Premieres and Notables: September 24-30, 2012

Monday, 9/24

Dancing With the Stars; ABC. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

How I Met Your Mother; CBS. 7 pm CST Season Premiere.

Bones; Fox. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Partners; CBS. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Two Broke Girls; CBS. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

The L.A. Complex (The CW; 8 pm CST).  Season Finale.

Mike & Molly; CBS. 8:30 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.

Hawaii Five-O; CBS. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.


Tuesday, 9/25

The New Girl; Fox. 7 and 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
This one started slow, but became of the best of last season by the end.

Ben and Kate; Fox. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
This comedy about a brother and sister raising her five-year-old daughter has been on many "must watch" lists for the new season.

The Mindy Project; Fox. 8:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Mindy Kaling hopped off that sinking ship known as The Office and landed in this series where she plays an ob-gyn looking for love.

Private Practice; ABC. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Vegas; CBS. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Dennis Quaid stars as a rancher who becomes sheriff of Las Vegas of a few decades ago. And Michael Chiklis stars as the big-time mobster he runs across.
Yeah-- this should go without saying: must watch.

Tosh.0; Comedy Central. 9 pm CST. Mid-season Return.

Brickleberry; Comedy Central. 9:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
An animated series about a national park that can't attract tourists.


Wednesday, 9/26

The Middle; ABC. 7 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.
This underrated show is back for another season. Check it out.

Modern Family; ABC. 8 pm CST. 4th Season Premiere.

Criminal Minds; CBS. 8 pm CST.8th Season Premiere.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; NBC. 8 pm CST. 14th Season Premiere.

The Neighbors; ABC. 8:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Jami Gertz and Lenny Venito star as a couple who move into a gated community full of aliens.

Top Chef Masters (Bravo. 9 pm CST). Season Finale.

South Park; Comedy Central. 9 pm CST. Mid-season Return.

Bitchin' Kitchen; Cooking Channel. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Key & Peele; Comedy Central. 9:30 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
Great show.  Glad it's back (Comedy Central likes to cancel great shows early).
[Of course, Comedy Central also doesn't know how to cancel a no-longer-great show. See: South Park above.]


Thursday, 9/27

The Big Bang Theory; CBS. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Last Resort; ABC. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Andre Braugher stars as a nuclear sub captain who doesn't follow orders to bomb Pakistan and goes rogue. 
Another new series I've been reading lots of "must see" buzz about...

Two and a Half Men; CBS. 7:30 pm CST. 10th Season Premiere.

Grey's Anatomy; ABC. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Person of Interest; CBS. 8 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.
Highly recommended.

Scandal; ABC. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Elementary; CBS. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Johnny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu star as modern-day Sherlock Holmes and Watson.
Lots of buzz about this one as well.

Louie (FX; 9 pm CST). Season Finale.


Friday, 9/28

CSI: NY; CBS. 7 pm CST. 9th Season Premiere.

Made in Jersey; CBS. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Some show about a female lawyer from Joisey...

Fringe; Fox. 8 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.
The final season begins.

Blue Bloods; CBS. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.


Saturday, 9/29

Star Wars: The Clone Wars; Cartoon Network. 8:30 am CST. 5th Season Premiere.

Green Lantern: The Animated Series; Cartoon Network. 9 am CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; Nickelodeon. 10 am CST. Series Premiere.

Doctor Who; BBC America. 8 pm CST. Mid-season Finale.
Highly notable because this episode features the last regular adventure the Ponds accompany The Doctor on.
Previous companion-endings (since the relaunch) have not yet been fatal-- but they've all been heartbreaking in their own ways.


Sunday, 9/30

60 Minutes; CBS. 6 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Once Upon a Time; ABC. 7 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

Amazing Race; CBS. 7 pm CST. 21st Season Premiere.

The Simpsons; Fox. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Bob's Burgers; Fox. 7:30 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Revenge; ABC. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

The Good Wife; CBS. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Family Guy; Fox. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Dexter; Showtime. 8 pm CST. Season Premiere.

American Dadl Fox. 8:30 pm CST. Season Premiere.

666 Park Avenue; ABC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Terry O'Quinn and Vanessa Williams star as the building managers of a Manhattan high-rise which has some odd things going on.

The Mentalist; CBS. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Homeland; Showtime. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

And the real, undoctored one...

Premieres and Notables: September 17-23, 2012

Sorry-- busy weekend, so not much commentary and no trailers for new shows.
Google is your friend if you don't know what a show is about.

Monday, 9/17

Bones; Fox. 7 pm CST. Season Premiere.

The Mob Doctor; Fox. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.

Revolution; NBC. 9 pm CST.  Series Premiere.

Be Good Johnny Weir; Logo. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Tuesday, 9/18

So You Think You Can Dance (Fox; 7 pm CST). Season Finale.


Wednesday, 9/19

Survivor: Philipines; CBS. 7 pm CST. 25th Season Premiere.

Royal Pains (USA; 8 pm CST). Season Finale.

Big Brother (CBS; 8:30 pm CST). Season Finale.
Finally-- an insane, unpredictable season. And it didn't need stupid twists (other than one that was dumped right away as usual).
Gotta say Dan's making a run at being the best player ever.
If he pulls off the win, he just may be able make that claim.

South Beach Tow; truTV. 8:30 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Thursday, 9/20

Up All Night; NBC. 7:30 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.

The Office; NBC. 8:00 pm CST. Season Premiere.
Mercifully, they're finally closing shop on this show this year.

Parks and Recreation; NBC. 8:30 pm CST. Season Premiere.

Rock Center With Brian Williams; NBC. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Friday, 9/21

Haven; Syfy. 9 pm CST. Season Premiere.


Sunday, 9/23

Treme; HBO. 9 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.