Podcast #1218: US Network TV Fall Premiers

On this week's show we run down the US network premier dates and shows for the 2025-2026 TV season. We also read your emails and take a look at the week's news.

News:

• Dolby Atmos FlexConnect Lets You Place Speakers Anywhere
• The FCC Will Allow ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC TV Stations to Shutdown Free ATSC 1.0 & Switch to ATSC 3.0 Only
• Samsung Adding Free Year of ESPN Unlimited Streaming With Select 2025 TV Purchases

2025/2026 US Network TV Fall Premiers

ABC

• Mon, Sept 8
• 8:00 PM: Monday Night Football (Vikings-Bears)
• Tue, Sept 16
• 8:00 PM: Dancing With the Stars Season 34
• 10:00 PM: High Potential Season 2
• Wed, Sept 24
• 8:00 PM: The Golden Bachelor Season 2 (two hours)
• 10:00 PM: Shark Tank Season 17
• Fri, Sept 26
• 8 pm Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Season 6 (ABC)
• 9 pm 20/20 Season 48 (ABC)
• Sun, Sept 28
• 7:00 PM: America's Funniest Home Videos Season 36
• 8:00 PM: The Wonderful World of Disney (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3)
• Wed, Oct 1
• 8:00 PM: Shifting Gears Season 2
• 8:30 PM: Abbott Elementary Season 5
• 9:00 PM: The Golden Bachelor (regular time slot premiere)
• Thu, Oct 9
• 8:00 PM: 9-1-1 Season 9
• 9:00 PM: 9-1-1: Nashville - In Tennessee, dedicated emergency responders balance their high-stakes careers with the drama of a powerful local dynasty, where personal lives and professional duties collide.
• 10:00 PM: Grey's Anatomy Season 22

CBS

• Wed, Sept 24
• 8:00 PM: Survivor Season 49 (two hours)
• Thu, Sept 25
• 9:00 PM: The Amazing Race Season 38 (90 minutes)
• Sun, Sept 28
• 7:30 PM: 60 Minutes Season 58
• 8:30 PM: Big Brother Season 27 finale (two hours)
• Wed, Oct 1
• 9:30 PM: The Amazing Race (regular time slot premiere)
• Sun, Oct 12
• 8:30 PM: Matlock Season 2 (special night)
• 9:30 PM: Elsbeth Season 3 (special night)
• Mon, Oct 13
• 8:00 PM: The Neighborhood final season
• 8:30 PM: DMV - Follows a workplace comedy set in the dreaded DMV office, following quirky minimum-wage employees who make the best of dealing with annoyed customers, finding solace in each other's company.
• 9:00 PM: FBI Season 8
• 10:00 PM: Watson Season 2
• Tue, Oct 14
• 8:00 PM: NCIS Season 23
• 9:00 PM: NCIS: Origins Season 2
• 10:00 PM: NCIS: Sydney Season 3
• Thu, Oct 16
• 8:00 PM: Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage Season 2
• 8:30 PM: Ghosts Season 5
• 9:00 PM: Matlock (regular time slot premiere)
• 10:00 PM: Elsbeth (regular time slot premiere)
• Fri, Oct 17
• 8:00 PM: Fire Country Season 4 (special time)
• 9:00 PM: Sheriff Country (special time) - Mickey Fox investigates criminal activity and patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater while contending with her ex-con father and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter.
• 10:00 PM: Boston Blue - Danny Reagan joins Boston PD from NYPD and partners with Detective Lena Peters, the oldest daughter of a notable Boston law enforcement family.
• Sun, Oct 19
• 8:00 PM: Tracker Season 3
• 9:00 PM: The Road - In a dangerous post-apocalyptic world, an ailing father defends his son as they slowly travel to the sea.
• Fri, Oct 24
• 8:00 PM: Sheriff Country (regular time slot premiere)
• 9:00 PM: Fire Country (regular time slot premiere)

Fox

• Mon, Sept 15
• 8:00 PM: Celebrity Name That Tune Season 5
• 9:00 PM: Celebrity Weakest Link
• Tue, Sept 23
• 8:00 PM: Murder in a Small Town Season 2
• 9:00 PM: Doc Season 2
• Wed, Sept 24
• 8:00 PM: The Floor Season 4
• 9:00 PM: 99 to Beat - 100 players compete in unique, funny games. Last-place finishers get eliminated each round. Don't finish last to stay in. Last contestant standing wins $100,000.
• Thu, Sept 25
• 8:00 PM: Hell's Kitchen Season 24
• 9:00 PM: Special Forces: World's Toughest Test Season 4
• Sun, Sept 28
• 8:00 PM: The Simpsons Season 37
• 8:30 PM: Universal Basic Guys Season 2
• 9:00 PM: Krapopolis Season 3
• 9:30 PM: Bob's Burgers Season 16

NBC

• Sun, Sept 7
• 7:00 PM: Football Night in America
• 8:20 PM: Sunday Night Football
• Mon, Sept 22
• 8:00 PM: The Voice Season 28
• 10:00 PM: Brilliant Minds Season 2
• Tue, Sept 23
• 8:00 PM: The Voice (Tuesday edition)
• Thu, Sept 25
• 8:00 PM: Law & Order Season 25
• 9:00 PM: Law & Order: SVU Season 27
• 10:00 PM: Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 5
• Fri, Sept 26
• 9:00 PM: Dateline NBC Season 35
• Wed, Oct 1
• 8:00 PM: Chicago Med Season 11
• 9:00 PM: Chicago Fire Season 14
• 10:00 PM: Chicago P.D. Season 13
• Sat, Oct 4
• 11:30 PM: Saturday Night Live Season 51
• Mon, Nov 3
• 8:00 PM: St. Denis Medical Season 2
• 8:30 PM: St. Denis Medical
• Fri, Nov 7
• 8:00 PM: Happy's Place Season 2
• 8:30 PM: Happy's Place

The CW

• Wed, Sept 24
• 8:00 PM: Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (Stateside premiere)

HELD FOR MIDSEASON

ABC - American Idol, The Bachelor, Celebrity Jeopardy!, The Rookie, Scrubs, Will Trent

CBS - AMERICA'S CULINARY CUP, CIA, HARLAN COBEN'S FINAL TWIST, Hollywood Squares, Y: MARSHALS, The Price Is Right at Night

FOX - American Dad!, Animal Control, Beat Shazam, BEST MEDICINE, Don't Forget the Lyrics!, Extracted, THE FAITHFUL, Family Guy, FEAR FACTOR: THE NEXT CHAPTER, Going Dutch, Grimsburg, Kitchen Nightmares, The Masked Singer, MEMORY OF A KILLER, NEXT LEVEL BAKER (4-episode holiday spinoff), Next Level Chef

NBC - THE FALL AND RISE OF REGGIE DINKINS, The Hunting Party, STUMBLE, SURVIVING EARTH (eight-episode event series), The Wall

THE CW - TBA