2008–2009 United States network television schedule
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The following is the 2008–2009 network television schedule for the six major English language broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 2008 through May 2009. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 2007–2008 season. The schedule omits the Public Broadcasting Service (whose programming is listed here).
- Lime indicates the #1 most-watched program of the season.[1]
- Yellow indicates the top-10 most-watched programs of the season.[1]
- Cyan indicates the top-20 most-watched programs of the season.[1]
- Pink indicates the top-30 most-watched programs of the season.[1]
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[edit] Schedule
- New fall series are highlighted in bold.
- The official schedule was set by each network before the start of the official fall season.
- All times given are in U.S. Eastern Time, Pacific Time is the same. Subtract one Hour for Central and Mountain time.
[edit] Sunday
| PM | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | America's Funniest Home Videos | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | Desperate Housewives | Brothers & Sisters | |||||
| CBS | Fall | 60 Minutes | The Amazing Race 13 | Cold Case | The Unit | ||||
| Winter | Million Dollar Password | ||||||||
| Follow-Up | The Amazing Race 14 | ||||||||
| CW | Fall | In Harm's Way | Valentine | Easy Money | Local Programming | ||||
| Follow-Up | Jericho (E) | CW Sunday Movie | |||||||
| FOX | Fall | The OT/NFL overrun | The Simpsons | King of the Hill | Family Guy | American Dad! | |||
| Winter | Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?[2] | ||||||||
| NBC | Fall | Football Night in America | NBC Sunday Night Football (8:20, to game completion) | ||||||
| Winter | Dateline NBC | Kings | The Celebrity Apprentice 2 | ||||||
Note: On Sundays, The CW programming begins at 5 p.m. Eastern; the full schedule is available here
Note: CBS' Sunday Night primetime lineup is often delayed due to NFL on CBS game coverage running longer than scheduled, except in the Pacific and Mountain time zones, where the lineup airs as scheduled. Note: The 7pm hour on Fox features animated series reruns in the Pacific and Mountain time zones during the NFL season.
[edit] Monday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | Dancing with the Stars | Samantha Who? | Boston Legal | |||
| Winter | The Bachelor | True Beauty [3] | |||||
| Spring | Dancing with the Stars | Castle | |||||
| CBS | Fall | The Big Bang Theory | How I Met Your Mother | Two and a Half Men | Worst Week | CSI: Miami | |
| Follow Up | Rules of Engagement | ||||||
| CW | Fall | Gossip Girl | One Tree Hill | Local Programming | |||
| Follow-Up | Privileged | ||||||
| Winter | One Tree Hill[4] | ||||||
| FOX | Fall | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Prison Break | ||||
| Winter | House | 24 | |||||
| MNT | Fall | Celebrity Exposé | Magic's Biggest Secrets Revealed | ||||
| Follow-Up | Twilight Zone | Twilight Zone | |||||
| Winter | Masters of Illusion [5] | ||||||
| NBC | Fall | Chuck | Heroes | My Own Worst Enemy | |||
| Follow-up | Superstars of Dance | Momma's Boys | |||||
| Winter | Chuck | Heroes | Medium[6] | ||||
[edit] Tuesday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | Opportunity Knocks | Dancing with the Stars: The Results | Eli Stone [7] | |||
| Follow-Up | Dancing with the Stars (E) | According to Jim | According to Jim | ||||
| Winter | Holiday Specials | Scrubs | Scrubs | Primetime[8] | |||
| Follow-Up | Homeland Security USA | ||||||
| CBS | NCIS | The Mentalist | Without a Trace | ||||
| CW | Fall | 90210 | Privileged | Local Programming | |||
| Follow Up | Reaper | 90210[9] | |||||
| FOX | Fall | House | Fringe | ||||
| Winter | American Idol | ||||||
| MNT | Fall | Street Patrol | Street Patrol (E) | Jail | Jail (E) | ||
| Winter | Vice Squad | Vice Squad | |||||
| Follow-Up | Whacked Out Videos | Whacked Out Videos | |||||
| NBC | The Biggest Loser | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | |||||
[edit] Wednesday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | Pushing Daisies | Private Practice | Dirty Sexy Money | |||
| Winter | Lost (E) | Lost | Life on Mars | ||||
| CBS | The New Adventures of Old Christine | Gary Unmarried | Criminal Minds | CSI: NY | |||
| CW | Fall | America's Next Top Model | Stylista | Local Programming | |||
| Follow-Up | Stylista (E) | ||||||
| Winter | 13: Fear is Real[10] | 90210 (E)[11] | |||||
| Follow-Up | Privileged[12] | ||||||
| FOX | Fall | Bones | 'Til Death | Do Not Disturb | |||
| Follow-Up | House (E) | ||||||
| Winter | American Idol | Lie to Me[13] | |||||
| MNT | Fall | The Tony Rock Project | Under One Roof | World's Funniest Moments | |||
| Follow-Up | World's Funniest Moments | The Tony Rock Project | The Tony Rock Project (R) | ||||
| Winter | Under One Roof | ||||||
| Follow-Up | Under One Roof | ||||||
| NBC | Fall | Knight Rider | Deal or No Deal | Lipstick Jungle | |||
| Follow-Up | Life[14] | Law & Order[15] | |||||
| Winter | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (E) | ||||||
[edit] Thursday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | Ugly Betty | Grey's Anatomy | Life on Mars | |||
| Winter | Private Practice [16] | ||||||
| CBS | Fall | Survivor: Gabon - Earth's Last Eden | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Eleventh Hour | |||
| Winter | Various Programming | ||||||
| Follow-Up | Survivor: Tocantins - The Brazilian Highlands | ||||||
| CW | Smallville | Supernatural | Local Programming | ||||
| FOX | Fall | Kitchen Nightmares | Kitchen Nightmares | ||||
| Winter | Bones | Hell's Kitchen | |||||
| MNT | My Thursday Night Movie | ||||||
| NBC | Fall | My Name Is Earl | Kath & Kim | The Office | SNL Weekend Update Thursday | ER | |
| Follow-Up | Parks & Recreation | 30 Rock | |||||
[edit] Friday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Wife Swap | Supernanny | 20/20 | ||||
| CBS | Fall | Ghost Whisperer | The Ex-List | Numb3rs | |||
| Follow-Up | The Best of CBS | ||||||
| Winter | Flashpoint | ||||||
| CW | Fall | Everybody Hates Chris | The Game | America's Next Top Model (E) | Local Programming | ||
| Follow-Up | Everybody Hates Chris (R) | The Game (R) | |||||
| Winter | 13: Fear is Real | ||||||
| Follow Up | America's Next Top Model (E) [17] | ||||||
| FOX | Fall | Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | Don't Forget the Lyrics! | ||||
| Winter | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Dollhouse | |||||
| MNT | WWE Friday Night SmackDown | ||||||
| NBC | Fall | Deal or No Deal | America's Toughest Jobs | Life | |||
| Follow-Up | Crusoe | Lipstick Jungle[18] | |||||
| Winter | Lipstick Jungle | Dateline NBC | |||||
| Winter | Howie Do It | Howie Do It | Friday Night Lights | ||||
[edit] Saturday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Fall | Saturday Night College Football (to game completion) or NASCAR on ABC (to race completion) | |||||
| Winter | ABC Saturday Night Movie | Various repeats | |||||
| CBS | Fall | Crimetime Saturday/Sports | |||||
| Winter | Game Show in My Head | Game Show in My Head | Crimetime Saturday | 48 Hours Mystery | |||
| FOX | COPS | COPS (E) | America's Most Wanted | Local Programming | |||
| MNT | My Saturday Night Movie | ||||||
| NBC | Fall | Dateline NBC | Knight Rider (E) | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (E) | |||
| Follow-Up | Knight Rider (E) | America's Toughest Jobs | |||||
| Winter | Crusoe | ||||||
[edit] Spring Schedule
[edit] Sunday
| PM | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | America's Funniest Home Videos | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | Desperate Housewives | Brothers & Sisters | |||||
| CBS | 60 Minutes | The Amazing Race 14 | Cold Case | The Unit | |||||
| CW | Jericho | CW Sunday Movie | Local Programming | ||||||
| FOX | Spring | Hole in the Wall | Hole in the Wall | The Simpsons | King of the Hill | Family Guy | American Dad | ||
| Follow-Up | Sit Down, Shut Up | American Dad (E) | |||||||
| NBC | Spring | Dateline NBC | Kings[19] | Celebrity Apprentice | |||||
| Follow-Up | Dateline NBC | ||||||||
Note: On Sundays, CW programming begins at 5 p.m. Eastern; the full schedule is available here
[edit] Monday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Dancing with the Stars | Surviving Suburbia | Castle | ||||
| CBS | The Big Bang Theory | How I Met Your Mother | Two and a Half Men | Rules of Engagement | CSI: Miami | ||
| CW | Gossip Girl | One Tree Hill | Local Programming | ||||
| FOX | House | 24 | |||||
| MNT | The Twilight Zone | The Twilight Zone | Magic's Biggest Secrets Revealed | ||||
| NBC | Spring | Chuck | Heroes | Medium | |||
| Follow-Up | Deal or No Deal | Medium | |||||
[edit] Tuesday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | According to Jim[20] | According to Jim | Dancing with the Stars: The Results | Cupid[21] | |||
| CBS | NCIS | The Mentalist | Without a Trace | ||||
| CW | Reaper | 90210 | Local Programming | ||||
| FOX | Spring | American Idol | |||||
| Follow-Up | American Idol | Fringe | |||||
| MNT | Street Patrol | Street Patrol (E) | Jail | Jail (E) | |||
| NBC | The Biggest Loser | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | |||||
[edit] Wednesday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Scrubs | Better Off Ted | Lost | The Unusuals[22] | |||
| CBS | The New Adventures of Old Christine | Gary Unmarried | Criminal Minds | CSI: NY | |||
| CW | America's Next Top Model | 90210 (E) | Local Programming | ||||
| FOX | Lie to Me | American Idol | |||||
| MNT | World's Funniest Moments | Comics Unleashed | Comics Unleashed | ||||
| NBC | Spring | The Chopping Block | Life | Law & Order | |||
| Follow-Up | Law & Order (E) | Law & Order SVU (E) | |||||
[edit] Thursday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Spring | In the Motherhood | Samantha Who? | Grey's Anatomy | Private Practice | ||
| Follow-Up | Ugly Betty | ||||||
| CBS | Spring | Survivor: Tocantins - The Brazilian Highlands | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Harper's Island | |||
| Follow-Up | Various Crimetime Programs | ||||||
| CW | Smallville | Supernatural | Local Programming | ||||
| FOX | Bones | Hell's Kitchen | |||||
| MNT | My Thursday Night Movie | ||||||
| NBC | Spring | My Name Is Earl | Kath & Kim | The Office | 30 Rock | Southland | |
| Follow-Up | Parks and Recreation | ||||||
[edit] Friday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Wife Swap | Supernanny | 20/20 | ||||
| CBS | Ghost Whisperer | Flashpoint | Numb3rs | ||||
| CW | Everybody Hates Chris | The Game | America's Next Top Model (E) | Local Programming | |||
| FOX | Spring | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Dollhouse | ||||
| Follow-Up | Prison Break | ||||||
| MNT | WWE Friday Night SmackDown | ||||||
| NBC | Howie Do It | Howie Do It | Dateline NBC | ||||
[edit] Saturday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | ABC Saturday Night Movie | Castle (E) | |||||
| CBS | Spring | Crimetime Saturday | Crimetime Saturday | 48 Hours Mystery | |||
| Follow-Up | Harper's Island | ||||||
| FOX | COPS | COPS (E) | America's Most Wanted | Local Programming | |||
| MNT | My Saturday Night Movie | ||||||
| NBC | Spring | Law and Order: Criminal Intent (E) | Law and Order: SVU (E) | Law and Order (E) | |||
| Follow-Up | Law and Order: SVU (E) | Southland (E) | |||||
[edit] Summer Schedule
[edit] Sunday
| PM | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | America's Funniest Home Videos | Just For Laughs | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | Desperate Housewives | Brothers & Sisters | ||||
| CBS | June | 60 Minutes | Million Dollar Password[24] | Cold Case | Without a Trace | ||||
| July | Big Brother 11 (nominations) [25] | ||||||||
| CW | Valentine | CW Sunday Movie | Local Programming | ||||||
| FOX | King of the Hill | American Dad! | The Simpsons | King of the Hill | Family Guy | American Dad! | |||
| NBC | Dateline NBC | Merlin | Various specials or programming | ||||||
[edit] Monday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | June | The Bachelorette[23] | Here Come the Newlyweds[23] | ||||
| July | Dating in the Dark[23] (7/20) | ||||||
| CBS | How I Met Your Mother[25] | Rules of Engagement[25] | Two and a Half Men | The Big Bang Theory[25] | CSI: Miami | ||
| CW | Gossip Girl | One Tree Hill | Local Programming | ||||
| FOX | House (E) | Lie to Me | |||||
| MNT | Celebrity Exposé | Magic's Biggest Secrets Revealed | |||||
| NBC | Summer | I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here![26] | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Dateline NBC | |||
| Follow-Up | The Great American Road Trip | ||||||
[edit] Tuesday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | The Superstars[23][27] | Better Off Ted[27] | Scrubs | Primetime | |||
| CBS | NCIS | Big Brother 11 (Power of Veto)[25] | 48 Hours Mystery[25] | ||||
| CW | 90210 | Hitched or Ditched | Local Programming | ||||
| FOX | House (E) | Mental | |||||
| MNT | Street Patrol | Street Patrol | Jail | Jail | |||
| NBC | Summer | I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! | America's Got Talent | Law & Order: SVU | |||
| Follow-Up | America's Got Talent (E) | ||||||
[edit] Wednesday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | June | Wipeout[23] | I Survived a Japanese Game Show[23] | The Unusuals | |||
| Follow-Up | Primetime | ||||||
| CBS | The New Adventures of Old Christine | Gary Unmarried | Criminal Minds | CSI:NY | |||
| CW | America's Next Top Model | Hitched or Ditched (E) | Local Programming | ||||
| FOX | So You Think You Can Dance | ||||||
| MNT | World's Funniest Moments | The Twilight Zone | The Twilight Zone | ||||
| NBC | Summer | I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! | America's Got Talent | The Philanthropist | |||
| Follow-Up | America's Got Talent (E) | ||||||
[edit] Thursday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Samantha Who? | Samantha Who?[28] | Grey's Anatomy | Private Practice | |||
| CBS | Big Brother 11 (Live Eviction)[25] | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | The Mentalist[25] | ||||
| CW | Smallville | Supernatural | Local Programming | ||||
| FOX | Bones | So You Think You Can Dance | |||||
| MNT | My Thursday Night Movie | ||||||
| NBC | Summer | I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! | The Office | 30 Rock | The Listener | ||
| Follow-Up | 30 Rock | The Office | |||||
[edit] Friday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | Surviving Suburbia | The Goode Family | According to Jim | According to Jim | 20/20 | ||||
| CBS | Ghost Whisperer | Flashpoint | Numb3rs | ||||||
| CW | Privileged | Everybody Hates Chris | The Game | Local Programming | |||||
| FOX | Don't Forget The Lyrics | House (E) | |||||||
| MNT | WWE Friday Night SmackDown | ||||||||
| NBC | The Chopping Block | Dateline NBC | |||||||
[edit] Saturday
| PM | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | May | ABC Saturday Night Movie | Pushing Daisies | ||||
| June | Eli Stone | ||||||
| July | Dirty Sexy Money (7/18) | ||||||
| CBS | Crimetime Saturday | Harper's Island | 48 Hours Mystery | ||||
| FOX | COPS | COPS | America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back | Local Programming | |||
| MNT | My Saturday Night Movie | ||||||
| NBC | Kings | Law & Order (E) | Law & Order: SVU (E) | ||||
[edit] By network
[edit] ABC
[edit] CBS
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Returning series:[33]
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New series:
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Not returning from 2007–08:
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[edit] The CW
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Returning series:[39] |
New series:
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Not returning from 2007–08: |
[edit] FOX
[edit] MyNetworkTV
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Returning series:[52]
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New series:
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Not returning from the 2007–08: |
[edit] NBC
[edit] Renewals and Cancellations
[edit] Full Season Pickups
ABC
- Private Practice - On October 22, 2008, it was picked up for a full season order.[57]
- Samantha Who? - On October 31, 2008, it received a full season order, adding seven episodes[58]
CBS
- Gary Unmarried - On November 14, 2008, it was picked up for a full 22 episode season. [59]
- The Mentalist - On October 15, 2008, it was picked up for a full season order.[60]
The CW
FOX
- Fringe - On October 1, 2008, it was picked up for a full season order.[62]
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - On October 17, 2008, it was picked up for a full season order, despite its declining ratings this season.[63]
- 'Til Death - Despite lower ratings, FOX ordered a fourth season of the show. [64]
MyNetworkTV
- None
NBC
- Chuck - On August 28, 2008, it was picked up for a full season order, one month before the new season even premiered.[65]
- Knight Rider - On October 21, 2008, it was picked up for a full season order.[66] On December 3, 2008 NBC lowered Knight Rider's order from 21 episodes to 17. [67]
- Kath & Kim - On October 31, 2008, was given a full season order.[68]
- Life - On November 7, 2008, NBC picked up Life for a full season. [69]
- Howie Do It - 12 additional episodes ordered by NBC
[edit] Cancellations
ABC
- According to Jim - cast member Larry Joe Campbell announced in December 2008 that the sets had been bulldozed.
- Boston Legal - On May 13, 2008, ABC announced that in the fall of 2008, Boston Legal would air its fifth and final season of 13 episodes. It last aired in December 2008.
- Cupid - Officially cancelled May 18, 2009.
- Dirty Sexy Money - On November 20, 2008, ABC decided not to order further episodes for this current season resulting in the show being "effectively cancelled".[70]
- Eli Stone - On November 20, 2008, ABC decided not to order further episodes for this current season resulting in the show being "effectively cancelled".[71]
- In the Motherhood - Due to poor ratings ABC will not show the remaining episodes of this series.
- Life on Mars - On March 3, 2008, ABC announced that the show will not be renewed. Aired its last episode on April 1, 2009.
- Opportunity Knocks - On October 16, 2008, the show was placed on hiatus after three episodes to make room for the Dancing with the Stars recap show. ABC plans on airing the six remaining episodes as part of their summer schedule,[72] but this never materialized.
- Pushing Daisies - On November 20, 2008, ABC decided not to order further episodes for this current season resulting in the show being "effectively cancelled".[73]
- Samantha Who? - On May 17, 2009, ABC announced the show will not return for a third season.
- Surviving Suburbia - Due to decling ratings, ABC has decided to not renew the show for a second season.
- The Unusuals - On May 17, 2009, ABC announced that the series would not be returning for a second season.[74]
CBS
- Eleventh Hour - Officially canceled May 19, 2009
- Elite XC Saturday Night Fights - On October 20, Elite XC shut down operations, thus cancelling the show.
- The Ex List - This was the first new drama of the season to be cancelled. The series was replaced with repeats of CBS dramas and new episodes of The Price Is Right Primetime
- Harper's Island - It was moved to Saturdays, and CBS made it is a mini-series
- The Unit - Officially cancelled May 19, 2009.
- Worst Week - Due to low ratings, CBS has decided not to renew the show for a second season.
- Without a Trace - Officially cancelled May 19, 2009.
The CW
- 13: Fear Is Real - On May 21, 2009 it was officially cancelled
- 4Real - On May 21, 2009 it was officially cancelled
- The CW Sunday Night Movie - On May 21, 2009 it was officially cancelled
- Easy Money - MRC decided to cancel the series on November 16, 2008.[75]
- Everybody Hates Chris - Cast member Chris Rock is planning to cancel the series after four seasons.[76]
- The Game On May 20, 2009 it was officially cancelled.
- In Harm's Way - The CW decided to get rid of the MRC Sunday night, thus effectively canceling the show on November 23, 2008.[77]
- Jericho - On May 21, 2009 CW announced that they would not be airing repeats anymore
- Privileged On May 19 CW officially announce that Privileged won't come back for a second season.[78]
- Reaper On May 20, 2009 it was officially cancelled.
- Stylista - On May 21, 2009 it was officially cancelled
- Valentine - MRC decided to cancel the series on November 23, 2008.[79]
FOX
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? - FOX has announced that the show will not be returning for another season in the fall
- Do Not Disturb - On September 25, 2008, the show was cancelled after three episodes. It became the first cancellation of the season.[80]
- MADtv - On November 12, 2008, FOX announced that MADtv would end it's 14-year run after this season in 2009.[81] The series may continue on another network.
- Prison Break - On January 13, 2009, FOX entertainment President Kevin Reilly announced that "this will be the last year" of Prison Break.[82]
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Officially cancelled May 18, 2009.
MyNetworkTV
- Celebrity Exposé - In May 2009 MyNetworkTV cancelled this program
- Comics Unleashed - In May 2009 MyNetworkTV cancelled this program
- Jail - In May 2009 MyNetworkTV cancelled this program
- Magic's Biggest Secrets Revealed - In May 2009 MyNetworkTV cancelled this program
- Masters of Illusion - In May 2009 MyNetworkTV cancelled this program
- My Saturday Night Movie - On February 14, 2009 MyNetworkTV announced it will shift from a broadcasting network to a programming service. Beginning in the fall of 2009 MyNetworkTV will no longer program Saturday nights thus cancelling My Saturday Night Movie.[83]
- Street Patrol - In May 2009 MyNetworkTV cancelled this program
- The Tony Rock Project - In May 2009 MyNetworkTV cancelled this program
- The Twilight Zone - In May 2009 MyNetworkTV cancelled this program
- Under One Roof - In May 2009 MyNetworkTV cancelled this program
- Vice Squad - In May 2009 MyNetworkTV cancelled this program
- Whacked Out Videos - In May 2009 MyNetworkTV cancelled this program
- World's Funniest Moments - In May 2009 MyNetworkTV cancelled this program
NBC
- America's Toughest Jobs - On March 13, 2009, it was confirmed that the series would not be returning for a second season.
- The Chopping Block - On March 26, 2009 the show was cancelled due to poor ratings.
- Crusoe - NBC decided not to order any more episodes of this show.
- Deal or No Deal - Officially cancelled on May 19, 2009. The syndicated version of the show will continue.
- ER - NBC announced at the end of the last season that this would be the final season of ER. It aired its final episode on April 2, 2009.
- Howie Do It - Officially cancelled on May 19, 2009.
- Kath & Kim - Officially cancelled on May 19, 2009.
- Kings - NBC has pulled from Sunday night, placing the remaining episodes on Saturday and not ordering any more episodes.
- Knight Rider - Officially cancelled on May 19, 2009.
- Life - On May 4, 2009 NBC announced that Life will not be returning for a third season.
- Lipstick Jungle - Officially canceled on March 28, 2009.
- Medium - On May 19, 2009 it was announced that Medium will be moving to CBS next season.
- Momma's Boys - On March 13, 2009, it was confirmed that the series had been canceled and would not be returning for a second season
- My Name Is Earl - Officially canceled on May 19, 2009.
- My Own Worst Enemy - On November 12, 2008, it was announced that the show had been cancelled due to low ratings.[84]
- Superstars of Dance - On May 19, 2009, it was announced that NBC would not be ordering a second season of the show.
[edit] On Hiatus
ABC
- None
CBS
- None
The CW
- None
FOX
- None
MyNetworkTV
- None
NBC
- None
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- ^ See Ya, Las Vegas!
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