Fall 2015 Television Schedule: What's New and What's Returning

When the calendar flipped to September that meant the countdown was on for our favorite TV shows to come back into our lives. Starting September 21st we kick off Premiere Week with The Big Bang Theory on CBS at 8; this will the time slot for Big Bang until CBS is done covering Thursday night football then Big Bang will return to its normal time slot. Tuesday nights have a couple new shows with Limitless on CBS, Quantico on Fox, Heartbreaker on ABC, and Scream Queens on Fox.

Wednesday night the return of the breakout drama Empire makes its highly anticipated return. Also on Wednesdays will be Nashville on ABC, Law and Order: SVU and Chicago PD on NBC. Thursday Nights TGIT returns on ABC with a McDreamy-less Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, and How To Get Away with Murder. Also on NBC on Thursday is the resurrection of the groundbreaking drama Heroes with Heroes Reborn.

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Friday's viewers can take another swim in the tank with SharkTank on ABC, a race around the world on CBS with The Amazing Race, and see whats happening on Dateline. Sunday will feature its resident power women with The Good Wife and Madam Secretary on CBS. New to the Sunday night line up is Blood and Oil; if you were a fan of Dallas (the old or new version) this is a show you should check out starting Gossip Girl star Chase Crawford.

A few notes: Chicago PD will not start on Wednesday September 23rd because Law and Order: SVU is a 2 hour episode; so Chicago PD will start September 30th. Chicago Fire doesn't start until October 13th at its normal time of 10pm on Tuesday. The third installment of the Chicago series by Dick Wolf will have Chicago Med starting on November 17th. On Sunday September 27th at 8 there will be a 2 Hour CSI farewell with some of the original cast making an appearance. The September 24th episode of Heroes Reborn will also be 2 hours.

Addicting Television Shows that are not on basic networks:

Downton Abbey: January 2016
Walking Dead: October 11, 2015
Finding Carter Season 2b: October 6, 2015
Suits: January 2016
Major Crimes: November 2015

Let us know what shows you would like more information on in the comments! Or what shows you think everyone should watch because they are just epic!

Television Premiere Dates: January and February

Don't miss your favorite shows and the premieres of some highly anticipated new shows! 

JANUARY

Monday, January 19

8:00 pm: The Fosters (ABC Family)

9:00 pm: Chasing Life (ABC Family)

Tuesday, January 20

10:00 pm: Justified (FX)

Thursday, January 22

9:00 pm: Backstrom (Fox)

10:00 pm: Nightwatch (A&E)

Saturday, January 24

9:00 pm: Black Sails (Starz)

Tuesday, January 27

10:00 pm: Sirens (USA)

Wednesday, January 28

10:00 pm: The Americans (FX)

                 Suits (USA)

Thursday, January 29

8:00 pm: Grey's Anatomy (ABC)

9:00 pm: Scandal (ABC)

10:00 pm: Parenthood (NBC) - Series Finale 

                 How to Get Away With Murder (ABC)

FEBRUARY

Sunday, February 1

6:30 pm: Super Bowl XLIX (NBC)

Immediately following Super Bowl: The Blacklist (NBC)

Wednesday, February 4

8:00 pm & 9:30 pm: Fresh Off the Boat (ABC)

9:00 pm: Earth: A New Wild (PBS)

Thursday, February 5

9:00 pm: The Blacklist (NBC) - Time Period Premiere

10:00 pm: Allegiance (NBC)

Sunday, February 8

9:00 pm: The Walking Dead (AMC) - Midseason Premiere

10:00 pm: Better Call Saul (AMC) - First Night of Two Night Premiere Event

Monday, February 9

10:00 pm: Better Call Saul (AMC) - Second Night of Two Night Premiere Event

Thursday, February 12

8:00 pm: The Slap (NBC)

Sunday, February 15

12:00 am: Comic Book Men (AMC)

Tuesday, February 17

8:30 pm: Repeat After Me (ABC)

9:00 pm: Rizzoli & Isles (TNT)

Thursday, February 19

8:30 pm: The Odd Couple (CBS)

9:00 pm: Two and a Half Men (CBS) - Series Finale

10:00 pm: Vikings (History)

Monday, February 23

10:00 pm: The Night Shift (NBC)

Tuesday, February 24

10:00 pm: Outlaw Country (WGN America)

                 Gangland Undercover (History)

Wednesday, February 25

8:00 pm: Survivor (CBS)

9:30 pm: The Amazing Race (CBS)

10:00 pm: Catfish (MTV)

Friday, February 27

12:01 am: House of Cards (Netflix)