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The 2009–10 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers primetime hours from September 2009 through August 2010. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2008–09 season.
Fox was the first to announce its fall schedule on May 18, 2009,[1] followed by ABC and NBC on May 19,[2][3] CBS on May 20,[4] and The CW on May 21, 2009.[5]
PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcasts times for network shows may vary. NBC stripped The Jay Leno Show weeknights at 10 p.m. Eastern/9 p.m. Central, but removed it after the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. The CW eliminated its Sunday night programming block and returned that time to local affiliates; it returned to programming Sunday nights in the 2018-19 season.[6] After three years as a network, MyNetworkTV became a programming service, and therefore not recognized as a network.[7]
New series are highlighted in bold.
All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska and Hawaii-Aleutian times.
Note: From February 12 to February 28, 2010, all NBC primetime programming was pre-empted for coverage of 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[8]
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 regularly 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
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 | Dancing with the Stars (3/12.6) | Castle (24/6.9) (Tied with Lost) | ||||
| Mid-fall | Holiday specials | Find My Family | |||||
| Winter | The Bachelor (21/7.8) | ||||||
| Spring | Dancing with the Stars (3/12.6) | Romantically Challenged | |||||
| Summer | The Bachelorette | True Beauty | |||||
| Late summer | Bachelor Pad | Dating in the Dark | |||||
| CBS | Fall | How I Met Your Mother | Accidentally on Purpose | Two and a Half Men (12/8.9) | The Big Bang Theory (14/8.5) (Tied with Criminal Minds and The Good Wife) |
CSI: Miami (18/8.1) | |
| Spring | Rules of Engagement | ||||||
| The CW | Fall | One Tree Hill | Gossip Girl | Local programming | |||
| Winter | Life Unexpected | ||||||
| Spring | Life Unexpected | Gossip Girl | |||||
| Mid-spring | One Tree Hill | ||||||
| Fox | Fall | House (22/7.5) | Lie to Me | ||||
| Winter | 24 (28/6.4) | ||||||
| Summer | Lie to Me | The Good Guys | |||||
| NBC | Fall | Heroes | Trauma | The Jay Leno Show | |||
| Winter | Chuck | Heroes | |||||
| Spring | Trauma | Law & Order | |||||
| Summer | Last Comic Standing | Persons Unknown | |||||
| Mid-summer | Dateline NBC | ||||||
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 | Shark Tank | Dancing with the Stars (Results) (7/9.9) | The Forgotten | |||
| Mid-fall | V | ||||||
| Winter | Scrubs (R) | Better Off Ted (R) | Scrubs | Better Off Ted | |||
| Spring | Dancing with the Stars (Results) (7/9.9) | Lost (24/6.9) (Tied with Castle) |
V | ||||
| Summer | Wipeout | Downfall | Primetime | ||||
| Mid-summer | Shaq Vs. | ||||||
| CBS | NCIS (4/11.5) | NCIS: Los Angeles (8/9.8) (Tied with Undercover Boss) |
The Good Wife (14/8.5) (Tied with The Big Bang Theory and Criminal Minds) | ||||
| The CW | 90210 | Melrose Place | Local programming | ||||
| Fox | Fall | So You Think You Can Dance | |||||
| Winter | American Idol (1/13.7) | Various programming | |||||
| Mid-winter | American Idol (1/13.7) | ||||||
| Spring | American Idol (1/13.7) | Glee | |||||
| Late spring | Hell's Kitchen | ||||||
| Summer | Hell's Kitchen | MasterChef | |||||
| Late summer | Glee (R) | ||||||
| NBC | Fall | The Biggest Loser | The Jay Leno Show | ||||
| Spring | Parenthood | ||||||
| Summer | Losing It with Jillian | America's Got Talent | Law & Order (R) | ||||
| Mid-summer | America's Got Talent | ||||||