("I'm the quarterback") are a little self-serving, but I read that he called all of his co-stars and told them about the series and that they wouldn't be in it. That said, the word "Exiles" makes me think there will be a lot of drama with their keepers. Not a fan of that sort of thing.
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Glad to see some of my favorites coming back. This talk of boycotting this network or that because they fired someone or canceled a show is ridiculous. The networks hire talent to do a job and if they fail to do by content or ratings they take action. If you want political commentary look to news segments or The View. Common decency dictates what “hosts” should and shouldn’t say and when they fail they become a liability.
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It seems as though the networks have no imagination They have one show that works so they make three or they copy shows and settings from other networks or streaming services. And if all else fails they'll bring back a show from the past and just give it a new name and a new location They either need to get new writers or decide to use their time and actually think of something new and fresh. In the rare exception when they do find a show that is actually different than the rest it's canceled even when viewers object. The days of being excited about a new season are gone with very few exceptions.
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BBT was cancelled a few years ago, but they overdo the repeats, same with Friends as well.
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Agreed, two of the better shows. CBS has always had more of our favorite shows but now they are cancelling great shows whether they are popular or not!
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Sounds like this fall is going to be a bunch of crap that will get cancelled, what a waste of time
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Still tooo old gotta get better shows.
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So many of my favorite shows aren’t even on this list!!! WTH?! And now we wait until October?!
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It says a delay, but I hope it comes back for another season!
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Newt Minow was correct; “A vast wasteland”!
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Sure would be nice. If there was a printable version with just the dates and new shows premiering. To print as is takes 21 pages!
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I use a blank calendar to write all the shows I want to see and the dates. Saves printer ink.
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CBS is scared of Donald Trump no shows with minorities coming back this season😞 No DEI!!!😡
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Boston Blue is based off a family of minorities. Check out their cast.
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Can't imagine trump being upset with wallberger and his anti vax wife.. Bet that's the only show that he'll keep.
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Almost seems that way!
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Shows on TV stations used to be dependent on advertisers paying big money to networks that had the best shows. Now they make any kind of crap they want and expect you to watch it and be happy. They don't have to try anymore and they should fail.
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I so miss NCIS Hawaii, fbi international. And fbi most wanted. I don’t care for anything else on regular tv. I’m just watching reruns of my shows!
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This TV is truly PATHETIC. I'm only watching Tracker.
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Kimmel should have been fired.
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I'm sorry to say this but I'm not sure they've got the right people making decisions on what TV shows come back. Why are we stuck watching Abbott Elementary and Bob's whatever and now we're not going to have FBI Most Wanted, FBI international, The Equalizer.
If I want to watch stupid comedy I'll at least go to a comedy club and listen to a stand-up routine where other people are laughing with me. Fox needs to get some better shows and the main thing is CBS you should be ashamed. You are the one that started all this stuff with having to pay for different channels when The Good Wife was on and that show broke off from it I can't remember the name of it now cuz I couldn't watch it cuz I wasn't going to pay to have CBS Plus or whatever it was called. Shame on you, after you did that everybody started doing it and now it costs you $500 a month just to watch TV shows you want to watch
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I will watch DMV, looks like it might be funny. There are so many jokes always about DMV I will see if it's a good show. Need more sitcoms.
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Networks need to listen to the people...bring back the FBIs, the NCISs, Found, Blue Bloods, hell, even Magnum PI and Hawaii 5-0...we need family friendly shows like we had in the 80s again...need to get back to basics...
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I'm tired of seeing the rescue and medical programs being canceled and trying to find something else that would interest me.
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I agree with all the crap replacing the good shows. Same goes for theaters nothing good ever!!
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True
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I like Sydney NCIS.
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They used to have extremely long seasons without reruns. Now less episodes and less quality of writers.
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Bring back the cancelled FBIs and NCIS Hawaii.
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U canceled the wrong shows. Equalizer. Fbi most wanted, n international, swat, found, blue bloods,
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I get what the poster is saying. When they get worked up, their pitch goes up a LOT and they talk really fast. I didn't like either of them at first, but I love them now. It's a great cast of characters.
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That big list and there are only 4 shows I bother watching from it.
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well all your commercials will have interracial couples, so you'll get over it ahole
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Why would CBS keep that pos on the air?
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Game shows are much cheaper to produce. It’s all about the money..
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AGREE
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100% AGREE
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Any word on Trivial Pursuit and Scrabble on Cw?
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I believe whomever is making these decision about which shows to keep or drop, should be fired. You have taken off everything I watch. Just making it an easier decision for me to cancel my cable Tv after all these years
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Bring back FOUND!!!😭
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Why are they getting rid of the series you look forward to watching and keeping the dumb 30 min shows. How many reality shows do we need. I have enough reality in my own life. I watch TV for a break from reality. I must admit, lack of watching tv has boosted my book reading to a new level. At least there are a few good shows left. Tracker, Fire Country, Chicago Fire & PD, & High Potential. I feel like movies and tv have become very sad in the last several years1
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What happened to The Rookie
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I believe that is premiering late again, like maybe January?
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yep - too many crappy game shows and spinoff for shows that weren't that great in the first place. Equalizer was a great show. And all the good shows are crammed on the same days of the week.
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I would also like to see NCIS Hawaii come back. It was always fun to watch!
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I’m sorry but NCIS Orgins is the worst show ever. I can’t believe they canceled NCIS Hawaii for that.
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I’m glad NCIS: Hawaii is gone. Too woke. The New Oran’s show also became woke. ORIGINS and SIDNEY shows are great! Would like Blue Bloods to be back, but I can’t wait to watch Boston Blue!!! Donnie Wahlberg is my favorite actor on Blue Bloods, besides Tom Selleck.
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Just noticed an error - September 24 is not a Thursday, but a Wednesday...when mentioning Law and Order returning..should be Thursday, September 25.
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survivor is in 49th season not 48th
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48th, 49th or 50th... it's run it's course!
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NCIS Hawaii was cancelled for the same reason Blue Bloods was Cancelled. It is more expensive to film on Location. They’d bring back Blue Bloods before Hawaii.
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What good is Matlock with brilliant actors playing Mattie, her husband, her grandson, & the lady in the Archives department if they still bring back those 2 hysterical women in the law firm? They shriek and speak so rapidly you can't understand what they are saying. What a shame!
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What are you talking about?! I've never had an issue understanding what any of the characters were saying and definitely havent noticed them shrieking. I think you need to look at your tv adjustments or listening aids.
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Please cancel Big Bang Theory it has run way too long and it is boring. The show needs to be cancelled for good.
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Hey do you think Kathy Bates would boycott Matlock until CBS agrees to keep the late show with Stephen Colbert on the air?
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