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The 2005–06 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 2005 through August 2006. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 2004–05 season.

This would be the final season of broadcasting for both UPN and The WB. They would merge to form The CW next season. The famous Monday Night Football would move to ESPN from ABC after the 2005 NFL season ended with Super Bowl XL.

New series are highlighted in bold.

All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract for one hour for Central and Mountain times.

Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]

PBS is not included, as member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary.

From February 10 to 26, 2006, all of NBC's primetime programming was preempted in favor of coverage of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

Legend

  •   Light blue indicates local programming.
  •   Gray indicates encore programming.
  •   Blue-gray indicates news programming.
  •   Light green indicates sporting events.
  •   Light purple indicates movies.
  •   Red indicates series being burned off and other scheduled programs, including specials.
  •   Yellow indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.
  •   Cyan indicates the top-20 most watched programs of the season.
  •   Magenta indicates the top-30 most watched programs of the season.

Sunday

Network 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC America's Funniest Home Videos Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
(23/8.6) 		Desperate Housewives (4/13.8) Grey's Anatomy (5/12.5)
CBS Fall 60 Minutes (21/9.0)
(Tied with Deal or No Deal) 		Cold Case (17/9.3) CBS Sunday Movie
Summer Big Brother Cold Case (R) Without a Trace
Fox Fall Malcolm in the
Middle 		King of the Hill The Simpsons The War at Home Family Guy American Dad! Local programming
Spring Free Ride
Mid-spring American Dad!
Summer American Dad! (R) The War at Home
(R)
NBC Fall Dateline NBC The West Wing Law & Order: Criminal Intent Crossing Jordan
Summer Dateline NBC
The WB Fall Reba (R) Reba (R) Charmed Blue Collar TV Blue Collar TV (R) Local programming
Mid-fall Supernatural (R)
Winter Charmed (R)
Spring Pepper Dennis (R)
Mid-spring Charmed (R)
Summer Just Legal (R)

NOTE: On September 17, 2006, The WB aired The Night of Favorites and Farewells starting at 5:00 pm ET. The special included the pilot episodes of Felicity, Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Dawson's Creek. The special served as the network's last nationally scheduled broadcast.

Monday

Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Wife Swap Monday Night Football (continued to game completion) (9/10.6)
(Tied with House)
Winter Emily's Reasons Why Not Jake in Progress The Bachelor: Paris
Mid-winter The Bachelor: Paris (R)
Spring Supernanny Miracle Workers
Mid-spring What About Brian
Summer How to Get a Guy
Mid-summer One Ocean View
CBS Fall The King of Queens How I Met Your Mother Two and a Half Men (13/9.7)
(Tied with The Unit) 		Out of Practice (30/7.8) CSI: Miami (8/11.8)
Winter Courting Alex
Spring The New Adventures of Old Christine (25/8.3)
(Tied with Unan1mous)
Summer Two and a Half Men (R)
Fox Fall Arrested Development Kitchen Confidential Prison Break Local programming
Mid-fall Prison Break (R)
Late fall Arrested Development Arrested Development Nanny 911
Winter Skating with Celebrities 24 (28/8.1)
(Tied with ER)
Spring Prison Break
Summer Hell's Kitchen Hell's Kitchen
NBC Fall Surface Las Vegas Medium
Spring Deal or No Deal (15/9.6)
(Tied with Dancing with the Stars – Results) 		The Apprentice
Summer Treasure Hunters (R) Treasure Hunters
Mid-summer Various programming
UPN One on One All of Us Girlfriends Half & Half Local programming
The WB Fall 7th Heaven Just Legal
Mid-fall Related (R)
Late fall Related
Spring Everwood
Summer 7th Heaven (R)

NOTE: Emily's Reasons Why Not was cancelled after airing one episode.

Tuesday

Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall According to Jim Rodney Commander in Chief (24/8.4) Boston Legal
Spring Hope & Faith Sons & Daughters Sons & Daughters
Mid-spring Hope & Faith (R) Less than Perfect
Summer According to Jim (R) According to Jim (R) According to Jim (R)
Mid-summer The One: Making a Music Star
Late summer According to Jim (R) According to Jim (R) Primetime: The Outsiders
CBS Fall NCIS (12/9.8) The Amazing Race Close to Home
Winter 48 Hours
Mid-winter 48 Hours Love Monkey
Spring The Unit (13/9.7)
(Tied with Two and a Half Men) 		The Amazing Race
Late spring Tuesday Night Book Club
Summer 48 Hours
Mid-summer Big Brother Rock Star
Fox Fall Bones House (9/10.6)
(Tied with ESPN Monday Night Football) 		Local programming
Winter American Idol (1/17.6)
Summer House (R)
NBC Fall The Biggest Loser My Name Is Earl The Office Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (18/9.2)
(Tied with Lost and CSI: NY)
Winter Fear Factor Scrubs Scrubs
Mid-winter Joey Joey (R)
Spring Most Outrageous Moments Scrubs (R) Teachers
Late spring Most Outrageous Moments Scrubs (R)
Summer Fear Factor Last Comic Standing
UPN Fall America's Next Top Model (R) Sex, Love & Secrets Local programming
Mid fall Veronica Mars
Winter UPN Tuesday Night Movie
Late winter Veronica Mars Get This Party Started
Spring America's Next Top Model (R) Veronica Mars
Summer Veronica Mars (R)
The WB Fall Gilmore Girls Supernatural
Spring Pepper Dennis
Summer Gilmore Girls (R)

Wednesday

Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall George Lopez Freddie Lost (18/9.2)
(Tied with CSI: NY and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) 		Invasion
Late fall Alias
Winter Invasion
Spring The Evidence
Late spring Alias Invasion
Summer George Lopez Freddie (R) Commander in Chief
Summer Lost
Mid-summer The One: Making a Music Star George Lopez (R) Freddie (R) Primetime: Medical Mysteries
Late summer George Lopez (R) George Lopez (R) George Lopez (R)
CBS Fall Still Standing Yes, Dear Criminal Minds (27/8.2) CSI: NY (18/9.2)
(Tied with Lost and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)
Spring Out of Practice Courting Alex
Mid-spring The Amazing Race
Summer Gameshow Marathon
Mid-summer Yes Dear (R) Out of Practice (R)
Fox Early fall So You Think You Can Dance Head Cases Local programming
Fall Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy
Mid-fall MLB Post Season / World Series
Late fall That '70s Show Stacked Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy Local programming
Winter American Idol (2/17.2) Bones
Spring Bones American Idol (2/17.2) Unan1mous (25/8.3)
(Tied with The New Adventures of Old Christine)
Summer So You Think You Can Dance
Late summer House (R) So You Think You Can Dance
NBC Fall The Apprentice: Martha Stewart E-Ring Law & Order
Mid-fall E-Ring The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
Winter The Biggest Loser
Late winter The Biggest Loser Law & Order (R)
Spring Deal or No Deal (21/9.0)
(Tied with 60 Minutes) 		Law & Order Heist
Mid-spring Heist Law & Order
Late spring Dateline NBC
Summer America's Got Talent
UPN Fall America's Next Top Model Veronica Mars Local programming
Winter South Beach
Spring America's Next Top Model
Late spring UPN Wednesday Night Movie
Summer America's Next Top Model Eve Cuts
The WB Fall One Tree Hill Related
Winter Beauty and the Geek (R)
Spring The Bedford Diaries
Summer Blue Collar TV (R) Blue Collar TV (R) One Tree Hill (R)

Thursday

Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Alias Night Stalker Primetime
Late fall ABC Thursday Night Movie
Winter Dancing with the Stars (7/12.0) Crumbs
Spring American Inventor / Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (R) American Inventor
Mid-spring Commander in Chief
Late spring Primetime
Summer Master of Champions Grey's Anatomy (R)
Mid-summer Grey's Anatomy (R)
CBS Fall Survivor: Guatemala (11/10.3) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (3/15.6) Without a Trace (6/12.3)
Winter The Amazing Race
Late winter Survivor: Panama (11/10.3)
Summer Gameshow Marathon
Mid-summer Big Brother
Fox Fall The O.C. Reunion Local programming
Winter That '70s Show Kitchen Confidential The O.C.
Spring The Loop
Mid-spring That '70s Show
Summer So You Think You Can Dance
NBC Fall Joey Will & Grace The Apprentice ER (28/8.1)
(Tied with 24)
Winter Will & Grace Four Kings My Name Is Earl The Office
Spring My Name Is Earl (R)
Summer My Name Is Earl (R) The Office (R) Windfall
Mid-summer America's Got Talent
UPN Everybody Hates Chris Love, Inc. Eve Cuts Local programming
The WB Fall Smallville Everwood
Winter Beauty and the Geek
Spring Supernatural

Friday

Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Supernanny Hope & Faith Hot Properties 20/20
Winter Dancing with the Stars Results (15/9.6)
(Tied with Deal or No Deal) 		In Justice
Spring America's Funniest Home Videos (R)
Mid-spring America's Funniest Home Videos (R) / 20/20 (R)
Summer Hope & Faith According to Jim (R)
Mid-summer Kyle XY (R)
CBS Fall Ghost Whisperer Threshold Numbers
Late fall Close to Home
Summer NCIS (R) The Unit (R)
Fox Fall The Bernie Mac Show Malcolm in the Middle Killer Instinct Local programming
Winter Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy
Mid-winter The Bernie Mac Show (R)
Late winter Nanny 911
Spring The Bernie Mac Show The Bernie Mac Show (R)
Mid-spring Fox Friday Night Movie
Summer 24 (R) 24 (R)
Mid-summer That '70s Show (R) The Bernie Mac Show (R)
Late summer Fox Friday Night Movie
NBC Fall Dateline NBC Three Wishes Inconceivable
Late fall Law & Order: Criminal Intent (R)
Winter Most Outrageous Moments Most Outrageous Moments Dateline NBC The Book of Daniel
Spring Deal or No Deal Las Vegas Conviction
Summer Dateline NBC Law & Order (R)
UPN WWE Friday Night SmackDown Local programming
The WB Fall What I Like About You Twins Reba Living with Fran
Mid-fall Living with Fran Twins
Spring Modern Men
Mid-spring Survival of the Richest
Late spring Reba (R)
Summer What I Like About You (R) Twins (R) Living with Fran (R)

Saturday

Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall ABC Saturday Movie of the Week / The Wonderful World of Disney
Summer The Wonderful World of Disney The Evidence (R)
Mid-summer ABC Saturday Movie of the Week
CBS Crimetime Saturday 48 Hours
Fox COPS COPS America's Most Wanted Local programming
NBC Fall NBC Saturday Night Movie Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R)
Winter Dateline NBC Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R) Conviction (R)
Spring Law & Order: Criminal Intent (R)

By network

ABC

CBS

Fox

NBC

UPN

The WB

Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.

Renewals and cancellations

Renewals

ABC

CBS

The CW

Fox

NBC

Cancellations and series endings

ABC

CBS

Fox

NBC

UPN

The WB

References

  1. ^ Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported in: Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
  2. ^ Johns, Anna (November 23, 2005). "Alias is canceled -- BREAKING NEWS!". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  3. ^ Bauder, David (May 18, 2006). "TV: CBS will cancel Sunday movie, add four shows". Orange County Register. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  4. ^ Adalian, Josef (March 26, 2007). "Hurwitz takes a hike". Variety. Retrieved July 29, 2007.
  5. ^ "'Prison' Breaks 'til March; 'Reunion' Ending Early". Zap2it. November 29, 2005. Archived from the original on December 2, 2005. Retrieved December 9, 2005.
  6. ^ ""That '70s Show" says goodbye to an era with the 200th episode and series finale this may on FOX". TheFutonCritic. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
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