2008–09 United States network television schedule

The 2008–09 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the prime time hours from September 2008 to August 2009. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2007–08 season. The schedule omits the Public Broadcasting Service (whose programming is listed here). NBC was the first to announce its fall schedule on April 2, 2008, followed by ABC and The CW on May 13, CBS on May 14, Fox on May 15, and MyNetworkTV on May 22. The CW unveiled its Sunday lineup on May 27, 2008. PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcasts times for network shows may vary. Each of the 30 highest-rated shows released in May 2009 is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.

Legend

Light blue indicates local programming. Gray indicates encore programming. Blue-gray indicates news programming. Light green indicates sporting events. Red indicates series being burned off and other irregularly scheduled programs, including specials and movies. Light gold indicates programming produced outside of the United States. Yellow highlights indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season. Cyan highlights indicates numbers 11-20 most watched programs of the season. Magenta highlights indicates numbers 21-30 most watched programs of the season. Highlights indicates that it falls in multiple of the above categories.

Schedule

Sunday

Notes:

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Notes:

Friday

Saturday

By network