Did you notice the title said “winter season” and not “mid-season?” That’s due to the changing face of television. In the period known as “Back in the Day,” the period between December and the first few weeks of January were full of reruns. These days, everyone, including the original Big Three, launch a whole new set of shows that totally mess up your viewing schedule.
To keep track of this, especially the extremely hard to follow FOX lineup, we continue our annual tradition of listing the newest shows, as well as mid-season finales and returns, that you’ll be stuck watching during those never-ending blizzards that lock you up in the house with your wife, kids, three-year-old canned chili, and a four-pack of toilet paper. As mentioned in previous years, dates and times will vary at the whim of drunken network executives.
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New shows listed in Bold Italic
New times/days for shows noted with an asterisk (*)
New American Idol “so good, he/she is bad” auditioner marked with a loud sigh
Tuesday, December 1st
9:00 Scrubs (ABC) — Season 9 premiere. Series premiere as Scrubs 2.0
9:00 Britain’s Missing Top Model (BBC America)
9:30 I’m Pregnant and … (Discovery Health) –Six stories of pregnant women facing drastic situations
9:00 Best Thing I Ever Ate (Food Network) — Season two premiere.
10:00 Bad Girls Club (Oxygen) — Season 4 premiere
Wednesday, December 2nd
9:00 Dog the Bounty Hunter (A&E) — Season 6 premiere
10:00 Steven Segal Lawman (A&E) — Hell, how bad can this really be?
10:00 Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura (truTV)
10:00 Sports Jobs with Junior Seau(Versus) — The NFL’s Junior Seau tries out other sporting jobs like car racing, bull fighting, and steroid injector.
11:00 Launch My Line (Bravo)
Thursday, December 3rd
10:00 Ace of Cakes (Food Network) — Season 8 premiere. Yes, this is right: eight seasons in four years.
10:00 Jersey Shore (MTV) — Hey, whatya looking at here?
10:00 BBQ Pit Masters (TLC) — A reality series based on the world of — am I reading this right — competitive grilling?
Friday, December 4th
9:00 Dollhouse (FOX)
Sunday, December 6th
9:00 I Survived … (Bio.) — Season 4 premiere. This season, I Survived Watching Hank.
10:00 Shatner’s Raw Nerve (Bio.) — Season two premiere
Monday, December 7th
9:00 The Closer (TNT) — Back with three new episodes
10:00 Men of a Certain Age (TNT) — This one looks interesting.
Tuesday, December 8th
9:30 Better Off Ted (ABC) — Season two premiere
9:30 Outer Space Astronauts (SyFy) — Moves to its regular 9:00 pm time slot the week after.
10:00 Chopped (Food Network) — Season 3 premiere
Wednesday, December 9th
9:00 Glee (FOX) — Mid-season finale. And, we’ll be waiting in high anticipation for its return.
10:00 1000 Ways to Die (Spike) — Season two premiere
10:00 Spectacle: Elvis Costello With …* (Sundance) — Season two premiere
10:30 Manswers (Spike) — Season 2 premiere. Yes, I didn’t know these shows existed either.
11:00 Campus PD(G4) — The series takes viewers behind the scenes with officers who patrol college campuses. If there isn’t a bare boobie shown in the first episode I’ll be shocked!
Saturday, December 11th
10:00 Four Weddings (TLC) — Four brides attend each others weddings and determine which one is the best.
Saturday, December 12th
9:00 Ghost Intervention (TLC) — A case manager and a group of psychics try to help families deal with paranormal activity in their homes.
Sunday, December 13th
9:00 The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty (A&E) — Six-part series on the Jackson Family.
10:00 Keeping Up With The Kardashians (E!) — Season 4 premiere
Monday, December 14th
8:00 The Sing-Off (NBC) — New acapella singing competition hosted by Nick Lachey. Will air over four nights, concluding on December 21st.
Tuesday, December 15th
9:00 Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal (A&E) — Season two premiere
10:00 Paranormal State (A&E) — Season 4 premiere
Saturday, December 19th
9:00 Doctor Who (BBC America) — Last of the David Tennant episodes airs, with the 2nd part airing on January 2nd.
Thursday, December 24th
10:00 The Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special (BBC America) — For more on this series visit the BBC America website.
Friday, December 25th
9:00 Til Death (FOX) — They should really put this show to rest.
Tuesday, December 29th
9:00 One Big Happy Family (TLC) — Reality series about a morbidly obese family of four. Well, anything is better than Jon & Kate.
Wednesday, December 30th
10:30 The Real World – The grandfather of reality programming begins its 23rd season.
Friday, January 1st
9:00 Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Cartoon) — Season two resumes.
9:00 Iron Chef America (Food Network) — Season 8 premiere. Returns to normal Sunday schedule on 1/3/2010.
10:00 The Squeeze (MSNBC) –Docu-series on the Cook County Jail and the Criminal Intelligence Unit that tries to infiltrate the gangs operating within the prison.
11:00 Friday Night Alright (VH1) — Show that focuses on top rock/pop concerts from around the globe. Huh, music on VH1. How unique.
Saturday, January 2nd
8:00 Underdog to Wonderdog (Animal Planet) — dog makeover show. Sigh!
9:00 It’s Me or the Dog (Animal Planet) — show featuring dog trainer VIctoria Stilwell.
10:00 Demons (BBC America) — American Rupert Galvin is mandated to inspire the last descendents of Van Helsing to fight the demons living underneath London. Moves to its regular 9:00 pm time slot on January 9th.
9:00 What I Hate About Me (Style) — Women talk about 10 things they loathe about themselves, and a panel of experts give advice to fix them.
Sunday, January 3rd
9:00 Durham County (ION) — Season two premiere.
9:00 Platinum Weddings (WE) — Season 4 premiere.
10:00 Brothers & Sisters (ABC) — Season 4 resumes
10:00 Worst Cooks in America (Food)
Monday, January 4th
8:00 The Bachelor (ABC) — Season 14 premiere.
8:00 The Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC Family) — Continuation of season two
8:00 Heroes (NBC) — Season four resumes. Moves to its 9:00 time slot on January 11th.
9:00 Make It or Break It (ABC Family) — Continuation of season one
10:30 The Goode Family (Comedy Central)
Tuesday, January 5th
8:00 The Biggest Loser (NBC) — Season 9 begins. Gosh, it seems like season 8 was only a few weeks ago.
9:00 Last Restaurant Standing (BBC America) — Series three premiere (It’s from England, so it’s series and not season)
10:00 The Forgotten (ABC) — Premiere season resumes.
10:00 Life After People (HISTORY) — Season two premiere. This season focuses on a post-apocalyptic future and the creatures that would take the place of humans. Fun times!
Wednesday, January 6th
8:30 The Middle (ABC) — Premiere season resumes.
8:00 Mercy (NBC) — Premiere season resumes.
9:00 Modern Family (ABC) – Premiere season resumes.
9:00 Law & Order: SVU (NBC) — Season 11 resumes.
9:00 Ghost Hunters International (SyFy) — Season two premiere
9:30 Cougar Town (ABC) — Premiere season resumes.
10:00 Ugly Betty* (ABC) — Season 4 resumes at its new day and time.
10:00 Nip/Tuck (FX) — Final season premiere
Friday, January 8th
8:00 Ghost Whisperer (CBS) — Season 5 resumes.
9:00 Shark Tank (ABC) — Premiere season resumes.
9:00 Medium (CBS) — Season six resumes.
10:00 Numb3rs (CBS) — Season six resumes.
11:00 John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show (Comedy Central) –Oliver welcomes four stand-up comedians each show.
Saturday, January 9th
8:00 Operation Wild (Planet Green) — It’s touted as a “new original enviro-crime drama series”.
Sunday, January 10th
8:00 Food Network Challenge (Food Network) — Season 10 premiere.
8:00 The Simpsons (FOX) — Not new, but a pretty momentous 450th episode
9:00 Chuck (NBC) — Season three premiere.
8:30 The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: In 3-D! On Ice! (FOX) — Documentary special on the last 20 years of The Simpsons
9:00 Big Love (HBO) — Season four premiere
Monday, January 11th
8:00 Chuck (NBC) — Time slot premiere.
8:00 House (FOX) — Season 6 continuation.
10:00 Castle (ABC) — Season two resumes.
10:00 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (Food Network) — Season 8 resumes.
10:00 Fantasia For Real (VH1) — Reality searies about American Idol winner Fantasia
10:30 Let’s Talk About Pep (VH1) — Real-life comedy about Sandra “Pepa” Denton and her search for love.
Tuesday, January 12th
8:00 American Idol (FOX) — The Paula Abdul-less season 9 premiere.
10:00 Blue Mountain State (Spike) — Scripted comedy about three freshman attending a powerful football college.
Wednesday, January 13th
9:00 Our Little Genius (FOX) — Child geniuses are tested on a number of challenging questions and tasks, further destroying their already fragile emotional states.
10:00 Leverage (TNT) — Season two continuation
10:00 High School Reunion (TV Land) — Lord help us!
10:00 Little Miss Perfect (We) — Season two premiere
10:30 Tosh.0 (Comedy Central) — Season two premere.
Thursday, January 14th
8:00 Community (NBC) — Premiere season resumes.
8:00 Bones (FOX) — Season 5 continuation.
8:00 Carnie Wilson: Unstapled (GSN) — Reality series based on Carnie Wilson, host of the newest The Newlywed Game.
8:30 Parks & Recreation (NBC) — Season two resumes.
8:30 Hidden Agenda (GSN) — Does anyone still watch this network anymore?
9:00 The Office (NBC) — Season six resumes.
9:00 Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) — Season 6 continuation.
9:30 30 Rock (NBC) — Season 4 resumes.
10:00 Archer (FX) – Series premiere
10:00 Ace of Cakes (Food Network) — Season 8 resumes.
10:00 Project Runway (Lifetime) — Season 7 premiere
Saturday, January 16th
9:00 The Singing Bee (CMT) — Season two premiere.
10:00 The Pit Boss (Animal Planet) — Docu-soap about former actor Shorty Rossi and his quest to rescue pit bulls from the streets of L.A.
Sunday, January 17th
8:00 Human Target (FOX) — New Mark Valley action drama. Moves to its regular Wednesday, 9:00 pm timeslot on January 20th.
8:00 The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (NBC) — Hosted by Ricky Gervais.
9:00 24 (FOX) — Season 8 premiere. Runs to 11:00 pm. Yes, on FOX!
Monday, January 18th
8:00 24 (FOX) — Season 8 time slot premiere, in which Jack Bauer dies and comes back during each episode.
8:00 One Tree Hill (CW) — Season 7 resumes.
9:00 Life Unexpected (CW) — No idea what this is about. Though, I’m sure it will involve hyper-sexed teens or young adults who are oh-so hip.
10:00 The Buried Life (MTV) — Four guys traval in a purple bus to prusue their dream goals while making a difference in the lives of others.
Tuesday, January 19th
10:00 The Millionaire Matchmaker (Bravo) — Third season premiere
10:00 White Collar* (USA) — Continuation of the freshman season. New time.
Wednesday, January 20th
Being Erica (Soap) — Season 2 premiere
Thursday, January 21st
8:00 The Deep End (ABC) — New series about four young lawyers trying to get a spot in a prestigious law firm.
8:00 The Vampire Diaries (CW) — Continuation of first season
9:00 Supernatural (CW) — Continuation of fifth season
10:00 Burn Notice (USA) — Continuation of third season
Friday, January 22nd
9:00 Caprica (SyFy) — The Battlestar Galactica prequel that we’ve waited 150 years for.
9:00 Say Yes to the Dress (TLC) — Season four premiere
10:00 Spartacus: Blood & Sand (Starz)
Monday, January 25th
9:00 The Inbetweeners (BBC America) — New comedy series from across the pond.
10:00 Greek (ABC Family) — Continuation of season three.
10:00 Secret Diary of a Call Girl (Showtime) — Season three premiere
10:00 Be Good Johnny Weir (Sundance) — Reality show about Olympic hopeful Johnny Weir.
10:00 Damages (FX) — Season three premiere.
10:30 State of the Union (Showtime) — Season three premiere
11:00 La La Land (Showtime) — British comic Mark Wootton is highlighted in this sketch comedy series.
Wednesday, January 27th
10:00 Psych* (USA) — Season 4 continuation. Wednesday nights at 10:00, huh?
Friday, January 29th
8:00 Smallville (CW) — Season 9 continuation
9:00 Dollhouse (FOX) — Series finale, and another nail in the coffin between Whedon and FOX.
9:00 Kitchen Nightmares (FOX) — Season 3 premiere
Sunday, January 31st
8:30 The Cleveland Show (FOX) — Continuation of freshman season. Moves to 9:30 pm as of March 14th.
9:00 Family Guy (FOX) — Season 8 continuation
9:30 American Dad (FOX) — Season 5 continuation
Monday, February 1st
9:00 RuPaul’s Drag Race (Logo) — Season two premiere.
10:00 Kell on Earth(Bravo) — Reality series (it’s Bravo, after all) about fashion PR expert Kelly Cutrone.
Tuesday, February 2nd
9:00 Lost* (ABC) — Sixth and final season.
Wednesday, February 3rd
11:00 Shear Genius (Bravo) — Season three premiere.
Thursday, February 4th
9:00 Fringe (FOX) — Mid-season finale
10:30 The Sarah Silverman Program (Comedy Central) — Season 3 premiere
Monday, February 8th
9:00 Heroes (NBC) — season 4 finale
10:00 NFL Full Contact (truTV) — Behind the scenes look at the NFL, from draft day to first game.
Thursday, February 11th
8:00 Past Life (FOX) — Premieres at its 9:00 pm time slot on February 18th.
Sunday, February 14th
8:00 The Amazing Race (CBS) — Season premiere.
9:00 Celebrity Fit Club* (VH1) — Season 7 premiere.
10:00 How To Make It In America (HBO)
10:00 Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew (VH1) — Season 3 premiere
10:30 The Life & Times of Tim (HBO) — Season two premiere.
Friday, February 19th
9:00 Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) — Season 8 premiere.
To Be Determined
Justified (FX) — Formerly Lawman, with Timothy Olyphant
Monday, March 1st
9:00 Parenthood (NBC) — Though, since there was already an attempt at a Parenthood TV series, would this really be considered brand new?
Tuesday, March 2nd
10:00 Southland (TNT) — Run on TNT begins, complete with unaired season two episodes. Take that, NBC!
Wednesday, March 3rd
8:00 America’s Next Top Model (CW) — Season 14 premiere.
Thursday, March 4th
9:00 FlashForward (ABC) — Premiere season resumes
Sunday, March 7th
10:00 Breaking Bad (AMC) — Season 3 premiere
Monday, March 8th
8:00 Dancing With the Stars (ABC) — Season 10 premiere.
9:00 Gossip Girl (CW) — Continuation of the 3rd season.
Tuesday, March 9th
8:00 90210 (CW) — Season two resumes.
9:00 Melrose Place (CW) — Premiere season resumes.
Wednesday, March 10th
10:00 South Park (Comedy Central) — Season 14 premiere.
Sunday, March 14th
8:00 The Marriage Ref (NBC)
8:30 Sons of Tucson (FOX)
9:00 The Apprentice (NBC) — Season 9 premiere. Another Celebrity Apprentice edition.
9:00 The Pacific (HBO) — Steven Spielberg’s follow-up (of sorts) to Band of Brothers
Sunday, March 21st
10:00 Breaking Bad (AMC) — Season three premiere
Monday, March 22nd
10:00 Nurse Jackie (Showtime) — Season two premiere.
10:30 The United States of Tara (Showtime) — Season two premiere
Tuesday, March 30th
10:00 V* (ABC) — Will follow Lost
Thursday, April 1st
9:00 Fringe (FOX) — Season two continuation
Sunday, April 11th
9:00 The Tudors (Showtime) — Season 4 premiere.
Tuesday, April 13th
9:00 Glee* (FOX) — Continuation of season one.
Clacked by Richard Keller 
on Dec 01, 2009 @ 09:00 EST5EDT
You have to love the fact that Project Runway has had over a year between seasons and now has two months? lol
You missed the Dollhouse series finale Jan 22
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Thanks, anon. I’ve updated the post.
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the pic for this post is hott! just saw the full thing on SyFy’s website… I can’t wait for that show to start
“Caprica, the BSG sequel that we’ve waited 150 years for”. Hmmm…either 150 years is arbitrary, in which case I completely agree…can’t wait to go back into the BSG universe. But, if 150 years refers to the time line, you either mean 58 years (Caprica being set 58 years before BSG), or 150 thousand years (the BSG universe is 150 thousand years in our past).
Pretty sure that Rich was referring to the fact that Caprica was in pre-production for seemingly as long as BSG ran :)
That would be correct, Ivey. I’m thinking that Caprica will be on for 30 years — only because the production of each season will take five years.
I was wondering if there was a pacific time version of this calendar so that I can import it into iCal.
Thanks for the complete list of shows, I am looking for the new schedule of my favorite show, Shark Tank because I want to see the last 5 episodes and hoping that they order more.